Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-11
WATERTOWN J0TTINGS.
PRESENTATION OF NEW oPER-
 ErTA BY LOCAL TALENT.


 In Town Hall Next Week-Piece Writ
 ten by Messrs Cunningham and
 Ceoley-Tafts End Season Victorious
 --Other Local Notes
 The choir boys, assisted by some of the young people of Christ church, an- nounce q new operetta for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week in the town hall The piece Is entitled ''The Sleeping Beauty Up-to- Date," and was written by the rector and Morgan l.. Cooley for the occa- sion. Thirty-nine people are in the cast.
 The choruses and words of the piece are very pretty. In regard to the re- cent census enumeration there are q few verses that appear quite catchy. They are herein given:
 I'm the man of numerations,
 Come to number populations,
 Come to make investigations,
 No use making protestat1ons. Chorus:
 Come as quickly as you can,
 Come and be enumerated,
 Come and be investigated,
 Come and be interTogated,
 Don't eyade the census-man.
 Occupations, names and ages.
 Paying or receiving wages,
 All must come within my pages,
 No use getting into rages.
 Tell the truth without evasion,
 Don't attempt expostulation,
 Speak without exaggeration,
 Answer my interrogation.
 The Watertown school boys were de- feated in football Saturday by team from Waterbury. the score being r. to 2. The game was witnessed by q large number of school children and the enthusiasm was unlimited.
 The Taft school football team ended the season Saturday by a victory, de- feating Riyerview academy in Pough- keepsie by the score of to 0. Tafts' have enjoyed fair number of victor ies this year and have had q strong team.
 Columbia lodge, No 12, K. of F., will endeavor to work the rank of page upon one candidate tonight. All mem bers are requested to be present as a rousing good time is anticipated. GAS the wrifer is the man who is going to get the bumps, he is hoping it will be q rainy night and small croWd.)
 MT and Mrs Frank Scott will cele- brate their twenty-fifth wedding ami verSary at their home next Monday evening, when reception will be ten dered to their friends. Mir Scott is conductor on the Watertown branch.
 Miss Florence Atwood is residing in South Manchester.
 Mir and Mrs George Wright will re- side on Browns farm near Water bury, where MT Wright is employed.
 The Companions of Foresters will hold dance and sociable next Thurs day evening. The occasion has been named a Pan-American dance, or all kinds and styles of the light fantastic A competent orchestra has been se- cured for the occasion and a big crowd is expected. Two or three bus loads of out-of-town guests will attend.
 The weather last night was of the real wintry color. All of the ponds were frozen over this morning.
 Miss Margaret McAIahon of Thom- aston spent Sunday at Mrs NJ. Keilty's residence.
 Workmen are erecting a neat iron fence in front of Dr VarielPs house.
 Ex-Senator B. Fl. Mattoon is spend ing the day in Hartford.
 Miss Katherine McWenney, Miss Charlotte Flaherty, Miss Adelaide Con- nor, George Ladue, Frank Short and Joseph Barry of Waterbury spent Sun- day as guests of Miss Margaret Dunn.
 East side residents want to know what has become of that new school house talked about over their way.
 A. F. Knox of Woodbury writes: Tt is barely possible that this constitu- tional convention purposes reforming the towns out of political existence, but it'll not be done if all the towns send such men as will represent South bury and Woodbury."
 The Thornton case will be resumed again this week.
 An organization known as '.The Jol- ly Sisters" club has been formed in town