Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-07
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS:
INSPECTION OF RAILROAD ABUT-
 MENTs BY COMMISSIONERS.

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 MENTs BY COMMISSIONERS.
 Arrived on a Special Car Yesterday ] Afternoon General Inspection
 Home Trade AgitatiOn-Hanky
 Panky Club Outing The Popular
 Craze.
 Manager Sewell. Engineer Smltn and the railroad commlssloh- | CTS arrived here early yesterday afternoon on a special trolley car ana inspected the abutments' of the railroad trestle besides making q general IT. spection of the trolley line all the way | to Oakville. The abutments will have to be moved somewhat according to l the plans of the trolley extension. Manager Sewell, Engineer Smith ana the railroad commissioners remained here for a few minutes only and re- turned in the special car. The result of their visit is matter for conjecture The impression seems to be that work will not be started on the extension this fall but this is erroneous. |
 MT and Mrs Henry Dews have com menced housekeeping in the Lafage place; Lewis Lafage having moved in to his new house.
 MT Bear has vine of quite remark able beans in his garden. The pods have grown to an enormous size and measure thfrty-six inches in length.
 MT and Mrs Frederick Main have decided to go to South Washington, in- stead of the Connecticut shore for a | start in the hotel business. They will probably remain here during the win ter. however.
 Miss Sarah Doherty, Miss Lottie Trewen and Miss Mamie Magee of l Watertown were visiting friends here | yesterday.
 Mrs Lewis Atwood of Woodbury was in town yesterday and enjoyed l pleasant visit with old friends. Mrs Atwood is threatened with total blind ness by cateracts which are gradually creeping over the pupils and covering her sight.
 1 | The Hanky Panky club held a regu- lar monthly meeting Thursday even- | ing and transacted routine business. The members will take a trip to Meadows End on an outing in about three weeks Arrangements were made for a smoker.
 Sarah Judd has rented apartments at C. B. Fuller's and has moved her furniture here from Hartford.
 A number of our local merchants, few perhaps in number. have been agi- tating the subject of patronizing home trade especially in the grocery line, not overlooking, of course, meats and vegetables. To some of these business men, the arrival and completion of trolley road is looked upon, no doubt. as harmful in it's influence upon home trade. That such is the case must be conceded. Home trade in Oakville during recent years, if appearances are not always deceiving. has fallen off and diminished in volume greatly. The appearance of the heavily ladened order teams from Waterbury and Wa tertown speaks eminously of what is going on right here at. home. Money is going out of 'Oakville every week in far larger amounts than those which remain in circulation locally. Speak ing plainly several of the people under discussion give their opinions that the stocks carried by local stores have run to seed" Such a decision can come only from a partial understand ing of the home trade question. If people will pay our storekeepers cash for flour and everything they buy as is the case with out-of-town orders, our merchants will sell just as low and in some cases lower. Where goods are bought on long credit and the dealer waits for his money, goods cannot pos sibly be sold to mutual advantage. Patronize home trade.
 Walter Stone and Arthur Newell left Buffalo yesterday for Toronto and will return from their vacation Monday.
 Electricians were at work in George Boden's residence yesterday putting in q new transformer which had burnt out fo Miss Marion Gray Paul and Henry K. Stone of Naugatuck will be married at the residence of Mir and Mrs J. H. Baird next Wednesday, Out-of-town relatives have been invited and will attend. It is understood that they will reside in Naugatuck, where MT Stone holds a responsible position with the railroad company. MT Stone formerly resided here and both are we'll known as we'll as highly popular young peo- ple
 The school children are in the midst of a poplar craze or fad in the form of transfer pictures given as prize packages with candy. The children soak these with water and tattoo their arms and hands, leaving highly color ed impression