Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-01
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
SUPPER ENDS
 WITH A WEDDING

Two Local Young People Surprise
 Their Friends-Leaye on Honey
 moon for Florida-School on Davis
 Street-@The Gates Ajar'--Notes.
 Miss Mabel Anna Smith of this yil- Iage, a we'll known and highly popular young lady, daughter of Mir and Mrs Charles Smith. and Earl Preston Al wood of Watertown. were marned lasI evening at o'clock by the Rev Dr Da- yenport of the Second Congregational church in Waterbury. Only the i'm mediate relatives were present. MISS Ray Smith, q sister of the bride, was bridesmaid and Robert Babin best man. The bride was attired in T blue travelling suit of lady's cloth and the groom in the customary evening dress. Directly after the ceremony Mf ara Mrs Atwood left on the S:0l tlain Tor Hartford, accompanied to the depot hy a number of friends whom the newly welded couple had endeayored to rake by surprise. They were greeted vii Il the usual salutation and farewell offer ings of rice and old shoes. Mir and Mrs Atwood will leave Hartford to- morrow for Washington, D. C., where they will spend q few days, continuing from the Capital city to St Augustine, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Orlando and other points of interest in Florida. They expect to remain about three weeks and on their return will reside in Waterbury, where they will he at home to their friends after December 1. 4 wedding supper was rendered to them last evening at o'clock al the home of the bride, and many Were the toaStS and congratula tionS offered. Those present besides members of the family and contracting parties were Mir and Mrs Frederick Main. MT and Mrs William R. Hitchcock of Bunker hill, Mrs Babin and Robert Babin. Both the best man and bridesmaid were presented with handsome dia- mond pins by the groom. The we'd ding was a complete surprise to their many friends. as it had leen an nounced to take place on the following week.
 A correspondent stated recently in one of the nearby papers for the ben eft of q local horse fancier. that Hathaway No II. 800, was lot stand ard bred. The publication of such a statement caused no end of comment This famous horse most certainly is standard by breeding. by performance and by his get. He was sired by Strathmofe and is as game T race horse as ever looked through :. brltlle. He has shown his remarkable staying powers by trotting the second. third and fourth heats of q race With only the difference of quarter Of sec ond.
 The public school on Davis street is in hourishfng condition. There are forty names on the register for this one small room. The attendance is thirty three pupils, daily average twnn- ty-seyen. Miss Dubois reports excel lent progress. There are only four studies taught, reading, number work. penmanship and spelling. There are several repairs necessary before win- ter sets in. A wood bin IS needed, also key to lock the door of the front entrance, and several other minor details require attention Miss Nellie Dubois of the East Side school has an enrolment of fifteen scholars.
 The wild duck which has been on the pin shop pond for some time has been shot.
 Louis Dubois has finished grading about his residence, making . fine ap- bearing lawn.
 Charles Smith has the contract for painting Charles Judds house
 R. E. Eggleston received large ship ment of fruit trees yesterday.
 Mir Bradshaw's tenement is now va cant. There are now three vacant ten ements in the village.
 A Halloween party was given at the home of MT and Mrs Shanairln Cn Shaw's hill last evening.
 Same old Halloween, same old tricks, same old cabbages, same old gates in the river, same old chicken ! GOODS toppled over, same cid jack O lanters, same old chase by the same old farmer. Same old raking over when you get home.