Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-28
OAkVILLE HAPPENINGS.
STATE EVANGELIST EVANS
 VISITS oAKvILE PEOPLE.
Travels from One Town to Another On Foot-Last Nights Trolley Party-Daughters of the King Christian Endeavor Entertainment.

On Foot-Last Nights Trolley Party-Daughters of the King
 Christian Endeavor Entertainment. J. w. Evans, colored, state evangel- ist, from Danbury, was here yester- day Mir Evans is engaged in selling small pamphlets for his own benefit and is preaching the word of God as he goes from one town to another, as he says, Preaching and teaching Gods word, asking friends to help me, and may God be mericful to those who show mercy. for this is my neighbor. Mir Evans walks from one town to an- other and sells his little books for cents. He was given a cordial recep- ton here and he showed his apprecia- ton.
 It was a jovial crowd of young la dies and their escorts that took the Dewey" car for trolley ride last evening. Everybody had a good time, made lots of noise and apeared happy. A stop was made at Forest park for refreshments.
 There will be a meeting of the Daughters of the King at All Saints chapel, Thursday evening, August 29, at s o'clock. A full attendance is earnestly requested.
 The dance last evening on Evans's pavilion was success socially and oth- erwise.
 The attention of our selectmen is called to the condition of the sidewalk near Frank Reynolds's on the pin shop hill. A sluiceway is needed and the sidewalk is in great need of repair.
 Mrs John Atwood has returned from the seashore.
 Miss Belle Haight is entertaining visitors from out of town.
 Herman Kurtz will close his barber shop Sundays promptly at noon.
 Mrs c. E. Warner. Mrs William Warner and daughter Villa, Mrs Charles Warner, Jr, and Mrs Flanna gan have returned from pleasant outing at the seashore.
 Mrs Lionel Dains was visiting in town yesterday.
 Mamie and Timothy Hardigan of Springfield, who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs Broderick, have gone to Wateryille on visit. Thomas Hardigan of Springfield, the children's father, has also been spending few dasy here.
 MT and Mrs Jerman and family of Newton Heights will occupy their cot tage at the seashore next week.
 Frank Broderick is having excellent results in the trying out of his young carriers this season. All of the young birds, twenty-five in number. sent to South Norwalk, returned safely and in good ime. The young birds will race from the regular stations next month.
 s Tr16 Munger of Waterville, MT and Mrs W. l.. Clarke and Mrs A. Mosgrove of Waterbury, who have been visiting at MT and Mrs Charles Mosgrove's, have returned home. Judge Munger has spoken. three times in the pulpit of the Union church and his addresses have been practical as well as interesting.
 Robert Fassell has started on his new duties at Simon's grocery store. MT Fassell is from New York city and is already making himself popular.
 Rev F. w. Fletcher has completed his vacation and will again occupy the pulpit of the Union church next Sun day, after a four weeks absence.
 Henry Twist, the carriage maker, is filling a number of orders from Beth lehem, Watertown and Waterbury parties. Mir Twists shop is a busy scene IneSe days and Oakvlile IS sup porting carriage shop in first class manner. Many predicted, however, that the town was not large enough to make a shop of this kind pay, but re- suits have proved otherwise. Mir Twist has been in the business now nineteen years.
 The Rev Claude Pooley. rector of All Saints church. will leave on his vaca-
 
 October l. MT Pooiey expects to spend portion of his vacation in Nor walk. During his absence the pulpit will be cared for by the Rev H. N Cunningham and MT Hungerford.