Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-13
.WATERT0WN J0TTINGS.
WATERToWN,S ALARMING CON SUMPTION OF CLEAR ALCOHOL.

E SUMPTION OF CLEAR ALCOHOL. Foreigners Who Buy It and Drink It
 By the Gallon-Drug Stores Refuse
 the Applicants Death of Well
 Known Citizen-Sociable Next Fri
 day Night
 The alcoholic craze has struck a lively pace. It's on the increase here quite apparently among a certain class of foreigners, who buy the clear al- collol, which they drink diluted with water. The drug stores refuse dozens of these applicants every week and as a consequence now they are obliged to send out of town for it.
 Charles Woodworth, one of Water towns well known citizens, died yes terday afternoon in the Waterbury hospital, after a short but painful ill- ness. The deceased was of middle age and leaves a widow to mourn his loss. He was employed by A. N. Woolson for many years as a machinist aud was considered an expert workman. His body will be removed to his for Eer home here to-day.
 The Good Will Social club, an organ ization of young ladies' will hold so- ciable on Fred Bowers's lot next Fri day evening. The, admission will be 9, cents, which includes dancing. Cams orchestra will furnish music. Refreshments will be sold and a gen. uine gypsy fortune teller has been en- gagged to pitch her tent on the grounds.
 Ruins Rose, who was taken to the Waterbury hospital last week suffer ing with typhoid fever, is no better, and his condition is serious. Watertown is hardly noted for it's poets, but here's q local verse that's appropriate to Watertown youngsters. It's not sod bad, either: "A little, green boy, in a green little
 way,
 A green little apple devoured one day; And the green little grasses now ten
 derly wave
 Ger the little green apple boys green
 little grave"
 Jerome Leonard, the man in charge of w J. Nfunson's East Side farm, is having endless trouble with gang of hoodlums, who persist in perpetrating all sorts of mischief. One of the mem bers was caught in the act of setting fire to a stack of hay recently.
 Fred Taylor has moved into Mrs Edward F'itch's tenement. d
 The Waterbury Union Rescue mis- sion pamphlets have been distributed in town calling upon friends of the mission to contribute old rubber boots, shoes, rubber coats, hot water bags, rubber tires, garden hose and other material made in part of rubber, which, when fifty tons are collected and sold, will pay off the debt now resting upon the mission. The con- verts and workers have undertaken the collecting of this material and de sire the cooperation of all benevolent and philanthropic people.
 John Doherty is acting as sexton at St Johns church during the absence of James Costello.
 Miss Minnie Murphy and Mrs Bow CTS of Waterbury were visiting friends in town yesterday.
 The choir of the Methodist church is requested to, meet for rehearsal next Thursday. evening at 1:30.'
 Il The RevlP O. Dunniganoand Attor- ney Edward Mera of New Haven arc the guests of Rev Father Dunnigan's $ parents.
 James Costello is spending a week at the Pan-American exposition, in company with his sister and brother in-law. MT and Mrs James Leahy of Waterbury.
 The Misses Clare of Stamford are spending their vacation at Mrs Bry- ants.
 Bart Flynn is confined to his home with illness. It is thought that he is threatened with typhoid fever. His condition to-day is slightly improved. Dr Jackson received handsome full blooded bull pup by express from New York to-day.
 Mrs Hattie Somerville will leave the latter part of the week for short stay at Laurel Beach.
 The Ladies' Aid society of St Johns church will give sociable in the town hall on Friday evening, August 30 The admission will be 25 cents, which includes dancing. Soda water and 1 lemonade will be sold, and an orchestra will render music. sfo
 Two foreigners, young man and woman, arrived this morning from New York. They were evidently | Slavish, and their destination was | George Haudura's. The strangers ex. perienced hard time of it, as they 1 could not understand a word of Eng fish. After several attempts they were finally directed right and arrived al 1 thcir destination with rejoicing.