Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03
WATERFOWL JoTTINas
Rev MT Ford's Term Will Expire Dur
 ing Present Yaar.

heV MT Ford's Term Will Expire Dur
 ing Present Year. A reception was given at the resi- uence or the Rev c. B. Ford. Nurner- ous invitations were sent out. A new mln1sterwill probably be at the Metho- ulsI church before long, Rev Mir Ford's term expiring the present year. A rehearsal of R. N. Deland,s Mike Dunn's Vacation" was held at the residence of MT Stebbins on tha East Side last night.
 Garwood Judd has sold his farm formerly occupied by Mrs George Woodward, to MT Lamphere. who win occupy the same in the near future. MT Judd and family will move into the tenement house near the Masonic hall.
 The Taft school opened to-day af- Ter a two weeks vacation.
 All of the local factories will close on Friday. Some will remain closed until Monday.
 Engine No 98 has been placed on the Watertown branch.
 A number of the local Foresters went to Waterbury last evening and attended a meeting of Court Falcon Of that city. They witnessed the de- gree team of the Charter Oak court.
 The members of the Grange will not forget the meeting tomorrow night.
 The Watertown library VIII ha open to-morrOw instead of Good Fri day. The usual hours will be ob- served.
 The sidewalk leading from the brick store toward the Heminway .& Sons fc Av, ton. What few sidewalks we are fortunate enough to have ought to be kept in repair.
 Those who were going west this spring left yesterday afternoon. They will make the west their home in the future.
 Atwood's new block is now nearly completed. The grading around the biock Is being done by Edward Quinn.
 The. trial at the town hall yesterday morning was witnessed by very few spectators, very few knowing of 1t.
 Services will be held at St Johns church on Good Friday afternoon.
 A skunk was the cause of the dis appearing of several chickens from one of our farmer's hen coops quite re- gently.
 An agent of the Schenectady Drug company was in town yesterday mak- ing deliveries of sample pills.
 The fire district meeting of Monday evening was the principle topic in town. hall all day yesterday.
 The rain of last night and today has put out Ill the forest fires that were burning in this section.
 The recently erected electric street light under the hill is doing good ser vice.
 Spring work on the town roads has not been commenced as yet.
 Grip Is not quite so prevalent in town as it.was few weeks ago. The doctors report somewhat of a de- crease in their line.
 The center school will close on Fri day.
 Miss Ranall, who has been teach ing school here, owing to the sickness of Miss Mack, has returned to her home in Morris. Miss Mack having recovered.
 As the time for the summer trade of the two local ice companies draws near the rivalry is becoming more keen. Both companies will undoubt- edly do a big trade during the coming season.
 More hands are being hired into the silk factories daily. Business is the best at present that 1t has been in many years.
 Whether there Is any truth in re- gard to the report that Mrs Ellen Me Iary of Waterbury has purchased the Summers's hotel is not known, as Mrs McLary has not been seen in regard to the matter. Mrs McLary was pro- prietress of q boarding house here for several years.