Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
wATERTowE JorT1NGs
Runaway Yesterday Afternoon-Horse
 Hurt to Considerable Extent.

2 Hurt to Considerable Extent.
 An exciting runaway took place un- der the hill yesterday afternoon, snort ly after o'clock. The team was oc-
 cupied by young man from Lltch- field, who, judging from appearances, was not much accustomed to handling
 the reins. The horse started on his mad run some where in the vicinity or Bartons grocery, continued down the
 Colgan hill at a rapid rate. and being
 brought to a halt only by running into
 a hitching post in front of F. $. Hitch cocks hardware store. The animal was badly cut on the, legs, and the wagon smashed quite badly. The man
 was directed to A. NJ. Hard's, where
 he secured a team and proceeded
 homeward, sadder but wiser. Notes.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Watertown fire department will be held tomorrow evening. The commit tee of arrangements on the recent fair will make q report The $20O made on the fair will be used for repairing the rooms.
 Charles Rogers. the genial shoeman under the hill. will be the next one to enter into the matrimonial state. MT
 Rogers has already rented the Daley
 place. which he will proceed to repair for occupation.
 Sheriff Riguey of Waterbury was in town last Saturday. serving papers
 on q local delinquent bill payer.
 Mrs Dougherty will use the upper part of the new block under the hill
 for a boarding house.
 | The bi-weeklv social of the Morris
 Social club will be held in Morris on
 next Friday evening. The social will
 take place at the residence of MT and i Mrs Booker.
 l Oakville'S "Jack. the Hu@ger." was
 in Watcrville one day last week terror
 iZing the inhabitants of that village.
 AIr and Mrs John Hoskins will move to New York shortly. where AIr Hos l>ins has accepted a position as gar l dener.
 1 At the mass at St Johns church yes 1 terday a priest from La Sale college otficiated. No lenten services will be held during the coming week. l The Rev T. H. O'Donnell attended the inaugural exercises in Washington to-day.
 | Otto q. Cartwright spent Sunday at the residence of Emil C. Margraff A party was given at the residence
 of Chauncey Dayton }asI Saturday
 night, in honor of Miss Bessie Han- cock. who is at present visiting them. There is some talk of one of the so- | cieties here presenting the 'OctoroOn'
 in the near future. The play was giv- en in Poli's theater a short time ago. ] Leslie Atwood has purchased the
 milk route of Herbert Dayton. and will continue to run the same in the ! future.
 Dr Norwood of Naugatuck was a guest ill town yesterday. There are q number of advertised letters at the local postoffice. The Rock Band concert at the NJ. E. church parlOrs tomorrow evening promises to be unique as well as inter- eSting. The rocks which are used in the concert were obtained with great difficulty and are certainly a rare set
 of rocks. Prices, 15 and 9 cents. l Two young fellows from Waterbury
 met with an accident on the east side
 last night. which caused them to walk ! home. The men were coming down
 the road east of the Heminway when
 the horse which they were driving
 Shied at some object in the road. near
 ly overturning the vehicle and break
 ing the springs in the wagon. As the 1 wagon could not be repaired the men
 were obliged to hoof it home.