Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
BIG OCTOBER FAIR TO OPEN IN
 PYTHIAN HALL.

To Be Held by St Johns Parish-Ex-
 tensiye Preparations Being Made
 Valuable Collection of Indian Arrow
 Heads-Big Knights of Pythias
 Meeting.
 A very successful meeting of Colum- bia lodge, No r., k. of P, was held last evening in Pythian hall at o'clock The attendance was especial ly large as well as enthusiastic. C. Commander Bert Hudson called the meeting to order. Roll call and the minutes of the previous meeting were read The principal object of the meet ing was the discussion and revising Of the bylaws. The majority of mem beFs had something to offer, sugges- tiOns and views being in order. \ committee was appointed to have them arranged and printed( consisting of Thomas Magee. chairman. John Weiss and James McCleery. The committee was empowered to have the new by laws printed as passed. According iO the recent changes and supplements The bylaws are regarded as being great Improvement over the former ones and more to the interests of the organization Columbia lodge now has eiguty-three members and 1t is tile ac- sire of all to increase the membership to 1OO before winter. There is little doubt but what this object will soon be attained.
 Frank Baldwin of the NJ. Heminway & Sons silk factory probably has what may be called the finest collection of Indian arrOw-heads in the state Many Ot them were found fin the locality known aS Evergreen cemetery. Arrow heads are to be found there to this day and are remarkable chiefly on ac- count of their beauty of color and per lection of shape. Old ''Westbury." ac- cOrding to what has been related in history was many years ago the hunt ing grounds of q large tribe of Indi- ans 4 WatertOwn citizen. in speaking Of Indian anecdotes of local origin and character. told the reporter not long ago of his conversation when q young man with am aged Indian chief, who lived in the POmperaug valley near WOOdbuTy. The old fellow was a full-blOOded red man of the forest and visited WOOdbury only once a year. These visits were paid to the grave of the old chiefs son, a cour- ageOus brave who was buried under a grassy mound on one of the farms IL mound early in the morning before the sun cast it's rays over the land and re- mained in silent mourning upon tiIe mound until after sunset During that time he neither ate nor drank. This same. chief gave some valuable insight as to how arrOw-heads were made by the squaws heating the quartz red-hOt in burning embers and chip ping off the quartz to the desired shape
 
 the heated surface. He added that where one perfect arrowhead was Ob- tained q dozen were spoiled in the making process.
 A largely attended as we'll as inter- esting meeting was held in St Johns church last evening for the purpose of arranging as well as completing yari- ouS plans for holding a sort of harvest fair next month. Pythian hall has been engaged by the parish for this event, to be held on the evenings of October 25, 26. 2S, % and 30. AL though it is yet early to make known the various details, it is announced that the fair will undoubtedly surpass all previous efforts of the parish in this line. which is in itself a broad statement to make. as those who have attended previous events under the di- recti0n of this parish can attest. Fur ther particulars will be announced later.
 Miss Nellie and Hannah Downey have obtained positions in Bridgeport and will move shortly to the Park city, where they will reside permanently.
 MT and Mrs A. N Woolson. Mir and Mrs James WOoIson and daughter. have returned from the Pan-American exposition
 An interesting meeting of the grangers was held last evening.
 The Buckingham family have re- turned home from their trip abroad.
 Invitations are out for A. IT. Sco- wills barn dance, te be held this even ing
 Mrs IT, D. Taft is at Niagara Falls.
 All of the Taft school students have arrived from various parts of tlie country and studies have commenced. A total of seventy-twO pupils. includ- ing day pupils. is registered on the books. Football practice commenced yesterday, and the prospects for a strong team are excellent.
 Memorial exercises were held in the town hall yesterday afternoon. about 2 O'cGck. All of the school children, accompanied by their teachers, marched to the hall. where they were addressed by the Rev Mir Holmes in language appropriate to the occasion.
 A large hole in the roadway at the top of Academy hill has been covered over by the town authorities, and as 1t is a menace to public travel fit will he reDaired immediately.