Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-07
WATERTONN JOTTINGS.
GREAT SCARCITY OF GAME IN
 THIS VICINITY.

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 Why Game of All Kinds is Driven
 Farther Away from Civilization
 Some Reminiscences-N Miss Du5ois
 and Her Lecture on the Mission In-
 t;i:.Gs-Notes.
 Squirrels are pretty scarce about tie woods .here now. Hunters have prac- TIcaily taken all there were U na. had. Gray squirrels seem to set scaEcer every year, although the number of lit tie red ones does not appear to de- crease perceptlbly. Local sD0rtsi.len l lis week have beaten aiiuut tlle Woois in almost es.ry recJiju D 5s> .'. out results. A few years ago the woods in Minortown and vicinity were full Of gray squirrels, and ti.is year not one can be found. It is believed that it is a matter of only two or three years when gray squirrels will bs prae- ticaIly eXtefminated in this and other sections Of the state. The same condi- IionS exist ill regard to the fox family. | Very few tarmars in the extreme northern section of the town are both cred with foxes at present. Five years ago any quantities of the sly Reynard could be seen without going far from the beaten tracks of cIviliza- ton. Hunters are obliged to seek deeper into the unsettled portions of the state to find them. The growing scarcity Of all kinds Of game is said TO result from the thousands Of acres ! of woodland cut by woodchoppers in recent years driving game of al kinds farther away into the rural districts where the woodchopper gangs are un- known.
 Clues have been found to the parties who offered the slot machine at the i corner meat market on Depot hill. The guilty ones are a number of small boys, and representative of the com pany has been in town to seek redress from the parents Of the boys who had q hand in the job.
 l An interesting communication on ] free text books for the public schools has been received and will appear 7 later. IL is openly conceded that the time is HOW ripe for such q movement and the majority of people in town are | in favor Of the plan.
 Columbia lodge, K. of P., will meet i this evening.
 Tomorrow evening members of Columbia lodge, k. of P, will visit Speedwell lodge, No 10, Tz of T., in Waterbury, 10 meet Newton Beers, the impersonator. who will characterize in nolologne the dramatis Dersonae of Banim's great classic play, -amon and Pythias.'' This ought to interest every knight and it is hoped that q ! large attendance from here may be se- cured.
 | The passway through t--e church property 10 the school house is still closed. Some unknown persons have knocked holes through the church sheds facing the school property in order TO get through, as a high board fence guards the old entrance. The action of the church committee in re 1 fusing to grant school children this | pathway has directed a great deal of l criticism upon them. The longer route around will be much more difficult, | especially in the winter.
 Miss Constance Goddard Dubois is at the Christ church parish house this afternoon relating her experience among the Mission Indians of Califor- nia Miss Du Bois is not unknown to i WatertoWn people and her lectures are noted for their scientific value. She ] brought many specimens Of Indian I baskets, pottery. bead work and other articles manufactured by these strange i people. Supper was served at 4:45 o'clock.
 Tickets are out for the operetta, ''The Sleeping Beauty Up to Date.'' ; From every indication there will be a large attendance during both nights of the performance. and members of the cast have progressed faYorably i'll their respective parts.
 4 bus will run to Oakville next \ Thursday evening, after the Pan i American dance.
 Shoe Dealer Rogers is advertising his autumn sale of shoes, etc. Mr Rogers will save your more money than trip to the city.
 Jean Slauson is moving into a part of the tenement formerly occupied by Peter Ward.
 Tickets for the hremen's ball are selling well.
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