Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-12
WATERTONN JOTTINGS.
NEW YORKER sCRITICIsEs FIR
 O'DoNNELLS BOOK.
It is Friendly and We'll Expressed Some Particular Points Emphasized A Deluge of Rain.

SOMe HdruculaF HOlutS GAApuoSl1Su "A Deluge of Rain.
 The annual August number of His torical Records and Studies of New York appears with the following criti- cism of the Rev Father O'Donnell's re cent work: '.In the large and dignified volume hearing the title, History of the Diocese of Hartford" Father O'Donnell has made a notable contri- button to the rapidly increasing mass of material which is in process of col lection in accessible form to be placed some day at the disposal of the ideal historian of the church of America. When he comes he must be man who combines in due proportion diligence in scanning the records of the past with the artistic sense requisite to the proper selection and 'compoSitiOn's of his facts, qualities, alasl too rarely combined in the same person. In the meantime, and while waiting for the great work which shall some day do justice to magnificent subject. we cannot be too thankful for such com pilati0ns as the book before us pre- SentS, giving permanent form to inc memories of men who year by year pass away in silence. We scarcely realize how much unwritten history is lost forever with each death of an D old man simply for the want on an in- telligent chronicler to preserve the es- seDce of their recollections. It is the want of such systematic work in the past which has rendered the earlier part of Father O'Donnelrs task so diff ficult and reduced him so often to re- lying on plausible conjecture"
 The fall session in the Polk district school commenced Monday morning, with Miss Dora Mattoon as teacher. The attendance is large.
 Mrs Guy Wooding will leave to-day for Charlottesville, Va, where she will reside this winter.
 Eddie Bellery is working at A. V. Wolson's factory.
 Edward Brouette will move into the Eaton place. formerly occupied by John Fitzpatrick.
 Charles Rogers is suffering with neuralgia in his neck.
 Mrs B. Ravens. Heminway is enter taining her brother from New York. Charles Wooding leaves to-day. for Charlottesville, Va, where he will com mence a course of study in the Uni versity of Virginia.
 Large loads of railroad ties continue to arrive daily at the local railroad yards.
 Mrs Ebin Dains of Oakville spent yesterday with relatives in town.
 A few minutes after o'clock last ! evening the rain began to fall slowly at first and then rapidly increasing until it appeared as if some heavy cloud had burst, letting thousands of i tons of water down upon Watertown and vicinity. The streets resembled rivers and it was a case of rubber boots for about a quarter of an hour
 Every member of Columbia lodge, K. of F., is requested to attend an i'm portant meeting next week Thursday evening at the lodge room to decide upon what action shall be taken in regard to the introduction of a new set of bylaws. which will be sub- mitted on that evening.s The fall session of the public schools. Center district, will commence next Monday morning. The full number of teachers has been secured by MT Wheeler and everything is in readiness to go on with the fall and winter work
 Mrs F. O. Peck is spending a Yaca. ton at Walnut Beach.
 Attention is called to the advertise. ment in regard to Westbury park in this issue.