Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-27
'WATERT0WN JOTTINGS.
FoREsTERS WE'RE DEFEATED
 AT BASE BALL
By Their Woodbury Brethren, But the Local Boys Were Treated Royalty Who Bored the Holes in the Post Ofiice2

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 Who Bored the Holes in the Post
 Office?
 Improvements in the rooms of the fire department are going along i'll q pleasing manner. The new reading room will be novel feature and when completed the boys will be quite proud of it. The furnace is to be moved into the basement.
 People are still wondering what hap pened to the door of the postoffice a short time ago. One morning early three large holes were bored into the door with the evident intention of re- moving the lock and thus gain en- trance to the postoffice. Something happened to prevent the would-be burglars, for the holes were discovered when the office was opened for busi- ness that morning. The bit must have broken on the heavy lock, or they were frightened away. The door has been repaired and it is rumored now that every night when the office is locked 3 sign is hung in a conspicuous posi- ton which read: Beware of the auto matic shotgun behind this door,
 St Johns Ladies' Aid society held an enthusiastic meeting in Pythian hall last evening, a large number attend ing. Among otehr business transacted the society voted to attend the al fires co fete i'll Oakville next Thursday i'll body. The party will go down on the 7:36 P. m. train.
 Large crowds continue to go in and out of St Johns church every day, making the jubilee This is especially the casesin the evening when the work ing people are at leisure. The period for making the jubilee expires on Au- gust 9.
 A large number of Watertown young people, and especially young men, are finding employment in the city, Some claim that they can earn better wages in the city than ill local factories. "What is 90 cents a day here,'A said one girl, when I can earn $160 in WaterburyY There is no doubt of the general dissatisfaction in the labor scale prevalent here. 5c
 Mrs Hughs Moore Of Waterbury is visiting at the home of John Moore on the east Side.5
 Claude Berne, who for some time has been connected with the Hemin- way & Bartlett Silk Go, will leave in the near future and accept lucrative position with firm in Winsted.
 Miss Clemencon of New York is spending a week with e. Berne, ST. z Arthur Evans and Jesse Hudson have gone for a weeks outing at Say brook.
 A base ball team of the local Forest CTS journeyed to Woodbury yesterday and suffered another defeat at the hands of the base ball team of that place. Although the boys took over cracking team their opponents were too strong and defeated them by tine score of IA to Il. Immediately after the game the team adjourned to the Curtiss hotel, where all enjoyed a bountiful repast. In the evening the boys were royalty entertained by their Woodbury brethren. Every one re- turned this morning at an early hour. F 9The railroadn bridge near Smiths factory, familiarly know as the Smith bridge, is being widened to, the extent of several feet. For what purpose this change is made is not known, but it is believed by those who are in a position to know that they are prepar- ing for the trolley, as the trolley peo- pie have several routes which they can select from.
 The Heminway & Bartlett silk fac tory is now running five days a week.
 The Christ church society anticipate giving lawn festival on the parson- age lawn in the near future. This is the first of the kind undertaken by them this year and will undoubtedly be a success.
 Truman Smith, recently released from the insane asylum in Middletown, was visitor here yesterday.
 Mass will be celebrated at St Johns church tomorrow morning at 11:15. A number from here are attending the Plainville camp meeting.
 Another gang of picture agents were working the Greenyille district yester- day. fr 5..a4