Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-01
wATERTowN JoTTINGs

Yesterday at the Woous oii
 Fire-Runaway- Other Items. 1 Tn spite of the high wind storm of yesterday. the attendance at the churches was generally good. At D. John,s church mass was celebrated at i 8 .9o bv The Rev Father J. H. ODon- nAll Al the morning services in the Methodist church the Rev MT Holmes took the place of the regular pastor the Rev c. B. Ford. The Rev M. Holmes is pastor of the Congregationai church. The evening services were we'll attended.
 Some time yesterday boys set fire to the woods in the vicinity of the resi- ldence of MT Du Bois ill. Oakville. Every year about this time the woods in that section are sure to be set on fire, anu 1 the land owners are beginning to get tired of such practices. as the land Is spoiled for use during the year. Ihere are several boys who took part III the mischief and some of them are well known to Mir Du Bois. He threatens to have them prosecuted Another fire was started on Saturday night by the traiTls
 "A Runaway.
 watertowI's usual Sunday runaway occurred yesterday afternoon, shortly after 1 o'clock. A young lady anu gentleman, were driving down the main street at a rapid rate, when the horse became frightened and the driver lost Eall control. Near the residence of B. 1 H. Mattoon the horse turned the cor ner and started toward Westbury mark. When crossing the railroad tracks the young man was thrown out, receiving bad cut on the head. The horse was stopped near the residence of Mir Tinney. No damage was done to the rig.
 Atwood Bros have the contract for l the erection of two houses in Warren park, Watertown.
 l Miss Florence Atwood left this morning for the normal school at New Britain, after spending Sunday with her parents.
 The bans of marriage were pub llished for the first time at St Johns ! church yesterday between Walter J. Kelley and Miss Katherine Murtha.
 A letter directed to Mrs Barnes, IS 1 held at the postoffice for postage.
 The fire district meeting, scheduled for tonight at the town hall, will, in all probability, draw a large crowd. The meeting will be an interesting one.
 The electric lights have been put into the railroad station and are de- cided improvement over the oil lamps. A street lamp has also been placed near the blacksmith shop of MT N. Sut- ney.
 Thomas Nagle has taken position as assistant shipping clerk with the Waterbury Manufacturing company. An excellent program has been ar ranged for the entertainment and dance of the Watertown A. C., to be Msld on Easter Monday night at the tolEn hall. Local talent is expected to appear
 The last performance of ''Mystic Midgets'' was given at the town hall on Saturday evening. No fault can be found\ with the various characters, each one doing his part creditably. A neat suhn will probably be added to the treasury\of the school library fund.
 John D. McGowan was in Water vile yestsrday.
 The Brohson Bros are engaged at carpenter work on a new house at Warren park, Waterbury.
 Services wllI be held at St Johns church next FAFiday afternoon.
 K.Aof F. Fair. Tie fair Of the Knights of Pythias, is one of the first entertainments an- nounced for afteA Lent. A fair is held by this order aiihuaIly and thus far have been a success. A first class en- tertainment will bA provided for each evening.
 The condition of John Dougherty continues to improve Aquite rapidly.
 Matthew Catterson and Benjamin lGylurn, formerly residents of this 4own, spent Sunday with relatives Here.
 Edward Bristol of Thomaston was Lpuis Mack's guest over Sunday.