Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-26
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERTONIN JOTTINGS
Water Company Should Put Up Pro
 tection Fence.

lection Fence.
 A fence around the water company's reservoir, near J. B. Wooster's, would be an improvement appreciated by users of public water. So far this part of the water supply has been open to animals and boys as bathing place. It isn't very nice to think that we are using the same water that has been used to wash in by dogs and boys. Nevertheless, that is just what we have been doing. During the winter months a fence is not needed, but now that the warm weather has arrived the company should attend to it right away. To build a fence around this reservoir would be but small expense to the water company and would take a great load off the minds of the consumers.
 During the past two days there have been several attempts made by Old Mother Nature to give the thirsty earth a much needed drink. So far there has hardly been enough mois- ture to lay the dust. What is needed to make things grow is a good. heavy rain that will penetrate to the roots of trees and plants and supply the mois- ture needed.
 The Taft Alumni association re- union last Saturday was largely at tended. The students who have graduated from the. school since it's organization like to keep in touch with it and although scattered far and wide each years reunion brings a goodly company together who enjoy going over the old ground and renew ing old associations of the boys who have graduated from the school since 1t came to WatertoWn. We noticed Townshend, Lear, Dent, Baldwin, Perkins, Winton, Patterson, Bucking- ham, Edwards, Bristol, Alling, Parry, Mansfield, Lyons, Cunningham, Bur- rall, White, Warren, Horace Taft. Stoddard, Trumbull, Lamb, Ward and Hotter.
 Next Wednesday afternoon Tafts boys will cross bats with Hopkins Grammar school.
 Several enthusiasts went to see the ball game in Browns meadows yes terday afternoon.
 Bills are out for a shirt waist dance to be given at the town hall June b by the Watertown Athletic club.
 The Rev k. D. Hoskings, secretary of the Society for the Increase of the Ministry, supplied the pulpit at Christ church yesterday morning.. J. l.. Scott conducted the services ill the evening. Next Sunday the Rev MT Sheffield of Woodbury will have charge of the morning service.
 Attorney Louis NJ. HeminWay spent yesterday in town.
 Word was received here yesterday morning of the death of Patrick O'Hara, who was injured in the rail- road collision at Winsted last week.
 Harry Lewis, the Adirondack guide, visited friends in town yesterday.
 The trolley and the new Telford highway come slow.
 Dr Loveland has got back his auto mobile which has been in the shop during the past winter.
 The golf links on Nova Scotia are drawing the usual crowd of enthusi- asts.
 Ping pong among the people of leisure bids fair to put golf in the shade.
 The game between Tafts and West minister at the Fair grounds Saturday afternoon was a walkover for the home team, the score being 21 to in favor of Tafts at the end of the seventh inning when the game was called.
 MT and Mrs Thomas G. Reed of Thomaston were in town yesterday.
 Ice cream parlors and soda foun- tains did a rushing business yesterday.
 MT and Mrs Frederick Peck, who are at present on their wedding trip, expect to occupy rooms in the +. o. Peck residence on their return.
 The Taft baseball dance will be giv- en at the school June F.
 J. Purdy, who operates the local ice cream parlors, has made contract with New York parties to supply him with Reid's famous New York cream. MT Purdy is in the business to stay and he intends to give his patrons the best there is on the market