Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-19
SUBURBAN DEPAR TMENT
WATERTONN JOTTINGS
Vote on Work of Convention Excites
 no Enthusiasm

Vote on Work of Convention Excites
 no Enthusiasm. The past year has been prolific one in elections and still we are to have another one, June 16, when the work of the convention will be presented to the people for ratification. Under the proposed amendment as presented by the convention towns of over 2,OOO population gets two representatives to the legislature. This means WatertoWn would come in for two, provided the work of the convention is ratified by the people. Figuring out the change in representation there is a difference of only one. Opinions differ but the the consensus of the whole thing seems to be that it was fiat failure, and that after q vote is taken on June | t, we shall be just where we started from. Watertown doesn't seem to take much interest in the matter. very little l is said on the subject, and very few opinions are expressed. Whether We have two representatives or one, we shall probably be satisfied. Personally we should think that any town of less than 5000 population should be satis fled to get along with one representa- tive i'll the legislature.
 In the. game between Tafts and the Waterbury high school Saturday after noon Tafts scored another victory. The score being 18-3 in their favor. } errors were credited to the home team. while the visitors had g. Tafts made IS hits. Cleveland. who pitched for Tafts. held the Y. M c. As down to & The batteries were Clapp and Cook for the Y NJ c. As and CIeve- land and NIcGowan for Tafts. Umpire. Ma1oney.
 Mr Reed has opened a livery stable at G.McCleery's noted. MT Reed is an old hand in the business and will doubtless make success of his new venture in Watertown.
 Tafts will play Broadman school team of New Haven next Wednesday.
 Next Saturday the Taft Alumni will hold reunion at the school.
 Henry Eaters of Waterbury has been engaged to coach the Taft base ball team for the rest of the season.
 The Rev Mir Pratt of Bridgeport conducted the services at Christ church yesterday morning and by J. l.. Scott in the evening.
 Important meeting of the Federal Lodge IT, this evening All members are requested to be present.
 Firemen's reception next Wednesday evening"
 The Watertown Athletic club are making preparations to give an enter tainment and dance in the near future Club dances always draw a good crowd
 MT and Mrs William Jones returned from New York Saturday evening. They visited New York to attend the funeral of q relative.
 Word was received Saturday of the serious illness of \. c. Cushman, a former resident of this place, who Is at present living in Bridgeport Mir Cushman is suffering from pneumonia
 The roads for the past few days have been in q frightful condition with dust. Yesterday carriages passing back and forth along the streets could hardly be seen.
 A fairly good audience greeted Mrs Burnell ill the Congregational chapel last Friday evening. Her costume was of dark red and blue, resplendent with gold. Her story she tells in the first person, and so realistically that though she is American born. of good New England stock, many can hardly get rid of the impression that she is indeed Hindoo, telling of her own life She represents that she was married at 1o, l that for years she felt disgraced hay- ing become the mothers of daughters only; that at length a son was born, bringing happiness to her, but that as youth he went to an English school, came to believe i'll the Englishman's 1 God. was cast off by h1s parents. and regarded as dead; but at last. they too. came to believe as he and the family were reunited. For an hour the story held the audience. A social hour followed, with refreshments.