Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-09
WATERTOWN J0TTINGS.
Fire Department Meeting Tonight
 Children's Day Observance.


 This evening at s o'clock a special meeting of the Watertown fire district will be held at the court room in town hall. This meeting is called to take the place of the annual meeting, which was omitted through a mistake in dates. The meeting is called to hear and act on the reports of the officers of the district to amend the bylaws so as to provide for the filling of vacan- cies in the board of officers and to fill vacancies occurring through failure to call the annual meeting. There are a great many things which might be done by the fire district which would add greatly to the pleasure of living ill Watertown. but up to the present time to provide water for fire protec- tion has been about all that the dis trict could afford to handle. A little work done on sidewalks, and few street lights. if the district could af- ford such Improvements, would be ap- preciated. Were it not flor the fact that water comes so high we might have them; as it is we shall probably have to go along for some time just as we have been doing in the past.
 Children's day at the Congregational church was observed at the morning service yesterday. The exercises, which were carried out under the SUI pervision of the pastor, Rev w. F. Holmes, and superintendent of the Sun day school, Frederick J. Working, were somewhat different from the usual Childrens day exercises. The main feature of the program was the gradu- ation of nineteen pupils from the prf- mary department of the Sunday school. Each pupil graduating recIted q DOT tion of Scroipture and presented a com- position written by themselves and having for it's subject some Bible story. The full program for the day con- tained twenty-five numbers and includ- ed singing of hymns. anthems, prayers, Scripture readings and recitations from the Bible. There was a good attend- ance of little folks present and doubt less there would have been many more had it not been for the shower which came just about the time when they were ready to start for the church.
 The Naugatuck Valley Association of Congregational Ministers will hold it's annual midsummer meeting and elec- tion of officers with the Rev William T. Holmes at the Congregational church tomorrow The Rev pr An
 
 paper at the morning session entitled .Is Repentance Absolute? The Rev Sherrod Soule of Naugatuck will pre- sent. paper in the afternoon entitled "A Connecticut Cavalier of a Century and Half Ago" Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock.
 Miss Martha O'Donnell of Thomas ton visited ner home here yesterday
 Robert Trewen and wife of Tama- qua. Pa. are visiting at Mir and Mrs George Trewen's.
 John l.. Scott conducted the services at Christ church yesterday.
 The town green is badly in need of being trimmed.
 The fishing party at Judas pond Sat- urday evening got wet.
 The wind blew gale here yesterday afternoon.
 Farmers say that hay will sell for at least $20 q ton next year.
 Farm help is exceptionally scarce this season.
 A ball team from here went to Wood bury Saturday and defeated the second team of that place.
 Taft school base ball team will play the Hotchkiss school team Wednes- day.
 Taft school will close it's school year June 12.
 William J. Burke sailed for Ireland last Saturday.
 Children's day at the Methodist church next Sunday.