It's Recyclables Day!
31.8 degrees
Today: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a morning shower. High 45
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers late. Low 35
Thursday: A morning sprinkle, followed by some afternoon sun. High 48 Low 36
I don't believe that I've ever seen this much water in the swampy pond area behind the Moon residence on Madison Street.
I realize that unless you know what you're looking at that this doesn't make sense, but the photograph shows a "slide" that occurred, yesterday, next to "the caves" in Forge Hollow.
A Puzzle!
This photograph is owned by one of the descendants of William O'Toole who died in Waterville in 1905, and she is trying to identify the occassion upon which the picture was taken and also the people in it.
She has provided Mr. O'Toole's obituary: "Waterville, Sept. 3: - At about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, at his home on Hanover Street in this village, occurred the death of William O'Toole at the age of 43 years and after only about ten days' illness. Several years ago he had four separate attacks of appendicitis, and since that time his health had been poorly, and he was the victim of a heart ailment, which was the ultimate cause of his death. He was born in Ireland and came to this country and village 21 years ago, where he since resided. He married Margaret O'Connor ten years ago, who survives, together with three sons, Richard, Edward and Leo. He also leaves four brothers and four sisters in Ireland. He was a member of St. Bernard's Church and of Division No. 4-A.O.H. "
"He was very generally known here, where he was highly esteemed, and he leaves many friends to mourn his death. The sympathy of the community is extended to the wife and children in their bereavement. The funeral will be held from St. Bernard's Church on Tuesday morning."
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Questions: Where was "Ticanium Hall"?
and where was the O'Toole home on "Hanover Street"?
and where was the O'Toole home on "Hanover Street"?
This has brought up the subject of yet another fraternal organization - the I.O.R.M. - and the possibility that there was once a chapter here in Waterville. (I had never heard of the organization, but was amazed by it's history!)
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Now that the teams are playing some serious baseball, and that there are two confessed Redsox fans in Waterville ......
