Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-03
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Miss Mamie McNerney of Newing- ton is the guest of Miss Katherine Derwin of Drayer avenue. s MT and Mrs Kettier of Litchfield are the guests of Mir and Mrs " gam Zepp of Washington avenue.
 Miss Irene Gilmartin of East Der by is visiting her parents Mir and Mrs T. Gilmartin of South Leonard street.
 Charles Schmid has returned to bis home in Glastonbury after enjoying short visit with relatives in this sec ton.
 Miss May Carney of Summit street is in Thomaston today attending the funeral of her cousin. Miss Margaret Ryan.
 "A large class of children of St Pat rick's parish is being prepared for con firmation which will take place within few weeks.
 -Afr and Mrs Joseph Gabriel of La fayette street have returned from weeks trip 10 different cities in Mas sachusetts and Vermont.
 The forty hours devotion of the Blessed Sacrament was brought to all end at St Patrick's church this morn ing at 3 o'clock with high mass. At | the conclusion of the mass there was | procession of the Blessed Sacrament in which about 300 young girls and 1 boys participated.
 About six months ago a large mail 1 box which was situated on the corner of Bank and Riverside streets for the 1 reception of papers, magazines and l large packages, was removed by the 1 postal authorities that it might be re- l paired. There was T hole ill 1t and | the mail used to be soaked when it rained. It must require a long time to repair n small hole since the box has not vet been returned, or perhaps | a new box is being made for the occa- l sion. Of course it takes more than six months to make one of those box es. When people are going to have q brand new mail box they shouldn't find any complaint if they have to wait six months-just that short time. Yet people are complaining. The absence of this box is causing no little incon- venience and the postal authorities will receive the hearty thanks of the people of this section when the old box is back at the old stand or q new one l Is placed there.
 Rocco Diorio who is employed at the tonsorial rooms of Fred Schmid on Bank street, had an exciting expert ence on Sunday morning about I o'clock. He was going to his home on Jackson street after finishing his 1 daily toll. As is known. barber shops I keep open rather late on Saturday night and so it was near o'clock Sun day morning when the young barber reached Jackson street He was pass ing the Jackson street crossing of the Highland division of the New York. I New Haven and Hartford railroad
 when he was stopped by tough spec linen of the hobo type. The latter de
 handed money from the young man ] and when the latter denied that he had
 money the would-be robber attempted
 to search the young mans pockets Diorio, however, escaped his grasp and picking up Il stone he threw it at his
 assailant and struck him in the head laying him prostrate on the ground.
 He then ran for home, giving little
 thought whether the man was injured
 or not. Later that dav Rocco paid a
 visit to the scene of the hold-up, but
 the only signs of the encounter that
 he saw were some blood stains. It
 is safe 10 say that the above hobo
 will be careful in selecting his vic
 timS i'll the future. Just because a
 person is small is no reason why he is
 easy.