Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-29
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

HaVen IS VlSltlnS friends in this sec ton.
 Mir and Mrs John McGrath and family arc enjoying the sea breeze at Walnut Beach.
 Miss Mamie Dwyer of Bank street has returned from visit with friends in Torrington.
 -The Misses Rose Starr and Anna Riley have returned from a vacation spent ill Winsted.
 Miss Anna Keane of South Leon- ard street, left today to visit friends in Hartford and New London.
 Mrs James Connors and Master Thomas Connors of Bank street are spending two weeks with friends in Norwich.
 -Mr and Mrs D. M. O'Brien of Bank street are receiving congratula- ; lions. daughter was born to them on Saturday.
 William Johnson of John street and Thomas Mitchell of Bank street, Who are employed in Brooklyn, N Y, are spending few days at their homes.
 MT Ward and son, Royal. and Mrs taHifon have returned to their homes In New Haven, after a visit with Mrs Michael Kane and family of Washing ton avenue.
 Mir and Mrs Michael Heating have returned from their wedding tour. On saturday night reception was ten- dered to them at their new home cn Lafayette street.
 At Riverside park yesterday the Lafayettes defeated the St Francis Xavier team by the score of 2S to s. Temple and Lallier were .he battery for the victors, While Phalen, Taylor and Coughlan offlclated for the losers. A reception was held at the home of Mrs Mollie Mahaney last evening. Among those present were the mem bers of the Scorcher X. c. Miss Gen. eyieve Campbell of New Haven was the guest of the evening. Games of various nature were played and all present spent most pleasant eyeI- ing.
 --Janitor Tiernan has been busy dur Ing vacation in placing the Bank l street school in neat order The yari- 2 ous rooms have been cleaned i'll first
 class manner and they now present a l line appearance. His work has been somewhat hampered owing to the fact i that he does not know what is going 1 to be done with the ventilating system
 now i'll vogue at the school. It was 1 the purpose of the board of education I to change this system and install q more improved one, but the bids for l this work were too much and they
 were thrown out. Whether the sys- 1 tenn will be changed this vacation or
 not it is now uncertain. The present I system is away behind times. Then, l again, there are some repairs on the I outside and some sewer connections to I De made. Whenever We have much l rain now quantity of water Is lodged
 in the cellar of the school. This makes
 1t rather unpleasant for the janitor. The residents of this section are l warned to be on the lookout for per .l son who is making the rounds of the parish selling magazine or pamphlet which the seller claims has the recom.
 mendation of the priests of St Patrlck's parish. This is not so. No person or persons have been given any recom- mendations for their wares by any of the priests of St Patrick's parish, and any person who i'll attempting to sell
 his magazines states that he or his I papers have the approval of St Pat rick's pastor, is deceiying and defraud-
 ing the people. The magazine is publication which is entered at the New York postoffice under the head of
 second class matter. It is said that it :, lished. It costs 10 cents week, and, ]. if one hears rightly, there is nothing
 brilliant i'll it's makeup. Beware of these persons who are supposed to
 have the consent of the priests in the parishes where they are working. They
 are generally impostors. Priests gen. .5 erally speak from the altar concerning
 persons or books of which they ap-
 prove when these books are being sold
 in the parish. During the mission at
 St Francis Xavier's church about
 year ago the same scheme was worked.
 Persons who were engaged in selling
 some sort of q book falsely claimed . that it had the recommendation of the
 missionary fathers. Rev Father Cur
 tin heard of the deceit and went in
 search of the impostors, but they
 skipped town.
 Lowing to the nerve of one of those
 geniuses of mankind who are com-
 monly known as as hobos, the pharma-
 cy of Robert Walker received a call
 from Officer Hayes late yesterday af-
 ternoon. This tramp, in whose make
 up nerve of one kind is predominant, called at Walkers pharmacy yesterday : afternoon, about o'clock and asked for q drink of whiskey William Dar- ] by. the clerk, unceremoniously refused : him. This was not sufficient for him. He watched around until he saw the clerk depart for his evening meal, then he exercised his nerve once more. , Druggist Walker himself was present this time The man with the thirst . asked for q drink of whiskey. He was T told that nothing of that nature would be sold him. Pulling q half pint bot tie from his pocket he boldly asked } thar 1t be filled with whiskey. With ; great effort the genial druggist re- } tained his calmness of mind. "No," . was the short reply. "Giye me some : alcohol,'' was the next demand. He was promptly ordered from the store. He went out murmerlng, at the same !, time placing the bottle inside his pocket and Joined n comrade who was
 waiting nearby. Officer Hayes, who 1 WIS standing on the opposite side Of ! the street thinking that the law had
 been violated, rushed across the street
 aud demanded an explanation from {. Druggist Walker. The latter quickly
 and satisfactorily explained the case. It is these doings of the hobos, who demand drink on Sundays, only to be refused, that is and has been casting unjust suspicious upon some of the sa- looms and drug stores ill this city. In- E | IA l..