Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-25
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Thomas Lachance of North Leonard street has returned from few weeks visit with friends in Canada. The fair of St. Joseph's Lithuanian church will reopen tonight. It will, be held in St. Joseph's Parochial school
 Daniel McGrath is mourning the loss or handsome fox terrier which either was stolen or strayed away yesterday morning. The dog was fine one and 1t would have taken little money to have purchased him.
 The Gipsies have made their annual visit to Waterbury. They are en- camped at Riverside Park. With the return of spring, the Gypsies are al- ways expected to present their am nual appearance at their favorite camping ground at Riverside Park.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club baseball nine will play at the Driving park on Decoration Day at the picnic and games to be given by the Patrick Sarsheid club. They will have as op- ponents one of the amateur teams of the city, probably the St Josephs or the Washington Hill Athletic club.
 There are several teams in the city hunting after the scalps of Manager kane's Bank street school team. Here Is what Manager Katz of the sJunior Vranglers' of the Crosby Grammar school has to say. sThe Junior Wranglers' of the Crosby Grammar school and the team representing the Bank street school will meet on the West end grounds on Saturday nnorn- ing at 0:45. We wish to state that no ringers will be allowed in the game. The Wranglers' have not yet been de- feated and are willing to play any feam in the city for the championship. Ihe lineup of the team is as follows: J. Walsh, catcher: c. Byrnes. pitcher: ls. Gretler, first base; E. Leonard, second base: w. Spain third base. IF. BUTTONS, short stop; E. Mcdonald. center field; B. Katz. left field; I. Ra- metti, right field. Games may he ar- ranged with Manager Katz, 24 Judd street. A slxty page covered blank book for cents at the Democrat office. Handy Tor store or counting room.
 There has been considerable flisnuta over tne awarding of the stakes. which were put on the big coclSing nai,, which took place in a barn on fhe ihradieyvIlle road early Sunday morn Ing As stated in Monday evenings .p1emocrat, the birds were owned nv parties on Washington Hill and on Ben Mohr. The Ben Mohr birds won the nrsl TWO, while the Hill birds claimed that the last Hill bird was three ounces overweight. thus Violating the agreement. Therefore. the Ben Mohr parties claimed the money was due to them Last night was the time for the payment of tha stakes. James T. Luddy. tile popular clerk at D. J. Mahaney's cafe. was the and he decided that inas- much as no protest had been entered before the battle, nor shortly after It. in regard to the overweight. the money rightly belonged to the Hill parties and ne accordingly paid it to them.
 George Rechenback of Third street. adfiver for the Hellman Brewery CO. returned to work yesterday, after be- ing laid up for several days. owing fd an accident which befell him last Sun day. Mir. Rechenback was engaged with q number of other laborers, about the dam in the rear of the brewery, which supplies the brewery with wa ter Owing to the storm, it has risen considerably and was overhOwing in several places The laborers were en- gagged in keeping the regular trench for the water i'll proper condition and in preventing the water from rushing into the brewery's plant. In some manner, Mir. Rechenbaclx missed his footing and trimbled into the water. He wore large. heavy coat, which was a big impeachment against him swimming. Fortunately. n fellow laborer, George Greenack, was nearby and he succeeded in rescuing Recnen- bnck, who was in an unconscious con- dition, with considerable difficulty He wns revived and taken to his home. not much the worse after his unwilling bath.