Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-18
BROOKLYN BRIEFS
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 A son has been born to MT and Afra Henry Begnal.
 In a rattling contest at Riverside park yesterday afternoon, tue Protec- tors defeated the Bernard school team by the score Of 4 to 3. Gwilym, Hick- sey and Dunphy was the batter for the victors.
 Tomorrow morning at Riverside park the Lafayettes and Ben Mohrs will face each other. There is intense rivalry between these teams. The Lafayettes are selling tickets for g raff1e on a watch. The proceeds of the raf11e will be used to purchase suits for the players.
 In compliance with the wishes or Pope Leo XIII, q poyena in honor of the Holy Ghost was commenced at St Patrick's church this morning at the o'clock mass and will be brought to an end on Pentecost Sunday, May 26. The special services in connection with the novena will be held in the morning at the o'clock mass and each even- ing at 7:30.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club will play the Oakvilles at Riverside park tomorrow afternoon. Luddy and Mc- Nellis will be the battery for tlie B. A. O., while Therault and Stone will of fietate for the Oakvilles. Edmonds will play shortstop for the B. A. c. in place of Hannah. Kinney and Ray and Duggan and Hayden will be the bat teries respectively for the St Thomas Cadets and the St Joseph's in their game at Oakville.
 At the Third Congregational church, Sunday, Rev Charles D. Granger, the pastor, will preach at 1O:30 a. m., and 7:3O D. m. Subject of morning sermon "Endurance." Text Heb Ri: 27. Sab bath school Il :45 a. n. Juvenile tenn pie 3 p. m. c. Et meeting 6:45 D. m. Subject of evening sermon How to Prepare for Death" Text Matt xxiv: A -46. Large chorus at evening service. Welcome! z "A surprise party was given in honor of Patrick Luddy at his home on Charles street last night A large number of his friends were present and made merry for several hours Games of all kinds were played. Pi-f ano selections were rendered by Pat rick buddy and the Misses Rose Starr and Elizabeth Graney. Edward Call, Daniel Lynch, John English, William Stein, Frank Johnson and the Misses Katherine and Mary Blansfeld and Rose Starr were heard in vocal selec- tions. Refreshments were served. The party dispersed at 2 seasonable hour.
 There will be a clay pigeon match on Town Plot next Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock The contestants in the match will be William Geddes and l Joseph Eckler on the one side and George Geddes and Martin Quinn on the other. The conditions of the match are that each man shall shoot at fifty pigeons, thus making 10 for each side. The match is for stakes of l $50 a side, and D.. J. Mahaney is stake-. I holder. The match was arranged late 1 Wednesday night. All four contestants are good marksmen and hunters. They. | have often hunted together and big game have they often laid to rest. l There is, however, a strong but friend- ! ly rivalry between them as to who is 1.-the better marksman. On Wednesday, night they had strong dispute con- cerning their abilities as such. The l longer the dispute continued the more unsettled the point in question be- came. At last some one proposed the I ma atch. All favored the scheme and 1t was quickly made. Alderman D. J. I lIahaney was agreed upon as referee. 2