Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

MISS Gertrude Harris of Derby. ".io naS been enjoying q short y~1f
 ith M ts diInaTtin> Of South Leonard street. iias returned home.
 eter La Pointe, aged 80 years uiea yesterday at his home on South LeohaTd street. The funeral will take lnace 'c-morroW morning, with ser wee at St Aims church aud intermenf 1n Calvary cemetery.
 A reception was held st the homo or the Misses Mahaney on Bank street last evening. Different amusements occupied the evening. Songs were ren- dered by the Misses Alice Hughes and Maihle Denehy and William Reilly. hlle piano selections were contributed py the Misses Malone, Denehy. Norah ana Nellie Mahaney. Refreshments were served during the evening.
 John Ryan, aged 60 years, who was injured recently by being struck With 9 team. died Saturday evening at the hospital. The remains were re- moved to the home Of his son. Edward kEan. on North Leonard street by ohdeftaher Mulvi1le, from where the funeral LOOK place this morning. to St Ta.ficks church where mass of re- qnlem was celebrated by the Rev raoner Hieeson. The bearers were William Stokes. John Murphy. Jarnes Mulligan and Michael German. The lhterment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 A concert will be given in the Jhlrd Congregational church on next Ihrusday evening. under the ausnicos or the organist and music committee 1ah'ons the artists who will appear are I.: |. Clark. bassO: Leo Race. tenor. Miss Grace Cross. elocutionist: Tn Leila Clark. pianist. They will be as sisted by large and strong chorrs including members of the choir and others. \ trio consisting of Masters Ieorge and Merritt Tompkins and Niss Clark, will also appear The concert "il pc d splendid one and there is no doubt but 1he seating capacity of tha church will be taxed to it's limit on Thursday evening
 -Ne"sdcaler Edward J. Donahue Was tie victim of q clever dacnit fraud. swindln or shell game, or what ever you wish to designate it. yester- day morning. Nr D0nahro has a 1oroa clFcdlai!on of sunday papers and has several boys in his employ Yesterday young boy ahoUt II years of age c"ilHd upon Mr DOnahur and asked nm 10 permit him to sell newSuaUerS lie gave his name and said he hNeu OH .jNNrlry street. did not % to school. but remained at home to do Work around the house. The genial constable trusted the young fellow and his story and gave him about thir- " pan2fS When the fiIn+, arrived for bfnG!nG lis rctUrnS of the days sale no hoy appeared. neither did he pre- sent an appearancp yesterday after noon or last evening. Mr Donahue commenced 10 scent something wrong in the atmosphere. Early ths morning after doing soma clever detective work characteristic of q Pinkeiton. he dis coveret! that thr boy in whom he had He attended 1;itige street school where the constable went and saw the princi- nal, Miss Smith. When the boy was informed some one wanted to see him na ran down cel}ar and hid. He Was found and produced before his ac"us"r who confronte,i him with the cold facts of the case. The young boy commenced to weep and said he lost the papers in the Naugatucl river FhG newS,lealer told him ill plain terms that if he did not return the i money for tue papers. abnut $3 worth, i ho would be in the cooler before mnrn- | ing. Til" young eVilGoer in broken SobS said he would.