Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-23
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Miss Alice AteGrath of Poplar ave- nue is enjoying weeks visit in New York.
 There was no school in the Bank street school to-day as it was visiting | day for the teachers.
 Thomas Ray, who is employed in Rye. N. l., is enjoying a short visit at the home of his father on Charles | street.
 The home of Miss Margaret Fin nan on Charles street was the scene | of a merry social gathering last night. | Vocal selections were rendered by the Hot Air quartette, which consists of ! Patrick Clark, William Flanagan, Jo- seph Bagley and William Conway. Refreshments were served.
 Joseph Ecker, the expert fisher- man, left to-day on the SIS train on the Highland division for Towantic, Conn, where he will spend the day trying his luck in a fine fishing brook He intends to return tonight with a string of fish which will make some of the supposed fishermen in the sec ton look very envious.
 | ,--The Quakers of Railroad Hill
 
 street, base ball team whose players claim that they can beat anything of thelr size on the diamond. want to ar- range for d game with the Young I Slmonsville Athletic club or any other ilihe under p. For further particulars apply to James German. 11S or William Daly, SS Railroad Hill street.
 "A gasolene stove exploded at tbe | af l avenue. between G and z o'clock last night, starting fire that came near reducing the place to ashes. AL most everything in the building was destroyed. The damage will amount to over 5000, which is fully covered by insurance The firemen responded promptly and did good service.
 The fire on Poplar avenue last evening demonstrated the fact of the need of fire alarm box fn that part of Brooklyn west of. Bank street. At the present time there isn't fire I alarm box ill the Brooklyn district west of Bank street. except the one at the corner of Washington avenue and Porter street. If there is q fire on Poplar avenue or Drayer avenue or some other street ill that neighborhood q person has to run over to Bank street to send ill an alarm.
 At meeting of the eighth grade class of the Bank street school yester- afternoon the following officers were elected: President. Charles Mccarthy; secretary, Albert Kirschbaum; treas urer, Miss Katherine Commerford; historian, Miss Lucy Sherlock; prophet, Alphonse De Ligouri; prophet on prophet, Miss Annie McDonald; com mittee on badges, John Carney and George Muller. The class colors are red and white. There are about A pupils ill this years class.
 In order that there may be no mis- understanding and in order to show the Altar Boys team of the St Thomas and the Sacred Heart churches that they are not ill their class, the Altar Boys team of St Patrick's church wish the members of the Sacred Heart team to be present at the Riverside park to- morrow morning at o'clock sharp to play ball and the St Thomas boys are requested to be on hand at Riverside bark in the afternoon at o'clock sharp. The St Patrick boys intend to give both teams severe trouncing. 4 A very quleI put prclly WeuulllS occurred at the home of Mir and Mrs John Dodds of 30S Washington avenue on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock when their daughter, Miss Grace B. Dodds was united i'll marriage to Thomas Hiclox of Torrington. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Dr Anderson, pastor of the First Con gregational church. The house was prettily decorated with palms, potted plants and cut flowers. The bride who was unattended, was attired in a handsome white lawn dress. Subse- quent to the ceremony a wedding re- ception was held, at which only the immediate members of both families were present. The bride was formerly q popular stenographer at the office of the Randolph & Gloves company, while the groom is manager for the Progressive Manufacturing company, Torrington. Mir and Mrs Hickox, who were the recipients of many valuable presents are residing in Torrington.