Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-28
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Miss Nellie Clohessy of Clark street is visiting friends ill New York
 Michael Keefe of New Britain spent Sunday with friends in this sec tion.
 -E. R. Dudley of Hartford, former ly of this city, was visiting friends in this section yesterday.
 Miss Ella Walsh has returned to her home in Ansonia after short visit with the Misses Mahaney of Bank street.
 Director William Feldt has com pleted all arrangements for the min strel show which will be given at the Third Congregational church on Thurs day night. Something fine in the line of minstrelsy is promised.
 The Bank street school lawn never looked prettier than it does now. Jan- itor Tiernan was complimented on its beautiful appearance by Commissioner Kent of the board of Education this morning. The janitor has already se- Iected q place for Delegate Guilfoile'S tree. It will occupy place of honor near the entrance. Two or three trees whose growth has not been very good have been dug up and their places will be filled with better trees on Arbor day.
 -E. F. Zeigler, George Thomas, Wal ter Willis, Gus Schmid, Fred Schmid, Charles Schmid. Thomas Hermann, William Hassell, Charles Hassell and Charles Stage, Sr, left on the 7:35 train for Bridgeport yesterday morn ing. On arriving at Bridgeport they chartered q twO-mast schooner, named the A. c. Baird. and enjoyed q fishing trip on the Long Island Sound. Lun- cheOn was served on the schooner and on the return of the party to the Park City they enjoyed dinner at the Bel mont hotel. The party had fine luck fishing and brought back all the best fish in the Sound, about 300 or 400 pounds in all. Tonight they will have q banquet at Hellmann's brewery cafe, to which all their friends are cordially invited. The principal article of the bill of fare will be fish. Several mem bers of the party are feeling somewhat indisposed today. They were subject to SeasicknesS in q bad form yesterday. Experienced fishermen that they are, the sea air did not agree with MeSSrS Stage, Hermann, Charles HaSSell and Charles Schmid One of the amusing features of the day was the capture of a large rubber boot by F. F. Zeigler. He thought he had a large fish and invoked the aid of one or two persons to help him land it but alas what was his dismay when he saw that it was only large rubber boot. All their friends should attend the banquet to- night. Jacob Mitchell and his friends will probably not attend as they are said to be jealous of the success of the fishing trip yesterday.
 Brooklyn received a visit from burglars early Sunday morning. The store of the American Baking company at 794 Bank street, the proprietor of which is D. M O'Brien, was entered on Sunday morning between one and seven o'clock, the cash register was broken open and about five dollars in change was secured. Entrance was gained by removing a staple i'll the door of a store room i'll the rear and then raising window. The burglary was noticed about seven o'clock when the proprietor opened the store and found the cash register footed. Some goods may have been taken also. It W numerary Officer Christopher Garrity was going up Alder street to relieve the officer on duty at the quarantined house. He noticed n man trying to open window at the home of John J. O'Brien, 42 Poplar street. He stood and watched him. try to open two or three other windows. Then the would-be burglar was joined by com panion and both tried the front door. Then they went around to the rear yeranda and the officer went after them and ordered them to surrender. But they ran off at fast pace and the officer shot after them. He thinks he hit one of them. But at any rate they escaped. The revolver shot attracted Special Officer Patrick Kelly, who was dq.ng quarantine duty at the house on Alder street and he hastened to the scene. The family was also aroused. A thorough investigation showed that