Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

John Murphy of Summit street has gone on all extended trip to the Adiron- dacks for the benefit of his health.
 James Quinn of Torrington has re- turned home after short visit at the home of Miss Margaret Stroker of Washington avenue.
 Last night being a moonlight one the electric light at the foot of Summit street decided to take vacation. Have the officials got this on record?
 "A high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St Patrick's church to- morrow morning at z 80 for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs William Luddy of Railroad Hill street.
 The funeral of Michael Bedding will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock from his late home on North Leonard street to St Patricks church. The interment will be in St Josephs cemetery.
 -The families quarantined in the block on Charles street were without bread all day yesterday, until last night. The groceryman, who furnishes eatables to the families in the quaran- tined house forgot to bring bread.
 An important meeting of the Moral club will be held in the Lyeeum to- night Every member Is earnestly re- quested to attend as business of iIn- portance will be transacted. The Moral club has only two more weeks of existence.
 A young man, who lives on Wash ington avenue, has not very high opinion of a certain person. The young man brought home some goods from store late last night and placed them upon his front veranda and left them there for q few minutes while he was doing some other work. When he re- turned the goods were gone. He thinks that the guilty person was a woman. who was walking q short dis tance behind him as he was coming home and saw him place the goods on the yeranda.
 There was considerable excitement at the corner of Bank and North River side streets last night A young man, who was driving team in which there was q young lady also, attempted to take q short cut between Bank and Riverside streets and drove the horse into the sidewalk in front of Walkers drug store. The team became wedged ! ill between the telegraph pole and the building The horse fell down and nearly put his feet through the window of the drug store. A large crowd gathered about the scene of the accident and helped to right matters.
 Jonas Galminas, in whose dry goods store at $50 Bank street there was q fire last week, had a fire sale. From the time the store was opened yesterday morning until late last night q mob of people was trying to get into the store. Constable E. J. Donahue was guarding the door, so as to let a certain number of people in at time. 1t was difficult undertaking and more than once the Brooklyn chief was about trampled under the feet of the excited crowd. During the day number of women were discovered trying to per- form the three fingered act One of them the proprietor saw and attempted to take the stolen goods away from her. She had stone in her hand and struck him hard blow on the shoulder But after hard struggle he gained possession of the goods. Another of { the women received black ened eve for stealing some goods. Such were the scenes that oc. cured during the day. Many persons are wondering how the doughty bailifr escaped from being injured. But he was always favorite with women.