Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-24
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

' Timothy Madden of Bank street spent Sunday at his home ill Thom-n aston.
 --John Keefe, of Yonkers, N. F., formerly of this city, was renewing acquaintances ill town yesterday.
 Miss Gertrude Guilfoile, a teach CT pupil at the training school, is act ing as substitute at the Porter street school o-day owing to the absence of one of the regular teachers.
 Cornelius Moriarty of Baldwin sreet, an employe of the Holmes Booth x Haydens concern, had his hand severely cut with piece of metal on Thursday Dr Russell dressed the injury.
 -The Lithuanian Political club and the Lithuanian Citizens club have combined and will henceforth be known as the Lithuanian Political club. The headquarters of the club will be at sS1 Bank street.
 William Wilson, superintendent of the Brooklyn Cedar Ware Works and Consolidated Lamp Go, Brooklyn, IN. r., formerly superintendent of the rolling mill of the Benedict & Burn ham company, spent Sunday with friends in this section.
 The Third church basketball team will play the Boys club team at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium on Thursday night. The Third church team de- feated the Boys club players last week by the score of 2O-19. That made the second game the former team has won from the Boys club. The latter team is not satisfied and expects to reverse the tables on Thursday night.
 The Rev Benjamin Franklin Root oL Bridgeport preached to large con- gregations both at the morning and evening services at the Third Congre- gatlonal church yesterday. His sub- Ject in the morning was "The Evil III Nature while in the evening his sermon was on 'The Value of Man" The Rev Mir Root has received a call 70 De pastor of the Third Congrega- tolnal church and it is understood that he will accept.
 -The trolley cars have been very much missed since Friday night. The value of trolley cars was not fully realized until the past two days. It is expected that the trolley cars will be running all along Bank street by to-morrow night. Ex-Alderman D. J. Mahaney says he is promoting the organization of company to pur- chase several air balloons from San tos-Dumont He thinks they would be money makers these days
 Brooklyn has had new distinc- tion thrust upon her. It is no less than statue of General George Washington, the Father of His Country !" It is not q marble statue. | however. but is made of snow and adorns the yard of Dr De Lignori on North Riverside street. 1t is pret- ty piece of work and is very realistic. | The statue stands on q pedestal. also made of snow, and has attracted con- siderable attention from passers-by since it was nodded into shape on l Saturday.
 -The Lafayette baseball team held meeting at the Lyceum yesterday afternoon and organized for the com ing season. The officers elected were as follows: Manager Edward Ray; assistant manager, Thomas Donahue; captain, Joseph Bagley. The team voted to purchase new uniforms for the season. The first game will be l played in Danbury on May IA. This team made a fine record for itself last l year, but the players intend to do even better the coming season. They would like to see a league formed be- i tween the Lafayettes, Crescents. North End A. O., Moonlights and i Fourth Wards.