Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-24
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

l ehS Aeohoh sllDpiuS dnFdy Ill WarQS
 Hats last Sunday night, has sold out
 his cobbling shop in the Henry Ramp
 building on Bank street and, it is said,
 will make his residence hereafter In l New York. g
 l Mrs Margaret Sullivan of AT Souti,
 Leonard street is having erected a three-family block on her property at
 the corner of South Leonard street and
 Washington avenue. Thomas Jackson
 of 90 James street has the contract for
 the building of the cellar.
 Ut is about time that the electric
 lighting company put the electric light on Washington avenue, opposite La ] Iayette street, in proper condition. It
 IS burning half the time and nearly out
 the other half. The residents in that
 section are disgusted with its antics. -The cellar of the new brewery
 which IS being erected in South Brook l iyn Is almost completed. Several new
 contracts have been allotted within the past day or two. George Ott of Phil adelphia was allotted the contract to-
 day by Paul Suese for the machinery
 and for the entire equipment of the 1 brew house. The East Berlin Co has
 the contract for the iron work.
 A birthday party was given in honor of Mrs Valentine H. Hassel at
 her home, 26 West Porter street, on l Tuesday night. 1t was the Goth anni-
 versary of her birthday and it was
 celebrated in a royal manner. Many
 Of her relatives and friends. among
 the latter being the members of a so-
 ciety connected with the German Lrlth-
 eran church, with which Mrs HasseI
 is prominently identified, were present Il i-%o sx,x r1~tx~ long to be remembered. Late in the
 evening an appetizing menu was
 served. Mrs Hasse1 was the recipient
 of many tokens of esteem.
 -The following communication was
 handed to a Democrat reporter last
 night by a resident of Brooklyn: "Do
 the police ever pay visit to the COW
 cred bridge that spans the river at the l hatsY If they do not 1t is time that ! they did, for it is nearly always occu-
 pied by gang of fellows. At times
 two or three can be found sleeping be- side the track, and how they can sleep
 there do not know. Others pass the time in playing cards, while some one
 else is kept quite busy rushing the
 can" The above is as truthful story
 as ever was told. It is wonder that
 some of them haven't met death long
 before this. The bridge in question
 crosses the Naugatuck river near the
 Bank street bridge.
 The extraordinary quick work per-
 formed by the motorman on the Bank
 street line who was running trolley car
 No Al, which left the center at
 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was the
 means of saving the life of little
 child which can hardly be more than I prs r,f o11 n ad
 in the twinkling of an eye, and was
 accomplished so quickly that very few 1 people knew what had taken place.
 The practice of crossing the road in front of the cars, just as this young one was trying to do, is being carried l too far, and it is a wonder that many | deaths are not recorded Children 1iv- | ing around Wards flats, where the &C., | cident occurred, are noted for the dew | iltry for running in front of the cars. l The sooner they stop it the better for all concerned. The child was struck by the car, but was not seriously hurt. The car was almost stopped when it hit the child.
 The Catholic Transcfipt has the | following very good explanation of the l Indulgence of the Portiuncula, which
 may be gained at St Patrick's church in this city next Friday and Saturday: | On Friday and Saturday of next week | the Indulgence of the Portiuncula can l be gained by visiting St Patrick's church and fulfilling the usual condi- tions. The name Portiuncula takes it's name from a church of that name near Assist, Italy, where, 1t is related, our | Divine Lord appeared to St Francis. 1 On that occasion the saint asked 1 favor that all who having sincerely confessed their sins and dev0utly wis., l tied the church called Portiuncula might obtain full remission of their sins and a plenary indulgence. His. petition was granted, with the injunc- | ton to repair to the vicar of Christ, l Pope Honorius III. to ask the indul- I gence from him. The latter granted | the indulgence for all time. The Fran ciscan Fathers had the privilege ex- tended to all tkeir churches, and later 1 on to any church, due application being | made to Rome, where the Third Order 1 of St Francis had been established. | This was done during the mission by | the Franciscan friars at St Patrick's church about two years ago, the Rev | Father Gleeson obtaining the necessary permission from Rome and the sanc- l ton of the right reverend bishop. I Those desiring to avail themselves of l the privilege must first go to confession ] either on the first or second of August. | The regular weekly confession sufficing I for those who are accustomed to con- I fess every week. Holy communion may also be received in any church on 1 the same day. A visit to the privileged church between noon of the first of August and sunset of the following 1 day. praying for the intention or the Holy Father. is necessary. A plenary indulgence can be gained for every
 visit to, the church. It Is necessary to leave the church entirely before re-
 entering. The indulgences are applica-
 ble to the souls in purgatory, and as q
 plenary indulgence can be gained but once on the same day for n certain
 work, it is necessary to apply the rest I of the indulgences to the suffering l souls. The above are the conditions
 which must be compiled with in order
 to gain the indulgences."