Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Thomas Cadets Juniors this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Alderman John Brophy and Mi chael Murphy will enjoy fishing trip to the Branch tomorrow.
 Miss Mary Smithwick of Bristol spent Sunday as the guest of John Fruin and family of North Riverside street.
 The Brooklyn A. C.'s committee are making arrangements to entertain large crowd at their sociable at their rooms on Wednesday night.
 George Reichenback and George | Matz enjoyed fishing trip down the Valley yesterday. They experienced good luck and brought home a nice string
 A pound" sociable will be given in the parlors of the Third Congrega- tional church Thursday night under the auspices of the Daughters of the Covenant.
 -On Wednesday morning at o'clock an anniversary high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St Pat rick's church for the repose of the soul or Mrs Bridget Mccarthy of Mill street
 --The banhs of marriage were pub ished for the first time at the last mass at St Patrick's church yesterday between James Dalton and Miss Mar garet Powers. They were published for the last time between John Dunphy and Miss Ellen McMahon.
 l -The Rev Benjamin F. Root occu- pied the pulpit at the Third Congrega- tional church both at the morning and evening services yesterday There were large attendances at both ser vices and all were very favorably i'm pressed with the ability of the Rev MT Root.
 At a regular meeting of the Holy Name society of St Patrick's parish, held in the Lyceum yesterday after noon, the following officers were elect ed for term of one year: Edward kenney, president; Thomas Shanna- han; vice president, Peter Skehan; secretary, Francis Skehan; treasurer, and F. J. Lynch, marshal. The re- port of the treasurer for the past year showed the society to be in flourish ing condition. Next Sunday, being the feast of the Holy Name, it was voted to accept an invitation from the q Holy Name society of the Sacred Heart parish to attend services in the Sacred Heart church on that evening. It is earnestly requested that every member will meet at the Lyceum on Sunday evening, January 19, at 6:30. MT and Mrs William Brickel of Washington avenue were surprised with visit last night from a number of their friends, including Mir and Mrs
 Jacob Feldt and daughters, the Misses Margaret and Adeline Kilbride, Will liam Reuter-, Fred Lauper and others.
 The evening was merrily spent. The latest songs were sung by Miss Mar
 garet kilbride and the Misses Feldt,
 while Fred Lauper rendered mandolin selections. An Irish breakdown was
 danced by Miss Margaret Kilbride and the latest German songs were sung by
 Mrs William Brickel. A fine Lewis piano came in very handily during the
 evening. A light luncheon was served
 during the evening.
 Mayor Ki1duff and Commissioners
 Whiting and Scully of the board of
 public works called upon Commissions CT Mahaney last night at his home on : Bank street, and gave what they con-
 sidered cure for rheumatism, dis : ease which has kept MT Mahaney in
 his bed for some time past. The rem : edy is a simple one. but is said to be
 a sure cure. 1t was prescribed by E, MT Whiting as follows: When I was
 q shaver of thirteen rheumatism got : hold of one of my legs and 1 had all I
 could do to walk to the factory where : was employed. One day when it
 was at it's worst and was hopping : about on the good limb, man had his : hand badly torn in q press. He gave 7 such a yell I got scared, forgot all : about the rheumatism and jumped
 over the bench. The excitement cured t me of the rheumatism and 1 never ? was troubled with 1t since" Mahan- l ey said he's going to try it out, but < the trouble with him is to devise some | way of giving himself good scare. t A good story is related of q trio of : Washingon Square business men s Christopher Dunphy, Jacob Mitchell 5 and Edward Moriarty. All three are g expert fishermen and like to enjoy that
 sport both in winter and summer 7 Friday they set out on fishing trip [ to Bantam, where they spent the en- 7 tire day. The fish were biting fairly e well. 1t was about o'clock when
 they started for home and it was rath- e CT dark. The result was that they AOA two or three hours they found them l selves at about the same place whence }, they started They had lost their : way and had driven around the lake e Again they started and this time they t had almost reached Thomaston when $ they lighted match and looked at g Il sign post. To say they were mad is e speaking mildly. Prayers were said f for the driver, Jacob Mitchell, by his l. two companions. They turned back
 again and finally saw sign post on n which was written, "Watertown, ' miles," They reached home at four ' o'clock Saturday morning. Messrs
 Dunphy and Moriarty say that Mitch. '- ell was responsible for their losing the [; way as he was driving, while Mitchell 2 replies that the fault was all theil # own. It is safe to say that when th' y above trio of fishermen go on another
 fishing expedition they will start homo n while the sun is shining.
 General Alban seixes a ship.
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