Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-16
BR0oKLYN BRIEFS
Miss Bertha schre8ber has returned


 from visit to New York.
 Frank De Luca and a nephew of his, who had just arrived froTn Italy, received rataer rough treatment at s:e hands of some toughs on the tracks of tile Naugat1ck divIsioo q s!sorr dis tance from the depot yesterday after noon. Mir De Luca, who keeps cob bling shop on Bank street and owns the property on Bank street adjoining the factory of the Holmes, Booth & Haydens Go, went to the depot yester- day to meet his nephew, a boy of about fifteen, who recently arrived ia New York from sunny Italy. The nephew was not dressed in American style and he carried rather queer looking trav- cling bag, so his uncle thought that 1t would be better to take a short cut along the railroad tracks so as not to attract attention. They had gone about two hundred feet when they stopped to allow two trains to switch. While waiting, a man who was stand ing not far away, struck him with a stone. MT De Luca asked why he struck him, at the same time stating that he knew him. This seemed to anger the stone thrower and his rowdy companions for they pitched into De Luca and his nephew and gave them q severe pummeling. MT De Luca says that his assailants are employed on the railroad and he has complained to the police about them. This is only one of many assaults which have taken place along these tracks of late The same gang figures in all of them. About two weeks ago a coIored boy who works in Holmes, Booth & Hay dens factory received a bad trimming at their hands. It Is about time that raid was made upon the gang and several arrests made
 George w Beach, deacon in the First Congregational church and for- merly superintendent of the Naugat1ck division of the New York, New Haven X Hartford railroad, delivered an inl. teresting address at the weekly prayer meeting at the Third Congregational church on the subject, 'TTyhen and Now" He took as his text, Nahmin. Az: 1.-The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall jostle one another in the broadways; the carriages shall run like lightning; they shall run in the highway. In the early part of his discourse MT Beach referred to the means of transportation of 70 years ago, when products were carried by trails, mails carried on horseback and m two-hOrse vehicles and messages of the government delivered by post boys. Later the canals were used. The New Haven X Northampton railroad ig built alongside of the old Farminaton canal. The first railroad was thought of in England in TITO and the first loco motive was Brought out by George Stevenson. The first train on the Housatonic road was run in 1S49 Cars which could carry % or 40 passengers I at that time were considered maryels MT Beach accepted position as con. ductor in 1857 and was the first per son to use kerosene oil for lighting coaches, for which he received an ex. tended notice iii the Scientific Ameri- I can of that period. He was also theI l first man to have anything to do witIll yestibule cars and gave George M \ I Pullman some ideas on this subject. I Ocean steamers, street car service. tel egraph, telephone and wireless tele- I graphy were considered at length aMrI 1 Beach said: sWe are living so rapidlyI that We hardly know where we are The navigating of the air againsts strong currents is sure to be a success. We should give much thought to dt vine Providence for all these blessings ! which should make us feel very grate ful.' MT Beach compared the church services of to-day with those of fftyA or more years ago. The churches Of that day were not so conf fortable aa those of the present day and the ser vices were longer, more simple and no quite so interesting. The address wad listened to with rapt attention by those present.
 This beautiful weather of early spring should remind the residents oi Brooklyn that they should purchase l some of the fine seeds which are fol sale at A. 0. Walkers drug store, 7Da Bank street. This is just the prope time to plant the seeds in your garden The seeds which are sold at Walker are different from those purchased other places. They were not left ovSa from last year, but were bought of
 fresh stock this spring. Just givI them a trial. The price is very req sonable