Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

James Grady of Bank street is se- riously ill.
 Miss May Doyle of Bank street Is on the sick list.
 Druggist A. c. Walker is having fine electric sign erected over DIS store.
 -George Stokes, student at the Yale Law school, spent Sunday at his home on Riverside street.
 -Yesterday there was an enthust astic needing of the committee ar ranging for the coming card party.
 Bank street from the station rU the bridge was sight rhts morning. It was the dirtiest looking thorough fare ill the city.
 Get your name on the list for the March issue of the Woman's Home Companion. We are promised fine number. Remember, this magazine costs you nothing if you are suD- scriber of the Democrat.
 The members of the H. C. l.. Whist club will not hold their banquet at Scott's on Thursday evening as was intended, being unable to get the dining room for that night. In all probability the spread will now talk place at the home of one of the mem- bers.
 Saturday afternoon one of the workmen of the O'Brien Construction Co came nearly getting crushed to death because of the falling of der rick which was hoisting stone at rhes corner of Bank and South Riverside Streets. The men have been working in this locality for some time and have been laying the foundations for the new bridge which is to be constructed there. There are couple of derrlcks used for the work and there are many men employed. Saturday afternoon q large block of stone was being lifted l and one of the workmen was under 1t, directing it with guy rope. With out any warning the derrick broke and the stone came down with a crash. The fellow on the ground had Just time to step out of the way before the rock landed with crash that tore
 away part of the bank.
 Rev Benjamin r. Root. who has been pastor of the Third church for the past four years, occupied the pull pit for the last time last evening when he spoke on the Realities of Our Faith" In the morning he delivered his farewell address and 1t was touching one. In connection with the departure of Mir Root. the Catholic people of Brooklyn will feel his loss deeply. He has taken almost as much interest in doings of the church men- | bers of this religion as of his own flock and one of the well known pas | tors of this city recently said he was a fine man aild very broad minded: He regrets leaving the people himself and said this morning that he was delighted with the Catholic people oi Brooklyn. Tomorrow the farewell banquet will be given to the psStor and it promises to be 8 big event. A l committee consisting of NJ. c. Hay nor, George Bassett, Charles Tyack, l Mrs Thomas Jackson and Miss Hun ter is arranging for the event. An l excellent entertainment has been ar ranged. Refreshments will be served l and many farewell speeches will be made by the ministers from the other
 churches including Rev J. G. 'Daven tport of the Second Congregations church. The congregation will presen, I Mr Root with a purse of gold and
 Mrs Root, who is already in Colum
 bus, Ohio, will also be remembered
 Rev J. s. Freeman of Woodbury will
 preach at the church next Sunday and on the following Sunday the pulpit
 will be occupied by Rev DeHart Gul ick of this city.
 Medicine buying is different iron
 the buying of other goods-your healtl
 depends upon what you purchase. Yol
 net what you ask for in its best quail
 ty at our store. A. 0. Walker. tn
 druggist N