Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-20
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Mrs William Burke of Thomas
 ton is visiting Miss Nellie O'Brien oi
 Bank street.
 Miss Katharine Quinn of Rail.
 road Hill street Is spending few
 days in New Haven.
 Miss Tompkinson of New Hart
 ford is visiting Miss Agnes Ryan oi
 South Leonard street.
 William Hyde, who has been
 visiting friends in this section, has
 returned to his home in New Haven
 A supper and entertainment were given last evening at the Third church. Supper was served until
 8 o'clock, after which the entertain ment was given.
 The Porter, Bank and Barnard street schools have been given a thorough cleaning during the week and everything is in readiness for the re-opening of school on Tuesday.
 A Lithuanian child residing at 681 North Riverside street was se- verely scalded yesterday afternoon by water coming from a boiler. The mother was washing clothes and while removing some water from the stove, a part spilled and went over the face and arms of the child. Dr Farrell rendered surgical aid.
 Although as far as is known there are only couple of people from this district in San Francisco, still the residents of Brooklyn as we'll as all other sections of the city are deeply interested in the plan to send aid to the suffering in that city. The orooklynites will undoubtedly respond generously to help the af- ficted and all who have plenty should not be at all backward in sending in treir contribution to the collectors to have it forwarded at once to San Francisco.
 -"Joe" McGinn, who formerly lived on Town Plot, but who is now a member of Uncle Sam's navy, is on furlough and is visiting old ac- in Brooklyn. Many were surprised to hear that McGinn had joined the navy, for only a short time ago he was travelling with cir GUS in the west. McGinn some year' ago joined a circus in Indiana and for several years he has seen much of the world, coming to Brooklyn now and then to get look at his old friends.
 Mrs Bridget Hennessey of South Leonard street called at the Demo- crat office to-day to say that when she returned from the Waterbury hospital, where she. spent several weeks suffering from a broken leg, the result of being hurt by crowd )f youngsters that continue to make life miserable for her, she found that somebody had been through the house and carried away nearly all ner wearing apparel. Last night the -owdies paid another visit to the place md stole the eggs from under set ing hen. For some reason or other he authorities do not take Mrs Hem lessey seriously, but just the same ,he is the victim of lot of abuse md 1t would seem about time it was stopped. One arrest would do the business and this cannot be done too oon to suit citizens who believe that Mrs Hennessey in common with oth- ITS is entitled to protection. She is m old lady and will not be there ong, ahyway! and those young men vlio take. delight in making fun of Ter are not entitled to much consid~ ration. They say Mrs Hennessey is 'dd. Perhaps this is true, most old ,eople are, but isn't that all the nore reason why she should be help d rather than hindered in her weary ourney to the end of life that does Iot seem to have any sunshine?
 There is nothing new in the rolley situation and the members of he Brooklyn Improvement commit- ee meanwhile are taking rest af- CT all the work they have been do- ng the past three months. As the Brooklyn residents know that ther ave done all that they can do they re now willing to wait to see what ction Mayor Thoms takes. Although hey would like to see him act fa- orably on the plan of cutting down he expenses of Robbins street so as 0 make the cost sS0,000, still they re not of the opinion that this will e agreeable to him. It is not sur rising that the members of the Irooklyn committee should feel omewhat anxious over the trolley ght. Although the members state | 3 the contrary, nevertheless 1t is ,ore than likely that if the Brook mites are worsted in this fight that | ome of the members will lose heart | nd will not take any interest in the ther schemes of the committee. Even | | late some of the most active mem- ! CTS of the committee have given up | ope and assert that they are tired 1 [ attending conferences and ses- ons. Since the first night that the lass meeting was held in the Ly- cum the main object of the commit ,e and the residents was to get that ,cal line on Town Plot. Other im- were talked of incident fly and since that time some of them ave been granted by the city. but ,e motto was to let other things ait until the rails had been laid to le Town Plot school house. The Ian was first taken up by the Town lot Improvement society. whose embers finally awakened the rookIyn people and the big fight as the result. At first the members the committee were the laughing ock of the town. but later they had le eyes of the entire city centered ! them. It looked for a time as If le Brooklyn people would win out. Ut after the hearing in Hartford me of the members of the commit e seeped to get a change of heart Id lean towards the proposition Of Ie trolley company. Some of the sidents of other sections of the city o-. .o,,.uhaf .ora with the prook-