Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-13
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

BROOKLYN BRIEFS.
 Miss Josephine Donahue of Bank street, who has been in New York the past three weeks studying the latest millinery designs, has re- turned home.
 Frank Doyle of Torrington has accepted position at McGrath's Store.
 Miss Christine Reid of North Riverside street has resigned her po- sition at the clock factory and en- tered St Joseph's hospital at Pater- son, N. J., to study to be nurse. MT and Mrs Henry Moore of Washington avenue are entertaining MT and Mrs John Mccarthy of Dan bury.
 Miss Gertrude Mooney and Miss Nellie Sweeney are visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Lew Cronin wants to back the Cadets against the Second Wards. Are the Cadets going to play any ] games this season?
 Frank Hollywood has accepted a position in the casting department of Benedict & Burnham's.
 There were only about half a dozen members present at the meet | ing of the Town Plot Improvement society last evening, as many of the members are working nights. The auction of the old lumber which is to be disposed of was postponed. and very little business was transacted. A communication from E. G. Kilduff, superintendent of streets, was read by President Hall. It stated that the superintendent now had force of men laboring on Town Plot roads. and he would gladly receive any recommendation from the organiza- tion in regard to certain work they wished attended to. The names of w. J. Moss and Frank L. Clair were received for membership. The meet ing adjourned until Friday Novem- Der 9. The society will meet on the second Friday of each month during the cold weather.
 Christine Abell. four year old child who lives with her parents on Porter street yesterday afternoon had the experience of eating some potash but to-day is not. in very serious condition. Christine, unknown to her mother. yesterday obtained can in which there was goodly quantity of potash. The child. not knowing the danger of the poison, started to eat it. She disposed of large amount considering her size. Suddenly the child was writhing in pain and the mother found the can not far away The mother prepared an antidote (which undoubtedly saved the child's life. Although the little girl shows the effect of her experience her con- dition is not serious.
 The members of the grand old party. or the Grind on The People, organization as some persons term it. in Brooklyn. are more than dis. gusted with the action of their fellow members in nominating Bob" Low't for judge of probate. It is a sad state of affairs, so they state, when the republicans of this city cannot find a man to oppose the democratic nominee. Even though the republi. cans thought, before yesterday, that they had only a slight chance to wir out. how they can see where theiI entire ticket will be swamped nex'
 month. Still the advocates of re publicanism can find some consola
 ton in the fact that Lowe is a good
 man and is on ticket that is likel,
 to give the republicans trimming
 Although Joe" Reid's stock wa.
 booming in this section when hil
 name was first mentioned Johr
 Hurley now seems to be stronger
 than before the primaries. Although
 Attorney James NJ. Lynch will talk,
 no active part in politics in the future
 his vote will aid in swelling Hurley'i
 majority. Voting machines have al
 yet to become popular in Brooklyn
 as the voters have not had the chance
 to use them. True they were on ex
 hibition for several days in city hall
 but as the voters in the fourth wer'
 not compelled to use them they dit
 not take the trouble to journey to tn, center to see how they were operated Unless the mayor changes his mind or is advised by the aldermen. votinl machines will be used in this cit,
 next month. There is some doubt al to their legality and fl Is said tha the board of aldermen may at it next meeting decide not to use tn
 machines at the comingf election. Tuesday evening the anniyer : sary festival will start in the lyeeuu : and judging from the work of tn various committees the af7air will b . most successful The young ladie . of St Patrick's. as we'll as many Q ; the other sex have been labOring dili : gently for the past two weeks to ge
 everything in readiness for the fou : nights bazaar. and there is no res , son to doubt but that their effort . will result in making the festival al that it should be-
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