Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-10
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 ton will attend mammoth whist party to be given in Torrington Fri- day evening.
 Edward L0ughman has return ed to duty at the Brooklyn hose house after spending a couple of days in New Haven.
 Alexander Greelis. a youth re- siding on Draher avenue, fell against the stove at his home yesterday and was badly burned.
 William Carroll who some years ago worked for Joe Cronan. but who is now residing in New Haven, Is visiting friends in Brooklyn.
 MT and Mrs J. P. Rowe of North Leonard street gave party Saturday evening in honor of MT and Mrs Timothy Hanley who were re- gently married.
 Miss Mary Healey. a graduate of the New Haven Normal school class of 1906, is substituting in the Barnard school. Miss Healey has been selected for one of the new rooms which will be soon opened in the Town Plot school.
 Charles Smith of North Leonard street who won the trip to Washing ton, D. C., and return, offered by the Brooklyn Athletic club to the mem Der selling the most tickets for the recent fair. will leave for Washing ton on Thursday. He will be gone 8 week. All expenses will be paid by the B. A. c.
 George Henebry, left halfback on the Quaker Junior football team, had his right arm fractured in the game with the Brownies on Satur- day. Dr John F. Farrell reduced the fracture. The Quakers played a rattling good game and communi- cation from their manager in which he claims his team won will be found on the sporting page of the Demo- crat.
 The members of the Brooklyn and Town Ploth Improvement com- mittee will go la Coxey to the city hall this evening to greet the alder men who have been heaping favors upon this section of the city the past few months. The cry this evening will be the Clark street extension and the members intend to talk until they have made the aldermanic body feel so ashamed that 1t will by a unanimous vote voice its intention of having Clark street extended.
 The forty hours devotion started at St Patrick's church yes terday at last mass. which was cele- brated by Rev Joseph NJ. Gleeson. The usual procession marked the opening of the services. Confessions were heard last evening and also this afternoon and will be tonight. The local priests are assisted by Father Cunningham of South Meri- den. Andrew of Winsted, Tanning of Naugatuck and King of Torring- ton. The devotion will end with a high mass tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
 Henry Hirbour. who returned Saturday, as announced in Saturday evenings Democrat. Is still very i'll at his home on Lawrence street, and it is not likely that he will recover. Hirbour is bitter in his denunciation of the treatment which he received at the hands of the Canadian author- ities and may bring suit against them to recover the money which he ex- pended during his delay in the Do c>sn;1, IIs,1n,,,s., fo v.,tIx, to lao t,, dignant at the action of the Canadian ofiicials and may ask the United States government to bring action to recover the money which Hirbour was forced to pay out.
 At the Brooklyn Athletic club yesterday in the handball tourna- ment Joe and William Koski scalped F. Leary and NJ. Carroll; c. Smith and R. Schosser defeated A. Carroll and J. Kearney; P. Cronan and P. Edmunds were too much for l.. Car and w. Gwilym; N. Norman and M. Conway routed D. Blands- field and J. Mccarthy, while P. Clark and c. Bockwitch conquered M. Madden and D. Sullivan. There was much interest manifested in contests and Mike Mad den said it pays to remind the fell lows once in while that they should appear when they are scheduled to play.
 As usual at this season of the year. the boys in this section are risking their lives by skating on cer- tain parts of the Naugatuck river. and within two days two accidents have occurred in Brooklyn. Satur- day afternoon Michael Brady of South Leonard street. while skating broke through at point above the bridge and went in almost 10 his neck. Although he is only about 10 years of age he had to pull himself out, as his companions, who were of the same age. left him to his peril. After the cold plunge he hastened to Walkers drug store. Yesterday af- ternoon William Kirby, another youth, while skimming over the gIassy surface. went through. and if some of his companions had not gone to his assistance he would undoubt- edIy have found a watery grave. As it was. the water reached his chin. and when the boy was pulled out he was SO chilled he could not utter a word. The Naugatuck is treacher- ous stream to skate on.
 Box 3s. at the corner of Bank and North Riverside streets. called the fire department to Brooklyn this