Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-24
BRooxIYN BRIEFS.

and Josephine Kelly are visiting l friends in Meriden.
 Miss Molly English of Brooklyn, N. r., is visiting her sister on South Leonard street.
 Frank Leary and Miss Jennie Morrison will be married tomorrow
 morning at o'clock at St Patrick's church.
 Miss Mary Fungston of New
 Britain, who has been visiting friends
 on South Leonard street, has re-
 turned home.
 Mir and Mrs James Thompson
 have returned from their wedding
 trip and have taken up a residence
 at 1158 Bank street.
 Last evening at the rooms of the
 Brooklyn Athletic club a reception
 was held in honor of Bill Dwyer of
 the Niagara Baseball team, and a
 purse of $35, taken up among his
 Brooklyn friends, was presented to
 the Brooklyn boy. Max Kamak made
 the nresenta ton speech and Bill"
 made a neat reply, mentioning the
 fact that it was shame that his
 team did not have the opportunity of
 defeating Durant's pets yesterday.
 Manager Andrew Stein of the
 Cadet baseball team is busily en-
 gagged arranging games with semi
 professional aggregations around the
 state. If his plans do not miscarry
 he will have a schedule which will
 take the Cadets out of town on Sat
 lrdays the greater paft of the year.
 The material for the nine is fairly
 good and as the candidates are in
 good form the team should make a
 fine beginning.
 A mad dog caused much excite
 ment in the vicinity of Charles street last evening and before the canine was put to death by a--bullet from
 Officer DowlinS's gun it planted its teeth in the leg of John Milligan. The animal entered Mulligan's house and chased one of the children through the rooms. Mir Mulligan in defending his boy gave the dog some hard blows but the cur was able to imprint its teeth in the mans flesh at least once.
 --I'here will be nseeting Of the
 Brooklyn Improvement committee dis evening in the Lyceum at 7.aG. It Is some time since the members have been together but they were simply taking vacation as 1t were and are ready once more to go along with the work which has been map ped out. This evening the subject which will be mostly discussed is the bond issue. The issuance of bonds for the building of an aqueduct, the paving of our streets and other i'm pvOvemcnts will be undoubtedly talk ed over as the members expect to proceed quickly in these matters Chairman John Henderson will pre- side and as it is couple of weeks since meeting was held all mem- bcrs will undoubtedly be present.
 This morning some Italians in this section had discussion over the merits of horse and finally bet was made that the animal could not draw a wagon with the wheels tied, up Washington avenue. The nag was a sorry looking piece of horsefesh and 1t was more fit for the graveyard than doing any extra work. The rope was procured, the wheels, were firmly tied and. the ls- cent was started, the owner and the others interested in the bet following on. Washington avenue is rather steep and it is difficult for any an imal to climb it without having to do any unnecessary pulling. The plug did fairly well for a short time. but when 1t was about half way up it appeared to be all in and notwith- the efforts of the driver to have it continue, the skate would 20 no further. The rope was taken off the wheels and the men jumped in the wagon and all headed toward lower Brooklyn. It seems to be well known fact in Brooklyn as well as the other parts of the city that the humane officers are very lax in their efforts to bring those who are cruel to animals. to justice. It is safe wagering that there are more horses which are unfit for work seen on the streets of this city than in any other city in the state. Any old kind of plug is allowed to 70 through the streets hitched 10 a wagon and 1t is not long ago on South Main street that a horse was so emaciated that when 1t was left standing near a livery stal,ie it dropped on it's fore legs and died in a couple of hours. Waterbury seems To lfve it's share of broken dosn horses and Brooklyn certainly h,lps swell the list.
 Although work Is not progressing very rapidly on the trunk sewer which has been causing q. lot os trouble duSisr the winter still sD much has been done that Riverside | park is all torn up and there will | be 10 baseball there during the sum- mer. The Grouse company has had ] some difficulty in getting suitable l men to work in the sewer but seapis 10 be having more luck than earlier | in the year. Riverside park, the en- lire length. is laid up as the sewer is i icing built directly through the mid i He. The undertaking has been an lriuous one- and proved too n,ucl. | Tor the Mctiovern Construction conn nsny. After the McCsOverns had | abandoned the work which was start sd on Railroad Hill street the con tract was given to inc crouseS. They had fairly good luck with the exception of a few drawbacks while I