Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-05
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Joseph Hanlon of South Wilson street is visiting in Torrington to-day. After ten days vacation James
 Heating of the United States navy has returned to his ship, the Olympic.
 As yet no successor has been se- lected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev MT Root of the Third church.
 l An entertainment for the benefit of the Third Congregational church will be given in the church parlors during the latter part of April. It will 1 be under the auspices of the Junior temple and Junior Aid societies. -Leary and Burlington defeated the Bockwitch-Schlosse team at handball ! in the B. A. c. rooms yesterday. The and as Edmonds and Picquignot have not lost game 1t looks as il they would carry off the prize.
 Nothing of importance was trans acted at the meeting of the Brooklyn Athletic club yesterday afternoon. The committee which was to arrange I wrestling match to be held in the club did not make a report, but will proba- bly, do so at the next meeting.
 At meeting of the Moral club yesterday the following officers were elected: President, William Dunphy; secretary, William McGuiness; treas. urer, John Temple. At q meeting Tuesday night the judges will be se- lected and other minor details in con- nection with the organization will be looked after.
 Wilton Pottenus fell on James street Saturday night and put q deep gash ill his head. He was proceeding to his home when he lost his footing because of the slippery condition Of I the walk and hit the ground with q thud. He was carried to nearby house and physician was summoned and dressed the wound.
 A still alarm yesterday morning brought the Brooklyn firemen to the Cronan residence on North Leonard street, where a heap of rubbish was burning ill the woodshed, but 1t did ! not take the boys long to eXtinguish the blaze. There was something wrong with the hydrant at the corner of Bank and North Riverside streets and for couple of hours the water could not be turned off.
 The Improvement committee win appear before the board of aldermen tonight and the residents from this section who are interested ill improve ments, will do well to attend the ses- sion. The last one at which the tax. payers turned out proved to be lively affair and there were many warm and interesting arguments. It begins to look as though the Robbins street peo. pie have acknowledged defeat, but per. haps they will spring a surprise and be there with bells this evening. Whats in .a name? That whicl we call rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Some people assert that it counts much. others say there is nothing to 1t. For many years past the name Brooklyn has sounded disagreeable to the residents of this section and many of the prominent men have been crying for it's abolition. Despite their efforts the name has not been eliminated and it is as strong to- day as it everlwas. The men who have been clamoring for the death knell of the same assert that there is no Brook lyn, but that this, the southwesterI section of the city, should be nen- tioned as Waterbury and not Brooklyn. They maintain that the name Brook lyn does much to prevent the com munity from prospering and that it has aided materially in allowing the scc- tion over the bridge to deteriorate. Peo- pie in general don't seem toworry much over the matter, but seem to be willing to let the thing drag along, thinking, perhaps, that the few will get the change for the many. Brooklyn has become so well known and this name has become so common that unless the men who wish to see the cognomen laid aside get busy. that few years hence they will be unable to accom- plish the thing. Many put up the ar. gument that all sections of the city have special terms to designate them, and the people over here have no com plaint to make. Why should Brooklyn feel ashamed of the name Brooklyn. Brooklyn is whatever the people over here make it.. so they say. A review of the people in this section shows that while some are interested in the pro- posed change. others give the matter little consideration and do not care what the place is called. If the people want change let them speak out and work for the same. as after all 1t is up to them to decide.
 Medicine buying Is different from the buying of other goods--your health depends upon what you purchase. You get what you ask for In its best quail ty at our store. A. c. Walker, the druggist