Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-27
BRooxIYN BRIEFS.

| tion attended the opening game at
 the ball grounds yesterday.
 | More money was placed in the
 contribution box in Walkers drug
 store than in any other drug store
 in the city.
 John Sweeney of Third street,
 a foreman employed by the Connec-
 ticut Railway and Lighting Co, while
 at work on Wednesday had his foot injured by the falling of manhole
 cover.
 Lew" Cronan and his All-Wa- terbury team will line up against the Terryville Giants at the armory this
 evening. As the proceeds of the contest are for the San Francisco fund large crowd should be on | hand.
 1 Billy, one of the horses used on the steamer at No ?, is very sick, and
 is at present receiving treatment in
 the Brooklyn house. It was brought
 to Brooklyn as there is more room
 over here to take care of it. Last
 night it was so weak that it was un-
 able to stand.
 William P Loeffler of Seymour
 street, master mechanic at the New
 England Watch factory, will leave
 this afternoon for New York, whence
 he will board tomorrow the Deutch- ] land, bound for Europe. MT Loeffler will visit Berlin and several other
 cities of Germany, as he intends to be
 gone three months
 The rooms of the Brooklyn Ath-
 letic club were packed last evening at the annual barn dance given by
 the organization. The costumes were
 most original and some of the make ups were the best seen at any barn
 dance yet given in this city. Lal- | Hers orchestra furnished the music and during the intermfssions the "rubes" were furnished with refresh
 ments. The following were the first four numbers on the dance program:
 Town Plot Parade" Rasmussen
 hop,'' Apple Juice Quadrille,"
 ''The Reubens' Gallop."
 1 The Brooklyn admirers of the City Amateur league, and there are as many on this side as in any other section of the city, are much inter- ested in what action Manager Mad den will take in regard to the terms offered by Manager Durant of the Waterbury team to the City league managers. Unless the managers of 1 the City league teams at their next meeting decide to accept the offer made by Mr Durant, which all fair minded persons seem to think is a most liberal one, it is likely that there may be no Sunday base ball the present season. The Independents are using every effort to close deal for the use of the grounds on Sunday.
 Those bucking bronchos which have been the cause of many an &C., cident in Brooklyn during the past year are not all dead yet, and the animals are desirous of putting few human beings out of business ere they turn up their toes. It is not more than three months ago that with one of the kickers, and Wednes- FdayAaSteS0eap Michael De Lucia had ssAe~nteesareSof riding behind one of the bucking kind. He selected Grandview Heights as good ground for trying out purposes and the first few heats went of all right. But while coming down into Brooklyn the broncho let loose and at the corner of Fifth and Bank streets crashed into the curb. Mike and the animal hit the road about the same time. The latter had one of its legs broken and was shot shortly after by Dr Bland. The driver escaped with a few scratches. Next.
 Why should I desire to live longer? Is it not about time that I should cease to exist, as l am un- able to move to any other section of the city, and living over here is the same as being dead? All my efforts have been in vain; night and day I have dreamed of local trolley line on Town Plot. I convinced myself that this thing would be mine, and I was so blinded by the promises which received that 1 really thought for a time that I could hear the clang of the trolley passing my door. I know now that it was only the bell on one of my COWS. Is it not enough to make any man despair to learn that all his oratorical efforts have been in vain and that the people nowadays have no use for a man even though he has the ability of Demosthenes. But this thing was not so bad. | might have been able to endure it if it were not for recent developments. have used all my time and money for improvements and I led myself to believe that this side of the eity1 AaA Wnfr uaA Every morning I could see the trucks coming across Bank street to stop at the freight station, but. alas, they were not trucks. they were garbage carts bringing offal to Brooklyn. l. as a member of the Brooklyn Im- provement committee. have often pictured a monument built for me in this district. but the more 1 think about the happenings Of the past month I see nothing for me but a plain tombstone. The fates indeed have been cruel to me. It was my ambition to have several of the streets in this section paved and 1 named after me and my relatives. 1 but we have only one street over here and that has been christened 1 Bank. The other passways may be l called streets. but they are in reality only footpaths- Why. then. say again. do desire to dwindle out this l We're I not better dead 1, and in my grave. to which the chil- I dren. at least, would bring flowers l weekly and bless the memory of him | who tried his best but failed to make 1 Brooklyn a part of Waterbury. Al n--1~n.s ssrs4eu .s1rrs s.r --ow.fH q r.~. fer death. and that is the reason why ! have decided 10 die His soliloquy was nearly over when the Town Plot man saw 4. ". Paige coming up on the hill He awaited the coming of