Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-16
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

llZ piece EuSllSu ueCOTdteu uli- 'ner sets for $7.75 worth $12.OO, at Benson's compulsory sale. Sale con- tinues until Xmas eve.
 The basketball game scheduled between the Cadets and Bones at the E. A. C. rooms this evening has been postponed until next Monday evening.
 The Pioneer basketball team will go to Bridgeport Wednesday night to play return game with the Victors, whom they recently defeated 24 to Il.
 Because of the opening of a new market in this section there is keen competition among certain dealers ill the meat business. Prices are being slashed and for time at least the people are receiving meat at reduced prices. The meat buyers are hoping that the competition will continue.
 Michael Conway, manager of the Bones, a basketball team of the Brooklyn Athletic club, was badly burned on the left arm while prac ticing at the club yesterday. He fell against the stove and before he could v fully burned.
 r A number of men watched more fortunate brethen carting away the snow on Bank street this morning, that is, watched them shovel it on to the cars. Many thinking they might strike job inquired of the foreman if he needed more help, but the supply was far too large for the demand.
 The up town business man who made a protest which resulted in the closing of the shoe and clothing stores of Brooklyn on Sunday, was in this section yesterday to see that no place of business of the kind was open. He said the patrolmen were doing their duty we'll and he hoped it would be continued.
 Saturday evening about 6:30 Off, cer John Brickel saw smoke coming from the barn of John Clohessey on simon street. Thinking there was a fire, he pulled box 21, but upon the arrival of the department no blaze could be discovered other than that in the stove. John 0'Hearn was working there drying plaster casts and he was rather surprised to learn that the department had arrived to quench supposed blaze in his barn. officer Brickel is passing around the cigars to-day.
 The front axle of car No 72 on the Bank street line broke near the Naugatuck station this morning and was disabled for several hours. In a way it recalled the eventful acci- dent at the West Main street cross ing a couple of weeks ago. On that occasion the car became stalled on the rails because of the blowing out of the overhead switch. The car this morning was rendered helpless. not on the rails. but only ten feet from the rails. There were a few passengers on the car when the axle broke. The wrecker was busy during the morning endeayOring to get the car lon it's feet again. While the track was blocked passengers were compelled to transfer at this point.
 Someone in Brooklyn. with q very peculiar sense of hunOr, is evidently having much "fun" at the expense of the fire department. He sprung one of his jokes Sunday morning about $ o'clock. when he pulled box 323 at the corner of Washington avenue and West Porter streets. which Is only a short distance from the box at the corner of Porter and Charles streets which was pulled last week when there was no fire. It was a mighty hard drive for the Bremen on Sun day morning. as the streets were in terrible condition because of the storm on Saturday. The horses pulled the heavy vehicles with much difficulty and were almost exhausted when they reached their destination. It is not to Ea wondered that Chief Snagg. as well as the firpmen. were hot under the collar when they learned the run was for Eaugflt and that some fresh fellow had brought them on q neei- less run It vas the see0Hd false alarm within a week This Is . very Essd afTeuse and the first offender caught fs likely to reeeiye q severe punislsmert-
 The nlemters Of the Brooklyn AthIA1fe duh have decslesf that during tha winter the club ruaEnS will seem msrp inviting if there is SameEhIng t0 sttracz thesr strenft1n- Nuasesrsenfiy at q maarfnE veserzay q basketball aft q meeting yesterday q EaSkeftaH sirlefrs1 ca fhe plans similar to fle one tuo rezFs SEQ aud pEezsSes to create uHeh eafhnsssSma aEozx fhar MsMfprS- Fea~ tears have hexn fcETed ard aze win he F1zYed sFeFT TrErs1zy