Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Dennis McGrath of Charles street has been removed to the Waterbury hospital, as he is i'll with pneumonia.
 A week from next Sunday the forty hours devotion will start at St Patrick's church.
 The Walking club journeyed to Middlebury and back on Saturday. Six representatives of the club were in line. .ar
 Miss Nellie Helen I O'Connor of New Britain, who has been visiting Miss B. McGill of Bank street has re- turned home.
 ., The fair of St Joseph's church, which has been on the past week in the new hall on Green street, was brought to a successful close last evening.
 Jeremiah Mahaney is confined 10 his home on Lafayette street sufer- ing from an injured foot. He was hurt while at work ill Holmes, Booth and Hayden's last week.
 Elmer Trask, the dog warden, was in Brooklyn yesterday and came down James street with big canine which had no home to go to. Trask, for a five spot, furnished the necessary domicile.
 As polo will be on the boards in the Auditorium on Thursday evening, the annual dance of the Brooklyn Athletic club will be held in City hall, which since it's renovation is an excellent place for big dance.
 --' At last the finishing touches have been started on the drill tower which has been an object of beauty for the past few months. Because of the storm the oiling of the tower which was started Saturday, was not con- tinued to-day, but it will only take a short time to complete the job. The tower, although practically finished many weeks ago, was not painted, as there was no money to be had for the purpose. The oiling is considered bet ter than painting, as it will protect the tower from the weather.
 William Mahaney, the former member of the All Waterbury foot bal team who left the eleven because of some differences with Captain Louis Cronan, will play with Winsted against Torrington on Thursday. The manager of the Winsted eleven was III this city last night seeking Mahaney's services and the big tackle as much as agreed to participate ill tine con- test on thursday. The annual strug- gle between Torrington and Winsted is a very strenuous contest, as there is much rivalry between the towns. Mahaney should add considerable strength to the Winsted aggregation.
 Harold McGrath, son of D. J. McGrath, the Bank street groceryman, is confined to his home from a badly injured face, due to the blow of q wrench hurled by Frank Nobles, who is employed by the Hellamnn Brew ing Co, was working in the barn, he was annoyed by several boys. Be- coming angry at length he left fly a wrench and as young McGrath at that moment was sticking his head in the barn door, the wrench struck him souarely in the face. He had to be carried to his home, where Dr C. Il. Brown attended him. The boys eye and face q few hours after the acci- dent, were badly swollen, but much of it has disappeared to-day, al- though his face is still very painful Who really is at fault is question. It is understood that for long time Nobles has been bothered by the boys of the neighborhood and have often plagued his dog. They were at their old tricks on Sunday morning, but whether McGrath was in the crowd at that time is not known. He says that he was not; that he was passing along and stuck his head in the barn door to see what was going on when the wrench connected with his face. Nobles says he had no intention of injuring the boy.