Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
BROOKLYN BaIEra

BROOKLYN BRIETS
 William Brickel of Washington avenue is spending vacation in New York city.
 Miss Norah McMinniman of Meriden spent yesterday visiting friends in this section.
 Miss Jennie Meehan of Avon avenue has accepted 6 position in the business ofice of the Republican.
 Miss Alice Mahaney and Miss May Brazil have returned from two weeks vacation spent in Vermont.
 Frank Johnson has resigned his position at Killoughey's drug store and is spending few days in New York.
 Miss Mary E. Ryan of South Leonard street has taken position with the Southern New England Telephone Co.
 John w. Butkaus, John B. Bokaukus and Miss Anna Mickus sailed to-day on the Steamship Amer lea for Lithuanian where they spend two months.
 While working on a press at the Oakville company factory yes terday Miss Anna Bolth of North Leonard street smashed the index finger of her right hand.
 The Kisses Agnes and Mary Collins of Brooklyn, N. Y., who at one time lived on South Leonard street are the guests of the Wolff family of William street.
 The fence along North River side street which is supposed to pro- tect teamsters from going over the embankment into the river is broken in some places and is in need of re- pairing.
 Attorney Francis P. Guilfoile, who is widely known in this section is expected to make an address be- fore the members of the Lithuanian Political and Literary club in the hall on Green street this evening. Patrick Lynch of North River side street was one of the first to arrive at the fire which destroyed the Hayes property in the east end last evening. He rendered consid- erable help in moving some of the furniture to a place of safety. MT and Mrs Joseph Ficeto of South Riverside street had quarrel on Tuesday night, during which Joe" was cut with a meat cleaver. Joseph quickly had all the fight taken out of him. It was necessary to call Dr A. D. David, as the man after the fight was seized with an epileptic | fit, so it is said, and 1t was feared that he was seriously injured. Thomas Bockwitch of North Leonard street has received word from F. M. Wilmot of the Carnegie Hero commission that the medal which is to be presented him is on | its way. On January 1, Bockwitch saved a youth who had broken through the ice at Lakewood, from drowning. The attention of the hero commission was brought to the deed and as result Bockwitch was placed on the medal list. Bockwitch the past few months has been suffering from blood poisoning, and has not fully recovered from the effects of the disease. The medal is said to have been shipped from Pittsburg by express.
 The Rev J. s. Roche, LL.D., vice. president of the Catholic Church Ex- tension society, will speak at St Pat rick's church next Sunday, stating the purpose of the organization and the success 1t is meeting around the count.y. It is the intention of the society to have churches built in all sections where ediflces are needed and to aid clergymen that find 1t diff ficult to meet expenses for various reasons. The society Is also giving much attention endeavoring to solve the immigrant question, and Father Roche is of the opinion that within short time 1t will have accom- plished much in this line of work. Father Roche will speak at all the masses.
 Although there has been con. siderable water used in connection with the work going on at the sewage disposal property nevertheless none has been wasted. Still in all prob ability, in view of the condition of the reservoir Engineer Cairns will try to bring 1t about so that very little water will have to be used for the present. The engineer while go. ing through Brooklyn one day during the present week found pipe com. ing from the ground and the water was pouring out to its hearts con tent. It is just such cases as this that cause reservoirs to go dry and even though the water that was be ing wasted was coming through a meter, nevertheless 1t was waste l nf ruatnr nnd hncnnnn it rrnn hninn