Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-31
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

The Russell block on Bank street Is fast nearing completion.
 Miss Minnie Murphy has returned from a few days vacation in New York.
 As Monday is Labor Day the drug stores of Brooklyn will close from tU 5 in the afternoon and at o'clock in the evening.
 Mrs John Malone of Bank street, wife of Alderman Malone, who has been rather i'll the past week is cons siderably improved.
 If the members Of rne Brooklyn and Town Plot Improvement society meet Friday night, they will have a rip shorter of session to make it more lively than the one on the hill last evening
 Tt is said that there Is likely to be something doing in the ranks of the republicans because of one of the members of the town committee attending the meeting of the Town Plot Improvement society last evening. Although 1t is not known whether he took any action towards endorsing the Peasley ticket for the third ward, he will in all probability be asked why he was there.
 Daniel J. Mahaney, when asked what effect the story that Aldermen Malone, Spain and Lawlor were to be renominated would have upon his plans, replied that he was not worry ing much. If Malone, Spain and Lawlor are nominated, well and good, but there is still some time before the primaries. "Dan' says he thinks the democratic party will be well organ ized for the coming campaign and that the fourth and fifth will poll big vote. He furthermore estimated that he was aware all the slime that Sena- tor Hurley would fall in line with the administration.
 In speaking of the statement that William Loeffier is said to have made to Hans Rasmussen one night last week in Walkers drug store, MT Walker said he never heard any such remark passed. "I want it distinctly understood" he declared this inorn- ing, that I did not hear Mir Loefiler make the remark quoted by Mir Ras- mussen, m fact, heard none of liis conversation to speak of. The men were sitting at one of the tables in my store and were apparently doing some good natured joshing. It was on the sidewalk that they had their little political squabble, but what passed between them I am not able to state" It is understood that lsas- mussen and Loeffier both went to Walker and endeavored to have hiw sign statement, the former wish. ing to show that the words ITO hell with Town Plot" were used, the other to convine the Town Plotters that they were not. But Walker would not take sides, as he was not aware just what had passed between the men. Last nights meeting caused consid- erable excitement among the rcsi- dents of the hill and 1t was the main topic of discussion this morning.
 The Town Plot Improvement so- ciety met last night and fndorsed Mayor w. E. Thoms for reelection by q unanimous vote. Hans Rasmussen. who was supposed to be out against his honor, offered the motion and ad- ded that he felt Thoms will be elect ed and that it was. .rafe to predict that Sewell will come ip hanging on to the tail of the chariot. It was also voted to indorse the regular third ward republican candidates for al- dermen, consisting of Thomas B. Walker, Louis F. Fitzsimons and w. R. Keaveney. The meeting indorsed the fourth ward democratic alder men, Messrs Malone, Lawlor and Spain. and appointed a committee consisting of w. c. Hall. c. r. Hard. CT and James Tyack to work with the democratic town committee A lively tilt took place between Hans Rasmus- sen and William P. Loeffier regarding a remark which Mir Loeffier is alleg- ed to have made In Walkers rhar- macy. Mr Loeffier Is candidate for alderman in the third ward on the re- Luut hda HUI iAlttDl rt1 by the meeting and wanted to ex. plain that he never said .To hell with Town Plot. I'm for Brooklyn" In Walkers store or any place else. He said he was born on the hill and every dollar he owns is invested there, so 1t was hardly necessary for him to state that he has more tlan passing interest in everything that tends to improve conditions in that district. Mir Rasmussen insisted that he was present when Mir Joeffler made the rash statement and the discussion was getting pretty warm when Chair man Moss brought the scrap to an abrupt termination hy refusing to allow further discussion on the mat ter SO long as 10 motion was before the house. The meeting left no doubt as to wtere 1t stands on the political situation and In voting to stand back of Mayor Thoms and the present al- dermen from the third and fourth wards. the members showed that they appreciate what has been done for them during the past two years. The meeting talked about a change of location for certain lights. threw a few missiles at the small parks about the city, gave Engineer Cairns q kick