Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-27
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

If arrangements are completed, there'll be big attraction in Brook lyn tomorrow afternoon. The Brook lyn business man and the letter car riers may meet at Corcoran's lots.
 The Cadets will in ali probability accept the $50 offer of the Terryville base ball team for two games In that city on July f.
 While at work on power press in the Scovill factory yesterday Miss Margaret vendoraitls of North River side street had one of the fingers of her left hand smashed.
 Fred Meyers of Bank street is at the Waterbury hospital because of an abscess on his right leg.
 Mrs Patrick Hughes and daugh- ter Mary, of North Riverside street have returned from Toronto, where they spent the past month.
 The Misses Norah Mahaney, Lau- retta Henebry, Genevieve Keefe and Mrs Sarah Kilbride Smith are on a driving tour of the state. They ex- pect to be gone two weeks.
 John Navach, the five year old son of Mir and Mrs Michael Navach of Bank street, nearly lost his life last evening by taking dose of medi- cine in which there was poison. The father had poured out about 10 drops of the liquid and had left 1t in a glass upon the table. The boy, not knowing what was in It, thought lie would find out. so he placed it to bis lips and drank. Soon he was in con- vulsions and 1t looked as if the child would die. Dr George Russell was hastily summoned and after much work, brought the child out of dan- ger. What was medicine to the father was almost a killer for the boy. AL though the child was rather sick last evening he was out of danger. This morning he was resting very comfor- tably.
 During the storm of yesterday a team of horses hitched to one of Ralph N. Blakeslee's trucks became frightened on South Leonard street. When they started to run the driver could not hold them. Down Bank street they galloped. As they passed under tine Bank street bridge one of the tumbling barrels which were on the wagon fell of. The casing about the machine was shattered. but the machine itself was not injured. The animals did not find 1t so easy to climb the grade from the bridge so the driver brought the horses under control again.
 Daniel J. Mahaney of Bank street and his son "Bill" are after someone's scalp. They are much indignant be- cause of the joke played on them Mon day evening, when the batter lost a new pair of s5 shoes and the boy was relieved. for a few hours. of his panama hat, in which he takes so much pride. It is thought that "Bill'' is now sure who the jokers were, but the father Is still in the dark. Dan was SO vexed because of the loss of the shoes that he suspected Joe, !" the fruit man on Bank street, and was going to have a warrant made out Nls give Dan enough lemons to sell leinon- ade in his wine emporium if he did not quit his Kidding as he thought 1t was a joke. Meanwhile wilIiem Brickel. Bernie Burke and "BilI'' Tur- ley are having n good raugh every time they have a few spare moments to think 1t over. Monday night they were in Brooklyn waiaaIng the fire works exhibition. so they decided to drop in to see Dan and William. As they were passing through the Ma haney office they spotted "BIlrs- hat hanging on a nail Immediately they grabbed the hat and one of the trio donned it and walked right into ''BiIl. . He did not become aware of the fact that someone was sporting his cha reau so the trio continued their cur leycues and on the way out one of them got his hands on Dan's shoes. made to order They held onto their sides as they imagined Dams Ire when he discovered that his boots had dIs- appeared. The trio went hack to look at the pyrotechnlcal displzy. There was no explosion at the Iot similar to what occurred in Mahaney's quarters when father and son prorssi- ed to lork mp their cafe that night. Bin could not lOcate his hat Pas shoes were nowhere In sight. Such | Sow of Ianguag-It vas svfuL BIIl started ont hunting and when he en- csuntered the Burke-Turiey-B Brickel trio he accused them nf stealing his hat. They st first denied l.. hat af length informed -hIm of where hfs skypsece might he found But theT denied aII knowBedFe of the shoes. Meanwhile fbe fatber vent hone. hu; next morning vas nuch earlier than l uxusi st kis -eslf.T." Bgt the shoss