Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-24
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

John Mahaney, student at Mia gara college, has returned for the summer.
 The bans of marriage between Miss Anna O'Brien and Thomas B
 Meehan were published for the first time at St Patrick's church yesterday.
 The whist tournament will be held at the lyceum this evening. The women of the parish have made arr arrangements to handle a big crowd.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Smith have
 returned from their wedding trip. They will reside ct 923 Wes; Main street.
 Miss Nora Prisavage and Miss Helen Zigmund left this morning to spend two weeks in New York.
 William Dwyer who had asked the management of the Clean team, New York state leaguo for his reiease was given it. So 1t is understood. on Saturday evening. Tom" McGrath manager of the Niagara team, talked with "Bill" few days ago, and the latter signified his intention of re- turning to this city. He expects to play with the West Brass Mill team.
 While watching ball game at Corcorans lots yesterday Benjamin Sherman of South Leonard street was struck in the face by bat. A wound was caused which necessitated seven stitches. Joseph Shea was one of fha snartotorc onI For nastt,,o -uz. swinging bat. It slipped from his hands and did not stop until 1t con- nected with the face of Sherman. The latter took the count. He was knock ed out for several minutes.
 The attendance at the fireworks exhibition on the Bank street lot Saturday night was large. The pyro- technics were good to watch. An other exhibition will be given this evening.
 George Moss of North Leonard street and two companions while playing on Summer street last even- ing were knocked down by bicyclist but not badly injured. The wheel was ridden by foreigner who went down the hill so fast that he could not manage 1t. None of the children were badly injured.
 A girl by the name of Kaze- maikis,age about six, was badly burn ed yesterday afternoon about four o'clock because of the pranks of some mischievous urchin. If 1t were not for a couple of young men the girl might have been burned to death. The girl was walking along James street when the miscreant came along and touched a match to her dress. In a moment the child's apparel was in a blaze. The young men who noticed the incident quickly grabbed the child and extinguished the flames by rolling her in the dirt. The boy who was the cause of the trouble in the meantime had escaped. The child was taken to. her home and while a physician was being called, the men who had saved the girl rushed to Smiths drug store to procure some thing to Tighten the child's pain. She was frightfully burned about the legs and the lower part of her dress was burned to shreds. It was one<of the most brazen acts that any boy in this section has committed in a long time.
 There was considerable excite ment yesterday morning during the s o'clock mass at St Joseph's church when a girls light we'll was ignited by a lighted candle. A class of twenty-five children had received their first holy communion and had taken their seats in the front part oi the church when the accident oc- curred. A girl accidentally allowed the candle which she vas holding to touch the veil of Miss Mary Markas. The latter's veil and that of Miss c. who was sitting next to her caught fire. It looked as if the dresses of the girls would go up in smoke but the sisters who were close by took in the situation at a glance. They ran to the girls and tore the reils from their heads. Although the hands of the sisters were burned con- they had the satisfaetion of preventing what might have been very serious accident The congrega- lion was getting alarmed at the slfu- ation and a panic might have ensued had not the Rev Peter SaurusaIfis. who vas celebrating mass. informed those present that there was no dan- ger