Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-28

BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Boys $3 and $3.50 suits ant
 overcoats reduced to S2.44 at Upson
 Singleton & Co.'S.
 Miss Irene O'Connor of New Brit
 ain is visiting Miss B. McGill o
 South Leonard street. Miss Ella DideIis of Norwich wht
 has been visiting friends in this sec
 tion has returned home.
 Miss Gertrude O'Brien and Mis-
 O'Connor of Norwalk are the guest.
 of the Mahaney family of Bank street.
 It is understood that the contest for the position of sealer of weights
 and measures has reached that point
 where Edward Dunphy and Philip
 Reilly, both of Brooklyn, are the
 chief contenders. Those who pretend
 to know declare that either Reilly
 or Dunphy will land the place. Each man is confident that the coveted job will go his way but at that both seem to be doing much worrying. Dennis Kelly, manager of the Cadet Junior basketball team says it is impossible for his quintette to procure games. We have defeated everyone whom we have met" de- clared the auburned manager this morning "and I wish you would say that we are ready to play any team in the city averaging 130 pounds. Kelly says that the Cadet Junior five which was defeated Monday by the Bone Juniors at the B. A. c. was not his aggregation but was travelling under the supervision of one "Bill" Leary.
 At a meeting of Court Crosby, F. of A. last evening in Hellmann hall the following officers were elect ed: Chief ranger, John Bevans; sub chief ranger, Frank Monnett; senior woodward, John Lacey; junior wood ward, Patrick Collins; treasurer, William Darby; financial secretary, Thomas Wagner; recording secretary, William O'Day; senior beadle. Thom- as Coss; junior beadle. James Cor man; trustee for three years John Tynan; lecturer, E. L. Rogers; phy- sician, Dr West of South Norwalk; pharmacy, A. c. Walker & Co. Dr West succeeds Dr George w. Russell as court physician.
 All opponents look alike to the Pioneer basketball team which added another victory to its number last evening when it walloped the Tele- gram square five by the score of 29 to 1I. The game was played in the $. A. c. rooms where the Pioneers are right at home and as a result the uptown boys had to work hard so as not to be defeated ignominiously. The lineup. Telegram Squares Claffey and Bauby, forwards; Carley and Tierney center; Bergin and Hackett, guards. Pioneers-Devine and Kopp, forwards; Brickel, center; Donahue and Gwilym, guards.
 At special meeting of the Im- provement society of Brooklyn and Town Plot which is at present under going a reorganization the following officers were elected President Jeremiah Devine; vice-president, Will liam Herman; secretary. A. J. BroI- erick; treasurer, James M. Lynch | The society in the future will be known as the Brooklyn Improvement | society, although some of the mem- bers cannot see the consistency of | this action since almost half the | members are from the hill. It is un- derStood for the present at least no other residents of Town Plot will be | taken into the organization but the taxpayers on the hill will continue to | have their own Town Plot society | The new constitution and bylaws as were adopted but will later be revised. The new officers of the have been prominent of the old society. The new president is Brooklyn property owner and of late has taken a very active interest in the doings of the society. He will need to do a large of work and spend much time ,n the society if he wishes to fill the ,hair as we'll as his predecessor whom he members of the society have never ully appreciated. The matter of equalization of taxes is still causing much discussion among the mera- ,ers. The Town Plot taxpayers the coming year will pay a five mil 'chool tax and a five mill town tax. till they do not think it worth while 0 pay full taxes and come into the irst district.