Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-04
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Routine business was transacted
 at the regular monthly meeting of
 the Brooklyn Athletic club.
 The Spalding football team de-
 feated an eleven known as the Sacred
 Hearts on Corcoran's lots yesterday
 by the score of 12 to 0.
 "A basket ball league will be or
 ganized among the St Thomas Cadets
 The matter was talked over at the
 meeting held yesterday.
 Dog Warden Trask is rounding
 up the stray dogs in this section rap.
 idly and many of the owners are parting with five spots-or with
 their dogs. Trask has been after
 couple of canines the past few days
 which are thought to have been bit.
 ten by a rabid dog. He succeeded in coralling them Saturday and sending
 them to rest. Some of the owners
 are becoming very hostile to the do. ings of the dog catcher.
 It is not every day that persons are refusing $5 bills especially in
 this period when it is so difficult tr pry dollar loose. But that is just what Daniel Kelly of 16 Rye street did recently. He found watch which had been lost, returned it to its owner and when she offered him the twentieth part of hundred, refused to accept. But so much pressure was brought to bear on him that he at last consented to be recompensed for his honesty.
 Edward P. Dunphy was a timer at the All Waterbury Second Ward football game. Dunphy, who for few years was manager of the old Cadet team, was asked how the pres. ent All Waterbury eleven compared with his gTidiron heroes. He replied that the Cadets were by far superior to the All Waterbury team and for two years there was no question as to what team in the state was the cham pion. No tie games at that time," he declared, ''our victories were so de- cisive there was never any room for doubt"
 The police are after the clothing and shoe stores in Brooklyn that have been accustomed to keep open on Sum- day. The proprietors of Berman Brothers store and the Brooklyn Shoe Store, both on Bank street, be- tween North Riverside and North Leonard streets, were informed that no business could be done yesterday. Germans store, so 1t seems, took the tip. and remained closed. but the Brooklyn Shoe store made an effort to do little business in the morning. The result was that the officer on duty entered the store and informed Ephraim Tdelowitz that unless he closed for the remainder of the day he would be arrested. Udelowitz on speaking about the matter this morn- ing said he had no intention of disre- garding the orders of the police. "I was notified on Saturday not to open Sunday and did not intend to do so But yesterday a man came to my house, you know live up stairs here over my store. and asked me if I would go down and sell him a pair of shoes. did so for did not think that the police would object. If the law says I must keep my store closed on Sunday will do SO. but have A number of customers on Sunday UdelOwitz and the German Brothers and others have kept their stores open for some time on Sundavs and although much has been said they were never compelled to close for any length of time IL is said that a couple of complaints have been enter ed at the police station of late. and as result the stores will now have to remain closed oa the first day of the week According tA the runo-s one of the men who made objection vas an up town shoe dealer. uho claimed that his business was being effected by the opening uf the stores h Brooklyn o7 Sunday But the peo- pls of BrookIyn are pleased tkst the stores will have to keep their doors locked ca Sunday ia the future