Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-24
BRooKLYN BRIEFS.

Miss Ella Mccarthy has return ed from vacation spent In New York and New Jersey.
 --Matthew and Martin Gaynor of Southington are the guests of Mrs Frank Johnson of Bank street.
 The Benedict & Burnham and the Waterbury Brass Goods corpora tion factories worked six days this week.
 Mrs Robert Brown and daugh- ter, Marion, of New York, are the guests of Mrs Browns mother, Mrs Marion Hunter of Alder street.
 -One of the candidates for the constabulary on the republican tick ct is James White of North Riverside street. Although, Jim's pater Is in on the right side, being a lifelong demo- crat, "Jim" has been member of the g. o. p. since he was old enough to vote. He is seeking the support of the delegates and will make the run for the Young Mems club in the third and if the ticket wins out, he expects to have good chance in the conven- ton. Although member of the old Third ward club, he has not as yet pledged allegiance to the new or ganization. Although rather young man, White would make good con- stable.
 "A child aged about would un- doubtedly have been killed on Bank street last evening about 7:30 o'clock had 1t not been for fender on a passing trolley car. There was a number of children playing in front of Wards flats when a trolley came along towards Brooklyn going at a fair rate of speed as the other car was already upon the switch. Just as the rolling stock was approaching the bridge an Italian child ran di- rectly in front of the car. The motor man realized that it would be impos- sible to stop the car. but he did the next best thing that could have been done. He dropped the fender. The child was caught up in the fender and after being carried ten feet jost- led of the fender. It landed on the street but it lay there only mo- ment when Dr John F. Farrell who witnessed the accident ran over and picked the tot up. Strange to say the child was not injured in the least. It was one of those fortunate escapes that take place now and then when 1t seems as though serious ac- cident is inevitable.
 If the chatter of the rumor mong- CTS in this section is true there will be something doing in Brooklyn this fall when the time comes for some of the wine merchants to have their H. censes renewed. It is said that a number of the prominent men of this section have come to the conclusion that for the good of the community there are by far too many cafes on this side of the bridge and will make a determined effort to have some of them abolished. The story spread some time ago that the matter was to be taken up by the members of the Brooklyn and Town Plot Improve ment society but the members at that time would not discuss the subject. The story goes that the reformers will ask that ten licenses only be is- sued for saloons on Bank street. They are of the opinion that this is suf- ficient number of beverage merchants for Bank street, that is from the bridge to the end of the trolley line. How mulch of fight they will make is asqHestion. If the clique of men is opposed to the number of saloons already over here, it Is not likely that William Mccarthy will be al- lowed to open up at 791 Bank street. The men who are said to be pushing the scheme for the abolition of a number of the saloons do not care to l talk about the matter.