Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-15
1IooxIYN BREYs.

new case of 6Oc shirts at-ClpsOn, Singleton & Co.'S.
 --The Brooklyn and Town Plot Im- provement committee will meet this evening in the Lyceum.
 The flag Ut the Duggan school was at half mast today, out of re- spect for the late Dr E. w. Mcdonald.
 Rev John Conway of St Patrick's church conducted services at the Catholic church in Seymour last eycn- ing.
 Miss Josephine Shea of Hartford, who has been visiting Miss Louise Malone of Bank street. has returned home.
 A special musical program has been prepared by Organist Grafton for the services at St Patrick's church on Sunday.
 Miss Anna ConnollNof New Brit ain, who has been the Glest of Miss Helen Mccarthy of Bank street the past few days has returned home.
 The All Brooklyn five would un- doubtedly have laid it on to that New Britain amateur team last evening, if 1t had the chance It is said that Manager John Malone is after cou- pie of new players.
 "A requiem mass will be celc- brated at St Patrick's church to-lnor- TOW for the deceased friends of the persons who are making the ,iovcMa now going on at the church. Confess sions will be heard this afternoon. and evening, and tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night.
 That box for packages which at one time was at the corner of Bank and North Riverside streets. but has been conspicuous by its absence for the past couple of months is still miss ing, and the public is wondering when it will be brought back. St was taken away to be repaired. as the bot tom had fallen out of it. and most certainly has been in the repair shop long enough to be again ready for use.
 -Johnny Dougherty is unknown to Brooklynites and the dyed in wool rooters' of the Brooklyn Athletic club as well as Manager Madden of the f0ur-timc pennant winners were unacquaintcd with those baseball stars @ who. sad 10 state, have de- parted from Brooklyn without leaving their names in the Brooklyn Hall of Fame" Still, in all probability. the sports were dee-lighted to be informed that these players at one time graccd this section with the presence. Brooklyn should be well repre- sentcd at the Auditorium this evening when a benefit game. will be played by the amateur polo teams for Thom- as Bockwitch, who is suffering at his home on South Leonard street, from blood poisoning. contracted while playing polo Although the in- jured young man is a member of the South End polo team. his home Is in Brooklyn and he is member of St Thomas Cadets football team, or rather the eleven which went under that name. Two good games will be played this evening. and the specta- | tors in addition to witnessing some clever playing by local fellows. win be contributing their money for a good purpose.
 | William Carroll. age 10 received a ducklng in the dirty waters of the | Naugatuck river this morning, and were it not for the prompt action cf | his companion, older tlinn Willie. the youth might have been drowned. Young Carroll and chum were play ing on raft in the stream and while underneath the trcstlc, adjoining Holmes. Booth X Haydens yard, the raft became unmanagcablc and the boy fell into the water. He could not swim, but luckily the water was not very deep at that point, but deep enough to drown the child. had not the boys companion jumped in and af- ter strenuous efforts succeeded in placing him on the raft The raft was lowed into shore and Carroll, who was hardly able 10 talk for a few minutes after landing on shore. was hustled to his home on South Main street.
 The carpenters have started oil the framework of the drill tower. which Is to be erected in the rear of the Brooklyn engine house for thc purpose of making the firemcn more proficient in the art of fighting con fagrations. The work was ordered done by the board of safety with the stipulation that the cost should mol exceed SI.OOO The commencement was delayed for some time as no one would undertake to do the work fol the amount named. hut at length the plans were SO altered that the tower will be built for the sum specified The flremen of this city have always been handicapped for apparatus for practicing purposes and they have had little or no exercise outside of inc daily routine. It is thought that witt
 the construction Of the tower. tho plans which have already been de
 scribed in the Democrat. much bet
 ter results will be obtained from the
 fire Iaddies. as some valuable infor
 nation is anticipated from the drills fin the new tower. Chief Snagg ha,
 been the advocate for the tower drill
 for several years.
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