Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Boston.
 Miss Nora Mahaney of Bank street has returned from vacation in Litchfield,
 Elmer Johnson and family of Charles street are on vacation to Walnut Beach.
 John Foley. wine clerk at Hor- 'rigan's cafe, is spending a few days at Woodmont.
 Miss Veronica Smith has re- turned from a two weeks vacation at Asbury Park.
 MT and Mrs Ray Fisher of South Leonard street have returned from a vacation at Woodmont.
 Mrs Jackson and daughter Clara of James street are spending two weeks at Bantam lake.
 Edward P. Dunphy went to New Haven this afternoon to attend the athletic meet of the A. o. H..
 MT and Mrs Thomas Brennan of South Leonard street have returned from vacation at the shore
 Mrs Catharine Miller and daugh. ter, Marjorie, of South Leonard street are at the shore for few days.
 MT and Mrs James c. Tiernan of Bank street were in New Haven to-day to witness the A. o. H. pa rade.
 Mir and Mrs John Morris of New York are visiting MT and Mrs Wu- liam Wallace of North Riverside street.
 Miss Deborah Fitzgerald, whos sis residing at present in South Man chester, spent yesterday at her home on Railroad Hill street.
 Miss Lena Herman of New Ha- ven, who has been the guest of Miss Margaret Devine of Bank street for several weeks, has returned home.
 -Patrolman James Wagner was entered in the shot putting and ham mer throwing contests of the A. O. H. athletic meet in New Haven to- day.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Harder of Highland avenue have returned from New York where they attended the funeral of the latter's brother who died suddenly Sunday.
 Miss Sadie Donahue and Miss Amy Karnosky of Middletown have returned home after spending a few days with the latter's brother, Benja1 min Karnosky of Bank street.
 Miss Helen Devine of Bank street and Miss Jennie Kelly of Catherine lane, who are on a vacA- tion to Norfolk, attended the ball games at Rockville yesterday. They made the trip in an automobile.
 The managers of the Junior Amateur league met last evening in the B. A. c. rooms but there was nothing but routine business trans acted. Five more games are to. be played before the schedule will be completed.
 Frank Malusky of Bank svfeet and John Daugella of Summit street while near Middlebury yesterday en- countered six large blacksnakes and put them all out of commission with a couple of big sticks. They had an exciting time with the retpiles.
 --Dr John F. Farrell, who has re- turned from New York where he took special course In his profession, will within a short time remove his office from Brooklyn to. an up town location. He has been located at the corner of North Leonard and Bank streets since he has been in this city.
 --E. J. Donahue, the Bank street news dealer and commissioner of the board of charities, stated this morn ing that he Is not looking to so as "a delegate to the democratic state con vention. You can say for me-" de- clared Eddie. that I am going to the convention, but am not going as a delegate. I do not want it and am not looking for it.'' It is said that Frank Reeves and James Lawlor, both of the third ward. are men. tioned as likely candidates. sPhfl Reilly, sealer of weights and meas ures, may be one of the men selected in the fourth yard. f
 Jack" Norton, the popular mo- torman on the Bank street line, is stIIl at work on the. trolley cars, and the people who have enjoyed his hu- morous and witty sayings, not to mention his. accommodating manner, are hoping that he will remain. Jack" is a candidate for the fire de- partment and while his friends would like to see him get the position they would regret to see him go. One of the questions asked Norton at the examination Friday evening was Where is the center?" Stick your head out of the window. Commission CT, and you will be there," replied the trolleyman. ~
 Ut Is said in Brooklyn that "Bili' Dwyer. the Brooklyn boy, who is at present playing ball with the Dss Moines team of the Western associa- ton. has been sold to the Chicago White Sox. Dwyer has been playing fine ball this summer and according to one of his friends impressed very favorably one of the scouts for Comiskey's team. Dwyer went 10 Toledo in the early part of the sea- son, but was let out to Des Moines. where he has played in the field. at nfst base and behind the bat. He has been hitting very we'll and IS saidI to be regarded as a comer. HeI played amateur ball here for several years with the Brooklyn Athietf club team and with the washingtoH> Hills. He was In a few games la the state league and later went to 0lean of the New York State league. after