Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-30
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

John Holihan has returned from | a three days visit to Norwich.
 John Gilmartin of Holy Cross college returned to school to-day after spending few days at his home on John street.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club bas- ketball team will play the Films of Naugatuck in the B. A. c. rooms to- morrow evening.
 John Satizky aged four of South Leonard street was badly burned Sat- urday afternoon while playing naer steam pipe coming from Hender- sons factory.
 --Dr A. s. Grant was married Thursday. The bride was Miss Will helmina Denison of South Windsor and the ceremony was performed at her home by the Rev MT Squires. pr and Mrs Grant will reside in Brook lyn.
 The Cleaners of St Patrick's parish will give card party in the parish hall on Porter street to-mor- row evening. Several handsome prizes will be awarded the winners while refreshments will be served during the evening. The price of admission. is so small that it is with in the reach of almost everyone, and the hall in all probability will be packed.
 Joseph Perella of Brooklyn while playing center on the Elm football team in the game with All Water- bury at Rockville yesterday after noon had his right ankle broken. Perella has been playing with the Films and B. A. c. team during the season and although light man has put up fine game at the snapback position. The accident yesterday came during a fierce scrimmage.
 Yesterday Manager Dunphy of the B. A. c. football team met Schildgen, the big guard from Nau- gatuck, who is said to have insinu- ated that Dunphy tried to buy him from the All Waterbury eleven They met but Schildgen denied that he ever made any such statement Dun- phy will perhaps let the matter drop since Schildgen denies that he made the accusation. Matt is beginning to believe that the black crow" story teller Is much in evidence.
 A good sized audience listened { to rehearsal of the "A. B. C." min- strels in the Brooklyn A. c. yester- l day afternoon. There are about % members in the club and their songs and jokes are being rounded into good form. The annual show will be given late in January in Leaven- worth hall. The soloists and chorus show faithful training under the | leadership of one of Waterbury's younger tenors, Tennis La Valley. A goodly number of specialties are in preparation for the event so that the affair is sure to prove success.
 Apparently there were several bon fires on Railroad Hill street Sat- urday, and it is surprising more children were not seriously burned. One little girl lost her life because of falling into one of the fires while another had very mar row escape. A child about five years of age would have been badly burned early in the afternoon If 1t were not for Alex Romanosky of Lafayette street. The boy who is only sixteen years of age and has only one arm, was on his way to Riverside park when he saw the skirt of the little girl just beginning to burn. Running over to the girl he pulled of his coat and put out the fire with it. Ro- manosky had one of his arms cut of in railroad accident some time ago.
 -Dr John E. Farrells horse was frightened by an engine Saturday morning while it was standing near the corner of Bank and North River side streets. The fright was expen- siye to the doctor for the steed broke away, dashed through Bank street, left the wagon stranded in front of the Farrel foundry and did not stop until 1t was captured in Exchange place. The carriage, which was new one was valued at s200 and was totally wrecked. The doctor was just alighting from the carriage when the first engine came along. Knowing that the animal was trifie balky he did not get out until the locomo- tive had gone by. But he was nc sooner on the ground than another engine came whizzing along and the horse was on like shot,