Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-13
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.


 A daughter was born on Satur- day to MT and Mrs John Blandsfield of Third street.
 One of the rear wheels of Frank Pepe's wagon came off on North Riverside street Saturday afternoon. A couple of barrels of sugar landed in the road.
 An Italian band, to be known as the Waterbury Columbus band, has been organized in Brooklyn. The band will give dance in the near future. It is composed of several prominent Italian musicians and is expected to be big success. The directors are E. Lombard and P. Di Vito.
 The following committee is mak- ing arrangements for the celebrating of the Brooklyn Athletic clubs anni- versary on Friday evening, Febru- ary 21: Patrick Edmonds, Michael Conway, Martin Duane, Michael Mad den, Patrick Donahue, Charles Bock- witch, William Kopp and John Gun ningham.
 Matthew Dunphy was unable to locate the proprietor of the polo rink in Ansonia Saturday afternoon and consequently the Brooklyn team will not play any more games there this week. Dunphy says that roller skating is very popular in Ansonia at present and is of the opinion that amateur polo will pay there. Chicken thieves paid a visit to the coop of William Antis on West Porter street Saturday evening and got away with five fine birds. Antis has loaded gun waiting the arrival of the next thief. It will be danger ous for anyone to prowl around his coop for the next few days. It IS said that a few other GOODS have been touched up in this section re- gently.
 At a meeting of the St Thomas Cadets yesterday the following off cers, recently elected, were installed: President, Patrick O'Brien; vice. president, Dennis Kelly; recording secretary, William McGinniss; finan- cial secretary, Dennis Clancy; treas urer, Michael Mahon. The new room committee is John Luddy, chairman; Dennis Kelly, Joseph Russell, Thom- as Delaney and John Duerr.
 There will be two games in the B. A. c. basketball league this even ing. The first game at s o'clock will bring together the Hustlers and Bones; the Shamrocks and the Cres- cents will participate in the second contest. The Hustlers are leading the league, but the Bones will make strenuous effort tonight to win the game and make up for the de- feat administered by the Crescents last week.
 The passengers on car which left Exchange place yesterday after noon for Brooklyn were held ap about ten minutes at the Naugatuck station because of the stubbornness of the conductor on the car. When the crossing was reached the conduc' tor took his lantern, went ahead and signalled to the motorman. But the nlOIOTmdH Etlustu bo Eb dhfah bN- cause the lantern was not lighted. Light your lantern," said the mo- torman. Light nothing" replied the conductor; send your car along everything is all right" 'T'll do nothing of the kind" replied the motorman, and we'll stay here un. til you light the lantern" Mean while the passengers were becoming impatient. But the conductor re- fused to light the lantern and the motorman. thinking he could not be too careful. would not move the car Al length Middleton Parson. who with a few others was standing on the front platform, got ofi the car grabbed the lantern and lighted it The mOtOrman then took the crossing It is said a wordy war took place tpe. tween the conductor and mOtormau when the former got on the car. II vas said to be anything but enjOya. ble to the number of women passen. gers.