Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-23
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Read Upson, Singleton & Co.'S ad on page 9. Boys suit sale.
 In all probability either William Wallace or William Donahue, super numeries on the police force, will dc the pitching for the policemen in the
 game with the newspaper men at
 Reidville on Saturday.
 For a time yesterday afternoon there promised to be some gun play on Poplar avenue but the duelists evidently lost their nerve and when Patrolman Con Kiersted arrived on the scene there was no revolvers in sight. Two neighbors accustomed to spend much of their time in back fence confabs had row a few days ago and since that time each has threatened to shoot to make the other by means of bullets resemble sieve. Yesterday the argument grew so warm that their wives came out to reinforce their hubbies. One of the men really had revolver and handl- ed it with a recklessness that made people keep at a distance but it is doubtful whether he had any inten- tion of making his neighbor target. One of the residents fearful that something might happen sent for Kiersted but the sight of the officer drove the bad" men to cover.
 Everything is in readiness for the celebration which the Italians will hold in Brooklyn this evening and tomorrow evening in. honor of the feast of St John, which occurs to- morrow. The celebration is in charge of the St John society and promises to exceed any similar event the Italians have yet given on the Bank street lot. This evening the celebration will start with concert by ortone's band and will be followed by pyrotechni- cal display. But the big exhibition of fireworks will be given tomorrow evening, and those in charge say that the public will be greatly surprised at the number of new figures that will be shown by means of fireworks. These displays have always attracted great crowds and every year the Ital- ians have something to amuse and entertain the public. Workmen started this morning to get the pyro- technics ready and were busy all day in setting up the woodwork which is used in connection with the exhibi- tion.
 A star boarder who owed his board ing mistress about SIP planned to beat nasty retreat last evening but thanks to Patrolmen Dodds and Moore the fellow was nabbed before he got started and had to ante up before he left the city. The boarder in question has been living on Draher avenue and yesterday afternoon his landlady noticed that he was unusu- ally busy packing his belongings. She took it as a cue that he was about to depart and as she had dozen bills coming to her, she de- cided to take no chances on letting him slip away. He assured her that he. had no intention of shaking the dust of Waterbury and told her there was no need of her to worry about the money due her. But last evening about s o'clock the woman thought that 1t was time she should see some- thing that looked like ready money so she called the officers. The young man had the alternative of settling for the three squares that he had been getting or being arrested. After a little conference with the officers he decided that it would be the cheaper to settle which he did. He immediately left after paying the bill.
 If you want to cure that bring fever get a box of sulphur and cream of tartar lozenges at Walkers drug store for 10 cents: they do the work and the formula Is no secret Try it.