Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

visiting relatives on Lafayette street.
 Mrs William Kiersted is ill at her home on Bank street with typhoid fever.
 A meeting of the voters of the Town Plot school district will be held in the Town Plot school building this evening.
 Christopher Dunphy, Jr., will leave Monday for Greenwich where he will be employed as clerk in a hotel during the summer.
 Miss Minette Nolan of Bank street is a member of the class which will graduate this month from the New Haven Normal school.
 Robert c. Walker has jumped right into the presidency of the Con necticut Pharmaceutical association. Last year was his first to hold office, being selected as first vice president over the heads of several candidates. His election this year was forgone conclusion.
 A few days ago two we'll known Brooklynites went to New Haven to enjoy the salt sea zephyrs, so differ ent from the winds that breeze through the City of Brass. AL though they had no intention of sighting the sparkling beverages that does so much for the inner man and which has such an effect upon the feet, nevertheless it was far from their intention to allow the smiles" to get them groggy. But the zephyrs which early in the day seemed so cooling, in the afternoon seemed very torrid to them, so it was necessary for them to take many trips lon the joy line.' Result; late in the afternoon they were several sheets to and they found the going very rocky. In fact thoy were one minute on this side and the next on that side and now and then they would brace and walk like pair of we'll drilled soldiers. Where were they now and who was that coming towards them? Who had been so considerate of them as to drive them home; 1t was indeed kind of the man with the wagon to aid persons not firm on their footing. But why is he stopping in front of the building with a green light. Arrested for intoxicationi" Do you think we're 'soused?'" We'll see about this." But why continue; 1t cost them s15 to settle, and they are wondering how many of their friends in Wa terbury are wise. They claim that 1t was frame-up, a little joke perpe- trated by one of their friends in the Elm city. Finel
 At present when it is so difficult to pry a dollar loose and five spots are as scarce as strawberries in Jan uary, there is cause for Louis Cronin and John Spellman to feel somewhat down in the boots over an incident which was rather costly to them a few days ago. Spellman and Cronin in addition to being athletes are rather fond of hunting and fishing. A few days ago they started out in the afternoon to try their luck shoot ing bullfrogs. They carried a lan- tern with them, as they intended to stay a few hours in the evening if their luck was good. They went to Waddell's pond. A man Nnu owned several COWS in a meadow nearby was also fishing. but he departed after talking while with :he coming acrobats, who were rather elated to think they were to have the pond to themselves. The shades of night were just descending when Cronin spied what he thought was a huge bullfrog. In their eagerneSs to shoot the "tugarum" they missed the fire and the bulletswent about a mile from the place intended. Tn fact. it did not even hit the water, but whizzed along and buried itself in the leg of one of the COWS. Cronin and Spellman knew that tae owner had them "dead to rights" so they agreed to settle. the man letting them down easy. as he said he would be satisfied with si0. The sharpshoot- CTS did not have the money in their clothes. as they did not wish to carry any unnecessary luggage Ri;h them, but the next day they sent tbe money 10 him. It is not often that it costs five apiece when one of a party misses the bulleye. SpaIlInan says it was Louis that handled the gun when the costly shot vas fired. but Cronin denies the accusation.
 -1f you want to cure that bring fever get a box of sulphur and cream of tartar lozsnges at Walkers drug store for 10 cents: they do the work and the formula is no secret Tvft