The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-18

Two years ago Father Brennan was transferred on the good ship Ecclesiastical Orders" and his departure they hated to see him go He had landed off Warship just about 27 years ago and his stay here was studded with many treasured friendships among the young and old For the past two weeks he came home to arrange his papers and secure his passport for the eternal trip from which traveller has yet returned No doubt in the nerims of his periodic moments of physical distress he had ample time to commune with the Steward and Captain of the good ship Outward Bound" and arrange everything to his entire satisfaction for safe joyful trip to the Eternal City High. Surely, he deserved It. For hath he not abored long and arduous fin his Masters Vineyard raising the moral and mental tone of the flock which he was elected to guide and guard through the calm and vcissitudes of this ephemcral world? At last he has tasted the fruits of Death and
 Is the sincere prayer am sure Of his host of friends still on this side of the Great Valley that the Gods will be kind to him and lead him into the Vineyard where grows the Masters choicest fruits. Truly all those who knew Father Brennan could not help but love him sincere prestly Many young priest doubt, was inspired by his simple virtues Many ayrnan was consoled and guided by his wise ccunse His soul is an addition to the Precious Family in Heaven
 My gals high-born lady. Any old-tmer will recall this line. Perhaps if could sing 1t through this col urnn, you would, and then again perhaps you wouldn't
 But If gave all the lines of the ditty you'd recall # and also doubt, who sang It, az well as wrote It.
 Barney Pagan. Barneyg dead and was buried Friday from St. Malachys church in New York city with very few of the od-tc minstrel present but the theater well represented by it's modern generations who bestow praise where praise belongs. Waterbury must re- call Barney Pagan for he played here many times in the good old days of instrcry If we're not mistaken he left relatives or did have relatives in New Britain at one time, too. Barney Pagan was 37 years old when he died and had not been active the stage since about 1926 He wrote number of songs as well as contributed to musical pieces of late years while in the early days 1t was nothing for him to change whole minstrel show around to suit the occasion Barney supreme in the field Of coggers when the clog dancer prded himself on his ability to nothing but hs feet They used to mount themselves on narrow pcdcstas topped with piece of marble to magnify the taps of their rapidly moving feet Barncys slab always smaller than his gat hat hc in small orbit He to like the soft-shoe routine or the buck-and-wing the outgrowth of the two. Just as in the song. Along the line, none can out shine that highborn gal of mnenonc could touch Bar ney Pagan in his prime
 What truer friend hath he revcrscs the reels of his memory in rctroSpecon than his dear old School Teacher wo perhaps was the potent source Of all his formal knowledge and initial inspiration to fight the good fight and meet up with the true realities of Life? Many gay heart is tinged with sorrow tonight as he reads in the obituary of the death of his Teacher of beloved memory Miss Josephine Altman. Miss Altman was an ardent and faithful pedagogue who abored in man school for over quarter Of century Many was the young blade and fair darlse who inhaled the whole
 %y ss ad word - planning good deed - ever interested in her brood as they grew and waxed in wisdom she watched them they climbed the rungs of Lfes Mippery ladder. Her cultivated memory imprinted each young face and deeply and you advanced in years you arveled at the way she would meet you and greet you on the ness Marts or Married Life Her formulas simple her rules of Life few. But they revolyed around the acquisition and development of the simple, hornely virtues and am sure no one was ever led astray off the straight and narrow by her sincere counsel the Supreme Appraiser takes into account in his final sppr1aa ior msoro rewsra . n Heaven the influence to Honos Of the first grade for the great and noble work she has just laid down May her benign influence reign on High in the same full mcasurcl f
 Good Night.