New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1914, Page 9

fast black kind rédu HAVING: AN AUTOMOBILE RECEIVING Berlin News ST PAUL'S CHURCH TO ERECT $7,650 RECTORY cmm m for m New * Parochial Residerc. AITEM?T T0 WRECK EXPRESS Engineer’'s Al°rtness Saves Swiftly Moving Train From Destruction— . Miss Catherine North Has Shock— ' Mueller Leaves Corbin’s. Ground was broken yesterday for & handsome parochial residence to I?e erécted for St. Paul's parish on “Alling street, Kensington, just west of the new church, which was dedicated a 18 weeks ago. - Decision providing for the building of the new rectory Wwas made by St. Paul's Catholic church corporation early. after bids had been received on plans submitted by Architect Louis A. Walsh “of “Waterbury, who also prepared the | plans for: the church building. “The_contract has been awarded to the lowest bidder, the Union Construc- tion company of New Rochelle, its figure being $7,650. The contract calls for the completion of the rec- tory within a period of five months. Dimensions of the building, which is to be occupied by the pastor, Rev. John C. Brennan, will be 47x32 feet. It_will be of brick construction, with Kéntucky brownstone trimmings and a slaté roof, conforming with the ar- chitecture and style of the church edifice. There will be two floors and an attic, the first containing a par- lor, reception reom, dining room, of- fice, kitchen and pantry and the sec- ond, two study rooms, two bed rooms, room for the housekeeper and her smaller rooms. The floor downstairs will consist chiefly of plain oak and the Wood- ork will be the best. Portland stone steps will make . the approach to the front of the housc, ading to a handsome door, under _stucco portico of Spanish architec- o oy At either side of this entrance | I by 1 be located a large v taining two glass pa thirty-two inches square. the rear there will be a spacious Old Rectory Sold: ul's church corporation has the American Paper Goods 0f Kensington the property the present rectory stands fcontains the ruins of the h' which burned down - last fs land is bounded on the | Main street, 145 feet; on y land of George and May d on the south and west (of the grantee. ation has reserved title ick and flag stones now perty, the bricks to be side of the walls of the nnouncement of the sale’ of property and the decision of ion to put up a new par- & this week, | ' { | .n the och] Sai the parishion known tha t these mi $ under consldemtion they had not ex- pected their transacuion so soon. Members felt, upon 'the compietion of the church, that'the old rectory was at too great a distance from’the house of worship and they realized that it was eqsenual for the rectory to be near A lOnE felt want will now be sat- isfled for not only is .the chu!'ch loy/ cated centrally, but the homie .of the priest will soon be situated more. con- veniéntly. to. the. parishioners;i Attempt to Wreck Express. . Looking out the cab window of his locomotive as he rounded, the curve near the Connecticut Valley Peach orchard yesterday, George Messenden, engineer of the 9:15 ‘o’clock express, perceived. a number of ties . thrown across the track. With barely enough time he brought his speeding train to & quick stop only-a few feet from the obstruction, which would have thrown the engine and coaches down a nearby embankment had it not been for the alertness of the engineer. So abruptly was the train stopped that passengers in the cars fell from their seats. They were shaken up and greatly frightened, a number of them running out upon the tracks to learn the cause of the stop. It was found that while most of the ties had been thrown loosely on the rails, one had been spiked securely. This was taken to Hartford and is being used . by rallroad detectives, who were put to work on the case immediately. The Berlin authorities have been asked to assist in detecting the wreck- ers, whose action might have resulted in the loss of many lives. This affair, coupled with that of Sunday night, when a whiskey bottle was thrown into a train, has led of- ficials of the railread to caution their employés to be on the lookout while passing through this vicinity. It was thought, for 'a time, that the throwing of the bottle into the train was the act of some drunken man, but the authorities are inclined to believe now that some one in this locality has serious Intentions against’ the. rail- road. If caught that party will be punished to the full extent of the law. Miss North Has Shock. Due to an attack of apoplexy, which she suffered sometime yester- day, Miss Catherine North lies at her home in Berlin today in a very serl- ous condition. A nephew, Alfred North of Philadelphia, has been sum- moned, and Miss North is under the care ‘of a trained nurse, Miss North was found lying on the floor of .one of the rooms in her home Miss Frances Perkins, who resides with her. Realizing that her condi- tion was serious,. Miss Perkins called neighbors. Dr. Griswold of Kensington was summoned and he diagnosed the case immediately as one of apoplexy. There was a slight improvement in her condition this morning and she was semi-conscious, Berlin friends are anxious about Miss North’s illness. She is one of the best known women of the com- munity and has a large friends. As the town nistorian she has no peer. She is about seventy-five years old, Two Fingers Amputated. A heavy piece of steel fell upon the hand of Joe Reo, an employe of the Berlin Construction company, while he was loading a truck yesterday af- ternoon. Two fingers on"his right hand were severely crushed and Dr. Griswold, who - wag called,. found it 'DEPEND -ON PROMPTLY Us. r 5 <neceunry to amputate-hoth up to the first joint. ; Receipts Decrease. - ;' From the quarterly report of the Kensington post office, which was sent to the postal authorities at Washing- ton today, it is seen that the recelpts for the months of April, May and June; 1914, are less by $99.53 than those for the same three _months. of ladt year, ‘The = postmistress; Mlu ' Marigtie Moore, reports.that $1,370.35/ ‘were re. cefved during the last quarter as com- pared with $1,469,68 for the. same pe- riod in 1913. Fourth of July Fishing Trip. _A party of twelve trom Kensington ahd Néw Britain will manifest belief it'a safe and sane Fourth of July by taking a sail down the Con- necticut river for a fishing trip. They wili leave here tomorrow night and return next week. $ The trip Will be made in the “Enla Belle” of Meriden, a boat belonging to Robert Ritney. Age No Obstacle. To William Bulkeley, one of Ber- lin’s oldest residents, who has passea his eighty-fifth birthday, age is no ob- stacle in the path of a man Wllllng to work. Yesterday Mr. Bulkeley was seen in a tree on his farm on Middletown road picking cherries. - Before he finished his job he had filled a half bushel basket. The old patriarch’ then went to Hartford and presented his relatives with a quantity of the luscious fruit. Mueller Leaves Corbin’s. After being in the employ of the P. & F. Corbin company of New Brit- ain for more than fifteen years, C. J. Mueller o6f Berlin, resigned his posi- tion as designer westerday. Council: man Ernest L. Teich of New Britath on behalf of the pattern room work- men, presented Mr. Mueller with a pair of gold cuff links, a tie pin and scarf clasp, upon which his mono- gram had been engraved. Berlin Briefs. Miss Ellen Moore, who has been in | New Jersey for the past six months, is home for a few days before going to Maine for the ‘summer. She is much improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Upson, the newlyweds, were given a serenade by the voung people of Kensington Tues- day evening. Miss Dorothy Warner was tenderea a birthday. party vesterday at her home in Kensington. Games were played and a general good time en- Joyed. Officers will be installed at the meeting of the Foresters, which is to be held this evening. Mrs. C. W. Viets of Kensington is dangerously ill. She is afflicted with heart trouble. Miss May Sullivan of New York 1s the guest of Miss Rose Fitzsimons. condition is still crit- Mrs. G. Warner of Kensington will spend the holiday at New London. A son has been born to Mr. ana Mrs. Emile Berretta of Beckley Quar- ter The bungalow, which James Ma- loney is having built in Kensington is nearing completion. The Neighborhood meeting of . the Kensington Congregational church was held last evening in Blue Hills at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russenberger. ° A meeting preparatory to com- munion will be held this evening at ‘the Kensington Congregational thelr i Plalnville NAME NEW TEACHERS 10 FILL VACANCIES Principal 0. L. Judd’s Staff at ~~ Schoois is Now Complete. SCHOOL BOARD GETS CONTRACTS Miss Pauline Barreuther and Miss Anna Currier Elected Last Night— May Select New Vice-President To- night—Nickel Fure Is Popular. Vacancies in the teaching staff at 1 schools caused by the res- i.of .three -of the members at of the last term were filled goliboard at its July meet- evening, Miss Pauline of Winsted and Miss Anna 8t. ‘Johnsburg Center, Vt., been elected instructors. onty lc{p from Principal O. L. Judd he other teachers reelected at the # meeting have been returned to ghool: board with the signatures of the staff and assurance en that all will return to tember when the ned. The board is Etion of the teachers U 18 considered very ki few changes are personnel of the ichers resigning dd is regarded as an it efficial and the members of beard- are well pleased with his work. : The discipling which he has maintained at the schools at tlms‘ has caused some dissatisfaction with' parents, but the board found tl complaints - invariably had but i foundation. They are satisfied Wil his ‘methods and his decision to ac: cept a re-election is gratifying to them. 5 The three new teachers will here highly recommended and school’ board | believes they will strengthen the force materially. Miss Barreuther will succeed Miss Wood- bury in.combination grade three and four and Miss Currier will have charge of ‘the fifth and sixth grades. over- flow, taking the place of Miss Ruby Carter. - © Miss Mildred Nelson = of Southington who was elected a mem- ber of the staff at the May meet- ing will teach in Miss Powell's place. The_school expense during the va- cation'months will: probably be smaller this year than usual, according to the plans of the board. Minor repairs ‘have to be made at the building, but 'ho extensive changes are contem- plated. This will probably enable the board to keep its expenses within the $14,000 estimated last fall. B May Elect Vice-President. ‘The board of directors of the Bus- iness and Improvement association is scheduled to meet this evening. Among the matters liable to come up is the election of a vice-president to succeed Frank T: Wheeler, whose elevation to the presidency made a vacancy. ~ Mr. Wheeler was named to lead the association at the last meeting, H. A. Castle who was chosen for that office at the annual meeting of the organization having found it impossible to serve. The sewage and sanitation commit- tee is making plans for an active cam- paign to bring about a renewal of interest in the proposition for building a sewer system and an outline of its ideas will probably be given at the meeting. Pavement Base Finished. N. 8. Deane and company, which had the contract for laying a cement base between the rails and two feet outside each track at the center for tne Connecticut company, completed its work this afternoon. The cement is to be a foundation for the brick pavement to be laid by the company in connection with the other highway improvements now in course of con- struction. The Connecticut and Rhode Island company which is covering East Main street with amiesite has been awarded the contract for laying the bricks for the trolley company. The work will probably be started next week. Mr. Dean will move his equipment tomorrow to Southington where he has another cement contract from the Connecticut company. Five Cent Fare Popular, That the five cent fare from Plain- ville to Compounce on the Bristol and Plainville Tramway company's line is proving popular is evidenced from the greatly Increased patronage of that divirsion noticed in the report of the conductors. On Sundays and holidays particularly, the traffic on the line is heavy and the company has difficulty in supplying enough cars to meet the demand. There is a corresponding falling off in ‘business on the Connecticut com- pany’s line from here to Compounce, the ten cent fare collected by the con- ductors probably being responsible. The New Haven people bave failed to follow the action of the Bristol com- come the church. A similar meeting Will take place at the Berlin Congregational church. SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND SAT- URDAY. Fish and Clams fresh Friday morn- ing. Rib Roast Beef, 22c¢; Shoulder Roast, 20c; Sliced Ham, 28c¢; Native Veal Cutlets, Roast and Chops, 25c to 28c. Store will close at noon Sat- urday for the day. W. COWLES. ly in cutting the fare in two but it 18 BBlieved that they -too will come down to a nickel before the end of the summer. Low fare advotates feel confident that the Bristol company will eventu- | ally reduce the fare to Bristol to 5c. Two fares are now collected on the | trip which is not as long as the ride to the terminal of the New Britain line, for which but 5 cents is charged. Had But Two Drunks, But two “plain drunks’ were ar- rested in Bristol during the month of Juhe, a record for any corresponding period since the city made its jump into the “no license” column. Twenty-two arrests were made during the month but the police chief’s re- port would " indicate that John Bar- leycorn was directly responsible for but a pair of them. “The record is not one that causes any great degree of joy in Plainville as it emphasibzes the fact that the Bristol “drunks” are now making this town their headquarters. .Thus far the local police have been able to bandle them without resorting to many arrests but on Saturday nights and holidays they have their hands full. Get Boxes Next Week. Boxes and other equipment to be used in the new post office in the Rcgers building on Whiting street will probably be sent here some time rext week and will be dnstalled by July 15th, the date set for changing the location of Uncle Sam’s Plain- ville headquarters. Work on the boxes is proceeding satisfactorily at P & F. Corbin’s factory, in New 'Britain and it is expected that they will be completed within the promised time. Postmaster Prior does not expect that it will take much time to move Wwhat little government property is now located in the Newton building.to the new location and if the boxes arrive on time he hopes to be distributing mail from the Whiting street office ion the fifteenth. Brief Items. 53 Miss Edna Andrews of West Main street is spending a few days visiting in New York city. Mrs. Herbert Eaton sailed from Boston today for Europe. She will spend some time in Paris and other rtant citles on the continent, n lodge will hold a regular this evening in Odd Fellows" n Dietzko, clerk at H. A. James' store, will spend the week-end at his home-in New Canaan. Mrs. Emerson Pratt of Forestville avenue has left the Hartford hospital where she recently underwent a suc- cessful operation. She will spend a week with her mother before return- ing to her home. . Ralph W. Warfleld, who was badly injured by a fall from'a trolley car oni the Compounce line a few weeks ago, is expected home from the Hart- ford hospital Saturday or Sunday. The W. R. C. held a regular meet- ing in G. A. R. hall this afternoon. This will be the last meeting unti late in August. 3 Use Pyrox for spraying. potato plants will benefit by it. carry a complete line of tools for haying and other farm work. Look over the cultivators we have in stock. Now is the time to get ready for har- vesting. You may sdave money if you visit our store before buying else- where. Plainville Hardware Co. Tel. Your We FOR SALE—Sanitary lce Blankets. Reduce your ice bill 50 per cent. John J. Fitzgerald, demonstrator. 7-2-d3x Maple Hill News A large crowd was present on Fri- day evening when the local grangers gave a strawberry festival in the Tcwn hall. An entertainment fol- lowed the supper. Burritt Grange of New Britain presented a short play. The library will close on Saturday in observance of the Fourth of July. The regular meeting of the Guild of Grace church will be held in Guild hall on Tuesday evening. Carl Smith of Binghamton, N. Y., has been spending the past few days with Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Perry of Golf street. - Mrs. §. B. Bassett and son Thurs- ton are spending their vacation in Westbrook. M. J. Morgan has returned from a trip to Niagara Falls. James Powell of Maple street has gcne to Pennsylvania on a business trip. Miss Gladys Woram returned today fiom a trip to Brooklyn, N. Y. Powell vacation I, Marion and Corbin spending a two weeks’ Spring Lake Beach, N. aunt, Mrs. J. H. Fobes. are at with their Miss Emma Perry of Golf street is spending her vacation in Warsaw, N. Y. Mre. W. Hilloy of Chestet, Conn., spending a few days with Mr. Mrs. Albin Johnson of Elm Hill. is and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moody of Golf street were the over-Sunday guests of relatives in Wilbraham, Mass. Rev. George Gardner, of Tonapa, Nevada, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Perry of Golf street. Charles Johnson, William Wells and Burton Mallory have gone to Camp Jewell with the boys of the Hartford Y. M. C. A. for the month ¢i§July. Mrs. L. Joshlin of Brooklyn, N, Y., R uL‘H fl‘HWWWW wmw'mn { “\H‘ e [T WUU umnrmymmmmmmnnmmmrrmmmmrrm Ranges Stoves Gas Plates The very best Gas Ranges and Gas Stoves are sold here. They have all the new conveniencesand attachments that help to make cooking” and baking easier. economical. - If you do not want the larger Ranges or. They are attractive in design, efficient lnd G Stoves we carry the handy two and three-bu' plates which are moderately priced and a. gp venience. THEFLINT- BF 03 ASTLUM ST 50 T HARTFORD is spending a few days .with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moody of Golf street. Miss Myrtle Nordstrom has gone to Sachem’s Head for the summer. Miss Alice Seymour of Chicago is spending a few days with the Misses Camp. Master Jack Woram, son of Dr. George Woram, fell from a cherry tree yesterday afternoon and broke his collar bone. Mrs. Leander Sears and daughter Harriett of the North End are spend- ing a few days in Shelburne Falls, Mass. Miss May Raymond of Rochester, N. Y., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Boyington of the Center. Philip Bengston of New Britain was married to Miss Signe Olson of Elm Hill on Saturday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents. Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman performed the cere- mony. They were attended by Paul ‘Westman as best man and Miss Flor- ence Olson, the bride's sister. a short honeymoon trip sthe eo will reside on East Main street, Britain, As very few members of‘the Maple Eill Golf club showed up on Saturday | afternoon the golf match scheduled for that day was postponed. Mrs, George Davis and children, have gone to Poughkeepsie for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Holmes of Rob« bins avenue, have gone to Sachem's Head for several weeks. Miss E. A. Locke of Atlanta, Ga., is spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Poteet of Thompson street. GAIN OF $10,600, Hartford, July 2.—There was & gain of $10,600 over June of last year in the receipts of the Hartford post office for the month just passed, The total receipts were $64,730, ““Big Three” Behind Cup Challenger Shamrock IV. This picture was taken on board Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht the Erin previous to a recent trial of the new Shamrock 1V. Sir Thomas, the own- er, is on the left, next comes Charles Nicholson, the designer, and on the right s W. P, Burton, England's most famous amateur sk, will handle the boat in tha‘::::}::: They are all very much Ppleased wi the showing made by the chall in her trials against the S 111. and predict a vlctory American defender.