New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1914, Page 7

We Close Fridays at Noon. Saturdays at 9. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, ¥14. Other Days ag 6. Choice of Any Parasol at Half Its Regular Price During August Yes, from now on, all through this month we give you a chance to make selection from our big stock of Parasols and own the one you want at just HALF its marked price. LOOK AT THE TICKET, PAY HALF and the Parasol is yours. Think of getting that Parasol you admired but did not feel like paying $5.00 for. You can get it now for $2.50. CHOICE OF THE FULL LINE, no matter what the 'price, HALF what the Parasol has been sold for, at just COME AT ONCE to get your pick and to get the best one of the lot. JUST HALF PRICE, REMEMBER. HAVE YOU A SWEATER? YOU'LL WANT ONE NO WOMAN SHOULD BE WITHOUT A SWEATER, they are the handiest, most needed and most comfortable. garment that has yet been devised. This is the time of the year that the need of one is greatest. Handy to put on when the mornings and evenings are cool, fine for auto- ing or boating. Almost indispensible at the shore or mountains. pick one from our line of Sweaters. FOR $2.98 EACH—You choice of two toned effects, greys, white or Harvard, in regular stitch, some in Choice of them f FOR $5.98 EACH—We Sweaters made in Shaker old blue, tan, grey, rose and white, for $5.98 each. have plain also imitation the heavy Kknit. or $2.98 each. offer stitch, Harvard, old Ideal garments gold, blue, at $6.98. cerise, FOR. $6.98 EACH—There Sweaters with roll collar and belt, old rose, emerald, green, Come FOR $4.98 EACH—We offer you choice of regular stitch Sweaters, Angora, in white, tan, grey, Harvard, old rose, emer- ald, purple and old blue, $4.98 each. are white, old etc. Choice PURE THREAD SILK SWEATERS, in pleasing two-toned effects, the aristocrats of Sweaterdom, really exquisite garments, $21.50 each. Don’t think of purchasing a Sweater before seeing our kinds. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON RECEIVING ALLL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US, PROMPTLY Berlin News MELANCTHON SAVAGE DIES AT BIRTHPLACE Death of Aged Resident Duc to Heart: Trouble. SCHOOL TEACHER RES!GNS POS.TION Miss Jennie Gilligan Will Teach in . Hartford School—School Board Ap- | points Frank N. Bacon Enumerator —Report on School Repairs. Breathing his last in the house where he first saw the light of day, Philip Melancthon Savage, an aged and respected resident, passed away (At 10:30 o’'clock last night at tie “home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morgan of Savage Hill, Berlin. He had been in declining health for a number of years, but had been confined to his bed only a few weeks. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mor- (&an, the deceased man's late home, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, and will be private. Interment will be in the Wilcox cemetery in East Berlin, Philip Melancthon Savage was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sav- age and was born seventy-two years ago. He spent his entire life in Ber- lin and was probably one of the best known residents in the community. .+ He joined the Second Congregational | church when but eleven years old and had remained a member since that time. Formerly he held a position at the bridge shop in East Berlin, which moved away a number of years ago. o« He is survived by two nieces, Miss Julia Savage and Mrs. Ernest Mor- gan; an aunt, M a grand nephew, Curtiss Morgan. Bacon Appointed School Enume! The town school committee at ils August session, held last evening in the town clerk’s office, appointed Frank N. Bacon, its treasurer, to terve as schoolgenumerator this year. Mr. Bacon was not present at the meeting and it is not known whether or not he will accept. The duty of the enumerator, as outlined by the state, is to secure the names of all the children in this ator. town, ranging in age from four to six- | teen years, He is paid five cents for Yevery name he gets. Repairs Made at Schools, Another important feature of tne school board meeting was the repoct submitted by the building committ which showed what repair work has been done at the various schoo nee the closing of the last term. It was reported that a new maple floor has been laid at the Blue Hills school house to replace the old- **fashioned planking, which was laid there at the time when the building was erected. At the South school the special committee announced that the ar- rangement of the seats has been al- tered so that they now face the north Julia Hovey, and | rather than the west. Not only does this insure the pupils better light, but allows more room between the asiles. The school fence has been repaired and painted a tobacco brown. Charles M. Weldon, the local con- tractor, has been awarded the con- tract for painting and calcimining the interior of the Worthington Gram- mar school. He will begin work there in the course of a few weeks. F. F. Hanford has had charge of the renovations at the Percival schoool, which are now practically complete. Mr. Hanford announced that he has located the boundaries of the school yard, about which there has always been some question. The land poles, as he found them, are on what was. supposed to be neighbors' property. The people will be notified and the yard extended. The build- ing, in which the Percival school is now conducted was formerly used as a voting place. An old platform on the second floor in the Seldon school in Beckley Quarter, has been removed, allowing | more light and space for the increas- ing number of pupils there. Various smaller repairs have been | made to the other school buildings in {the town and all will be in first class | condition, when the school bell rings again on September 8. Treasurer Frank N. Bacon was the only member absent from last night's meeting. He is the chairman of the finance committee and, as it is essen- | tial that the board present its annual | report to the town authorities for publication in the annual report in { September, it was voted to ask Mr. Bacon to arrange his books so that | he could be ready to report at a | special meeting, which the board will hold on Monday evening, August 24. | | Miss Gilligan Resigns. | President John T. Molumphy stated |today that Miss Jennie Gilligan, teacher of the first grade in the Kensington Grammar school, has ten- dered her resignation, same to take effect at once. She has accepted position to teach in one of the Hart- ford schools, at a greatly increased salary. Last year Miss Gilligan's salary | here was $510. but when the school committee sent out its contracts for | the coming vear, her salary was boosted twenty dollars. During the time she has taught here, she has proven an able instruc tor and the school committee as well as the faculty at the school will feel her loss greatly. She has been in the town's employ for many years. Previous to the consolidation of schools, she taught in the Pond school. A few years ago, she left to take a position in Wallingford. but returned here again two vears ago. Superintendent J. W. Dows has al- ready taken steps to engage her suc- cessor. Bills Approved by School Board. The school board approved the fol- lowing bills at its meeting last even- ing: William S. Bailey $9.90: Nelson H. Minor, $87.00; Rackliffe Brothers, $: Edward McKeon, $10.00; Charles R. Weirs, $1.00. Leaves for Washington. Accompanied by State President T. F. Crane of Bridgeport, James O'Keefe of Middletown and H. & | Brown of Norwalk, Rural Letter Car- rier Julius Woodruff, in his offic capacity as reta of the Connecti- cut Rural Letter Carriers’ association, left today for Washington, D. C., to attend the annual convention of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ as- sociation. He will be absent from Berlin about four days, during which | | | | | time his assistant, J. C. Thompson, will take care of his route. Inquiries About Former Birth. Mrs, S. T. Moreland, president of the Kansas City chapter of the Inter- national Sunshine society has written Town Clerk Francis H. Shaw for in- fcrmation regarding Elisha Booth, a fcrmer resident here, whom she has been given reason to believe was born in Berlin May 10, 1879. Getting After Gentleman Thief. Information which has been re- ceived concerning the gentleman chicken thief who swindled several local people durlng the past few weeks, has led John T. Molumphy of the Connecticut Valley Orchard com- pany to believe that he will be able to rlace him behind the prison bars in a very short time. Mr. Molumphy, | upon getting a description of the | polite robber, has come to the con- | clusion that the man was employed on his farm some time ago, which fact accounts for his having men- tioned his name to his victims. Peddler’s Horse Exhausted. Overcome by the excessive heat of yesterday, a milk peddler's horse which had been working on the hot bzvements of the city all day yester- day, became ill on Worthington ridge last evening and dropped in his tracks. The peddler felt obliged to get his milk home to New Britain so, after cooling the equine off by un- jParnessing him and leading him up {ard down the street for a couple of hours he gave him an opportunity to gain sufficient strength to haul home Lis load. Death of Mrs, Hannah Cashman. After a lingering illness of several months’ duration, which she bore with great fortitude, Mrs. Hannah Cashman, widow of John Cashman tand a woman greatly beloved in the community, passed away shortly be- fore 2 o'clock this afternoon at her home in Kensington. She leaves a son, John Cashman of Kensington, and four daughters, Miss Hannah Cashman of Kensington, Mrs. James Buckley of Kensington, Mrs. John McDonough of New Haven and Mrs. William Kiernan of New Ha- ven. The deceased was a native of Ireland and was seventy-five years old. She came to this country in her j early life and took up her residence in Kensington fifty-five years ago. She became a member of St. Paul's church at that time. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Berlin Briefs. The Misses Eileen and Grace.Kelly of- Kensington went to Woodmount for a week's stay yesterday. A son was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham of Kensing- ton. Victor Benson of East Berlin, who | had his leg broken some time ago in a motorcycle accident, is now conva- i lescent and able to be around on | crutches. Resident’s Miss zabeth been visiting ! Werthington {her home in New York. | ' George H. Baldwin has purchased !a Ford touring car. x Joseph Holt has resumed his duties at the American Paper Goods com- I pany after a brief illness. Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Bacon of | Beckley Quarter are entertaining Mr. j2nd Mrs. Williaim Brehant of Heb- {Ton. . Mr. and Mrs, David Webster Smith, who has Mrs. Edward Michaels of ridge has returned to | republican town committee, Plainvilie Newg WILL RESIGN AFTER CAUCUS. 1S CALLED' H. C. Thompson Will Call Tewn, Commitiee Megting Soon. “DRYS” T0 BE ACTIVE THIS FALL Republicans and Democrats Will Se- | lect Nominees Early in September | —Babcock and Johnson Only Can- didates—His Hand 'Badly Crushed. | H. C. Thompson, chairman of the plans to call a meeting of that body within the next two weeks to make prepara- tions for the October election and to issue a call for the caucus which will nominate candidates to be voted on at that time. The law now makes it obligatory for town committee chair- men to have their list of nominees in the hands of the secretary of state at least thirty days before the elec- tion to make possible the printing of the ballots in time to correct any er- rors liable to be made in preparing them for use. Consequently the democrats and republicans, which will probably be the only parties having tickets in the field at the town meeting, will have to name their candidates early in September, election taking place on October 5. With the issuing of the caucus call, Mr. Thompson expects to terminate his connection with the party ma- chine. At least he plans to give up the chairmanship of the committee and while it is possible that he may continue to serve as a member should his successor seek his assistance, he would prefer to quit entirely. Mr. Thompson believes that he has done his full share of the work during the past two years and this fall his per- sonal business will require so much of his time that he will be able to de- vote but little attention to politics. Local republicans were successful in all the elections held during his term as chairman of the committee. otl Even two years ago when the demo- crats swept the country, Plainville remained in line as a republican town, a result for which Chairman Thomp- son and his cu-workers were entitled to considerable credit. ‘While party leaders are anxious to have Chairman Thompson continue as the party’s helmsman, his an- nounced determination of transferring the duties to the shoulders of some one else, will undoubtedly result in a new selection by the caucus. Political workers intend to do some hustling Friday, the last day on which the registrars are permitted to receive the names of people who wish to take the elector’s oath before the October election. At last week's meeting several names were handed in but there are a number of other eligibles here whose votes both par- ties are anxious to get this fall. A strong effort will be made to get thém to present their names Friday. William J. Johnson and George S. Babcock continue to be the only candidates for the republican nom- ination for first selectman and it is expected that the contest will be be- tween them at the caucus. Mr. Bab- cock claims to be gaining in political strength daily and assurances which he declares he has received from citizens of all classes make him con- fident of success both at the caucus and the polls. Temperance people report that the, are already working on plans to put the town in the no-license colum1 next year and early next month they intend to circulate a petition to the selectmen calling for a vote on the question in October. It is generally expected that the liquor dealers and their supporters will have a harder time than usual this year. The towrn went for license last year by a ma- Jority of twelve votes and the scare given the “wets” at that time when seemingly there was nothing to indi- cate that the usual lead of 100 or 125 votes would not be registered causes considerable speculation about the results this fall. Had Fingers Crushed. Grand Juror Frank O. Thompson had his left hand so badly crusheq yesterday while at work in the Cooke garage on East Main street that it was necessary to amputate one of his fingers. Mr. Thompson fell while at work and a heavy gas tank which he was ! carrying landed on his hand as he dropped to the cement floor. He was attended by Dr. L. H. Frost, who took him to the New Britain hos- Beckley left vesterday for a two | weeks' vacation at Niantic, Conn. Harold, the four-years-old son of-| Edwin Peck of Beckley Quarter, is| recovering from a serious illness which threatened his life last week. His mother and a vounger brother rassed away during the past month. The funeral of ex-Selectman Nelson I". Taylor, Who committed suicide Sun- day morning, was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the home of his trother, Jason M. Taylor of Blue Hills. The services were private. Burial was in the Stockings'. Corner cemetery. Mrs. R. Belden and son Victor of Tast Berlin are spending two weeks at Saybrook. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark of East Perlin are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son. The ladies of the Sacred Heart | church in East Berlin will give an ice cream social and whist this evening on the church lawn, weather permit- 'been made to pital, and cut off one of his fingers. While another is badly crushed it is thought that it can be saved. Service Pipes Again Charged. New complaints about service pipes on Broad street being charged with electricity were made yesterday to Superintendent McKernan of the water company. Electricity escap- ing from a wire in the school house from which the insulaton had been worn off communicated to the water pipes in houses in that vicinity a few weeks ago and gave the occupants a scare. It was two or three days before the source of the supply of “juice” was located. It is thought that the trouble this time is also due to some defect in the wires in the school building and the matter has been reported to elec- tricians who did the work. May Play Local Team. Satistied with their work on the diamond lust Sunday, the Hose com- pany’s baseball players are planning to search for aaditional laurels and Firemen Skinner and Smith, the cap- tains of the teams which crossed bats, have announced their intention of selecting a nine from the two divisions and issuing a challenge to the Plainville A. C., which claims the championship of the town. The A. C. nine was shut out by the Pirates of New Britain Sunday after- noon and after watching the contest the firemen teel that they can teach the youngsters a few things about the rational pastime themselves. They have received assurance that their challenge will be eagerly accepted and the game will probubly be played at Woodford’s within the next few week To Give Decision Thursday. Judge Peck of Hartford, who oc- cuplea the bench in the Bristol police court fast week when J. J. Missett and Jonn Cassineri of this place and four Terryville liquor dealers were tried on charges of selling and deliver- ing beer in a no-license community, has notitied counsel for the men that he will render his decision Thursday morning. Many technical poins were brought up at the trial, which lasted a full day, and at its conclusion Judge Peck stated that he wished to take some time to consider them be- fore making a decision and he re- served judgment. Yesterday Judge Malone gave a hearing concerning the disposition of liquor taken from Cassineri and John Glinkoski, who were caught by the state police delivering the wet goods in Bristol. The owners of the stock, -which included two cases of beer taken from Cassineri and five kegs and five cases of beer which were found in Glinkoski’s team, did not put in appearance to make a claim for their property and as a result the court instructed the police to destroy the entire seizure. 2 Repairing Broad St. Highway. Crushed stone and gravel given to the town by the state when East Main street was excavated for the amiesite pavement recently laid, are being used by the selectmen in making repairs on the highway on West Broad street. Several tons of stone were secured in this manner and the selectmen are making a considerable saving to the town in using the material for re- pairs. Brief Items. Rev. J. J. Fitzgerald of Philadel- phia is the guest of M. J. Fitzgerald of Forestville avenue, Mrs, Mary McGrath of Pine street is entertaining her niece, Miss Alice Keefe of New Haven. Walter Rockwell has returned from Cohoes, N. Y., where he attended the funeral of his mother. The condition of Mrs. Everett Baker, who is seriously ill at the Maplehurst on West Main street, was reported to be somewhat improved today. Now is the time to get your fur- nace cleaned and repaired for the winter, If you need a new heater, see us. You will probably need some plumbing done before winter. This is the best time to have it taken care of. We carry a complete line of hardware of every description and w1 be pleased to satisfy your wants. Plainville Hardware company, Whit- ing street.—advt. INSPECT STATE OCEAN TERMINAL New London, Aug. 1l1.—Seventy- five members of the Connecticut So- ciety of Civil Engineers inspected the state ocean terminal work in East New London today and also visited the plant of the New London Ship and Engine Co., in Groton and Fort H. G. Wright at Fisher’s Island, mak- ing the trip in steamer Munnatawket. Luncheon was served on the boat. The annual business meeting will be held on return trip from the island this afternoon. TO CAMP AT HARTFORD. Hartford, Aug. 11.—Mayor Lawlor was informed today that the first squadron, Second United States cav- alry, nw in camp at Hamptn, t- gether with Connecticut, Massachu setts and Rhode Island troopers, will go through Hartford on its return march to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. It will leave Hampton Monday; will reach here Tuesday noon and will camp in this city over night. TAILOR'S BODY FOUND. Bridgeport, Aug. 11.—Clad in a bathing suit and having been missing for 15 hours, the body of Joseph Bogdany, a tailor or this city, was found on the banks of Ash Creek near Fairfield avenue bridge early today. Bogdany had léft a party of clammers to go in bathing and, his friends believe, got out beyond his depth and drowned. RELIEF FOR AMERICANS. Paris, Aug. 11.—Arrangements have deposit $100,000 in gold at Berne, Switzerland, and $20,- 000 each in Vichy and Aix-les-Bains, for the benefit of Americans holding letters of credit or other bankable documents. About a score of Ameri cans in distress were provided with ting. i funds yesterday. Great Mid-S values to he found in New Refrigerators, Baby Carriages, Veranda Chairs, Gas Stoves. 103 ASYTLUM ST Now is the time for action if you would many dollars in purchase of your new Furnishings. There never was such a sale as is in progress at this store, and we are sure that we have the greatest Furniture Buyers Your Opportunity Is Here to Save 15 to 40 PerCent. ummer Sale save England. Extra Big Reductions, In THE FUNT-BRUCE @ 450 TRUMBULL | i STEAMERS ARRIVEWITH AMERICAN REFUGEES| K[“I:an‘ am mflfi &“ mto ifully for hostile warships but Now Yok Pot Tody. | New York, Aug. 11.—The Red Star liner Kroonland, flylng the American | flag and bearing 170 first cabin pas- sengers, mostly Americans from Fu- rope, came into port today almos. | simultaneously with the White Sta liner Cedric (British) from Halifax. The Kroonland was immune from | capture, but the Cedric steamed cau- | tiously, with only running lights burn- ing. The Cedric put into Halifax las | week, interrupting her voyage from | England to New York for fear of cap- | ture by German war vessels. The | Kroonland left Antwerp on August 1, before general hostilities in Europe had been declared. About 140 of her passengers were booked to sail by the steamer Imperator and La Provence. On learning that these steamers would not sail owing to threatened war cor- ditions, the tourists immediately started for Antwerp. Walked Considerable Distance. Those that took the afternoon train from Paris succeeded in reaching Antwerp with their baggage, while those that took the evening train were forced to leave their belongings behind. Many were obliged to walk a considerable distance to Antwerp. The Cedric brought nearly a thou- sand Americans, who crowded aboard her at Liverpool on July 30. Took Southerly Course. The French steamer Patria, of th~ Fabre line, which arrived today frora Palermo, reported that she took a southerly course and avoided all ves- sels steaming as far south as latitude thirty-seven. All lights except the running lights were extinguished. Al- though no vessel was seen there was great excitement among the passen- gers about the war news. The Italian steamer America, 11 port today from Genoa and Palermo was spoken by a British cruiser at 5 o'clock last evening when 180 miles east of Sandy Hook. The cruiser had three funnels, but her identity | was not learned. Convoyed By Essex. - The Cedric’ brought 198 «first and 356 second cabin passengers, and 265 | in the steerage. The British cruiser | Essex convoyed her into Halifax har- | bor and escorted her out again when | she left Saturday. As has been the custom with al merchant ships of the warring powers, the Cedric blanketed her port holes and burned only he- ! running lights, Captain Carter d'd | not leave the bridge from the tim Halifax wag' left, Lusitania Reaches Fastnet, New York, Aug. 11.—The Cunarder Lusitania, which left here at 1 o'clock last Wednesday morning for a dash across the Atlantic, reached Fastnet, approximately 300 miles from Liverpool between 8 and 10 | o'clock this morning. Cunard line | officials announced that they had re- ceived cable advices from Liverpool to this effect today. She should reach Liverpool tonight The German steamer Koln arrived | Stockholm, Aug. the latter part of her voyage accord- ing to her commander, Captain Jachens. Arrives at Boston, Boston, Aug. 11.—The British steamer Numidian arrived today from Glasgow, her commander said he had received several wireless = warnings from British cruisers to watch care- none was sighted. Saw No Warship. 11, via Londen, 6:20 A. M.—The Swedish steamer steamer Runeburg, which arrived here tonight (Monday) from Raumo, Fins land, reported that she had not seen a single warship in the Aland archi- pelago or anywhere else. Her cap- !tain was told that the Russian flest had not met the German fleet at aill, but was waiting in the inner part of the Gulf of Finland for a suitable portunity to start an action. Tha Russians are concentrating their troops at all important points alorg the Gulf of Finland, especially at Ekenas, on the north side of the er trance to the gulf, and Sveaborg, and keeping in reserve a considerabl force reported to number 100,000 men, A pier a half a mile in length in the harbor of Hango was blown up by mistake. The commander, wlo had been ordered to prepare for the possible destruction of the pler, hanged himself upon discovering th«t he had acted prematurely The vessel had no news from the Baltic. City Items Mrs. Elizabeth Bitzer and son Frank of Turners Falls are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus G. Wing- er. Phenix lodge, No. 52, 1. 0. 0. F., will confer the initiatory degree on a few candidates tomorrow evening. | Mrs. B. H. Davis and daughter Marion have returned from Merwin's beach, Milfords Miss Cynthia Hancock, was oper- ated upon at the local hospital today for appendicitis. Dr. McKnight per- formed the operation. Miss Ella McCarthy was given a surprise party last night at the home | of her aunt, Mrs Thomas Buckley of Stanley street. A water main is to be -installed in the Booth alleyway at the expense of Willlam W, Hanna, whose petition to have the city put one in was refused because the alley was private prop- erty. . The drawing for the benefit of sick members to be given by Clan Doug- las, O. 8. C., wib take place on Avgust 18 The ice committee will meet on Thursday and arrange to pay the bl submitted by the consulting expert, Mr. Gifford. They frefused to pay the bill at first because they considered some of the extras on it to be purely personal expenditures, The Ladies Auxiliary of the A. O. H. will hold a regular meeting this evening in Eagles' hall. Mrs. Minnie T. Crean, the president, will make a report on the national convention held recently at Norfolk, Va., to which she was a delegate. A social will fols* low the business session. Mill-end goods are new goods at here from Bremen today, having eluded four British cruisers during mill-end prices.—Wise, Smith & Co., Hartford.—advt. b