New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1915, Page 9

Books, 30 to 607 Off Bargain Prices Our Share of H. B. GClaflin’s Stock EVERYONE KNOWS OF THE CO. AND OF REORGANIZATION. HAS TH BEEN GREAT HOUSE OF H. THEIR FAILURE LAST SUMMER, AND THEIR RECENT BUT NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THIS CO. IN THE WHOLESALE BOOK BUSINESS FOR 18 ¢ PRINCTPAL DISTRIBUTORS OF PU DERS—BOTH ENGLISH AND AMERICA CENT. LOWER THAN B. CLAFLIN YEARS. JBLISHERS' ENTIRE REMAIN- —AT PRICES 50 TO REGULAR RETAIL PRICES AND 75 PER THAT THEY HAVE PUBLISHED WHOLE SPECIAL EDITIONS OF POPULAR USEFUL BOOKS AT ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF THE ORIGINAL EDITIONS. The Receivers for the H. B. Claflin Company be discontinued. Book Dept. ours. per cent. 60 per cent. Bargnins Upon Bargains. have We don't know why—that's But we do know that these books, which were formerly 50 to below their regular book prices are naw reduced another the not 75 ordered that their affair, 30 to For instance, the “EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW?” serles which in the origina 1 edition was 90c and $1.20, special edl- tion 50c¢, is now 2%c a volume. then $4, now $1.50 TORY AND LITERATURE, formerly50c CHILDREN BY THE GREAT MASTERS, LOWNEY'S papers at 49c, now 1¥¢ copy. January nally $10, $1.25 copy. Morning, ORIENTAL COARPETS copy. YOUNG FOLKS now 33c¢ originally And so on and so on. at Book Dept. Corner Store, 29 capy. $5, COOK BOOK thousands sold through AND RUGS, origi- LIBRARY OF HIS- BEAUTIFUL then $2.60 now the news- Sale begins Friday T —— S LAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPT- LY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHA . Berlin News _ Senhye——— MHHODISI PASTOR > ASKED TO REMAIN o Offcial Board [xends [nvitation + 1o Rew. E M. Piciop. CHANGE CflllECWR’S S CONMISSION? Encrease in Grand List May Necessi- tate Such Action—Mrs. Betty Gould | Nears Eighty-Ninth Birthday—An. other Boy Gets License. The congregation of the Kensing- | ton Methodist church has decided 10 recommend to the New York conference to be held in Avpril, reappointment to the local pastorate of The district 1 10 » 8 . Bdwin M. Pickop. superintendent, B. Dent, New Haven, has been advis ; official board of the fact that it pxtended an unanimous invitation Rev .Mr. Pickop to remain here. Rev. Mr. Pickop took charge Kensington pastorate two years gucceeding Rev. C. 8. Ball. who, 1or gerving here a year, ed Lo a church in Penns; : here, very good anly in his town in done not the is popular, but about and patish, eral. . o Collector's Commission? assessors ha the th Now that the board of announced {he fact that grand list will be greater by $16v,028, and tne talk l(;\ rate seems to favar an of a few mills over the pre of sixteen mills, there some ulation as to what will be yegard to the fixing of the jector's commission. Will ul Lwo per cent rout is done tax it 7 [¢ is figured that the taxes will brinz than | com- mare the each thou- in several thousand dolla ordinarily this year, At mission rate now effective, of the town's evident, the pockets tax and out af the as is only too flowing. into re not wiich was pul M sctor Elmer E. Austin, lished in the recent port, he collected $29,6%0._5 un year's grand lst. The tax collec- tions have never exceeded $30,000 and, ps his two per cent. commission both the property tax and the sonal tax, the collector has ubout $700 as his remuneration Lown fair sum in cansideration of the time | to to give up the adjourned which is he has been obliged the work. Now, if gnnual town meeting, be held in March, to twenty ed and which ig pe be an increase of more than ten thou- | gftay and dollars in the collections. s8 the tax coMector's of the Dur- Rev. work own gen- spec- in col- remain re- last on | per- | received a | | | | last night, as scheduled. East | the | | | of | }jcenne d by the has | to il town's | s year to raises the tax rate | mills, as has been suggest-“ Un- | ye_enlisted and went to commission | ggain, remaining four months, at the Alden ! who resides with her gand would mean twenty dollars more | schools collector | coffers which, over- | | ved with him yAc t eport of Tax Col- | moved X According to the report o L | the subsequent Austin turns over his books to Charles F. Lewis in May and, for that reason, he did not care to say much about the matter, as it would not lgook well He did state, however, that he con- sidered $700 good pay for making tax collections. Up to two vears ago, the Berlin tax collector did his work on a com- mission of one and a half per cent. It is possible under the circumn- stances, that the collector's commission will be cut down at the adjourned town meeting. Bowling Game Postponed. Owing to the fact that two of the Berlin Construction company wmen are on the sick list, the third game of the bowling tournament between the American Paper Goods company 1nd the “Bridge Shop" was not played It will take afternoon. at 3 place tomorrow o'clock. Seibert Gets License. Secretary William C. Redfield of th» department of commerce and E. Chamberlain, commissioner of nav- ation., have licensed Leroy G. Sei- bert of Farmington road as a radio operator amateur of the first grade. He took an oath before Krancls H Shaw, justice of the peace, this morn- ing, agreecing to preserve secrecy of all messages coming to his knowledge through his employment under the Young Seibert is the second Berlin young man to have received a license, Lincoln, also of Farmington road, being the other. To get his li- cense. he was required to show, by examination, a good knowledge of general adjustments, operation and care of apparatus; transmitting and sound reading the Continental Morse code and general knowledge of inter- national regulations and acts of con- gress to ‘regulate radio. Seibert is a member ware City Radio club. longs to the Hartford Awaits Eighty-ninth Probably the Lerlin the Hard- be- of Lincoln Radio club. Birthday. resident in Gould, daughter-in-law, Elton, of Worthington eighty-eight years the eighty-ninth career on June 15, eldest Mrs. today is Betty Iannie She is now will pass of her M ridge. old and milestone if she lives. Gould first saw the Gardener, M the daughter of Mr. Priest of that town. early education in of Troy, N: H., where she moved with her parents when quite young. Shortly after becoming the wife of Dr. Austin K. Gould., a suc- cessful yvoung physician 1 Troy, she to Fitchburg, Mass., Gould developed a large practice. When the Civil war broke out and the north was all aroused over the assault on Fort Sumter and call for volunteers by | President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. { Gould left home to hecomne a mem-= bor of the hospital corps of one of the Massachusetts regiments. Mrs. Gould heard nothing from her hus- band for a long period and was about e him up 28 dead when she re- of o, and She the light June day in 1826, being My Jacob received her Dr. | coivea a letter from him one day, in | which he told that, while being trans- to Charleston, S. C., from the Andersonvile prison he had | ferred famous ible, there would | y;,ccoeded in making his escape. Soon returned to Fitchburg. the he He front were changed, he would receive about | expiration of which time he was mus- /$900 for the same work that the itown has been paying two hundred {tese to have done. Returning to his practice fifteen years tered out of service. Fitchburg, he resumed and lived until about A Herald reported interviewed Tax |ago. &Couocwr Austin this morning. t Mr. To Dr. and Mrs. Gould were - born two children both of whom are now dead. I n]lo\\'lng the death of tho second of her children, Mrs. Gould came here to live. She occupies her- self in sewing and is quite proficicnt in the art, some of her work having captured prizes at the Berlin fair. Despite her advanced age, Mrs. Gould retains her faculties and her eyesight and hearing Is unusally good. She seldom rides in trolley cars, however, as they make her headache, and has never enjoyed an automobile ride. Last year, Town Clerk Francis H. Shaw received a letter from a. party out west who wished to ascertain if Mrs. Gould lived in Berlin. Mr. Shaw forwarded the desired information, but nothing more was ever heard of the incident. It was thought that one of the elderly woman's relatives had left her a small legacy. Revival Meectings. There was a very good attendance at the speclal service last evening at the Methodist church, Kensington. The sermon the Rev. Henry D. Trinkaus, pastor of the New Ca- naan Methodist Episcopal church. it was based on the “Pearl of Parables” and was the third in the series gested by the fifteenth chapter of Luke's Gospel. The preacher this evening, Henry Hoar, of New Britain, is a personal acquaintance of the Rev. Mr. Trinkaus, and was a cla mate of Mr. Trinkaus at Wesleyan | university a number of years ago. The general public cordially ‘n- { vited to attend. was by sug- is Berlin Briefs. The condition of Mr: Clark of Worthington sreatly improved this Members and all the Kensington church are invited to attend the Christian Kndeavor social to be held this evening in the church parlors. Lathers will'begin work at the new Grange hall on Deacon North's hill within a few days. - Alice Wilder Smith has been ap- pointed executrix of the estate of her mother, Mrs. Wilder Smith of Haxt- ford, a former local resident, who died Sunday. G. R. Williams has returned Wallingford after visiting East lin friends. A number of KEast Berlin young people attended a reception held at the Middletown High school last eve- ning. The Berlin dancing class has dis- banded for the season and there wi!l be no dance this evening at the town hall. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske preached on “Thc Enthusiasm of Evil” at the mid-week service of the Berlin C on- gregational church last evening. The local Boy Scouts will hold a meeting at 2 o'clock tomorrow aftet- noon. Edwin L ridge was morning. young people of Congregational 0 Ber- Card of Thanks, We wish to express our sincere thanks to kind neighbors and friends for their sympathy and assistance during the illness and at the death of our wife and daughter, Caroline A. Baldwin, We are especially grateful for the floral offerings and desire to | return thanks to the donors, N. W. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Mead.. black to E. and B. Adams 1= Small white Apply FOUND— hound. -ldx Notice to Our Berlin Customers. Starting with January 25th our office will be closed Monday -eveanings | omcially i Byington Plainville News | SELECTMEN T0 IGNORE TOWN MEETING ORDER' Won't Take Steps to Acquire Waler Company’s Property. CLAINS ACTION WAS ILLEGAL Matter Was Not Included in Call For Meceting—Commander Williams Names Committecs—Tel. Co. Offi- clally Recognizes “Poverty Hill."” While the recent town meeting passed a vote ordering the selectmen ¢> take the steps necessary g acquire the property of the Plainville water | company, members of the board said | this morning that in all probability it will be ignored and no action what ever will be taken. The selectmen concur in the opinion of E. A. Free- man, who acted as chairman of the meeting, that the vote was illegal as no mention of the matter was made in the call for the session. The resolution bringing the matter before the meeting was introduced by the socialist contingent after the new contract with the water company had been accepted despite vigorous ob- jection on the part of several of tha voters. Chairman Freeman who is in- terested in the water company, enter- tained a motion for its passage to get the sentiment of the meeting, al- though he expressed the bellef that any action taken on the matter would have no legal standing. The selectmen evidently are of the same belief and they do not intend to recognize the instructions given by the meeting and for the present the matter will be dropped There does not appear to be a ve strong sentiment favoring the opera- tion of a municipal water plant here. At least the voters do not think that the town is in shape financially, to handle a . proposition so extensive. When the bonded indebtedness is wiped out, some of the citizens think the matter may be agitated. Officers of water company declare that under the present conditions but a small profit is made on the invest- ment of the stockholders and they would worry but little, should tha town take over thelr property. C. H. Calor, the president, declares that the company is willing to sell out tp the town any time. The opponents of rates and rules of the water company claim, how- ever, that they have not given up the fight against the corporation and they declare they will continue to work for a better arrangement be- tween the company and its patrons. Doesn’t Like ‘Poverty HIlL” Plainville’'s ‘“police force” has reg- istered a strong kick with the tele- phone company over its action in of- ficially recognizing the western ex- tremity of West Maln street as ‘“‘Pov- erty Hill.” Officer Philip Marino who has the - distinction of being the town's regular police department, iy responsible for the complaint and in a letter sent to the district officials he not only gave his opinion of the company but ordered them to take out his ‘phone without delay. When Officer Marino was appoint- ed regular patrolman, he had a tele- phone installed in his house for the convenience of people desirous of making complaints against violators of the law. In his application he de- clares he gave the location of his res- idence as West Main street, and con- sequently his surprise was great when on opening the new telephone directory, distributed yesterday, he found that the company had placed his house of “Poverty Hill." While investigations in New York and other large cities have shown that minfons of the law have grown wealthy, graft contributing largely to their pile, Officer Marino admits that there is but slight chance of a police- man grabbing a fortune in Plainville. Nevertheless he does not think he sheould b eregarded as a candidate for the almshouse and he objects most vigorously to the use of the appela- tion given the section in which he lives, He is particularly grieved because his neighbors are credited with llving on West Main street, at least as far as the telephone directory is concerned. Years ago, the section in Officer Marino lives, ' acquired name of “Poverty Hill." 01d resi- dents could not recall today how the rame happened to be applied but they believed that it started from a joke and the name has since refused to be separated from the locality, Residents of that section do not go into acstacies over the nickname and | its use (is tabooed by them i Official recognition had not been given to the title before and the tele- phone company seemingly touched a tender spot in the feelings of the people “on the hill” and its repre- sentatives will have a difficult task, if proper apologies are to be made. | Mis¢ Langdon's Will Filed. William J. Blakeslee has for probate the will of Miss Langdon, an aged spinster, cdeath occurred recently will give a hearing for its admission which the offered Eveline whose Judge the next on application Wednesday, Miss Langdon directed Ler funeral expenses were balance of her tween her two Blakeslee and her vhom she lived for Miss Langdon's Lut will be open ugual on Saturday The United Water New Britain, that paid, be divided Mrs. Asa | on, William, with | a number of years estate of after the money be- consists until evenings, Electric Light Company, Conn. 9:00 p. m. |icies, Hartford Silk Store HARTFORD. We are Exclusive Selling Agents for “American Lady” and “Madamo Lyra” Oorsets, ~ Wonderful Values in the pat Famous “Merode” Underwesz The on At Just reason for these prices is that tAey are discontinued; 50c = never wsold One Lot of Women'’s Union Suits, reg- ularly $1.00, for Women's Union Suits in all shapes. all sizes, $1.00. to go at just half price, 50c per garment. One Lot of Women’s Vests, Pants and Tights for Women's “Merode’” Silk and Cotton Vests, Pants and Tights, a heavy weight, and a great bargain for those who demand quality; garment To go at just half price, 500 each, including Women's small 5(c germen also Corset Covers, asbei never offered at«less sizes, Great January Clearance of $ Most sweeping reductions ever enforced for quick clearance. Saturday you will have a chance to buy Winter Suits at prices that do not cover the co ial Yau will be surprised to sce the qualities and the styles of the Suits that we will offy ing prices: are Suits, values up to | For are Suli ¥ $14.9 Fr $7.95 $18.75. to $35 At these two prices are included our entire stock of Wool S8uits and both black and ocolol Two Very Special Values in Don't let this opportunity pass. we are presenting for Saturday. Yor $5.00 are Coats in black and | For colors, values up to | $15.00 | If you have need of a Coat come and see what $9.0 Are Coats colors, v Final Clearance of Velvet | Trimmed Hats to close for $1.00, trimmed Velvet Hats, former value § for $1.00. All Untrimmed Velvet Shapes, in black and colors, regardless of former price, to clase for 75c. Better Grades of Ttimmed Hats Greatly R A splendid variety of Satin and Faille Silk Hate, in all the leading colors, some ready $1.98 and up to $6.50. Our January White Sale Ends Saturday Take advantage of the reductions in Undermuslin-, GOWNS i In a variety of styles. ‘ For 7fc, regular §1 value. For $1.28, regular $1.75 value. | ¥or $1.79, regular $2.50 value. White Goode, Linens and Embrof COMBINATIONS For 89¢c, regular $1 value For $1, regular $1.650 value For »1.49, regular $1.68 value For $1.98, regular $2.60 value For 880, regu For $1.05, regul For $1.49, regu For $1.79, regul a small amount on deposit in the hanks and after her debts are paid there will remain but a small balance, Kane Goes to Jail. J. J. Kane of FKorestvile, who has been in court on numerous occasions, was put to plea on the charge of drunkenness this morning before Justice A. H. Condell He admitted his guilt and was fined $4 and costs, Grand Juror 8. S. Gwillim, who ap- peared for the state, recommending such punishment.. Kane was unable to pay up and he was taken to jall to work out the fine and costs of prosecution. The accused was arrested late yes- terday afternoon by Officer Philip Marino. The officer found him in an | conference committee with represen intoxicated condition at the center | (atjves of the Woman's Itelief and placed him under arrest after,y p. Douglass, Ralph R. Righy several ineffectuai attempts to daville A, Potter, Robert C. Usher him leave town and Ralph R, Roberts. The Relief With Commissioners, i corps will be represented on the com- Officers of the Hose .company, mittee by Mrs, Idella I5. Righy, Mrs. the committee, | Nellie Ackerman, Mrs, Nellie Bunnell Mrs. Laura Warfield and Mrs, Emily held a meeling last evening with the | prown of fire Mil cussed in an : eral matters Beveral partment, The increase in the rates for ing firemen under the compensation law was among the 'matters consid- cred, The company with which the town carries insurance h notified the selectmen that this y ium of $15 will be chs Rusiness firemam on the deparfment’s roll. Tae | Plainville expense of insuring the entire com- | Seemingly the company has not been | g, pany under this ruling would be $450 | favored with large war orders which | a year, more than four the | have fallen to the lot of several man- | amount paid for protection the ufacturers of knit goods in this firemen last year, Some lawyers hold that The compensation law, the hours a company which insures the members | ing force of the hose company, would have to | pay $6 a week to a fireman injured | in the performance of his duty, this Rev, The amount be contributed regularly | day to his home to him during the period of his in- | spending u brief capacitation Others do not think relatives, Plainville would liable, maintain- ing that the local firemen are virtual ly members of a volunteer company and not, strictly of the town Before rene is possible that Representative Car- ter will be asked to make an effort to get the general assembly to amend the law, Commander Names Committees. Blijah H., Willlams, recently in- stalled as the commander of Manross post, G. A. R., has appointed com- mittees to serve during the coming vear as follows: Auditing, G. W. Aitkins, F. R. Warner; rellef, J, ¥ Douglass, J. W, Gray, Ralph R. Rob- | erte; hall, J. F. Douglass, J. W. Gray; amusement, M, A. Potter, J, W, Gray, | J. Fayette Douglass; cemetery, R. C | Usher, R. Warner, Commander Willlams has alse | named the following to serve on a been elected del convention by Pon Fathers The New Brii league, will atten this evening at 73 church in Fo Dorchester of Plainville will meeting, be Our annudl Saturday, Janu weeks, Twenty on all goods, H, corps Man- | Notlee to Our Starting with cfiice will be clo tut will be open usual on Saturdng The Uni to Meet who constitute executive board New commissioners and Hands Go to Pequabuck. informal pertaining manner to the sev- | empioyed at de- " Bristol Manu given young ladic plant of the company have hawve in have tome larg - OUCH! PAIN, RUB RHH Al pain right o bottle of ol S Jao local Sum of mo up | to Boynton andil | | the | facturing ! places insur- to worlk their and in knitting mills Pequabuck mills and all departmaont overtime. at the buck orders | erating Rristol extremel company’s m'll quiet times for in in ffY Stop df penetrating “8 stiff relfe oir" which| burn tion Ithe | one treatment ling into mmatism the the under or forty work plant running but week, with its regular greatly curtailed town your sore Brief Ttems, m 1scles, and returned to faco Pa after matism « town WIth | 154 can not limber up! Q small trial Jacob's OfI* in just a m rheumatic and swelling, awaits you, “St. J millions of rheus the lust half cen | good for sciation, as Roon in Crow to in Crown, o visit in he will give a hearing |a January 28 Judge Byington the probate court on the application of the administra- [ and estate of Mary N. Tyler | from a settlement of his account ness W. 0T U home of Mrs {in St | on employes | (jon for The at the Broad street speaking, on the »wing the insurance further investigation will made, and should it found that | the town must pay so large an amount met this w afternoon O, Trask on he for the protection of the firemen, it A. H. Dresser of this place, has | bac. ache, sprains,