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HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915 | about one tiundred freinds during vl»r-l evening Vocal and instrumental se- lections were enjoyed and supper \ms‘ served The unble presents. Mr. and Mrs Lere short time friends, howe best wishes Plainville News COMPLAIN AGAINST BEER DELIVERIES Prosecutor Hears Cu'-3f-Town Dea:- | | chased the ers Arg V.olating Law. RELIEF BOARD T0 REPORT TONIGHT | otiations fternoon Admit couple received a number ot | | lived | m | hav Bengston have They have ind they A ad A WHOLE LOT DEF upon your judgment in the choice of your f, Lowell Animal Fertilizers you make no misf tested for years—are always the same—alway restore the elements that are lacking in the soil § crop and increase the yield. Lowell Animal Fi powerful erop producers known, and the right zers may mean the difference between success D A REMARKABLE ONE® uire to state that T entered n Boys' Corn Gy srand in _conuection d 5%% bushels of © won the prize you o 1eid 18 a remarkable, WART G. HEALEY, many their Moves to Avon, W shington | hol® atrick Byrnes of strect today moved his house he has pur- where hotel took of having completed ne- Thursday flects to Avon, Avon Byrnes ster for possession the A TE o e et feut this past season, and used half acre of ground. On this I| 10 117 bushels per acre 1 am Jurchase ] : on your fertilizer, and our p«)plr think the its —— 1915 | Write tousforadviceand suggestions. Our Pocket H | If we are not represented in your locality write us for | LOWELL FERTILIZER CO., 40 North Market 8 T H elected mbull a Director. OUR 49th ANNIVERSARY — IT MADE A BIG 'R IN HARTFORD WHEN, MARCH 1, 1866, WTY-NINK YEAL AGO, BROWN-THOMSON & COMPANY OPEN D THEIR DOORS TO THE PUBLIC, AND BY THEIR MODERN METHODS AND SQUARE DEALING WON ITS CONFIDENCE. THAT WAS IN THE DAYS OF YOUR GRANDPARE WHO WITH YOU AS CHILDREX AND NOW YOU AND YOUR CHiLDREN HAVE TRADED WITH U EVER SINCE IN APPRECIATION OF THAT, WE WILL, MONDAY, TUESDAY ESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD, OFFER FOR EACH BARGAINS THAT WILL CREATE A WONDERFUL SATION EVERYONE WORTH DOUBLE. John Trumbul]l of this place has been a of the board | Reductions | of directors Parts company. member the Hartford The corporation was it now has officers and | yesterday who re- | the future man- 1866 Members Some Auto | Have Already Eeen Granted—Vis- anized and list of announced Redfield, recently reor an entirely new directors. It was that Edward D cently resigned president Hartford City bank, will in devote his entire time the agement of the Several local interested in iny ke conc ness und s ies in the an itor ‘Has Prize-Winning Bull Dog— | Trumbull Made a Dircctor. Complaints the deliver- as of by concerning ing of beer gut-of- the tigation in Plainvilie ‘o { town dealers have been filed with plant pe the financial- com- ople are parts ern i: doing onc the operating cdule, authorities and while an inves! LINES, €O, NEW BRITAIN, O Y no warrants | has been in progrc the past few | day: s for it is understooa that fa plant has few its 1t him to Mr L. said yesterday the = ANONYMOUS LETTER =i for | matter immediatd riffi‘ys said hil g0 tc state sent on en its have as yet been issued. Although the oificials are concerning the complaints and the probable action to be taken it is said)| that arrests were deiayed because of | the uncertainty as to whether or not the law is being viciated. There have been convictions secured in the local court for violation of: liquor laws when the evidence showed that out-of-town aealers were deliver- ling Dbeer here without ordefrs to show that the purchase was made in the neighboring city. Since that time there have been some changes in the statutes governing this point and the local authorities have spent some time during the last few days perusing the 1dw books in the town clerk’s office. it They have made no mention | den of what conclusion tney arrived at but | nepnew Mrs. N. the failure to issue a warrant lends| o =& o oo o strength to the report that they did Advent Christian. it Is 1, not have enough evidence to warrant| ap.aiq wil] be the subject of the action. The complzints were made, it ; sermon to be delivered in the is said, by an agem of a local saloon- { Advent Christian church tomorrow keeper, who seemingly considered | jnorning by the pastor, Rev. J. W. that he was a victim of unfair com- | Denton. In the evening he will con- petition and deprived of the protection | sider the question, “Whither Goest afforded by the excise iaws. I Thou.” Sunday school will be held ;i | at the close of the morning session File Reports Tonight. |and the young people will hold a of the of The report board relicf | praise and social service at 6 o'clock eoncerning the action taken on forty |in the evening. complaints filed against the grand list | Methodist—Rev as compiled by the assessors will prob- rtford, will preach ably be in the hands of Town Clerk t church tomorrow R. C. Usher tonight. The board Griffin is a in session this afternoon and the mem- church. bers said before the meeting that an Pl effort would be made to clean up the business before night. The board held it first executive ses- sion day afiernoon. The mem- bers spent consideirable time discuss- ing the protests and were unable to act on all the appeals. It was said this rhorning that fav- orable action taken yesterday a number of ymplaints and report will seme The amount, will in all ability great deal 1 than DAY, AT 49¢ EACH. reticent cverti books but h orders « i entir fored year. working OF COURSE YOU REMEMBER OUR 48TH ANNIVERSARY a year » ago, when many were disappointed in not getting here in time to share in some of the lots. This time we hope to have enough each day to fill all Come in person for your share of the specials, No orders taken mail. None sent C, O. D. Churches, Rev, F. service At the ptain Boy-Ed to England aj attorney, St by the naval atta idmiralty was A Warning German Naval Rt:scnusl’sl wamis ity was Wit to Stop Talking. | noess o e mo rivers and | to blockade Cuxh and other Germa . To Get “I was to get could about this by Mr. G also to wate in the Me: locate the stren | fleet supposed to | Channel. 1 was tof but to dep memory. 1 was t dam and then to Grant Sunday Congregational wants. will ch at the | the by pre: tclephone or morning. Episcopal—Holy Communion will tomorrow 10:45 H school The which be yRev Mr, R. this place COME SEE THE BARGAINS AT 49¢ EACH. Every one worth double that. And every one a most attract ive offering. The privilege of ex- change<or return of purchases which we usually freely grant cannot apply to goods purchased at this sale, the unusualness of the values makes such a ruling necessary. Values that will not be equalled again, either by ourselves or others, until another anniversary rolls around. All thoughts of profits or costs are forgotten, at the will be celebrated morning 8 o'clock. At rector, the service, R. Sunday Rev Burton, will the at Bel- classes - preach at 27 New York, Feb. 27 Griffiths, attorney for Stegler, the German naval reservist | arrested here Wednesday on charge of fraudulently obtaining American passport, announced night that he would put in the hz of the federal authorities today an an- onymous typewrtten letter received by Mrs, Stegler which would be com- pared with letters alleged to have been written to Stegler by Captain K Boy-Ed, naval attache of the German embassy at Washington. Stegler, ac- | cording to Mr. Griffiths, has told the | where I was to federal authorities that Captain Boy- | and give a secref I2d wanted him to go to England as told to bg very ¢ spy. meeting these offid The letter, which Ca Ed there il yesterday denied having the German lines | knowing anything about, form of German 4 v nnn Cross. 1 wa ank Ameri- lows: “Reading today's New | deliver sy iulidl can, allow me to tell you that it w “|4‘<” head of the | vour fault that your husband 1-‘.\ been [0 arrested and will have to go to ja IJ for many vears and will be always a | looked-at scoundrel. Accept the ad- vice to keep your mouth shut and Ao not open it before you at first consult | a lawyer. Besides you put your coun try in a bad position because your case will only increase the ill-feeling of the Germans against the Americans and | vou know that a war with the Ger- mans would the greatest disaster for the Americans.” at noon. preacher begin Louis 1. Charles H Richard P meet evening service, will o'clock, will is a and of Unionville Belden of Freeman auoted nds mente Be Not e e et T T ITAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMP1T- LY RECEIVING ALY, DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF TS, notes, that it had been stripped by river pirates. The Middeltown police were notified but were not successful in apprehending the culprits. Funeral of M. R. Dunham. The funeral of Martin R. Dunham, who dled Wednesday evening after an illness of three weecks, was held this afternoon from his lat home in Ber- lin. Rev. Samuel A. Fiske pastor of the Second Congregatiinal church, of- ficiated. Interment was in Maple cem- etery. The pall bearers were John T. Mol- umphy, Willis 1. Savage, Theodore A. Stanley, Daniel Webster, George B. Carter and Charles Mueller. Changes in Court Room. If present plans of Judge George | Late for Barkers™ Express. CANT ELM PLANTED IN PRiE e et | the furniture in the town court room | Berlin in the near future. | Mrs. Chester W. The judge plans to purchase anoth- | aisg Helen Day, returned to her | er tible and place it at the disposal|nome in Patterson. N. J. today, after of mewspaper reporiers and ~court | naying spent several davs as the guest . stenographers to avoid the crowding gt : s. Frank R. Dunham.—Baldwin | \pich is always experienced at trials npr }I‘-f:\ ”:;‘?(‘g;,sg‘f;u;‘;‘“ R . of any imyoném-o. | 4 . s At present, there are in the court] ~Rev- Bdwin M. Pickop will conduct room two desks, one of which is for | POth the morning and evening ser- the judge and the other for the prose. | Vices at the Kensington Methodist ‘(‘hl!l‘(‘h tomorrow, At the time of the A meeting of the Baldwin is suing for $35 and the at- tachment for $100. The writ is returnable before Justice John A. Moore of Kensington on Monday. March 8. Rushed With Orders. Due to several large orders which Wwere received recently, the Berlin Con- struction company has found it neces- sary to operate its plant overtime un- til 9 o’'clock nights. The concern is preparing steel con- struction work for new factory ditions being erected by the Union Metallic Cartridge company of Bridge- | port, the Winchester Repeating Arms company of New Haven, the Pratt and- Whitney company of Hartford and the Billings and Spencer com- pany, also of Hartford, > Bertin News MISPLACED SWITCH ‘DELAYS DINKY TRAIN Passengers From New Britain Too Ed4 or »tain Boy- written read as fol- said Duane Griffin of in the Methc morning. Rev Mr former pastor of the local wis invilleites Are Stung. W, notary New Britain public who is filing claims for the Sanderson, a TO SETTLE TROWBR creditors Grand Fur- niture and that people been caught $3,000 oste: of Rapids ad- yeste P Supply living tor corporation, states in this place have between $2,000 and v Four Children He the was the ¢ show Brief & Burton Chichester has organized a reductions. ; | b. | company to conduct a trucking busi- My Otiath saxa in Plainville and vicinlty. The | stegler an Amert anticipated when Ute assessors | concern has purchased a new Selden | olf, to whom public the figures they had agreed on, | #Uto truck. vesterday in the Tombs prison, had Their report show.« #n increase in the The condition of Rev. G. B. Thurs- | declared that certain characteristics grand list of over $241,000. The ag- the Methodist church, | of the typewriting and other peculiar- | gregate amount which the.relief board | Francis' hospital, Hart. | Iies resembled. the Stegler | has been asked to take off is but $20,- had received from Boy- ' | 000 and should fi)orable action improvement. | now in the possession of the United | taken on every (‘:l-ll])ldin[ the asse States district attorney The letter ors would feel that the stamp of ap- was mailed in New York Thur proval had been vlacel on their work. and was addressed to Mre. Stegler at Chairman A. H. Condell of the relief e e WL DI S board considers that the small num- e st WL IO ber of applications for relief shows it P bl ligadc oy Items. be tered ANl Over however pre was Mrs him- that both an, and Stegler he showed the letter Briefs. Probated at Wilson, formerly be a | ness | Set Out By Samuel Bishop New Haven, R. H yesterday e Py a Shortly | made William After Revolutionary War.—Funeral bated ton, stor of Unit States ed, States o of Martin Wwho ia &t Be letters . Captain 8witzerland, as ag Sues Borgeois.—Church News. Az !\r'n‘tl. shows continued ves ‘weokite o ! Mr. | Thurston is thigh before from be suff-ring and it will he can a sev- the Some one misplaced a switch in the e Tocets Gt railroad yards this morning just as | atnT ot ‘the 6:59 Berlin dinky train manslaughter trial of Dr. Mangini, a leaving for the local passenger i court stenographer beat Prosecutor | Events club will be tion and the resut was that while | ternoon at the home fractured eral weeks hospital. The Nelson Wl will Mr. Trowbridg zerne, | ing er $200,000 to and at that time leave was . sta-~ Berlin Current held Monday af- of Mrs. T. B. young son of Mr. and 10las Delarme has been taken Mrs. to a | ter and . William H. Gibney to his desk and the 1hc~“fnr\\urd trucks of one of the coadhes went down one track, the rear trucks ran onto a sidetrack. The en~ , gineer brought his train to an imme- diate stop, thereby preventing a bad accident. As a result of the incident, the dinky reached the Berlin station too Jate to make connection with the Danker express for New York and a few passengers were obliged to wait for the 8:51 train. Planted in 1784, The massive elm in front residence of the Mi S Worthington ridge is no more, Tree Warden Johnson and his helpers Lbrought down the trunk yesterday morning today men were en- wged in piece into <mall lengths preliminary to I them into the town teams to be ried away. An article in an is News printed several the following to say tre “The large elm of Roys on car- sue ol the vears as regarding the o the on north Roys Samuel Galpin he went by the 1784 nineteen, now occupied was set out in an. He told when he w on the ledge. dug up that tree ana brought it over to the village on his back. At the same time, he planted on the south front bank a buttonball which to an immense siz It wis a get for lightning once too nwny times and, shortly before 1870, vas split that laveel b, fall vinst the house and safely old giant was cut A few feet north of the stump of the big eln stands small Norw which planted ago by the late Mi M. North. It was only greates of difficuity shoprers avoided knoc The people of Berlin proud of the trees which do for the beautification of the Vyle Sclls His ¥ Vyle ol Berlin has cold his hoat, “Cherub.” to the Geqrge New PBritain. The Middietown at by over S0 a fe down."” pot where tree maple 15, a was out s Kathe rough the # thi a the tree down very ridge.’ Harry power Lewis company of crafy is in dry do present Young Vyle had 5le with his launch last v sne oceasion when he went ¥ release it from its moorings, considerable ar and on down to he found | during the entire hearing. | most of the | | greement in regard to the money ading | Berlin | has | bank in front of the loveland house, | that, | two | vine | o much | trou- | se latter was obliged to sit at one sida A repeti- tion of this incident could be avoided by the installation of a long table at the side of the room. Negotiating for Rights Representatives of th~ Power company are still negotiating with local property owners for rights of way for the high tension line which are to be extended ol to Middletown. They have options on the land between the South- ington town line and Norton’s land in Kensington. It is said that a dis con- sideration had caused the delay in the purchasing of rights through Mr. Norton's place. Will Preach Tomorrow. Although he has not recover Iy from his recent illness Rev. Samuel A. Fiske will attempt to preach to- morrow at the Berlin Congregational church. His subject will be versation in Tvervday Life.” Sunday school will meet at the hour and in the evening at 5.0'clock a special vesper service will be held for the Sunday school children. Miss Frances Walkeley of Conn., who is a very inter er, will give a talk on Land,” illustrating it with photo- graphs and curios. Although the se vice is more particularly for the children, all the members of the church are invited The Christian Endeavor society, its regular meeting at 6:30 in the eve ning, will d uss the subject “What Will Improve Our Prayer Mecetings?” Miss Lillie Lindquist will lead Connecticut ed ful- The usual Sermon for Stndents, vill be ob . B nal church for students h an ay | propriate mon on and lducation.” The will nenc usual, : . mm. At n the Sunday *hool convene (S in the e > Chri Endeavor will meei. will be “What Will Im- Prayer Meetings?"” Borgeols, Attorney Britain, Dep- MOTTowW ensington day of xd the spe pa '.\Hl» on as on wiil nd lock n e prove topic Our dwin Sacs a writ issued by ph .G. Woods of Nev uty Sheriff Jam Clark went to HEast Berlin yesterday and attached a horse | Lelonging to Am: Jorgeois. Mr. On “Con- | Plantsville, | Wickwire, Drs. Roger M. and Matthew Gris- wold of Kensington and Walter L. Atwater of Berlin were present at the republican ’'coon supper held last evening at the Elm Tree Inn at Farmington. A window house on of Mr. Vyle’ Worthington ridge was broken last evening when the heavy wind caused one of the blinds to fall against it. Undaunted by the brisk gale which swept through the town vesterday, snow drops blossomed in the front vard of the Misses Brandegee's resi- | dence. A slight improvement is noticed in i the condition of John Cooney of East who is suffering with pneu- Berlin, monia. A regular meeting of the Fast Ber- lin Knights of Pythias society was held last evening. Rev. J. C. Brennan terday from Palm Beach, say mass tomorrow at church. The Social returned ves- Fla. He w St. Paul's Sewing club met at the home of Miss Margaret O'Connell | Thursday evening. There was a piano duet by the Misses Anna Carey and | Rose Fagan. The club will meet at the home of the Misses Emma and Laura Stiquel next Thursday night. BISLEY ABANDONED. London, | Cheylesmore, Rifle that beca 53 p. m.—Baron chairman of the National announced the association, today use of the war regular | ‘| will be abandoned this year. | | Bis This will | be the first time the Bisley shoots have not heen held since the founda- 1860. meeting of the Association at | tion of the association in com- | COTTON FOR EUROPE Tex., Feb. products | | & Galveston, | 5‘»284;.4'23 were cleared from this port valued at Jo- | today in five steamers for trans-Atlan- tie according to figures from the local customs house. Three of the vessels departed yesterday bearing <1,800 bales of "cotton. ports ey | —Cotton | that the taxpayers concur in the opinion that the assessors made an honest effort to equalize the valuation of properties in town Make Report Thursday. The committee appointed range for-the annual banquet Business and Improvement tion will make a report ing of the board of directors of that organization be held Thursday night. The committee has not as yet de sufficient progress to permit of the selection of a date for the ban- quet and it is possible that none will . decided on before Thursday night's on. On the committee this year H. Trumull, S. S. Gwillim, <.|stle and E. H. Hills. The latter is mew to this kind of work. He has | heen a nactive member of the asso- | ciation and while he has served an a | number of important committees this is his first year as one of the ban- quet managers. Mr. Gwillim is to have charge of the musical program again this year. He is now selecting popular choruses to be sung while the courses served. Mr. Gwillim made a big hit last year with the manner in which he lead the singing contingent and much is expected of him this year. The selection of speaker: vet been made and the date will not be decided on until at least a# part of the after-dinner program is arranged. | Prize Boston Bull Dog. Mr. and M W. R. Hutchings of Mcuntain View, are entertaining Mrs | Bianche Brownell of Lynn, Mass. Mrs. Brownell on her way home from New York and Philadelphia, where her valuable bull dog, Monto Cristo, was exhibited The animal won prizes at both Phila- | Iphia and Madison Square Garden | shows, getting the first, second and third awards The dog is valued highly by its owner. She has refused offers of $400 for it. The animal has attracted considerable attention at Mountain View its advent he Wedding. well wedding Mrs. Bangston the Southington to ar- of the assoc at the meet- to are: H. A re being has not as is Boston since Silver Plainville the siiver Mi. and heme on at was represented celebration held at their | road last { hospital I ness for treatment. uneral services for Mrs, who Ange Thursday, held this afternoon at the home of her son, Stephen Damiano of Washing- ton street, Interment was in West cemetery, Gerraro, died were Rev, . Father of The Hartford will services in St, estville, tomor Barrett of the Church | Conception preach at the Lenten atthew’s church, For- ow. evening. Immaculate in | N Secretary R. C. Usher call for the annual meeting Plainville Cemetery association, is to be held on March 8, SIX REASONS Depositing your money in this bank makes it absolutely safe from loss by robbers, With a bank pay your bills by has issued of which ccount you can | check. The can- | celled check is a legal receipt for payment. You cannot be made to pay the bill twice, | A\ check book makes all you money available at any moment, and you are never bothered to make | change The Every bank keeps your records. deposit and the your checks s carefully by their expert bookkeeper, so that vou know where you stand at the | end of the month, Nearly every row money at are well known through your bank casy 1o get accomod very check ye vertisement of habits d solid we the coffect of raisi general esteem of Any one of the reasc ficient to influence bhank rcount. NOW the TIME PRACTICE of methods, YOUR BANK, needs some time, at the Dbank, | account, it is ite is an ad- | rod business th, which has | 12 you in the your neighbor: 15 above is suf- you to open il to bor- 1t you a is to these and BEGIN pproved make this the busi nk, | ‘The First National Bank PLAINVILLE. 'ONN, [ ‘m(nnl;; The couple cntertained i Banking hours 9 a, m, 3 p. m. Sat. ¥ 4. m. to 12 m.,, and 7 to 9 p. m. l ot | must fire or accl it | tion i W Bqy- sent by Cs bore the stamp of station. e added that was called up on the night by four persons to make no efforts to get her out of prison Ridiculous Says Boy-Fd ridiculous said Captain Boy-Ed asked vesterday if he wrote the “All the letters that have gone this office have been addressed by ves Tra stenographer and 1 there | be thousands of typewriters 1 the one she I have been accus of many that T would be surprised if they tried to fix the |, Rosenthal murder on me, or the re- | sponsibility for the next subway { cident.” | Switzer) aptain Boy-Ed strongly relterated .. 0 o0, denial that he had had anything | oo, Ttaly do with Stegler her than Floresiod o help him get a job. n e That Stegler had sought ance of George Syvivegter Vierick, tor of a German newspaper ing an American passport, by Verick yesterday that Stegler hn sented that important aptain Annie Armstrong ton, Del., sigr th w offic tegler Mrs elephone last W p1 husbana | the Porters, for and for Italy, through that coun Finally yesterdsy Wi signed Judge d th t company’ who adv Phis thing is to to an- |thelr home in swer,’ 1en | immediate letter. | e out of ppointe itions ng ™ S1UPPOSE hildrey are am ) Bue son, de da at n Tro Ha Edwal uses things Will at another Fue nd; a s0 on, is i at 15 nee to ot to try | the assis edi- | in obtain John wis assert- Mr. Verick to him he engaged confidential high in Germ circles and 1d ed 30y-Ed’s name I told him, Mr an American citz lend to as procuring a him if he repres persons, where He he had matter 1 sed to to do with him." PREPARE ed sair d come and | poclares Sen. Smod was in f maril vork for Fe precipitated repr very certain person n official | Washington h mention Captain | Smoot I be ment te yesterday by that ould aid Verlek n for fifty soa for United and w proj passport. 1 ented important his credentials were wa not myself any such and twenty-five asked Norri r the wi said destroyed all written the sa id ator greatest smoof mere per, W in the world! ant ou defend have did him. 1 inything not belleve | itated the | plece of 7 | another war contral of th happens I W prepared to Lody A} that C: for Case Brought In. iehr, who " Dr St Boy to K him responsible Carl Hans Lody s shot in the sterday sending the Tower that any statement matter. He time in January introduction from ¢ pla is ngland who | de- | made the German spy of L had whatever of Stegler ndon nied ye he ever BARS PROMOTIO Washington, Feb, 2 vesterday fluences in pramotid officers by regulations “‘to malkel of the war depa no ] records only constif Fuehr said he [all assignments and such said him letter of , Te- ime to rison some in iptain I the army questing a ce i1 Germ burcau d Dr n tran of Having Jation and publicity Fuehr vt which the he r position to ofter hii,