New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1915, Page 9

lle Ne 'WOMAN'S GLUB PLANS FOR BENEFIT SOCIAL The Hartford Silk ' r"- i HARTFORD. We are Exclusive Selling Agents for “American Tady” and “Madame Lyra” Corsets. An Extensive Showing ‘ Of Suits For Saturday At $18.75, $22.50 And $25.00 TO OUR SPLENDID SHOWING OF SPRING SUITS WE HAVE HAD DELIVERED AND WILL PLACE ON SALE AN ADDITIONAL 250 SUITS that will make up one of the biggest assortments at these prices that can be found in the city. A WE CAN WITH CONFIDENCE REFER TO IT AS UNMATCHABLE. THERE IS A VERY WIDE RANGE OF STYLES, ALL NEW, DESIR- ABLE, FASHIONABLE. A STYLE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL FIG- URE. THE MATERIALS IN THESE SUITS AT THE PRICES ARE GABERDINE, SATIN GABERDINE, SERGE, POPLIN, CHECKS AND MIXTURES. i THE COLORS INCLUDE THE NEW SAND AND PUITY SHADES, JOFFRE BLUE, COPENHAGEN, BATTLESHIP GRAY, NAVY AND BLACK. LET US SHOW YOU THESE SUITS BEFORE MAKING A SELECTION. THE PRICES $18.75, $22.50 and $25.00, WONDERFUL WAIST VALUES .......$ Very smart Models are shown in our aggregation. of Waists for $1.98, Models that you mire, values that you cannot afford to miss. In every particular they are the best.that can b tailed for the price. They include crepe de chine, habutai, white and colors, Tub Silks in all with satin stripes and white with oolored stripés. They are splendid fitting and will give very satisfactory wear, Decides to Have Card Parly in Town Hall on May 4ih. INCREASE LIBRARY FUND T0 §1,600 EXTRA SIZED MUSLIN UNDERGARMENTS Kinds made with an eye to the comfort of the women who are built on more gencrous lines than their more slender sisters. We make a spe- cialty of carrying In stock, at all times, a complete assortment of Muslin Underwear for large women, Need Less Than $100 to Require Four Figures for Total-—Donate $256 to Town's Library Directors—Returns to Jail=-Writes to Mayor Quigley. A thousand dollars by the end of May. That is the slogan of the Wom. an’s club, an arganization of local women, which has been working energetically for the past two years to raise money for a new library building and to make possible a r lization of their ambition to bring their fund up to four figures before the expiration of the term of Mrs. Charles Clark as president, the mem- bers announced today that they have decided to give a card party in the town hall on the evening of Wed- nesday, May -4. The -club is working hard to make this affair a success and the activity displayed by the members shows that it wilt be through no lack of ef- fort if a substantial sum is not res lized. To bring the fund up to §1,- 000 the club will have to raise less than §100 and the members confident- 1y expect that the revenue to be ob- tained from the card party will mak® up the difference. Mrs. 8. 8. Gwilllm has been ap- pointed head of the committee of ar- rangements and the fallowing mem- ! bers have been named to assist he Mrs. F. T. Wheeler, Mrs. E. H. Hills, Mrs. J. H. LaField and Mrs. Donald Benjamin. The club membership totals eighteen and those not acting on the committee will assist In look- ing after the comforts of the people wha patronize the affair. Local people interested in the work of the organization have already con- WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED a large shipment of new styles in these larger garments, made of good materials in the best possible man- ner and trimmed with skill and taste. . Extra Sized Gowns, cut low neck, in short slceve style, lace or em- broidery trimmed, sizes 18, 19, 20, priced at 98¢, $1.50 and $1.98 each. White Muslin Skirts in extra large slzes, of full width vet perfect fitting, and big value for 98¢, $1.50, $1.98 and $2.98 each. Extra sized Drawers ir straight and circular cut, plain or trimmed, 50c, 75c¢, 98c, $1.50 pair. tra sized Chemise for 98c and $1.50c¢ each, Extra sized Corset Covers, , 60, for 50c¢, 75¢, 98¢ each, Extra sized Muslin Combinations, 98c, $1.98 cach, d Short Skirts selling for 30c¢, 75¢, 98c COME HERE FOR EXTRA SIZED LINGERIE. DECORATED STUFFEFS, DRAPERY A splendid line of the yard goods that women of taste, fingers, can use to such advantage in beautifying their home. There are New Cretonnes, in a very large assortment of patterns, and colorings from 121-2¢ to 73¢ a yard, Voile Etamine and Marquisette, white cream and ecru, some plain, some hemstitched with fancy borders, others in colored border cffects, all at our usual low prices. Swiss Muslin, pretty dotted and figured kinds, from 10c¢ to 23¢ a yard. New whaite and ecru ‘Madras, 17¢, 25¢, 33¢ to 50¢ a yard, Colored Madras, 20c to 75¢ a yard. lIinglish Net, in white, ivory and ecru, is very popular for window and door draperies, 25¢ to $1.50 a yard, DEPT. with deft Several Lots of Undermuslins Underpriced For Sa FOR $1.39 COMBINATIONS VADUE UP TO $3.00. FOR 8%c COMBINATIONS VALUE $1.54 Nainsook Combinations, Hamhurg and lace One lot of Combinations in nainsook and trimmed, drawer and cover and skirt and cover, | hamburg and lace trimmed, Saturday S8Se, Satu .39, $1.50. Brocialins urday aey FOR 59c GOWNS VALUE'UP TO $1.00, FOR 79c SKIRTS VADUE $1.00. A small lot of Muslin and Nainsook Go! Long white Muslin Skirts, deep hamburg flounces, | neck, lace and hamburg trimmed, value up to value $1.00. Saturday special for 79c. Saturday b9c. D e LTAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROM - LY RECEIVING ALY, DRY.GOODS PURCHASED OF US, Berlin News vt o e et | Ve 8 et ELASTIC RESOLUTION MAY CAUSE TROUBLE Ak School Teoshanes May Have o B¢ Removed 03 Accauat of It WORDING OF MOTION NEXPLIGIT Calls for Removal of All But Three of Town’s Telephones—Veterans Re- call Surrender of Confedcrates at Appomatox Fifty Years Ago, A peculiar situation has arisen be- cause of the wording of the resolution vegarding the town telephones, which was passed’ at the sccond adjourned annual town meeting Monday even- ing, The committee of five, repre- senting the “opposition™ faction in Kensington, drew up the motion in- adyertently, making it so.clastic that It ean be interpreted differently than they intended, The resolution, Harry aylor passed, reac “Resolved: That the town of Ber- lin after this date, pay but for three telephones for the town oflicials, one for the first selecuman, one at' the office of the town clerk and onre at the town farm, the > at the town farm to be eighteen dollars per year, and that the town clerk he instructed to notify the tele Company of the action of this When the town the resolution the tumultuous towh mecting, they per- ceived the fact that it would devolve upon the town clerk to order the tele- phones removed from not own home and that of Newton Baldwin, but also school houses in the town, I8 an instrument in the school at Bast Berlin, the Grammar school, the Worthington Grammar school and the Selden school at Beckley Quart the tracts for three of which call limited service at eighteen doll year, the other being a fldt rate ‘phone at thirty-four dollars a year Although the commitbee, drawing up the resolution, did’ not intend that it should :aw o wide a scope, the elimination o (hese four telephones will mean a ving about eighty-eight dollars and entire move of economy will $156 more in the town treasury the end of each year, Mr. Taylor w: interviewed over the telephone today and he maide the statement that he did not think town meeting had direct jurisdiction over his matter but that a recom- mendation should come from the school board. He did not a positive statement, however. An attempt was made to get Thomas Emerson on the telephone, but he could not be reached. = Mr. Emerson was secretary of the ‘‘opposition” meeting and was also a member of the committee which framed the res- olution in question. In compliance with the instructions Jssued Ly the meeting, Town Clerk as and s follows: presented by subsequently houe only Selectman from There Hubbard con- for leav at neet at onc Nflh\mll xamined following the i his the | Kensington | his as- | ed the| Francis H sistant, New Shaw, through Miss Olive Shaw, not Britain division of the South- ern New IEngland Telephone com- pany Tuesday morning that the town would not be responsible for the | 'phones at his own house and the! residence of the second selectman and | that the contract for the Town Farm | telephone was to be an eighteen dol- | Jar one. No instruments were re- moved, however, inasmuch as both | Mr. Shaw and Mr. Baldwin renewed | the contracts for their fclephones on their own behalf. | The attention of Mr. Shaw called yesterday to, the elasticity the resolution and ‘at present, he in gomiwhat of a quandry as what action he shall take { It has also heen pointed out that instead f providing for a_saving on the Town KFarm telephones-the lution calls for the expenditure an extra dollar on the contract, is the policy of the telephonc pany to extend special courtesies to municipalities, putting in telephones, | in some instances, at half rates. With the "phone at the Town HoySe goes an unlimited serv under *“which persons using the instrument have | the privilege of calling any number in the entihe New Rritain system, whether it be in Rerlin, East Berlin, New Rrit or Maple Hill. The ordinary charge for this service is thirty-four dollars, but in the past, the town's bill for this telephone has heen for seventeen dollars only. The | new resclution, it will be seen, 1o quires the town clerk to negotiate an eighicen dollar contract for instrument, Bvidently the the motion nt with said that be repealed the town Why People the ing was of is to of Tt cam- 1 partéca who drew not thoraughly matter in hand. their resolution can- by any other body meeting, up were the is not than Flags Were Hung. to morn- wha had oceasion pass post office in Berlin this woncdered what the occasion was that called for the postmaster's dis- play of patriotism by hanging out his large American flag. Further down the street could be Ola Glory suspended from a Edwin 1. Clar residence. It v in commemoration sur of General Robert of Confederate Army to Genegal Simpson Grant of the Union forces at Appomattox, exactly fifty secn pole on the Lee of ender the Ulysse: while ! the | make the | ves that the patriotic vete the colors. To a few admiring young Ameri- cans, Postmaster Porter told the story | {of the receipt of the glad tidings in Lierlin on that memorable day. April 9, 1865 when the forces of the se- ceding southern states, gave up the fierce, bloody strife which nearly rent the Union in parts and which guaran- freedom 1 of the slaves in | the country. Having ago today, ans hunz out teed for been honorably discharged because of injuries, Mr. Porter was at his home in rlin when it became { known that the struggle M an end. The telegraph operator the Berlin pasvenger station, caught the joy-giving words as they were ticked over his wire to Hartford, There were no telephoncs in those davs and news travelled quite slowly as a rule, but on this occasion, word was re- ceived in Berlin only a very short | time after it became known about what was then known as the Kensing- ton society. / Like the true American patriot that he was. Mr. Porter gathered together flve other enthusiastic townsmen, Hiram Bushnell, Lloyd and William Durand, Henry Norton and Willlam was | for elght or nine hours, say: i with | the ! ington ridg lin Congregational church building, which had been standing but a short time then, and gaining access to the tower, rang out the news on the church bell. A stout cord was tied on either side of the tongue of the bell and two of the young men pulled on each side alternately, the remain- ing two of the group, relieving at times, The bell rang continuously s the post- master, and anyone who didn't know why was asleep or deaf. To account for his being at home at the time, the postmaster explained that, only a few weeks previous, he had been dismissed from the United States hospital at New Haven. Only nineteen days after he had enlisted the Old Sixteenth Connecticut, Mr. Porter received the wound which made him inelligible for further ser- vice. He was in the front rank at the bloody and decisive battle of | Antietam, when a ball struck him in the shoulder. He fell right where he stood and during the next five min- utes, parts of his clothing were struck twice by bullets. The rebels gained that part of the field and, after lying on the field with- out any attention all night, he was taken prisoner the next morning and carried "to Sharpsburg, where he re- ceived surgical attention. Thirty-six hours later, the Confederate forces were obliged to evacuate the town and he and a number of other wound- ed prisoners weré paroled. Mr. Porter was subsequently sent to the New Haven hospital and although disabled, he was with his regiment in spirit and watched for war bulleting with the greatest of interest. Dr. Griswold Honored. Dr. Matthew H. Griswald of Ken- sington, son of Representative Roger M. Griswold, has been clected a mem- ber of the Hartford County Medical association. He was graduated from the University of Vermant with the class of 1913, Othe who have been elected to membership in the organization are: Dr. Earle B. Carter, Johns_.Hopkins, 1911: Dr. Calvin H. Eliot, Medico- Chirurgical college, 1905, and D William HLevy, Yale, Medical 1911, Dr. Levy is well known he practiced in this town Roger M. Griswold before Hartford. Baggage Report. The repoart of Baggagemaster Rich- ard Culver of the Berlin passenger station force, contains information to the effect that during the past manth cighty-one pieces of bagrage were forwarded, eighty-six received and 414 transferred in addition to mail pouches and 8 mail s, total being 16,09 an increaso of 2.906 over the total for the month of March last year when 100 were forwarded, '109 received and 4 579 transferred in addition ta mail pouches and 6,276 mail sacks. Berlin Briefs, 'l Johnson, es Brandegee's here as with Dr. moving to picces caretaker at the place on Worth- has purchased the Car tuated on the road run- ning from the Turnpike to the West Kacky Hill blacksmith shop. The farm contains sixteen acres, Mr. Johnson and his wife, will remove there in the near future. At the Meriden General hospital it is reported that the‘condition of Liloyd Carter of Berlin who recently under- went an aperation for double herni is very mucH improved. It is expect- ed that he will be able to return to his home some time mext week. John Shorey and family of Ken- sington will occupy a tenement in Miss son farm, L. Elton, and hied them to the Ber- | Harry Taylor's house in the future, tributed prizes to. be given to the winners at the party. The commit- tee .announces that auction bridge, 500" and whist will be played and there will be prizes for each. There will also be informal dancing, in con- nection with the affair. A Considerable interest has already been shown by outsiders in the party and a large attendance is expected. As the capacity of the town hall is not large, the tickets will have to be limited and it is likely that the early demand for the pasteboards will be hile the club has been working for the library far but two years, it has accomplished a great deal. In fact even the members themselves admit that the progress made has far ex- ceeded their expectations. The ladies are anxious to have a suitable build- ing p ided for use as a library and public reading room. They are re. celving deserved co-operation from the townspeople as a whole and all entertainments and socials which they have given for the library cause have been liberally patronized. The fate of the coming event will prob- ably be no exception to the rule and the thousand dollar fund is practi- cally assured. Mrs. Charles R. Clark, one of the hardest working members of the omwanization, will finish her term as president next month and the members hope to get the increase in their savings before ghe retires, Besides raising money for the pro- posed library building the club re- cently donated $25 to the town for the Jeading room now used. The money will be applled to the boox fund and will make it possible to purchase a number of new fiction and non-fletion issues. Writes to Mayor. George §. Babcock has written to Mayor Quigley of New Britain explain- ing his position regarding the anony- mous complaint to the * Connecticut Ilumane society concerning the fire norses in the neighboring city. The complaint caused a stir in New Britain, an agent of the society visiting the fire houses to Investigate the con- ditions and subsequently reporting that the horses were in good shape and evidently well treated. Mr. Babcock claims that to the Humane society was not a complaint. He simply called atten- {ion to an article in a. Hartford mews- paper, which he enclosed, in which comment, presumably coming from scme one in authority, was made con- cerning the physical unfitness of one of the fire horses for the service for which it was used. He nad no per- sonal information on the subject but thought that if the conditions were as vepresented the humane society should 1ook into them. Mr. Babcock, in his letter mayor, declares that as a has the right to call the.attention of the proper authorities to inhumane treatment of man or beast. In fact he claims it to be a duty of every citizen and he declares he can’t under- 'nd why anyone should offer a pro- st his letter to the May Confer With Attorney. Some of the property owners, dis- tisfied with the work of the sewer strict committee, cfaim to be con- templating a visit to/ lawyers to learn the stayst of the three men elected a3 heads of the district at the meeting last Monday and also to as- certain If they will be compelled to pay the tax levied cover the ex- pense which the investigation of the sewer project entailed. While, the majority of the property owners have signified their intention of paying the tax, even members of the opposition agrceing that the bills citizen he | Extra Values in Hosiery and Underwear, Gloves and Handke Men's thread Silk Half Hose, black and all the new spring colors. Special value for 250 per pr. Women’s Fiber Boot Silk Hose, black and the wanted colors. Special for 28¢ pafr. Women's Fine Lisle Vests, low neck and short sleeves and no sleeves, beautiful garments for 25c each. “Bristol” Medium Weight Cotton Drawers for men. Special 45¢ garment. Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, in short and long sleeves and regular and stout drawers. Special for 50c garment. Shirts and Our $1.25 “Special” Two-Clasp Overseam Kid Gloves, white with black stitching, also of tan, three rows of embroidery. Special fo urday $1.10 pair. \ Button length white Washable Doeskin § elastic wrist, value $1.75. Saturday $1.50 Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs, white wi ored borders, special 12¢ each. Women's Pure Linen hand Embroidered kerchiefs, white with colored embroidery wide colored hems, the very latest, only have to be paid and the tax too small to argue about, there are a few who persistently declare that the actions of the committee during the past three years were not legal and that they cannot be held liable for the ex- penses, The district committee had Its aocts approved by attorneys and the mem- bers are certain that they did *not exceed their authority at any time, having expended money only in re- sponse to instructions from the voters at regularly called meetings. Good Demand for Tickets, ter. painters, orators. on your work. prices. ville, Conn. where she has been spending the win- NOTICE. LESTER AND CARRELL—House paperhangers We have a large line of up-to-date wall papers. request, call and leave samples at ‘your home and give you estimate Also we do general carpentering repairs at reasonable 'Phone 76, or 12-5, Plain- —_———— High-walster dresses fashionable for children in the beginning of the se with the belt at the norm: are in better style. and dec- To the Bbard of County Co for Hartford County. I HEREBY APPLY for & sell Ale, Larger Beer, Rl and Cider ‘at No. 15 R, Town of New Britain, of busineas is not located hundred feet in a direct I Church BEdifice or Public ¢ Wwill, upon 4-8-tf Members of the Business and Im- provement association report that there is a good demand for tickets for the eighth annual banquet of the or- genization which is to be held in the Town hall on Wednesday, April 21. The committee of arrangements feels greatly encouraged over the in- terest in the banquet ana the mem- bers expect a full house. Goes Back to Jail. Dexter Jackson, a young negro who formerly lived here, and who com- pleted a term in the Hartford jall yes- terday for stealing auto tires in the capital city and for robbing a I Rudenskl’s dry goods team of mer- chandise, was returned, to the Seyms street hostilry today, having been un- able to pay a fine of $60 and costs imposed this morning in the police court in Meriden. The Silver City police wanted Jack- son for stealing auto tires in Meriden and he was turned over to them yes- terday when he was ready to lcave jail. mJnckson stole over §100 worth of goods from Rudenski's team while it was in Callen's barn on East Main street and after he was captured in Hartford, it was planned to bring him here for trial. The penalty for the crime, however, was charged to him in Hartford, the court convict- ing him for receiving stolen goods to avoid returning him to Plainville, Brief Ttems. players will present The Minister. The in the appears, it is Britain, make. in said The Loveland the comedy drama, Man and The Girl” tonight Town hall. Mr Hugh street, entertained the W. C. T. U, at afternoon. Mrs. James Hanley Evelyn and son James of West street, are spending two weeks relatives in Westerly, R. 1. Several from here will attend the lLadies’ night soclal to be given in T. A. B. hall, Bristol, this evening by the Catholic club. The organization has a number of local members, TFuneral services for Orrin Rassett, who died in Whichia, N. Y., Wednes- lay were held this afternoon at the home of his son, Edward Bassett of: West Main street. The interment was in West cemetery, Mrs. Mary E. KEdmond way home from Los Trumbull of Maple the members of their meeting this and daughter, Main with is on her Angeles, Cal, At a Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the DIS- TRICT OF BERLIN, in the Country of Hartford and State of Connecticut, on the 8th day of April, A. D. 1915. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney. Judge. ESTATE OF James Rogers late of New Britain, in eaid distriot deceased, UPON THE PETITION of Nellle B. Rogers of said New Britain, praying that as administratrix she may authorized and empowered to sell and convey real estate in Newington, Conn. as per application on file more fully ORDERED—that sald be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office_in New Britain, in said dis- trict, on the 14th day of April A D. 1915, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, and that mnotice to be given of the pen- dency of said application and time and place of hearing thereon, by e publishing this order in paper published in sald New Britain, having a circulation in said Distriet, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-post in the town of New District, BERNARD P AISHBERG., T ASK THE GLERK FOR S.-& H. GREEN STAMPS School, or the premises thereto, or any post-office brary, or cemetery. Dated at New Britain, of April A. D, 1915, D. A. PETERS AND JO MARCO, An We, the Undersigned . and taxpayers, owning real the Town of New Britain, slgn and endorse the fores eation af D. A. Peters and Marco for a license, and tify that sald applieants persons to be licensed pu: application. Dated at New Britain, of April, A. D, 1815, ) EMANUEL NONNO, PATRICK J. MURRA' FRANK M. ZIMME NATHAL MAG, H. BENIN. 1 Hereby Certify that named signers and endo electors and taxpayers, o estate, in the Town of N Dated at New Britain, of April, A. D, 1815, l ALFRED THOM To be application the some news- and return GAFFNEY Judge THE POPULAR SHOE STORE Spring’s Cholcest Fo We are showing the choie duction of the Best makers o men's Spring Footwear! Wi shoes that will play an all imy part in the toflette of the wom expect to appear at their by Spring! High Cut Street or Boots in the new lace or Gait ton Boots with Fancy cloth the newest shades! Low Cut Foeotwear in new ¢ and colonials in all combinatiag patterns, etc Prices $2.00 to $4.5 THE SHOEMA Main St,, HARTE