New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1915, Page 9

Make a Success of “Clean-Up” Week “CITY BEAUTIM AND. WE HELPED TO MAKE HARTFORD THE o 4!!!1 ANXIOUS TO DO THE SAME F OR OUR SISTER éDAIN So will eall attention to our big EN TOOLS, such as Lawn Mow ers, Lawn Rollers, Garden Hose, Wood “anl Steel head Rakes, Steel Garden Hoes, Spading Fotks, Long and Short handled Spadés, Shovels etc, etc. . Hav e you seen the Safety Rubbish Burn- ers, that prevent yard and house fires ? “have in our Down Stairs Hardware D ept. to ald you in your work of make ing New Brlu.ln the Spatless 'rown 0 Clothes of Culture WD AT 2 ‘and kinds men, who could not get clothes t o equal these, and finished as well, for the prices we ask. by ene of the best manufacturers n t he Boys' call this particular style 'Qtud nts'" the patterns neat and ing, and’ fitting finely-tallored suits, size; See them. * and $32.00 each. —————————————————————— IAVING AN Aormwanm l)n.tvnmr FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN. DEPEND ON PROMKL- : LY R ECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US.~ ;mfim 10 Go Towards g ot THLENE IR GALTOMN HOOAY W‘%M’MWW&mMa Poflwnod ’h-lp—cnna- “nn Not &dd—nemudaum.nu- nger}s-—m.s Ollrlul.n!hatndlh. At-the meetm‘ of the Berlin grange held last evening arrangements 3w-n completed for & fancy arti- ~cle pale and dance, which will e given in' the new Grange hall on Degeon North’s hill, Priday, May 14. “he sple will be held in the aftérnoen ‘angl the dance will' take ‘place at night. Mps. Edwin ‘B, Adams the general chairman in ‘charge of the afternoon's program-‘and the goveraing board is' comnlflmgthe ‘details for' the dance. (e The pro of the affair' will go to- wards equipping the new Grange hall defraying the expemses of the dedication, which will be held at an e!rly date. “The ladieg Who will be in charge of ithe faney booth are Mrs. George Carter, Mrs. William Hyde, Mrs. George Ventres and Mrs. B. B, Adams, , Fancy and useful articles will be of- fered 'to patrons,’ Mrs: Ada Watkins, Mrs. Arthur Crandall, Mrs. Charles Welden, Miss: Arfla Reed.and Miss Plera Norton gre the committee in charge of the hcme-madevifood booth. The home-made candy booth wm be “under, the care of A Mrs, Garner Goodwin, Miss Irene W. Viets, Miss Jennie Baldwin, Miss Maude LeClair, Miss Edna Norton and Miss’ Hnrunu Loisgll A'‘surprise. committee, the arrange- ments of whose booth have not been divulged, will’consist of Mrs. Claude Stevens, Mrs. Alice Sweet, Mrs. Thom- Cashman, Mrs. J. T. Molumphy nnfl . Lora Austin: e committee which will -upcrvlse iie coffee and refreshment booth is Iss Hattle Hollister, Mrs. George Gray,- Mrs. Willlam Whitham and Mrsy Helen Hart, This will be one of the most ‘elab- orate affairs held by the grange in jsome time. It is expected that a 'number will patronize ' the ooths and ' that ‘s goodly sum will' be realized. An excellent program was carried put ‘gt the meeting last evening. The | del was ‘won by the affirmative on welght of argument and point of de- very. The subject, “Resolved, That City Life is. Better, to the l’ulw nt of the Word, Phan Country discussed. " Dgvid Emerson and Lilian ' Miner were' the Afltfllfi - disputants and Miss l-.ud Le OUR BOY" Just DR PARTMENT. as lesiraple for and most complete ‘line Come to aHrtford and see what wo * “‘Students” small in regular men's goods, These suits were, bhilt clothing busines, and:'they " e 8 uits. '.l'!lm fabrics are strictly allool; stylish, as are’on y found in high-grade cloth- the make the Mthl.t non gy can produce; .all resulting in good- 54 10" 88 ohest measure, for $18.00, $20.00, CITY - OF NEW: of. Sulflv or,. madiy Current events were given by Wil- llam Lewis. _‘“Accidents on the Farm,” wts the subject of a reading given by Mrs. Garnar Goodwin. The musical entertainment ‘was' brought to a close by a vocal solo by Mrs. George Dunham. A.lt.houxh tentative plans were dis- l:lund for the dedication of the hall no ;definite date was decided upon. Bonq excellent orators will be se- by the committee in charge he dedicatory exercises. Miss Olarke in East Berlin. Miss Marion Hertha Clarke, of New York city, who made such a hit Mon- dey night by her smperson:.uon of’ “Peg O’ by Heart,” at Kensington, will appear at the Athletic hall, East Berlin, Tuesday evening, May 11. The air will be given under the auspices of the East Berlin Village Improve- ment society. A .number. of ,Berlin and Kensington people who could not'avall themselves of the opportun- ity of hearing her when she appeared heére, will attend. ‘A large attendance is anticipated. Leaves For California. Misy Florence Webster, the daugh- tor of Mr. And Mrs, Willlam H. Web- ster, of Worthington ridge, will leave. Monday morning for a' three monmth’ stay at Los Angeles, Cal. She will bs accompanied by Miss Florence Wells, who is to réturn to her home in Cal- ifornia" gfter a four years' -sojourn with her-grandmother, Mrs.' Sage of this place. It was the plan of the young ladies to commence their long trip a féw weeks ago but'a nervous breakdown on the part of Miss Wells made it nec- essary to postpone the trip. While in California Miss Webster will visit the San Diego and San Francsco ex- positions. Buckley Returns Home, Constable P. J, Buckley of Kens- ington, who recently underwent an operation at the St. Francis hospital, Hartford, returned home Yyesterday. A strain received by Mr. Buckley while lifting a heavy machine neces- sitated his undergoing an operation. Although he was disctharged from the hospital, it will be several days be- . Buekley fully recovers his atronqth. Kensington Oon:regluon-l Notes. The Blue Hills neighborhood meet- ing which was scheduled “for last Wednesday night and was postponed, will be held this evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Neil Johnson. A meeting of the executive commit- tee of the Sunday school will be held at the parsonage tomorrow evening. The Ladies’ society met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harold Upson. Tentative' plans for the Men's Iyceum banquet were discussed. Carter Farm Not Sold, The rumor that the Carter farm has been sold which has been pre- valent about the town the last few days was denounced. as unfounded by George B. Carten when interviewed this morning by a Herald reporter. [ Mr. Carter said .that although there have been a number of prospéctive buyers looking his farm over, sal hx_been consummated. %' , Large Peach Crop, othing unforeseen occurs which might impede the growth of the trees, i8 year should be .a banner one for h growers in this vicinity. It is led that the largest peach crop plelded in the last decade will re- | sult. A nrnmln.nt Berlin peach grower. 'when interviewed this morning as: of his crop sald anticipated ‘the largest harvest. since he commenced ‘raising’ the ' luscious frult ten years ago.’ Out of 3,000 trees swhich. he has in- his orchard about 2,500 will bear fruit this year if. nothing untoward happens. The ‘greatest enemy that the farmer has at this time of the yeariis the ‘changeable weather, A slight frost Wwould® ‘prove very costly. Peach orchards” in 'full .bloom, as theéy are now, are one of the prettiest aightl that ong ccan wish to see: Bengt And'nun Makes a Discovery.: ‘While out for-a walk yelterflny- ‘af- ternoon, -Bengt ' Ariderson of ‘Kensing- ton made ‘& horrible djscovery. . He| fourid that two large, slits. had Dess made in the coat which he was weat- ing.” . Bengt places the blame of .the dastardly trick upon ‘‘Ollig” 0 who was ref:ently sent to Seyms st 3 Hértford, by 'the local authofltle. for| running dmuck with'a butcher .knife in*hi§’ hand shouting that he was go- | ing to ‘carve Bengt into pieces. An- derson ls still nursing a badly swollen hand as’ the result ‘of rOllie's” .es- capade. 'He fs now Brle\ing over, his new Sunday suyit. He wore the coat yesterday for the first time . since “Ollfe” made an attempt to. carve him up. 3 3 Berlin Briefs.. A meeting of the Woman's Foreign M!uionary soelety of the Berlin Con- sresuiqnal church was held :this af- terngon' at. the home of Mrs, Nourse. ’l'here will.pe a prayer meeting ‘at the Berlin Connesntmna.l ¢hureh ‘to- morrow evening.at 7:30 o’cleck. The pastor, - Reyv.- Samuel ; A, Fiske, will preach on the subject, “Religious Habits.” ¥ A meeting of the Boy Sgouts will be held’ Saturday afternoon -.t 2:00 o’clock, { ' Potts of East Berlin hag ;uoyed into. the ‘Maine, reuldu'nce situated, in the ‘lower part ot t& ; ” The rezullr meetln‘ of .the Knights. of Pythilas of East Berlin was held] last evening. A -large tree situated in front of Gaines’ store.:in East ‘Berlin ‘will e cut down' this: week'in order to: cotis mence’ the! work ron’ the: new amts road. The pupils of the local schools will be given a vacation next Tuesday af- ternon ag the teachers will hold their Tegular monthly meeting on this date. Miss Com Baldwin' of . Kensington, who was operated on yesterday . -at Miss Nagle's sanatarium in New “Bhie- ain, is resting comfortably today. e R ST TAFT GUEST OF PHILIPP, A . Ex-President to Deliver Three Trc- tures at. Unlversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.; May * B —Professor Willlam Howard Taft, who swill"arrive: here this.afternoon to: deMver . three Iéctures at the University of: Wiscon- &in, ‘will_be ‘the guest of Governor Philipp at the executive mansion. The lectures will:be on “The presi- dency: its powers, duties, ‘responsi- bilities and limitations,™ In addition 1o the lectures on Friday™ he: will ad- g«a a public meeting on “The Philip- nes and independence.”" -On: Satur~:| day he will go to Milwaukee as the: ‘guest of the Merchants and Manu~ | \ facturers’ association of that city. ' WILL NOT ACCEPT DIVORCE: San Francisco, May . 5.—~Mrs. Bes- sie C. Merriam, who was reported yes- terday as- willing to accept a decree of divorce from Capt. Henry C. Mer- 8. A, on the charge of’ de- ‘had autborized such a statement. T - | failed to pay up TAXES BY END OF MAY Coliector flcmxnuways Repfm WI. Show - Ail Records Broken. CELEBRATES . EICHTICTH - BIRTHDAY Town Teams .to Work In East End Tomorrow—Mrs. Ellen Coughlin Now An Octogenarian—Lawn Club Committeces Named—Card Party. While he has not completed his re- port to the town, Tax Collector W. J. Hemingway today stated that the collections on both property and per- sonal tax to date are In excess of the ;amount received from similar sources for a corresponding period in the his- tory of Plainville. Although ‘times have been hard the property owners have responded quickly to the, state- ments sent out by the collector and the number that will have to pay the nine per cent. interest charges, which the law provides for those who fail to settle by May ‘1st, will be unusual- ly small. Collector Hemingway was unhable today to give any figures, not having had an opportunity to make a copy from his books. However, he is certain that a new record for collec- tions has been established and natur- ally he feels pleased over the resuits. The' collector's report will contain one feature that will probably cause some surprise. [This will deal with the sewer tax collections. The amount of dissatisfaction over the efforts to build a sewer and the expense which att ed the months of investigating by the district committee gave rise to the belief that dificulty would be ex- perienced in getting the tax paid. 'n fact some of the property owners had expressed the -intention of getting legal advice before settling their ac- counts. + Seemingly. they decided. agaiast making any- contest as the collector's books show ‘that proportionately the sewer tax . receipts are the largest. ‘When bills were sent out Mr. Heming- way requestedl that a‘special effort be made to clean up’the sewer bills, even if ‘such actlon should. hold up the statements for' property taxes for a time. The resultd of his dppeal’are entifely ' satisfactory and.he expects lédn ‘up all: these accounts by the end of May.’ 1 The .personal .tax. collections are also above normal. This assessment, ‘| according to the collector’s notice, had i ito. be ‘pald by May" 1lst. Those who ‘have failed. to .get their bills receipt_ ‘ed have been placed in'the delinquent class and they are llable to arrest at any time. ' Mr. Hemingway has not stated what course he proposes to pursus to force a collection ' from those in arrears. He probably’ will adopt‘the usual methods, however, giving a warning to those who have ‘before resorting to legal process. Work in Fast End Tomorrow. First Selectman W. J. Johnson to- day meade arrangements for having two teams work in the eastern seo- tion .of the town tomorrow in com- junction with the Business and Im- provement association which is con- ducting a clean-up campaign this week. ,The carts will traverse all streets east of the railroad crossing to rémove the rubbish gathered on the various properties during the cam- paign. Property owners are advised to have the rubbish put in barrels or boxes, the same ta be left on the eurb in front of their places for the team- sters. There is considerable interest in the clean-up idea this year and it is expected that the teams will be kept on the move all day. Friday the campaign will move to the western section and the town teams on that day will cover the streets west of the railroad crossing. The Business Men's committee feels greatly encouraged over the co- operation that has already been shown and they expect that the cam- paign will go on the recurds as a big success. Celebrates Bightieth Birthday, Mrs. Ellen Coughlin, widow of Thomas Coughlin, and one of the cldest Irish residents of the town, is today celebrating the eightieth anni- versafy of her birth. With members of hér famly Bhe spent the day much as usual at her home on Bank street and the event was quietly observed. Mrs. Coughlin has been a resident ‘ot Plainville for sixty-five years and during the entire time she has lived on the Coughlin property on Bank street, two houses QRaving been erected by her husband, now deceased, on the place. For a woman of her ad- vanced age she is remarkably active. She retains all her faculties, attends to her own housework and gets about with an agility of which many people, years her junior, cannot noast. She is a woman of very kindly. dis- pos(uon and she is held in high es- teem’' by a large number of acquaint- ances, She makes her -home with her two daughters. Oommittees Named. The governing board of the Plain- ‘Ville' Lawn' club has selected the fol- lowing committees to serve during. the ensuing vedr: Grounds, Gage Kent, chairman, W, Kavaraugh and Roger, Freeman; membership, C. F. Reicker, chairman, D. G. Clark and Rnlpn Newell; sociali ¥. I. Benzon, chair- man, :B. H. Hills and R. L.'Seymour, The club is preparing o get its courts on Maple street in shape for play and'the membeérs are anticipating Best Laxative For Children When your baby is cross and fretful instead of the happy, laughing little dear you are accus- tomed to, in all probability the di- gestion has become deranged and the bowels need attention. Give it a mild laxative, dispel the ir- ritability and bring back the hap- Py _content of babyhood. The very best laxative for chfl- dren is Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pep- sin, because it contains' no opia or narcotic drug, is pleasant tas! ing and -acts gently, but surely, without griping or other distress. Druggists sell Dr. Caldwell’s S8yrup Pepsin at fifty cents and one dol- lar a bottle, For a free trial bot- tle write to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 452 Washington St., . Monticello, Ills. v P e e ——— e some lively contests during the sum- mer. Before Supreme Court. Arguments on the appeal of the Bristol and Plainville Trdmway com- pany from the decision of Judge Gager by which it was non-suited in its action against G, A, Kveryn and conipany to recover for damages al- leged to have been causéd by poor workmanship in the laying of gas mains here, were continued.today be- fore the supreme court, Attorney N. E. Plerce appearing for the trolley people and Judge B. F, Gaffney rep- resefiting the contractor; When the case was tried in the su- perior court Judge Gager concurred with attorneys for the defendant in the opinion that the contract for the iaying of the mains did not call for the sealing of joints and that that work was done by the contractors under the supervision of the tramway com- pany. Consequently the plaintiff's case was thrown out of court on a non-suit, the contractors getting off scot free. The company has already been put to blg expense on account of the faulty sealing of the joints and it is believed that the poor workmanship will cost the corporation over $10,000, Card Party Tonight. Members of the Woman'’s club were busy ‘today getting the Town hall in shape for the card party to be held tonight for the benefit of the library fund. The ladies spent some time trimming the hall and completing the details of their plans. There is every indication that the capacity of the hall will be taxed as reservations have already been made for practically all places. Auction bridge, 500", and whist will be en- Jjoyed and/prizes will be given to-the winners. - Punch- will .be served-and there will be a sale of candy: Play will start at 8:15, continuing for two hours. Dancing will tollow. Talk of Sc Fare. Inroads made on the Bristol . and Plainville Tramway company’s busi- ness by the advent of jitney service | has again brought up the matter.of a five cent fare between Plainville and Bristol and it is said that serious-con- slderation is now being given to the proposed reduction by the directors of the corporation. There are several autos now serving as common carriers between the two places and they are getting a major share of the business. On wa; days especially trolley cars. pass rough the streets sometimes without a single passenger while the ‘‘jitneys” whizz by .with a cargo of human freight that overtaxes their capacities. Should the "jitney”. cars continue popular the tramway company is lia- ble to be hard hit during the summer and a reduction in the fare between the two places is probably the only solution to the problem which now faces the directors. A ten cent fare is now charged on the line although the distance covered is less than the trip to the terminals of the New Britain lines for which but a nickel is collected. The matter of reducing the fare has been, agitated repeatedly although seemingly nothing has been accom- piished. The coming of the “jitney,” however, bids fair to offer a solution and a filve cent rate to Bristol will probably be the rule in the not far distant future. Brief l!unl. An entertaining program was fur- nished at a soclal session which fol- lowed the regular business of the grange last evening. The entertainment committee the Holy Name soclety will meet Thursday evening to arrange for a smoker which will probably be held on Friday of next jyeek. Mrs. Martin Casey of Church street is entertaining Miss Marie Hurley of Westfield, sMass, The schools will be closed Friday on account of teachers’ convention. Principal Judd #hd the members of his staff will attend the meeting of the state educators to be held in Hartford on that day. The funeral of Edward Olson was held this afternoon at 1:30 ' o’'clock from his home with services at the Swedish Lutheran church in Forest- ville at 2 o’clock. Rev. Nimrod Ebb officiating. The interment = was. in West cemetery, Plainville, The annual meeting of the parish of the Church of Our Saviour, sched- uled for . last ~hight, was adjourned to Thursday evening at 7:30. It will follow a supper to be served by the Parish guild, in connection with the annual meeting of the society. The business session of the guild will be- gin at 3 o'cfock and supper will be at 6 o'clock. STATE FORESTERS TO MEET, New Haven, May 6.—The ' annual meeting . of the Connecticut 'Forestry association, it was annbunced today, will . be held next Saturday at the of farm of Harris Whittemore in, Mi dlebury. There will be a anm session beginning.at-half past eleven in the forenocon at which officers will be chosen. The Hartford Silk Store Agents For ’ We Are Exclusive Selling Agents for Hartford for and “Madame Lyra" Corsets, Greatest so far this season! At This Suit shades of sand, putty, Jo ity of our Suits—that the ship are the very best. SUITS values up to $25. surrs'values up to $39 Expec A very large range from which to sizes, from misses 14, 16 and 18 to size 49 fo women. Suits in all the wanted materials, in t black—in the foremost models for this cluding many new styles just received. We believe that you know full well the Values SUIT Seen in Hartford This We will feature our entire stock of ;ultl men and misses at these prices. $18.13 fo $2. It means the most extraordinary the greatest possible values that have been We are prepared to make good this a we have the garments to back up the prices, If you have waited until now to get youi Suit, you have not waited in vain. Sale You Ma t re blue, etc., also 1 quality, style and v PRICES FOR THIS SALE ARE 00. Reduced SI .00. Reduced BE ON HAND EARLY FOR FIRST SEI E SPLINTER TAKEN FROM HEART. Operation Unequalled in = Annals of Surgery Performed in France. Paris, May 5, 5:25 a, m.—A young sergeant in the French army from whose heart a splinter of a hand grenade was extracted by Dr, Beaus- senat, chief of the military hospital, was presented before the Academy of Medicine last night ‘by Professor Ar- menguad of Bordeaux. The patient wasg wounded October 1 at St. Hubert, when the steel fragment of the gren- ade penetrated his diaphragam, peri- cardium and cardiac muscles, lodging within the right ventricle, The splinter remained in the ven- tricle four and’' a half months before it was extractetd. The operation was declared to have beem unequalled im the annals of surgery. Considerable difficulty was experienced in remov- ing the plece of steel, as it slipped from the forceps several times, Vari- ous complications were everything wi now is considered cured, as nis heart acts normally. ' \ BUNNY'S ESTATE $8,000, Wife Made Sole Executrix of Film Actor’s Property. New York, May 5.—Although John Bunny was one of the highest paid film actors in the world he apparents ly digd comparatively poor, Accords- ing to the petition of his widow, Clara, filed yesterday in the Surro- gate’'s court,” Brooklyn, Bunny's es- tate will not exceed $8,000. The en- tire property, which is personal, is left to Mrs. Bunny. The confedian died April 26 at his home, 1416 ) Avenue G, Flatbush. The will was dated August 7, 1914, Mrs. Bunny is made sole executrix, To Be Awarded C in M Paris, May 5, B: u French institute has the Osiris Prize, which 183,000 francs (36,000), award was made in 19 awarded chiefly for medicine. Doctors Vidal, ' discoverers & vaccine will - divide . while an equal amount Vincent, whose researc] the finding of ether ambulances are given and the remainder is serve, In 1899 Dantel Osirix, thropist who presénted the French nation, gave ing .of the Institute of representing an annual about $6,600 for a 820, open to all most remarkable work of general interest. M. O 1907, VILLA CAPIU British Is Aroused as in Mexican Ol wuhlnmn. May - bessy officials today further informat | regar of a renewal of g bty forces and Cnrrln- near which ‘fl that the w ol Aty of 'l'unphq is lnentll in t) oll regiong where there British-owned wells, British warships with Here's a handsome Boot f woman who appreciates Boot of style, of beauty and cellence! % It's a new apring a Dull or Patent Leath: riety af cloths for tops. B and short vamp. . One popular shoes of the sp: son,