New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 7

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Confirmation and Graduation We Have the Prettiest Dresses FITTING GIRLS FROM SIX TO TWENTY YEARS. And a splendid showing of them just now when these iovely frocks are most wanted, giving you choice of seasonable merchandise at material price savings. You will find that out for yourself by comparing with others’ offerings. THERE ARE MANY VARIED STYLES, all selected for their beauty of style, good workmanship, and daintiness of trimming. Dresses of Em- broidered Volle, Dresses of soft pretty Crepes,” Dresses of sheer crisp Ba- tiste, as well as Net and Lingerfie Drecsses. Laces and fine Insertions. Trimmings See the values we show at £5.98,, $7.50, $10.00t6 $12.50 ea. The “Poca” Corset Covers Are garments with pockets for shields which does away with the old style of sewing shi lelds in every dress, of Embroideries, $2.98, $3.98, $5.00, ruining the shields and - sightly stitches in the garment. The armholes or the “Boca'?n Gy are graded ace cording to size, so‘shields will fit snugly to the body making it impossible to roll up or wrin of shields for all your dresses. ) (Muslinwear Dept. kle. Wear the “Poca” and you will “Poca”, Corset Covers need only one pair are 50c and 98c. Big Bargain in Neckwear On Bargain Table, at Main Entrarce, Vestees, etc., slightly solled, regular 26c and 50c kinds, last, at this, low price: 15c ea. Two for 25c. Asaraeg Embroidered. Lawn Collars, priced while they ATAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPT- Bzt LY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF TS. e Py et ERLI At HAVE " BikOuGH SYSTEN A6 B cout Exnd s W for SyStem 10 This Tewn 1S REPRESENTATAC GRISWOLD S { < P s, Steal Funds ‘at Kensington rg‘;;nmnu Seheol—Dies «at Alms i Local Boys to Wrestle To- nj’hb—l’m&l Invited to Match. :Fhe 'home rule bill as passed by ho /house yestérday afternoon at the tel in Hartford will probably give psington the long needed exten- loii bt the water system from New Y This is the opinion ex- d by Representative R. M. Gris- pid when interviewed this noon. b¥he bill as passed by the house and yet to go through the senate, & any town the privilege to ex- its water ‘mains to any place] further legislation. . Under 5 bill New Britain can extend its bter mains to this place without go- g through the difficult process of ging its charter. ~ All that is cessary for Kensington to have \system is to have this town e to terms with the board of commissioners of the Hardware - fhe new law also gives the towns or . sub-divisions of a town the Tight | change- its ‘form of “government. Js. means that if Kensington or any ‘division of Berlin wishes to or- ze a barough system of govern- ht it can .do so without any fur- legislation. The new law also wn the privilege to establish polling districts, fire districts and hange the lines of the school and g districts. It gives the towns privilege to borrow morey and bonds for ‘any purpose swhat- without having spécial legislati~n o so. Bbéys Steal School Funds. small bank ~containing about came this week when some . boys playing ball accidently broke a win- dow in the basement. The bad boys waited until dark and entered by the | way ‘of the basement window. The 'youthful thiefs carried their loot to a lot near the Andrews home- stead. ' Here they divided their booty “fifty fifty.”” Both chose separate places and dug holes in the ground and buried the money. ' One of the boys has alréady re- turned his share to his teacher, but the other one claims-that he cannot remember where he put the -money. The boys will probably be put under probation. i, Pupils to Entertain. The parents ahd friends of the pupils of grade 6, room 7, of the Ken- sington grammanr school are invited to be present at the class room to- morrow afternoon: at 2 o’clock. The occasion will be an ‘‘Afternoon De- voted to Humane Thought.”: An ex- cellent program will be carried out by the children which will bé followed by a spelling match’ between grades 6 and 7. The following program will be given: “The Alphabet of Kindness..Grade 2 “Kind Words” ... Lita Cowles “Protect the Birds”....Ruth Hanford “A Dog's Soliloquy”..Josephnine Orsie Song, “Summer, Evening,”. ...Grade 6 “My Best Chum” ..C. Richmond “In . Idle Sport’”. Grazia Ranaldl “The Baltimore Oriole”........... o . Elizabeth Crane Song, “The Fairies’ Dance,”..Grade 6 “Right of Way”........Ellen Lundell Original Themes on Kindness. ." Homer Hotchkiss, Helen Nelson, Enf- ily Carlson, Elmer. Joh#son - and Mildred Anderson!” s S - Spelling Cgntest ....Grades 6 and 7 Leaders, Richmond Colby for Grade 6. Raymond Sanders for Grade 7. Local Boys to Wrestle. A large delegation from Berlin is; expected fo travel to East Hartford to- night when Alvah Ventres and Louis Burdick, both native sons of ‘this place, are scheduled to appear in: wrestling matches in' thdt town. f Ventres, who'is proclaimed chani- pion of Connecticut has yet to be de- feated on the mat. Although he has opposed some excellent grapplers, he has always triumphed. He, will wres- tle this evening with Charles Sweet of Springfield, who at present holds the championship of the Bay state. That is not the first time that these two men have opposed each other. The last occasion that they met was in Foresters’ hall a few weeks ago, at which time Sweet lost to his sturdy opponent after a hard tussle. It took Ventres about thirty minutes to pin the ghoulders of Sweet to the mat. 'Sweet is a wrestler of no mean abil- ity and he is determined to retrieve his lost laurels. The bout should prove to be one of the fastest ever dollars was stolen from = Miss ray’s room in the Kensington r school Tuesday night. Miss ‘discovered the loss yesterday ‘and at once questioned her see if they knew what had . During her cross-ex- on she became suspicious of _of two of her pupils. After nvestigation on her part the 11 boys broke down'and made e confe n of the theft. liv@s the custom of the children ne a small of money to bi cach week and turn it over to ay, who puts it away in a on her desk. At the com- the school cterm it is 0,80 on dn outing using this were well awarc of the would ‘hie: easy for them | noney if they once gained | buil . The opporiunity staged in this state in some time. Burdick who has made quite an en- viable reputation for himself about the state as a wrestler will appear in one of the preliminaries against Chauvey, a Hartford boy. Both men f weight the same and are about even- ly matched. Leaves to Recuperate, ¥ Rev. Edwin M. Pickop, pastor of the Kensington Methodist church, left for Cliston Springs, N. Y., today, where he will remain for a month or so to endeavor to recover his failing health. It 'will be remembered that Rev. Mr. Pickep was given a three months’ va- cation a few weeks ago to recuperate by the board of the church. Pickop has already spent, about fif- teen days at the Plainville Camp grounds. ‘Lunch Cart Almost Completed. e Francen brothers lunch eart n ‘the depot which was destroyed Rev, Mr. | by fire a few weeks ago is now near- ing its completion. The last touches to the cart are being made and the brothers expect to be able to resume ] business about the first of next week. i The cart has been painted green and. the windows have been coated white which makes the building ap- pear very conspicuous. A new ggsoline tank has been installed. It will be re- membered that the last fire which de- stroyed the building was. started by .2 leak in the gascline tank. There ‘has been numerous fires. in the past few years at the lunch room . and all have been accounted to the gaso- line tank as the source. Although there is plenty of electricity and gas which could be easily secured -the Francen brothers for some unknown reason still persist in using gasoline for. preparing their foods. Methodist Church Annual, The annual meeting of the Kensing- ton Methadist church will be held on Wednesday evening, May 26, in the church parlors, Reports by the re- spective committees will be given. It is expected that the reports will show that the year has been most success- ful. Dies at Alms House. Patrick Keeling, aged fifty-eigat years, died yesterday afternoon at the Town farm, Berlin. The man has been in miserable health all winter. A sister, Mrs. Rose Sherwood of New York, was notified of the death and made arrangements for burial of the body in Middletown, interment to be in the family plot in the St. John cemetery of that place. The body has heen removed to Middletown, where d..B. and A_M. Coughlin, undertakers, are preparing the body for burial. Keeling.has' been at the alms house sfor.a period of three years. He was single. Y .Y ’Berlin’ Bank Forecloscs,’ s ThrouphsAttorneyst Kirkham ' and Cooper - of ' New #8ritairt the Berlin Savings. bank ,Svesterday: afternoon brought suit ag®inst Tony-‘Naples to foreclose oh A piortgage of $4,300. on property in’ Bet "% The. case is made returnahle befpre the June. term of the superior eourt. Brothers, Form Corporation. A corporation” Hbs. been formed by the six Beénsgh® brothers of Bast Berlin to take over the business of the late W..W. Mildrusf. The pur- chase of the property was exclusively stated in the Herald'a few weeks ago. Kirkham and Cooper of New Britain, have drawn up the papers of the new corporation which: is to be known as the W. Mildrum Jewel company. . e conggrn be- gins business with $4,500 and has an authorized capital of $50,000. The plant will Ccontingye’ manufacturing Jewels for sirveyors’ instruments ang compasses. Berlin Briefs. Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis re- ports that he is much pleased with the imanner in which the taxpayers arelresponding with their taxes. A social and whist will be held this evening in the parlors of the Sacred Heart church of East Berlin. The af- fair will be given under the auspices of the ladies of the’ church. Mrs, H. J. Thompson is friends in Northampton, Mass. Mrs. Sarah Button of Worcester, Mrs. - Laura ‘Austin of Worthington ridge. *éng an automobile accident on the | indeed fortunate to escape without visiting | Mass.; is spending a few days with | PIaavin, Newws, N[ARlY $30,000 GOES T0 TOWN FOR TAXES Coilecter Hemingway's Books Show Record-Braking Collegtions. ALMOST $2,000 1N SEWER TAXES Receipts to Date More Than Enough Pay Bills of District—Court Lenient With . Drunk—Drawn for Jury List —Auto Turns Turtle; Two Hurt. According to the books'of Tax Col- lector Hemingway from -which a re- pert is now in process of compilation, nearly $30,000, representing the town, taxes cellected, in the bank to sewer and personal has been deposited the account of ‘the treasurer, the showing breaking all records for Tevenue raised for the town during the period it represents. The amount. far exceeds that taken in during a pericd of five weeks in any preceed- mg year and the showing is very tifying to all the town officials. Hemjngway reports that the re- for sewer taxes to date are 86, an amount much larger’ than it had been expected would be turned in so early, owing to the op- position shown by many to the action of the district committee in going to such expense in investigating the pro- position. The amount already col- lected is more.than enough to pay the district’s bills. There are a few ac- counts that have not as yet been settled and it is the collector’s inten- tion to get them paid by the end of the month. At least he will make an effort to personally interview the de- iinquents, urging them: to get the ac- ceunts cleaned up. The total collections for town and personal taxes approximate $27,500. This amount is also larger than pre- vious collections at this season of the year. The property taxpayers, who have not as yet settled, are charged interest at the rate of nine per cent. while the personal tax delinquents leave themselves amenabl to arrest. Considering the poor business con- ditions prevailing during the = past vear, the tax Ccollector's report is astonishing. It shows local property owners to be in fair circumstances, financially, the number having paid up by May 1 being larger than any previous report shows. ‘ The uncollected accounts for this vear are smaller than ever and the in- dications are that there will be a 1oticeable decrease in the number of liens that will have to be flled. Lenient With Drunk. Leniency was shown this morning by Justice A. M. Condell in the case «f Frank Roberts of Bristol, who was arraigned on the charge of intoxica- tion. The man had never been ar- rested before’and on account of his good record, the coure decided to let him off with a fine of $1 and costs. The assessment was paid. Roberts came here last night and efter meeting a few friends and ex- changing greetings over the mahogany rail he became ‘leg weary.” Never- theless he decided to walk home. He fell in front of the National bank building, where he was discovered ebcut 11 o’clock by Selectman W. J. Johnson. It was raining hard at the time and the selectman sent for Pa- trolman Marino, who placed the ac- cused under arrest. Roberts was given a good recom- mendation by the Sessions Clock company, his employers, and the court was willing to let him off easy, giving a warning, however, that the penalty on a second offense would be much more severe, Drawn for Jury List, The selectmen have made up a list of Plainville electors liable for jury duty in the courts, criminal and civil side, during: the next year. The town has to submit thirty names, the jury commissioners making selections from. the list whenever the occasion demands it. The following names have been sent in from Plainville: Dwight F. Barnes, William J. Blakeslee, Robert H. Bur- ton, Allison N. Clark, ~ Willilam J. Dent, William S. Eaton, Edward A. Freeman, Franklin P. Frisbie, John ‘W. Matthews, Alfred P. McLean, Frederick L. Grant, B. Frank Pollard, Edward L, Seymour, William J. Simpson, Robert C. Usher, Lewis B. Tucker, Alfred Hepworth, Samuel B. Carpenter, Pomeroy M. Wilcox, Don C. Peck, Minton A. Norton, Albert H. Dresser, Charles A. Bates, ‘George A. Beckwith, Charles N, Freeman, Frederick S. Spencer, William J. Johnson, George S. Babcock and War- ren P. Morgan. Auto Turns Turtle. Suffering with painful bruises, broken ribs and contusions about the borly, L. B. Steele of Worcester, Mass., afdd Charles Beach of Bridgéport, are at the New Britain hospital, where hey were taken last evening follow- road leading to Sunset Rack. Their car had turned turtle after skid- ding, and considering the speed at which it was operated, the men were more Serious injuries. s At the hos- worth league was held last evening at the home of Miss Gladys E. Moffatt. Mrs. Cotter of Derby was visiting friends in town Tuesday, NOTICE., NOW'IS THE TIME to place your or~ Mbrs. WilliAm Hannon and daughter are visiting friends in Meriden. * A meeting of the cabinet of the Ep- | ders for good clean coal at lower prices. Geo. H. Baldwin, Coal Dealer. 6-10-tf pital today it was said that Mr. Steele has three ribs broken, a scalp wound, cuts on the ear and a sprained arm, while Mr. Beach’s hurts are even less | serious. He has contusions on his back and slight bruises. Both men will be able to leave the institution in a few days, The men were on their way to New Haven when the accident occurred. Their car was traveling at high speed when it skidded on the west road, ovegturning and throwing out the oc- cupants. Brown, Thomson’s delivery auto was passing about that time and the in- jured men were taken in it to the New_Britain hospital, where their in- juries were dressed. May Make Settlement, ° Efforts are being made to settle the domestic difficulties of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Russell and it is prob- able that an amicable arrangement will be made without bringing the case into court. Mrs. Russell had a con. ference vesterday afternoon with Grand Juror M, A. Norton, to whom she made a complaint against her husbang for non.support, and it was subsequently reported that the ma:- ter of issuing a warrant will be held in abeyance for a few days. It is understoog that Mrs. Russell claims her, husband’s financial stand- ing warrants the pavment to her of at least $10 a week towards her sup- port. In Serious Condition. Frederick G. Stephenson, well known retired manufacturer, is re- ported to be seriously ill at his home on Church street. Mr. Stephenson has been in poor healta for some time. He has been confined to his home with hardening of the arteries for a lnn‘ n® time and it is said that he is faili rapidly. Mr, Stephenson was president and manager of the Oshorne and Stephen- son company until about two years ago, when he retired. He is a director of the National bank, a member of the Business and Improvement asso- ciation and is also connected wita fra- ternal organization in town, » Experiments Successful, Experiments of Aviators Nels Nel- son and Richard Nygren with a new biplane, built by the New Britain in« ventor, have been successfully con- ducted during the past few days at' the Tyler place on"Unionville avenue. Mr. Nygren made severa} trial flights in the machine yesterday. No trials for altitude were attempted, the oper- ater being content to raise the ma- chine only far enough from the ground to prove its working condi- tion. Some trouble has been experienced with the engine and until the defects are removed further experiments will be avoided. Brief Items. a J | Macey Bookcase Sale Is still in progress here. This unusual event gives you tunity to put one of these beaut!ful cases in your home af reasonable figure. " The Old English design of Macey Bookcases has all 1 vemences of this famous maker. Macey Bookcases do not .' tional but they are. The positive, non-binding door and’ interlocking foot between two cases side by side are patented absolutely unequalled. These Bookcases can be used in odd corners and wmi They will grow with your Hbrary. % THE FLINT-BRU 150 TRUMB HARTFORD o WE_GIVE ROYAL GOLD TRADING STAMPS——ASK FOR SPEGIAL CUT PRIES THIS WEEK, MAY 100 10 MAY" NATIONAL conrs CRACKE OMPANY'S ALL 5c¢ PKGS. | ALL 10c:PKC The . Catholic club, which is made up of young men of Bristol, Plainvilie and Southington is making arrange- ments for a banquet to be held at Lake Compounce on June 10. A district Sunday school convention will be held in the chapel of the Con- gregational church Friday evening at 7:30. The public is invited to attend. A set of views of Yellowstone park has been placed in the local library. Thy views with the sfereoscope and guide book can be borrowed the same as other volumes and kept one week. The pictures are very interesting and should their introduction prove pop- ular the directors will introdgce other sets. Sequassen lodge will hold a regu- lar meeting this evening and will make arrangements for entertaining the members of Pequabuck lodge next Thursday. The first degree will also be conferred. May devotions will be held this evening at 7:30 in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. TO RENT—Five rooms, up stairs, im- provements, $10. C. J. Morse, 21 Broad St. 5-12.d42x FOR SALE—Plants. A California Privit very reasonable. Red Geraniums, $1.00 per dozen. Pansy, Asters, and many others. J. L. Ahlquist, Cor, Whiting and Maple streets, lot of 80 Tues-Thurs-Sat-tf. SEEKING ORIGIN OF JOFFRE’S FAMILY Biographers and Historians Busy Tracing Lineage of Commander- in-Chief of French Armies. (Correspondence of the Associated -Press.) Geneva, April 30.—Since the gen- eral-in-chief of the French armies has pased to the rank of the great com- manders, French biographers and his- torians have sought, and are still seeking the origin of his family. Some pretend that the victor of the Marne is of Basque blood, others endeavor at any price to make a Frenchmaa of purer blood of him. The question remains open because Joffres have been found at every epoch, even those the most remote, in three of the ancient French provin- ces—in Limousin, in Dauphine and in fhe Vivarais. As for the general himself, he does not conceal his attachment to his Iit- tle fireside at Rivesaltes in the Pyrenees-Orientales, and thus far has shown a remarkable indifference to efforts that have been made to fix | honorable origin upon him. Geneva now sets up her claims to the great man, There are at present no Joffres in the vicinity, There have not been for a long time, but there were two Joffres, one in the sixteenth century, who went from Aubenas in the province . Vivarais, now the de- partment of Ardache. When the otiher emigrated is not known, but there is a record that in 1604 both were re- ceived as bourgeois of Geneva, Tt is known that while Joffre came from a Catholic region in the Limousin, he sprang from a Protestant family. Genevans seize upon this fact.to con- tend that the sojourn of his ancestors in Geneva is most probable, EXCEPT UNEEDA BISCUIT NO EX 25 TRADING STAMPS SEE COUPON COUPON Cut out fhis Coupon, present it at our Store this week buying 50c WORTH or more TEAS, COFFEES, SPICES, TRACTS and A&P BAKING POWDER, you wills recelye 25 TRADING STAMPS FRE Besides Regular and Extra Stamps Given on Sales - FROM MONDAY, MAY 10TH TO SATURDAY, MAY 15TH This Coupon Not Good After Saturday, May 15th . FAYSa SALMON ° a ALASHA Many grocers cannot buy wholesale at this price, A can. Cherries &%° 10¢ i Raisins pkg. Packed in rich syrup. This week NOT-A-SEEDY “ _ OTHER CUT PRICE LEADERS Iona Succotash *» 7c | A&P Extra Pears A&P Extra Peache Mop Sticks each 10¢ can Brooms .......... A&H Sal Soda each 23c, 27¢ & 3lc ....21-21b pkg '25 Stamps with 1 package of Kleensweep ... 25¢ 20 Stamps with 3 cakes of Colgate’s Soap .. 25¢ 10 STAMPS FREE 10 WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING can Sultana Spice .10¢ 1 bot. Liquid Blue . pkg. Macaroni or Spa- 1 bot, AP Catsup ghetti .. .. .10¢ 1bot. Onion Sadad can A&P Corn Syru 1 Mason Jar Mustard . can Kleensweep 1 bot. Witch, Hazel .. pkg. A&P Ice Cream or Jelly Powder .. p. NTIM i IFIC i ~ s "‘ . -y 2 -word each da for a classified ady. : IC' results. yfi;{t.fl;:“ m'fl*.hh

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