New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1915, Page 7

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Bunt- ing, fast colors, with full number of stars, and cholce from the 2.1-2x4 feet size up to the 12x20 feet. lowest possible for quality merchandise, you the prices, Staft Mounted SilkFlags are offered in Priced as we price all our goods, at the very Come see them and let us tell this big range of pizes, 8%12 }hchu, 12x18 inohes, 16x24inches, 24x86 inches and 32x48 inch es and most modestly priced at that.We have Flag Poles and Holders also for sale-at our Drapery Department, A SPHCIAL FLAG OFFER, made of heavy Cotton Bunt- ing, fast coler, in 4x6 foqt size, with pole, halyard and holder, all complete, we give you $1.25 value for .....,........,... _ AT OUR NOTION DEPT, Flags, mounted on 89¢ v > . you will ind a fine line of Cotton Bunting gllt spear head staffs. You have cholce of 12, 17, 24 .and 36 {nch siges, priced from Sc cach upwards. Stick Mounted Mushin Fiage ars in all sizes from tho tiny 2x3 inch at Sc dozen to the 14x24 inch size, Come to us fdr Flogs.. Wo can suit you well In kind and size: Ebvflm AN AUTOMORILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITALN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PRUMP L+ ‘LY RECEIVING ALD DRY GOODS PURC HASED OF US, ";.Bi‘fifi ”_N__;;_v_y_g__ Fi DEETROYS BARN AND GHicKeN coop ‘ Alldfitm Seveaty-Five iokenS Lcst in Conflaration. ERALIRIUAED NAUTO ACCIDENT John fukw and Daughter Dom fivgflflqu‘x Condition As ' Result o Collistof—Ms, Mary Murray Bun Down By Bioyclist—Bricfs, 'wo g utomobiles, seventy-five chick- two, valuable rabbit hounds and b o yantity of garden utensils and au- obile tools were lost in a spectacu- , blaze which destroyedthe' barn d rhicken coops of George Hull hout 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The ) én.n are a total luss as they were d to the ground and everything $hable inside of them were de- ed by the conflagration. The -f jldings - wetfe the praperty of Mrs. fherine Fitzsimmons and were o.- lipled by George Hull. They are itly covered by insurance. The ¢ jin of the fire is unknown. hile ' ‘“réturning -hame Sunday jptning, Charles Johnson' who MNves the West Lane cemetery, was cted to the vicinity of the fire the huge flames which were shoot- into the sky. . Thinking that he ght be of nce to the fire- Lhters he hurriedly made his way fthe scene.” " Upon his arrival at i fire 'he was greatly surprised in ng nobody around. He at once pused the Hull family’ and . ths ores who live mext door. = A tel- jone call was sent in to Fire War- ‘William J. Ritchie. 'he fire at this time had ‘assumed h. praportions that it was easily eived that it would be a waste fergy to endeavor to extinguish The spectators which at this e were about a dozen, could only and watch the buildings be_con- led by the howling. and whining h} miserable dogs as they were ig * cremated. The sufferings of ‘animals’ was indeed 'pitiful but no ance whatever could. be . ren- It is said that both cars wers cov- ered by insurance. The chickens were choice fowl and were highly prized by Mr. Hull. General sympathy was expressed hy residents this .morning for Mr. Huil because of his loss. He is employed as a machinist in the American Papcr Goods factory. The total logs of the buildings and contents including thoe farm implements will amount to sev- eral hundreds of dollars. i Several Autoists Injured. As a result of an automobile aceci- dent’ which ‘occurred about 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon, while they were cut riding with Mrs. George H. Bald- win and daughter, Jennle, Mrs. John Baker and her eleven year old daugh- ter, Doris, today lie at the home of Mrs. John W. Carleton, a sister of Mrs, Baker, of 101 Maple street, New Britain, in a precarious condition. Tt is cxpected that Mfs. Baker will-re- cover in a short period but the con- dition of little Doris 1s very critical. Dr. M. L. Marsh of New Britain is in constant attendance of the invallds, After the accident Doris, who was pitched out of the automobile ‘head first, was unconscious until 8 o'clock Saturday night but although she has now regained consclousness, when asked of the accident she can remein- ber nothing about it. She does not even recall ever taking an automobile i | ‘Mrs. George H. Baldwin and her daughter had invited Mrs. Baker and her daughter to participaie in a ride in the new Chevrolet cax vhich they had just purchased from Aaron Cohen of New, Britain. This was the first trip of the car and Arthur Carlson, a chauffeur, ‘was demonstrating tho vehicle to Miss Baldwin who was learning to operate it. “They were going towards Meriden and were about a mile and a half’ be- low Colonel C. M. Jarvis’' farm when a gust of wind carried the driver's hat away, While he was turning his car before picking up his hat’a car be- longing to Frank Barrett of No. 200 Ashley street, Hartford, was seen: coming down the road at a reported high rate of speed. : Before Barret{ could bring his car to a stop or slacken its speed it struck the rear of the Baldwin car with a terrific crash. All the occupants of the car with te exception -"of Mrs., Baker were pitched outs ."Although Mrs, Baker was not throwh from the automobile she received a sever shock and internal injuries; Mrs. Baldwin had her ankle pain-: fully sprained and was considerably shaken up. Miss Jennie Baldwin, al- | though scratched up was not serious- 1y hurt. Both were able to-be about this'morning. . 'Doris was unconscious and it was seen she ‘was the most se- verely injured of the party. - The oc- | ternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. cupants of the Baldwin car. were/huj- ried to Dr. C. P. Dunham's office an upon ‘not finding him home were t once, rushed to New Britain - where Mrs. Baker and her' daughter, Dorls, teceived the medical attention of Dr. Marsh. The condifion of ‘the child did not warrant the risking'of a trip back to Kensington and so Mrs. Ba- ker and her daughter were brought to Mrs. Carleton's Wome where thoy will remainyuntil their recovery. At the time of the accident Mrs. Baker scemed tha least injured,‘but since then ‘she has ‘béen suffering with in- ternal injuries. Carlson, the driver of the Chevrolet ocar, besides a: few se¢ratchos escaped’unhurt. “The occupants of the Barrett ear nclud Barrett and his wife, cs- - caped uninjured. Mr. Barrett is' a : removated and a prosp well known saloon propriotor at 313 been negotiating. fief‘hqy avenue, Hartford. l eek’ for the ca - was necessary to haul away n{ d. A number of people busied selves in keeping the creeping fies ' from spreading to the 'sur. ng structure: ; fire, although one of the larg. his vieinity in some time, at-. d the least attention of any. Peo- ging to church the same morn- ‘ware surprised to see the ruins i the -‘:mmd remains of the au- ey passed the Hull ead, V.Ey few knew of the | beforo this, { il jio automobiles werc a Ford and Mac. fo " destroyed - he- e Tord was - pur- Hull a few days ‘Cadallac wi [ an older ; ‘Rfi;bem\hu)p' jerty for yer. ' It had been recently two cars after the colliston, the Bar- rett car being taken to Meriden, while the Baldwin auto was brought to New Britain. Mrs. Baker is the wife of John EBaker, proprietor of the Nutmieg House. Doris is a pupil of the Ken- sington Grammar school. Mrs. Murray in Acerdent, ‘While returning home. from work Saturday afternoon: Mrs. Mary Murray of Kensington was run down by @& bieyelist. The accident occurred on Main street as Mrs. Murray was cross- ing th eroad. She did not see the approaching rider and was knocked down. Her face was badly scratched and her nese bled quite profusely. She was, how- cver, not seriously injured. Mrs. Murray is employed at tne American Paper Goods factory. To Reise Money for Lights. Tentative plans are bemg discussed by the Kensington Village Improve- ment society to give some sort of an entertainment to raise sufficient funds to defray the expenses of the ten lights extending from the bridge to the ‘American Paper Goods company. The kind of entertainment nas not vet heen decided upon but a meeting will probably be called this week at which time the matter will be gone over thoroughly. Leases His Ownership, An agreement has been made be- {ween Anton and David Fransen, pro- prietors of the Depot ,Lunch cart, whereby Anton relinquishes his claim to the place for one year. The lunch cart was recently destroved by a fire Lut it hag been completely renovated and -will be ready for occupancy this week. Berlin Briefs, Benjamin Upson of East Hartford is visiting his ‘sister, Mrs. W. I. Alling, of Kensington. Mre. Charles Gulong of Main street, Kensington, will entertam the ladies of the Methodist church at a silver “social at her home on Wednesday af- The Indies ‘are invited to bring their own sewingy Mrs: Charles W, Willlams of Ken- sington, left Saturday for a three months’ visit with her daughted, Mrs. Frank M. Campbell of Oakland, Cal.. sShe was actompanied on the trip by her son Dexter, " The Epworth lcague of the Metho- dist church will hold its weekly pray- ar yqmeeting tomorrow evening.. The Bubject for discussion will be “Human ! Fower Raised to the Nth Power.” | Oscar Edgerly will be the leader. . TThe regglar monthly business meet* ing an cial of the Epworth league will be 'held in the church parlors Thursday eveping, May 20. Mrs, George D. Boyer of Hotchkiss street, - Kensington is entertaining Mrs, Bubach. of Hartforfl, Mrs) Charles R. Starr of Hudson | strect has left for o two'weeks' visit to Suffield, Conn. A Dr. George P. Dunham of Worth- ingtpn ridge has returned from Bos- ten, Mass. : : . A* number from this place antici- ‘pate attending the spring meeting of :the /Central Association of ithe Con- gregational churches to be held at * (Confinued on Tenth Page.) NOTICE, NOW: IS THE TIME to place your or- rs for good clean coal at lower priees. Ceo., H. Baldwin, Coal Dealer. 5-10-¢ | MARINO SAYS OFFICER ERRED MAKING ARREST Tow's Patrolman May Testify in Behalr of Dowaing's Prisone. CONSTABLES HAVE VERBAL CUEL Court Will Hear Charges Against Sam- Aubreeze Tonight—Bristol to Be Arraigned--Jitney uel Drunk Driver in Court—Briefs. Constable Cornelius Downing and Patrolman Philip Marino are at log- gerheads today over the arrest last night by the former of Samuel Au- breeze, a local.Italian, who was locked up for breach of the peace after, it is alleged, the refused to obey the of- ficer’s order to move, The two police- men had a verbal duel after the man had been taken into custody, Officer Marino, who was patroliing the streets, arguing that the constable erred in making the arrest. Downing protest- ed against Marino’s interference and the argument waxed hot for a time, attracting ‘considerable attention. The accused is to be arraigned for a hearing tonight before Justice E. P, Prior and it was said today that Of« ficer Marino will be a witness for the defense. Aubreeze is out on bonds and it is believed he will be repre- sented by counsel when his case comes before the court. Officer Downing declares that he or- dered the man to move but instead of complying he was inclined to be argumentative and after a reasonable opportunity to leave the curb was given him he was placed under ar- rest. He was near the center at the time, According to Officer Marino, Au- breeze should not have been disturbed, The patrolman claims the man was bidding farewell to'a few friends who had come from Bridgeport to visit him ‘and was not Wterferring in any way with traffic. He avers that the man was,sober and was tending to his own affairs, The case promises to produce some interesting testimony when it comes before the court, as it Is believed the accused will make a hard fight for acquittal, the town’s regular patrol- man assisting, Officer Downing does not propose to be sidetracked either and, he confidently expects a convie- tion, Bristol Drunk Arrested. Copstable Downing will have an- other case before Justice Prior to- night, Victor Avery of Bristol having been put under bond to appear to an- swer to the charge of intoxication. Avery wag arrested Saturday night. The accused is a woodchopper. He came here to pay a visit to the local saloons and, according to the officer, became badly intoxicated before he was ready to leave for home. Jitney Driver in Court, Mrs. Gladys Haskell of Bristol, the pioneer in' the jitney business in Plainville, appeared in the Bristol po- lice court this morning .to answer to a charge of reckless driving. Her case was continued until Saturday. The woman's arest folowed a com- plaint by Mrs. R. J. Gardner of Hart- ford, whose auto was in collision with the Haskell jitney. The accident vc- curred in Bristol late Saturday after- noon. Mrs. Haskell was making a trip to Plainville and when passing the rolling mill, it is said she attempt. ed to'turn out for a team, her ma. chine and the auto operated by the Hartford woman, ‘who was out riding with her two children, coming to- gether. Broken mudguards and lamps on both machines give testimony to the collisiony Otherwise there was no damage. Each driver placed responsibility for the smash-up on the ether, Has Fractured Ribs. 1 At the New Britain hospital today it was reported that Willis. Clark af /Callinsville, who was run down at Plainville center Saturday, by an au- tomobile owned by William J. Mad- den of Bristol, has two fractured ribs and some plainful body bruises. The injured man was someéwhat improved taday and unless he {8 injured inter- nally, a condition not yet apparent, he is expected to recover. Mr. Clark was about to board a trolley car when the Madden auto struck him. Mr, Madden was in the machine at the time, although his nephew was at the wheel. The in- jured man was taken to the hospital where he was attended by Dr. E. T, Fromen, The authorities have not as yet taken any action regarding the acci- dent, but it is sald they are inves- tigating to place the responsibility. Lauds Billy Sunday. Rev. J. W. Denton, pastor of the Advent Christian church and Fred. erick Pease have returned from Pat- ternon, N. . J., where they went Sat- urday to attend services in the Billy Sunday tabernacle. The local men were at three of the meetings at which the famous evangelist preached and they are enthusiastic over his work, ' Both were very favorably ima pressed with the preacher’s methods and thdy are ready to endorse him. At the meeting ysterday afternoon there were "over 12,000 people. It was annournced that more than 600,000 have heard Sunday since he came to Patterson and about 10,000 have “hit the ‘trail” with ‘him; Mr. Denton found that the evangelist had done a great deal of good in Pattersan and the results of his spectacular efforts are already most apparent, Several saloons have been driven out of bus- iness and there is a wave of reform sweéping over the city. N 3 Mr. Denton is planning to uéé the evangelist 4s. the subject for his ser- mon in the local church next Sunday evening. Son Named Administrator. Clinton Cowles of Springneid, ha's been named by the probate court as administrator on the estate of William L. Cowles, who died a ' few wegks ago in Waukegan, Ill. Mr. Cowles left no will and his es- tate will be divided between his son and ‘his daughter, Mrs. Keith Fitch. The estate is not expected .to in- ventory over $2,000, all of which is in personal property. Babcock Improving. ! George S. Babcock, clerk of the board of selectmen, who is ill' at his home on Broad street, was reported today to be improving. He is ex- pected to recover, Mr, Babcock was stricken while in his barn Saturday afternoon, neigh- bors finding him unconscious a short time later. It was at first thought that he had a paralytic shock but doctors diagnosed his trouble as' an epileptic fit. He was badly bruised about the head from falling. | Motoreyelist Had Splil, Allen's race track was converted into a motordome yesterday, o number of | motorcyclists using the coursé for | speeding. During the aftérnoon one | of the riders failed to negotidte a | curve while moving at a high speed | and he was thrown from his machine. | Fortunately he escaped with a few bruises’ His cycle was badly dam- | aged. Brier Items. Several local Congregationlists, in- cluding the pastor of ‘the Plainville churelr, Rev. F. L. Grant, will’attend the annual meeting of the Farming- ton Valley association to be held to- morrow in Bristol, . The Crescent Past Noble Grand's | association will meet Thursday after- noon at 3 o'clock with Union Re- bekah lodge of Plantsville, A son, George Milton, was born at | the New Britain hospital yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. George Warfleld of | New Britain. The boy is a grandson | of Mr, ind Mrs. E. D. Warfield of | Park street, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Avery of Park | street were the guests over Sunday | and Mr. and Mrs. N, P. Miller of | Watertown. | Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gleason of Chicopee lls, Mass., were visiting with relatives in town over Sunday. | The Christian Endeavor society of | the Congregational church will have | a sale of food, candy and ice cream | Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock in the church parlors. An entertain- ment will be given in connection with | the sale. Fire Chief M. A, Norton's dog was | run over and badly injured by a “jit- ney” auto on West Main street this morning. The animal’ may have to be killed. Rev. J. W. Denton of this pldce has been selected to deliver the sermon at the services attending the installa- tion of Rev. Byzan<on as pastor of the Advent Christian church in Bri tol. The exercies will be held nesday evening. A drama, “The Other Woman" will be presented in Grange hal, Thursday evening by local taléent for the benefit of the A. M. E, Zion church. Thomas Cafferty has returned from the Isle of Pines where he spent the winter. Inability to ship their products on account of the war made the season anything but profitable for the poduce men on the island, accord- ing to Mr. Cafferty, and business is very poor. . Dr. Jay Prior of Boston. was ealled here Saturday to attend his nephew, Nathin Prior, who s seriously ill at his home on Pierce street. The young man’s condition was reported today to be somewhat improved. Word has been received from Michael Sullivan of the déath of his mother in Northampton on Saturday. My, Sullivan was at her bedside when she passed away, having been called home a few days ago on account of her critical condition. May devotions will be held in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy Tues- | - | Wed- day and Friday evenings at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. William Hayes and family of Unionville spent the week- end with Mrs. Hayes' sister, Miss Jo- hanna Donahue of Plerce street. Rev. W. P. Kilcoyne of this place attended the confirmation exercises at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Terryville yesterday. Plainville had fifteen cases of dip- theria and three of measles during the winter according to Health Officer J. N. Bull. There were but two diphtheria cases reported during 1914, The afternoon session of the an- nual meeting of the W. C. T. U of Hartford county to be held at the Methodist church _here on Friday, will be open to the public. A gold medal speaking contest will be one of the features. . Edwin W. Beardsley of Cheshire gave a talk at the Baptist church last evening on Sunday school 'lessons. His address was {llustrated by’ stereop- ticon views. Francls W. Capper, captain of the Harvard track team, spent ‘the, week- end with his aunt, Mrs. Robert Ed- ward Weedén of Cedar Rocks, Ledges| road. Mr. Capper was second in the half ‘mile run at the ‘dual’ meet at.Yale Saturday. The captains of the two teams are former classmates, have been graduated together' from the Brookline High school, one choos- ing ‘the crimson and, the other the blue. «Mr. Capper is 2 member of the Harvard Glee club and several col- lege societies. 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