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

Notions Are Selling Very Cheap at Our Stock Reduction Prices Among the many bargains to be found at our notion department. dur- ing this special June Stock Reduction Sale, we will make mention of the following which will give you a good idea of the savings you 'can’' make by buying your small wares now. ‘Wylies best 6 cord, 200 yd. Spool Cotton, 3c spool, 33c dozen. Basting Cotton, 500 yard spools, two for 6c. West Electric Hair Curlers, 5 on card, 19c card. Handy Kimona Dress Shields, sizes 4 and 5, the 50c kind 86c pair. for Our “Victoria’ Dress. Shields, sizes 2, 8,4, for 1lc pair, $1.25 doz. Cushion Crip Pant and Skirt Hangers for 4c each. Economy Dustless Dust Cloths, 25c size for 12c each. “Dagnaglo” Polishing Clothes, 250 kind for 1B6c each. Electro Silicon Cream Silver Polish, regular 26c size size for 15c. All lower and with‘elastic Hair Nets, , 6 in envelope for 8¢. We offer Pads for Ironing boards, 45c each, Covers for 23¢c each. Swan = Snap Fasteners, two dozen for Gc. Compressed Sanitary Napkins, 6 in box, spec- fals for 12c box. Ironing Wax Pads for 3c each, and so on and on. White Summer Footwear: ‘Women will be offering for $3.50 pleased with, and pair. enjoy wearing: the White Pumps with black piping, Cuban Louis heels, and welt soles that we Cahvas are ‘White Canvas Colonials with white heels and whi’te Qoles. will also i;:~ terest all who want a good pair of shoes, $3.50 pair. Take Note Also of the White Canvas Pumps with leatherheels for $2.60 pair. ' Then 1look at 'thé White Boots, .chic. We have White Calf Trooper Pumps black trimmed, at $4.00 pair. They are very smart and priced at 5.00 pair. White / Canvas Oxfords and Pumps with Rubber Soles for $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 pair. ‘We offer for Young Ladies, buckles, low heels, for $2.50 pair. iy White Pumps with black piping and | e S—————————————— AN ADTOMOB ILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPT- LY R ECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. Jillpu—S1 00 in Three Years OVENENT ASS0. ELECTS ing Chosen President for Xear-Local Boy to. Gradu- Girls Have Lawn Paxty. 2oy pite the fact that the local as- s %pprail'ed Berlin’s taxation list jout §200,000 more than last : ng the property fof $2,- _the state board of equliza- nd taxation has boosted the list by $800,000. As a conse- the grand list for this town fow stand $2,900,000. .year the board raised the list by the same amount. The fore last the grand list was $750,000, which, added to the boost and the one of the pre- ‘wear, makes an increase of $2,- 7in three years.. This is con- fedto be a large sum for a small of Berlin's size. re’ thé state board of eqaliza- ind ‘taxation has found grounds ch a'large boost is a question. prominent tax-payers about the morning said it was beyond erstanding. d of property having in- @ during the past year it isthe fion of ‘many that it has greatly ?' f It is considered an in- many, property owners who aat at present they are paying ts on 'theudolll,r. Local Boy to Graduate. bard Fenn Nourse, son of Prof. 5. E. E. Nourse of Berlin, will duated from Wesleyan univer- Monday. hn’: as he is better known about ,” has made an enviable rec- “himself in athletics at Wes- He has been a member of the % football squad for the past years, holding dqwn the posi- eft end. He aldo played bas- I and-baseball at collegeand - al- not ' making tho naiversity e played on the cl teams. was aduated from , New High echool in '1910. ' He has fan academio course at Wes- here he has spent the . past .’ His brother, Harvey, is _at_the same college. ‘and Mrs. Nourse and anning to attend . the exercises. Girls Have, Lawn Party. nt forty Camp Fire girls had a evening on the lawn E. E. Nourse’s home artistically decorated = m— was a feature. Miss Pearl Woods was the fortune teller. g About $10 was realized from the af- fair. This fund will be forwarded to the National association’s headquar- ters. Attends Anniversary in New London. Dr. Roger M. Griswold, lieutenant of the Putnam Phaldnx and histor- fan of the organization, is attending the celebration of the 140th anniver- sry of the battle of Bunker Hill at New London today, Dr. Griswold will remain in New London until Friday. Berlin Bridge Not Safe. Secretary Arthur Fifoot of the Au- tomobile club of Hartford, through the state highway department, has is- sued a warning to automobilists of the condition of the bridge which spans the Mattabessett river on the turnpike road, The condition of the bridge is said to be dangerous as the planking is in very poor shape. When in good repair the bridge is narrow and it is dangerous for two automobiles to attempt to pass over it at the same time, and the society having the best float. The parade will be reviewed by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, Father Fitzgerald and other prominent men from the new T. A. and B. building. Refreshments will be served to all ;’xismng societies and the general pub- c. Quarterly Meeting of Endeavor Union. The second quarterly meeting of the New Britain Christian Endeavor union will be held at the Newington Con- gregational church on Friday evening, June 18; at 8 o’clock. e Ventres Draws in Bout. Albah Ventres, the Well-known lo- cal wrestler, again exhibited his prowess last evening in East Hartford. After a struggle with “Kid” Franklin, champion ot the Major Athletic club of Hartford for one hour, without either* being able, to throw his ad- verary the bout was proclaimed ' a draw. The local lad was handicapped by the fact that Franklin outweighed him. ' Both are skillful and wary wrestlers and it is said that last The bridge is near the American Brick company’s plant and is directly south of the Berlin branch crossing. Many accidents have occurred in this spot recently. Village Improvement Annual, Frances Deming, treasurer of the Berlin Savings bank, ‘was elected president of the Berlin Village Im- vrovement society for the ensuing year at its annual meeting held last evening in’ the library. Other officers were chosen as follows: Vice President—Rev. Fiske. Secretary Honiss. Executive Committee—mMajor Frank L. Wilcox, Miss Emily Brandegee, ‘William H. Gibney, Mrs. Juniata B. Field and Herbert H. Damon. Entertainment Committee— Bryan H. Atwater, chairman; Mrs. Herbert H. Damon, Fiss Helen L. Rohm, Miss Pauline S. Riley and Arthur A. Had- den. Solicitors—Mrs. E. E. Honiss, Mrs. Wickwire and Mrs. J. T. Hart Mrs. Flannery Reported Recovering. The condition of Mrs. Daniel Flan- nery of Worthington ridge, who was operated on yesterday at the Hart- ford hospital, is reparted to be much improved today and chances of her recovery ' are reported bright. The operation was performed by Dr. A. M. Rowley of Hartfard. Tabs to Attend Field Day. A large delegation from St. Paul's T. A. and B. soclety is expected to attend the annual parade and fleld day of the C. T. A. U. which will be held in Southington Saturday un- der the auspices of the St. Thomas's T. A. B. society of that place. The local Tabs will leave in an automo- bile truck from the American Paper Goods factory at 10 o’clock Baturday morning. St. Paul's drum corps will take a prominent par{ in the pro- cession. T It is expected that fully 10,000 peo- ple, numerous floats, bands and drum corps will participate in the parade, which will be under the marshalship of Benjamin J. Shanley. Samuel A, and Treasurer—E., E, A large delegation of cadets will also’ be present. Silver .cups will be awarded to the cadets having the largest. number in lime, the society making the neatest appearance, the society coming the longest distance night’s bout was one of the best that has taken place in this vicinity in some time. Berlin Briefs. Officers will be elected at the | meeting of Court Mattabessett, For- esters of America, this evening. Eugene McSweeney of Kensington has recovered from his recent ill- ness. Baggagemaster Richard Culver is visiting in Boston today. Captain Charles Warren has re- turned home after a three days’ vis- it'in Madison. Thomas Bickley of Kesington who injured about three weeks ago is rap- idly recovering at St. Francis’ hos- pital, Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bushnell celebrated the = eighteenth. annivers of their marriage at their home on their home on Tuesday evening. Mr. Bushnell is employed as clerk of the New York, New Haven and Hartford raflroad at the Berlin depot. ' Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell ‘were married on June 15., 1895, at the Methodist church in ‘New Britain, Rev. John W. Maynard, then pastor of the church, officiating. Three children have been born to them, Miss Gertrude May Lucius Stow= and Virginia F. Bushnell. The couple ‘have resided in Berlin since their marriage. The East Berlin Village Improve- ment society will hold an ice cream sale at the home of Mrs. E. P. Cody of Bast Berlin this evening. . A food sale will be held at the home of Miss Gertrude North 'of East Ber- Hin tomorrow afternoon. 2 Mr. and Mrs, J, P. DeMore of East Berlin are entertaining their son Leo DeMore of Chicago. The Knights of Pythias of East Ber- lin will hold their memorial day ex- ercises next Sunday. Th> social club of East Berlin will hold a social at the home of John Frank in West Cromwell this evening. A meeting will be held at the Ken- sington library tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock ‘at which time plans will be discussed for defraying the.expemses of the lights from the depot to the Amerfcan Paper Goods factary. . A large attendance is desired. A 4 and measures. { full weight, it is admitted that tech- Plainville News STATE INSPEGTORS MAKE CALLS HERE Merchants Fear Prosecution as Result of Their Visit MINOR VIOLATIONS FOUND Measure Destioyed in One Store— Shrinkage Makes Packages of But- ter Underweight—Grand Jurors Reported No Complaints. Anticipating with dread the arrjval of an officer with a warrant for their arrest, some of the local merchants spent a rather uneasy morning today as a result of an unexpected visit to town yesterday of representatives of the state police department working on an investigation ‘of suspected vio- lations of the law relating 'to weights While the store keep- ers here are all thought to be giving nically some of them have been vio- lating certain statutes and for care- lessness in"looking after trivial fea- tures they would not be greatly sur- prised if the inspectors decided to bring them into court, Grand Jurors Minton A. Norton and Stanley 8. Gwillim both denied today that they had received any complaints from the visiting officers In fact the men had not réported to them. Their failure to make immediate ~applica- tion for warrants is considered by many to mean that they decided to overlook the techncal violations, let- ting the merchants off with a warn- ing. Two of Chief Kgan's emissaries spent considerabje time in town. They visited all the stores and made a care- ful inspection of the scales and meas- ures, also examining packages of goods on sale to see if they had been marked to show their weight In some places, it is understood, - the visitors found that sugar and butter that had been put up to make it easy for clerks during rush hours had not been marked for their weight The law provides that the weight or quan- tity shall be marked on the outside of the bag or wrapper. Packages con- taining creamery butter, the wrap- pers on which had been marked “16 ounces,” were found to be short in weight, it is said. The merchants ascribed this to the fact that thege’ was probably a natural shrinkage af- ter the goods left the creamery. It is said that the packages were but a small fraction of an ounce under- weight. In these cases the inspectors ex- plained .that the merchants rather than the creamery owners were lia- ble under the law as the statutes pro- vide that it is up to them to see that full weight is given.. In one store cne of the officers found a quart measure, the edge of which had been broken. This he destroyed. The visitors also called at the coal and wood yards and made an exam- ination of scales and also reweighed loads that had left the premises to see it the teamsters slips showed the proper weight. They made no state- ments as to the results of their in- vestigation. dpeculation was rife today as to what action would be taken regarding alleged violations of technical points in the law. This was the third visit of the in- 'spectors to Plainville within a few months, One prosecution resulted from a previous call and the destruc- tion of some scales and measures used by merchants was also ordered. The violations seemingly were due to an oversight rather than any attempt on the part of the dealers to cheat. Nev- ertheless the frequent visits of the of- ficers is having a tendency to make th storekeepers more wary and some if them are almost ready to = begin stuying law'in order that they may be prepared in the future. Part of Oid Church Standing. Investigation of the history of the Congregational church, which is to celebrate its seventy-first anniversary on Sunday, June 27, reveals the fact that part of the building erected ' in June, 1840, as a place of worship for local people is still standing. The original Plainville Congregational church was situated on Canal street. After the building now in use was completed, the old structure was cut in half, one part being moved to West Main street, where it was used as a hall for the Good Templars. This part has since been razed. - The other half. remains standing in the rear of the Bacon property on Canal street. The church building which now serves the Congregationalists was built many years ago. = At the time of its erection it was regarded asone of the finest church buildings, archi- tectually, in this locality. A gallery has been added to it and it is still in excellent condition. The committee in charge of the ar- rangenients has not as yet completed the program for the celebration. It is making good progress, however, and its reports indicate that the event will be made a memorable one for the town as well as the members of the church. Minister Cordially Greeted. Members of the Methodist church and representatives of other caurches in town gave a most cordial welcome to Rev. A. A. Houck in whose honor a reception was given last evening. Mr. Houck is the néw pastor of the Methodist church and in the pariors Sk e concert was given. sisting of D. W. Handbury, Raymond Tucker, Paul of that builling the reception ‘neld. Callers during the evening were re- ceived by Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lamb and introduced to Mr. Houck. Friend- ly greetings from other churches were extended by the respective pas- tors and some of the members. There were a large number of Methodists present and they greeted the new pas- tor with enthusiasm. Piano and violin selections were rendered during the evening and light refreshments were served. “Jitney” Drivers Protest. Drivers of “jitneys” who make the center of the town their headquarters are disturbed over reports that an attempt is to be made by the select- men to regulate their actions because of complaints made concerning their using Central square as a parking place. The ‘“jitneys” usually terminate their trips near the curb in front of Russell’s block. Prospective passen- gers congregate on the sidewalk and congestion sometimes results. This condition is not improved by the stands placed in front of the stores by merchants and complaints have resulted. A The “jitney” operators claim that they pay a license which justifies their use of the highway and they do not think the selectmen Thave ' ‘the was right to make any rules which would move them from the square in the center of the town. Some of them think that the authorities are inclined to be more severe with them than with chauffeurs of pleasure cars .and they plan to protest against any ac- tion by the selectmen that might in- jure their business. Selectiman’s Daughter to Wed., First Selectman and Mrs. William J. Johnson announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine W., to Percy A. Cowles of Farmiigton. Both Mr. Cowles and his fiancee arc well and favorably known in Plainvile and vicinity. A Brief Items. The first degree #wil be exempli- fied at. the meeting of the Sequas- sen lodge to be held this evening in 0Odd ‘Fellows hall. The Parish guild of the Church of Our Saviour will serve a supper in the Parish house this evening at 6 o'clock. This will be the last guild supper until fall. A. F, Hyde of Hartford, driver of a ‘“jitney” which run down and killed a child in New Britain yester- day afternoon, was a former resident of Plainville. FOR SALE—Plants and cut flowers. Red Geraniums $1.00 per dozen. Pansy, Asters and many others. J. L. Ahlquist, Cor. Whiting and Maple streets, Tues-Thurs-Sat-tf. FOR SALE—Tomato, pepper, cab- bage and celery plants by the hun- dred or thousand at very reasonable prices. Lester's Plant Farm, 105 ‘West Main street, Plainville, Conn. Notice, AUTOMOBILE PARTIES taken out by hour or day. Very reasonable rates. Wilfred Boliver, 94 East Main street. 6-16-ds Maple Hill The second quarterly meeting of the New Britain Christian Endeavor unfon will be held at the Congrega- ‘tlonal church in Newington, tomor- row evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boyington are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. W. 1. Canfield at Indian Neck. spent the week-end Miss Irene Sanders has returned from the exposition in Californid. Mrs. Fred Boyington of the Center has returned from Newark, N. J, where she spent the past two weeks. Over $50 was realized from the play and dance given .in Buell's hall on Monday evening, and the food sale held at the Elm Hill school on Tues- day afternoon and evening. The proceeds will be used for schingling and other improvements at the Elm hill school. Selectman Erwin will grade and sod down the grounds at once at the expense of the town. - Miss Beatrice Moody gave a miscel- laneous shower on Monday evening to Miss Mabel Perry in honor of her approaching marriage to Carl Wilbor Smith of Binghampton, N. Y. Miss Perry received many beautiful pres- ents. About twenty guests were pres- ent from Hartford, New Britain and Maple hill. > Considerable excitement was caused on Wednesday afternoon, when the residents of Newington thought sever- al houses in the mountains were on fire, which proved to be the burning pf several hundred empty tar barrels, by the employees of the Trap Rock company. Children's Day was observed. at the Congregational chapel last Sunday. Rev. Herbert Macy preached a spe- cia] sermon for the Children. The Children baptized were Alice Enumi- line Deming, Joseph Francis Deming, Alice Shirley Burke and Helen Con- stance Burke. The church was decor- ated with laurel and roses. In the evening the annual Children’s Day concert was given by the Sunday school. Miss Julia L. Spring and Miss Alics Mungon have returned from an au- temobile trip to Boston. The annual June festival was held last evening in the Congregational chapel under the auspices of the Eu- noan society. Supper was served at | 6:30 o’clock. During the evening .l A quartet con- Yeager and Albert Reliable Refrigerators You can depend on every Refrigerator we whether you pay our lowest price or our price. hi Our Refrigerators have all the latest im ments and are sanitary in every respect. The Bohn Syphon Refrigerator is our and is unquestionably the finest thing in Ref tors. We would like to have you see ourbig lin THE FLINT-BR HARTFORD. Nordstrom rendered a song entitled | “Ben Bolt.” Miss Arline Root favored with a solo. d Miss Myrtle Nordstrom sang a solo accompanied by a quartet of ladies. wedding of Miss Mabel B. of Mr. and Mrs. The Perry, daughter B. K. Perry and Carl Wilbor Smith ' of Binghamton, N. Y., will take place Wednesday afternoon, June 30, at 4 great r‘mm in study of modern many opportunities have Americans who could’ eral tongues. Large n have realized what a t: vantage modern to them, that is the working knowledge of at les two besides Enghsh. | German and French taught widely in Ameriea o'clock at the bride’s home on Golf | 44,48 have acquired, as a street. Modern Languages. (New Haven Union.) smattering and not & edge of the guages. school they have 0 L1y all they learhed for The world war is going to cause a ‘Dl‘l‘nl’ “exams."” 1 WE GIVE ROYAL GOLD TRABING STAMPS——ASK jv) SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS WEEK O] S GRANULATED TN UGATXY 1 Pounds for With a 81 Purchase of Tea, Coffee, Baking Powden, Extracts, fPURE LARD Sold Below Cost This Week. LB PINK SALMON a can Sultana Cherries A&P Extra Peaches ...... can 16¢ Brooms . .each 27¢, 31c Mason Jars pts 39c doz 44c doz with one large can A&P Baking Powder .. 50c 25 Stamps with large bot. A&P Extracts .. 25¢ 20 Stamps with 3 cakes Col- gate’s Soap 25¢ NOT A SEED RAISINS 8c |4 10c| &7 11 IONA S !l'lk 18 | b Evap Peaches .. 1b 8 A&P Extra Pears Wash Boards .each ' AP Sal Soda ....22% b p 15 Stamps with 1 bottle Add Catsup .... . s - S 25 Stamps with large oni Kleensweep . o B8 10 Stamps with Kleesswe 10 Stamps Free With Any of the Following 10 1 can Sultana Spice 1 pkg. A&P Ice Cream or Jelly Powder .... ... 10e Fres Delivery . 135 1 bot. Ligquid Blue ...., bot. A&P' bot. Onion, Salad .. Mason Jar Mustard . bot. Witch Hazel 1 1 1 1 . 1 can Sultana Tomatoes