New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1915, Page 9

PUT ON PROBATION et —— — Y Justce Prior Lenient With Bos IR CHRNRNRHEE - § Who Stole From Cars MISS LORENA PRIOR DEAD Well. Known Young Lady Passés Away Aftéer Long Illness—Mrs. Doucette Dies at Sanatorinm—DMrs. Haskell We are oxclusive selling agents for Hartford for the “American Lady” and “Madame I atore Closed F‘Hdlyl At Noon Up To And Including September 10th, SUMMER MERCHAN DlSE CONVINCINGLY-LOW PRlC ES Two Lots of Dresses forOnly $7 az Figures in Accldent. PRICED TO CLOSE—NONE EXCHANGED—NONE ON AmmAn" 4""\ Pléag of, parents —of three 'New One Rack at $7.00, value up to $25.00. One Rack at $3.00, value up to $18.76. o = | Wed / . ! fi:‘:fiz‘gbfif e e Foulard, Crepe de Chine, Poplin, Crepe Meéteor, Consisting of Serge Satin, Crepé de trolley car that had been left on the and colors, and net Dresses in white, ALL OUR SEPARATE COATS‘ - FOR WOMEN AND MISSES Absut every Coat in stock has been cut_still deeper ’.n price for this great sale. . There are Coats.of .covert cloth, lined -and unlined, €oats of serge nnd gabardine, Coats §22.50 each. Pricéd now at ... of fancy checks, etc. worth up to .$12.50 and $ 10.00 cscn » This is your great opportunity to select a Coat or ugm wrap tor travel- 1ng, motoring or for cool evening wear. ular price. - RE-PRICING ON SUITS. right for early Autumn wear. derful values offered for . B * Suits that have been $15. 00 and $18.50, ln m&ny sty] Some Silk §uits among them. terlals. There are some won- A big mvinx nu.de Trom its reg- | ‘We mean the Cloth Suiu thn will be just $10.00 cscn les and various ma- Fme for vacation wear. f WHITE PlQUE WASH SKIRTS in a very stylish model, made of fine Ribbed White Pique, with large. gquare flap pocket tri: Peirl buttons, as and’ misses’ ‘sizes. cat only ..i..... is the front“of the skirt. - They are ;Priced, while this special Tot lasts, ed with océdan Jboth 'women's $1.98 cica ¢ WE MUST SPEAI OF WAISTS The dunty /white ones we ‘are show~ ing in such an dbundance of pretty styles, the very newest of the’ seison, in. organdies,- voiles. and - sheer lawns, with'inSertions and lace domnbina- tions: ‘Wonderful values o&ered for..... Beriin News e undtu 1’S JITNEY GflMES Tfl flRlEF i ?F ¢ of Snil Eerl.“ .suddenly passéd. away &t F?mu‘ Bedflea East kfifl - ho. ;flenly Pb!eu Away at Home ot i ‘Not & Candidate | loWs escape for Arthur J. Colby of Main street; Kensiigton, and two pas- sfi:en who. were riding’ in ' his: “fit- ney occurred about 9:30 oclock last ‘night when' Colby’s car camé to grief rear the railroad pnnd \ The automo- _ bilelat’the tinid of ‘the aécidént, was ptaslng aver ‘a sluice-way of .- Main streét, Kensington. The vehicle ran off' one: sidé “of the tile and® tdrhed over on’its side. Its pasSengers were’ deposited on ‘the marshy.land - -and all escaped with theé exeeption. of Col by, who complained ¢f a pain in his left leg. He was able'to be about this moxping. THe passengers in the Jcar’left soon after the accident and “their names could not be ascertained. A large crowd of curious spectators _gathered around the overturned’ car. The news that a wreck had taken place spread like wild fire.through Kensing- ton'and in a very short time ‘it is estimated that 200 persons gathered at the scene of the accident. A tope ‘was secured by -Colby and ith the aid ‘of several ‘huskies” the car’was hauled out of the ditch. ' No material dnmage was done ‘to the ve- higle. - Accarding to Culbyz version g! he nccident he was pnu{ns oVeE the sluice when he saw another car ap- proaching. ' While endeavorifig - to make a clear way for the oncrmxin( car he over-estimated the distance ana hiz “jithey” ° subsequently .left the sluice and overturned. After the sc- * cident occurred last night ‘it is. l;ld - that Colby told a rambling story and made conflicting’ statements.’ The lo- cal ‘authorities are conducting a rigld Investigation as it is said that Colby 7as under‘the influence of liquor ‘and was in no condition' to'drive a public car ‘and " thereby ' endangering’ “the safety of his passengers. - The pas- sengers in'the’"jitriey’’ are also flffl to have. imbibed too’ freely. ' At¥ the ‘tinfe of the accident Golby wak retnynlng ‘from New Brltain wgm he'had taken:some punnger- ind was nl,fifl way"hom ough it'is vet o' fir cry from nsidera) e ‘poliflcul L ’l'he that sélect‘ Gibpey wh to be a Che pollfion of tax col- this morning if there ,t uth to" the story, Select- ey’ made a stout'denial. He “ friends’ had ap- to'prevail pon no consideration will'I be a cmdidate Tt With Prosecutor Gibney having an- nounced‘His - determination a - few weeks\ago to withdraw from the po- sition as ‘selectman: at the . termina- tion of ‘his term'in the fall there has been a great deal’ of speculation con- ceérning a likely candidate to fill the vacanay. . Although. a. large niimber of men are being mentioned .no can- didate as yet has anmounced “His in- tentians of ‘running for the" office: lln Rachel Philletta - Honils .- was: held last’ night and -judging from t sidfent in East lin and the mother of X, g‘ Hinisf,gfme ‘of Berlin's most enterpriging ' gro- thé of hervdaughter, Mrs. Charles bster; of 595" New Britain av- Hartford , yesterday. Mrs. Honisk <was seventy-nine years, eleven mz':&m. and twenty days old. C enu camie 45 a" e °shock to ‘her fam- ily and”to the ‘enfire community as she had not been seriously ill. At ‘the time of‘Wer.deathi she was dress-— ing herself. Desath was due to heart ‘trouble. ‘Although* Mrs. Homiss had suffered -for! some’ time .with- grl})pe 'ddé& geath of Mrs. Honiss | “19¢, 98c and $1.98 ‘each 'lin !passed’awdy at Nér home, 18 Ann- er n:wl,n street, 'Hartford, yesterday at | e jdge’ of elghty-two years. = The tuneral' will be: held Sunday after- noon from her late home at 3 o’clock and’ will be' private. M1 Gridley was well known in this town" rwhere " 'she usually spent* the summer-at the residénce which- is at preseht occupied by ‘Miss Sarah C.-‘Churchill:- - Her husband was a prominent hardware dealer in the Capitol - city. - Mr. ' ‘Gridley’s father was a former prominent . practicing physician in Berlin. Perform Tonight. The final rehearsal of the Keéns- dngton: T AT ahd ‘B. sociéty’s ‘minstrels: the -smooth ‘manner i which things | went along the perforamné¢e which is to-be given' this evening in East Ber- lin.should (be a* success in. every sense of the word. The entertainment will [ tak® “plate” in Athletic’ hall and will be given under the.auspices of - the: East Berlin Village Improvement so- cigty. ~ Dancing will follow. i It is said that.a large delegation: vg{ll be teprelentgd from . Kensington, o will maké the trip by two auto- mobllu which ‘have been hired for the', ‘occasion & she was about the house on ‘Wednes- day. and was apparently . enjoying 8004 health. Mrs. Honiss was born. in Killing- worth, the daughter of Juliln and Jerusha (Stevens) Dudley. ' Her par- énts are bbth dead’ and are buried in"the Wilcox cemetery, East Berlin. On'March 17, 1859 she was mrflsd to James Honiss.” Her husbahd, whp -was® cne of tHe ‘most- highly Spected ‘citizens and tarmers in Ea.at Berlin, died a numher of years lso. Mr. Honlu, as well’ as his estimable, wife, were b6éth" prominent an tive - members of ' the’ Methodist at one time was one of the trust: of the church and'a memiber of tlie official . board. He also - served , the church as: treasurer for nine vears. Mrs. Honisk' made a large number. of friends for herself .by. her: genlnlA and kindly diSposition. = Although she was modest and ‘unassuming, shi was none the less hospituble zmd 80- ciable, o] ‘She leaves ‘three sons, Edward Everet Honiss of’this town, .‘Lov. James Honiss of .Bumont, N. Y., and one Honiss of. - East nd; thrée Harvey J. Brown of Passaic,:N. Mrs. George E: Hill of Melrose; Mass. and Mrs. Chnfles C Webster of Hart. !ord e ¥ . 'The tunéral will be held tomorrow anernoon at 1:15" o'clock from ‘' her late home ‘in ' Hartford, antl ‘will ‘be followed “with' sefvices from the ‘Hon- iss ‘honiestesd in East Berlin-at '3 o'clock. Interment will take place in the Wilcox' cemetery Mnmbessen l"ishlng Association. ee: ‘An smponant meetlng of the! ‘Mat- tabessett” Fishing - dssociation . ‘was’ héld 1dst evenln 4 large.amount >f bBiisiness wds transacted and ‘seyeral new ' members were admlttefl The’ most lmn rtapt -business. was: the ‘res’ port of the committee which had ‘been appamted to datermlne the practica; ! bility -of’ erectmg 2 bungalow . on reservoir. THe revort given wag' fa vorably “recéived and the' possibility of ‘having such a building looks very bright. i Another meeting will* ‘be held in the near future at which ttme deéfinite action will be taken of late Henry Robbins Grm’ ‘well-known former res!dan ‘church 'of 'Flast Berlin. Mr. Honiss |: a Berlin, hu rsYumed ‘home. o tings ;are expected t<at 8 o'clock‘at hen the special inves- niitfée will be in. ses- sion at’ a. public meeting. to. hear evi- dent of ; cor iplaint_ which ‘the citi- zé may hn,, to make. Betora the town ‘r the investigating hly criticized tur p lnts by having somie so-called "gum hoe" meetings :In order ths,t fl'\ne citizens, may séé, that they are getting a nq re des,l the' committee -h&s annourced that it will lsten to all complalntq this_evening. G!bney-Boehm Nuptials. Earlé <Gibney, son “of * First Select- man William-H, .Gibney, .and Miss Ethelyn. BEoehm. of New Britain .will |, be unite; matrimony at 5 o’clock témorrow.. afternoon at - the Berlin .Congregational 'church. ' The nuptial khot will ‘b tied by ‘the putor, ‘Revs \Samuel A.:Figke. «Mr: Gibney.is one of Berlin’s best khownyoung-men.: H¢ is'an athlete of- note ‘and: won: many honors:while ‘attending New . Britain High §chool. Miss“Boehm isone of New Britain's most popular'young lad . ¥ Be‘rlln Brlel‘s 5 The ,Misg ; Helen ' Nourse, Esther ‘Goodrich, Marion William’s and'Grace Skinner returned home yesterday from- a week’s camping -“at ' North- field; Mass, = The party was chaper- oned by Mrs E. E~Nourse. Mrs. Arthur.-H. Bushnell of Farm- ington road’left*this. . morning - for Springfield, -Mass., ‘where -she . will spent thie remainder ‘of' the weék with her sistgr.,Mrs. George McCIéary’ of spendlng ‘the past - two' weeks Bfldgeport has retufned home, Miss Edi h .Anderson has 'réfurned “from, her v at)on ; Miiss Es{her Gustayson . has re- ,turned home from a two weeks' stdy in -Hast ‘Haven. ““A “Song of: God's Ladership” was the ‘subjéct of Rév. Samuel A Fitké at ‘theirégular mid-week prayer meet: ing ‘ ati'the Berlin Congregatlonal church Jdst? évening. W. - C.“White™ of Bridgeport, has been vismng relatives in el who East l { a hearing. | have the youngsters { chance and the court imposed fines of | chance. siding near the Electric field, were re- sponsible.fér leniency shown last night by Justice E. P. Prior when the youngsters were brought into court for Relatives were anxious to given another £1 in each case, plecing the boys on prébation for six months with orders to report once a week to Rev, L. 8. Johnson, New Britain's probation officér. Sixty days were given in Which to'settle the assessment. Joseph - Niva, Kerry Mezacz and John Niedezwicki were the boys ar- raigned. They were. charged Wwith theft, all of them entering pleas of suilty. Tuesday they partly dis- mantled one of the cars, hiding a valuable maghet in the busies nearby. | They returnea Wednesday, bringing a wagon with them to cart away their plunder. After a long chdse in which 1evolver shots were fired by a ' New Rritain policeman, who pursued them, the boys were captured. They were in a penitent mood when they put were put to plea last night and all promised to reform if given a Their -parents requested that they be-kept out of the State School for Boys-and Justice Prior decided to put-them on probation. Miss Lorena Prier Dead. .\ Miss Lorena Prior, a = well known young lady, died at 8 o'clock this moining at the ‘home of her father, Thomas G. Prior of South Washington stret, after ‘a protracted illness.” ' She euffereq from a complication of diseases and for several days Ter death had been expected. The funeral will be held Sunday af- térnoon from the Church of Our Lady |- of Mercy. Burial will be ‘in 8t Joseph’s cemetery. Miss Prior was a native of Plain- ville. For a number of years she was in the millinery business in Water- bury, retiring.a -few months ago’on account of poor health. ;| Besides her father she léaves three sisters, the Misses- Margaret, Josephine and Helen Prior, all of Plainville, and three ‘brothers, Laurence of Hartford; Ray- rcond, ‘who is in Canada, and Georsc of this place. Diés at Sanatorfum. Mrs. Maude Doucette of Bank street cied yesterday at Undercliff sanator- jum in Meriden, where she had been a patient since Tuesday.' She was in the last stages of tuberculosis whén Selectman Johnson heara of her con- dition a few days ago and ordered her removal- to the Meriden institution, Undertaken W. Allen Bailey brought the body "hére yesterday. Afrange- ments for thie funeral are being held up pending t.he arrivel of the woman’s father-in-la¥% from East Boston. Mr8, cette is survived by two young childrén. Her nearest other relatives’ are: & sister-in-law, Mrs. Philip ‘Marino ‘of Plainville, and h‘er husband’s: parents. Mirs. Haskell .In Accident. . « ‘Mrs:*@ladys* Haskell 6f Bristol who inaugurated the jitney service between Bristol and Plainville, a Dbusiness which has'subsequently developed -in remarkable fashion, figured in an ac- cident’ in Hartford yesterday = while driving ‘her public service car. On Farmington' avenue her machine col- lided with:a Wagon, owned by Newton and 'Burnett, sieat dealers. The wagon was overturned and the. contents sapilled into the street. At' the time'the driver was délivering goods in ahouse nearby. Mes, Has- Kell”admitted responsibility far the collision” and sgreed to pay the dam- lte. ¥ odd !‘ellows Install. Officers of Sequassen lodge, elected for the. ensujng term at the semi- annual: meeting held in June, Wwere seated ldst: evening, District Depiity Dietérs and' staff of Bristol, having chargs. of - the . installation. exercises. Obhglt!ona were given to the follow- ifig_8l6ctive officers: Noble ‘Grand—Howard Thompson. Vide'Grand-—Allen W. Raymond. Beconiing Secretary—W, J. McKee. Financial’ Secretary—Frank G. Os- borne. Tre;surer-—fl W. Peck. In“connection with ldst night’s meet- ing‘Noble'Grnnd Thonipson ‘announc- ed the {ollow\rflng appointments: < Right ' Support To Noble Gruxd— David Gould. Left Support To Noble Grand—B. 8. Norton.* Right Support To Vice Grand—Har- ry Tylér. * Left: Support To Viée Grand—D. R. Coléman.’ “Condlictor—Everett Distin. Warden—Lynn Han. * Right*Scéne Support—Allen McKee. Left *Scenie” Support—Willlam Mc- Kee, Jr. Inside Guard—G F. Andrews. Outéide Ghard—Hiyden Grifin. Chaplain—E." D.” “’a,flleld. Has Argumem With Officer. Postmastér P. J. Priof and Patrol- man" Philip Marino had' a ‘wordy bat- tle“late 1agt night over the methdds empmyed by the officer in' arresting ! drivérs of automobilés on whom he sérvés notice to appear in court for opérdtirg their machines without rear lights. ' "The constable stopped a ma- chine at the'centeér'last night and !o!d the cha.uxeur ‘that he_would ‘have to Dresses, suitable for afternoon and evening wear. Golfine Coats for $10 Extra quality Golfine, white and the shades, rose, gréen, etc.. in a complete line of colors, Value up to $14.95. fashionable in vogue, green, pink. Silk Jersey Coats f¢ $10.95 A new line of those stylish Coat in the wanted shades, Cope Special value. that ate 8 5 By Our Petticoat Values are Qut Ordinary An impartial comparison will convince you that our values at all times in pottuw-.u. to those of other stores. See our showing for Saturday. o Petticoats, in plain colors and changeabls,” " FOR —Good Quality $1 49 and dust ruffle, elastic bands, value $2.00 and $2.50. Silk Messaline FOR __Fine Grade Messaline and Taffeta Petticoats, black, white, plain colors. able, eircular flounce underpiece and dust ruffle, would be good valus sirable,. plain and changeable colors, narrow plaited and tailored FOR $2 79—Extm Quiality Silk Taffeta and Messaline Petticoats, black, white, and i FOR 49 many of these Petticoats are value up to $1.00. At the Glove Dept. These Speciai Numben;i 'Silk Gloves to Close for 35¢ pr One lot of small sizes only 5% and’ 6 Gloves,” and -suede lisle, sand, pongee, gray, brown, navy ‘and black, to close for 85c pair. in Silk EACH—A large line of Petticoats comprising gingham, white nainsook weight- moreen, heatherbloom and sateen, in black ‘and the I Long Silk Glo 98cpr Women's 16-Button Length Silk G black. Value $1.25,’for 98¢ pair. Savings in Notions for Saturday Only, - Kimono Shields, all slle-. reguh.rly 50c, for 42c each; Dress Sields, sizes 3, 4, 5, and 50c, for Saturday 19c, 2ic and 45c pair; Sew-on Garters, in white, 10c grade Wires, for 8¢; 10c Shoe Polishes, all kinds, for 8c; Whl-k Brooms, 26c kinds, for kinds, for 8c. report him to the grand juror -for having the tail Mght extinguished, re- sulting probably in an order for his appearance in court. THe autoist attempted to make an explanation but bystanders claim that the officer refused to listen to him and also declined to answer any ques- tions. Postmaster Prior showed up about this time and proceeded to take the policeman to task for alleged in- ¢ivility. An argument followed. |, 'The postmaster accused the consta- ble of paying entirely too much at- tention to autoists and of neglecting more important ‘duties. - He declared that instead of patrolling the entire business section and paying some®at- tention to' store doors, etc., thé offi- cers remains on Central Square. Unless there is a change in the methods employed by some of the volicemen, Postmaster Prior declared a .special town meeting will be clllad to take up the matter. ‘White Ribboners Here. W.C. T U bmnehel in Litchfield, New Haven and - Hartford coéunties were largely represented at the.. ob- servance of temperance day, the fea- ture of the Chatauqua assembly at the camp grounds today. White Ribbon- a furlough with relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Trumbull of Maple street. have returned from Ban- tam, where they have been vumng their son. Rev. W. P Kilcoyne utnrnod here l George Young, U. 8. N., is spending \ SPECIAL SUMMER érs from many towns came here to take part in the exercises and the at- téendance was the largest of any ses- sion of the 1915 assembly. The after- | noon was given up largely to a speak- [ ing contest inh which gevenl young : people took part. The W. C. T. U.| offered a_ gold medal for the winner | of the contest and - the competltfonl was keen. At press tlme the con- testants had not flnlshed theéir ora- | tions. Miss Theresa M. Siegel will give'a recital this evening. Her subject will be “The Man of “the Hour.” Miss | Siegel is anjelocutionist of exceptional ability shd her lnterpremtlgn of ‘the popull.r play is .said to be very inter- Tomorrow afternoon Miss Slogel will give another reading. 1In the 'even- ing Chester W. Tennant will give an illustrated travelogue, using for his subject, “A Cruise of the " Mediter- ranean.” % e Boy Scouts who took part in the contests held at the grounds yester- day remained in camp until this morn- ing. ~Boy Scout day proved to be a most successful feature of the assem- bly. There was a large attendance, troops of’ youngsters ' from 'several places in this locality coming’ here to take part in the program.” The Hartford tmofi won the ma- jority of the ‘events’and was Awar&ed a silver cup. * Thé Neéw Britain“déle- gation was victonous ln the pony re- lay race. Included in the New Britain scout delegation from--New - Britaif ‘were Whalter Patzold and Harold Miller, patrol” leaders: Géorgé * Newton and Tievron. assistant -patrol’ lead- and Scouts 'Churechill . Bradley, | “ Carl Wéigand, ' Efic Miljer William Upson,”’ William " Houtk. Frank Curtis, Arthur Barrdws, Thomas Dyson, Harry Hellberg; Het- bert -Scheadt, William” . Fliescher, Charles Baye,” Rqbért ‘- Hattings * ahd Irving ‘Conklin. ' 'Rev.' Howard Fox' was .in ‘charge. ... ers, SALE DRESS Daintily trimmed, latest s i materials . -Dresses, values $4, now . = Dresses, values $5,now . * _ Dresses, values 36 98, now $ Y £ SUMMER SKIRT All Summer Skirts at a Great R du ESPECIAL VALUES IN DARK BL SKIRTS: - - We Offer Splendxd Values in Wlme for Skirts . Black and Whlte Check "y ) Come in and look over these b;r 2 J. RUBIN 135 Main Barnes — 7 THE POPULAR SHOE ST0 OUTING Buck, Canvas and Linen, etc., prices. '«‘.AISHBEHG SHOE One of the’ el behind wheén going mer outing is “'Shol The Man or Wb away equipped ing Shoe, will Be worry. We make' Footwear , a . showing .n the new th re bNM[ out in . August for special = okt Soft Tan or Men and Women at 941 M o | S5k v cLEN FONS. & 1, BREENS