New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1915, Page 7

Up To And Including Sept. 10th, We Close Fridays At Noon. ‘A Better Chance to Save Money Was Never Offered Than Now at Our Clean Up Prices on Women'’s and Misses’ Good Staple Wear. The garments offered include sui ts, dresses, women's and misses’ siz growing girls and junior misses in dress Give attention here to a few of our coats, as well as many waists, specially priced lots for for strcet and school wear. wonderful values. in the skirts, | anchclia and Voile Dresses in pretty stripes, for girls and misses, were $7.50 now priced $5.00 e.ch. Peter Thomp-on suits a favorite for girls wear with and natural linen regular $7.50 kind $5.00. choice of white Other Peter Thompson suits, mo stly white, $5.00 values, $3.98 each. Children’'s Middy blou Covert Cloth 10 and 12 years, Coats, for women grade now priced $12.50 each. Many Styles Cloth Suits, women 's and ,misses’ to $18.50 value $10. Silk Pongee Suits, regular $25 $1.60 grade, for 50c ea. and misses, satin lined regular $18, grade for women, now $15.00 each. Black Silk Coats for women, were $25 going for $15.00 each. Women's Pongee Waists, natural color, $1.98 and $2.98 kinds $1.50. Odd styles, Misses Dressecs, regu lar $3.98 to $5.00 kinds, $1.25 each. Women’s Dresses, odd ones of va rious materials, were priced up .00 now offered at $7.50. Duster and Auto Coats, mohair Paim Beach Coats, regular $5.08 and regular to $7. kind for women, for $4.50 each, to 50 values, $4.50. Pure Grass Linen Suits, worth up to $16.50 now priced $12.50 each. Tub Silk Waists, fancy striped ones, were $2.98 now $1.19 each. 0Odd Wash Skirts, regular $1.98 quality, selling for 95c each. A Call at The Department, onc floor up. and a look at the garments. will best post you as to their wonder ful values at these reduced prices. Ceme at once for best pick of the varj ous lots. e e e e e et HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RE- CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. *| Berlin News _ TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL - TEACHERS: RESIGN Miss Mather and Miss Drennan to Leave Berlin NEW INSTRUCTOR SNGAGED| Miss Carlsop of Willimantic Accepts Local Position—Miss Land Trans- “ferred to East .Berlin — School «Marm” Fractures Arm—Briefs, Blames Physicians For Her Ilinecss— Invited To Give Address On Tem- perance Day—Cavanaugh’s Friends Settle—Selectment to Have Meeting 4 With but a few weeks left for the: con.mencement of the school sessions, Superintendent J, W. Dows, is striving hard to have all filled. Resignations uf two capable instruc- tora in locai schools have been re- ceived by Mr. Dows. One position has aiready been filled and it will be aenatter of only a few day before an- other teacher will be.secured. No other Aacancies in the teaching staff are expected when the school com- niences again on Tuesday, September { Miss Iédythe Mather, for the past four years principal of the East Berlin s@hool has resigned. It is said that Miss Mather has accepted a flattéring offer from the Middletown school board and will teach in that place t year. Miss Mather has proved It to an excellent instructor 1d it was with regret that the local vacancies be board received her resignation. Miss Rose Land of New Haven, who taught in the Seldon scnool last year wjll assume the principalship in the Fast werlin school in the fall. Miss I.ani has been teaching in Berlin for . ~varal 'years and Superintendent Dows considers it a wise choice to place her at the head or the school. Miss Jane Drennan of Middletown will not return to the Kensington Grammas school this fall. Miss Dren- ugn has taught here for tiie past two years. In this short porioo she has gained a large circle of iriends for herself by her charming personality and genial manner. She i{s a grad- uate of the New Britain State Normal school. A successor to fill the vacancy .will be announced in a few. days as Yyperintendent Dows has already an cxcellent teacher in mind whose name will be divulged shortly. Miss Agnes Carlson of Willimantic has been chosen to take Miss Land’s place at the Seldon school. She is a graduate of the Willimantic High school and comes here highly recom- mended. Miss Carlson at present is taking the Normal Training school equrse at Storys’ college for the sum- mer. This will be her first year at 'telchlng, The regular monthly meeting of the school board which was to be held early this week was postponed be- causc of the inclement weather, The schools are being repatred and thor- oughly cleaned for the resumption of school. School Teacher Fractures Arm, While attempting to crank an au- tomobile in New Britain late yester- ay afternoon, Miss Adele Murray of Kensington fractured her right arm. A superficial examination was made after the accident by a New Britain physician and on his advice Miss Mur- ray left for Hartford this morning where a specialist will make an ex- ray photo of the injury. . Miss Murray is one of Kensington's most popular young ladies. She is an instructor at the Kensington Grammar school and is considered as one of the most capable teachers in the institution. She is popular with the pupils as well as the parents and it 18 with sincere regret that it was learned of her unfortunate accident. Suffragette 'To Speak Here. Mrs. Edward Porritt of Hartford, former recording secretary of the Connecticut Women Suffage Associa tion, will be in Berlin next Tuesday evening in the new Grange hall, to expound on the platform of suffragism She will speak under the auspices of the Berlin Grange between the hours of § and 10 o'clock in the evening at which time the public is cordially invited to be present. The regular Grange meetirig will precede the lec- ture. Mrs. Porritt is well-known over the state as a suffragette. She is con- sidered to be one of the hest speakers in this state on the subject. On Tuesday evening she will endeavor to show what accomplishments the suf- ragettes have made up to cate and why they should receive the ballot. A large attendance is expected. Newcomers Are Entertained. Mrs. B. K. Field and daughter, Miss Juanita -and Mrs. Arthur Had- den of Worthington Ridge proved themselves to be charming hostessess vesterday afternoon when they enter- tained a number of friends at their home. was to extend a cordial welcome to the new residents in this town. Among (hose present were Mrs. G. F. Dodd, who recently moved here from Massachusettts; Mrs. A Huston and daughter, formerly Ohio: Mrs. Benham of N who is the guest of Mrs. Wilcox of Worthington Ridge; W. W. Brackett, formerly of Ne¢ Britain; Mrs. Mary M. Mosher of New York, who has been the guest of Colonel and Mrs. C. M. Jarvis of Worthington Ridge, and Mrs. Charles Savage. Dainty refreshments -‘vere “‘served. of Britain, rank L. Mrs. Work Resumed on Bridge. After a lay-off of several days be- cause of the -ondition of the river, which has been overflowing ifs banks as a result of the heavy rain- fall, work was again resumed on thhn new bridge on the Turnpike road this morning. The new structure is to span the Mattabessett river. A new cofferdam will have to bhe built, as the old cne was swept away by tha torrents. A Free-for-all Fight, As a result of a free-for-all fight which took place early this week near the Kilby House, several young men about Kensington are hibiting bruises. discolored optics and other scars of hattle According to infor- mation secured, a fight took place late Tuesday evening in Kensington shortly after the cafe had closed its doors for the night. It is said that several young mea The occasion for the social | | dren of from the “Sand Hill gang” had been earlier in the evening refused ad- mittance to the cafe, as being under age. | Four linemen, it is reported, Who are emploved by the Stone «& Webster company, commenced 'josh” the ‘“gang” over the incident. The South Main street boys did no take kindly to the remarks and a fight ensued. The disgraceful affair, it is claimed, is being hushed up. The local author- | ties, however, have heard the matter and a rigid investigation has been started and several arrests are expected. One lineman in par- ticular had his face severely cut in the fight Not Mot resolution recently | adopted at the adjourned town meet- | ing specifically stated that the com- mittee of five, which has already been appointed, should ‘‘take at once the necessary steps to create a board of estimates and apportionment for e the town of Berlin” nothing has yet | been done. A committee of five con- sisting of Claude W. Stevens, Francis Deming, E. W. Mildrum, Lewis A. Wescott and George W Sullivan, was appointed by Moderator Clark on August 2, Almost two weeks has already passed by and the committee has not done anything definitely. The reason for the delay has not been ascertained but it is the opinion of many citizens about the town that no further post- ponement should he made and some- thing should he started at once. Had Steel in Eye. Sunday Osd, a 23-year-old Kensing- ton Italian, was painfully injured at | the Berlin Construction company about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon when a plece of steel which he was grinding flew up and lodged in his left eye. Dr. M. H. Griswold of Ken- sington was called and after an ex- amination the man wastaken to New Britain where, with the assistance of Dr. Joseph H. Potts, an eye specialist, the steel was removed. Berlin Briefs, Miss Christine Larson of Worth- ington Ridge left this morning for a weeks’ sojourn at Walnut Beach. She was accompanied by Mrs. Leon- ard Larson of New Britain. Orville Venires of Worthington Ridge is spending his vacation wiih relatives in Higganum, Mrs. Mary M. Mosher, been the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Charles M. Jarvis of Worthington Ridge, returned to her home in New York this morning. The Berlin Sons of Veterans will be entertaineq at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ritchie of Ken- sington at the home of Mr and Mrs William J. Riichie of Kensington this evening, Edwarda U. who has Cowles of Kensington has commenced his duties as .direc- tor over the playgrounds at Pope Park, Hartford. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. James Clark of Farmington road are enter- taining Mrs. Walter Clark and chii- Worcester, Mass. The condition of Selectman William H. Gibney, who is indisposed at his home on Worthington Ridge with sn attack of acute indigestion, is re- ported to be much improved today. FAIRLY FAST TRAOK. Grand Raplids, Mich., Aug. 12.—De- spite rain yesterday afternoon and last sight, a fairly fast track was expected for the closing grand circuit races here today. Three events were on the pro- WILL BE SENT 70 ASYLUM | issued by | Byington at | lectmen | ana Dr, | will | circumstances | has yet = i site pavement laid on East Main.and of | | condition | buildings will be draped with bunting | for the occasion. | ences without making an arrest ’ ,i’_!alnwuc News e e e e MAKE HER SUFFER Italian Woman Goes Insane Brood- ing Over Her Condition | Papers for the commitment to the Connecticut Hospital for Insane at Middletown of Mrs. Stephen Perlusi- etter of Whiting street have been Probate Judge George R the vequest of the and the woman will prob- ably be taken to the institution tn- morrow. The order for her commit- ment was given after examinations had been made Dr. C. W. Mood; L. H The woman by Frost is suffering from while she causes put little trouble her husband is unable to care for her and he fears she | do harm to herself if she is left at home. She has been ill for some time and she harbors the belief | that local physicians will not perw | of her recovery. The Perlusietter family is in poor and the selectinen have had to care for the members for some time. Important Mecting Tomorrow. The board of selectmen will hold an important meeting tomorrow after- noon when arrangements will be made for closing the town accounts for the fiscal year which will end on Sat- urday. The board has rounded up most of the bills, which the town to pay and orders will drawn for them at tomorrow's sion, the selectmen having planned to allow no unpaid accounts to go ever on next year if they can avoid it. They expect to be able to turn over their books to the town auditors in a few days and by the end of next | week the selectmen will be ready to have their annual reports printed. It has been a most successful year for the town from the standpoint of the selectmen as their economy rule | mel- | | | ifying shape. There will be substan- tial reductions in practically all de- partments over which the bhoard has control and the expectations are that the reports will show the town’s finan- cial condition to be much improved. Look Over Pavement. Members of the city council of Bris- tol have been in town during the past few days to examine the amie- Whiting streets two years ago. - The officials of the neighboring city are ‘seeking information regarding per- manent pavement as it is their inten- tion to improve the highways in that place Bristol's streets and for has been an agitation for pavement. Mayor Cray is among those opposed to the selection of amiesite. He re- gards it as unsuitable for Bristol's streets on account of the hills. There is heavy traffic on the main thorough- fares and it is the mayor's opinion that amiesite would wear out too quickly. The pavement here th far has given complete satisfaction and Iast Main street is regarded as one of ihe best highways in this section'of the state. To Give Temperance Sermon Rev. J. W. Denton, pastor of the Advent Christian church here, has ac- cepted an invitation to deliver an address at Camp Bethel in Tylersille on August 20. There is a camp meeting in session at the grove and it is' planned to have Temperance Day observed on the 20th. The officers in charge selected Mr. Denton for the principal address: The local man is an ardent temperance ad- vocate and is a speaker of exceptional ability. To Attend Celebration. Local Italians are planning to at- tend the San Sisto celebration to be held in Southington Friday and Sat- urday and it is likely .that many of them will participate in the parade which is to be one of tne feature of the program. Southington Italians have made elaborate plans for the celebration. The merchants have agreed to decor- ate their stores and many of the are in time there permanent some There will be an electrical display on both nights and on Saturday night there will be fire- works. Cavanaugh’s Friends Settle, Friends of Thomas Cavanaugh again came to his rescue late yester- day and by settling the cost of prose- cuting the case against him, saved him, from going to jail. Cavanaugh had been convicted in court in the morning for intoxication. His friends made a plea ror him and Jus- tice Condell suspended a jail sen- | tence which he haa :mposed and | agreed to put him on probation if the | expense of prosecution was paid. | Cavanaugh had but little luck in raising the money and Officer Marino was preparing to take him to jail when friends made a settlement. Don't Want Transfer, Dog Warden Philip Marino con- tinues to have trouble with owners of canine pets, who are not comply- ing with the laws regarding licenses and tags. Thus far, however, he has managed to straighten out all differ- This year., instead of forcing the owners of unlicensed dogs to pay the gram, a 2:04 trot, 2:13 trot and 2.08 pace. .. | dos warden has liberated all his cap- penaly which the law provides, the | warner, | Hampshire County National bank and | treasurer | bank, who embezzled nearly $500,000 he | ses- | has kept down the expenses in grat- | wretched | tives when licenses were secured for them. The selectmen have decided to allow him $1 as fee for each dog captured, e The officer has threatened to arrest a former Southington resident, now issued by the town clerk in South- ington. The owner of the dog is not anxious to have a transfer of the lj- cense made although the fee for the change is but twenty-five cents. The officer has issued an ultimatum to him and unless the transfer is secured within a reasonable time the dog wiil be placed in pound. Brief Items. Philip Bassett and Otis Williams purchased Saxon cycle cars yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Myron E. Rogers have returned from Vermont and New Hampshirc where they have been vis- iting. They made the trip by auto. Sequassen lodge will hold a regular meeting this evening in 0dd Fellows’ hall. LOST—Pocketbaok containing small sum of money and coins valued avs keepsakes. Finder notify C. W. Dailey, 216 Broad St, Plainville, Conn. Reward 8-12-d1x BANK EMBEZZLER DEAD. Lewis Warner Served Nine Years for Looting Massachu-etts Institutions. Aug. 12.—Lewis president of the Northampton, Ma former of the Hampshire Savings from these institutions, died in the Dickenson hospital vesterday of heart trouble. He served a nine years’ =cntence in the state prison at Charles- { ttwn and was released November 9, 1508 Late in the evening of April 28, 1898, he received word that bank examiners were coming to make an examination and he disappeared from hi# home early the next morning. Nothinz was heard of him until July 3 of the same year, when a traveling man recognized Warner in the streeets cf Louisville, Ky. The police were notified andehe was arrested the next day and brought back to Northamp- ton a week later, Warner was sentenced on November 9, 1899, to not less than nine, nor more than twelve years in state prison. Since his release from prison he has made his home in Northampton. SPURNS SUICIDE THEORY | Widow of Sergeant Dwyer Believes He Was Victim of Foul Play. Hartford, Aug. 12.—Mr. Katherile Dwyer, widow of Sergeant John Dwy- er of Company A, First Regiment, C. N. G, arrived in this city yesterday for a brief visit to her former land- lady, Mrs, C. O. Bechstedt of 100 Ed- wards street. During her stay in this city Mrs. Dwyer issued a statement in which she expressed the belief her nusband, whose body was found float- ing in New Haven harbor, had been the victim of foul play. She refuse! to believe he had killed himself. Af- ter expressing herself in this vein Mrs | Dwyer left for New Haven make arrangements for the burial of her husband. She said that she would not return to this city to live, but pro- posed to make her future residence with her mother, Mrs. L. Hanrahan of 2,654 Marion avenue, the Bronx, New York. HEARING ON U JUNCTION. Case Involving Former Conn. Leaguer on Calendar Today. St. Louis, Aug. 12.—Hearing of a motion to dissolve the injunction re- straining Armando Marsans from play- ing with the St. Louis Federals was on the dalendar of the federal district court today. The injunction, issued June 25, 1914, on the application of the Cincinnati Nationals, from which Marsans jumped to St. Lduis, forbade the Cuban to play with any ball club other than Cincinnati. Though he has not played since, Marsans has continued to draw his salary of $6,500 a year. PANAMA CANAL RE-OPENED. Panama, Aug. 12.—The Panama canal was re-opened yesterday aftei- noon permitting the passage of ten ships, including the steamer Finland with many passengers aboard. Al- together twenty ships have been de- layed on account of the slide whiclh blocked the Gaillard cut last Satur- day, The present earth movemenis are closing the channel both on the east and west banks, the slides being technically known as the old and new Culebra slides. The engineers antici- pate that these movements will con- tinue for some time, giving recurrent trouble and probably closing the chan- nei for days at a stretch. ACCEPT CABINET PORTFOLIO. Tokio, Japan, Aug. 12.—Baron Ki- kujiro Ishii, Japanese ambassador to France has accepted the foreign port- folia in the new cabinet of Premier Court Okuma Raron Ishii replaces Court Okuma, who assumed the for- eign ministry temporarily on account of the declination of Takaaki Kato, foreign minister in the cabinet which resigned last month, to serve in this capacity in the new government. REDS BUY COMSTOCK., Cincinnati, Aug. 12.—Manager Her- zog of the Cincinnati club of the Na- tional league announced today that he had purchased pitcher Ralph Com- stock from the Providence, R. I, club of the International league and that Comstock will join the club at Pitts- burg today. FRENCH CONFISCATE PROPERTY Paris, Aug. 12, 3:45 a. m.—~The ci- vil tribunal of the Seine has sequest- | rated the property of the German mii- lionaire, Herr. Jellinek. This proper- ty, consisting for the most part of real estate in Paris, and the Riviera, ts worth about $40,000,000. Mr. Pleasure Beach. underwent an operation for append:- cltis recovering. Pittsfleld, Mass., guests of John Katzuny of the ter. is the guest of Mr Bassett of Robhbins avenue. planning to give in the Town hall fo- morrow evening hag been postponed indifinitely. are all that remain in which you * can profit by the remarkables Furniture Bargains that remain 7% in our store, for our Great Mid-’ Summer Sale night. Come to the ends Saturday store tomorrow morning or Saturday and have your pick of the best values. THE FLI P NT-BR : 103 AsTLUM ttv 150 TRUNBVLL Maple Hill Members of Grace church guild will give a play entitled, “The Great Catastrophe,” in Guild hall this evening. The cast of characters is as follows: Violet Drew, Mrs. Shep- ard; Mr. Drew, M. R Jack Kennedy, Edmund Starr; pthea Primrose, Mrs. Saunders; Mil- liken, Harold Dyer; Ben Shaw, H. D. R. Brinley, Tillle, Agnes Nelson. The Whatsoever circle of King's Daughters met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Stoddard. Miss Eleanor Cunningham has returned home after spending several weeks in New York. Miss, Zulette Tucker has returned home from Columbia, Mr. and Mrs Charles Luce, ton Barrows. Charles Osborn and Joshua Belden have gone to Storrs to attend the pomological meeting. T Clin- The W. noon with C. U. met this after- Mrs. John O. Merrills. Mrs. Robert Wilson and two chil- dren, of Flatbrush, N. Y., are visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cunning- ham of the Center, About twenty members of the Boy Scouts and Christian Endeavor met in the Congregational chapel on Sat- urday and completely renovated the church and chapel. Corn, hayseed, and chewing gum were all removed from under the cushions and seats. After about three hours of hard la- bor a picnic iunch was served the church lawn. Miss Martha Anderson of the north end is spending her vacation in Bridgeport. Mrs Anthony Luko has returned home from Storr's college where she has been attending the poultry meet. Several membe: of the Christian Endeavor society attended the open- air services at Walnut Hill park Sunday. on W. A. Kimer is the guest of and Mrs. H. B. Olmstead at Mrs. Miss Helen Calaber, who recentiy at the Hartford hospital, Mr. and Mrs. William Katzung of were the week-end Cen- Miss Jane of Washington and Mrs, Samuel Bagsett The play which the Grangers were Malimgren of Mr. and Mrs. New raised on GROWING FEED on | Haven have been the Nordstrom for the past Miss Majorie Hine has from Indian Neck whers been the guest of Mr. Leonard B. Mallory for weeks, The Misses Laura and are attending the BEddy. wedding at Sea Gate, New day. About fifteen members ton Grange were the ersfield grange Tuesday Miss Nellie Fish has Lake Champlain. Mr. and Mrs, Osborne, Shelden. have returned fn vacation spent in Westport. GRELA HANGS TO Hartford Wife Murderer Meet His Fate at State Hartford, Aug, 12.—8oon alght tonight Frank Grea will pay the penalty which | exacts from a convicted end will be hanged by the dead. Grela confessed midnight on June 6, he shi and killed her, as she lay Ler babe at her side, by lleved her guilty of. infidell Today Is his last day om is not thought that he under what would be a fi for most men, for yestei since sentence was pronou shown the calmest dem: utmost indifference to the | him. His only sign of I leen his pleasure in (1 «piritual matters with Zalitach, the Hartford pri ! church on Walnut street G vife once worshipped. HELP TO CATCH New York, Aug. 12, York Telephone company after co-operate with the pol ment in the capture of crimi an arrangement beginning territory within 100 miles of city has been divided into As =00n as the police notify phone company descriptions criminals sought by the poll communcated to all chiets sheriffs, constables anad raifl tiun agents in those o Commissioner Woods said ti s stem had been used 1t prevented the escape recH several criminals, 1 COLLIDE IN FOG, New York, Aug. 12.—<The fan steamer Raylton Dixen, rived here from Tiit Coy in collision yesterday in a fof miles off Nantucket with # screw fishing schooner Grace of Noank, Conn. The scho her bowsprit and her main damaged. The steamer was uf