New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1915, Page 7

_Berli HRS. (. A, BURDICK - HIT BY LIGHTNING Rfiflflered Temporarily Uncon- . Spions and Right Foot Is Burned DAMAGE T0 HOUSE 1000 QOther Occummts at Home Not Injur- Mrs. Charles severe shock urt Mr, All, the floor. dick’'s the shoe. damaged. at about $1,000. insurance. beams and chimney passes open, heard as it struck she < /ed--Auto on Fire—Falls From Mov- ing Trolley and Fractures Collar | We—l,:denendcnos ‘Win and Lose. Worthington Ridge escape from death early ning when a bolt of lightning struck her house and knocked her tempor- _arily unconscious. “the accident, Mrs. Burdick was put- | responded to a call. $iurdick is still suffering from .was able to limp errine and Doris but neither however, Burdick this morning stated that ihey were all stunned by the bolt and | tie Joud crash Hearing Mrs. Burd suriek with pain, they aH rushed intc the kitchen were they found It appears that Mrs. Bur- right foot rested on the zinc underneath the stove when the bolt game down the chimney. pulled completely out of the sole of | The Burdick homestead this morn- ing looked as if it had withstood terrific bombardment. nine rooms in the house ware badly 3 The bolt went down two chimneys, i, leaving ruin in its wake. 1 the most damage was dor plaster about. A large window was broken to ; pieces and the framwork was thrown about forty feet from the house. The lightning burst open the ridge about the structure and followed the gutter. he rafters were stripped into shreds. 'he front door and: roof over “porch were also badly damaged. The most damage was done where through the house. The chimney burst and the walls throughout the house were The crash of the bolt could for miles around. in nearby houses this morning yclared that they could feel the shock the Strange to say although ,passéd through seven of the At the time Up To And Including Sept. 10th, We Close Fridays At Noon. HIGH CLASS COLORED WASH GOODS AND LINENS AT REDUCED PRICES Attention particularly called to those LOVELY ENGLISH WASH VOILES, of the best grade, 40 inches wide, and regular 75c¢ grade. Golnp at ...... = e YOU HAVE D RICS AS THEY HAVE AND ADMIRED THESE BEEN DISPLAYED ON 29c¢ yard BEAUTIFUL FAR- OUR COUNTERS this scason, amd may have wished for a dress or two made of the same. WELL, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET THEM AT ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF REAL WORTH, regular 75¢ value for 29c¢ YARD. Handsomely pat- terned in lovely colorings on light and dark grounds, they are FINE FOR SUMMER D¥ 35¥S, AND WOULD MAKE LOVELY EVENING GOWNS. Detter select a pattern or two at 29c¢ YARD. Real worth 75c. CLE: South Annex. colorings for Suits, Dres TFrench Lincns of the and 45 inches , and Skirts, @ Regular 65¢ grades, 47 % ¢ YARD. N UP OF LINENS—Beautiful colored ones at Department in Among them there is the Irish Sunfast Linens in handsomeo 36 inches wide, best grades, also a few Ramie Linens. and some finc Widths 36 AT OUR WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT we call to your notice a special offering in 40-inch White Ratine, for separate Skirts and Suits. It was priced at 75c. though, for it won’t be here long at that price. We will clear it out at 29¢ YARD. Come quick e s e ———————————————— 'HAVL\'{, A XUTUMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RE- CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF TS. of the house the building did not New catch fire, P Breaks Collar Bone. Peter Leoni of Kensington, who fell from a moving trolley car Sat- urday night breaking his collar bone, is reported today to be resting com- fortably at the New Britain General hosdpital. Leoni was returning home after spending the afternoon on a shopping expedition in the Hardware City. As the trolley passed his home on Farm- ington road, without waiting for the car to come to a complete stop, Leoni jumped. He lost his balance and fell on his head into a ditch, his bundles flying in different directions. He was picked up and brought to Dr. Georze P. Dunham’s office. A superficial ¢x- amination disclosed that the man was suffering from a broken collar bone and numerous contusions about the body. - Dr. Dunham ordered the man to the hospital. He was assisted to a trolley car and when he reached the triangle in New Britain he was placed in the pclice patrol and con- veyed to the ‘hospital. According to spectators Motorman A. Burdick of | collins and Conductor Dean, who were had * a narrow | in charse of the car, are not consid- last eve- | ered to blame. It is said that the conductor signalled to the motorman o stop at the next station. Leoni is a single man and boards an Farming- ton road. Lights Catch on Fire. of ting wood in the stove when the, A Saxon car belonging to a Mr. bolt passed down the chimney and | Phill\ps of Brattleboro, Vt., was saved hurled her with a terrific force | fram being destroyed about 7:30 against the Kitchen door. | Her | o’elock last evening on Worthington right foot was painfully burned | Ridge, mainly through the energetic Thomas Mulligan of New Britain | efforts of its owner. It appears that Although Mrs the presto tank on the machine sprang her | a leak and set the car on fire. The lights were burning quite briskly be- about this morning. fore they were discovered by Mr. Mr. Burdick and his two sisters, | Phillips. After a combat the fire was Mrs. Lucy Perrine and Miss Emma | extinquished. J. Burdick, and his two children, Mr. Phillips was passing through Doris and George, were scated at | Berlin when he was caught in the the time of the accident in the parlor | heavy storm. His engine became which opposite the kitchen. . The | stalled in the center of the trolley Lolt passed within two feet of ' Mrs tracks and the owner of the machine was were shocked. sought cover at J. H. Connely’s home. The trolley car could not pass the spot as the machine blocked the wa. Mr. Phillips spent the night in New Haven and returned to Berlin this morning for his machine. which he had left at the Connley groaunds. He said that he had lost his way last night and he was placed in a further predicament when his engine refused to work. Bridge Again Inundated. After a few days of unhampered wark on the new bridge on the Turn- pike road, the construction of it had { to be laid aside this as her on A nail was fa Seven out of moring The damage is‘estimated | yye pridge was completely inundated This is covered by | be several d will be taken can be done in water. It will | before its construction again as no work [ until the weter settles. The brick manufacturers were busily engaged this morning pumping the rain water from clay J. H Connley, one of Berlin's prominent brick manufacturer, stated this morn- {ing that he is rushed with work but | is hampered in turning out his supply by lack of sufficient labar. Because of the war in Italy or other reasons, he said he has been having consider- able difficulty this season in secur- | ing sufficient help. | To Sell Residence. | The handsome residence of J. H. be | Connley en Worthington Ridge oppo- Residents | site Boston's corner ha de- | on sale. There are ten large rooms in the the attic £ The scattered are the the cracked 15 been placed Burdick home | house. Mr. Connley said that he was the bolt | not decided yet whether he will move rooms d, that possibly he would build a small bungalow in this town. Independents Win and Lose. It took ten innings, marked with thrills and spectacular plays to decide the baseball game between the Ken- sington Independents and the Moose of New Britain at Walnut Hill Park, Nw Britain, on Saturday afternoon. The Kensington boys carried away the laurels winning by the score of 6 to 5. McIntyre was on the firing line ceived Mclntyre’s puzzling delivery in a commendable manner. The Independents did not fare so well in yesterday's contest in New Britain with the West Ends. After a long drawn out game the Kensington lads received the smaller end of the 11 to 3 score. The grounds were in poor condition and the Kensington boys could not very well demonstrate their real ability. Gibney was on the mound for the Independents and Rawlings received. Berlin Briefs. Mrs. Howard Gibney of Worthing- ton Ridge, it was stated at the New general hospital where she is confined, will return home either today or to- morrow, Miss Julie Ryan, assistant at the Kensington post office, has returned home from a three weeks’ sojourn at Newburg-on-the-Hudson. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Thomas Ryan. Raymond Dyer and Jarvis Dowd of East Berlin spent the week-end at Indian Neck. The following letters are advertised by Posemaster Henry L. Porter at the Berlin post office this week: Mr. Downes, Miss Stella Barman, Fred Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Woodruff are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Willis James. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. North daughter are sojourning at Madison. Mrs. Walter Hart and three grand- children are spending their vacation at Pine Orchard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Miller and fa..ily of Hudson street attended the Miller family re-union at Glastonbury Saturday. About 150 members of the Miller clan were present at the re- union. Joseph Holt of Kensington has ac- cepted a position-with the American Paper Goods company. Mrs. John B. Smith of Hudson street entertaining Roy B. Smith ind family of Stoughton, Mass. s Helen Trehy and Mary - Garrity are spending the week with Mrs. €, M. Warner and family at Indian Neck. ! Allen McFarland and David Emer- son are spending the week at Indian Neck. Perry Warren has rteturned home from an extended visit in New York. Daniel Sullivan and George Shaw bave returned to work after spending two weeks at th shore, Miss Nan McKeon has returned to her home in = Kensington after a week’s stay at Indian Nck. The Misses Catherine and Mamie McGee are spending the week at In- dian Neck. P. J. Buckley of the Buckley Maca- roni factory of Kensington, has started a wholesale macaroni shop on Windsor street, Hartford. .trom Berlin or live in New Britaln.‘ Willlam O'Brien, Butler Roche, Wil- for the Independents and twirled stel- | lar ball. He had the Moose eating | from bis hand during the entire game and was well backed up by his team. Rawlings was behind the bat and re- and | AUGUST 23, 101® Plainvme News ;;;;; e e BOSSY VS. FREIGHT, 100T! BYE BYE COW Bovine's Owner Starts Probe BIG SWORDFISH IS LANDED Plainville Citizens Have Exciting Three Hours’ Battle Off Block Is- land—Cleanup of Bristol Visitors | { Is Made—Brief Items. Bernard Levof, who runs a photo- | graph gallery in Hartford and re- | sides on the lower end of Wachington street near the railroad tracks, has a real grievance against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad | company if the complaint he has { made to a local grand juror can bhe | substantiated. | Mr. Levof ‘is a farmer on a small | scale and keeps a cow. At least he did until last week. The gentle crea- | ture got. out of the pasture as is a habit with cows when the opportuni- ty offers. Sne wandered onto the railroad right of way and disputed it with a southbound freight train. The encounter resulted in an unquali- fied victory for the freight train and | bossy having passed beyond, the rail- road company empioyees, with an eve both to sanitation and the favor of officials higher up, disposed of the remains quietly and effectually. Mr. Levof, in the natural course of events | missed the cow and investigated. He discovered enough to guess the result was not so much the loss of the cow | taat riled the country gentleman, but the apparent effort of a great corpor- ation to conceal the tragedy aroused his ire. He reflected that railroad | corporations have concealed greater crimes from stock holders and the public in general, but that did not discourage him. Determined to have the law on the company if any existed he has com- | pldined to the grand juror. ~Accord- | ing to this official, Mr. Levof thought if nothing else could be done the rail- road might be enjoined from operat- ing trains on the Northampton line until they have made proper restitu- tion. Cleanup Campaign. Officers Marino and David made a round-up Saturday night in a search for late staying drunks and captured a quartet near the old freight house about 12:30 o'clock. Awakened from slumber and- brought blinking into the glare of an electric light they re- vealed themselves as John O'Hare, Dexter Cole, James Fox and William Goodhue of Bristol. The i locked up and booked for intoxica tion. Yesterday before Justice A. H. | Condell the four were tried and found guilty. Prosecutor Gwillim recom- mended jail sentences for the prison- ers and all were sentenced to thirty days in jail but in the cases of Cola and Fox execution of the penalty was suspended with the understand- ing that they pay the costs of the court and take to the water wagon. O’Hare and Goodhue were taken to Hartford this morning by Officer Ma- rino. Caught Big Sword Fish Plainville fishermen today were dis- cussing the capture of a big sword- fish at Block Island Saturday in which two local men had an active part. Charles H. Newton, F. D. Hastings, the insurance man, and James B. Moody of Hartford com- prised the fishing party. They trav- elled by automobile and reached the island by boat from New London. It was reported that swordfish were hovering off the island and the trio soon charteded a motor boat. For a time they saw fish of all var- jeties, but the cnes they were in search of were shy. Whole schools of porpoises swam alongside, im- pudently. flipping their tails at the men in the power boat. Several big sharks were noted, their fins cleav- ing the waters. The harpooner sug- gested that they spear a shark, but at that moment a 300 pound sword- | fish leaped completely out of the | water right in front of the motor boat. The chase was on and in a moment the harpoon had been thrown anpd struck its mark. A three hour fight followed. The giant den- zen of the deep put up a game bat- tle and was brought alongside a half dozen times and each time broke for liberty before he was finally worn down. The fish measured with <the sword eleven feet and when dressed weighed 234 pounds. Messers. Newton and Hastings returned to Plainville late yesterday and this morning were busy detailing the story of their adventures in Block Island waters. Fatal Dog Fight, among the party that attended a corn roast at Westfield Falls yesterday, | ing his vacation at Montreal and Ver- mont. | Fave returned to their home in East Berlin after an extended visit in Poston, Mass. i Miss Avis Carroll will spend the ; 1ext two weeks in New York. Louis Anderson is on a visit to | Huntington, N. Y. Station Agent F. Tomlinson, has as his guest his brother Russell Tom- linson of Bridgeport. | Train Wins Unequal Duel and | Ray Morse of East Berlin is spend- | Mrs. William Palmer and son, | Leroy, of East 'Berlin are visiting relatives in Waterbury. | Mrs. Walmsley and son, Harold, [ | | their commerce raiding Residents of Red Stone hill Te- port that a furious dog fight took | | | liam Ryan and the Misses Anna Trehy and Rose Fitzsimons were THE CURRAN |j RY 600DS Big Alteration IN OUR Sal w3 | Store Closed at Noon Fridays up to and Including Sept ‘Ready-to-Wear Dept. Exira Specials for Tonight The balance of our 25c¢ and 35c¢ Wash Goods, ton'ght at 12;c yd Women’s Extra Fine White Skirts, $1.98 to | $3.98 values, tonight at | $1.49 38 in. Fancy Wool| Dress Goods in staple colors, 49c value, to- night 39c yd 36 in. Fancy Plald | Dress Goods just the thing forschool dresses, 39c value, tonight 25¢ yd Watch Tomorrow Night’s Papers and See Show Window for Extra- ordinary Bargains for Wednesday Morning Sale. ghborhood happened nei 1t their nigh late after place in turday most of them had retired for the night, but early yesterday morning Ralph Stevenson made an investi- gation. He soon discovered a trail of blood which ended when he found a big dog dying from wounds in his throat. It was evident that nothing could be done t save the animal and Mr. Stevenson notified Dog Warden Marino, who put the creature out of its misery and disposed of the body. Brief Items, Rev. F. L. Grant and family stopping at the Surf House, Island. Barney Kirtizk has returned from his vacation which was spent -in New York city znd vicinity. H. E| Myers has returned from a week’s stay in New York. BRITISH CRUISER OFF NEW YORK HARBOR are Block Stops Norwegian Steamer and Takes Two Germans of Her Crew Off Craft. New York, Aug. 23.—Two Germans, | a third officer and & seaman of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Star- kad, which arrived yesterday from Perdeaux, were taken off just au!sklfli the harbor, near Fire Island, by the British cruiser, Berwick. The Ger- mans were transferred to the warship after a boarding party came alongside in a small boat. It was the first appearance of this | port of any of the British patroling cruisers in nearly five months. The British cruisers Berwick, Essex and Lancaster left here soon after the serman converted crulsers Prinz lited Freidrich and Kronprinzen Wil- helm arrived at Newport News, Va., ir March and April respectively, after | expeditions. They were stationed ‘off Newport News | for a while watching for the German cruisers, which, however, were in- | terned. Their whereabouts since then was a mystery. Captain Olsen of the Starkland was hailed by the Berwick when south- cast of Fire Island, presumably out- side the three-mile limit. A boarding | officer came to the Starkad in a smnny toat and scanned the crew list. W, T. | Heel, the third officer, and H. mhmf -l lein, a seaman, who were listed as/| rmans, were taken off and placed | aboard the Berwick. Then the Star- kad proceeded to this port. ARRANGED IN ITALY. Udine, Italy, Aug. 23, Via. Paris, 11:30 a. m.—The fact is now disclosed | that joint military action by Italy | with England, France and Russia | against Turkey was arranged by the | Italian general Pirro during his visit | to the Anglo-French front in Jul Plans studied then, it is said, can xm-l mediately be put into action, For Su The Hartford Silk Store Agents We Are Exclusive Selling Agents for Hartford for *, and “Madame Lyra” Corsets. Autumn Modes in FALL SUITS It is in selecting a Suit that the average American Wi discriminate most—choosing & style that will be becmlal { | | | | | Fall and also carry her through the Winter. . 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