New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1915, Page 7

> ESGAPE FROM DEATH B b [ wear during her a few good ones. cloth and kid tops. and rubber heels, WALKING BOOTS for the col- lege girl are offered in tan and black calf and patent colt, on English lasts with 'low leather FOR EVENING WEAR and dress occasions we are showing pumps of bronze kid and black and white satin, also white calf pumps, low, Cuban and Louis heels, priced from $3.50 to $5.00 pair. WEHAVE THECOLLEGE 1 GIRL’S SHOES Every Kind She’ll Need Is Here BETTER CHOOSE NOW. college year. lege girl gives kid topped lace bronze boots. with They are made $4.00 pair. find easy slipp $1.25 a pair. rubbers of i sandals put up e S———————————————————————————————————————— “‘HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU OAN DEPEND ON CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF TUS. Heels high or med- ium, prices $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. They’'re very modish. FOR THE BOUDOIR ‘you will Of course you want your daughter well provided with correct foot- She will need shoes for school and house wear, walking boots for outdoor and hiking, dress pumps and slippers for evening and dancing, and easy coverings for negligee and room wear. We have given great thought to thq needs of the college girl and call par- ticular attention of parents to the splendid lines we carry. ‘Will Mention DRESS FOOTWEAR for the col- choice of cloth or or button boots, also ers in pink, blue, red, black and lavender, $1.00 and For Stormy Weather we have ght weight, in small cases. also "Bring in your daughter, you will get satisfaction here. PROMPTLY RE- Berlin News o A SKINNER HAS CLOSE Straok hy Auto-As He Jumps from ~ Town Team This Morning | TW0 WEDDINGS HERE TODAY | Miss Brandegee Becomes Bride of Henry Deming and Miss Strong Married to Portland Man—Excite- ment Pravails at Fair Grounds. Grant Skinner, son of Superinten-; dent’'ard Mrs. Elmer E. Skinner of the town far.u, had a narrow escape from being seriously, if not fatally, in- jured about 8:30 o’clock this morn ing when he was struck by an auto- mobile in front of Lyon’s barber shop | . 7son I'armington road. He is confined to his home with painful bruises and | cuts all cver hils body and it will be several days before he will be able to be about. According to Mrs. Skinner, the! voung man’s mother, he had just stepped from a town team .which he | © was driving when the auto bore down % on him and before he could spring - “¥dside struck him a glancing blow, &:rowing him to the ground. The & ¥machine stopped and the occupants ‘&inquired whether Skinner was hurt, and- when informed in the negative drove away. JIn his excitement and shock Mr. Skinner failed to secure | the names of the people in the car or | the numbex of the machine. Skinner was assisted home by friends, whete it was discovered that his lefi leg was badly wrenched and his right elbow was severely sprained. | His face and right hand were covered with cuts and nis chest was bruised. ‘Minor cuts and centusions covered his body. His lower lip was cut and bled quite profusely. A superficial exam- ination disclosed broken bones. Tt is said that the autoists were en- tirely to blame for the accident, as it is alleged that they failed to sound taeir horn. . Deming-Brandegee Wedding. house 4 : 1 b | | A very pretty wedding was ladies. She attended Miss Barbour’s school in Hartferd. Mr. Deming is also well known here as he is in New New Britair wherc he at present holds a responsible position with Landers, Frar7 and Clark. He graduatel from New Britain igh school with the class of 1906, Ellsworth-Strong. A fashionable wedding will be sol- emnized at the Kensington Congre- gational church at 6 o’clock this eve- ning when Miss Ruth Lillian Strong, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Charles M. Strong of Kensington is united in matrimony to James Buffington Ells- worth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hurbert E! Ellsworth of Portland, Conn. Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor of the Ken- sington Congregational church, will officiate and the wedding march will be played by Mrs. Hazen. The young couple will be attended by McClure E. Ellsworth, brother of the groom, as best man and the Misses Rose Edna House and May Barks of New Britain as bridesmaids. Dudley Lewis, Herbert Aston and Oliver Ells- worth, all of Portland, and Earle Tit- cambe of Hartford will be ushers. The wedding will be largely attended, following which a reception will *be held at the home of the bride. J. M. Hallinan of New Britain will cater. The bride will be, attired in white crepe meteor and a lace overdress and a white veil She will carry a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. The costumes of the bridesmaids will be yellow crepe de chine. ‘The gowns of the bride’s and groom’s mothers will be black silk. The bride's traveling suit will be brown. The groom's gift to the bride is a diamond la vallierc and to the ushers friendship scarf pins. The bride pre- sented her maids with friendship brooches. After the reception, at which aver 100 will attend, the popular couple will leave on an extended ‘honeymoon trip to New York city and Erie, N. & On their return they will re- side at Robbins’ corner, Kensington. Miss Strong is one of Kensington's most popular young ladies and has a host of friends here as well as in New Britain and surrounding places. Mr. Ellsworth is one of Portland’'s best citizens as well as business men. He is a contractor. Guests are expected from New Britain, New Haven. Hartford, Water- bury, Meriden, New Y city, Rye, N. Y., Philddelphia and several other places. The couple have already be- come the recipients of many hand- some as well as useful gifts. ‘Who is Who at the Fair? Superintendent 1. W, Stearns was performed at # o'clock this afternoon | calléd upon last evening to answer at the home of Mrs. W. §. Brandc- gee of Werthington Ridge when her “ daughter, Miss Marjorie Brandegce, became the bride of Herr - C. Doeming, | gon of Mr, and Mr ¥ al Yeming of Worthington Ridge. Tev. Famuel A. Fiske, pastor of the | in Congro- gational church, officiated. ding was cf « very quiet nature and the young couple were unattended. Tollowing the ceremony a recep- tion was served after which Mr. and Mrs. Deming left on an extended wed- ding trip, the destination of which has not been divulged. On their re- turn they will reside at the Brande- gee residence The bride was attired in a creation of white net over white silk and car- ried a bouquet of white roses. The Braniegee homestend was prettily deporated with pink and white carna- * tidns and ferns, .the color scheme be- ing pink and white | Mrs. Denuing is one of Berlin’s best [ Ts Who Aro the question ‘Who Is Who Over the Concessions” by a ficshh individual who gave his name as “Wilson” and resided in ¥iartford and who had re- fused to pay rent of space on the mid- way. Wher Mr, Stearns warned him that if he did not seitle he would Thne wed- + have him put off the grcunds and his show taken away from. him the man answered in an insolent manner. “Who 4 Here Anyway? from Missovri and you-ve got to show men.” And Mr Stearns did show him ‘Who Is Who.”. #e forfeited the man’s outfit. which he deposited at Forester’s hall and then he had him ejected from the grounds. The man remained around the gate for a time shouring threats at Mr. Stearns that he would get a sheriff, constable, a lawyer, the police fo and finally the militia to have his show returned to him. His outfit is awaiting its owner as svoon as he scttles for his rent. [:'r'm as well as popular young l Yesterday was a busy day for Pros- I'm | ecutor Willinm 1. Gibney and his as- | sistants at the grounds. Two sus- picious characters were arrested and given fifteen riinutes to leave the town whichk they di¢ without a second invitation. The men were arrested on complaint of Detective Samuel Bam- forth of the New Iritain police de- partment, who had telephoned a de- scription of the men to Mr. Gibney, saying that both had records and were working at the grounds. The men were located withir. an hour after the fcall had been Teceived and invited to leave town or enjoy a sojourn in the town iockuy:. Three ris from Pittsburgh,” was forfeited. He was conducting some sort of a rolling game and the speculator had not the slightest chance of He was warned twice by Prosecutor Gibney to cease hut when he still per- "sisted in running his game his place including the presents which consist- ed of watches, clocks, ete., were locked up in Forester’s hall. fakir conducting a “three nionte” game wac ejected from grounds. Registrars in Session. Registrars W. W, Fagan and Jo- seph J. Morse are in session at the town clerk’s office until 5 o’clock this afternoon to receive names of those who wish: to be made electors of the town. Fifty-two voters have already been enrolled and the registrars ex- pect the number will reach seventy to scventy-five hefore closing hour. Funeral of W. F. Cotton. card the Funeral services for Wilbur P. Cotton of Kensington, who suc- cumbec yesterday morning from an attack of typhoid fever will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock in the chapel at Fairview cemetery, New Britain. Rev. Carleton Hazen, pas- tor of the gton Congregational church, will cfficiate and interment will be held in Fairview cemetery. Local Cases in Superior Court, ‘When the September term of su- in Hartford perior court oj:ens on Tuesday afternoon three cases of considerablc loccl interest are sched- uled for trial. The most sericus of these is the case against T.o Mazina of Christ- ion Lane, who was bound over on the charge of siealing eight chickens froma Richard RBEolton of Beckley. Mazina is out on a bond of $150, which was furnished by Thomas Sec- ondi of EBcecech Swamp road. A few weeks ago Mazina packed his wordly belongings and hurriedly left town. Much conccern is heing shown by See- ondi who is that Mazina will not appear for trial and hé' will have to forfeit his bond. The cther two cases areappeals. The other two cases are appeals. of Hartford, who was ‘heavily fined for alleged reckless driving and speeding. He was arrested after col- liding with the Paldwin car, throwing i its occupants out of the machine. The other case is that of Raefiio Simonelli, who was fined for assault- ing his brother-in-law. Berlin Briefs. Mrs, C. E. Jones of Hudson street is sojourning in Pine Orchard as the guest of her nephew. Miss Helen McKeon of Kensington is indisposed at her home. The Berlin grange will hold a dance i { i i at the new Grange hall on Friday i evening, September 24, Miss Gertrude North, Miss Hettie Mildrum and Mrs. E. A. Bowers, all of | Valparaiso university, Calparaiso, Ind. : | winning. | Another { ; of potatoes. j a short stay ERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMB U Plainville News FARMER FAGAN MAY BREAK OWNRECORD Potato King Expects to Harvest Wonderful Grop of “Spuds” FEDERAL EXPERTS VISIT HIM Spraying Keeps Blight Away From Scott’s Swamp Farm—Crop Grown Under Direction of Yale Professor— Abandoned Farm Made Fertle, Despite the frequent July rains and other unfavorable conditions which are expected to make big in- roads on the potato crop in practic- ally every part of Connecticut, Joseph | is | A. Fagan of Scott’s Swamp, Who rapidly acquiring fame as the Potato King of the state, is making prepara- tions to harvest perhaps as large a | gathered | | last year, when he established a new quantity of tubers as he record for this locality, raising 6,000 bushels of ‘“‘spuds’” on twenty acres of jand. Mr. Fagan is making no pre- dictions as to what the harvest will show at his place but the splendid condition of the crop and the abso- Jute absence of blight, which is rais- ing havoc with the potatoes all over the state, indicates that he will e.qual if not excel, his remarkable achieve- ment of a year ago. The enterprising Scott's farmer again this vear has acres planted with potatoes. ration of the fields during the past few days shows the results of the scientific methods which the owner employed in growing the tubers, x{ot a sign of decay having been dis- covered in any of the numerous hills that were uncovered. Every potato dug thus far has been found to be sound, constant spraying during the summer having warded off the deadly Llight, Professor G. P. Clinton of Yalr, v&{ho ig in charge of the experiment Station conducted here under federal super- vision, visiting the farm recently. It was cxpert that Mr. Fagan coaxed growth of the tubers and to him, the Swamp twenty Scott’s Swamp agriculturist attributes much of the credit for the success that has attended his efforts. ‘While many other farmers trusted entirely to nature to get the potatoes ready for harvest, scoffing at the new- fangled scientific methods introduced by the government experts, Mr., Fagan admits that he practically hounded the federal representatives in his search for information, getting from Professor Clinton a wealth of ma- terial which he used to advantage in planting and caring for his crop. | He sprayed his potato vines eight or men who were running ; “freezeouts” iwere crdered to leave | D€ times during the summer, arnjr yesterday. One outnt, belonging to | it Was apparent that the excessive a gambler who said he was “Sam Har- | molsture would = probably produce 2 blight. He spent $200 for the mix- ture and Jabor required to save his tubers from the dreaded scourge. Nevertheless he is well satisfied with the results and in a short time he expects to start collecting profits for his labor. Unless some- thing unforseen develops, Mr. Fagan is bound to reap a substantial re- ward for his summer’s work as po- tatoes are expected to bring a high fidure this year, Last year his pota- toes brought an average price of 75c per bushel. Nearly 400 bushels of seed (396 to be exact) were planted on the farm this year. Two bushels less were sown a year ago. Prospects for the crop looked bad during the early summer, copious and frequent rains during July keeping the soill so moist that disaster was | threatened, signs of blight having been discovered throughout the state. Acting on the recommendation of Professor Clinton, which was in line with the result of his own observa- tions during his comparatively short experience as a potato grower, Mr. Fagan started spraying. it continuously, the mixture used con- quering the blight in its incipiency. The fields now bid fair to yield an- other large crop and if the previous record which he made js shattered it | will not be surprising. Starting at the age of forty-four, with practically no experience along ! agricultural lines, Mr. Fagan, then a resident of Hartford, bought a run- down farm of 175 acres in Scott’'s Swamp. Eager to learn, he haunted the government expertss, getting farming hints from them regularly. | This was fifteen years ago. He kept working incessantly despite many dis- | couraging setbacks, finally getting the | soil into productive shape. The land was covered with brush and cedars and it took years to clear it and get it in shape for planting. The soil in Plainville is sandy and peculiarly adapted to the cultivation After the land on the ¥Fagan farm was repeatedly with fertilizer it again became rich enough to plant. Only a small part of the farm is used for potatoes, Mr. Fagan having been successful in rais- ing hay on a number of acres, A sec- tion of the property is enclosed by wire fences, the owner at one time having started to use it as a pasture for sheep. He found the raising of these animals quite profitable until dogs reduced his flock to such an ex- East Berlin, have returned home from in Meriden. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer and family of East Berlin have left for a short visit to Boston. Miss Elsie Benson of East Berlin is spending a few days with friends in Boston, Edward Cornwall, a native of this place, is seriously ill at his home on Chestnut street, New Britain. G, Clarence Lund left today for Exami- | under instructions from this the the | He kept at | treated | | tent that he had to go out of this business. In 1901, Mr. Fagan's first year as a potato grower. 600 bushels were har- | vested from the three acres he had | planted. He gradually increased the ! | acreage under cultivation, In 1904 | he gathered 2,400 bushels from eleven ' acres; fifteen acres yielded 4,500 bushels in 1907, the same land giving but 2,800 bushels the following year | owing to unfavorable conditions. | | According to agricultural author- | ities, Connecticut farmers believe they ! have done well if they can harvest 150 | bushels of potatoes from an acre of | Jand and when an acre yields over 200 bushels they believe they have accom- plished a wonderful feat. Mr. Fagan's record of 300 bushels to the acre seem- ingly stands alone. The local man gained a national reputation through his achievement | last year, agricultural papers and | magazines throughout the country | having given considerable space to the | story of his career as a farmer and | his success in making an abandoned | and apparently useless farm produc- | tive. | Mr. Fagan speaks with modesty of Hec does not consider it his success. | anything wonderful, simply the result | of hara work ond the adoption of | scientific methods as explained by the government's cxpert. He believes farmers cou'd make their business more prefitable if they would take advantage of the opportunities offered by the government’s experimental stations. He frankly confesses that his own efforts would have failed had | it not heen for information given by Professor Ciiaton. Superintendent Expects Improvement. perintendent Joseph N. McKer- nan of the Water company stated this morning that he looks for a big im- ' provement in the water furnished the | townspeople in a very few days. He had meu filushing hydrants and dead ends in some sections of the town yes- tarday and after the stagnant water | leaves the muins -he expects the nau- | seating odor will be conspicuous by its abscncee. | The engine at the pumping plant at | { Mountain View, which broke Monday is ag in commission and, according to Mr. McKernan, well | water is now heing sent through the pipes. i During the supcrintendents’ absence from town, water was allowed to stagnate in somc of the pipes. To | this condition Mr McKernan at- tributcs the trouble. It was of course agzravated after the pumping plant | was put out of commission, the com- pany having found it necessary to again get water from the reservoir. Complaints regarding the quality of the water furnished for over a week have been numerous and many un- [ complimentary things have been said about the company and its officials. The water. carried such a disagree- able odor that it was practically im- possible to use it for household pur- In fact it was but of little use | ngain poses. | for any purpose and the townspeople have been depending on wells for their supply. Portable Schoolhouse Here. | The much-talked-of portable school | house is in town. It was delivered at the freight depot yesterday and | this morning the sections were carted | to the school plant on Broad street where they will be put together. The | school board cxpects that the build- { ing will ke put in position in a few { days and will probably be ready for oceupancy by the kindergarten, next weel. The structure was delayed in transit and it took over three weeks to get it from Chicago to Plainville. The Kkindergarten is now holding sessions in the GT:mg‘e building. The | children can he 'comfortably accom- | modated in this place while the weather is warm, and tae delay in | the arrival of thc¢ portable n.choul | house caused but little inconvenience. Berlin Authoritics May Act. Unless the owner of the auto which Fugene Forrest| of this place, claims | ran him down while he was riding | his motorcycle near the Berlin depot | yesterday, makes = settlement for the damage caused within a reasonable | time, the young man has received as- surance from the authorities in Ber- [ lin that action will be taken against | him. i According to Forrest, the autoist | was on the wrong side of the road at | | the time of the colyision. The local voung man also claims that the motor- | ist drove off after the accident with- | out ascertaining what damage had | been done. Forrest secured the num- { ber of the car, the owner of which according to the registry, is Arthur Hirsch of Hartforc, ! ¥n Supcrior Court. | When the September term of the | superior court opens at Hartford nnl | Tuesday, a number of men who took ! appeals from decisions rendered by | | Plainville justices, will be put to plea unless they suddernly decide to accept | the judgment rendered here. State’s Attorney Alcorn announced the docket for the teim today. IList- ed with the men who will be put to | plea are Fred F. Foster, who appealed | | from a decizion convicting him of | | violating the automobile laws here; | Bernard Yeuoff, who vas fined by Jus- tice Dresser for breacn of the peace; | Arthur Per-in. Paul Leonard, Eugene Parkinson and Stanley Coates, found | guilty for breach of the peace for their alleged connection with a Fourth of July street brawl and Carl Rhodes, | who received a substantial fine for | | driving an auto while Intoxicated. Get Many Activity displaved ested in the fizht on tne license ques- tion resulted in the addition of , a number of naics to the list of voters “to be made” as prepaied today by Registrars Newc'l and Cady. Only | those whose names are on the list | | will be qualified to take the elector's ( oath when the selecimen meet on September 25 to cxamine the appli- cants. ; It is expected that there will be a , substantial addition to the voting list this vear. | Names. by people inter- | | | | | | | | | Brief Ttons, Sequassen lodze Will hold a meet- ing this evening in 0aa Fellows' hall. ture in New York, Boston where they think prices ar than here, to come and see tion. purchases in our displays. tul but we are confident th cities have nothing on us. QUALITY 103 ASYLUM ST We want the man or woman, who buy We have a convincin HE FLINT-B HARTFORD, or some other e lower and g our Fall Furn %Vargumcnt i e don’t wish! at the big fellow FIRST HERE 0 T cian at the Hospital for Insane in Middletown, N. Y., is visiting his par- ents, Dr. and Mis. G, W, Moody of West Main street. . Miss Mary Foor ) has resigned her loc«1 plant of the Bristol g company, where she | has been emploved for many years. Frank Ellis hay moved from Bast Main to Whiting street, where his family will reside in future. TO RENT—Four room tenement, im- provements. Inquire William All- deridge, Plainville. 9-15-d43 Maple Hill Neighbors’ night was observed by the local Grangers last Friday eve- ning. Several members of the Rocky Hill Grange were present and a spe- cial program 'was presented. ¥mith left this morn- J., where she Mrs. M. D. ing for Patterson, N. will spend a wesk. Rev. Herbert Macy and family have returned from a week's sojourn at Black Point. The Misses Agnes and Julia Belden are visiting their nephew, Herbert Belden, in Buffaio, N. Y, Mrs. E. W. Sharpe has returned from Pond Point Mrs. W. J. Canfield, Miss Glad,/s Canfield, and William Buell have re- turned from a week's vacation at Indian Neck. J. H. Latham has purchased a new automobile. 3 Ground has been broken for the new residence of Louis Norton of New Britain. = { W. E. Burk Las received the con- tract for R. 3. Doane's new house on Frederick street. There was a very pleasant gather- ing at the hom? of Mr. and Mre. James Mulcahey Sunday afternoon when friends from the Junction call- ed and a pleasint day was spent. Croquet was Dplayved between (F players from the North End and those from the Center. Two games were played and both were won by the North Enders. Those who played on the North End ieam follow: Mr. and Mrs, Quinn, Mr, and Mrs. Desell and Miss Claughsey, “vhile those from the Center were Mr. and Mrs. Mulcahey, Miss Desell, Miss Bachmann and ““Whitie” Bachmann. Although beaten the South ends expeci to redeem themselvees naxi Sunday when they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Quinn of the Junction. Honey For Sale. ple Hill.—advt. T. L. Monier, Ma- CORONER MIX FINDS Held for Murder of Antonjio COrsi— Mutilated Body After Taking Taking Small m. New Haven, Sept. 16.—Paequale Zuppa of Guilford is held by Coroner Mix in his finding filed today, crim- inally responsible for the death of Antonio Corsi at Guilford on Sept. 6. Corsi’s body, beaten and mutila'rd\; was found on the Nut Plains Road. According to the finding robbery was the motive, Corsi having exhibited a sum of money while in company with Zuvpa and others. Zuppa, the find- ing says, beat Corsi to the ground with large stones and also stabbed Dr. Raymond Moody, staff physi- - him several times. Afterwards Zuppa robbed the fallen man and because | Pretorian the booty was n mutilated the Zuppa was & roon on Sept, 6 ane action by the grand FREIGHT PIE BECAUSE OF New York Lo : Freight Ha New York, Sept. 1 | cars and thousands of # ‘accumulated today in on the piers of the road at Weehawken; i strike of 600 lo) longshoremen and f began yesterday. Since out the raflroad officials efforts to unload the there and the loading upon lighters, but pol protecting the property. Much of this freight is war munitions intended and France, Despite | the strike was a result i propoganda, leaders of t! men denied that they wi by foreign agitators and they would return to | demands for an incre { from 20 cents to 25 were granted, Strike leaders asserted | 300 freight handlers wi in the yards of the New tral and Hudson River the Hudson River below ond street, but raflway that 300 men were still The strikers asked an | cents an hour and of 50 | Sunday and holiday worlk. § 1 '} o | | | | t | DIES BEFORE PAIN W York, Sept. I Davis, an artist, was found studio today before an' landscape, clad in his and pallette and brush a victim of the heat. eight years old, and one of the best restorefs in the country. ¥ e STEAMERS PASS Quebec, Sept. 18. ers which collided eal the White Island, the Pg the Kansan, pise.d g day on their way to is making Kansan seems to have injury. oy KILLED BY Waterbury, Sept. H. Schultz died ai St tal this morning of a fi The heat of last night cal of sleep, and about miamn) to the veranda, sitting i ing, He logt hig balance never reguined conscious, 16.- TO TEACH IN Chester, Sept: 18.—At nual meeting of the Forel ary Societies »f Middl beld here Wednesday, M cox daughter oi Joseph 84 this place, received her ) missionary to teach in YOUNG BOY Stonington, Sept.; 16} Cabe, nine years old, was instantly killed today by a €Xpress on. the New kHaven and Hartford boy wag on his way home carrlea his father’'s di the millk Y