New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1915, Page 9

| Shopping enter ' BRIGHTEN UP HOME FOR WINTER You want your apartments to be as attractive as possible for the shut- in months, to make your family contented and happy. will help you. How About Lace Curtains. Our Drapery Dept. We have just received an import order of Irish Point and Dutchess Lace Curtains, in white, ivory and beige, that are or great worth at our prices, $2.50 to $10. pair.. Lacet Arabian Hangings of heavy cable net, priced from $2.50 to $13.50 pair. Scrim, Marquisette and Voile Curtains in white, cream and Arab, an endless variety of styles, from 65c to $7.00 pair. Possibly Portieres are wanted, in all new and choice styles, costing from $2.50 to $16.50 pr. A great addition to that barren look- ing doorway, and a great brightener to your room. line of Couch covers, Table spreads, and, Runners, any of which will a touch of comfort to your home,. their possibilities. You want to see them By the yard, we are offering Cretonnes Then we show a fine add appreciate Domestic to of make for 12%c to 69c yard. Fine Cretonnes of English make for 48c yd., regular selling price 59c. hangings, at $1.25 and $1.50 yard. Sunfast Over draperies, in Sunfast Madras, 50 inches wide, for window plain and figured from 290 to $1.50 yard. Snow flake Dutch curtains, for $2.00 pair. All aids to Home Beautifying. Women’s Boots, the Newest Styleé We call to your notice one of the very latest models, in Patent Button Boots with cloth tops and white piping. heels, and are very nobby at $5.00 per pair. They have Kid Gipsy Cut Button Boots, Colt Cuban Louis are in high favor and are priced to you at $4.00 pr. Kid Button Boots white stitched, and welt soled, $4.00 pair. Boots, new style pattern, and very special at $6.00 pair. Patent Foxed, grey kid topped Button S —————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————— HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVEKY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RE- CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. Berlin News KENSINGTON CITIZEN - TELLS VIVID STORY Andrew “Reck” Bernardo Saw Action in the Dardanelles SAYS SHERMAN WAS RIGHT Berlin Depot Scene of Disgraceful Fight—New Hampshire Authorities Looking for Supposed Bigamist— sCelebrate Thirty-First Anniversary. Andrew “Reck” Bernardo of Ken- sington, who has been in the United States navy for the past four years, . rcturned to town yesterday. Bernar- do has served his full time and has recciged his hongrable discharge. The first part of his service was spent on the battleship Michigan, but later he was transferred to the Tennessee. While on the latter ship, he made a trip to the Dardanelles and tells a vived story of the conditions there. The Tennessee left New York in April with a consignment of gold for Amers lcons in Turkey. . ‘He describes the Turks as wonder- f® fighters, saying they have abso- lutely no respect for life or fear of death. Prior to their entrance into the European war, they had declar- ed a Holy war and slaughtered all . other .surrounding peoples. Their food supply is evidently very low for while the Tennessee was docked at Pmyrna, the inhabitants came to the ship every day to beg for food, tak- ing even the scraps from the sail- ors meals and being thankful for it. ’nder the instructions of the German officers, the Turks are becoming well drilled in the art of modern warfara. Where they used to straggle along, they now march in orderly file. They are also becoming amenable to dis- cipline for the officers are hard task- masters. Bernardo witnessed geveral counters in the Dardanelles, at one time seeing 4,000 British soldiers blown to pieces in less than two min- . utes. He says the slaughter is ter- rible. Regarding the peninsula, he feels that it will never be taken, for the Turkish batteries always have a good view of the oncoming fleet. The en- | ernment- The ship Portsmouth navy repairs, Bernardo says he thoroughly agrees with- Sherman’s definition of war and fervently hopes this country will never have recourse to it. He has passed the engineers’ examination on the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad and expects to enter the cmploy of that company In the near | future. is now in the yard undergoing Disgraceful Scene. The depot was the scene of a dis- graceful occurrence last night about 11 o’clock, when two men, more or less under the influence of liquor, came to blows after a wordy war. Their actions were disgusting and their language was such that passen- | gers waiting for the 11:10 train were forced to go over to the Kensington | post office, so they would be out of | earshot of the iebrated men. No cne but the duo knows the cause | of the argument, but whatever it was, | there was no reason for their lan- guage. The authorities are investi- goting the incident and if the offend- ers are apprehended they will be made to feel the hand of the law. Looking for Bigamist, Selectman Gibney received a letter from the Nashua, N. H., authorities yesterday, asking him to find a man who, they believe, is living in town. The letter states that the man in question formerly lived there and was married. One day he departed, leav- ing his wife. Since then she has be- come a dependency on the city and the officials wish to find her husband. From one source they learned he had been married again in Hartford, and i#from another he is now Tesiding in Berlin. He was never divorced from his first wife and they will prosecute i} him if he is found. look into the affair. Surprise Party. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Starr of Hud- son street were pleasantly surprised last night when twenty-four friends from New Britain and Berlin called to join them in a dual celebration. The couple celebrated their thirty- first wedding anniversary and also Mr. Starr’s birthday. The evening was pleasantly passed with singing, piano selections and stereopticon views. Refreshments were served. With The Secleotman. Fi Selectman William H. ney is in Springfield today closing the contract for the new system for the town. of the committee which recommended that the town have a finance board, also suggested a new method of bookkeeping. It was found that it would cost $200 to install it and the money was voted at the recent town English navy is very efficient, but heavily handicapped by tho nature of the surroundings. At first the crew was allowed to lgc on shore during the day but after hey became embroiled in street fights ‘the privilege was they were forced to stay on board. iThe Turks are very distrustful and ong evehing they ordered the Ten- essee to leave, believing it to be an enemy ship, -At night thé search- | light of the vessel was constantly kept on the flag so the ship would not be fired on. _ For days at a time no sun was vis- Ible, on account of the heavy smoke from the batteries. It rained con- tinually. The Tenpessee was commanded by Captain Albert Niblick, who was one pf _the first to gxperiment with smokc- eSs powder. e is at present in Ger- many, studying the different phases the war for the United States gov- taken away and| meeting. The Walter W. Eaton com- pany, certified public accountants of Mr, Gibney will H Gib- | hedge on the west side of St. Paul's church property this morning. Jeremiah Fullerton of Kensington was awarded the building lot at St. Paul’s fair. Devotions will be held at St. Paul's church tonight at 7:30 o’clock. E. R. “Dynamite” Jones is digging a ditch 180 feet long in Rock Falls, Middletown, today. Charles Austin is ill at his home. AFTER LONG DELAY CHARLTON IS TRIED IN ITALIAN COURT bookkeeping | The members ' Springfield, has been awarded the con- | tract and will commence work prob- ably the first part of next week. The board of selectmen -will the finance board to appropriate enough money to operate the stone crusher in the Blue Hills district, so the road there may be repaired in the near future. The road is in a bad condition at present. Briefs. The schools were closed today so the teachers could attend the conven- tion in Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Moore have re- turned from their honeymoon trip. Mrs. Joseph Bernardo is critically ill at the Middlesex hospital in Mid- dletown. The Volz Floral company of Britain began constructing a i New new ask | “PORTER. CHARLTON SCENE ON LAKE COMO. The trial at Como, Italy, of Arthur Charlton, American, accused of mur- dering his wife and throwing her corpse into Lake Como. is furnishing interesting material for psychalogical study. Charlton has spent much of his long imprisonment in studying Italian, which he now speaks with considerable correctness, but in a slow. hesitating way which made a painful impression as he gave his testimony. This, together with the rervousness from which he suffered, robbed his tragic tale of the effect it might -otherwise have:produced. Charlton showed strong emotion as he described the happihess anid éxultation of idyllic first love; the horror of his realization that the woman he had idealized was capable (as he asserted) eof vulgar vituperation, insane and unfounded accusations and insults, the constant repetition of which filled +him with a ! ,sense of hopeless abaserncnt and dls- gust. Tears coursed down his cheeks as, clutching the bars of the cage in which he was confined, he gave his testimonys i ; the matter of renewing the contract for lighting the streets of the town. i lectmen are expected to make a report | sible that.a better rate may be se- | National bank and as the managers |Plainville News ' WANT CONGESSIONS IN NEW CONTRACT Selectman Invites Lighting Co. to Send Representative Here TWO CONSTABLES QUALIFY Selectmen Believe Town Can Get Bet- | ter Lighting Service and Perhaps a | Reduction In Cost of Each Lamp— But Two Officers File Bond. Representatives of the United Electric Lizht and Water company will be invited to attend the next meeting of the board of selectmen at which consideration will be given to While the contract now in force, does | not expire until January 1st, the se- regarding the character of any new agreement the company is willing to make providing the contract is re- newed. He will probably be present at the session next Thursday. The agreement now in operation was drawn up five years ago when the town gave up the Welsbach lamps and decided to try electricity. The town is charged at the rate of $20 a year for each light used. Accord- ing to the terms of the contract the town was to get the benefit of any improvements that rnight be made in the lights during the life of the agreement. Apparently no special effort was made by the company to give Plainville any special improve- ments and when a new contract is signed, the selectmen will probably want more definite assurance of ben- efits while it is in force. First Selectman Johnson also pro- poses to raise the point that the com- pany look after burned out lamps without having the town officials first make a report. The present arrange- ment is most unsatisfactory. The company evidently makes no effort to keep informed regarding burned | out incandescents and new ones are not installed until the selectmen give | notice to the office in New Britain. | As a result there are times when sec- ltinns of streets are in darkness for three or four nights before repairs are made. Several new lights will probably be | installed this year and as the town is now spending considerable more than it was at the time the contract was made, the officials believe it pos- cured. Meet On Thursdays. We 'are exclusive sclling agents for Hartford for the “American Lady” and “Madame Lyra® Our Tailored Suits at $22.50 and $25.00 Meet With Approval For tomorrow we will present a very complete assortment of Women’s and Misses' Tailored Suits for $22.50 and $25.00, as repre- sentative a showing as at any time this season. styles, and in a full line of sizes. is every desirable weave, serge, tures, etc., poplin, in black, navy, and all the new Fall shades, green, brown, A splendid range of Included in the variety of materials broadcloth, whipcord, mix- taupe, etc., lined with fine grade peau de cygne, and tailored in as exacting a manner as the better grade Suits. There is an excellent range of Fur Trimmed Suits, which are so much in vogue. We have not only the best assortment of Tailored Suits at these prices*in the City, but we also claim to have a Salesforce that is com- petent and will give you courteous and efficient service. See our Suits at $22.50 and $25.00, whether you intend to pur- chase tomorrow or not.. We believe that you will eventually buy. These Wonderful Values In Street Dresses For $16.75 REGULAR PRICES $22.50, $25.00 AND $29.75. In serge, taffeta, messaline, crepe meteor, a very special purchase from taupe and black, fur trimme crepe and lace, for tomorrow Only ......... Very Smart Waists For Waists at this price we feature prominently, i dimities in checks and stripes, also plaid Seco Silk W a very reliable man ufacturer. Only 98¢ lawn, organdy, aists, an endless variety, and the very best values possible for the price. d models, also others with combinations of Georgette crepe de chine and satin charmeuse, all this season’s Colors are navy, brown, green, $16.7 “AMERIOAN DADY"™ & “MADAME LYRA" CORSETS Unusual Economies For Saturday 25¢c RIBBONS FOR 22c. Dresden new designs, plain taffeta and moire, in all the leading colors, 4% to 7 inches wides, 22c for fancy work, for toiaorrow only. .Yard lars all DRESS GOODS. All wool Granite Cloth, black and navy, 56 inches s 1 1 69c Silk and Wool Poplin, 40 inches wide, black and all the leading evening and street shades, veses. Yard wide, regular price $1.00, for $1.00 and $1.25 value, for... Weekly meetings of the board of selectmen in future will be held on Thursday nights, according to an an- nouncement made today by Chairman Johnson. The change in the time of the sessions was made at the request of Charles H. Calor, republican mem- ber. Mr. Calor is a director of the of that institution meet on Friday nights, the time the selectmen here- tofore have been in session, he asked to have the meeting night changed to Thursday. This was agreeable to both Selectman Johnson and Hart. At last night’s sessions the business was entirely of a routine character. Bills were ordered paid and other reg- ular business was transacted. But Two Qualify. But two of the constables elected at the annual town meeting Philip Marino and Henry David, have as yet qualified and the selectmen have been told, unofficially, that some of the policemen have decided not to serve this year. The seven constables chosen were Marino, David, Downing, Sturgeon, Leonard, Pease and Anderson. The officers have until November 2nd to take the oath and file their bond. It is reported that at least three of them will decline to serve, leaving the policing of the town in the hands of the other four. Selectman Johnson believes the work can; be attended to properly by a quartet, providipg the members will work in harmony. The selectmen do not propose to have an officer on duty regularly and they expect that the constables will attend to the work without compensation, other than the fees received when they make ar- reste, M. E. Harvest Supper. Rev. A. A. Houck, pastor, and mem- bers of the Methodist church, are making arrangements for the annual harvest supper to be served in the church on November 10th. This event is always the big feature in the social life of the church members and it was looked forward to with an- ticipatory pleasure. This vear it is expected to have a musical entertainment in connec- tion with the supper. The program will probably be furnished by mem- bers of the Wesleyan college Glee club. Characters At Fair. Committees in charge of the Mother Goose fair to be held next Wednes- day and Thursday under the auspices of the Woman's club are now mak- ing selections for the nursery char- acters to be portrayed in the various booths. Thirty Mother Goose characters will appear in costume. The prin- cipal figure will, of course, be Mother Goose. The Queen of Hearts and Little Red Riding Hood will have charge of the home-made candy sale, the Knave of Hearts selling the pop corn balls. The Old Woman in The Shoe will | preside over the special prize depart- | ment. She will be assisted by “her children” who will solicit contribu- DRESS SILKS. Silk Crepe Meteor, 40 inches wide, in black and all the fashionable colors. Saturday Silk Crepe de Chine, 40 inches wide, black and all the wanted shades. For Saturday 30x30 Drawn-work Squares, regular price 25c and 39c each, Saturday.......Each Special for 79c¢ Men’s all LINEN DEPARTMENT. 19¢| styles, LADIES" Women's two-clasp Glace white, tan, brown and black with white stitchi regular price $1.25 pair. ular 20c value, ‘Women's all pure Linen Handkerchiefs, reg- ular 10c value, Saturday Crash Toweling, all pure linen, 18-inch, reg- ular price 12%ec, Saturday 25¢c NECKWEAR FOR 22¢c. Our regular 25c grade of Women's Neckwear, Collar and Cuff Sets, and embroidered Swiss. For tomorrow only in organd .. B GLOVES. Kid Gloves in bilacl Women's 16-button length Glace Kid Gloves, th pear]l buttons, in white and a broken assortm of sizes in black and tan colors, regu- lar $3.00 value. $1.98 Special HANDKERCHIEFS., pure Linen Handkerchiefs, reg- Each 154 Saturday ...Each 10¢ Yard fishing rod, basket of fruit, sofa pil- lows and other attractive articles. Jack and Jill will sell the drinks and Little Bo-Pcep and The Little Girl With a Curl will beam her smiles from the fancy work booth. Ice cream will be served by the Milkmaid and Contrary Mary will be in evidence in her garden. Peter, the Pumpkin Fater will assisst his “wife” in selling vegetables, Mother Hubbard will look gfter the food sale and the Butcher and Baker will the hot dog dispensary. ‘W. R. C. Oorps Inspection. Newton Manross Post, G. A. R. at its meeting yesterday afternoon was officially inspected by Miss Lura M. Dutton. Two candidates were in- itiated at the session and ments were served. The corps was complimented by the inspector on its excellent condition. Brief Items. Martha Rebekah lodge is arrangements for a public whist to be invite patronage to | 1 refresh- I | | making ' held Monday evening in Odd Fellows' hall. A delegation from the local company will attend the fair of the | TUnionville fire department They will make the trip in autos. The local company held a special meeting last evening and received an interesting report of progress from the committee in charge of the Plain- ville Firemen's fair to be held in November. At the meeting of the W. C. T. U. held this afternoon at the home of the treasurer, Mrs. William Correll, a re- port on the G. A. R. encampment, re- tonight. cently held in Washington, was given | by Mrs. Chloe A. Warren, vice president of the Woman's Relief corps. The hearing of charges against Harry Donahue of this place, whose a former “jitney” was involved in a serious ac- | cident in Unionville a week ago, which was scheduled to come up in that town last night was postponed until this evening at the request of counsel. The local schools were closed today, the teachers attending the annual convention in Hartford. Local nimrods report plenty of game in the woods iIn this section this year. The hunters are having considerable success, especially in bagging squir- tions for tickets on a doll, aronola, rels, and some good strings have been National | Hose | brought in as evidence of their skill ! with the shot gun. WANTED—A live goose, free of charge, for Mother Goose fair. Noti- fy Mrrs. Charles R. Clark. 10-20-d3x WAGON HITS AUTOMOBILE. | zika at an antomobile driven by Joseph the foot of the Kelsey hill yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Paviona tried to brin horse to a stop béfore the collisio cured but fajled and was thrown the seat, receiving painful scrat The accident occured when the ster drove down the hill so fast James Paviona of 300 South Main | he could not stop before hitt street, driving a wagon, collided with auto as it swung around the corni SPECIAL PRODUCTION! FOX'S THEATER, Monday and Tuesday 0CT0 25 & 2 “A CONCRETE ROMANCE” Don’t Miss It ELM STREET OFFICE Distributers of V The Best Lehigh Coal in the City. Free Tickets On Application At of THE CITY COAL AND WOOD ©O. ranite Cement Telephone 217 and 218 THE POPULAR SHOE STORE Choice Shoes for Women Our showing the Fall is of Women's: Footwear fof attracting unusual attention from Women who are interested in Choice Shoes. The lines include the newest metropolitan models that combine Quality, Service and Style. All and Lace, Leathers, Button Plain and Cloth Tops. $2.00 to $4.50 AISHBERG -- THE SKOEMAN-- 941 Main St, Hartford ASK THE CLERK FOR S. & H. 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