New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1915, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1915. (BEGINNING MONDAY (20th) STORE WILL BE OPEN EV TILL XMAS.) Warm Winter Coats In Variety Styles the Newest and Kinds Any Women Will Take Pride In Owning and Wearing You have choice of big roomy Coats with high snug (’hhlAchin collars, loose boxy effects and semi-fitted or flare models, madc of mixtures, Ziba- lines, Broadtail, Caracul, Boucles, Plushes, cloths, etc., in over seventy diffcrent styles for selection. Xmas. Corduroy, Cheviots, Broad- Buy now for SMART DRESSY MODELS in an assortment that you will not find equalled at any Just the style and color to please. other store. $16.50, $18.50, $22.50, $25.00, $29.50, $32.50 and $35.00. it is you get much better value than you dreamed of. IT IS TIME FOR FURS. show how they gift you can make to woman, girl, or child. dependable quality, that we could not possibly duplicate in the market to- day at the prices we are asking. Muffs, Sets and Scarfs in every fur that is stylish. prices prevail. Fox or Black Fox, $18.50 to $55.00 the set. Then there is natural Raccoon, and full range of Children’s Furs. $50.00 set. Fox, etc., are needed. Another thing, Come make Black Lyn: Visit show you our line of Furs. HAVING AN AUTOMOSBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RE- CEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. ‘We have enough cold weather to Furs are about the nicest We have a stock of Furs of selection, and Beaver ‘We have the coat that you have had in mind, It is in one of these lots at $15.00, At which ever price plainly while present Red x Sets $25.00 to Muffs, Iceland Dept. and let us Berlin News STATE BOARD RAISES GRANDLISTSG00,000 Townspeople Indignant Over In- creased Assessment THIRD SUCCESSIVE INCREASE Town Team Restores Mother to Her Children—Mrs. Hills Unable to « Reach Home—Promotions at Paper Goods Plant—Church News. There was much indignation in town this morning when it became known that the state board of equal- ization had boosted the grand list pre- pared by the assessors’ $600,000, Town Clerk Shaw received a communication fsom State Tax Commissioner William H. Corbin that the town will be as- sessed the extra amount on this year’s tax. This is the third successive raise by that board in the last three vears and it makes a total increase in the grand list of the town §$2,100,000. As in previous years it is probable a pro- test will be made but the residents are n8t sanguine of the outcome. The feeling in town is that smaller towns are being made butts of the board’s raises. The law states the assessors’ of a town should make their assessments on the full valuation of the property. Evidently ithe equalization board does not think {this is being done here for every year there is a raise. It is said there has inot been enough building or many im- prgvements made in this town to war- rant the continual increas by the iboard and it is probable a strong pro- itest will be made when the relief jboard meets. = Yesterday the board "notified Town Clerk Robert C. Usher, of Plainville that it had reduced the increase of that town by $50,000 and many of the townspeople think the sanfe might be done here. the Becomes Snowbound, First Selectman Gibney received a telephone call from New Britain last night and a woman in that city in- formed him Mrs. Mary Hills of this place was becoming hysterical over her, inability to reach her children. Mr¥, Hills is housekeeper for Thomas Gilbert, a Civil war veteran, who lives in the last house in Berlin near the Southington line under the mountains. iMonday Mrs. Hills left for New Brit- ‘ain to do some shopping and while she was there the storm came up and as a result she could not reach her home. As there is no telephone in ‘theGilbert house, there was no means fof communicating with her children, who were with the old man. The children are two and four years old. Mrs. Hills came to Kensington Thurs- day ana started to walk, but the walk- ing was so bad she could not com- plete her journey, so she returned to a friend’s home in the Hardware city. Selectman Gibney, realizing the terri- blegstrain on the woman, had the town sleigh meet her at the Kilby lhouse this morning when she alighted om the trolley and took her to the ® of her loved ones, ' Dog Kills Poultry. b Selcctman Gibney received a com- the i plaint from a foreigner residing on the Arthur place in Beckley that four ducks and three geese belonging to him had been killed by dogs Thurs- day. After he saw Mrs. Hills safely to her home near the Southington moun- tain, he journeyed to Beckley and ef- fected a settlement with the com- plainant. Changes at Paper Goods. Several changes have been made at the Rmerican Paper Goods company the American Paper Goods company which will go into effect Monds morning. Robert Christy, who has | been employed in the office, has re- igned his position and will leave for New York, where he will take over the management of the Christy Im- porting company. The Christy con- cern is importers of silk. It was founded by Mr. Christy’s father, who died last June. Bernard P. Moore, who has been foreman of the hand folding department, will be promoted to Mr. Christy’s position and will he succeeded by Harry McKeon, who is at present foreman of the clasp room. Thomas Fagan will take charge of the clasp room, vacating his present posi- tion in the shipping department. Bank Gets Judgment. Judge Joseph P. Tuttle in the su- perior court yesterday granted a foreclosure judgment in the case of the Berlin Savings bank against Nich- olas Mader on property located on Wildwood and Market streets, New Britain. The property consists of a six-family house and cottage. The mortgage and accrued interest total $5,189.97. There are four other mort- gages on the property. The third Monday of January was fixed for the owner of the equity to redeem and subsequent days for those who have claims against the property. Francis Deming, treasurer of the bank, testi- fied at the hearing. Kensington Methodist Church. Rev. E. M. Pickop, pastor. Services at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p. m. tomorrow. The pastor will preach. Morning subject ‘“A Child’s Way.” In the eve- ning the closing address will be given in the series “The World’s Guest.” Berlin Congregational Church. Rev. S. A. Fiske, pastor. Morning worship at 10:45 o’clock. Sermon by the pastor, “Rewards of Merit.” Sunday school will convene at noon. The Junior Christian Endeavor so- ciety will meet in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Senior Christian En- deavor society will meet in the eve- ning at 6,30 o’clock. Miss Annette Savage will be the leader and the topic is “How the Phophesy of the Angels May Come True.” St. Paul’'s R. C. Church. Rev. J. C. Brennan, pastor. Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul’s church, Kensington, at 9 o'clock and at the Sacred Heart church, East Berlin at 10 o’clock. Kensington Congregational Church Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor. Morn- ing worship at 10:45 a. m. The pas- tor will preach. Subject, “The Gift of God’s Love.” Sunday school will convene at-noon. The Christian En- deavor society will meet at 6 o’clock. The subject for discussion will be “How the Phophesy of the Angels May Come True.” The Christmas tree of the Sunday school will be held next Thursday evening. Prata-DeVivo. Dominico Prata and Miss Rosina DeVivo of Kensington will be mar- ried by Rev. J. C. Brennan, pastor of §&t. Paul's Roman Catholic church, Kensington, Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Dominico Ventura will be, (ELOPERS MAY NOW RETURN e e . e et WEDDING BELLS T0 FOLLOW DIVORCE? E. H. Elton and Mrs. Carter Will Marry Soon, Dame Rumor Says ‘Whereabouts But Won’t Tell—Double Wedding May Knows of Son’s End Troublesof Two Families--Make Conn. Co. Pay for Snow Removal. While it was impossible to locate Edwin H. Elton at his home in Bristol today to get a denial or confirmation of the report that he is soon to wed Mrs. Esther Johnson Carter, who se- cured a divorce from her unfaithful husband, Irving B. Carter, in the su- perior court yesterday at the same time that a decree was given to Elton, severing the matrimonial knot which bound him to Veronica Stone Elton, it was learned from a semi-official source that the couple have made plans to marry when the formal no- tice of their divorces is sent to them. At Mr. Elton’s home, it was said that he was attending to his business as usual today and probably would not return to the house before night. Asked concerning the correctness of the report, the young woman answer- ing the ’'phone declared that she had no information to give on the sub- Ject. The Carters and Eltons had been on intimate terms for a number of years and since the sensational elopement of best man ahd the bride will be at- tended by Miss Mary Ventura, Briefs. Miss Juanita Field of Worthington ridge is entertaining the Misses FPanny Hazen, of Hanover, N. H., Mar- cia Beebe of Melrose, Mass., Ida An- druss of Yonkers, N. Y., and Mrs. George Wood of Dayton, Ohio. All were college classmates of Miss Field and will be present at the marriage of Miss Field to Walter Wells, which will Le solemnized at the Field homestead Tuesday. The masquerade given by the Acorn football team last night for the bene- fit of Thomas Brignola was wel] at- tended and a neat sum was realized tor the player, who is suffering from a broken leg. The injury was re- ceived while at practice. Final rehearsals for the entertain- ment of the Improvement society of the Kensington Grammar school were held yesterday. The program will be carrier out on Monday evening in St. Paul's Parish hall, The Kensington Men’s Lyceum will hold a debate on: “Resolved: That the methods introduced by Warden Osborne in New York are better than the methods commonly practiced,” in in the Kensington Methodist Episco- pal church, Monday evening. John Emerson and B. P. Moore will argue for the affirmative while C. F. Lewis d Earl Lewis wil] uphold the nega- Electric Toasters. Electric Sad Irons. PERCOLATORS. Tea Ball Pots. Casseroles. Pie Dishes COFFEE MACHINES THE ABBE Lunch Kits. Thermos Bottles, CARVING SETS Beef, Steak and Game. Silver Plated and Steel. Table Knives and Forks. Hot Water Bottles Cello and Universal. Boys’ Chest of Tools. Machinists’ Tool Chests. Alarm Clocks. Electric Flash Lights. Shaving Mirrors. Polo Sticks. Ingersoll Watches Razor Strops. Grape Fruit Knives. Air Rifles. and numerous cther ARTICLES. That Marks every style of our BISSELL’S CHRISTMAS CARPET SWEEPERS. It indicates that the Sweeper is made of one of the richest woods in the world—made specially for & Christmas present. We have twelve diffevent woods marked with those cavds. Vowr| pick at regular price. o GET FIRST CHOICE, CARPET SWEEPE SKATES From 50c to $4.00. RAZORS All kinds—25c¢ to $5.00. - - ™ POCKET KNIVES SCISSORS and SHEA! for everyone. HARDWARE COMPANY, 279 Main S Irving and Mrs. ¥lton, it is said that Mrs. Carter and Elton have been seen in each other’'s company on various occasions and that they apparently continued warm friends. After their cases had been disposed of yesterday the couple left the court room to- gether, their counsel, Noble E. Pierce, previously having whispered to them that they should remember they were not divorced until they re- ceived papers signed by the judge. “Then,” he said, “you can go ahead.” ‘While the lawyer’s statement was of course ambiguous except to those whom it concerned, others who over- heard his remarks interpreted them to be a warning against a too hasty wed- | ding. For several months Mrs. Carter is said to have been living with her son YOU WILL NEED MONEY FOR CHRISTMA For Taxes, Insurance Premiums, Your Winter Coal Bil! AND OTHER PURPOSES AN EASY WAY TO GET IT. HereIs { 4 'SUREWAYTO HAVEIT. in Torrington. The Herald was un- able to locate her today. According to Judge George W. Klett | of New Britain, Carter’'s father, who | is prominent in local manufacturing | circles tol dhim that the defendants | in the divorce actions were aware of | the suits but they had no desire to of- | | fer a contest. Mr. Carter also told | | the lawyer that he knew the where- | abouts of his son but did not wish to | divulge it at this time. Elton and | Mrs. Carter denied in court that they | knew where their erstwhile spouses | are now located. { The granting of the decree will now make it possible for the missing soul- | mates to get married and Plainville | friends today expressed the belief that they will legalize their union as soon ' as possible. There is considerable speculation here as to whether they | will return to Plainville, now that they | have nothing to fear from the law. | Carter was associated with his fath- er in the manufacturing business un- til he ran away with his friend’s wife and it is thought that in the event of his second marridge he will bring his | new bride here, where they will make their home. Developments in the case seeming- ly are awaited with cagerness by the friends of the two families and they look forward to a straightening out of the marital tangle in which they have been involved for over a year by a double wedding. Make Trolley Co. Pay. Despite repeated promises made by the representatives of the Connecticut company regarding the removal of snow thrown in piles on the highways when the trolley lines were re-opened after Monday’s storm, the manage- ment has not as yet made an effort to level the hills and the patience of Se- lectman Johnson is about exhausted as a result. It is been the custom for the com- pany to remove from the highway the snow taken from its tracks after big storms although occasionally the management has authorized the town to do the work, the trolley people re- imbursing it for whatever expense it was put to. Despite the shrinkage in the snow hills which attending the rain ana tive. The genera] public is cordially invited to attend. H (Continued On Tenth Page.) JOIN THE CHRISTMAS CLUB WHICH OPENS FOR MEMBERSHIH WEEK OF DEC. 20th, 1915 FOR THE CLUB YEAR OF 1916. In Class 5. pay 5c the first week, 10c the 2d week, 15¢ the 3d week, and so on for 5( weeks and we will give you a check two weeks before Christmas for $63.75. Or in Class 2, pay 2c the 1st week, 4c the 2d week, 6¢ the 3d week, and so on fo 50 weeks, and we will give you a check two weeks before Christmas for $25.50. YOU MAY REVERSE ORDER OF PAYMENTS IF YOU WISH TO DO SO For instance, in Class 5, going up, the payments statrt with 5c and end with $2 50, if you desire to do so, you may start with $2.50 the first week and pay 5c¢ less every week until the last week’s payment will be 5c. In Class 2, going up, the payments start with 2c and end with $1.00. If you desire to do so, you may start with $1.00 the first week and pay 2c less every week until the last week’s payment will be 2c. SHOULD YOU PREFER TO PAY AN EQUAL AMOUNT EACH WEEK YOU CAN DO SO In class 50, the payments are 50c each week for 50 weeks and two weeks be- fore Christmas you will receive a check for $25.00. In Class 100, the payments are $1.00 each week for 50 weeks and two weeks be- for Christmas you will recive a check for $50.00. PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE EVERY WEEK, OR MAY BE MADE IN AD- VANCE Can you think of an easier way to provide money for Christmas presents? Join yourself—get everyone in the family to join. Show this to your friends and get them to join. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO JOIN The Christmas Club opens Monday, Dec. 20th, 1915, for the Club year of 1916, Call and let us tell you all about the plan. MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON A HAPPY ONE THE PLAINVILLE TRUST CO. PLAINVILLE, CONN. Opened Monday and Friday Evenings of next week for Club Accounts. You Can Join Any Time Up to January 22nd.