New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1915, Page 15

LD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915. City tems COUCH JURY DISAGREE AND IS DISMISSED James Dawson is home from R. P. I. for the holiday John Donnelly of South Main street Manslaughter As Result of Auto s home from Fordham college for the | Christmas vacation. J. J. Walsh is ill at his home on Dassett strect, Joseph Smith was Officer O’Keefe this «drunkenness, ! | | Harry Milkowitz, a student in the | | Hartford Physician Charged With | Fatality Under Bonds of $1,000 Hartford, December 24.—Reporting a hopeless disagreement, the jury considering the case of Dr. Arthur R. accused of m: slaughter in causing the death Oc- tober 7 of John Halsey Buck, Jr., the eight vears old son of John H. Buck when his automobile struck the youngster at Asylum avenue and Gil- Jett street, was dismissed last nighr by Judge Gardiner Greene. Dr. Couch was put on trial last Monday <nd tha case went to the jury yesterday. Al- though the jury had agreed to keep secret what transpired in the jury room, it is understood that it stood six to six with no hope of breaking the deadlock. The jury was out six hours twice returned to the courtroom he- fore the final disagreement was re- ported. The first time they sought | information on a point of law and the second informed Judge Greene of a hopeless disagreement. Dr. Couch was held at the instance of the state’s attorney in bonds of $1,000, the same as before, which were furnished Ly by for arrested afternoon engineering department at Syracuse university, is home for the Christmas vacation. For the laccommodation of its cus- tomers the New Britain Trust com- pany will be open for the receipt of deposits on Christmas eve from eight o'clock to ten'o’clock. The bank will be closed all day Christmas.—advt. Trving Racklin is home from New York university law school to spend the vacation with his parents. You will find our Christinas goods right and fairly priced. No exclusive prices for ordinary merchandise. Bes- se-Leland Co.—advt. Filmore Ohman, son of Rev. Dr. 8. G. Ohman has accepted a position in the orchestra of the John Wanamaker store in New York. Arthur F. Connor of East and | | i | | Main POLICE —I:ENSION FUND GIVEN $100 H. C. Noble, Treasurer of North & Judd Manufacturing Company Sends Check This Morning. As a token of the which the factory officials feel for the efficient service rendered by the members of the New Britain Police department during the strike riots at the factory ls fall, Howard C. Noble, treasurer of the North & Judd Manu- fatcuring company today sent a check for $100 to be turned into the Police Pension Fund. During the strike last fall several dangerous fights occurred at the appreciation | gates of the North & Judd plant and | one riot occurred there. During all this trouble the policemen rendered | most efficient service which was | greatly appreciated by Mr. Noble and | other officials. At the’ time 2N | voiced their hearty thanks and today’s | check is further evidence of their ap- | preciation. Charles Glover, general manager of the Corbin Screw corporation sent a { box of perfectos to police headquar- { ters which was distributed among the | men. Today Charles Corbin sent an- | other box of cigars to the police- men with the season’s greetings. We Wish You a Merry hristmas We are open this evening—and If you have someone to whom you wish to give a practical, sensible gift come in and see what we have to offer. Large selections for Man, Woman and Boy. FUR SETS TOILET SFTS RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EX CHANGE. Represented by E. W. Eddy. New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg., Tel 20 SCOVILLE MFG. CO. 40 NORTH & JUDD 40 NEW BRITAIN MACHIN 30 UxION MFG. CO. FINANCIAL NEWS HIGHER LEVEL OF PRICE ON MARKET Gonsiderable Activity Displayed U S Rubber Co. Steel pfd Car Chemieal. . estinghouse SCOVILL 1S M | PER GENT PE By Many Issues on Exchange New York, Dec. 24.—Wall St. 10:30 a. m.—Early trading in stocks today was marked by considerable activity and a higher level of prices. United States Steel changed hands in lots of 1,000 to 4,000 shares at 87 to 87 1-8, a moderate advance over yesterday and New York Central, Pennsylvania and Erie were fractionally higher, of- ferings of a 1,000 or more shares being freely absorbed. Coppers were less conspicious, but some war issues, notably Baldwin Locomotive and American Can were higher, as also was Mercantile Marine . preferred. Anglo- French bonds were extremely active, with a sale of one lot of 500 ($500,000) at 94 1-2, the low quota- tion since the day following of the ! his brother, Elbert L. Couch. No an- nouncement has been made regarding a new trial and it is not known whether the state intends to drop the case or take it up at the March term of the court. The accident which cost the boy his life was of a most tragic charac- ter. The youngster appeared from be- | hind an Asylum avenue trolley car and darted in front or to the left side of the Dr. Couch’s automobile which | t:unk Kellar of Atlantic strect was being driven east on the south |1 confined to his home with several side of the street. Coroner J. Gilbert | broken ribs, received when a friendly acting on the case found criminal | tripped him as a joke. negligence and in the Hartford police Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hawksworth rourt.DrA Couch was held for the | of Stanley street will celebrate their Superior court on the charge of man- twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at slaughter. their home tomorrow. Charles Kempshall a well known member of Stanley Post, G. A. R., is confined to his home on Main street as the result of a sprained ankle sus- tained by falling on Main streef dur- ing the past week. Four generations will be at the reunion of the Sheldon fam- ily at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Sheldon of Bassett street, tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Charles I.. Sheldon of Holyoke and son Bur- dette will be present. Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Sheldon will have thelir daughter with them. Miss Marian A. Sheldon and Mr and Mrs. Arthur Tuttle and son Kenneth will also be there. Among local young men home from college for the Christmas recess are: Willlam Walsh, Fordham; John Walsh, University of Pennsylvania, Nathan Jaffree, Jefferson Medical college, A. A. Buell, Connecticut Agricultural college; Raymond James, Connecticut Agriculturs: college; Howard W. Woods, Sherrod Skin- TRAVELING SETS SHIRT WAISTS street will spend the holidays with | E. DinNono of Church street pre- his sister in Haverhill, Mass. s # | sented the police department with a | Secretary ‘A. H. Andrews of the E 3 ¥ | tox of cigars today. | Chamber of Commerce will spend = < | Christmas with relatives in Brockton, | S LR Masa. DIERS CHRISTIH Carl O. Johnson, formerly of this ) - ity, has been liberated from state ~ and has gone west to joln his Substantial Gains in Wi During Past Wi Yurnished by Richter & The local market has beel tive during the past week | stantial advances in some o stocks. Scovill Manufactus pany has sold up as high as| share carrying the regular of 2 per cent. payable Janu 5 per cent extra, payable at time. This stock is now g bid, 495 asked ex. dividend. bit of this stock has been Y New Britain by shrewd inves ook for higher prices. The is reported to be making pi ore per cent. a day on the stock. During each of the I months a § per cent. extra declgred. If this is continuel e the year the stock nets sligl New York Stock Exchange quota- [ 12 per cent, at the presen ‘fons furnished by Richter & Co.. | Niles-Bement-Pond common members of the New York Stock Ex- | comewhat stronger and is qu change. Represented by E. W. Wddy. | bid, 192 asked. This compan Dec. 24, 1015 censervatively managed and d High Low Close|are being paid at the rate d Am Beet Sugar 70 70 cent, per annum, although Allis Chalmers 3214 wre reported at the present ti Am #g Chem .... 71 7 at anywhere from 40 per ces Am Car & Fdy Co. 78 7814 | per cent. There has been qu Am Can .... 60 | of buying of National Surety. Am Can ptd . 111 a New York concern whose ma Am Loco 691% | ness is in surety bonds, but s Am Smelting 104% war started they have be Am Sugar 1153 | pioneers in issuing bonds Am Tobacco 203 { Allles guaranteeing fulfillm Am Tel & Tel ...129% 128% i contracts entered into with ol Anaconda Cop 89% 887% | supplying munitions. The s A TS Fe Ry Co.107% 106% | Guoted 194 bid, none offered, NECKWEAR S COLLAR BOXES GRANTS FORECLOSURE. SUSPENDER SETS Foreclosure was granted in the COMBINATION SETS superior court, today, for the LADIES’ AND MEN’S avings Bank of Rockville against HANDKERCHIEFS property of Frank Seigel, in New ETC. Britain. The debt is $2,572.09, and THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE Judge Tuttle set January 28 as STORE. date for Seigel to redeem and Feb- uary for the New Britain Lum- ber & Coal company. The order also scts out tbat Frank A Shailer, the maker of the note, has no in- terest in the property at present. Germans being the fathers of the Christmas tree, they do not forget it even when fighting. Wherever the attacks of the nemy permit, they set up the beautiful ‘“‘Weihnachtsbaum’ and assemble about it with song and comment that bring tears to the eves of men parted from their homes in the fatherland. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Thomas F. Bowen. The funeral of Thomas F. Bowen took place from the home of his sister, Mrs. W, J, Pecbles, this morn- ing, with a sofemn requiem mass at St. Mary’s church at 9 o'clock. Rev. William Krause officiated and inter- | Syndicate dissolution. ment was in St. Mary's cemetery, |~ Close—Inactive rails, Marine pre- The pall bearers were James E.|ferred and minor coppers were mod- O'Brien, John F. Meehan, Thomas [erately active later with recovery in Lord, Michael Sexton, Gerald Mec- [©lls. The closing was firm. Donald and Patrick Sexton. GANG FIGHT TAKES New York, Dec. 24.—The Greek PLACE IN SALOON steamship Thessaioniki from Greek ports to New 1 ork, wa reported today — by wireless as having been so dam- aged by rough weather as to necessi- | TWo Men Arc Badly Beaten in Boller- tate her sending cut wireless calls for assistar.ce: A message relayed through the stean_er Toannina said that at 2:30 p. m.. Wednesday the Thessaloniki re- ported her engine and boiler room flooded. The Italian steamer Stam- palia ncarby picked up the call and went to the ship's assistance, remain- ing alongside until 11 p. m A further message received here AGAINST ENTENTE POWERS. FIRE LATE TODAY. Shortly before 3:30 o’clock this afternoon the fire department was called out to a slight fire in Dionne’s house on Gilbert street. There was no damage. An alarm was sounded from box 41. ESTABROOK MAY SPEAK. Greek Feeling in Macedonia Rapidly Increasing. Berlin, Dec. 24, by Wireless to Sayville—‘‘Greek feeling in Mace- donia against the entente powers is rapidly increasing according to re- perts from Athens received by the Frankfurter Zeitung,” says the Over- seas News Agency, which adds: “The despatches assert that the Anglo- French commanders, for strategical reasons, ordered the evacuation of twenty prospering towns between Landzade and Galiko rivers, it being stipulated that these places must be cvacuated within forty-eight hours. “The Greek population attempted to resist the order, the Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent says, and asked for help at Athens, but the represen- tatives there of the entente powers de- clard that force would be used if the towns were not immediately evacu- ated.” Famous Presidential Possibility Com- ing If Third Warders Can Get.Him. Henry D. Estabrook of New. York and Nevada, who 1s mentioned as onc of the strongest presidential possibil- ities on the republican ticket, may ap- pear at the third ward banquet to be given in Turner hall on February 11 or 12. An effort is being made by the committee in charge to get Mr. Esta- Brook to come here to speak on “Pre- paredness.” Mr. Estabrook is regarded as one of the best orators in the country and his name has already been placed in nomination for the presidency by the Wwesterners. Mr. Estabrook’s picture appeared in last evening's Herald with a comprehensive sketch, present = S GREEK STEAMER DAMAGED. Proceeding Toward New York With 300 Passengers Aboard, 32% ers’ Saloon, Next to Police Station. While the police court was peace= fully in session meting out punish- ment to wrong doers this morning, a furious and bloody fight was in prog- ress in Bollerers’ saloon, located next door on Commercial street, in which James Elliott of Elizabethport, N. J., 1 ADDRESSES SALESMEN. Rev. J. E. Klingberg told of the work of. the Children’s Home, of which ‘Heé ‘fs supervisor, at a meeting PARCELS POST EXCLUDED. of the salesmen of the Stanley Rule | ner, Burdette Bassette, Sidney Pol- and Level company yesterday. He | son, R. P. L; Daniel Pouzzner, gave a brief history of the home since | Syracuse; Robert Vance, Maxwell its founding twelve years ago. The | Porter, Donald Gaffney, Iver Axelson, salesmen showed their appreciation | enry Leupold, Yale; George Brady, of Rev. Klingberg's work by making | frarvard; Graydon Cowles, Gordon hm a liberal gift. Robinson, Fred Lang and Edward Curran, Middlebury. BRITISH LOSSES UP TO DEC. 9, 528,227 BRITISH SHIP ABANDONED. Crew of Steamer Northmount Landed in West Indies. Turk’'s Island, West Indies, Dec. 24.—The steamer Yaqui landed here today the crew of the British steamer Northmount, from Newport News for Trinidad, which was abandoned on December 18. The Yaqui picked up the Northmount’s crew the day fol- lowing. Premicr Asquith Tota] Figures of Casualties to House of Commons. London, Dec. 24, 12:09 a. m.—Re- plying to a written question by P. A. Molteno, member of the house of commons, Premier Asquith today gave the total British casualties up to Dec- 9 as 528,227, he figures of the casualties, as giv- en by Premier Asquith, corrected the figures concerning losses at the Dar- danelles given yestcrday in the house jpf commons. At that time the cas- halties up to Dec. 11 were glven as 12,921, a small total than the premier ave today for the operations to Dec. R .The abandoned steamer was a ves- sel of 1,908 tons gross, built in 1908 at Dumbarton, and owned by the Montreal Transportation company, Ltd., of Montreal. DRINKS ACID BY MISTAKE. Poquonnoc, Dec. 24, —Edwin H. Moore cf this place, a fireman in the employ of the New Haven road is in a very serious condition at a Provi- dence hospital from drinking acid by mistake. Thurcdav just before board- ing his engine Moore drank from a jug he supposed contained water, but which was filled with acid used for engine tests. He¢ was hurried to a Providence hospital. At first it was thought he could not recover but he | is now believed to have an even chance. His wife has been sum- moned to his bedside. The casualties were distributed as follow: Flanders and France, Offi- rst and men 387,988; Dardanelles, icers and men 114,555; other thea- fers. officers and men 25,684. FORTY-TWO OPPOSED. chstag Members Against New War Credit of Ten Billion Marks. aris, Dec 24, noon.—A Zurich des- | ptch says that the number of Reich- | g members who opposed the new credit of ten billion marks adopt- | P Tuesday, was larger than at fi TRAINS CRASH IN FOG. Galena, Kas., Dec. ¥4.—John Bray, a fireman, was killed and twentyeight borted. According to this informa- | passengcrs were injured, several seri- on, twenty social democrats abstain- ously today, when a Missouri, Okla- from voting which, with the so- | noma and Gulf accommodation train alists who voted in crashed during a heavy fog, into a st. pakp the total opposed to the Loufs and San Francisco passenger i1t lonktoxivatRo; train, standing at the station. The ac- commodation train tcre half way through the last sleeping coach of the Frico rain. All the Injured were on the latter train, Berlin despatches of Tuesday said nteen socialists voted in the nega- e. TU. 8. STEAMER l')vl;l‘:\ll\'ED Mexico City, Dec. 24.—Free house ; rent for a vear for impoverished wi- Ll dows of Carranza soldiers is a phil- London, Dec. 21— (Delayed by cen- | anthropy which the new government r)—A despatch to Lloyds from Mal- | has undertaken. Two hundred such says that American Steamer Mon- has been detained there. | | mcrican Levant Craft Montana Held | | decree of Gen. Piar R. Sanchez, chicf _ | of the second division of the . west, fllfe Montana is a small vessel of | according to advices available here to- pitons gross, owned by the Archipe- | day. To accomplish this many hous- 0 American Steamship Co., of Smy- | es have been commandeered. ~ Docu- sand Portland, Maine. mentary evidence that the husband T { was killed in a campaign is required of the widow applicant. MAY LEAVE NAVY YARD, ashington, Dec. 24.—Officers and | n of the German auxiliary cruisers | MAIL MAIL MAIL. lonprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eite] Postmaster Delaney reports today edrich, interned at the Norfolk | that the post office is coping adequate- y Yard have been granted per- | ly with the heavy rush of mail re- on to leave the navy yard to at- | ceived at the office during the past Christmas Day services in Nor- | few days. On Thursday evening with- wchurches. Secretary Danjels in four hours 300 sacks of mailing howmiced this today after conferring | matter was shipped from the office. hiBecretary Lansing on a request | The force handles about 1,000 sacks he German commanders. { daily during the present rush. homes have been established by the | Not Granted Tmmunity at the Hague, | Says Great Britain. London, Dec. 24, 5:10 p. m.—In re- plying to the Swedish government' protest against the seizure of parcels post packages sent from the United States for Sweden, the British gov- ernment will cite the action of the 1907 conference at The Hague. A resolution which was moved by a German delegate and adopted unani- mously excluded the parcel post from the protection given by the sang conference to the letter post. This resolution was concurred in by the Swedish delegate. Under the resolution first class mail was granted immunity from sei zure on the high seas but the parcels post was excluded expressly from such immunit; COUNTRY PROSPERFOUS. Chicago, Dec. 24.—Officials of ex- press companies here pointing today to a huge increase in express business | in the last six months drew from it the conclusion that the country is prosperous. Christmas business, they say, has been 30 per cent. more than last year and in the last half year | the volume of express has increased to such proportions that special trains have been run and thousands of fecet of floor space have been added to their working quarters. RAWLINGS FOUND GUILTY. Newark, Ohio, Dec. 24.—After be- ing out all night a jury in common pleas court today returned a verdict of guilty in the case of A. L. Rawlings, a former prominent business man of this city, who was charged with forgery of notes aggregating $250,- 000. Sentence was deferred. STEAMER AT ANCHOR. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Dec. 23.— An unidentified steamer was at anchor early today, four miles northwest of Muskegat Island and more than five miles off her course through Nun- tucket Sound. The weather was hazy and comparatively calm. The bl S | coast guard cutter Acushnet has pro- FREE HOUSE RENT FOR ‘WIDOWS | ceeded to the scene. i TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATIO NOTICE. IF owner of white setter dog wishes station. 12-24-1d Your Family From Winter Colds Hale’smHoney Of Horehound and Tar It stops coughs before they become serious. Contains no opium nor anything injurious. Sold by all druggists. Pike's Toothache Drops Stop the Pain | greetings, | that no better | peace, | Scutari to | ana shortly before noon today stated that the Thessaloniki s all right and was proceeding toward New York un- { = der her own power making about nine miles »n hour. The Thessaloniki has about 200 passengers on board, PEACE LEAD BY POPE. Cardinal Vannutelli, Says Pontiff is the Fittest to Take Initiative. Rome, Dec. 23, 7:40 p. m.—In his address to Pope Benedict today on the occasion of the reception by the Pontiff of the sacred college, which visited him to extend Christmas Cardinal Vannutelli said time than Christmas could be chosen to speak of peace | in a year in which there had been so much sorrow and bloodshed. The cardinal declared that the Pope is the fittest to take the lead in restoring right and justice, having no interest of his own to further. “The Pontiff's post as ‘vicar of the King of Pecace’ entitles him to be me- diator for the good of humanity, said Cardinal Vannutelli. KING PETER AT AVLONA. Serbian Prince Arrives in Rome After Adventurous Escape. Rome, Dec. 23, 10:15 p. m.—Prince Alexis Karageorgevich of Serbia, a cousin of King Peter, has arrived | here after an adventurous escape from Albania with his wife. says that what The prince left of the Serbian | Army has resumed contact with the | Bulgarians each | fighting has been going on for tnrec of Elbassan, where consecutive days. King Peter went on horseback from Tirana the Prince states, then to Avlona, from which place he is watching the operations | of nis army which is commanded by Gen. Missitech. APPEALS TO FARMER! Berlin, via London, Dec. 24, 5 p. m.—The Prussian minister of agri- culture has appealed to farmers to in- crease their acreage of sugar heots. The appeal says that a vear ago far- mers were urged to restrict the beet area and plant more grain becau information, please call at the police | it Seemed uncertain whether Germar | woula have a sufficient supp 14 grain and because foreign sugar mar- kets were closed to Germany. Now, however, this situation is wholly changed, and the sugar beet product is needed. MURDER CASE CONTINUED. Danbury, Dec. 24.—The case of Alexander Bochnia, the vear-old boy who shot and killed his step-father, Alexander Bochnia, Mou- day night, was continued in the city court today until Thursday, to await the conclusion of {he inquest beinyg conducted by Coroner Phelan of Bridgeport, which is in progress this afternoon. seventeen- was badly beaten and an unknown companion received a broken nose. Officer Patrick Howley noticed El- liott walking towards the Park Hotel with his face and head covered with blood and seemingly in a dazed condi- tion. The man could not tell defin- itely where the fight took place, but declared he had been beaten by a gang of foreigners. Officer Howley finally found out that the fight had occured in Pollerers’ saloon. Elliott, who is A member of the high tension line gang, was in the sa- loon with an unknown acquaintance. The latter was sitting at a table when he suddenly became engaged in a furl- ous fight with a gang. The stranger was being worsted and his nose was brok- en by one blow. He was then knocked to the floor and his assailants were kicking him when Eliott entered the fray. He, too, came off second best. His upper lip was split from his nose to his teeth and it required =several stitches by Dr. Joseph Walsh to close the wound. His head was also badly cut. The police are conducting an in- vestigation. GERMANS REGAIN LOST POSITiON IN VOSGES ¥rench Driven Out of Trenches on Northern Slope of Hartmanns- ‘Wellerkopf. Dec. 24, 3:45 p. m.—The Germans have completely regained the position on Hartmanns-Weiler- kopf, in the Vosges region, recently taken by the French, it was officially announced by army headquarters to- day. The French have been driven out of the trenches they still occupied on the northern slope of the peak, it is declared. The text of today's follows: ‘Western theater of war: The en- artillery fire has been lively at certain points, especially in the Vosges “A nocturnal hand grenade attack against our positions on the heights of Souain was easily repulsed.. The position on Hartmanns-Well- erkopf has been completely regained. The French also were driven out the trench section in the northern slope of the mountain, “There is nothing to report on the castern and Balkan theaters of war.” Berlin, statement is YOUTH DROWNED. City Lad Breaks Thin Ice on Pond. Jewett City, Dec. 24.—Anthony Dumkouski, nine years old, broke through thin ice on the Ashland Mill Pond today and was drowned. The body was recovered. The boy with a companion of alout the same age was on the ice after driftwood. ~ When he went through i the lad ran for assistance but al- Jewett Through Baldwin Loco ....1158 B & O ces 94% BRT . ess 8TH% Beth Steel .......471 Butte Superior ... 70% Canadian Pac ....181 Central Leath ... 53% Ches & Ohio .... 63% Chino Copper . 65% Chi Mil & St Paul. 94% Col F & I 531 Cons Gas ........1458% Crucible Steel .... T4% Del & Hudson 152% Distillers Sec 49% Erie e 42% Erie 1st pfd... 56% General Elec\.....174 Goodr! Rub T4Y Great Nor pfd ....126 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 493 Inspiration .... 455 Kansas City so 311 Lehigh Valley ed.. 81% Maxwell Motor Ty Mex Petroleum 106 National Lead. . 661 N Y C & Hudeon.108% Nev Cons 16% NYNH&HRR Y% N Y Ont & West.. 30% Northern Pac L118% Norfolk & West ..122% Pac Mail 8 8 Co.,, 11% Penn R R . 59% Pressed Steel Car . 65 Ray Cons ceel. 24% Reading o 825 Rep I & S com 5514 Southern Pac .. Southern Ry . Studebaker Tenn Copper . Texas Oil Union Pac .. Utah Copper . 118 94 87 471 67% 1651 22614 13814 80% | parture Common is ] | sales having been at 196 an | This stock pays 12 per cent., the present price nets over 6 pd | Bristol Brass has advanced | points, 70 being bid, 72 asked, | Manufacturing company has d | their regular 2 per cent. divide | 6 per cent. extra payable Janual | and has practically been wit | from the market. Quotations ¢ | bid, 86 asked ex dividend. New Britain Machine is quite and is quoted 82 bid, 84 asked vidend. Stanley Works is quof] 73 asked ex the regular J; dividend of 2% per cent. All other stocks remain prac the same. Amcrican Hardware bid, 126 asked, Landers, Frai | Clark is 61 bid, 623 asked, Ne; 181 bid, asked and Stanley Rule & Lev| 395 bid, 406 asked. We look to sce the market | for some time to come. MISS ALICE BUNCE DEAD) Hartford, Dec. 24.—Miss Bunce, 65 years old, died suddenl | day. Physicians said cause of d was obscure and they were not | pured to diagnose it. Miss Bunee | a member of one of Hartford's o families. It has been connected the Phoenix bank 100 years. Hi L. Bunce, president of the U . | States bank is a brother. GENERAL INURPASE IN WAG New York, Dec. 24.—Bptween 8, and 7,000 employes of the Brool Rapid Transit company today ceived a Christmas gift from the cd pany in the form of a general incrd in wages to take effect January 1 was estimated that the increase wol total about $250,000 a year, BUY OHIO OIL A Standard Oil Subsidiary which nets 149,. This stock should sell for $1000 a share and is the best pur- chase among all the Standard Oils. the asking. Reasons why, for JOHN H. PUTNAM & CO. 49 PEARL ST. HARTFORD, CONN. 318 MAIN STREET. SPRING ILD, MASS, 68 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK. though it came promptly, it arrived | too tate. ~———— Connecitcut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. 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