New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1916, Page 7

(ihsne Number Charter ‘UP TO AND INCLUDING SEPT. 8TH, We will Close (Mail Orders Carefully NEW., BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916. Fitted) Fridays at Noon. Compare our prices, and our goods if you want the best reasons why you should trade with us It is not so much the amount of space one takes in advertising as it it the real values that are offered. Prices alone of the articles’ worth, that can only parison that we invite. Our syndicate connection glves vantage over most stores. The quantities taken, direct manufacturers, and importing can the best proof of it. CLE. CURTAINS. giv be told by comparison, and it is com- e no positive idea us a decided ad- dealings with ‘he ourselves all foreign merchandise, you can casily see why we can give you the most for your money. Comparison is N-UP SALE AT DRAPERY DEPARTMENT OF ODD PAIRS LACE To make room for our new Fall line, we have taken all lace, serim and marquisette window hangings where there are but of a kind, some four pair of a_pattern and marked them prices to close out quickl curtains for. o drape them tastefully and ¢t a bargain. Serim Curtains in white and beige, regular $1.75 value, reduced to only $1.10 pair. s Marquisette Curtains with renafs- ce insertion in white, regular 0 value offered to you at $3.25 ivory and beige ivory and beige wi and edge. Reduc only $3.50 a padr. Cluney Lace Curtain in white, reg- SHuney, ular $6.00 kinds for $4.50 pair. Reg- ular $8.00 kinds for $5.50 per pair. Madras Curtains— with colored border. © $2.25 very special for Snowflake (Dutch Regula $1.69 pair. sty1a) $4.60 kind a pair. Unusual HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE Fine Voile Curtains Lace Curtains regular $4.60 kinds for $8.50 pair Regular $7.50 kinds for $5.00 pair. A real bargain for the wise. Irish Point Curtains, the regular reduced to $3.20. The regular $6.60 kind reduced to $5.50 DELIVERY FOR. NEW BRITAIN YOU OCAN two or three pair at greatly reduced You may bave a room that you would like It it has two, three or four windows, this is your opportunity in white, with insertion, regular $3.00 values for $2.25 pair. Marquisette Curtains in white, ith linen insertion ed from $5.00 for in Arab, values. DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF U8 1899 1900 e 100.12 Mr. Demirg saild the committee re- | alized these accounts could never be | collected, according to the act of the ! g Berlin News | recent legislature and affered two res- * FINALLY SETTLED i Board of Finance Presents Item- ized Report at Town Meeting 222.24 and military taxes uncollected during | that period be abated and the other, | arding the abatement of the prop- taxes, which amounted to $1, 2. After a brief discussion, the meeting voted to adopt the resolution. Chairman Deming then presented the second part of the report, which covers from 1901 to 1914 A | page 70 of the 1901 was mi I 1§ A TAME AFFAIR| a careful audit by referring to the Uncollected Taxes Prior hook rate maker’s book and found that. there is still due the town from that | vear $153. The amounts found uncollecte? 1900 | 4yring that period follow: to Abated and Efforts Will Be Made 114.60 108.36 63 .22 .84 39 93 .02 .27 53 B2 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 28 1914 .. 89 The total amount was approximate- Iv §5,000. Mr. Deming then explained the board had considered the matter from all angles. The members did rot belleve drastic action will be nec- essary to obtain the taxes. It offered the suggestion that any apparent shartage be proved to the varfous col- lectors and a settlement be made. In many cases it has been found that persons have receipts for taxes and they have not recetved credit on the Tooks. A resolution was then passed instructing the selectmen to have the town auditors examine all baoks and {ake necessary action to protect the town, First Selectman William H. Gibney wished to know if the commlttee meant by ‘“necessary steps” to bring cuit Chairman Deming replied in the afirmative. Mr. Lewis sald the reso- mentary rules must be abided by.|ytion would nat “get anywhere” be- The chair had allowed certain lati- | o,uge many people have recelpts tude in previous meetings, but now | <izned by the town treasurer, which to Settle All Others—Adjourns Sine | ‘Die—Lightning’s Pranks, Though the elements stormed with-| out and the heavens let loose a deluge | on the town of Berlin last nevertheless the sixth annual meeting evening, | adjourned | a affair, About sixty citizens were pres- | ent when Moderator Charles M. Jarvis called the meeting ta order. Ths feel- ing was prevalent that the gathering would finally dispose of the back tax matters and later events justifieq this feeling. The business was done in a businese-like manner and evervone felt a certain satisfaction when the meeting adjourned sine die about 9:45 | o'clock. Town Clerk Francis Shaw Tead the minutes of the previous meeting, which were accepted Colonel Jarvis called the attention of the voters to the fact that this was the sixth adjournment and said that while he realizes the back tax question is important, he thought al- together too much time had been £pent on it The matter has been “footballed lang enough already.” He cxpressed the hope that no personali- | tiés would be indulged in, for all cause animosity, and cautioned all that par- | town was prosaic | felt it is “time to get down ta brass! g, not show on the collector's books. | tacks.” He then called on Francis| Deming, finance Tt 1e board The b Mr. Gibney suggested that the audit- chairman of the board of | rc ajsa have the treasurer’s books at for the report of that bhoard.| (e same time, so a successful audit > report as presented reflected 1o | coulg be made. Auditor George Sul- credit on the members af thelljvan said Mr. Atwater and he had t being te in every detail. | founq on some books the letter ‘B’ had spent considerable| itor an amount paid. He surmised labor the books and the | tnat stood far the name of William ot opinion those pres-| pyjkelev, who was town treasurer at was that it was done in an excel- | {pe time. Mr, Sullivan also spoke of manner and after the meeting| tpe need of a monthly andit of the lividual members were the | town’s books and expressed a hape a of many laudatory remar! | future meeting would order this to be ard con of tent the ir meeting passed the resolution offered by Collector Lewis. Lewis’ Report. Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis then bresented a report of his collections from September 1, 1915, to August 1 1916. It follows: ' Taxes s Interest Lijens Previous to list of 1914: $1,129.23 $119.79 $12.00 1914 list: 7,787.79 1915 list: 24,853 11.01 personal Total $ 1,261.02 454 4,863 1914 the 1915 e tax list of 1 $300 ana o total amon of his collections ing that period was $35,420 The moderator suggested the report be accepted and a vote thanks be passed to the collector. This was done, the meeting adjourned sine die and the citizens wended their way homeward, feeling the back tax question w the member: prorhesied. School Board Meets. a of the finance board had hall concluding the tax business, the school board held its monthly meeting in the court room, and transacted rou- tine business. At present, the drink- ing fountains in the Kensington Gram- mar school run all the time. This is considered extravagance and the board decided to have automatic bub- blers installed. The pupils will sim- ply turn a handle and the cool spark- ling water will issue forth. It was estimated they will cost approximately $3.25 apiece and six will be pur- chased. The resignation of Miss Adele Mur- ray, as teacher in the sixth grade of the Kensington Grammar school was accepted with regret and the secretary was instructed to forward to Miss Murray an expressicn of the board’s appreciation of her services. The following bills were ordered paid: State board of education, $23: solidated school district, tuition for nine pupils at Smith school for sixty- | four weeks, $32; W. J. Seibert, $6; George H. Baldwin, coal, $917.70; C. | I Pierce, $2; Gotfred Kundrich, 85 Edward E. Babb company, $6.50; C. M. Weldon, $2; Peckham, Little com- | pany, $10; C. S. Hammond com- | pany, $16.67; F. W. Martin, $9; Am- | erfcan_Paper Goods company, $5.4 {n}m Rembert, $1.50; Fred Hubbard, $7.30. | Lightning Pranks. The storm of yesterday afternoon was one of the heaviest experienced in this town in some time. A bolt of | lightning, presumably entering by the wire, passed through the front part of G. C. Goodwin's on Worthing- ton Ridze and took all the paper off the walls in the front rooms on the firet and second floors. Mrs. Goodwin was in the parlor at the time, but e: caped any injury. Two cows belongi c’'ple facing the report Mr. Deming safl: | qone, The resolution was then amend- last legislature haq passed an|eq to include the treasurer’s books, outlawing all taxes over fifteen; = opjjectar Lewis said that many have old. The committee has divided | (jaimed to have receipts for the years repert in two sections, the flrst) ;; guestion but have refused to show ng from 1888 to 1900. The 1891 He did think the collector ds=instand ihasspcenitorisoys be respansible for the costs of fhe comm cls there | opy cuit which might arise out of tak- othing zalned by rchashing | yng necessary steps to have the PIELOKS arding | ceipts produced and twished a resolu- { tion that the town would stand re- sponsible for any suits brought on the previous to 1914 the statutes regard- the genial mod attornes suits of that brought in the name replied the first se- them = should re ttee fo would be former c at book The fallowing amount to be uncollected re- reie founad ars 1888 “What do say 1889 1890 1892 i) e cuting an to pros “The S that | nature must of the collectar,” | 1ectman | But things had been going along smoothly all evening and no one was desirious of ruftling any other, so the to N. L. Backley in Beckley, g under a tree, were struck and killed. Fast Berlin lost one of its landmarks, when a huge maple tree, which stood on Main street, just above E. W. Mil- drum’s place was felled across the road. It required the efforts of many townspeople, line gangs of the trolley - and electric light companies to remove | the nbstruction Tension Wire Trouble. little effect Last eve- wires near and ! The storm also had no on the tension wire service ning, about 6 o'clock, the the t Gerlin depot dropped soon flames were enveloping the structure A bucket brigadc v | formed ana soon quenched the flames, | Tt s thought the wires were weakened and the strong current caused a fuse to blow out. As a result of the storms yesterday, "repons in shape for presentation | cept for the construction of new roads |in the Westwood | selectmen have confined of | interred for all time, as | ‘While the citizens were in the town ! Susan B. Dyer, $5; New Britain Con- | zing | Plainville News GLOSE FISCAL YEAR WITH DEBTS ERASED "Revenue from Taxation Suficient to Pay Town Bills YEAR ENDS NEXT WEEK| | Poor Account Will Show Reduction— Police anl Court Expenses Will Figure Up Well—May First P ment on Bonded Indebtedness. While it is considered that there will be a balance | appreciable size remaining, the | of selectmen now believe that | town will close its fiscal year Wednesday with all bills paid, revenue derived from taxation at the | | increased rate being sufficient to { cover the expenses. First Selectman | Johnson this morning asserted that at the close of the year the | town will not be any further in | debt, providing the cost of maintain- | ing the school is not greatly in ex- | cess of the estimate made by the committee in charge some time ago. Tomorrow evening when the se lectmen hold the last meeting of the fiscal year the matter of closing the ! books next week will be considered, the board preparing to start a new | year on August 16. The town's year now closes on August 15 as the | result of action taken at the town ! meeting. The date has bheen set early to enable the selectmen to have their to the voters before the annual election. According to Mr. Johnson the var- ious departments of which the se- lectmen have jurisdiction will not | be greatly changed as far as expenses are concerned from last year's. F: improbable of any board the | park section, the their high- | way work for the year to repairs and as a consequence there will not be more than a nominal increase in the cost of streets. The poor account is expected to show a substantial decrease. The past vear has been one of marked pros- perity and as there has been plenty of work there has been no excuse for charity applications, except in a few | cases. During the past two vears several of those who for a long time had been supported hy the town have died and as the selectmen took on very few to take their places, the ex- pense of looking after the needs of unfortunates has not heen large. Although the appropriation for po- licing the streets was limited to § by the 11 town meeting, the sc ‘1((‘!“':1“ that cost | lice | for the assigned men to duty occasions, the constables have been a | tive and they have collected conside able in fees from law-breakers who came in their path. This they were able to do by the opening of the trans | fer station at the freight yards. Nearly 1,000 men, many of whom are in the derelict class, have been given em- ployment at the station since the be- ginning of the year and because of their drinking proclivities, a represen- tatve number of them have been locked up by the police. In probably the mafority of cases the accused men were efther sentenced to jail or owing to their inability to i ann | coing the only on special | the high tension wires set fire to the box on the pole at the northeast of the Berlin depot this morning before six o'clock. The box was totally de- stroyed by flames. Many railroad em- ployees tried to put on a stream of water, but when the hose was at- tached to the pump, the pressure was not great enough to throw a stream. The Insulation around the wires was destroved and consequently no trains could run over the Middletown pranch untii after 9 o'clock. The system is fed from this box. The Con- hecticut River Special stopped at the depot this morning for the first time, in order to take those wishing to reach Middletown, to Meriden, where the trolley lines were running. The Berlin Construction also obtains its electric power, via this box, and wae | unable to commence work in the yard until about 8:30 o’clock. Festival Postponed. The lawn festival under the auspices of the East Berlin Village Improve- ment soclety, scheduled at the home of Mrs. Willlam Brown this evening, has bheen indefinitely postponed. Tt was planned to allow all the children to be present, but Dr. R. M. Griswold, as health officer, requested last weel, that there be no large gatherings of voung people, until after the infantile paralysis scare has subsided. The committee decided the lawn party could not he successful without the children, so the postponement was made. The Kensington Junior Sewing Cir- cle has decided to postpone all meet- ings in accordance with the recom- | mendations of Dr. Griswold. The ci cle generally meets Thursday eve- nings. Briefs. The Kensington Camp Fire Girls will hold a lawn festival at the home | of Miss Myrtle Wooding on Grove Hill this evening. The general public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morgan of East Berlin have returned after a sojourn at Westhrook. The American Paper Goods com- pany is replacing all its wooden flumes with those constructed of steel. While running across the flelds near his home yesterday, Stanley Boyt of | Kensington tripped and fell, severely bruising his arm. He was attended by Dr. C. F. Johnson. The Hartford Silk Store Established 1882, Store Closes Fridays at Noon. HARTFORD Women'’s and Misses’ Ready-to-W Wash Dresses; former prices up to $10.95, August sale price $3.95—1: voile wash Dresses, this season’s, and the best values of the season. Final ¢ New White Wash Skirts, for this sale $1.98—100 new white wassh and very special values. Clearance sale price $1.98. Skirts formerly $3.98, $4.98 and $5.98. August clearance sale price cluding linen other novelty white materials, also fancy crepe in whit styles in plaid taffeta; a number of novelty cords in white and colors Clearance price $2.98. A Small Lot of Odd Suits $5 - we are asking is only a f tion of sk anc A small lot of 15 odd Suits in the original cost of the goods. At this One Lot of Odd Coats at One-third Regular Prices—One rack of odd a number of White Coats, a good assortment of plaid Sport Coats and a fi and black, to close at One-third their original prices. Silk Department Chiffon Taffeta, 36 and $1.75, clearance price $1.29 yard. Fancy Taffeta, 36 inches wide, in stripe and plaid yard; regular $2.00 quality, clearance price $1.59 yard. Crepe de Chine, 40 inches wide in all the wanted shades for street clearance price $1.29 yard; $2.00 quality, clearance price $1.59 yard. Satin de Luxe, 36 inches wide, all shades; regular $1.50, sale price $ Charmeuse, 40 inches wide, all shades; $1.50 qualit sale price $1.2! Silk Jersey for sport wear, 36 inches wide, for coats and dresses. Gre ance sale price $2.00 yard. effects; regular $1 a BLACK SILKS Black Oriental Waterproof Taffeta, 36 inches wide, the $1 grade,, grade, for 98c yard and the $1.50 grade, for $1.29 yard Black Chiffon Taffeta, 36 inches wide; the $1.25 grade, for 99 the $2.00 grade, for $1.59 yard; the $2.50 grade, for $2.00; the $3.00 grade, Messaline, 36 inches wide; $1.25 quality, sale price 98c yard; $1.50 g atin Duche: 34 inches wide, the $2.00 quality, for $1.59 yard. for various parties meet to select candi- dates for town offices. The registrars had a meeting week but they were not overworked, their being no rush to register. Ow- ing to the fact that there is no sur- face indication of contest for nom- inations the voters have not been hur- rying to get on the caucus lists. Brief Items. Fire Chief M. A. Morton, his sitant, B. P. Prior and George A cox will attend the meeting of state firemen's association to be in Thompsonville Wednesday | Thursday of next week. | Mrs. John Hanley and daughter, Jennie, of Waterbury, are the su of Miss Alice O'Hara of Railroad av nue. P cal pay fines spent some time in the Sevms street institutton. Consequently there was an increased expense, all of which had to be borne by the town. This is in addition to the fees collected by the justices and grand jurors for disposing of the cases. Selectman Johnson still holds to the contention that the police problem will never be properly solved until the town appoints an officer, preferably some one from out of town, to do dut regularly on the stre: He believes, with many others, that the town should be given the right to say whether or not it shall elect con- stables. Should the law be in con- formity with this idea, Plainville | could get along without any con- | stables, the officer appointed by the se- lectmen being the only policeman. At tomorrow's meeting the select- men expect to clean up all bills for | r and the 15th they to clo: the hooks. depart from the nsual lding the a tew | hore days in anticipation of checks to help | swell the right side of the ledger. | Bond Matures Oct. 1, | Besides paying the bills for the year the selectmen have followed out the | suggestion of the town meeting by lay- | Hemingway, ing aside $1,000 for the sinking fund |an, who has which fs to be used in paying town | h:‘nfi::w e " |ihaze on 1B1oad istrest forfeinumber Five years ago when the voters de- | O Weeks, remains unchanged. Mrs. e N oRa it o iHeminz“'m' has a remarkable consti- o) tution, Although ninety-five years of nancial mire, ming bonds to cover | = an indebtedness which had been grow- | 28¢ she fought the ravages of pneu- ing slowly but surely for years, they | 107ia successfully, and she bears ap put an extra burden on the shoulders | We/l under other ailments incident to of the selectmen as the money had to | 2dvancing yvears. Her complete re- be secured from the ordinary revenue. | OVery, however, is not expected Although the first bond, amounting to $6,000 is due in October this vear, the voters only provided for the saving of §1,000 a vear to meet it. This would result in insufficlent funds to pay the obligation_ had it not been for the foresight of the selectmen. | Last year the board laid aside an additional $500 and with the accrued interest on tha other savings, the town will have practically enough money to redeem the bond The selectmen have reason to feel encouraged over this condition. Tt is also something for the taxpavers to pondch over, as it means a step tow- ards freeing the town from debt and la a His- the held and nville was visited by an electri- s n of exceptional severity yes- While light- caused no damage e : terday afternoon the ning was sharp it ~ounts open and the storm served to cool the atmosphere without bringing any of the unpleasant features which | experienced in many other places. of Mrs. Olive M. Plainville’s oldest wom- her rere The condition been critically il at Call Conforti for your ice cream and fruit. Orders promptly delivere d at any hour. Telephone 31-2. 3d LOST—Between Byington's drug| stare and post office, purse contain- | v. Finder please return to | T. Kavanaugh, 102 Whiting | Plainville, and receive re- | 8-9-1d street, ward. EX-SEN. THURSTON DEAD. C. S. Hills & Co. Open Saturday linen, wool | every [ on | presented Agents for andard Patterns “The Store of Superior Values.” Evenings Until 9 P. M, AUGUST CLEARANCE SALEPRICES ear Dept. 5 colored white learance price $3.95. irts in all the wanted and linen and materials 98 —About 100 odd Skirts, in- e and colored stripes, two pretty i many very special values. and price they Coats, silverbloom. The price will go quickly. which will be found ew excellent Serge Coats in navy on AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE PRICES inches wide in all the wanted shades for street and evening wear; regularly $1.50 50 quality, clearance price $1.20 nd evening wear; $1.50 quality 1.29 yard. 9 yard. en, old rose and purple, clear- this sale 79c¢ yard. The $1.26 $1.50 grade, for $1.19¢c yard; the for $2.50 yard. rade, for $1.19 yard. AMERICAN WOMEN HONORED IN FRANG One Meets Poincare and Anothe General Jofie 8 Paris, vesterday Aug. 9.—American were signally honored by the president of t republic in Paris, and another at th] field headquarters of General Joffrd caommander of the French army, President and Mme. Poincare vis ited Miss Winifred Holt’s “Lihthouse’ for French soldiers blinded in the wa Ambasador Sharp assisted in receivin womel 1 France—one the president and Miss Holt escorted the party through the spacious build hich patients. ing, accommodates two-scord wag aroused at pushball 1 the courtyard, and he asked what sort Specimens of type. President Paincare’s curiosity being played of game it was. writing, clay modeling, weaving, bas: ketwork, carpet making, painting and scu embroidery. pturing done by tha blind interested Mme. Poincare par-| ticularly The president patient and of France and Miss present American woman to be General Joffre at his Miss Grace Gassette, Learning that Misg Gassette was in the military zone in= troducing a new surgical bandage, the | French commander-in-chief invitedl her to pay him a visit General Joffre told Miss Gassette he brought presents fo thanked Miss Holt| Mrs. Willlam| Anne Morgan behalf Vanderbilt also were The first to headquarters is a Chicago artist placing it on a footing similar to that of successful business corporations. A higher tax rate has been neces- to be sure, to meet this obliga- tion but in the long run the taxpe Omaha, Neb.,, Aug. 9.—John M 1 . h he sac- | 7 ers will reap the benefits of the sac- mhyrston, United States senator from rifice as the town will some day be | .. | rifice a ebraska from 1896 to 1901, died at | Represented Nebraska in Upper House From 1896 to 1901. r | sary, lin a position to make certain improve- n here He had | fol- ments without being hampered by an | his home early today old debt that kept it for a number | been critically ill for fo of vears in the class with backward- | lowing heat prostration moving villages | Mr. Thurston was for a number of Greens Keep Dogs. vears general counsel of the Union \ding the mandate of the | T2elflc Rallway company. | years old selectmen, dog kennels are still con- ducted at the Charles Green pls Camp street and there is nothi indicate that the owner has a tention of going out of business satisfy his neighbors. The continual barking of boarded in the kennels disturbed the neighborhnod to such an extent, it would appear from the complaints, that the selectmen took recourse to the law which they claimed gave them the right to order the nuisance abated. Mr. Green protested on the grounds that the dogs did not ereate the di turbance which the neighbors report ed and that the selectmen had no right anyway to deprive him of his means of livelihood. According to the selectmen the number of dogs kept at the place has been reduced and those in the ken- nels are seemingly on their good havior. Registrars Again Friday P. Newell and session In the and Tmprove- evening to re- who weeks, Notwitt |1 1HE FOPULAR We're Ch dogs in with complete Provide the little feet r. We have a very asonable prices for go! BOYS AND GI Neat and durable little Oxfords Patent Colt and Canvas, $1.00 to We're showing also a fine J3arefoot Sandals at from AISHBERG | line 75¢ to $1 A. D. club Registrars T. Cady will be in room of the Business ment association Friday celve the applications of voters want their names placed on the cau- | John Henry of Blue Hills is in New York on a business trip. cus lists or who are desirious of changing their politics before °the e ASK THE GLERK FOR S, women'' can munal gift eral He was 6 63 line of was especially glad “to take this op= of expressing gratitude for the personal of American] in the war, and made com plimentary references to the Ameri- ambulance work generally General Joffre the recipient ofl pipe in a case, lined with the flags the alliea nations, by the com= He tald Miss Gassette and his visitors that he appreciated the but that he did not smoke. Gen~ Joffre, however, has distributed 000 packages of cigarettes among s troops portunity services " rther SHOE STORE ildren’s i SHOE EXPERTS o0d, comfortable serviceable Foot- st Summer Shoes at m RLS n 50, of Metal Ca size Pumps in Gun f, according to Children's Play es and W75, --THE SHOEMAN-- 941 Maia St, Hartford & H. GREEN STAMPS