New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1916, Page 3

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1916. Boston Store ~ The New Dress Goods and Silks For Fall and Winter Wear Are Ready for Your Inspection Imperial Serges 4 Storm Serges Woel Poplins Peau de Soi - Silk Poplins Gaberdines, etc., etc. in the season’s desirable col- orings. From 50c¢ to $1.75 a yard. An attractive showing of Striped and Plaid Silks for waists and Trimmings. New Plaid Ginghams, in « beautiful combinations of color, 32 inches wide, at 17¢ a yard. McCall Patterns "10c and 15¢c. McCall Magazine 5¢ "Mc€all Book of Fashion 20c. With a 15¢ Pattern Free. PULLAR & NIVEN SCHOOL DEPARTMTNT City of New Britain. NOTICE ! The Vocational Evening School Opens Monday, Sept. 25th, —AT THE— Vocational High School 52 Bassett St. Instruction offered in Bookkeeping, Typewriting, Sewing and Dressmaking, Cooking. Fee $2.00. . Machine Work, Drafting and Shop Mathematics. Fee $3.00. Civics Tues- day and Thursday. No Fee, Session 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. SCHOOL DEPARTMENT City of New Britain, NOTICE ! .. The Elementary Evening Schools Open Monday, Sept. Classes in READING, WRITING, SPELLING, ENGLISH COMPOSITION, GEO- 25th, GRAPHY, HISTORY, ARITHMETIO, Classes Will Be Held in THE CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Corner of Main and Chestnut Sts. S City Items Local members of the trolleymen's made their appearanc today with “Wilson for President” buttons exhibited in promiscuous places on their uniforms, union was born yesterday to Mr. Edward Moore of 4 Wallace son and rMs. street. Twelve marriage licenses were is- sued and nine deaths were recorded | at the town clerk’s office this week. The health department released quarantine on a case of diphtheria on Stanley street tod W. Courtney Timbrell, a reporter on the Record has resigned his position and will leave unewspaper work next Saturday. Mr. Timbrell ha accepted a position with the Phoenix Fire Insurance company of Hartford. | Owners of automobiles, bicyclists and drivers of teams were loud in their condemnation of the condition of the pavement on Fast Main street east of Elm street today, on account of the mase of crushed stone that was dropped from a passing team or auto. Some of the stones resembled bould- ers and caused the drivers to make a detour so as to avoid damaging their tires. Stanley Post, G. A. R., will hold its first open meeting of the autumn sea- son in G. A. R. hall Wednesday eve- ning of next week. Several patriotic organizations have been invited and all veterans are urged to attend. An interesting program is being ar- ranged by Commander F. V. Streeter. Nelson Whaples of 685 Arch street celebrated his seventeenth birthday last evening with a party at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Burton I. Gerrish and family of Francis street will spend the week end at Lake Pocotapaug, East Hampton. Land Sale at Barnesdale. The U. S. Realty company of Wa- terbury, which had charge of the sale of the desirable building lots at Barnesdale last week, has decided to continue the sale through this after- noon and tomorrow afternoon. Be- cause of rain and the interest in the Berlin fair last week, it was deemed | advisable to continue the sale. The sale tomorrow will begin at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and Gworge C. Baker will have charge. These lots will be sold without reserve on a basis of ten per cent down, ten per cent. on signing of contract and the | balance in elther 24 or 36 monthly | rayments. Souvenirs will be pre-| sented to those on the grounds.—advt. WILL SIGN GOLDEN BOOK. The German “Golden Book,” con- taining the namesyof all who have con- | tributed to German and Austrian war relief funds in this country, has ar- rived in this city and will be placed in the United German societies ba- zar which opens next Saturday. The book is valued at $1,500 and is being sent from city to city, where the signa- tures are obtained. It is planned to send the book to Germany at the close of the war when it will be pre- sented to the Kaiser. HEAVY PENALTY FOR DUNLEA. Savin Rock Hotel Man Fined $100 and Jailed. New Haven, Sept. 23.—A recgnt raid at Savin Rock by West Haven police brought Thomas F. Dunlea, proprietor of one of the large hotels there, into the Orange court today. For keeping a disorderly house he wa; fined $100 and costs and given six months in jail. An appeal was taken. In the same court George Stockmoe, chauffeur for former Senator Frank C. Woodruft of Orange, who took the latter’s automobile without permis- sion, and was arrested in Naugatuck after Mr. Woodruff had missed the car, was sent to jail for six months. MOTHER AND SON DIE. Killed by Gas and Medical Examiner Is Puzzled, New Haven, Sept. 23.—Mrs. Mary C. Rentz, aged 32, wife of Charles Rentz, of 145 High street Hartford, a guest for some days at the home of Rubin MclIntyre in the Westville suburb, with her son Charles Rentz, Jr., aged 11 were found dead from gas poisoning, in thelr beds today. Medical Examiner Scarborough has withheld opinion as to whether the deaths were through accident or in- tention, Mrs. Rentz's father is John Coffey. of 34 Asylum street, Bridgeport, and she has a brother, Francis, there. ALLIES PREPARETO CLOSE ON GOMBLES Personals (Continued From First Page), | attack and pursued by our cavalry until dark.” Bulgarian successes on the Mace- donian front, on the west end of the line and east of the Vardar, also are announced in the same statement as follows “Macedonian front: On the heights of the Staraneroka Planina between Prespa Lake and Florina, north of Bigla Heights, enemy infantry was dis- persed by our artillery fire. We cap- tured some trenches. “In the Moglenica region a hostile battalion was dispersed by our fire. “East of the Vardar, after artillery preparation, an attack was made by enemy infantry which we repulsed. “On the slopes of the Belasica Pal- anina we took the villages of Calm and Svetipuka. Between the villages | mentioned and the heights of Devatig the enemy abandoned a camp with qugntities of war material.” ‘Weather Hi Paris, Sept. 2 munication on the progre: ities along the Macedonian given out by the war office this af- ternoon, ‘reads as follow: “Bad -weather has interfered ders French. —The French com- of hostil- with | a few skirmishes in the vicinity of Doiran Lake. No infantry activity has been reported.” MRS. PETER L. SHEPARD DEAD | Mother of Helen Gould’s Husband Passes Away in New Haven Hospital —Known as “Angel of the Wards.” New Haven, Sept. 23.—Mrs. Peter L. Shepard, mother of Finley L. Shep- ard, who married Helen Miller Gould, died here today, in her 86th year, from infirmities of age. Mrs. Shep- ard had been a patient in the New Haven hospital since 1907, having by preference been taken there after she had fallen and injured her hip at her home in Clinton. Even after her son's marriage it was her expressed wish that she remain at the hospital in a ward which had been especially furnished for her. Mrs. Shepard’s cheery disposition had brought her the title of “the angel of the wards.” Mr. and Mrs. Finley Shepard quently visited the patient and they were there a few weeks ago when Mrs. Shepard observed her 86th birth- day anniversary. Mrs. Shepard was the widow of Rev. Peter L. Shepard, an Episcopal clergy- man of Clinton, who also in earlier years kept a boys’ school at Saybrook. Mr. Shepard died three years ago. Be- sides inley there another son, Louis, nd . Mrs. Shepard leaves a brother in the west, one sister in Mil- | waukee, and another, Mrs. J. B Wright in Worceste s, t, M GRAND MASTERS ‘Wallingford, Sept. Grand Mas- ters’ Day at the Masonic Home today brought here a large number of mem- bers of the order and of the Eastern Star. The day’s program followed closely that of previous years, the se | eral addresses being interspersed with music. DAY, ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE. New Haven, Sept. —Electrical Workers numbering about 125, ployed by a dozen cdntractor: today to enforce a demand for the | closed shop, increased wages and oth- er changes. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE HERE. Ex-Governor Hanley of Ohio to Ad- dress Prohibitionists on Oct. 28. Local prohibitionists are planning | to make a whirlwind campaign in ' New Britain this fall' and arrange- | ments have been made for rally mee ings in Jr. O. U. A, M. hall every Monday evening. On next Monday Rev. William Den- ton of Plainville will speak and among the other prominent prohib! tionists who will speak at othe meetings are. ex-Goxernor Hanley of | Ohio, who is the prohibitionist presi- dential nomine and who will be here on October 28. Rev. Whitfleld Simonson, nominee for state govern- or, will speak on October 16, and on next Monday George W. Wilder of lHaru’ord will speak. lyn I2ds-ards of Chestnut street. Mis | Kan Damon, are visiting their aunts at 283 | Chestnut street. STEAMER ASHORE, timated at upwards of $200,000. dications today were that the steamer would sea were increasing. front, | taken early in the week. : 35 years of age and leaves a sister, Miss Catherine McGill, brother: operations along the whole front in | liam McGill. the Orient, and there have been only | held Monday morning and interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery. died in May’ street, reported to Rudolph Ehrler of 179 Harl street. Mr. Ehrler was driving on Lafayctte « e itski of 104 Grove street, in trying to avoid a motorcycle driven Borg, wheel of the bicycle was no one we ! through Klett & Alling, ha Helene of this city for $1, as the result dent 3 ning in which both cars were hacly smashed trade district today, a big foreign order for copper been placed by foreign inter ly British and French, with 1 duce to be delivered in the first six months of 1917. livery time monthly delivery million pounds maximum tonnage ever exported. transaction 000,000 ! copper lieved and twenty auake estimated ,200 miles distant from Washington, was) i in intensity, Miss Katherine Brennan of Brool:- the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. George Damon, of the M LW Reba , nieces and of late her sister, Wichita, s, W. E PASSENGERS SAFE (Continued From First Page). In- as wing be broken up, DFATHS AND FUNERALS, Charles McGill. Charles Mc@Gill, died yesterday at state farm at Norwich, where he wag He as and Andrew and will three Wil- be James, The funeral Gustave H. Swanson, a former res- ident here, died in Middletown yester- day. the Erwin Memorial chapel at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow. officiate and interment will be in Fair- view The funeral will be held from Rev. Dr. Green will cemetery. Funeral arrangements were com- pleted this afternoon and the servi will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 lock at M. J. Kenney's undertaking rooms. Henry Elton. The funeral of Henry Elton, who San Diego, Cal, will be held omorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from undertaking rooms, West Main Meriden. BICYCLIST HITS AUTO. A minor automobile accident the police this noon was by reet hen a bicycle rider, George 'Konop- by car. One smashed, but collided with hi s injured. OR AUTO ACCIDENT. W. King of Meriden, 1ed Alex 500 damz ges automobile acci- last Sunq eve- SUES F Charles of an in Newington LARGE COPPER ORDER Toreign Interests Contract For 200,- 000 Tons to Be Delivered in First Six Months of 1917. 3.According to financial New repor York, Sept. current in the 200,000 tons has sts, chief- Lro- The copper is aggregating in this country. No such purchase of copper for de- over any specified length of has ever been made, znd the of about sventy-five s in itself equal to the The total amount involved in 1Lis aid to be about $125, ce to be paid for the not disclosed, but it is be- range between (wenty-shx even cents a pound. RECORDED, 23.—An have occyrred The p to ARTHQUAKE Washington, Sept. to recorded early today on the mograph at The shock lasted from 12:49 to 0 this morning and was moderate and Frank | earth- | Georgetown Univer- | Business hours, 8:30 o 6. Satur- days, 8:30 to 9. Bage-Allen & To. (INC.) HARTFGRD Pictorial Review Patterns for latest styles, | SEPTEMBER SEWING WEEK SALE OF { NOTION S AND SUPPLIES FOR THE DRESS- MAKER AND HOUSEWIFE We have set apart the week of September 25th as September Sewing Week at our Notions and allied departments. o This is the to be able to buy substantial reductions from the upward. usual pri 1 sewing season and most women are bus for the sewing room as As we all know, the general tendency Therefore it is important to improve these opportunities are temporarily lessened. ¢ making new garments. It means a good deal well as the household in general at of prices 1s sharply FOUR BIG EXTRA SPECIALS 500 Hayden’s $1.00 Cedar 50c. 150 Cans $1.00 size Hayden's Cedar 50¢ @ Floor Mops, oil, black, white and all Stlk, colors, 72c a dozem. Belding Bros. & Co, 100-yard Just received from 000 25c Stay Fast Hair Nets, $1.30 a dozeh. sale 2 for 29¢, NEEDLES Sewing Needles, 2 Needles, 2 papers for spools for 5c. Hall's best cotton, 30c a dozen. Darning Cotton, 5c Hooks and Eves, papers 35¢ dozen. 3 for 5c. for ‘Willimantic Cotton, Not more than 4 to import order, for this AND THREAD Machine P e, a customer. Willington Cotton 2 cards for 5c¢, 10c Hooks and Eyes, 2 cards for 6c. NNIVERSARY. CELEBRATE AN Maple Street Couple Presented With Purse on Silver Wedding Day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. of 166 Maple street observed twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at their home last night, being joined | by about eighty-five of their 'friends. During the evening music was ren- dered and Rev. Mr. Johnson, acting pastor at the Swedish Bethany church made a few appropriate remark: j and Mrs. | them with a | sitver doll | Mr. ana | ried in New dren, a now cruising in s | the United States navy, ter, Miss Estelle, who is Pherson their purse of twenty-filve new Mrs. Pherson were mar- Haven and have two chil- Pherson who uthern waters with and a daugh- home. is IN CRITICAL CONDITION. Little Goodrich Boy, Hit by Train Yes- terds Not Expected to Live. Hudson Goodrich, the 5 year old son of Mr. and Mr Arthur E. Good- rich of 209 Stanley street, who was run down b Berlin dinky train at the South street crossing yesterday noon, is in a very itical condition ‘:!t the local hospital. The little fel- low is suffering from two broken legs, a fractured skull and injurics to his brain. The boy, brother, was at day as a long frei younger boy made dash across the track as soon as the freight had passed, and ran directly in front of the locomotive on the oncoming dink year ald crossing vester- went by. The his n the nt with seve UL WILIST for the benefit of parish on the ¢ side, last evening at the 699 HELD SUCCE! The whist new Catholic which was held home of John McGrail at street, proved highly succ { nefted a fair sum for the cause. were 42 tables and about 150 | part in the playing. The vrize win- ners were Miss Ernestinc Farry, | Charles Stone and Miss Mary Me: th NEW BRITAIN FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS PARADE WHILE AN ADMIRING PUBLIC WATCHES BIG SPECTACLE || eee——— Mr. Pherson’s friends presented i | swim 3 | the lake and ocean as you never hive | The newest and easiest meth- is used. | tions to | smooth water, and conti | how wouid like to play modified water polo | and water baseball have their names in the office and when they will play. is the one which women excel men. { cause of thelr small bones and great- of fatiy your husbands and sweethearts what |, 500 pairs Genuine 5 0c Imported Scissors, 25¢ a pair. 3 TAPES AND FASTENERS 1000 Pieces White Tape, 2 for 5c. Perfection Oceanic Hooks and Eyes, 2 cards for Alliance Silver Wire Hooks and Eye: Ampinco Cling Snap Fasteners, Snap Fasteners, 8c doz. Se. 10¢ 5c Collar Supporters, 6c. Collar Supporters, 2 for 5 Hooks and Eyes, 6¢ card. 6¢ card, Hooks and Eyes, 3¢ card. 10c dozen. LEONARD & HERRMANN CO. SMART SILK BLOUSES IN A VERY EVIRAO RDINARY SPECIAL ALE Saturday Oniy at $3.98 each A limited handling. The season’'s newest effects selling materials and colorings. FORMERLY quantity of dainty Silk Blou: from our regular line as they are slightly soiled and (A laundering will maké them look like new.) AT $4.98, s which we have taken mussed from SELLING are represented, made of the best Sizes 36 to 44 sizes. Women’s Apparel, 165 Min Street Y. W. C, A. NOTES, Register now for classes at the Y. October fifth for who have never had and learn what fun are acquainted with the joy: fits of gymnastics come continue the good Don’t go to the doctors, go to Acfter vanced class and work. the Y. W. C, work you will feel son. There will crease your «nd to aid your variety of work will satisfy every one's Renew the day: Swim to health! next summer's and then before. od of teaching learn are Thosc who know Swimming er proportion you can do. brothers beat Don’t vou. W. begin October third for beginner: advanced. | it 1 be circulation, muscles in tone, to sooth your nerves, digestion. particular desire. | of your youth! Prepare now for tic will ideal clean le Keep our fountain of youth. CHILD FALLS TWO STORIES. Today dwelling in course « Fairview street, little 465 Church street while landing in the ba badly bruised no bones were | playing of I fell ond story through a hole in the floor, sement about the body but oken. exercises to in- TO STUDY CLEVELAND PLAN the c gymnastic Classes and Those mnastics join These who and bene- the ad- retary Andrews Will Investiga Ohio City Charity Methods. Secretary A. H. Andrews of ti Chamber of Commerce will leave thi evening for Cleveland, O., to atten| a meeting of the National Associatiol of Commercial Executives, which wi be held in that city commencin Tuesday. During his stay in Cleveland Mj Andrews will make a study of the sq called, ‘“Cleveland Charity Plan, which is spoken of as the finost | the country. He will also visit Brid Pa., which has a similar plan, ani on his return he will make a repo to local charitable organizations his findings. \ LOCAL DOCTOR TO WED, A. to one term's ke a new per- to keep yvour A great e taken up to Oon Learn to truly cnjo_\’] Dr, 5. Grace to Marry in Vermon The condi- | tank, ual sunshine. | to swin and Next Tuesday. S. and one of th city's youngest most prominen sicians, will be married next Tues| to Miss Isabelld ward Grace, phy day in Burlington, Vt., Thomas of that city. The ceremon: will be performed in St. Joseph' church. The couple will be attended by Dr. Ralph Richardson of Ram | dolph, Vt., and Miss Lucille Thomas sister of the bride. The wedding will be one of the §0 In | cial . events of the fall season { | Burlington society and will be at tended by a large number of friend of the contracting couple. A recep tion will be held at the home of the | bride after which the couple will leay8 on an extended honeymoon trip. D, Grace is a graduate of the Universt of Vermont and since locating he has built up a lucrative practice, exercise in This is be- tissue. Show et your small | young in a new crection on rene Torrell of from the sec- below. a She | | ! | ¥. M. C. A. GYMNASIUM SCHEDULE On Monday, October 2, the busine men’s class and the senior class of the Y. M. C. A. will open the season’s work, according to & schedule issued by Physical Director W. 8. Slater. The business men will hold forth on Mon- fay, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 5:16 to 6:15 o’clock, while the teniors will use the floor from 8:30 fo 9:30 on the same evenings. On Monday of next week the High school boys’ class will open and will use the mnasium on Monday, Wednesday And Friday from 4 until 5 o’clock. Fhe handball court has been closed Jor several days in order that repairs may be made. A handball tourn: ment will be conducted during Oc- Pber and then the basketball league #ill take the floor. OLD EMPLOY[E LEAVES COMPAN \ A Hartford, ept —There were | seven new c s of infantile paralys reported to the office of the | board of health, today from the fol- lowing towns: West Hartford, Wind- sor Locks, Avon and Bloomfield one each, New Britain three. These make a total recorded for the state of 716 Years With Trolley| Concern Retires Tonight, of Joseph for t ploye | will Landgren enty-two of the retire from Maple street, vears a faithful em- local trollev compan,, the company's em= ploy this evening to accept a place in the Stanley Works. His retirement will ez regret among all who are connected with the company in this city Mr. use NEW BRITAIN’S MOTORIZED FIRE DEPT. buildings and publi¢ officials. P’athe Weekly had a special operator here to take pictures as did the William Fox moving picture com- ny and P. 8. McMahon. The safety TOO LAT o1 t CLASSIFTUATION. taled the members of the special com- b % mittee on moving picture censorship ond had moving pictures taken of them. Following the pa the New Britain and Hartford police depart- ment baseball teams crossed bats at | Walnut Hill park and later the two departments will fraternize at Bar- deck’s hall, where luncheon will be served. The accompanying picture shows the motor apparatus in the fire department, through Elm, East Main and Main public A streeets to Franklin Square, rested a few minutes near the High school that the public might inspect the ap- peratus and men. FEleven pieces of motor apparatus, eighty-five police-| commissione photographed men and sixty firemen, all in full dress! énd the camera men urged the re- uniform, made a parade of which the| porters to get into the picture with city might well be proud. Thelthe other celebreties, but with char- parade was headed by the Y. M. T. /\1 aceristic modesty and shyness, they tamiliar employed in the gr his duties being to care for the switches on the local lines. Tt mattered not what thé atmospheric conditions were, Mp Landgren could be seen daily pursus ing his labors, and with the exceps tion of a few days when indisposed; he w never known to lose a day’s we ndgren the , being capacity of track New Britain’s police and fire de- was partments were reviewed by Mayor George A. Quigley, Safety Commls- sioners Edward G. Babcock, Frank Moran and Howard M. Steele, mem- bers of the common council and visit- ing commissioners from Hartford in front of City hall this afternoon at 1:45 o'clock. The parade, which started on Commercial street and went 1 street, owned by engineering department, city of Now Britain. Return to Board of Public Works, City Hall. Reward. 9-23 S 1 Trust Co. savings bank book and book used for small bank account, names Paul Appell and Morris Appell. Finder please return to Mrs. D. Appell, 446 West Main street, 9-23-1a stree: ie ser The New Britain Aerfe of Bagles has #é-leased quarters in'the Holmes & Hoffman block for a period of flve Jears. A. I & B. Drum corps. Moving pictures| ceclined with thanks. P. S. Me- were taken of the parade, various|Mahon caused a laugh when he cor-