New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1916, Page 7

N Store Open Every Evs ing This \Veek Until Nine EW o’Clock) Now that the work and worry of selecting the appropriate gifts for your loved ones and friends is almost over and We are on the very threshhold of Christmas, we offer The Compliments of the Se ason to You All ... Thanks also extended for the Very Generous and Liberal patronage, with which you have favored us. “Merrie Christmas.” STORE CLOSES MONDAY to celebrate the holi- day. G But beginning Tuesday, there will be a big slaugh- tering of prices on all strictly Holiday good chance to pick up many very special oods, giving bargains. Scour around our Downstairs Dept. and see what you can find. Attention of everybody interested in Holiday cele- brations the coming week should personally see what can be found at a HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE RECEIVING ALL PROMPTLY mark down here. DRY GOODS DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PURCMASED OF U8 — Berlin News BERLIN CONCERNS " ISSUE BONUSES, mploges of Construction Co. and | ; Paper Goods Made Happy GHRISTMAS AT GHURCHES Children Haye Old Fashioned Enter- tainment at Berlin Congregational ,Church—Turkey Winners at St. Paul's—Complaints About Sewer. Reflecting the prosperity of the past two local concerns, the Berlin uction company ang the Amer- Paper Goods today year Cor jcan company, granted a most acceptable Christmas present to their employes in the form of cash While the amount of the bonus given the various employes will vary according to the terms at each concern, the amount yuted will total several thou- sand dollars The plan at the Berlin Construc- tion company, according to the offi- cinls, is to give each employe at the factory a Christmas present in gold The denomination of the gold coin | that each worker will receive will be determined by a scale arranged by the officials on a basis of the time each has been in the concern’s employ. The American Paper Good’s plan is not dissimilar. Each empleye at this factory will ind in his or her pay en- velope an extra dollar for every vear o¢ employment at the company’s plant. Thus, if a person has been working at this plant for the past ten 3 the Christmas bonus will amount to $10. At the Churches. Berlin Congregational church, Rev. S. A. Fiske, pastor. Morning worship at 10: o'clock with sermon by the vasto ‘The Prince of Peace.” There will be special Christmas music at the All departments of the Sunday school will convene at mnoon at which time a special ( tmas offering for children of the various foreign missionary fields. Tihere will s a meeting of the Junior Endeavor at 3:30 o'clock. Vesper ser- vices will be conducted at 4:30 o'clock and will take the form of a Christmas praise. The subject for the Christian endeavor society meeting at 6 o’clock will be ‘“Helping to accomplish the purpose of Christ's coming,” and will led by Dean Minor. t. Paul's church, Rev. J or. Mass will be « od Heart church, lin, at 9 o’clock and at 1 church, Kensington, at 10 Masses will be held Christma 7:30 and 10 o'clock in and in East Berlin at 9:15 o honds ises. society he Bren- brated st Ber- Paul's pan, t the day at nsington nek. o’clock. ! Kensington Congregational Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor. Morn- ing worship will be held at 10:45 o'clock with sermon by the pastor the subject being: “The Name of Jesus.” Special Christmas music will be ren- dered during the services. All de- | partments of the Sunday school will mecet at noon and at this time the | postponed Christmas exercises will be reld. Christian Endeavor will meet | at 6 o’clock and the subject will be “Helping to accomplish the purpose of Christ's coming.” The leader of the meeting will be Miss Loretta Al- ling. Kensington church, | Methodist FEpiscopal church, Rev. F. Lounsbury, pastor. Morning wo ip will- be held at 10:45 o'clock-and evening at 7 o'clock. Topics appropriate for the season will be used during both meetings. The Junior league will hold a meeting at 3 p. m. A Christmas morning prayer meeting will be held on Christmas day at 6 o'clock in the morning. Everyone is cordially invited to this service. Complaints of Overflow. Numerous complaints have been heard around the Kensington district the past several weeks in regard to the overflow from the N. Y. N. H. & . R. R. Co's sewer which has an outlet at the foot of the walk at the corner by P. J. Kelly's property. From all indications there must be a blockade in the main sewer and when there is an overflow from the water tank then there is a fine yvoung river flowing down the middle of Farmington road until it reaches the cateh basin under the bridge. Within the last week the rush of water has been so great that a small gully has been worn in the roadbed from the exit under the walk to the entrance under the bridge While the water looks as if it were pure overflow from the tank the fact remains that it is damaging the road and the matter should be looked into at once before an accident occurs. At this place the depot road and the main road come together and if the wheel of a team or an automobile became caught in the rut there is no telling | how far the vehicle would be thrown. It is said that the pump is started at some point, presumable at the pow- | er house, where there is no change of knowing when enough water has been pumped and this results in the frequent overflowing. Christmas Entertainment. An old hioned Christmas enter- tainment was given the children of | the Berlin Congregational church last evening .in the church parlors. De- spite the bad golng there was a good attendance and the following program was carried out: “Oh Come all Ye Faithful” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”.. g School Mr. Fiske Mr. ‘Wilcox Prayer . . . Address of Welcome. Reccitations (a) Victoria Fisk (b) John Deming (c) Katrina Shepard { Song—"Away In the Manger”..... tiiiieiiieenee.... Primary Dept. Recitations— (2) Dorls Beckley (b) Theodore Skinner (¢) Raymond Bodak ALWAYS, KWEAR f t AT (d) Norma Bacon Sons . Doris Honiss Recitation Christmas Carol. Christmas Story.... Quartet—*Holy Night' Reading—"The Shepherd Who Staia” Prof. Nourse | | Mrs. Gray's Class Mary Griswold | Song—"‘Oh Christmas Tree" Distribution of Gifts Remarks by Pastor “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” School Turkey Winners, A good crowd turned out last eve- ning and enjoyed the hospitality = of St. Paul's T. A. B. Society at their hall. Refreshments were served to all present and an old fashioned get together social held. During the eve- ning three 12-pound turkeys were drawn with the following winners: John Erwin, 8 Brwin Place, New Brit- ain: 18 Murray street, New Britain, and W. C. Brown, 338 South Main street, New Britain. The winners may recelved the birda by calling at the hall tomorrow morning, Briefs. Miss Annie Scollon left today for her home in Lyme where she will spend the holidays. Miss Bertha Goodrich is spending the Christmas holidays with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Goodrich. George Pickett is home from Prep. school for the holidays. The hours of closing at the Berlin post office have been changed and the time is from 10 o’clock until 5 in the afternoon. A The office will stay open in the evening until 6:30. The Kensington Barber Shop will be open until noon Christmas Day. C. B. Fagan, of Pittsburgh, is spending the holidays at his home in Kensington. William Coles, of East Berlin, was badly injured while playing basket- ball the other evening. E. W. Dowd of Manchester, N. H., is visiting relatives in Bast Berlin. St. Paul’s fair committee will meet tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. The Berlin Savings Bank wil] close all day Christmas. PIPLES ON FACE IN BLOTCHES Also on Chest. Large, Red and Hard, Face All Disfigured, Would lich and Burn, —_—— HEALED BY CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT _— *“My face and chest started to break out with pimples. Then my face started to get red and I used to scratch until the blood ’ camo. The pimples were large, red and hard, and the most of the time in blotches from my face to my chest. My face was all disfigured and would itch and burn so that I would stay awake hours at night. “This kept on for seven and a half months so a friend advised me to try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I sent for a free sample and it started to heal me s0 I bought three cakes of Cuticura Soap and one box of Ointment, and they healed me.” (Signed) Antonio Felce, 74 8t. John St., New Haven, Conn., Oct. 18, 1915, Sample Each Free by Mail ‘With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad- dress post-card *“Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos= ton.” Sold throughout the world. | Lighting of Tree BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 101e. Pdainvfile 'B:Jews MRS. MARGARET FOX DFAD AT SON'S HOME Octogenarian Passes Away Alte: | Protracted Illness Christmas Eve Entertainment in the South ing Clerk Working on Abstract—Briefs. For Vacation—Town Mrs. Margaret, widow of Joseph Fox, and a well known resident of Plainville for many years, died this morning at the home of her son, Wil- liam W. Fox of Hough street after a protracted illness. Mrs, Fox had been in poor health for some time and for the past few days her condition had been critical. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from her son's home. Services will be conducted at the house, Rev. W. A. Goodell, pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Tnterment will be In West cemetery. A native of England, where she was born eighty vears ago, Mrs. Fox came to this country when quite young and had since lived in this lo- cality. She was a woman of many estimable tralts of character and was highly regarded by all who came in contact with her. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. George Huston of New Haven; Mrs. George McKenzie of Springfield and Mrs. George Holbrook of New Haven. Five sons also survive her. They are Joseph of Haydenville, Mass.,, Ernest of Milford, Percy of Bridgeport and Ernest and Willlam W. Fox of Plain- ville. A sister, Mrs. Arthur Farrar of this place also mourns her passing. Christmas Fve Entertainment. At the Advent Christian church to- morrow morning at 10:45, the pastor, Rev. J. (W. Denton, will speak on “A Lasting Peace.” Sunday school will follow the service. Special exercises ‘have been arranged for the evening at 6:30 when the young people of the church will give the following pro- gram to be concluded with an address Singing—‘‘Coronation’ 5 So the Congregation Scripture Reading and Prayer Singing—To Us a Child of Hope is Born” Congregation Reading—* Christmas Story”.... B Miss Gertrude Smith Hail King Immanuel”..Choir Reading—"God of Our Natlon”.... Gilbert Stoutenburgh “The Miracle” Miss BEtta Daniels —‘"Make the Song of Jubl- Choir Me Thine Heant”.. Miss Ella Castle ‘For God and the Right” Leon Stoutenburgh Anthem—*“Pralse Ye the Lord”.,. Song— Reading— ‘Give Readlng—*“My Vislon" . Miss Helen Pelton Reading—*“Adieu” . Miss Adella Castle Song—*Hark, Ten Thousand, Thou- sand Volces” Congregation Address—"The Greatest Gift”..... cereen . By the Pastor The public is cordially invited, In Other Churches. Episcopal—Holy Communion will be celebrated in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning at 10:45, with Sunday school following. There ~ill be a Christmas eve service in the church at 7 o’clock, a Christ- mas tree and appropriate exercises to follow in the parish house. Monday there will be services in the church at 10 o’clock in the morning, the celebration of Holy Communion. at- tending. There will' be no further evening services until Lent. Congregational——Rev. O, W. Bart- lett will occupy the pulpit at the morning service Sunday. The Christ-~ e — YOU WILL NEED MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS Here is an easy way to get it. A sure way to have it. Join Our Christmas Club which starts Decem- ber 26th. In Class 2, pay 2c the 1st week, 4c the 2nd week, 6c the 3rd week, and so on for 50 weeks and we will mail you a check two weeks before Christmas for $25.50. Or in Class 5, pay B¢ the 1st week, 10c the 2nd week, 15c¢ the 3rd week, and so on, and we will mail you a check two weeks before Chrighmas for $63. You may Reverse the order of Payments if you wish to do so. For instance, in Class 5, going up,, the payments start 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 weeks payment will be 5c. You may do the same in Class 2. Should you prefer to pay an equal amount each week you can do so. In Olass 50, the payments are 50c each week for 50 weeks and two weeks before Christmas you will re- ceive a check for $25.00. In Class 100, the payments are $1.00 each week for 50 weeks and two weeks before Christmas you will receive a check for $50.00. Payments Must be made Every Week or May Be made in Advance for any number of Can you think of an easier o provide money for Christmas 1ts.. Join yourself—get every- one in the family to join. Show this to you fricnds and get them to ioin. Everybody is Welcome to Join. | The Christmas Club opens Tuesday, December 26th, aud you can join any { time from Dec. 26th to Jan. 6th, {1917, Call and Jet us tell you all | about our plans. Make Your Christ- mas a Merry One. PLAINVILLE TRUST CO., PLAINVILLE, CONN. Churches—Rev. R. H. Burton Go- | XMAS GIFTS PIANOS— The Celebrated W. W. Kimball Instruments. PHONOGRAPHS— The Wonderful SONORA. Hear It Here. MUSIC VIOLINS CORNETS MANDOLINS ACCORDIONS ete. Expert Picture Framing. PICTURES OIL PAINTINGS PASTELS ETCHINGS CARBONS eto. STATUARY MOZART BEETHOVEN LIONS VENUS ete. Order Early A. P. MARSH W. P. OCCUPIN, Associate 48 MAIN STREET CORNER HUNGERFORD COURT mas tree exercises will be held this | evening, Baptist—Preaching Sunday morn- ing at 10:45 by the pastor, Rev. J. G. Ward on the theme, “Christmas Serv- ice.” Sunday schoo] at 12:08. In the evening at 6:80 there will be a special concert when the cantata, “The White Christmas” will be ren- dered. Burtons Going South. Rev. R. H. Burton, rector of the Church of Our Saviour, accompanied by Mrs. Burton, will leave Wednesday for New Orleans, where they plan to spend several weeks visiting relatives and friends. During their absence the local parish will be in charge of Rev. Regi- nald R. Parker of Hartford. Work on Abstract. Town Clerk R. C. Usher is making good progress in the preparation of | the abstract of the grand list of 1916 | from the report of the board of as- | sessors. The assessors have practical- | ly finished their work although they : have several weeks in which to make | any changes regarded as necessary. The grand list is expected to show a substantial gain in the value of Plainville properties due to the advent of the Rockwell-Drake and the Cahill | companies besides the mormal growth | occasioned by real estate improve- | ments, Mr. Usher expects to complete his work next week and the assessors will be in a position to announce the total | of the list before January 8 when the voters meet to lay the tax rate. Gifts for Employes. While it is understood none of the local manufacturing concerns declared | formal bonuses for their employes for Christmas, most of them give sub- stantlal remembrances to those who worked for them during the year. Gald colns were distributed among the help in the Rockwell-Drake plant and | in other plants the employes were similiarly reminded of the season by ' the owners. Although Plainville manufacturers kept away from munitions orders | since the outbreak of the war they have had a remarkable business for over a year and part of their profits some of them today shared with their help by making Christmas offerings. Funeral of Mrs, Scully, Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Scully, formerly of this place, who dled in St. Vincent’s hospital in Bridgeport Wednesday, were held yes- terday morning, a number of Plain- ville people attending. A high mass of requiem was celebrated in St. Thomas’ church in Fairfleld. Floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Blaborate floral pleces were sent by the Ladles’ sodality of which Mrs. Scully was a member and by the fore- man of the American Tube and Stamping company, where Mr. Scully employed. The pall bearers were Thomas and Peter Prior, John and Joseph Skinner, Joseph Glynn and Clement Prior, all nephews. Peter and Francis Skinner and Cornelius Prior were flower ! hearers. Xmas Spirit in Mill, Young ladies emplayed in the local mill of the Bristol Manufacturing com- pany had a “grab bag’ entertainment in the plant vesterday afternoon, the superintendent allowing an extra hour for lunch to permit of the carrying out of the program. There was an‘ex- change of gifts and appropriate exer- cises. The mill will be closed all next week while inventory is being taken. Other Plainville factories will close for but one day for Christmas because of general business conditions. Brief Items, Sequassen lodge will have its an- nual election of officers at its meeting to be held next Thursday night. Nominations were made at this week’s meeting. Judge Byingtan will give a hearing in the probate court on December 29 on the application for permission to settle the estate of Stephen Cosgrove without the appointment of commis- sioners, a repart showing that the value of the man’s property Is not more than sufficient to pay his funeral expenses and cover the allowance for his widow’s support. Physicians held a consultation yes- terday afternoon on the case af Mrs. Charles Royce who is dangerously {1l with pneumonia. Her Tecovery Is not expected The Foresters’ club entertained last ; evening in their social quarters in the Grange building. It was the for- mal opening of the place and many tock advantage of the opportunity to local schools closed yesterd afternoon for the Christmas recess and will not reopen until January 2. FOR SALE-—Christmas trees, Holly Wreaths, Cut Flowers and Plants for Christmas. John T. 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Conservative, honest, upright business methods, and modern sctenti- fic treatment have won me the reputation and large practice I am en- joying today. I am after results, and I get them. DR. J. CLINTON HYDE The Hartford Specialist 254 TRUMBULL STREET, Hours: 9 to 18, 1:80 to 5, 7 to 8. HARTFORD, CONN, Sundays and Holidays 10 to 1. THE GREAT ATLANTIC . & PACIFIC TEA CO. .. (184-186 MAIN STREET) wishes to thank the general public of New Britain and Surrounding Nearby Towns for their early holiday trading, and also the banks for their big assistance in the Xmas Club check which is a big assistance to the gen- eral retail merchant, dividing the business up into a week where we used to handle a large quantity of it in the last two or three days. Wishing You All a Very Merry Xmas NO GUN PLAY IN WATERBURY COLRT Defendant Hushand Was Expected | to Shoot Up Place Waterbury, Dec. 23.—Though there was evidenco to the effect that Edwin G, Hannis of Fifth avenue, New York, a purveyor of things dainty and chic‘i for ladies, had threatened to be on hand in the superior court room in this city today, and kill not only him- self but his charming-looking wife, if she persisted in pursuing her suit for divorce, the bloodthirsty Hannis did not appear, and Mrs. Hannis, who gave her name as Berttina Hannis, received her decree at the hands of Judge Wil- represented by Attorney W | Kennedy, <ho returned yesterd: after a health-seeking trip to Michi gan. It was his first work sinocs his | return, and though somewhat thinne he appeared much in health According to the testimony in th Hannis case the couple were married in Covington, Ky., in 1889, and latey moved to New York, where their mar ried life had been one successton of] quarrels and short separations, whio finally culminated in & big quarre! improved | | liam S. Case without any fusillade of | bullets to liven things up: Mrs, Han- nis, dressed as only a clever woman knows how to dress, received the glad tidings with a little gasp of pleasure, and with clasped hands turned to Judge Case with the smiling whisper: “Oh, thank you, judge,” Then she stepped from the stand to be 1 and hugged by s stylishly at-| tired friends, journeyed | from New York to ald in the procure- Florist, Whiting street.—advt. i ment of the decree. Mrs, Hannis was lalong the | 1y killed I over an expenditure of $200 by Mrs Hannie. Mrs. Hannis, it was stated,) was sick in bed at the time, but Hean- nis, as he left, shouted: “I'll never re= turn till you pay back that $200. This was in the Hotel Wellington,| where they lived while in New York. Since that time Hannis, it was claimed, had never come back, and had never supported his wife. She has lved| since in Saybrook, and at New Haven,| in the Garde hotel She plans next] vear to open a tea room somewhere! auto routes of the state. NEW YORK AVIATOR KILLED. 4:05 a —H. R, son of Henry W. Simpson of New York, was accidental- while flying in England on London, Dec. 23, m Deighton Simpson, ‘ December 19. He was a lleutenant in the British flying corps.