New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 7

REMEMBER, WE OPEN NOW AT 9 A. M, INSTEAD OF 8:30. Buy at Our Big January Cost Sale If You Want to Make Savings On the Goods You Purchase Just think of having chance to select at cost anything you wish in this big stock of ours. That is what you can do here now, for, with but a few exceptions where the makers will not let us break price, everything in our store is yours for cost. way for another twelve months. Such another chance will not come your So join the throngs that are crowding our. store at this Great Annual Sale, and make the money savings that are to be had at every turn. Enthusiasm runs riot. and hundreds of them. Take Notice of BOYS’ WEARABLES The Rough and Tumble life of a sturdy boy brings hard usage to his clothing, which has to be renewed much oftener than parents would like. This Sale gives chance to supply boys’ the purse strings, than at ordinary times, LONG OVERCOATS—Broken sizes from 10 to 17 years. The bargains are big needs at a much slighter pull at Garments valued up to $10.00, with choice of the lot for $5.00 each. Some Dandy Coats among them. LONG PANTS SUITS ranging in size from 17 to 22, reduced for the Cost Sale in this way. $20.00, now $15.50 each. Were $18.50, now $12.50 each. sizes 34 to 38, reduced from $23.00 to $17.50 each. each. $1.00 each. for $3.25 each. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU COAN DKPEND PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHMASED OF Suits that were $23.50, now $17.50 each. Were now $13.30 each. Were $15.00, Were $12.00 and $13.50 for $9.50 each. WE'VE TWENTY-THREE OVERCOATS, some of them beauties, in From $20.00 to $16.50 From $18.50 to $15.00 each. Well worth while to look them over. FLANNELETTE PAJAMAS, 6 to 18 year sizes, one and styles, made right, and reduced from $1.50 to $1.19 each. two plece From $1.25 to From $1.00 to 88c each. From 75c to 65c each, SWEATERS SELLING THIS WAY:——8haker Knit, $6.50 $5.00 each. Others were $5.48, for $4.50 each. kind for Regular $3.98 Sweaters, Regular $3.50 Sweaters for $3.00 each. Sweaters, for $2.50 each. Axd the $2.50 Sweaters, for $2.00 each, Regular $3.00 oN os Berlin News CARRIE B. POLLARD™ . DIES OF PNEUMONIA + Beanty” Passes Away AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER < , Victor Kaczanoski Badly Hurt When He Drives Minor Accidents—Home Whist Club Auto Into Pole—Other ‘Winners. Mrs. Carrie Bennett Pollard, better &nown as the “Berlin Beauty,” died iJate yesterday afternoon at the New Britain General Hospital after a three days' illness with pneumonia. She was about 57 years of age. Carrie Bennett first came to Berlin with her parents about forty-one years ago and y has resided in this section ever since. Her father, Lucius Bennett, was a wealthy cattle drover in Voluntown, Conn., but the Civil War caused a large falling off in his line of business and soon after the war he became bank- rupt. The house now occupied by the W. H. Gibney family is known as + the old Bennett homestead and it was while Hving here that Carrie received her early education. When a young .+girl she gave T8ssons in the art of . *"making wax flowers but at the same Ttime she in no way neglected the chance of improving her own per- * sonal education. Always a student, she made rapid progress with her studies and later went to Vassar Col- ‘ lege, ,where she completed her edu- cation. It has been sald that she was one of the most beautiful and finely ~ cultured girls in this section and even up to her death always used the best , English. Being the best known character about the city of New Britain, many who seen her have been curious as to her reasons for so acting., and the following story, which has been told for years seems a good solution. It ¢ was while still a young woman that ' she met and was woed by a young ° man from a southern family who was at one time an officer in the Con- federate Cavalry. Her father object- ed to the match on the grounds that fhere was still bad feeling hetween the north and the south and it was at this time she was said to have made the statement that he would egret the day of his objection as she ‘would make people ridicule the fam- ily name. Eight years ago she mar- ried Albert Pollard of Granby, Conn. Mrs. Pollard was a_type that was studied by students of character i whercver she went and her clothes brought forth as much comment as those of the hride. Her gowns were evi- dently picked up at various rummage sales. As a business woman she wns one of the cleverest and she was al- ways able to drive a good bargain. Her real estate and mortgage holdings are many and various people have estimated that she is worth between $200,000 and $500,000. The body is now in Curtin's undertaking rooms but so far no funeral arrangements have been made. Auto Strikes Pole; Driver Hurt. While driving his touring car on the Beach Swamp road about 5:30 o'clock last evening Victor™ aczanov- ski was thrown through the wind- shield and his car smashed beyond repair. Kaczanovski attempted to pass between a team and the roadside, but lost control of his machine and col- lided with a telegraph pole. He was found partly conscious, bleeding from cuts on his face and was dazed from the severe shock of the impact. He was thrown clear of the car and did not hit the ground until he had been thrown at least fifteen feet. The acci- dent happened in front of the G. E. Prentice company factory, and em- ployes of that concern picked the in- iured man up and rushed him to the home of Dr. Griswold.. His injuries consisted of a bad laceration of the cheek and a deep cut parallel with the nose and ahbove the upper lip. Even after being cared for he was unable to tell much about the accident. Two other minor auto accidents oc- curred in the eastern section of the town last evening and were due to ice on the road. One large truck com- ing up Caesar Hill skidded and was thrown into the ditch where it still remained early this morning. Another truck coming up Galpin's hill made for the side of the road and in the mixup knocked the old mile stone over and smashed down a section of fence. The latter car was able to proceed on its way after the acci- dent. Whist Club Winners. The members of the Home Whist club held their first meeting of the new vear at the home of Mrs. L. S. Sheldon Jast evening and the follow- ing proved to be the best players of the evening: Mrs. George Griffith, winner of ladies’ first prize, and F. E. Williams, winner of the gentlemen’s first prize; the second prizes went to Mrs. C. W. Stevens and H. B. Cooley respectively. After the games were over a dainty lunch was served by Mrs. Sheldon. Church News. Service preparatory to the com- munion will be held at the Berlin Congregational church this evening. The union meeting of the Kensing- DRUSBIST’S CUSTOMERS PRAISE KIDNEY MEDIGINE Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is the best seller on the market today in this locality. I believe it is all that is claimed, and during my experience of eight years in handling it as a kid- ney, liver and bladder remedy I have never heard a single complaint and know that it has produced very hen- eflcial results in many cases, accord- ing to the reports of my ¢customers who praise it highly. Very truly yours. HERBERT S. MAXWELL, Druggist. Plymouth, Mass. June 5, 1916. | Letter to | | Dr, Kilmer & Co., | | Binghamton, N. Y. | Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the New Britain Daily Herald. Regular fifty-cent and one- dollar size bottles for sale at all drug J stores. to churches will be held at the Con- gregational church this evening and the following topic has been taken: “Missions Among Moslems and the Heathen.” Berlin Briefs. There will be a meeting of the For- esters this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Wilcox at- tended the inaugural ball in Hart- ford last evening. The Berlin Sons of Veterans’ asso- ciation meeting which was to have been held tomorrow evening has been postponed. There will be practice for the Ber- lin basketball team tomorrow evening in the Town hall. All candidates are asked to report. A large number of the local Boy Scouts attended the banquet in the First church, New Britain, last night. The engagement of Miss Ruth Edna Backus of Newington, formerly of Maple Hill, to Arthur Ellsworth Web- ster of Wethersfield is announced. Mrs. 1. Bamforth entertained the bridge club this afternoon at her home on Golf street. Mrs. E. V. Proudman will enter- tain at tea tomorrow afternoon in honor of Mrs. J. E. Hart. i Willlam Buell of Syracuse is visit- ;ing friends in Newington. Miss Dorothy Paige has returned to Beechwood Academy, Jenkinstown, Pa. SNOW OR RAIN. Prognosticator Forecasts Stormy Weather For This Section. New Haven, Jan. 4.—For New Haven and vicinity: Partly cloudy, probably followed by snow or rain late tonight or Friday; warmer Friday. For Connecticut: Increasing cloud- iness, probably followed b rain late tonight or Friday Friday; moderate variable winds. Weather conditions: The disturb- ance which was central over lower Michigan yvesterday passed over this vicinity last night and is now central off the Maine coast. It caused rain or snow in the lake region and along the Atlantic coast north of Virginia. Un- settled weather with local rairs pre- vails this moning in the central dis- tricts. Mild temperatures of the sea- son of the year continue in nearly all districts east of the Rocky mountains. Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with somewhat lower temperature. TFOR PREPAREDNESS, Washington, Jan, 4.—Representing more than twenty socleties organized for patriotic purposes or to advocate military preparedness, delegates from all sections of the ited States will meet here January 15 for a conference on their work and consideration of co- operative plans to further their usefui- Speakers of national reputation will attend MILITARY COURSE FOR GIRLS. Chicago, Jan. 4.—Proposals to es- tablish a course in Chicago high schools in military work for girl teaching them to act as Red Cro rst aid workers, was cor ¥ by the board of educa- tion as an adjunct to the plans for military training for school boys, now under way. filainville News ‘PAY AS YOU GO’ IS DIREGTORS’ SLOGAN Business Men Talk Over Taxes . And Many Other Things NORTON QUITS AS CHIEF Head of Fire Department Discour- aged With “The Way Things Going”—Strike of Firemen Threat- ened, Are Although taking no definite action that would place the organization on record as being in favor of increasing the tax rate, the directors of the Business an Improvement association at their January meeting last evening gave their unqualified endorsement to the plan of having the town stick to the pay-as-you-go system and ex- pressed themselves as being in favor of adopting a rate at the meeting next Monday night which wil produce sufficient revenue from the grand list to correspond with the total of the ex- penses for the flscal year as estimated in the budget prepared by the select- men, coples of which have been sent out ta the voters. The directors arg strongly opposed to the idea of incurring debts for future generations to pay and in the interesting discussion at last night's meeting they pointed, out that were it not for the fact that Plainville citizens in the past have been handing down 8 debt to posterity, a rate af twelve mills would be sufficient to cover the expenses and by working on a fifteen mill basis, the town would easily be able to build a sewer and provide the school accommodattons required with- out putting any great burden an the property owners. The whole sense of the meeting was that if it is necessary to raise the rate a quarter or even one-half a mill to meet the requirements of the budget the town should vote the raise. Should the estimates be found to be high the additional money will neither rust nor decay and will be available for use next year, when it will enable the vo- ters to reduce the rate without flirt- ing with extra debt. THe tax question was discussed at length. The direc- tors admitted that they are not anx- ious to pay any more taxes than are necessary but they did feel that the expenses as estimated by the select- men sheuld form the basis on which the voters should work when they meet to consider the adoption of a rate for this year. Many other important matters came before the sesslon. The “boosting” or publicity committee reported that an effort will be made to increase the membership and to get the people of the town to understand that the as- sociation is fundamentally an Iim- provement soclety but is connected with the state and national Business Men’s association that it may derive henefits which attends such affiliation. It stands ready to receive the com- plaints or suggestions of any resident regarding town improvements and is willing to work to remedy any trouble that is within its province to legiti- mately consider. S. S. Gwillim reported for the side- walk committee that measurements have been taken around town which enables the members to give consid- erable information to property own- ers considering the building of side- walks. The committee is working to get the townspeople to take advan- tage of the town’s offer to pay twen- ty-five per cent. of the expense of the jmprovement and its investigation has had results that will make it easy for property owners to figure the >Xpense of the improvement. John L. Alquist was appointed chair- man of the membership committee to succeed George R. Hebdeh, whose re- moval from town made his resigna- tion necessary. Numerous communications were re- ferred to the proper committeer, the utilities body getting most of them. Chairman C. H, Newton's report showed that this committee’s desk is without a single “pigeon hole” and every matter assigned to it for con- sideration is receiving a full and com- plete investigation. The committee ‘has a number of matters in the works but they have not developed sufficient- ly lo permit of public announcement. Its chairman emphasized the point that complaints from anvone regard ihg the trolley companies, the electric light company or:other public utilities will be welcomed” from all individuals and an attempt will be made to see that the troubles referred to are rem- edied. The committee believes that acting as an organized body it can accom- plish more than an . individual and with the co-operation of the towns- peopie the members think many desir- able improvements in service can be obtained. The directors took up the sugges- tion that a retail merchant’s associa- tion shonld be organized to work through the organization and it is ex- pected that in the near’ future a committee will be appointed to attend to the matter. After fourteen years of serviece, Mirton A. Norton last evening at a banquet given to members of the Hose company in the Hotel Clarendon an- nounced that he had forwarded to the fire commissioners his resignation as chief of the fire department and would sever his connection with the organization. Chief Norton's an- nouncement came upon the gathering like a bolt out of the blue and it was received with ama%ement and sincere regret by his subordinates. The chief explained that he decided to quit af- ter glving the matter due considera- tion. Although he loves the service and was not anxious to give up his re- lations with the department he had grown tired of the way matters were progressing and he made up his mind to quit. The firemen, stunned by the MISERABLE - FROM STOMACH TROUBLE Felt Wretched Until He Started | To Take “Fruit-a-tives” 594 CHAMPLAIN ST., MONTREAL. “For two years, I was a miserable | sufferer from RAeumatism and Stomack Trouble. 1had frequent Dizzy Spells, and when I took food, felt wretched and sleepy. I suffered from Rheu- matism dreadfully, with pains in my back and joints, and my hands swollen. A friend advised ‘‘Fruit-a-tives’’ and from the outset, they did me good. After the first box, I felt I was getting well and I can truthfully say that “Fruit-a-tives” is the only medicine | thathelpedme”. LOUIS LABRIE. | 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. Atall dealersor sent postpaid by Fruit- a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N,Y. chief’s declaration, tried to prevail upon him to reconsider but he stated that he had forwarded his resignation and the matter is not up to the fire commissioners. While the letter of resignation sent to H. C. Thompson as chairman of the board simply stated the chief’s in- tention of giving up his place, it is understood that friction between the commissioners and the working head of the department had something to do with the cause. Members of the board were not inclined to be talka- tive regarding the matter this morn- ing, although they admitted that their refusal to concur in all things the chief suggested may have discour- aged him. . Chairman Thompson had a talk with Chief Norton this morning and it is said the conversation was of a friendly nature. The chief explained that for years he had given up his time to the department without any Gompensation whatever and the posi- tion proved a steady drain on his fi- nances. The town even neglected to pay for his telephone which he had in- stalled principally because of the aid it rendered him in his capacity as chief of the department. The asses- sors ratsed the valuation of his prop- erty in preparing the grand list, help- ing to increase his expenses. Other things had come up that made him feel discouraged. For instance he called attention to the fact that the fire commissioners were paying but little attention to the department. At least they seldom, if ever, meet as far as he knew and they entirely ig- nored the executive board of which the chief, officers of the company and the commissioners themselves were members. He had spent a lot of time looking after the apparatus and at- tending to the fire alarm, besides is- suing permits as forest fire warden and doing many other things grati- tuitously. He believes that .the town has an efficient department and he considers that it is not fully appreciated by the townspeople probably through their thoughtlessness rather than a real lack of interest. The town has been without a disastrous fire during the entire time he has been at the head of the department and every blaze which required the services of the firemen to extinguish has been fought by the men in capable fashion. In talking over his resignation with a Herald man the chief declared that he has no ill feeling in the matter but he has grown tired of the manner in which the department has been neg- lected by the town and he feels that he has done his duty and is entitled to relfef. A meeting of the fire commissioners has been called for tomorrow evening at which time the chief's resignation will be considered. It is expected that an effort will be made to get him to reconsider. The Hose company. wil also meet tomorrow night and that body is also expected tc try to get thelr leader to remain with them. Soms of the firemen have stated their intention of leaving the company should the chief insist on withdrawing and wholesale resignations are prom- ised unless the difficulties which now seemingly exist are adjusted. It s belleved whatever misunder- standing exists can be satisfactorily explained and the ohief may be pre- valled upon to withdraw his resigna- tion. tention this morning to the selectman’s budget in which the expense of the fire department and the forest fire warden was given at $800, whereas the actual cost of the protection 1is nsually but about half that amount. if allowed the full amount he intimated ‘he might reconsider. The Banquet, Except for the announcement of Chief Norton made at the close of fes- tivities which served to have a de- pressing effect on the gathering, the firemen’s banquet was one of the most enjoyable affairs held in some time. It was arranged for by the Hose company and the thirty-two members present had a most happy time. Land- lord Missett served a tasty repast, with a roast pig and roast turkey as the plece de resistance of the menu. Foreman William Foran presided at the post prandial exercises and called on a number of the firemen for songs | In that connection he called at- | and stories. Teaves School Board. Writing from New Orleans where he | is spending a two months' visit with relatives Rev. R. H. Burton has ad- vised the members of the school board of his intention to give up his duties on that body. At a meeting of the hoard held last evening it was voted to accept Mr. Burton’s resignation with sincere regret, Mr. Burton wrote that his work as rector of the Church "of Our Saviour will occupy ' so much of his time during the next year that he did not believe he would be able to continue as a member of the school board. He has been con- | nected with that organization for | some time. He served as chairman | There’s Style and Quality in Our Furniture! Every piece in our display is distinctive, desigs are uncommon and being uncommon are artistic. A when you consider that we have our twelve floors ¢ this kind of furniture, all reasonably priced, doj you feel sure that this store is THE STORE in whid to place your orders? F, FLINT-BRUCF @ HBYLANE O3 f BYPEBALL 8 HARTFORD last year and worked hard in the interests of the school. An effort will be made to get H. A. Castle to take his place. Mr. Bur- ton served as a demoorat and the selection of his successor will be left with Rev. H. T. Walsh and F. G. Os- borne. Mr. Castle has been asked to accept the appointment but he has not yet given a definite answer. The board last night besides accept- ing Mr. Burton's resignation confined its attention largely to matters of a routine _ character. The members have taken a stand against the sug- gestion that additional tions. be provided for the school chil- dren by erecting a new buflding in the eastern section of the town. argue that when the new school house was built a few years ago the plans were so arranged that an addition of four rooms at a comparatively small cost was provided for and that the proper way to solve the problem for | the present is to take advantage of accommoda- | They | | the provisions in the original | An addition of four rooms be sufficient for about four of {years they believe, provid! growth of the town continues’ | present basis, and by the time { tlonal room is again requis eastern section will have develo} ;& manner that will make i whether_a new building 1n t! | ity is advisable. The board imendn.t‘lon at the special to ting on Monday night is exp | be in accord with the the ; outlined. Mrs. Burton Buell Dead.| i Mrs. Juliet-J. 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