New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1917, Page 7

<5 W iy 5 NORTON TORERAN | ~ THE WONDERS OF OUR €OST." . © SALE ARE THE SAVINGS - " YOU CAN'MAKE " - Since Tuesday morning, the beginning of this great y store has been’thronged with thrigtu-folks eager.to taki WE OPEN N&w AT s‘x. M,, Bargains offeved them at this gréht annuai cost sale. °; : articles where makers -will not bredk price, youd have choice, at cost, of everything in our store. When you realize our facilities. ¥ INSTEAD OF 8:30. . early occasion, our \edvantage’ of the side from certain for getting our goods at lowest possible prices, and lmo*wing' we offer -the largest and gost varied line. of merchandise in the state, it is" no wonder that.ecog{_umi* far- sighted people are buying heavily, at eost, while they-~can.: BARGAINS IN BOOTS AND . SLIPPERS ¥ A rare oppartunity is offered the Woen t6 be fitted to a pair of Patent Colt or Dull Calf, Lace and Button Boots, with Gray and Faun cloth, or Black Velvet Tops, or Brown Kid or Lace Boats. priced $4.00 to $6. Attention also 1y $6.00 to $10.00, High Cut Boots, lace style, of Light Gray Kid, with Cuban Louis Quality” regular $6.50 value, for $1.85 pair. Girls'’ Button Boots, High cut style, of Patent, Dull calf or Tan Calf, with low heels, broken sizes, Heels, - ‘‘Queen of $3.50 to $4.00 price $2.98 pair. 50. Sale price but $2:98 pair. called to Gray Kid, for only $5.00 pair, lots, but gaod st: “kinds, $8.00 to pair, make, kinds, cost sale 076,90 for $8.08 pair. - P Ewerybedy at Church Sunday, January Seventh:” - PROM: Brown, Kid, and Black Kid, White Tops, Black Kid with Gray Tops, and Bronz¢ Button Boo Kinds that were with Former- Bargain in Pumps, Patent Colt, and Colored _Satin Pumps, broken zes, and stylish $5.00 value, 1.98 High Cut Storm Boots, in Tan and Black Leatheér soles, broken sizes, of regular $6.00 rades, offered at this sale with heavy MAVING AN AUTOMOBILE ' DELIVERY. FOR 'NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON .Y RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PUROMASED OF OR OF SEGOND CHURCH Reports’ of Past Year Heard and | Otficers Elected DEMING AGAIN CLERK ‘Men’s Lyceum to Hear Talk on County s Agriculturc Monday Evening—“lLave 3~Kln(l Tea” to Be Given by D. A R— “ Briefs. The annual meeting of the Second ,Congregational church was held yes- texday afternoon in the church par- § lors at 4 o'clock. according to the heport of the clerk there were sixteen fheWw*embers added during the vear, ath claimed making the ‘gain for the year seven. buggel of the church contains round numbers $3,000, while other ! perfevolent contributions amount to r $900 thus making the grand of nearly $4,000. Francis Dem- | bas re-elected clerk of the church | th# making the twenty-seventh year | i, of his service. The report of the de- & Dartments and the d&lection of offi- L™ cers for the coming year follow: : Report of Clerk. Members reported Jan. 1, Member: nine, net | The home in 1916 added on canfession added by letter f¢moved by death Teotal present membership ... " . Report of Treasurer Phe freasurer received from lar church offerings, from the %ma‘ school and Individual offer- lngs the sum of $701.01, which was | ag@eributed to the varfous organiza- £ the Congregational churches In addition the Foreign Misslonary society | raised $121.50 for missionary work | abread. There were other benevolent | gontributions so that the total for the | year in round numbers is $900, Report of the Sunday School. © The Sunday school reported a mem- . pership of 232 not including the Home Department of 33 members. There were 49 sessions during the 'vear with an average attendance of 131 The attendance was cut down “Ruring the fall because of the infan- LHle paralysis Miss Doris Honiss and §¢ Jrs. George Gray, were present every | nday. Miss Alberta Elton, Miss ttie iss Maxy Keeney, Miss ylviaebean< and. Burton Hazen wer esent ever: Sinday but one, The Sunday school held four. spe- ices during/the year as fol- | Chilcren’s ' Sunday services | large attgndance, special pro- and the service of baptism for tle cHildren, merfikers of the day, ool cradle roll. omation and Rally Day services, Missighary service anda the Christ- s tred eéxercises, with ’prese‘ts for, ild off & tor the | e ithe home of Miss Wilcox. | the New Britain hospital. children of foreign lamds and a splen- dia gift of vegetables, toys and money for the Children’s Home of New Britain. : There are 727 books in the Sunday school library and of this number 49 were new last year.- During the year there were 282 books taken out. Report of Women’s Wozk The Womank Foreign Wssionary society reported a membership of 100, an increase of 20 miembers over last year. Attendance ugon the meetings hayé been large and the interest well muintained. The members have studied the textbook, ‘The King's Highway” during the year. Officers of the Hartford branch have been guests at some of the meetings. A cradle roll party was held recently at The sum of $121.50>was collected for benev- olences. The Woman’s Aid Society. The Woman's”Aid society reported a very active year of work with well attended .meetings ana a great vari- ety of good works accomplished. The¥ have sewed for the ¥ed Cross and for A valuable was packed for a Home Mis- stonary in So. Dakota and two barrels have been sent to Grand View, Tenn. mas baskets were sent to all the sick and “shut-ins” of the community. The usual food shles, suppers and socials have been held which have not only netted good sums for the treas- ury but have also contributed greatly to the good fellowship and enjoyment of life for the whole community. The society has made repams at the par- sonage and has aided In repairs at the church. The society has raised and expended for good works during the year more than $250, The Motherhood Club. The Motherhood club has held its meetings regularly during the year, discussing subjects of interest and importance to all parents and others sible for the training of chil- barrel Young People’s Work, The Junior Endeavor society has had a very successful year under the diréction “of the new superintendent b Katherine Minor sistant, and her as- Miss Bertha Goodrich. The society is well organized and has an active membership of 30. The Senior Endeavor society has a membership of 24 and has held meetings every Sunday evening dur- ing the year with an average attend- andce of 167 members. The society has held three socials, and conducted successfully the annual strawberry festival. Generous contribution have been made to benevolent work The Boy Scouts have had a very prosperous year, the troop now num- bering 33 besides the scoutmaster and his assistants The Campfire Girls is undergoing reorganization has a membership of 25 is doing splendid work. The men of the congregation have recently been organized as a “Brother- hood” and are arranging a program designed to be helpful not only to the members but of service to the com- munity. l Election of Officers. Clerk of the Church—Francis Deming. This is the 27th year of his service. g Treasurer of the Church—E. W. Mijldrum. New_membara alected to the Stand. | {the echief feature will be an {and Tea” will be given. ing committee—For 3 years, Mrs. J. P. Smith and E. Fenn Nourse. For one year, Miss Caroline Savage. Before this election an amendment to the church constitution was car- "iefi providing for the possible ap- pointment of women to the Standing committee. Church Decorating committee— Miss Wilcox and the Book and Thim- DbI€ club. Church Music Demin, Mrs. #. A. A, North. Supt. of Sunday school, F. L. Wil- coX; assistant supt. Prof. E. E. Nourse; secretary, Arthur Behson; assistant secretary, Curtiss Morgan; treasurer, Dean Minor librarig#, Miss Annette Savage; superintendent primary department, Miss Caroline Savage; superintendent home depart- ment, Mrs. R. H. Deming; superin-¢ tendent cradle roll, Miss Wilcox; li- brary committes, Mrs. J. B. Smith, Mrs, George Dodd, Mrs. Morris Wood- ruff. Superintendent of Junior Christian Tndeavor—Miss Katherine Minor; assistant, Miss Bertha Goodrich. Collectors—E. E. Honiss, M. W. ‘Webster, A, E. Crandall, Edwin Ben- son, Lewis Bunce, and Frank Bran- e. Ishers—TFear usher, Charles M. Jarvis; assistants, ‘Arthur Webster, Ralph Nourse, William Turner, Lloyd Minor, LeRoy Seibert and Howard Rawlings. Church committee—R. A. Fiske and L Mers, Missionary committee— Rev. S. A. Fiske, Miss Fanny Gris wold, Mrs. Huston, Prof. Nourse, E. W. Mildurm, Lewis Bunce and Miss Caroline Savage. Address on Agriculture. At next Monday evening’s meeting of the Men’s Lyceum of Kensington address by County Agricultural Agent Walter A. Cook of Windsor. The subject for the talk being: “What the County League Ts Doing for Hartford County Agriculture.” Plans have been in | preparation for some time to secure ithis speaker as the members realized the opportunity they would have of getting in touch with the Hartford County league by hearing Mr. Cook. Visitors will he welcome to this neeting and the Lyceum has extend- ed an invitation to the Berlin Grange to attend. D. A. R. Play. A the next meeting of Emma Hart Willard chapter, D. A. R. which will e held in the Town hall on the af- ternoon of January 19, g play “Love This is a comedy drama in two acts and was , written at the instance of the D. A. R. by Anna Philips Lee. members will take par line Riley, Helen Cowles, Mary Nel- son, Esther Alling, Adele Bassett, Mrs. Harold Upson, Fenn Nourse and Grant Wickwire. The following Misses Pau- At the Churches, Berlin Congregational church, Rev. S. A. Fiske, pastor—Morning wor- ship at 10:45 o’clock will be com- munion service conducted by the pastor. All departments of the Sun- day school will convene at noon. At 3 o'clock there will be a meeting of the Junior Bndeavor society. The Christian Erdeavor socie at 6:30 o’clock and Fenn Nourse will lead the meecting. St. Paul's church, Rev. J. C. Bren- nan, pastor—Mass Wwill be celebrated at the Sacred Heart church, FEast Berlin, at 10 oclock and at St. Paul's church, Kensington, at 9 o’clock. Kensington Congregational church, Rev. Carleton Hazen, pastor—Morn- ing worship will be conducted by the pastor at 10:45 o’'clock, who will 3 BRITAIN - DAY ERALD; ; SATURDAY. FIRE. BEPT. { Reconsiders: Resignation -at " quest of Commissioners’ 'REAPPOINE PRIOR ASSISTANT Board Regrets That Misufidgratanding Existed—<Hose .Company Loyal to Teaden—Memgbers Anxious to Have ' Voting #n expression of confidehce in Minton A. Norton as chief of the firg° department, the fire commission- ers at a meeting held last evening decided to,request him to- reconsider fhe resignation which hejoffered dur- ing the, week and passed a resolutiom re-appointing him for .the . coming vear. 'Phe commissioners denied that thdy were dissatisfied with his serv- icesand they expreased regret that mis- understandings seemingly developed froth thir dealings with hip. The board also voted to reappoint Edward P, Prior as assistant chief. Acknowledging that he had received a communication from the commis- sioners asking him to reconsider his resignation, Chief Norton stated this morning that he had not definitely decided on what course he would pur- sue. He admitted that after four- teen years of service as chief he is not afixious to leave the department and if there is an improvement in conditions, making the office more ongenial, he will probably agree to remain. The chief was greatly im- pressed by the lovalty of the firemen and their attitude in the matter would v will meet ; make it doubly hard for him to quit at this time. Although they made no threats members of the Hose company at their January, meeting last evening showed theit dissatisfaction over the chief’s resignation and voted to in- struct their officers to make an ef- fort to get him to remain at the head of the department. The meeting was the biggest session of the firemen in vears and practically every member of the company was present. Indi- vidual members aired their views on the difficulties between the commis- sioners and the chief and strongly asserted their ®onfidence in their lead- er. They were In favor of surren- dering their own badges should the chief leave the department. The company voted to recommend the re- appointment of both Chief Norton and his assistant and authorized their officers to take the necessary steps to adjust any trouble that might cause the head of the department to preach on “Confess in Christ.” This service will be a communion service and also a reception to new members. The Young People’s meeting will be ‘omitted because of the union service which wi]l be conducted in the Metho- dist church at 7 o'clock. On next Thursday. afternoon at 5 o’clock the annual meeting of the church will he held followed by a supper at 6:30 p. m. Kensington Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. E. F. Lounsbury, pas- tor—Morning worship at 10:45 will be conducted by the pastor and after the service there will be a meeting of the Sunday school. Union service will be held in the church at 7 o’clock, the subject being “What God Can Do for Us Through Praver.” X Briefs. Because of the illness of two of the county commissioners, the hearing on a transfer of the license of M. T. White was again postponed yesterday. Mrs. Harry Gould is confined to her home with the grip. Mrs, John Webber is ill with the grip. Thomas Barattiero is again able to be out after his recent illness. Ex-Postmaster Henry Porter is con- fined to the house with a grip cold. Miss Edith Brown is visiting her sister, Miss Junie Brow in New Hartford. Mrs. Harriet Welch, who has been making her home with Miss Emily Barnes of East Berlin, has been taken to the Middletown hospital with pneumonia. Mrs. P. Cody of Fast Berlin is seriously ill with pneumonta. Mrs, H. F Damon has gone to visit her sister, Mrs. Hawks in Massa- chusetts. The condition of John Root, {1l Wwith pneumonia, is reported as being very critical. George W. Shaw has moved his family from Kensington to Pottsville, Penn. JANUARY 6, 1917, s@ver his gonnection with them \JReports fom the secretary.showed fi&‘ the: ‘company Is now up to its full membership. There are thirty names on fhe roll, .besides those of the chisf and his assistant, four new membegahaving been admitted during the montW, A % The. firemen are planning to have % fair in 4he Town hall in February. It was intended to make the arrange- ments last hight but the members of the compayy decided to wait until the difficulties ‘which caused the chief's resignation® are adjusted before they progeed further. . Chief Norton's tentative agreement ‘to remain at the helm wi}j give gen- eral satisfaction as his jdecision to resign was received ' Wit regret through the town. The high standard of effiicency at which the local depart-' ment iy rated is credited largely to Tis efforts. He,is a progressive type of fireman’ and the depsartment has improvgd steadily under hts leader- ship. . . Will Name Committee. Arrangements are being made for the annual meeting of the Congrega- tional church to' be held next Wednesday evening, at which time a committee will be appointed to secure a new pastor to succeed Rev. F. L. Grant, K . The pulpit has been supplied Mnce Mr. Grant's departure by Rev. O. W. Barker of Hartford. He will preach again tomorrow. The committee will probably securs candidates for the appointment to speak here on diffcrent Sundays, eventually making a selection from among them. In Other Churches. Episcopal—Rev. Reginald Parker of Hartford will conduct the services in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning. Sunday school will fol- low. Advent Christian—The pastor, Rev. J. W. Denton, will preach at the regu- lar morning service at 10:45 Sunday. His subject will be, “God’s Formula For Prosperity and Sucess.” Sunday school will follow the service. In the everiing at 6:15 the young people’s praise and soclal service will be held. Rev. George E. Tyler, a former pas- tor of the Advent Christian church in Bristol, will preach at the evening service on the subject, “Fligh Aims for 1917.” Mr. Tyler is now secre- tary of the American Advent Mission soclety. « Methodist—At 10 o’clock ~ tomor- row morning there will be an old fashioned class meeting and love feast, led by F. B. Manchester. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Goodell will con- duct the quarterly comniunion ser- vice at 10:45 and in the evening at 7 o'clock will preach on the subject, “Billy Sunday.” + Baptist—'"Being Angry”, will be the theme of the sermon to be gilven by the pastor, Rev. J. G. Ward, tomorrow morning at 1 Sunday school awill be held at 12:05. The young peo- ple’s service. will: begin at 6 o'clock and at 7 o’clock the pastor will preach on “Strengthening Wealk Hands.” Schade to Remain. The directors of the Young Men's club at their last evening voted to retain Alfred Schade of New Britain as instructor of the gymnastic classes and coach for the basketball team. Mr. Schade has held the position on trial for the past few weeks and has given such satisfaction that the directors decide to make his appointment permanent. Reports showed that the club is making satisfactory progress and that the enthusiasm is growing among its members. Seek Ryder Wills, Failing to find documents concern- ing the distribution of their estates among their effects at their home on Cook avenue, Judge G. T. Ryington went to Hartford today to look in safety deposit ilts for the wills of Sylvester N. Ryder and his wife, both of whom were buried vesterda; It is understood that Ryder had prepared a will and it is thought that it was put in one of the Hartford bank vaults for safe keeping. Mr. Ryder was reputed o be worth considerable money. A sister, living in New Britain, is his only surviving near relative. Brief Items. Judge Bvington will give a hearing in the probate court Tuesdasy on the application of George Fait for the ap- pointment of commissioners to hear and decide on his claim against the estate of I'rank S. Neal. M Failt presented a bill for $100 against the estate for barber services rendered during Mr. Neal's last fillness. The Plainville Trust companv, acting executor, considered the claim horbitant and rcfuse to honor Hence the application for commis- sioners. Plainville meeting Figures compiled from the abstract of the grand list by Town ¢ . shows exemptions for military service from taxation amounting to $21,800. Veterans under the law ar: entitled to exemption to the extent of 33,000 on the assessed- valuation of their prop- erty. The assessors are now at work on the list of mnon-taxable property, which has to be compiled every four vears. The locai basketball team will play the | ng. | Britain in state armory in that city this ev REQUESTED—Please bring _back | borrowed tools. L. J. Dow, Plain- | ville, Conn. -5-d2x | EXECGITONS DENIED. Woman and Boy Not Shot as Spies K by Germans. i Berlin, Jan. 6, (By wireless to Say ville).—*‘Forelgn newspapers report,” says an Overseas News Agency an- nouncement today, “that recently in ! Hasselt, Belglum, a woman and a boy sixteen yvears of age were sen- | ‘tenced to death and shot by the Ger- mans as spiés. | “The report is absolutely untrue. | No boy of this age was sentenced at | all. A woman was sentenced to death | by a court on conclusive evidence but | was’ pardoned.” CAN MAKE 'EM TALL " OR MAKE ’EM SHORT | Scientists Say They Have Discovered Secret of Controlling Stature of Human Body. Berkeley, Cal,, Jan. 6.—Saieniists at the University of California have dis- covered the substance that produces growth in the human body, it was an- nounced today. Tethelin is what they call it. It is located in the pituitary body at the base of the brain and by retarding or accelerating its functions it may be pbssible, according to Berk- eley scientists, to control the stature of human beings. Announcement of the discovery was made by Dr. T. B. Robertson, profes- sor of blochemistry, who said that he hag succeeded {n isolating tethein and that he believed it was the first time in the history of the biological science that it had been done. Dr. Robertson said his experiments had covered a period of “four years and that the ultimate importance of the discoveries made by him and his associates could not be estimated at this time. KENTUCKY FDOOD-SWEPT. Rising Rivers Do Thousands of Dol- lars Damage. Louisville, Jan. 9.—Thousands of dollars damage has already resulted from floods in several Kentucky streams, and in parts of southeastern Kehtucky rallroad trafic has been suspended. The highest stage for several years has been reached along the head- waters of both the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers, which are still ris- ing. Many other streams also are ris- ing rapidly. Much damage has been done as the result of the flooding of the fields planted to winter crops. FRANK D. KINGSBURG. Corning, N. Y., Jan. 6.—Frank D. Kingsburg died at his home here to- day. He was one of the directors of the land bank of the state of New York, a former president of the Na- tional League of Building and Loan associations and of the New York i exceeded but twice before. MERICA IN LEAD AS} BUILDER OF SHI Only Twice in History of Country Record Been Passed—All Yards Rushed. Washington, Jan. 6.—Am ship yards in 1916 put out a tony A bui of navigation statement today sH the construction of 1,164 me: vessels with a tonnage of 520,847 fitty vessels of 40,000 tons for for| flags. In 1908 the tonnege prodi was 614,000 and in’ 1856, when American merchant marine was largest in the world, American turned out ‘580,000 tons of wod ships. Reports show that the Un States 1s leading all the world shipbuilding and that Americn are close behind the British. DEATH SENTENCES, COMMU' King Charles Gives Prison Sente to Political Prisoners. Vienna, Jan. 6.—The death tences of four prominent Czechs, sometime ago were convicted of H son, have been commuted by Em] or Charles to various terms of prisonment. Dr. Charles Kramay Czech deputy, who was charged trying to reconcile Russia and hemia, has been re-sentenced fol teen years imprisonment. Dr. Rasin is sentenced to ten years, cenz Cervinke six years and Jo Zamazol six years at hard iabor. The general amnesty proclalmi the emperor on the occasion of coronation as king of Hungary not arply here but it is confine Hungary. CONTINUE MIXFED TRIEUNAN System of Trial in Egypt to Be tended., ‘Washington, Jan. 6.—Extension another year of thp system of m tribunals for the#rial of cases| volving Americans’ and nativ Egypt has been agreed by the department in a message to its lomatic agent at Cairo, who had warded a request of the Egyptian ernment that it be done. The system of mixed tribunals adopted many years ago as pPi the extraterritorial rights of and Americane. Order of Notice of Hearing. District of Berlin, s Proj Court, New Britain, Jan. 6, A. D., Bstate of Patrick Fitzsimons, of Springfleld, Ohlo, leaving prop in said district, deceased. Upon the application of Josepl ‘Woods of said New Britain, praj that as administrator c. t. a. en estate of sald deceased he may be| thorized and empowered to sell convey real estate as persaid app tion on flle more fully appears, State League of Building and Loan associations. NEW BRITISH I.OAN. London, Jan. 6, 4:14 a. m.—The morning papers, detailing the prep- arations for the forthcoming loan, which will be of unlimited amount, say that the conversion right will necessitate the sending of circulars to the holders of the last loans and of exchequer bonds and this will mean a total of about 2,000,000 documents as there will be about that number of applications. ORDERED, That sald appli he heard and determined at the bate Office, in New Britain, in district on the 10th day of Jani A. D, 1917, at 9 o'clock in the noon, and that notice be given of pendency of said application and! time and place of hearing thereon publishing this orders in sonie paper having a circulation in district, and by posting a copy of order on the public signpost in town of New Britain, in said db and return make to this Court of notice given BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Ju 5 Tons of Hay Per Acre Without Potash Produced by treating the soil with New England Ani- mal Fertilizers made of BONE, BLOOD and MEAT— nature’s own prescription for growing plants, New England Animal Fertilizers satisfaction year after year, because ive all-around ey enrich the soil for growing croos and put it in prime condition for the next season, Lack of potash should not discourage planting, as we supply the best fertilizers, tested and proven good with- out potash. Our dealer can make this a profitable season for you. Take the fertilizer problem up with him and write for booklet, “Forceful Facts for Farmers.” NEW ENGLAND FERTILIZER CO., Boston, Mass. T. B. ATWATER, Plantsville 'NEW ENGLAND ANIMAL FERTILIZERS Tonight--Tonight--Tonight-- 1ue e Fur The Extraordinary Annua! Ciearance Sale EVERY ARTICLE IN STORE MARKED DOWN FROM 20 Per Cent. to 30 Per Cent. —Also— at— t ITURE STORE | THE WONDERFUL “FREE” SEWING MACHINE—10c CLUB SALE—IN FULL BLAST Ladies get souvenirs, their name stitched with Belding’s Finest Silk, by W. C. Ellis, silk expert. JOHN A. ANDREWS & CO. 132 Main St.