New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 2, 1917, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1017. Up to and Including September 14th, Store Closes Fridays at Noon. Smart Middy Blouses and Smocks That Will Suit Summer Girls In Kinds and Qualities THERE IS NO COOLER OR MORE COMFORTABLE SUMMER GARMENT FOR THE YOUNG GIRL OR MISS THAN THE PRETTY MIDDY BLOUSES AND SMOCKS THAT WE HAVE SUCH A FINE SHOW- ING OF. ALL KINDS AND QUALITIES IN A MOST ATTRACTIVE RANGE OF STY. LES. Noteworthy Linen Offerings - THERE ARE ALL WHITE AND COLORED MIDDYS & SMOCKS— with faney collars, colored ties and lacings, materials, in a nice showing of pretty models, 98c, $1.98, $2.98 BROWN'’S EMBROIDERY CRASH Made in and very and $8.98 upwards. in the round thread weave, all the suitable reasonably priced all pure flax, and very popular now for table runners and other useful home adornments, when worked or drawn by feminine fingers. “OLD BLEACH” ful quality for 42c yard. EMBROIDERY CRASH, 10 inch width, of beauti- The 18 inch width for 59c and 75c yard. SHEER HANDKERCHIEF LINEN LAWN IN COLORS, yard wide, suitable for fine waists and baby dresses, of Irish make and one linens that are so very scarce in the market just now. all the pretty and popular shades for 75c yard. of the We are showing HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEFEND ON PROMPTLY REOEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PU ICHASED OF US. Berlin News BENNETT'S LETTER ON BERLIN BRIDGE New Structure MIIS_( Be 21 Feet ! Wide Instead of 14 MAY CALL TOWN MEETNG| Jntense Heat Causes Factories to Shut | Down—Beckley Funeral Today— Land Transfer—“Dynamite” Again in Lmelight. As the result of the letter received yesterday from State Highway Com- missioner Bennett by First Selectman W. I Alling in regard to the building of the new brdge over Hart's pond near the Amercan Paper Goods com- pany, a special town meeting will probably be called soon. At this meet- Jones ing plans will be made to comply with | Mr. Bennett's request that a 21 foot bridge be constructed and appropria- tion for the construction made ac- cordingly. At the last town meeting tlons were drawn up and passed to the affect that a 14 foot bridge be laid with a 4 foot sidewalk at one side. For the construction and other necessary expenses, $8,000 was ap- propriated and a speclal tax was laid to.cover the expense of the same. These plans were laid before Com- missioner Bennett by First Selctman Alling for approval. At the confer- ence held some time ago between the two men, the commissioner thought that the bridge should be wider than the width specified but at the time did not give thc selectman anything def- inite to work on. Since their first nieetng Mr. Alling has been at the etate capitol severa] times for an in- terview with Mr. Bennett but because ©of the absence of the latter each time was not successful in sesing him un- til Tuesday. Therefore the work, which should have been started long ago, was held up. The selectman could have called a town meeting but s long as the commissioner had not specified anything definite as to the plans that should be followed out in the construction of the bridge it would have been a waste of effort. This plan will undoubtedaly have to be carried out and will entail con- siderable extra expense. An amount much larger than the $8,000 named for the fourteecn foot bridge will have to be appropriated. Also a larger tax will have to be laid to cover the cost of the same. The reason of the people in voting for a fourteen-foot bridge emanated from the collapse of the old bridge under a heavy truck, and to avoid a recurrence of that catastrophe. With a bridge fourteen feet in width it would be impossible for two trucks to pass each other on the structure. fii\nce a larger one will have to be bililt it must correspondingly be stronger and able to hold Rgreater loads. People are asking whether the resolu- ascertained, it will not, the town hav- ing to bear the entire burden. About noon the Berlin correspon- dent got in touch with Selectman All- ing who stated that a special town meeting would not be called until plans and specifications for the #work had been drawn up. 01d Sol vs Business. Taking Humidity as a second, Old Sol sallied forth early yesterday morn- ing in search of combat. He met up with Father Business, seconded by Mother Invention. \ The battle ground was pitched “any- Where in Connecticut.” At noon Sol dealt Father Business a wicked blow, striking him with | such force that the “Berlin Construc- | tion Co. was forced to close for the day. At.3 p. m. the American Goods Co. closed for the day. Not only did the factories have to shut down on account of the torrid weather, but stor¢ keepers and own- ers of other places declared a holiday. As soon as the employes at the dif- ferent places were dismissed for the day, each and every one made a rush for some favorite haunt where he could get out of the broiling sun. The swimming pools and beaches were well patronized and a goodly number contented themselves by keeping cool a la trolley car. Ice cream, lemon- ade and other cool and refreshing drinks were in great demand. With sorrow the announcement was made at the different refreshment booths that the ice cream supply had given out. According to old residents, yester- day was one of the hottest days in the history of the town. At noon in Ken- sington it registered 108, and at the same time in Berlin the thermometer had risen to 112. It is surprising that as far as can be learned, no one was physically handicapped by the intense heat. On the thermometer at the Kilby House this morning at 10 o'clock it registered 98. As the place where the instrument was suspended was in the shade where not th: least ray of sunlight could strike it, today gave promise of being another scorcher. Although the factories had not shut down this morning a general exodus of employves coming from work and wending their way towards their respective places of enjoyment could he witnessed early. Beckley Funeral Today. The funeral of Norman L. Beck- ley, third selectman of Berlin, who died in the Given's Sanitarium in Stamford, Tuesday night, was held at his home in Beckley Quarter this af- ternoon at 3 o'clock. Professor Ed- ward E. Nourse, a retired minister and former pastor of the Berlin Con- gregational church, officiated. Inter- ment was in the family plot in, Beckley Quarter. Land Transfer. Paper Land and buildings/in the Town of Berlin has been transterred trom Al- bert H. Tdgerly to Oscar and Rosa B. Edgerly and is bounded ds follows: On the north by land of Charles J. Stuhiman, east by land of Oscar Fd- gerly, south by highway and west by land -of Alma Johnson. Hand Caught in Electric Fan. While raising the windows in Kelly’s hotel Tuesday afternoon, Hen- ry Oestman, employed as wine clerk in that place, slipped, his hand be- coming entangled in a nearby elec- tric fan which was running at full speed. A decp cut was inflicted be- state will furnish any money towards Abhe construction. As far as can be - was very painful and he was attend- ed by Dr. Griswold. “Dynamite’” Jones Complains. E. R. Jones, better and more com- monly known in this vicinity as “dy- namite” was in town today and was much in evidence. He had a particu- lar grievance to state. According to his story, the town owes him some money, and if remittance is not re- ceived in the near future, there will be trouble brewing. He states that some time ago, when smallpox was prevalent, Dr. Griswold, health offi- cer, engaged him to watch the houses quarantined to see that the law was strictly complied with. He did But according to his statement never received any recompense. It might be to the interest of Mr. Jones to learn that the bill which ha sent in has been approvd by Dr. Griswold, sent to the County health officer, and when approved by that of- ficial will be ‘promptly paid by First Selectman W. I. Alling. Berlin Briefs. Miss Julia Ryan, assistant post- master at the Kensington post office will leave tomorrow for Niagra Falls where she will spend the next two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Damon Vvesterday at Cozy Beach. Mrs. E. C. Nourse is entertaining the Girl Scouts at her summer home at Madison. Frank McMurray and George Hull are motoring through Vermont. They expect to be gone about a week. so. he spent The American Paper Goods com- pany is installing a new machine for bailing paper. It is run by electricity. James Malone and family have gone to Indian Neck where they will spend the next week. Buy ah Indiana trucfi,'r—&d\'t\. Don’tFuss So About Your Complexion The more you massage, steam, manipulate and fuss about your . complexion with so - called skin foods, creams, lo- tions and what not, the chances are the worse it will become. Make Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment your every- ay toilet preparations. Bathe with the Soap and hot water on rising and retiring, using plenty of Soap, best applied with the hands which it softens wonderfully. Smear any signs of pimples, redness or rough- ness with the Ointment and let it remain five minutes before bathing. Nothing better, purer, sweeter or more effective. Then don’t over- diet, overexercise, lose sleep or fret. Sample Each Froe by Mall with 2-b. book o gl:-kv: Adgrose poet.cprd ‘Guticurs, Depe. Ri8y tween the thumb and the forefinger. lAl(hcugh not of a serious nature ltl P ainville News 'SCARCITY OF HELP - DELAYS BUILDERS School Addition May Not Be Ready to Occupy Before Oct. 1 ANOTHER TEACHER RESIGNS | Effort Will Be Made to Finish Two | Rooms for Opening of Fall Term— Property to Be Sold for Taxes October 6—Other Matters. That the new addition to the Gram- mar school building on Broad street, will not be ready for occupancy before October 1 is now the-opinion of mem- bers of the school committee arrived at from statements made by men in charge of construction operations. Because of a scarcity of labor the con- tractors have been unable to do the work as rapidly as they had antici- pated and they feel certain that they will not be through by September 1, the date originally set for the com- pletion of the addition. Anticipating a large registration when school re-opens in the fall as the Tesult of the considerable increase in population made by the town during the past year the committee will make an effort to have the contractors get two of the four rooms in the addition ready for use by the time the fall term begins. The Torrington Building Co. and other contractors have been un-| able to give a definite promise as to when they will complete their work | but they will try to comply with the board's wishes in the matter, The | outside work has been finished but the | installation of plumbing and the heat ing system as well as other interior operations are yet to be attended to, and it is doubtful if the addition can be turned over to the town within eight weeks. During the spring term the attend- ance was so large that the children were in cramped quarters and many of the teachers had more pupils under their care than they could efficiently handle. The situation is expected to be even worse in the fall unless the contractors can finish at least two rooms when the term begins congested conditions are bound to exist. Owing to the excessive heat and the fact that some of the members were out of town, the school board omitted its August meeting scheduled for last night. Members report that the teaching force is not vet complete. Vacancic were caused at the end of the spring | term by numerous resignations and while a number of new teachers have been engaged contracts have yet to be made with ‘others. The board has a number of applications and it is ex- pected that all the vacancies will be filled this month. An additional vacancy was created this week by the resignation of Miss Ruby E. Lepper. She had accepted | the salary increase given by the board { ( at the close of the term and had sig- nified her intention of returning here in the fall. She has changed her mind, however, and the board will have to secure another teacher. Sell Land for Taxes. Twenty-nine parcels of land are to be sold for taxes on Ictober 6, ac- cording to the announcement made to- day by Tax Collector W. J. Heming- way, who is preparing to advertise the auction in compliance with the law. On the collector’'s books the names of a number of taxpayers who have not paid claims on their holdings for from seven to ten years appear and while the town is protected by liens filed on the land annually, Mr. Hem- ingway proposes to close the accounts.” The land is described for the most part as building lots and the where- abouts of the owners is unknown in some cases to the collector. The auction scheduled for October 6 will be but the first of g series of sales to be held during the next few months to satisfy the tax claims of the town unless the owners settle the bills. The property to be disposed of in the coming sale ilcnudes building lots in Grist Mill park owned by Louise Hynack, Christina Hynack, Charles R. Bunnell of Bristol; R. F. Hunt, J. D. Krom, John L. and Catherine Gardner of Kanoki, Ill.; Elford L. Clark, Annie Charnaik of New Britain; Annie L. Parsons, New Britain, Agnes F. Par- sons, New Britain; Margaret E. Par- sons, New Britain; James Heath, New Britain; Anna Solomon, New Britain; Harry Solomon, New Britain: Walter Davidson, New Britain and Bernhardt Emerick of New York. In the New Britain Plaza district land owned by the following is also to be sold: Mary L. Storms, New Hart- ford; Nathan Salotrof of Waterbury; Willlam H. Pardee of Meriden; Louise Silver of New Haven; Clifford W. Woods of New Haven and Henry L. Storms of New Hartford. Mountain View property to be sold under the hammer includes holdings of EMzabeth M. Gorman of New Brit- aln and Ellem M. Goodwin, also of that city. Loéts in the Ensign tract to be dis- posed of similarly belong to John J. Nolan of New Britain; William M. Yale of Waterbury; Charles H. Francher of Bridgeport; Dexter W. Hill of New Britain and Marian Keith. The Hartford Building and Loan association owes taxes on land bound- ed by property owners by Richaril Allen on East street and that too will go to the highest bidder unless the owners make a settlement. | The taxes due on the property in question figure between $4 and $10 as the lots have not heretofore at least been regarded as very valuable. Dles While Swimming. Word was received here today of the death of Maximillian Koehler, -| trants high up in the list will be ex- which occurred yesterday afternoon while the young man was bathing in Bantam lake. The unfortunate young man was affected with heart trouble while he was swimming in the lake and he sank before help could reach him. Mr. Keohler was prominent in Litchfleld social circles. He was as- soclated with the Trumbull Brothers of this place in manufacturing elec- tiical equipment in the Bantam fac- tory. He was also well known to a number of Plainville young men who have at various times been in the em- ploy of the company. Send Out Notices Next Week. While he was unwilling to make any definite statement as to the time local young men called for service in the new army will be ordered to re- port for physical examination , Her- bert Knox Smith of Farmington, chairman of the exemption board, told the “Herald” today that the first batch of notices will probably be in the mail by Monday, and the regis- pected to appear before the examin- ing doctors on Friday or Saturday of next week. The exemption board is handi- capped by the lack of clerical help and, as there is a great volume of de- tail work to be attended to, the mem- bers do not believe that they will have the list of the second division completed before Sunday. According to the regulations, they have to list every registrant in ths district before they call the first batch for examination. As the district will be called on to furnish about four hundred men, the first thousand drawn for service will probably be called on to be examined. As there will be many exempt for physical dis- abilitles and dependents, as well as for industrial reasons, it is possible that more registrants will have to be called to fill the district’s quota. The board has not made sufficient | progress with its wor kto give much definite information considering the personnel of the district’s quota, and consequently is making no public statement in anticipation of the com- pletion within' a few days of the con- scription list. Merchants Complain. Owners of stores in the Russell building on Central square have com- plained to the authorities regarding the nuisance caused by young men who congregate in front of their places of business during the eveninz, expectorating on the sidewalks and by the use of bad language make the street one to be shunned by the townspeople. Curb stone decorators aré not very popular with the merchants and they | think it is nearly time the selectmen and the constables made some move to abate the nuisance which they cre- ate. The advertising given the town to strangers by the unsightly appearance of the center which is aided by the congregating of ‘‘fresh” youths and some grown-ups who loiter around | the streets. is not of a character to make a favorable impression and ac- tion by the authorities is demanded. Frank G. Hayward Dead. Frank G. Hayward. for a number of years president of the Bristol Manufacturing company, which oper- ! ates a large knitting mill here, died | Tuesday at his home in Bristol after a long illness. He was seventy-six vears of age and was prominently identified with Bristol’s industries for a number of years. Mr. Hayward was well known in Plainville where he had many friends. Brief Items. Sequassen lodge will hold a regular meeting this evening in Odd Feilows' hall. The local Knitting mill was closed today because of the heat. Letter Carrier Gordon D. Hartson started on his annual vacation today. Bdwin R. Ostlund will cover the route during his absence. Representatives of the Missionary societies in many Methodist churches in this section were here today to attend the con- ference of that organization held at the campgrounds in connection with the camp meeting. The Rines brotn- ers conducted the services during the day and they will also preside at the evening session. Michael Delaney of New Britain, in attempting to cross the highway to board an auto truck was struck by a trolley car on East Main street yester- day afternoon, sustaining bruises which will lay him up for several days. He was given first-aid treat- ment by Dr. J. C. Tanner and was subsequently removed to the New Britain General hospital. - Maple Hill Mrs. D. A. Goodsell and Miss Anna Goodsell of Golf street are summer- ing at Worthington, Mass. Forelgn of the Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dary and son, Graham of Maple Hill avenue are at York Beach, Maine, for two weeks. Miss Bertha Goodssll and Miss Mary Johnson are at Williamsburg, Mass for the summer. R. H. Erwin has sold his bunga- low on Maple Hill avenue to John Carlson of New Rritain. The registrar will be in session at the Town hall Newington the first and second Friday, 3rd and 10th of August from 12 a. m. to 9 p. m. for the purpose of receiving, or transfer- ing names on caucus registration list Geo. H. Churchill and S. L. Morgan, OUR MID-SUMMER SALE IS NOW IN PROGRESS . There are many exceptional bargains here, especially in sum- mer furniture, rugs and draperies, refrigerators, baby carriages, gas ranges and fireless cook stoves. In time of need | Every woman should know the comfort, and experi- enc;y the relief of a reliable remedy that can be de- pended upon to right conditions which cause |- ache, dizziness, languor, nausea and constipation. 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