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

' PLENTY . of Coffee, Mixed Tea, Lorenz Chocolates, Hot Water Bottles, Stationery, Palmolive Soap _and Toilet Goods are now on hand for our ONE CENT SALE which wlil last untii SATURDAY NIGHT. Those who were disappointed during the Js middle of the week, please come and get § | your wants as early as possible. “The Square Deal Drug Store.” Axelrod’s Pharmacy : 236 Park St., Cor. Bigelow. v (Opposite Rackliffe Bros.) It will be worth your while to walk two i blocks out of your way for this sale. B eautiful Norwood Ferns . We have in our east window that won- f derul fern (NORWOOD) which we are offer- bing for sale for the first time. This fern to be fappreciated must be seen. To introduce it é offer the fern for $1.25 each. ' Volz Floral Co. Store 92 West Main Street STETSON | In keeping with our policy of giving you the BEST, we have taken in a full line of & ON soft and stiff HATS. "Give him a STETSON for Xmas. It makes n admirable gift. " CONN. HAT (0. 6 R. R. Arcade. ine Cent a Word Each Day Pays for a3 Classified Adv. in e Herald. You Get Results That's What You Want. Suggested for Fire Inspector Should Offica Be Created—Third Oldest Permanent Man in Point of Service. It hag been announced that the fire commissioners wlll probably evolve a new plan of fire prevention where- by some regular fireman will be per- manently detailed to inspect buildings about the city, assisted by other fire- OAPT. MICHAEL SOUNEY men as they may be assigned to this work. The move is said to be favored by the fire insurance under- writers and is also thought to have the approval of those interested in fire prevention. ‘While the fire commissioners have not as vet adopted this plan, it is ex- pected that they will eventually and already the name of Captain Michael Souney of Engine company No. § is being frequently mentioned for the position of permanent inspector. Cap- tain Souney, in addition to being con- sidered an excellent fireman, is the third oldest permanent man in the department in years of service, the other two being Willlam Kelly and Richard Hartnett. N. B. H. S. FOOTBALL RECEPTION. Plans have been completed for the annual reception for the New Britain High school foottail team which will be held Friday, December 14, in the High school gymnasium. The recep- tion bids fair to be one of the most successful events of the vear. Phy- sical Director Moorhead has prepared the following program of speakers: “The Value of Athletics to the High School Boy of 1917,” S. H. Holmes: 1017, NNV EREL. S Macristy ;=191 8,2 Charles Vibberts. Following the speaking, Principal L. P. Slade will present the monograms to the mem- bers of the 1917 team. The Civics club meeting has been postponed until December 20. The interclass girls’ basketball schedule was begun yester- day, when the senior team defeated the juniors, 13 ta 2. Bessie Koplo- witz, captain of the senior team, starred. FIRE ON PARK STREET. Blaze in House Owned by Lumber and Coal Company. Companies No. 1, 2, 3 and 5, of the fire department, were called to the New Britain Lumber and Caal Co. on Park street this morning at 11:45 ‘' o’clock to put out a small blaze in a house owned by the company. | _The fire started in the coal bin in ! the cellar and only a clothesbasket and the woodwork on one of the win- dows were burned. The alarm was i sent in by an employe of the com- pany. | Two traffic officers narrowly escaped | being hit by the fire autos in their | rush to the scene of the fire. | | LECTURE FOR MILK STATION. 1 Amid all the war work don't for- | get the lecture in the interests of tho | milk station which is to be held at | the grammar school hall Wednesday evening. The topic of the lecture, | which will no doubt prove very inter- esting, will be “The National Yellow- stone Park,” by Rev. Warren F. Cook. | It is hopsd that many people will | attend the lecture and do their bit | in helping to provide for New Brit- | ain’s 350 bables under the case of the Infant Welfare and Milk association. DENTISTS ELECT OFFICERS. At a meeting of the New Britain Dental society held last evening the following officers for the ensuing vear were elected: President, C. F. Erich- son: vice-president, T. A. Feeney; secretary, B. L. Protass, and treasurer, Henry Martin. Old Kentucky Jubilee Singers Singers and Players There are few companics that both sing and play well. Here is one that does. This makes an attraction of double value, as the program they are able to present is of great variety, including vocal quartets and solos, humorous monologues, string quartets, violin solos, string trios, and quartet singing with string accompaniment. The songs of this company are la rgely plantation melodies, and huwmor- ous selections, and include also som e of the favorite songs of sentiment of the colored people, such as “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” “My Darling Nellle Gray,” “Old Kentucky Home,” and “Black Jim.” & at & TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. TICKETS 35c ' "NEV BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1017. Ehristmas = @gg‘eflbbfi ' From the Big F urniture tore Why Not Surprise Her With a New Bed Room Suite Think of the great joy that would be hers if you were i ites i inish. is sort of gift will endure for ye i A e i i’inglf on convenient credit terms at $82.00. suite of three pieces which we are sel Sectional Book Cases In the Adams $22 design : For the studious person it would be hard to find a more pleasing gift, for the true book-lover, likes to have his books well kept. The sec- tional case allows a person to add additional sections as needed. This case can be had in either Oak or Mahogany finishes, several other designs to cheose from at every price. to have delivered to y our home one of these beau- ars to come, it's an exceedingly attractive Mahogany Piano Lamps of Every Description In our lamp department you will find every type of lamp for every purpose, but of particular importance is our display of Piano Lamps. Every style of base and shade are shown at practically every price, the one illustrated, with silk rope edge above fringe sells at $17.00. A.ANDREWS & CO 132 o MAIN ST. RACKLIFFE’'S XMAS SUGGESTIONS SATURDAY CASH SPECIALS ‘Below are a few suggestions for Xmas gifts that we are offering at special prices for Sat- urday only. Buy now and make a saving. CONDION ADJUSTABLE ICE SKATES The skate that can be used by the whole family. VERY SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ONLY. Men’s and Boys’ ............. $1.00 pair. Women’s and Girls’ ... $1.29 pair. (Value $2. On Display in Our East Window) ICE SKATES A discarded number of Union Hardware Skates. Hardened runnmers. Nickel plated. All sizes. Men’s and Boys’ ............. $1.49 pair. $1.39 pair. Girls’ and Women’s (Value $2.00 to $2.25.) FLEXIBLE STEEL SLEDS The only safe sled for boys and girls. Self-steering, fast and strong. Prices ... $1.10 to $3.50 (On Display in Our West Window.) POCKET CUTLERY A fine assortment of Knives.. warranted. Prices Al fully ceeeeen.. 35¢to $2.00 SAFETY RAZORS Gem and Penn Safety Razors. Value $1.00, SPECIAL ............. 8% Many other Xmas goods are on display in our windows. Visit our store. You will find a gift for Him or Her. Rackliffe Bros. Co., Inc. Opposite Axelrod’s Drug Store 250 Park Street., New Britain