New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1918, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1918 money- tion invited. quick with Louis heels. price $3.95, of silver black $6.00 and $6.50, $5.00 pair. WAVING AN AUTOMO] Those Who Bu Are Joyful Over the Savings Continuing this notable once-a-year event, our annual cost sale goes merrily along with great profit to all who take advantage of caving offerings. has been phenomenal, being full proof that our genuine bargain-giving has the confidence of the public, knowing well from the past what to expect at our January cost salc, and are not disappointed. BUY FURS NOW AND GET COST PRI Fvery woman or miss who has not already fur coat, a nice fur set, a fur muff, fur cape, fur collar or stole, and who has the slightest thought of buying furs of any advantage of our Cost Sale prices which are lower than you have seen de- pendable furs sold for, and lower than they will be offered again. 1t is refreshing in these days of high prices on able to offer our patrons bargains such as we tell of here, ¢ bought, so delay not your coming if you wish to share in them. High-Cut Lace Boots of black kid, for women’s wear regular $5.00 grade Women's Button Boots of patent colt and dull calf with cloth tops, reg- ular $5.00 and $5.50 grades; Cost Sale Women’s Evening Slippers of cloth and gold, satin, formerly priced $5.50, we are only asking PROMFPTLY RECKIVING ALL y at Qur Cost Sale its many Notwithstanding the intensc cold the attendance supplied herself with a warm description, should take quick Inspec- COST SALE PRICES AT SHOE DEPT. fine footwear to be They will be Our Cost Sale price but $4.00 pair. ‘Women’s Storm Boots of tan and gray calf, high cut with heavy soles and low heels, regular price $8.00, Cost Sale price $7.00 pair, Carriage Boots of quilted black sat- in with rubber sole and fur trimmed, sold regularly for $6.00, Cost Sale price but $5.00. All of these offerings are while. also white and worth DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEFEND DRY GOODS PUICHASED OF US on Berlin News FIRE DEPARTMENT “CAMPAIGN GROWS Necessary Once More to Gall Help From New Britain Question of Holiday Town Meeting May Be Decided Next Monday Night ~Private Citizen Appeals to Ncigh- ‘borrin;: City for Aid. The disastrous fire at the Atwater place last night, which is occupied by ¥ Burlingham Schurr, the naturalist, should act as one more step in tho movement for a fire department of some sort for Berlin. The New Brit- ain department was called upon once more for assistance, and though their arrival and efforts failed to save the house the fire was prevented from spreading to the surrounding proper- ties. The barn on the property was saved. The call for aid was sent in by Dr. Robbins, and it is supposed that the usual question will arise as to who will be obliged to pay the bill. The call was not authorized by the board of selectmen, which does not meet until next Monday evening to decide the question of either a town meeting for the purpose of buying apparatus or else making some ar- rangtment whereby the New Britain depattment will respond to from Berlin. This is the time for ac- tion and the townspeople should not allow the matter to grow cold until some action has been taken. It is very evident that local fire protection is dbsolutely essential for the safety of the town. Had there been a wind Jast night, the property adjoining would have been destroyed also; in fact, | the entire street stood a close [iehance of suffering the same fate. The esidents of Kensington now believe Berlinites are fully convinced 4 more delay will be fatal and are pping: that there will be no time Host ' in® preparing for the future. * Brothers-in-Law Disagree. Jennings and Joseph Bush gton were brought before riswold th morning for ath of the peace. It appears that 'Busk_bought the house in which the famWlies of both men reside, but for @ reason peace refused to settle tHe household and matters came i'tiead last evening when the two Yresumed hostilities armed with tove fokers and other implements of kjomaestic’ warfare. Neighbors who [near¥ the battle summoned Constable cKett who declared an armistice di@rdered all the participants to present themselves in court today. Jennings was found to be the cause i B ¢osts, and the case against Bush was dismissed. According to Prosecutor [Gibney, the case this morning was ne 80th since the first of September. Railroad Camp Breaking Up. The camp of railroad men which is tuated near the depot and which has isd” caused the local authorities kood deal of trouble will soon be num- a calls | of the trouble and was fined $3 and | 2Poard a subway bered among the missing. When the camp was first begun there were about 75 men who made it their headquar- ters, but the number has now dwind- led down to less than a dozen. The passing of the camp will leave no re- grets in Berlin as the inhabitants were a continual source of trouble and annoyance. In the total of 80 police court cases since September, the great majority were those of men from the camp. The men are of the roving class and when they Jeave Berlin it is hoped that the town will not be graced with their presence again. Farmers to Attend Corn Exhibit. A notice has been received from the Hartford county league and farm bu- reau, reminding local agriculturists of the coming corn exhibit which will be held in co-operation with the Con- necticut Dairvmen’s association at Unity hall in Hartford from January 22 to 24, inclusive. There will be a number of well selected prizes and many local people are expected to bring some of them home. The show comes at a most opportune time as there is a serious seed shortage throughout the country. Berlin Briefs. Florence E. Goodrich Florida for the winter. The Village Tmprovement society of East Berlin will hold its bazar and en- tertainment January 24 and 25. The Kensington postoffice will close a half hour earlier, beginning toda Commencing tonight, the mails will close at 7 o'clock instead of 7:30. There will be no more money orders received after 6 o'clock until further | notice. SIMPLE IN CUT has gone to Lieutenant M. H. Griswold, son of Dr. Griswold, who has been stationed at the Post hospital at Fort Ethan Allen and for the past four weeks has been on temporary duty in Boston hag > ELABORATE EFFECT ‘ Though its lines are simple as sim- ple can be, this distinctive afternoon gown of blue silk is charmingly elab- been ordered to report at Portland, | °rate. The reason is found in the Maine. rich embroidery with which the gown The condition of (. W. Viets, who | S tfimmed. The embroidery is done is ill at his home in Kensington, is |.? 8a¥, though harmonizing, tones of S e e blue, green, yellow and The Red Cross rooms will be open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The weekly praver meeting has been changed from Thursday to Wednesday evening. each side panel. at the waistline. The Kensington Red Cross chapter will sew all day tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Sharp. Miss May Moore who has been vis- iting friends in town has returned to her home in New Haven. Newspaperman, Soldier. CHURCHES CONSERVE COAL. Swedish Worshippers Will Hold Joint Services for Time. Sandland, who ed last fall. vacation, work. nounced by Mayor of Attorney T7. ation counsel, Guilfoile. ly, is a newspaperman. For an indefinite period the Swedish Bethany church, the Swedish Elim church and the Salvation Army will hold joint services for the purpose of conserving coal. The union meetings this week be held at the Bethany church. ext. Sunday and next week they will be held at the Elim cbhurch and the suc- ceeding Sunday at the Bethany church will re-enter will FUSE BLOWS OUT 7.—Two persons train for Boston were injured today at Kendall Square Cambridge, Jan. St. Johns, N. B., Jan Ills. who escaped from MAYOR SANDL. red AND. k. It outlines the deep armholes and ap- pears again on the cuffs, besides being used for a large ‘irregular patch on | A bead fringe in moathing colors falls from the front Politician, | Fraternity Man, and Gunner. Waterbury, Jan 7.—Wm. H. Sand- land was today sworn into office as mayor, the oath being administered by Prosecuting Attorney James A. Pe ley, as a justice of the peace. newspaper Among the appointments an- Sandland G. Church as corpor- succeeding Franci: Mayor Sandland, like § O’BRIEN RETURNS a is that After Escaping From Prison Camp in Germany, Has Many Adventures, : s 7.—Flight Lieut. Patrick O'Brien of Moman{:‘.e German station in a wild scramble to escape | prison camp by leaping from & tenin rom cars which filled with smoke |and who later related his cxporienees after a fuse blew out with a roar re- | to King George, has arriveq here with sembling an explosion. All lights in | other returned soldiers. Lieut. (Brien the underground passage were extin- guished and in the darkness, men and women broke through glass doors and windows. Traffiic was delayed for an hour. Holland. He i of San Francisco British flying corps while flying nd over the G wi erman made his way from Germany through an American, a native o and was captured th the lines. ° Mr. | is a republican, suc- ceeds Martin Scully, whom he defeat. Mr. Scully, after a short 'WELL KNOWN WOMEN CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Gribbon and Mrs. Tucker Pass Away at Homes Here THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES About 209 Have Been Inspected Dby | I Committee—Storm Forces Post- ponement of School Opening— Town Hall Committece to Mcet. Mrs. Margaret Gribbon died at the home of Postmaster Peter J. Prior, 58 Pierce street, at 1 o’clock this aft- ernoon. She had made Plainville for the past 15 years, com- ing here from Waterbury. her home in relatives Riley of Farmington; Mrs. Arthur Firbush of Swampscott, Mass. her cousin, Postmaster Prior. The funeral will be held from the Prior home at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, followed by a solemn re- quiem mass at 9:30 at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Death of Mrs. Tucker. M Nancy J. Tucker, wife of Lewis B. Tucker of 21 Church street, died yesterday at her home in Plain- ville. She was born in Oxford, Conn., and was the daughter of Harry H. Sutton of that town. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. R. H. Smith of New Britain, and a brother, Fred Sutton of New Haven. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock from her late residence. Rev. E. C. Gillette of the Congregational church of which she was a member | will preside, and burial will be in the West cemetery. School Opening Postponed. The local schools were scheduled { to re-open today after the Christmas vacation of two weeks, but on account of the bad weather it was decided not to open up until tomorrow as the walking was bad and the trolley serv- ice was tied up which made it hard for those children living on the out- skirts of the town to get around. Tt was thought that the school commit- tee would take steps to lengthen the vacation because of the shortage of coal but as yet nothing has been done in this respect. Martha Rebekah Lodge. A meeting will be held tonight at 8o'clock of Martha Rebekah lodge in the rooms after which a drill will be held. he a joint installation of the officers | of Martha Rebekah and the Sequassin lodge after which a banqget will be served to the membrs, Town Hall Committee Mecting. There will be a meeting tonight in the Grange hall at § o’clock by the committee selected to procure plans are a a niece, and and costs on the rebuilding of the town hall which was burned. The committee js composed of John Trumbull, George Newton, Frank Os- | borne and First Sclectman Johnson, who have been busy with the matter for some time. Tt is thought that a satisfactory decision will be made in regard to the amount of money to be expended for the repairs and as to how th hall will be rebuilt. 200 Return Questionna The committeemen in charge of assisting the drafted men in filling out their questionnaires report that they are coming in at a fair rate of speed although it would not be objected to f a little more interest was taken by the men so as not to leave everything until the last minute. So far about 200 men have been taken care of and there are still some 160 men who | have their reports to hand in. It i cxpected that by the end of the week | all of the questionnaires will be sent out to those who have not as yet re- ceived them and that the work will be completed about the end of Jan- uary. The committee has put hard | work on this proposition and so far everything has turned out all right and it is not expected that any diffi- culties will arise which will call for any outside help. It absolutely necessary for all those who wish to Le exempted to bring satisfactory proof as regards their reasons for doing so. If it is because a man has ! | dependents he must bring all those under 16 years of age with him in or- | der to have his affidavit passed upon and in the case of a man being em- | ployed and wanting to be exempted he must bring written statements | giving the reasons from his employer. Banner Ice Harvest. is i If jce is more expensive than usual | next summer it will not be because of a shortage. The harvesting has ready begun and is in fuil swing at White Oak where M. L. Rhodes has a force of men at work. The ice from 13 to 15 inches thick which | makes it rather hard for the men to | handle. It was thought that it would be necessary to shave the ice before storing but it has not been done. The { work of cutting ice is interesting to onlookers. Very little sawing is done hecause of the ploughs pulled by the horses which cut to a depth of 10 inches and which makes it only ne- cessary for the men to use a shark pick 1o make a clean break. The only trouble experienced is with the finding | of men to do the work and for th | Start the New Year Right— Buy your Dry Goods, Fur- nishings, Shoes and Rubbers of I J. BIRNBAUM, We can save you money on Plainville News Her near- | nephew, Thomas | Next Thursday night there will | | smith ! the building | Springfield sale at the door, | The Hartford Silk Store C.S. Presents Economi Ar [ Good values! Honest Sales in past years, it'is oul Prices are higher but We are sharing profits§ OUR SILK will be the Biggest Values of' Many of them will not | SILK CREPE DE CHINE 40-inch all silk crepe de chim shades, including black and whité $1.50, sale price $1.29 yard. ALL SILK MESSALINE, $ | | | i inch all Silk Messaline, in 26 Fancy novelty Silks includi prices to closo. 3 | The $1.00 quality for 79c¢; t! SPECIAL GLOVES NI I B clasp fleeced lined gloves during small sizes only, value up to $2 to close $1.00 pair. Two lots of Sample Neckwear. vajue to $1.50. One lot at 25¢, value to 75c. UR GRE shades, regular $1.50 value, for thil Women's two-clasp heavy flocced biack only, regular $1.00 value, for Special reductions on all Children Small lot of Women's Kid Gloves, b WOMEN’S NECKWEAR | 1 h ou value, il 32 inch 'eggy Cloth, fast colors, excellent for children’'s wear, regular 29c value for 19c yard. One lot at 50¢, de G e s T S e S R S WM reason it will take a longer time to harvest than it did last year. Plainville Briefs. Ethel Prior of Canal street, who has been visiting her mother over the hol- idays, has returned to the New Eng- land Conservatory of Music in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. George Bartlett of, New Britain avenue are receiving con- gratulations on the birth of twins, a | boy and a girl, born vesterday. Mr. Emil Vickals and two daugh- ters have recovered from the grip. The mother of Mrs. Amos Osborne of Camp street suffered a shock yes- terday at her home and is in a serious | condition. Dr. Bull is attending her. Mrs. Mary Lappie of Chilrch street is able to be out after being confined to her home with a slight illness. Mrs. Anna Bailey will return to her made with her | home after a visit broth Charles Diggle, of Washing- ton stre Mrs. E. C. Gillette and children ! have returned home after making a visit with relatives in Talcotville over the holidays. Thomas F. Fagan and wife have re- turned from their wedding tour and will make their residence at 64 Whit- ing street, Plainville. The Home Guard will meet tonight in the New Britain Armory for drill and ail members are requested to take the 7:30 o’clock car and report at the Armory at 8 o’clock sharp. A meeting of the board of deacons. the trustees, and the finance commit- tee of the Congregational church will be held on Wednesday evening at 8 | o'clock to discuss business for the coming year. g Miss Anna Murphy of Whiting street has returned to Laurelton hall at Milford, after spending the holidays with her parents. Miss Amelia Brunnell spent the week-cnd with relatives in Pittsfield, Mass. Perey a visit with relatives over the hilida E. C. Farrar has moved his black- shop from Whiting street to located in the rear of the Russell block. Roger Castle, Kenneth Seymour and Flerbert Corwin have returned to Hebron Academy, Maine, after spend- after York Williams has returned in New ing the Christmas vacation at their homes, Mrs. Joseph Keefe and Mrs. F. N. Scott are ing friends in Bri in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Rose Russell of Itast Main street, who suffered a shock last week, Miss Georgianna Booth of Whiting treet has returned from a trip to where she visited friends PROGRAM FOR BLIND FUND. | = plows on streets had a chance to do Entertainment to Be Given Wednes- | effective work. We are show some very day Evening at Y. W, C. A, Street cars crawled as Dest they handsomo new mi What promises to be one of the |might. The railroad all but tions in WOME: | most pleasing entertainments of the | during the night resumed a fair The woman who ste for season will be held on Wednesday | €quate suburban schedule. something new and exciusive evening in the Y. W. C. A. hall, the = = i Boots can find here s Proveefatogo tofhe A B.P B Blng RELIEF COMMITTE that will piease her in every Relief v fund. The artists who| Halifax, Jan. 7.—Henry J. Endi- detail. Colored kid leather in will entertain on this occasion are |cott, Mass, state food administrator Gray and Beautiful of exceptional ability and talent, | and James J. Phelan, Robert Windsor, ombinations. e new being Leon Van Vliet, ‘cellist’, Ma-|A. C. Ratchezky and J. B. Russel have colortng in Mahogany Calf dame Louise Sentenna Reynolds, so~!arrlved here from oBston. They are ng Boo h tep pat- prano; Margarette J. Penick, reader, | here in behalf of the Halifax relief all of Roston, and Mrs. Carolyn N. |committee to see what further aid 5—$4.00 to $8.50. Green, planist. Automobiles in Streets Waiting to Be | port for a few days Chicago, Jan. 7.—Chicago began to The funeral of Miss Adella Castle | dig itself out of the drifts today after was held this afternoon at 3 o’clock | one of the worst blizzards in its his- at the Erwin Memorial chapel in New |tory. The wind, blowing at high Britain. Rew. J. William Denton of | speed during twenty-four hou Plainville officiated and the burial was | abated at 2 o’clock this morning. storm. without is stil] confined to her bed and her |ing to be shovelled out. condition is- serious. Dr. Bull is at. The steamer Missouri, plying be- | B tendi her. tween Chicago and Milwaukee, held fast in the ice, It was coated with ice and the came out emerging from their igloes. Massachusetts may give to the city. AMERICAN AMBULANCE DRIVERS ARE DECORATED WITH FRENCH WAR CROS! T Service . Potters of Buffalo. N. Y. jon the western front. Tho men ares and Theodore Miles of Mouunt Carroll, [ /ined up with several French Polins, JII, members of the Amorican army | WO also Were awarded decorntio of theFamerieant sty forinata of braveryil At CHEtE e ambulance corps, being decorated with | a1y Miles, who was a Beloit colleso the Croix de Guerre for valiant work | student. BLIZZARD ABATING | OUT IN CHICAGO |§ Dug Out of Snow Dri After Being Stalled Everywhere were evidences of the There was scarcely a block its stalled automobiles wait- into th hort crew Esquimaux limped of her like With abatement of the wind, snow- Women’s Shoes The program, which will appear at a Jater date, is an excellent one, | o Heart My Tickets will be on Mrs. Charles Corbin g account of low expenses. of ' this city being treasurer. ‘A Lieutenant LIEUT. EDDY LEAV ;| pleasing to both music lovers and to! Lieutenant H. Leslie BEddy, those who like clever readings. Mi Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eddy of West Penick who is well known to South- ' Main street, left last night for an ern and New England audiences, will Atlantic port from whence he will rHE SHUEMAN give one of her best numbers, “Peg sail some time this month for Franc son ot | ISEBERG Hartford Eddy is commissioned as provisional second lieutenant in the merican Expeditionary forces. 941 Main St