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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918 {WONEN'S DRESS IN ; “FIGHT FOR RIGHT, CONTRIBUTE YOUR i MIGHT!” BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Spring Coatsfor Little Folks Fine Showing in ‘Babyland’ IF YOUR LITTLIE MISS IS FROM TWO TO SIX YEARS OF AGE YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH THE DAINTY SILK COATS IN HER SIZE, WITH CHOICE OF PALE BLUB, WHITE, ROSE, OLD BLUE, AND TWO-TONE EFFECTS SUCH AS BLUE AND BROWN, TAN; NAVY, ETC. THEY ARE IN EMPIRE STYLES, ALSO BELT MODELS WITH PRICES RANGING TO $15.00UP. § See the plain tailored checked Coats for Boys, with colored trimming for girls. Others with whitc embroidered collar and cuffs. Also navy * blue serge Coats in plain style. Tan covert Coats and little Coats of mixed cloths in brown shades. Prices ranging from $2.98 upwards. . HATS ALSO WILL BE WANTED, “Babyland” offers pretty ones for girls and boys in tailored styles, navy, black and all white. silk Hate in different colors as well as white lace, Hats. 59c to 88,08 each. Also straw and pilque, net, and linen HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW PROMPTLY RECEIVING BRITAIN YOU ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED chances, and Berlin News | way | The total sales Flown Today. month of April were slightly | cess of $2.400 Mrs. Nel 4 v ate | [ESEni0t A i Irs el\'gan widow of the late | The total sales in the different mothy Nelligan, dled yesterday tions of the town by months ternoon at her home in Kensington. date are as follows: s. Nelligan was an old and re- ected citizen of the town, and had 1917 1918 1918 December, January, February. fed here for a number of years. She hs in“her 79th year at the time of Beckley CAN DEPEND ON OF TUs. Saturday’s order was is- | their going over on the sale of the sued to prevent such a thing from oc- | bonds of the Third Liberty Loan. The breezes Kensington, this stand, be furnished of the four-min- take IBast Kensington, Stamps through- curing again. Several of the grocers ' flags won by the sections of the town of the town, misunderstanding the | will be flown to the i order, carried {t to extreme, and in | with impressive programs ’nnb case, one refused to sell bread to ! by the commiltees of the town. . L | the proprietor of a lunch wagon al- | celebration will begin in : though such a sale would be within ' where the flag will be flown from the the limits of the law, The order was ' fagpole on the groen. At |§ rescinded this morning. It s thought . a musical program will probable that this will be sufflclent (¢ { by the children, and one Sal {prevent any further - playlng for j:of the school will give a I ; . mr-m':'.T - : | ute talk on the sale of bonds. Ijs' Ne”lgan, 78’ Was Preparmg urner : ”.s‘ K:‘j"n Boy. lin’s flag will then be flown 56 Corporal William Turner; whose | town hall. The children tO Leave i P d picture is seen in this column, is the | Worthington school will 0r rarade } first boy from the Berlin street sec- ! the exercises. The flag for {tion of the town to be listed among | lin, which was the first section to win E \ RS S — . | the emblem, will probably IVED HERE MANY YEARS | S bosin B¢ ortock n K | | will begin at 4 o'clock in 5 Thrift Stamp Sale, ores Closed by Order of Authorities ' The sale of Thrift Prevent Gambling on Sunday— i n‘llll\ ‘hrp 1(\‘\" n I:;tvv,\\‘:?i\{l andir ] drive for the Liberty Loan Liberty Loan Honor Flags to Bo | April has been going along in : during r death. For some time she had March, 1918 en in the best of health, and was April, 1918 L. ound the town as usual during the st few days. At the time of her ath, she was preparing to go to w Britain to see a soldier friend of s who was home on a furlough. December, 1917 jnile she was preparing herself for Janunary, 1918 trip she dropped dead. She is FFebruary, 1918 rvived by a son and a daughter. | March, 1918 r daughter, Anna, has been the April, 1918 lad milliner at the store of Brown- omson & Co. in Hartford for a mber of yvear. The son, John, runs farm owned by the family in this yn. Dr. R. M. Griswold was Decem be 1917 led to the bedside of the patient, January, 1918 medical aid was of no use in at- | Fmebruary, 1918 npting to revive her, and she died March, 1918 n after receiving the fatal stroice. April, 1918 he funeral will be held Wednes at 9 o'clock from St. Paul's irch. Grocers Closed by Edict, \ - An edict closing 'all the grocery December, 1017 res of the town over Sunday was | January, 1918 ed and put in force Saturday | February. 1918 ht., Through this order, all the (GRPORAL WILLIAM TURNER, | M2rch. 1918 cerd of the town were ordered to _ Ao NS R S e b bp their doors locked during the ; 5 | Through an error, the stoves ' 10 Wounded In action. Turner was ing candy and ice cream were also . & Member of old Company I, of New | ensington has made an ified that they were to close, and =~ Britaln, and after the reorganization | push. the total sales for Aprll they had already purchased their | ©f the troops last summer was senty §$1,586.40, while tho total sales of Her- ek for the Sunday trade, there |10 @ regiment in which his brother | jin for the samo month were considerable consternation on , ISVerett is mow serving. Young Tur-|in fact, the sales In Kensington ir part until the mistake was rec- . Ner was listed as “slightly wounded.” | Applj aro a record. and arise R He js a son of Mrs lara Turner, through the wift Stamp clul he purpose of the order was not . Who lives over Woodruff's store on| perlin Construction Co, We lained at the time that it was is- | Berlin street | stand effarts are being made 4. but is now explained as caused Dickinson Has Trench Feet. | Thrift Stamp clubs at the the illegal practices alleged ta Russell Dickinson, of Kensington, | Goods Co. and the G. {3, Py e been carried on by one of those s written to his parents telling Taken all in all, Aprll has cted by the order. The authorities jom of his recent experiences in thoe | wonderful month for the the town have received scveral yranches. Dickinson was one of the Rerlin—Liberty Ronds in Lplafnts that a certain merchant g\ bova from this ftown to get.into| $50.000 and Thrift Stamps gllawing the ROYRLQE the town to . tne gervice, enlisting in Company 1. | 82,400 Surely the people of g L Lis stopg ol Bundaye ’”}"" At the time of his writing he was tn | are dolng thelr “bit Shetr time ;:”“Kf z ”{';"‘:- L l“ vospital undergoing treatment for Berlin Bricfs. Lo buy drinkg fo vest. yiench feet. He had, remained in the 3 y. It 1s cluimed, the PIaving . .4 1, pis knees for several week Bdward Loiselle, of Pelham rinks has been changed 0 pliv- ppil ,jyent is one which affects a | Training Station, spent Sunday Hgne ang ‘“._'""‘;‘m\ ‘."‘” large numl of the men who go into ;| home herc the ovder was lwgued. A fCW (he trenches for the first time and is| The Home Guard of the ago. 1. will be vemembered bV, "o, aiirul one. Dickinson is well | part in the maneuvers in Ay Heople of the tov "“"'”]“:" known in the town and was probably | park vesterday vl hak e eliing the first local hoy to enter tho se l Tk Hacleett has antered -vour e iseiarben. war was declalipd, | ploy of the Berlin Construction g LUS were calrying va chat Flag- Raising Today, I WANTED-—Painting and deco Today s sectiong by (he law pungh-beard rvestrained sale of o6 were the day that the thv*oal uruner i ¥ Kensington, Walnut carpenter and mason johbing. H. I. !P;ainvasfi@ MNews oy WARTIME DISCUSSED, — | Speaker Advises Them e Spend | Money Tor Other Objects RALLY FOR AR SEX, For I Service Va Barnes § H Receives Memovial Next Sunday—Red Cross $12.50 Carnival—Plainvilie Ball Team Wins From 1 to 3. \ Yesterday afternoon the biggest Woman's war rally ever held in this | town took place in the Congregational ! church. The chief speakers of the afternoon were Muvs. Carr, Miss Cohen and Mrs. H. A. Castle ! Mrs. Carr spoke on the dress which the women 1wuld wear while the country is at war. She delivered a very interesting lecture and the aud. enjoyved it immensely Mrs. rr said that the women should not spend lot of money on clothes just to keep up to the style but should save their money and use it for some war purpose. Miss Cohen spoke on year. She sald that every take a great interest in as this year will be for children's one should the children the develop- ment of the children. They will be asked to work for Uncle am by raising crops or by joining the Girly’ or Home Economics club which will endeavor to do something of great value in helping to win the war. Mrs. H. A. Castle, chairman of the local food committee, spoke on tha conservation of food. Bveryone should conserve in the present war. There is only one way to conserve food and that is not to throw any- thing away or waste any flour in something which is not necessary. One loaf of bread wasted may mean the starvation of three soldiers. Mrs. Emma Hills read the of the woman's committec. She told of the great amount of work which women have done since the beginning of the war. She satd that the women were going to keep working and try still harder to do their bit Mrs. Charles Clark, chairman of the local Red Cross, read the monthly re- port. She said that the Red Cross has done more work in the last month than has been dome in the last three months preceding April Memorial Serviee for Francis Ba 3 A memorial service in honor of Francis T.. Barnes, who killed in battle of Seicheprey. April 20 be held in the Methodist Episco- church. Sunday afternoon, May it 3 o'clock Representatives of triotic organizations of e part in the servic of the Home Gu as a guard of honor A speciai invitation ix eoxtended to the p: men in the The m service is open to P blic Plainville The son report was 1he will the various Plainville and Com will pa- will w1 be service. the rents of morial Wins Ball Game. hall playved it Allan field. the second ame of the sea- | ifternoon team de- sterday Plainville was I am Fot eats pret “hout home The Hartford Silk Store C.S.HILLS & CO. Agents for Standard Patterns The Big Drive for the Sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps! Ivery Retail Store in Connecticut has been assigned its quofa of This is some task but with your hearty co-operation we will The special feature of the campaign will consist in your ing a purchase. to accept least part of the change in Thrift Stamps. ing to do, as every one has already commenced and is carrying out ing and of helping the government As a Special Inducement for a Big Business €. s. Is & Company List of Values that we fcatured Saturday. We might enumerate aga Our First Mark-Down Sale of Suits, resses and Coats Suits in all the new spring colors and black and white checks, formerly sold up to $35.00. Special for $19.95. One range of Suits in the popular materials, formerly sold up to $49.00 Special for 2 Dresses in Taffeta, Crepe de Chine, and Poplin, formerly sold to $18.75 and $22.50. For $12.95. A number of confined styles in Suits in the choicest materials, formerly priced to $79.00. Spee cial for $45.95. in fine quality all wool Serge, formerly sold up to the endeavor to being asked by the this $1,300,000 This will offer the same splendid these special savings. Special do our part salespeople, after mak- will be will- most commendable plan of sav- we believe, you for $10.9 Special Values in Silks White FFancy Washable 8il Taffeta Habutai, stripes, Silk, plaids and Black imported excellent checks, quality, for Summer $2.00 inches wide. wear, 36 and $2.25 values, 36 inches wide, 65¢ Special For $1.79 ) yard and up. for $1.85 yard. d. Hosiery Sp;ecials Women's pure thread Silk “Hoslery, black and the fashionable colors. Women's Fibre Silk Hose, black and colors. Special for pfc pair. prefty well fixed. Just here I received several nd smokings and that good. I can't tell the war now, but I'll try to describe after 1 boxes of made life you much when T get exper- t my iences. ! “We'll dlin for L g o all AManning Ireland bit “Well and hlew, vain, I soon have the Kaiser & papers on the Bowery New Britain. 5 reat trip the boys 1 and ped- and then will re How is Mangans? sure best be Give my know ards Pop | Tell | Leeney 1 didn’t get near he did but I saw quite a of the coast i John, I'lj beat it for grub Hoping to am, ncere “RAYMOND close Mess call from have to now just hear you CARREL HOSPITAL WRECKED, Germans P lished Carrel has man tirel constant Iy Britain Ramblers | of the best witnessed in this Plainville had, for the famous ating the New to 2. It was one 1t in some mes Tas been town time. first time since last August its yiteher, Private William Cunning- | ham ( Funcral of Mrs. Mary Marvin. i The funeral of Mrs. Mary Marvin held vesterday afternoon at 2 and private. Rev. R. H Burton, pastor of the [Episcopal caurch, officiated. Interment was in West cemetery Funeral of Ch, The funeral Johnson, who T hursday affernoon Itradley’s undertaking iden yesterday Oran atiended was o'clock was Hen Charles accidentally held rooms in Int rles of was 'y Johnson. Henry shot from Mor- ment 1 from | ral was alternoon Mass! the Seve fune P was in e this town Satorday’s C rival, the b i e this town took pi Newton's hall | was given under the ockwell-Drake Mutval tion. The association did admission to min wrestle, tion pre which Cro One of Stearniv held in night in 1ce Saturday The carnival of the associa- ask any | | | auspices \id not Kocher and wked Renja- | a dona mndred realized. of the local Red but simply soveral There were nd was 12.50 will e g0 to Br Thom the his parent Mr. and Mrs. Jeargnult of | field, Mass. spent the woek-end Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Warfield of street | KAISER A NEWSBOY the Ttems. G. Prior of week-end at the Rroad stret Spring with Private amp spent | Devens home of on a8 Raymond J. Queenin of Signal Corps Says Wilhelm Will Be Ped- the Bowery Soon. on of street | received interesting letter | Raymond J. Queenin, former Company I, 102d regi- the Signal Corps follows Mcinerney Beaver an Tobhn has from a sergeant in ment, and now in outfit. Tt Dear Mac Just received reads as your cards and was care glad to hear from you. I am in finc health and have been in the trenches and am now out ngain, We fine quaint old village where | people treat good, T am | tn a billet wWith fourteen other fel- lows. We ba large Joft, part of | which 18 o Uving room und the other part Ag over a car Bary, . have a large wooden bhunk with hay are in tire us very the [ ed n the ™ Apr ein wou hos) Che Buffalo, May 6.—Nearly a score of | men were injured, seven of them se- | riously. in an explosion at the Nation- | from Red White Cross on Tznore Cross Flag and Lawn, arls, May 6 near the front by of the Rockefeller Institute been persistently bombed by Ger- aviators and now is almost en- y destroyed despite the fact it flew a flag bearing a huge md further identified by white marked The hospital estab- Dr. Alexis Cross immense lawn he il the g two nded dital in cross on removed in the hombs | were slightly will install the suburbs wounded only were vietims of doctors who The doctor Paris or EXPLOSION INJURES 20, Plant in Buffalo Scene of ! Aceident. H the foreign office CAUTION Ladies and Gentlemen Why take a valuable hat to a Shoe Shine Parlor where it will be spoiled? Bring it in now. jal Aniline and Chemical Co.. in Ab- | bott road today. Itre which fol- | lowed was quickly contralied. iGS—Selected Eggs, Guaranteed - ~ E | Absolutely Fresh, with thick shell NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSS. [ for putting down in water glass, Washington, May 6.—Ten vessels| I per Doz, De ed. regating 13,740 tons and 20 sea- | \pril, the Norwegian legation here | was informed today by a cablegram | TELEPHONE 668-4. . SPECIAL THIS WEEK | at RACKLIFFE’S SEED DEPT. ONIOXN oy IS Yellow or White 20¢ per Qt. TEL-1075 *_ Rackliffe Bros. Seeds, Fertilizers, Farm Tools and 60. Inc. Machinery 250-256 PARK STREET NEW BRITAIN, CONN. | | | | completely equipped hat shop, experienced hat makers handle all hats to be cleaned and remodeled, by the only method by which a hat should be cleaned, mak- ing them as good as new. Don’t Wait for the Rush. THE CONN. HAT MFG. CO. 6 R. R. Arcade, New Britain, Conn. Remember it is a hat not a shoe, and should be cleaned by a hatter who knows how hats are made and has the proper tools. For Monday, $1.15 pair. In our Tel. 549. hes Popular Shoe Sto A Boot It. was d With a signed to Purpose war-worried womun of that 1 much- combination of newest adaptability, comfort and durability If economize ~ she must, most “satisfy ing” shoe Beau- tifully fashioned to emphasize the grace of its tall, slender forni and with the subdued el- egance of the soft kid material, it is chic for her smartest costume. And vet § how appropriate, with its trim, simple lines and sensible Cu- ban heel, for the tailored suit. But is it comfortable, too? Of since it's a Red Cross with the famous sole “bends with your foot.” A real service, an unusual PRICE $7.50. footwear the sought style, this is the he could buy azed enough course, shoe that shoe of value at—! AISHBERG THE SHOEMAN 911 MAIN HARTFORD.