New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1919, Page 2

BEL ortifies You Agains Substitution and Adulteration THE Dickinson Drug Co. 189-171 Main Strea! PHONE 330. 71 HORS- FALL’S BOYS’ | CLOTHES We do not oretend, and never did, to hiavie cheap f clothing — our . boys’ clothing is not built with price as the chief considera- tion. Luke Horsfall Ga, ;J% ASYLUM ST, i MARTFORD. CITY ITEMS Alar repairin The Clo Big Millinery Millinery Co. Dancing cs June 5 ta 9 drum cory Hanley's advt, Mr. ad N H of West Main street Howard Humphr spending a m clock specialt Adv Goldenblum Children’s hats 1-2 pric rnival at T B. hall, Phil. band, T. A. B. advt danec hop. Booth's Block. Sale. tonight, Bungalow Dayton Humphrey and Mr. and Mr of Russell street are few days in New York Mr. and Mrs Miss Carlotta hs Harold T. Ru Sloper E ve gone to Gireenville, Me to spend at Park North Dir Reserve ey street ctly opposite Tickets for fre vay on the land on ernoon PARENTS ROE SCHOOL TERTAI AT MO} Address Delivered By Licutenant Jackson—Oflicers Elected for Ensuing Year. it Thomas . Jackson, cently discharged from the gave an at the and T\ the army, nts’ address Par- mee school last Jackson related while in of (¢ chers' assoc Monroe street ienant his experic ion ng a evening. Lic ces i prisoner following program was carried led Banner—Audience “First of May”, Children Dance and Dance of “Third Gradc of Mine" Mine™ ion Songs and John Kiniry was held and clected for Solos—* Bo Old P A b he following ‘Dear of 1siness ses: officers were he c uing vear sident—Joseph -President—F Mary C. Jeanette Committee Philip Beebc Gooby Gorman Wilson Mrs. Bugene Clambach and Vi Trex Secretary— surer xecutive Mrs O BELLANS Hot water Sure Relief ~ANS NDIGESTION JAES SHEPARD IS | Venerable Take Streel Man| Quietly Observes Anniversary | and ffor- New Britain community all of its residents join today in o as a ing congratulations to of Lake street, who is celebrating the S1st of his birth. At his ripe is most active and in life as does The city joins him because many been spent in c ory of this city. years ago today Mr Shepard was born in Plantsville poor parents and he grew up a poor Ie had a desire for an education rents struggled him to T ully pursued the town school and v lemy in the mind v would do old Stowe mniversary old age he as much inte a boy of school congratulating his years have nd hi takes e, in of ating the Eighty-one hoy and obt 1t his studies al graduated from town of Southington not settled to what in life and he entered factory in Plantsville lates part of the well-known Pc Stowe and Wilcox plant of Southi: ton. There he worked for 12 year at the end of which time he went to B ol as a qualified tool-maker, of which there were few at that time. When 2015 years of age he took unto himself wife, Miss Celin Adelaide Curtis, of the town of Bristol. She is | still living and in three weeks' time will also celebrate her 81st anniv sary. The couple had one daughter, Celia Antoinette Shepard, who died in 1907. The couple will als celel the 60th anniversary of their wedding in the fall of this year. In Bristol Mr. Shepard sworked in { various factories and at the same time he planning a future for himself. cordingly, in 1866, he started the patent-soliciting business in Bristol at which he won success in later years. In that he started a New Britain office for the business and had with him as . E. Mitchell. The two office in the old huild- strect where the is now located. huilding was bank and office was on the second floor 1876 the Bristol office w in favor of the local one \s then done on a larger Mr. Shepard and his family moved here at that time and took up their resi- i dence on Lake street, where the ple still live In 1869 the two partnership. There was no qua whatever, but each decided it was for himself. The men still did 1 ness in the same office and, ns a mat- of fact. for 40 vears Mr. Shepard’s, fame i expert testifier in { United States circuit {e 1873, w ! was accepted his pa fou s Lewis acs IHis he the which as { came a the year was vear, also, same a partne had their firs i on Main clerk’s office city The n then a nd business e cou- men dissolved ter worked together least was won a before the | His first | cases courts his festimony for that connection with | se was in G as satisfactory an expe in From that time unmeasured. He knew i \ to Z and could not « llon ‘any technical part the while on the science. {of | patents. his success { was ents ght | hy ablest i lawyers witness stand [ He also, and was somewhat of an inventor himself. IT i first patent was taken out in 1866 and was fon fruit hox. Tt is stram to note the invention is } tically same is in today My nominal understood a new that the as use sold the invention for did not farthe inventive line. honesty while trial shown by the f never hought or owned vorth of stock in a r concern. This he refused to did not want anyone testimony was biased Shepard sum and 2o the Tis and that in strict on { testifving 1 he { dollar’s I turin | do is one, nufac- becanse he to say that his { influenced | able Vs or Many shares of valu- heen p: a 1 that fecling of work in connection kept stock have over { him be of cons o, His with patents was really up unt ! the year 1910. He sold his office 1908, but did not stop work i vears lator. During one circnit use in until two patent case before the testimony which ws 1out the coun- [ try. It was the case of an air U trolley car. The case ws | tried in all parts of the country ar his testimony regarded that, { without personally appearing, it w | siceeptea by ses being tried { the time. 1t went West as the California traveled South Commemorative Bio for Connecticnt ha g to say concerning Mr. Shepard: “As an expert in mechanics b a good reputation, bein amo manuf; court rod s use hrake s0 as far State o North The Record and both and phic the fol- | lowir widely known and patent testifiod great wa testimony parts of the countr and Oregon d North | turer Ny, ses on and heen in all from California ! Lonisiana, lawyve | hunc | of sene aving in reds of ety suhjects, hi Flovida | as Wisconsin.’ But as a all his tim some time for was without a hobby for diverti mind. te hunted without sun ished without a hoolk, { loved with wtire its ¢ d not helieve in while he = 1siness ned such did not devote He always recreation and snecess 1an he to it too! his for while he to communc wtions ing or catching Today Mr. Shepard great in nature is safe not a nicer, gard in one and Kill- he ¢ terest and it 1o the ei his W11 K 1y there is then There i flowers trees with intimate ubbish is the surroundine md which care. Every *d by him and of rubbish has heen tak- from his home i All hon to he fo there nds o s for bit ot tende | of utili | ene particic en | years away the past rbage is used and pape etc, are all burned in a erccted in the backyard. Old leave 11 ashes, etc., are also used. Tho i tozether to ni fireplace rot James Shepard, | | they have proved. i plant which he has very appropriat s abandoned | © | for nimselr. | and used | the Tove | rectea | Board never . and | are then u The cd each spring as fertilizer. ashes are now a part of his he has been surprised him- wonderful fertilizer coal and the which hop named “prohibition plant™ this year hops will not he when heer is no longer wde, e remembers when the fish in the Russell & FErwin pond were various and numerous. H danghter to feed them and they were so tamed that could pick them from the water without any trouble. The pond has been contami- the factories ,however, and | aisappeared. At time there were 53 varieties of | fe in this and of them 42! kinds could be found in the Shepard | vard on Lake street, ing fern taken line in Plain which is has had flowe necessary she inated the fish one by have entir ns state from the old Canal ille which he prizes rugged. At many times he between 700 and $00 kinds of at his home which he cared He ain Scientific assoc defunct He is subjeets, giv was scientific to writer special on attenton acology and conchology. He has contributed to the Peabody museum at Yale and the National Museum of the Smithsonian institute. Photography his and he has pict ume which he toolk an He has traveled Canada, Mexico, this country and before 1890 carried the came over 20,000 miles, Mr. Shepard is also well known as v poet. Several of his poems have appeared in the Herald to which he heen a contributor for many His first poem was written in ho was 10 years old. Tt tches and ¥ s 0. Kd It was given as a composition. Before he was 20 years of age and while still living at home he wrofe several poems which W printad in the New Haven Re other pape While in Florida Mr. Shepard dis- covered several species of shells un- known to profe: One of them, the ancillaria shepardi, was named after him His wife noon that ng botany, mineralog: hobby of the vol- amateur. and heen a by has res has vears school when concerned by the teacher. ter sors. after- of recalled the first appearance Barnum & Bailey's circus in Britain was on the lot where their house now stands on Lake street. Sho also remembered that clephant died while the circus was here and was buried at that spot. In all the since the animal’'s hones have never heen discovered although mo at search has been made for them. { Both Mr. Shepard and his wife aroe v in rugged health and he spent inniversary with his wife in the vard caring for_the flowers, etc sterday an vears CHILDREN’S HOME He has a climb- ! ¢ ana | & member of the New Brit- ) § tion which is now (& New | § BENEFIT AMATEURS “Who's to Win Him" Will be G at Turner Hali Next Pri- « Ivening. On Friday night, one wcek from { this evening, the play “Who's to Win will be presented by local ama- ent in hall for the the Children’s IHome of this city. Members of the cast are ng diligently raithfully public is assured of a Him™ S r Turner henefit of rehear: and the treat The the nlay helish the d which hit with Ameri- audiences no matter at what time Trome the hezinning to the just teems with humor- oceasions which ean not the ndi appreciate humor behind old tvpe, has always made a can plaved end ihe play ous trifling but make the real plot. As the ent every play there is and they a all. The g cify gentleman naturally the fun- are all and tha just the one does mot secure The scenes niest parts of anxtous for zentleman lttle country overy possible m to before her wed by the part and decidedly The play i by i introduced nxious for zirl who nse hir humor 1ns cousins. appropriate, heing most Ruth sever capahiy Mine special ties play which add treat the public is to receive. A large and voung na she has novel- into the the to pretty chorus of lo will al the play which prove most aftractive. Thus far a large sale heen ind the that the itself The play women dances during also) o sove faney shonld of tickets ha reported commi charge feels cause added shonld Alpha several for The the production crowd will the the play for play record String selections as mus he varions me arche: dancing which will follow the ASSESSORS STUDY CAMBRIDGE SYSTEM | Authorized to Expend $150 for Purpose of Tnvestizating New Plan. August the board Aaron Bnrckhardt of Daniclson son under tions received council at ing the Cambria this city chairman AsseSSOTE, nd James J. recommenda- the common are study- institutin assessment following the rendered by ippointed by zod the as im of $150 to ility of having talled in ting the from last mee s of sratem of in The council, of the report commitien ceptance A special Mayor : s to expend investigate the Cambridge New Britain The system is now West Tartford and much there. The assessors e to bezin the work of re-valuation of prop thin the next few weeks Qui the the advi system in has vogue in met with success comedi ar | B NFW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1916 be by the grang Octol i Many Main tly list must completed | ers prc that that some he hee the rate was too time, it is report- blocks on Main strect the price of Britain real ! high. Sinec owners | over the | property wo this yean mest. When the last grand | (heir wis completed and a 25 mill tax reconimended, a nnmber of own- street twiee New estate 1 b the rosed to r cont ALWAYS Neckwear that will monize with any sort of a suit or shirt. Probably the largest assortment of better ties in this communiiy, “Keys Kisth” sand all sorts 61 abuse and always look welii. har- Your neckwear aiways af CRAINERD’S Ml CHOCOLATES SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY 59¢ THE PQUND After you have tried them all you will continue to buy these chocolates whose quality introduced it- self into the “Hearts of New Britain” and made it a general New Britain confection. All candy lovers delight in the rich heavy coating of th ille Chocolates, its delicate, tasty and rich creams, The fairest of ail quality and price 75¢ the pound. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY i 7/:0?9&122.' Store: . IS8T MAIN STREET We Trust the People || The People Trust Us Quality and Style Is Our Password On Easy Weekly Payments SUITS in all the latest designs for MiIN, YOUNG MEN AND BOYS. 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