New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 10, 1919, Page 11

er Gets a Jarey Package 4By the Story Lady.) since Peter dropped Aunt 8's letter into the creek he had ery careful with the mail. One ng the mail han handed Peter quare box and told him he had handle it pretty easy. Peter il along as if on eggs and held in front of him. For all he might be & bomb. When he d the bridge he seriously con- dropping it in the creek. He ard that wet bombs didn’t go ' There were very muysterious coning from it, too. They were int that Peter couldn’t tell what y. were but it scared him just that Ich worse, jtill the package was addressed to dma and he couldn’t imagine Bolshevik wanting to kill his @ma, so0 he marched straight g on twb shaky legs and laid it ingerly on the kitchen table. ‘Here's a p-p-package,” he stutter- “Do you suppose it's a bomb?"” Grandma locked at the label and milingly took off the wrappers and but tumbled 15 fluffy white chickens. HELEN CARPENTER MOORE. HOW DO THEY GET THAT WAY? ' Geneva, July 10.—A French sol- dier, twenty-four years old, who has been at,the front since 1914 and won e war cross, presented himself to e French guard at Neuchatel on §e Swiss frontier and sald that he st visit his flancee in Switzerland om he had not seen for three . When the guard said that it impossible to let him pass, the flier declared, “T am going even if i shoot me. T must see her.”” As | crossed the frontier, the guard Bd and the soldier fell dead. FOENIX LODGE INSTALLS. [ officers of Phoenix lodge were ed last night by District Dep- rand Master E. L. Case and staff. By are: N. G., Emil Rondeau: P. G., Theodore Swanson; V. G., Her- t Chase; R. S. N. G, Edward jach; L. S. N. G., Albert Hoffman; rden, . "Fred Hoffman; conductor, frry Chapman; chaplain, Samuel ite; R. , Carl Berry; L. S. S., fldie . Landgren; R. S. V. G., ‘dman; L. S. V. G., Arthur Ho n; recording secretary, Louis Bel- financial secretary, L. B! Hurlburt; Dambe; inside rd, Harry Steed: outs guard, arles Nettleton. Following the in- llation a social hour was held and reshitnents served otice to Contractors ealed proposals will be received at office of the Architect, acting for B Board of Education of the State ‘Conhecticut, up to 12 o'clock noon, iday, August 1st, 1919, for the chosiiction of an Addition to Camp bow Britanfate Normal School at ith the drawingdi. N accordance frepared by Dav! acidoations pets, W. F. Brooks, Successor, Yool rd, Conn., and the heating for said pilding in accordance with the draw- gs and specifications prepared by fred S reet Ma. Jrhese proposals shall be made out ording to form provided and be losed in. a sealed envelope ad- Pssed to the Board of Education of State of Connecticut, State Capi- Hartford, Conn., said envelope p to be marked “Proposal for Ad- on tp Camp School, New Britain, prawin, and specifications for the struction of the building and for heating can be seen at tho office the Architect, corner of Lewis and d Sts., Hartford, Conn., where y will be kept on flle for the use Kello, Boston, Engineer, 53 State the bidders or their sub-bidders il the date aboVe mentioned. Wings and specifications will be gd_to bidders upon personal or enfapplication to the Architect h payment of $15.00 for the Gen- Drawings and Specifications and 00 for the Heating Drawings and fioation. ;, The drawings and cations must be returned with propossls, and if in good condi- the amount of the deposit will eturggd. It returned damaged or jmijlete, the cost of replacement be dedlicted from the deposit and foalance returned. No incomplete hfication covering the sub-con- $7will be issued. . ‘provosal will be considered I is not accompanied by a certi- heck or a bank draft upon a jor: National Bank or money ito Tén per cent (10 per cent) of mount of the bid. Such check, or money shall be enclosed in welope containing the bid. All except that of the suc- will be returned by pard of Fducation within three hys after the contract is award- d the agreement execlted. The t of sthe successful bidder will d as a forfeit in case said bid- bglects or refuses to execute the et or furnish Surety Bond as for in the form of proposal. bidder to whom the contract is d will be required at his own e to furnish within five (5) from the receipt of written ©f stuch award, security te tec tHe faithful performance of rk. Such security shall be a xecuted by a Surety Company, o fifty per cent (50 per cent) amount of the contract. The y and sufficiency of the surety will be determined by the ¢ Education of the State of jcut after the award is made or to the signing of the con- sompetency and responsibility and their proposed b= ors will be considered in mak- award. The Board of Edu- xpressly reserves the right to ny and all bids submitted, hey Meem it to the best in- _— - 953,581 MEN IN ARMY JULY 1; 358,315 SEN' Washington, July 10.—Out of nearly 4,000,000 men under arm the time of the armistice, fewer July 1. The estimated bf the State to do so. LOF EDUCATION OF THE ‘!.E OF CONNECTICUT. the American Expeditionary T HOME IN JUNE. 1,000,000 were in the American army strength of the army July 1 was 958,681, not in- A total of 358,315 men sailed from Force for the United States during June. PPTHURSDAY, JULY 10, 1916, cssage 1o ANDY DEALERS THREE HUNDRED Necco products, including :— Necco Chocolates—the de luxe creations, packedinfine ar boxes. NeccoLemonDrops—pure cane sugar, finely flavored with lemon. 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They had gope there to | number of men of the naval forces for tri local hospital to undergo a serious be as near him as possily killed was 29,685, ters. ! tigation is the Twelfth Naval district, of_ by enlisted men that money paid to petty officers to obts fers from undesirable a 3 Three chief yeomen of ing ship Boston are in cush ing completion of against them. Assignments to Ships! the Atlantic coast { through money payments, it was to have their names erased from ARREST NAVY YIV. 8 Officers Charged Wit/ ing Money for Transfee, Francisco, July 10— under way by R Jayne, commai J. L. . formgal enan were ob in 1 a like manner men were ansfer to ships in Russian