New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1919, Page 2

COME HOME ORATIONS U. S. Fiags bervice Flags iotic Crepe and Streamers for Floats ationery Dept. THE jnson Drug Gn.] 59-171 Main Street Women save from $20 to $80 on any Fur Coat in our present large stock if pur- chased | THIS WEEK. Luke Horsfall Co. HARTFORD can CITY ITEMS e Crescont Past Grands' of Connecticut has invitad artha Rebokah lodge, I, O, O, I, iatnyilie, to attend a soctal and or which is (o be held In tho | ville club rooms Neptember 15. | Associa- been s Tanra T, Ifar lencher of teehnique and v daevelop- will resuma teaching September Phone 883-4—1117-2, as baen mude of | engagement of Miss Wilheimina | o of Oak street to aPul Carlson hureh street. The wedding date not b (, but it s expected In near future, nouncement e employes of the Commerelal t factory were pleasantly enter- ed last evening by their forelady, i Mari, Johnson, and her as- hnt, Miss ISlida Yetto, at thelr e on Connecticut avenue, During vening Miss Johnson was presont- vith a beautiful silk umbrella and Yotta a basket of roses, Vocal Jftions were rendered by Miss Elida | 0, nccompanied on Pargons; faney dancing by Miss leen Heck and Miss Yetto. Re- hments were served the plano by aich at re, Cor. Tuesda New Main Stri for tho morning spe- Rritain Bargam Elm Sts.—Advt. Bungalow, Sat PAIS[E 2 FINE HATS LITIGATION LIKELY | ONSCHOO [Architect Crabtree in Wrangle | | [ | likely | That court procecdings to [ result hetween the Architect Walter 1 made evident at the of this board yvesterday afternoon. The the payment said to | {o the architect for plans and | specifications he preparcd for the vo- | cational high school. It furthermore | appears no adjustment has been made with him hecause of ihe addition:l work done by him on the foundation of vocational grammar made wry by the seitling of the Luilding. The matter came to light when the 1ce committee presented for approvil vesterday $794.33 for plans and specifications for the henting sysiem 1t the Vocatfonal High schoo!, drawn up by Mr. C It ated that Mr, Crz was commissioncid to prepare plans for the prevocational school but that while the ! ard had provided an addition- sinkir the founda- deeper than usual. the architect that he would stake his reputa- tion as architect that the founda- tions had heen sunk deep enopgh. Afterwards, however, cracks appeared in the building and the school board was put to extra expense to strengthen | the foundation. For this reason the | school board withheld the payment of the fee for the vocational high | school plans. The board voted to geparate the item from the rest of the list of bills and after approving | them voted to table the Crabtree item until the next meeting. Holmes Gets Auto The board voted to Superintendent Holmes the sum of $200 for the maintenance of his automobile for the vear and $260 for the coming | This covers the time when the | car used for school duties. The | money will be taMen from the mis- | cellaneous account. The board voted | that in the absence of Mr. Traut, Mr. | Pease of the finance committee be | given authority to sign checks. { New School Site. Property belonging ta the Patrick and Julia Carmody at the end | of High street will sought by the school board for a new school in the north part of the city. The territory contains about four and one-half and is well adapted to ol wuse of difficulty of secur- | lear title the school board may to resort to condemnation pro ceedings. IFirst, however, they have voted to make an offer of $12,000 to sonie of the heirs to secure the site The report of Dr. Fromen relative to | the health and conditions at the schools did not conclude the con- dition ‘of the Smailey school. He was | sked to have the commitiee report jater on this and he said he would. It appears that plumbing done in the school covered the plumbing require- ments at the time it was done. Prin- cipal Holmes who had to go to Boston in regard to hiring some new teachers | {fake the place of those who had resigned could nat he present and left | 2 note that of the criticism regarding the Smalley school the chil- dren were to he removed from the two | rooms question and | are i school board Crabtree W monthly meetir dispute be due over the pre school | nec a list of bills among them ibtree, was tree al $5,000 tion said for of | n Expense. past vear. is state of sanitary to because basement in placed in the Elihu Burritt school | The question of whether the board | should pay for the services of two | teachers a month In which they ! did not work came up Two teach 3 had been engaged for a heen paid on a monthly took the twelfth month and asked pay for that month. The matter referred fo the finance | commitiee to examine and report. Other for vear and had bhasis. They for vacation was Business Matter The election of the foliowir ing school teachers took pls H. 8 H principal of the cvening trade school; Charles Campbell, principal | of the evening ‘hizh school: 1. Weeks, Harold E. Dempsey and | Harry Wessels, principals of the ele- mentary evening schools. 1l The resignation of Miss Grace Ham- ilton was accepted and the employ- ment of Mrs. Helen Gerrish, Mr: John Pinches, Jr.. and Beatrice Por- ter as substitute teachars reported Bills to the amount of $4,799.02 | | were approved for payment. Expenses | of the trade depariment of the voca- | tional high school in July and August was $3,449.71; lights, § the cost of material for work | for the hool department $454.75. The appropriation balance to date 07. The attendance report increase of 342 over the ame month a year ago. The attend- nce report is as follows even- done was Average Average | number number School 20 1918-19 Fast street smalley ’ Elihu Burritt SmAth Rockwell Northend Lincoln street Monroe street Camp Bartlett Old Burritt | Osgood Hill Stanley Open Air Grammar ... Academy High Vocational High Trade A houseboat village ia a suburb of | Partland, Ore. Tts hundreds of homes | are Bullt on pontoons in the Wila- mette river, moored to piles. Hven telephones and gna ranges are In- LQUESTION 1 is visiting visited | hibit Bdward | = NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916, PERSONALS Kallgren will leave next week stitute, Troy, N. Y of © loca Harry for Rensselaen e is a hool Harold and daughter tussell s Bmily Maple recnviile, Mis Sloper Cromwell Case returned ot rect, from ( Maine M arlton Brooklyn, My, and Vil Mrs, ( N Y Mus, Jo cet and Joh the P, Andr are eph Miss N. Y \lhert Pinks, of st of Vine Powcll st of Leilu the v street is e Corbin, of Miss Mary 11 the Wachter, of Vf Spri s Mrs rison strect md fro Humason returned the Mrs, IHavr 1 Mainc Sally, have ter m where Combes rned New two Miss T her ret to last evening with her of Os- titia in pendineg Mrs. Herman enue. home York weeks after aunt, good av Cottel, Everett Tudson of Westport, Maine, Moore, of street. Abel has relurncd Kenilworth Johnson, of to Upsala New J Maple college, street, | SEXTON STREET MAN IS BEAN SPECIALIST H. L. Smith, in His TLittle Garden Plot, Raises Freak Varieties of Legume. H. T. Smith, the of 10 Sexton Herald office today freak varietics of which he has iin his little zarden. Mr. Smith takes great pride in his 75 foot square garden and dur- ing the 1t rew has special- ized in raising beans. He formeriy re- sided in Thompsonville. The bean which Mr most highly Known a T grows to the more and Te bean ra street to ex- some bean; nith the Fren of the polc is Asparagus bean variefy or produces beans in clusters. pod wi itselt > in lengih ard or several of which in iength and contains b The blossom of this resembles the sweet pea - fiom a more. The specimens ch inches to a W left ice, one few old gentle t this ofl inches about 20 variet e Sexton bean three other bans of which he One is a frost bean, tvpe the others are In addition to beans, has been successful in raising of and also unusual- tomatoes which he has for purpeses. measures street ialist of quite of the pole Mr also raises lima proud variet is and beans. Smith species g exhibition lemor Commander Bell Is Personal Fricud of Frederick V. Streeter, of Tocal Post. Main | prizes | hl heighth of ecight | in oo [ of James D. Bell, ! of the Grand Army | elected yesterday, is a personal friend | of Past Department Commander | Frederick V. Streeter. Both men hom! | | commander-in-chief of the Republle, similar positions in their respective states, New York and Connecticnt, during 1914 and 1915, when they were department commanders. Speaking | of the new national commander, Mr. | Streeter has the following to s in | which he gives a good personal ac- count of the man who is at the head of this great organization: i “On October 1, 1861, when 16 vears E SEEKERS ATTENTION We offer for sale at before-the-war prices and on liberal terms BUILDING LOTS on Allen S5t. $300tc 3600 200 to Haley St. Chapman Street Monroe 500 Street 800 to 1,000 East St. Russell St. Hart St. Lenox Place 600 Hungerford Crt. $ 800 3,000 3,000 2,100 3,000 Judd Ave. $300 to $500 Belden St. 300 te 500 Winthrop Street 600 Vance St. 1,000 to 1,200 Our experience of thirty years is at your service. If you purchase one of these lots of us, we will furnish the money with which to build your house at no expense to you as soon as you have paid in a reasonable amount. THE W. L. HATCH CO. Insurance and Real Estate, student Colle New York, Mr. Beli Troop B, First New Rifles, and served June 1865. He was Zuni Ridge, Va., November “After the war studies, became a one time police He was commissioner secretary of the commission that or and Clty in age a at the of enlisted Mounted until 14, resumed and was commissioner 1862 he hig at and built lawyer Brooklyn. wounded at | the Williamsburg bridge and also cor- | poration of prominent and at present is attorney for the e t of New York. He becamo : ated with the G. A. R. in 1883 was 13 times elected commander his home post.” TRAFFIC MEN MEET, DISCUSS CONDITIONS counsel the borouz Ho is in United Better Express and Freight Service Wanted—Also Numbers on Tele- graph Toll Bills, The trafic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce met at the New Britain club vesterday noon for luncheon, Chairman . W. Potteet presiding. Reports were given by the various committees appointed to take up the bettering of facilities in the city, and the matter of numbers being aced on toll bills rendered by the Telegraph company. Secretary L. A. Sprague was author- ized to send out a eircular letter to the express T ain, a lar | for i eve | po! | the same time to rel | salers members of the chamber, requesting an expression of opinion regarding the needs here in the city for increasing facilities for express service and for easier handling of iess than carload freight shipments. The matter of freight transportation into and out of the city is of general interest to wholesalers and manufac- turers and the traffic bureau of the chamber recommended that all com- plaints regarding service objections to existing conditions be sent into the mber in order that proper consid- eration could he given and conferences arranged with oad officials from time to time, t would bring the shippers and transportation compaies closer together arly this week over 500 full cars were recorded as being in New Rri r number than at any time X months. The co-operation of v shipper was nrged at the me ing yesterday that freight be unloaded as speedily as possible, to prevent an ble congestion of freight and at se the existing car shortage. A letter will go out from the chamber soon urging whole- and manufacturers ate with the local freight this matter to co-oper- station in IN CRITICAL CONDITION, According to the report received this morning the condition of Supernum- erary Officer Dennis O'Keefe, who is receiving treatment at St. Francis hos pital, Hartford, is very critical. The physicians and surgeons at the institu- tion prepared to amputate his leg last | week, but owing to his weakened con- dition this place. operation could not take 2SS T 1 ES TR ITARTE Corraea Tia U T IS WITH the very greatest pleasure we announce that the representation of the ESTEY piano has been secured for this entire section, by our house. ESTEY is one of the great and best known names in music. There is not a hamlet so remote throughout the civilized world, where the name of ESTEY is not favorably known and where it is not associated with the best in music. i I T I i H {1 i} i B i 8 L ‘l'il.ill‘lii RO IR A el ] ‘ stalled i 565 MAIN STREIT, B iR Lad e e T AR A Many of the finest sentiments and traditions clustering around American music sprang from those far away days of seventy to seventy-five years ago, when an ESTEY ORGAN was the only musical instrument within a radius of scores of miles, in many of our pioneer communities. And we account it a privilege to have such a distinguished name and such a worthy instrument associated with our business. HENRY MORANS, Jeweler I e et W S A S IR LR LA CONN. 29 West Main Street. Day of Judgement This is the day. Off with the old and on with the new. We’'ll be here until 10 o’clock tonight to help you all we can. 'FOR QUICK RETURNS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS . 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