New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1919, Page 9

VEW BRITA D Y HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBLx 11, 1919, BHHGBSESCEFLTDES L EBB VLGRS B SV S HESBORGER | PLAINVILLE NEWS | oo o 5 R Tt N Start the New Yeur right At ‘1141 N ; X oo WIGKEY’ LEVIN A et e e - Would Make a Dan -‘f:\}‘ ‘"1‘_:'; nonaiee o i | § Commencing Dec. 16th v Edrl_\ and 'l;l it here I. J. Birn- haun 12-11-tf o & y WANTED-—A competent woman to . oo 5 P! Collides With Trock and His | eon s ocmsese o Weine | N Mliss Domestic Torrington Electric Business Hours Every Day, luc'uding Saturday, 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. ! MflCl]iI]e Delllfllished. ]“' "(Tfllinrm. 2 \\'n\'hmfi ml \‘11 i (DOTICEtust recatyed: 4 oaes| Sweeper tion. Shop early—as early as possible. i T :v::;;: mrr.m::.x:‘: !:»\.\"r"".!l ::\\.' {::.y{,: Prizes Offered at Firemen's Fair Last )’ T T}ll'n‘h:L‘Hnrl 2 HR S3 ;\Qh( i!; Speclal Prlce’ $35’00 K A . Week Are Announced. With Names SRR e i Special Sale of Slippers for Xmas, Offering | - vowr—ow rwuc .t Maple Hill | g, This Sale Only V] T O 62 () s |t e e e e ] Vacuum Hand Cleaner With Brush Big WE FELT COMFY BLACK FEIT J soles and fur t BYGRGGLTLH BT UGV VS REBE VG LUV VT LLLTHBER SVRFBGBH HAVE A WONDERFI'UL Values in Felt Comfys, Moccasins, Boudoir Slippers, Etc. Etc.- in all MEN'S COMEY Felt ones, ULIETS, leather rimmed, pr. $2.00 for women ar A SPECIAD OFFERING—Ielt Slippers. for women, with comf{y brown, wine and rose; priced for Nmas ........ $1.65 I MISSE:! ND OHILDREN’S Felt BOUDOIR SLIPPERS for- women Slippers, red and blue, with in Dblue, pink, Javender and comfy soles. for $1.25 and $1.50 black, big value at, pair $2.00 WOMEN'S BATH SLIPPERS of CHILDREN’S SLIPPERS: red. corduroy: blue, pink, purple. pink and blue. Priced = (FEE oo . 98¢ pair Sivoon CHILDRE] s din WARM BED SOCKS for women Boots,” blue and red. Priced. and children are selling for, Daing - $1.50 patce s R 15¢ ETDERDOWN SOOKS: blue, lavender, gray and tan; priced af, pair 75¢ INDIAN MOCCASINS for men, $1.75: women's $1.50; children’s .... $1.2 MOOCASINS FOR MEN, made with leather soles, priced, pair ..... $2.00 HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON FPROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OI' US. L2 ok RotetotetotetetoReRetors fododdelotateo] BERLIN NEWS BERLIN NEEDS + NEW POST OFFIGE May Have : to Procure ‘“Curb : Stone” Site POSTMASTER'S (QUEST VAIN Piesent Property Sold and Wilt Have Short to Be Vacated Within 2a T¥me—Other Berlin News and Gossip of Interest. The prospect of a United States post’ office station, conducted on tho curbstons in Berlin's main street, and a line of shivering Berlinites waiting for their mail while Postmast Alfred A. Barrett, just as cold, doles out the parcels, is one that ma; front the residents of Berlin within a very short time if a new location for the city post office is not provided, according to the loocal (pogtmaster The Goodrich place has housed the Werthington post office for somo time, but the property has been sold recently and a new location sought by the postmaster. So Mr. Barrett has been unsuccessful his quest. A room in the town hall fhas been refused to him on the ground fhat it must be used for some- ihlng else. Several other tentative f: locations have likewise Droved im- practicable. Mr. Barrett will remove the posi office to his own rvesidence, he said this morning, but this will prove in- convenient to a number of residents who live in the other end of Berlin. The office, he said, must not neces- safly be a large establishment, hut it must be roomy enough to accom- ‘modate his equipment and those who come to secure their mail. Ife men- tioned the Kensington office, which has been built by a resident of that community who reats it to the gov- ernment. Some public-spirited citi- zen, he said, should build a post office and rent it to the government or rent patt of a building already con- structed, Enumeration Complete. school enumeration for the of Berlin has been completed and shows a total of 1,261 children within the school ages. Kensington leads all of the districts with a total of¥747 children, The enumeration, according to districts, follows: Ken- sington, 747; Selden, 78: Blue Hills, 46; South, 53; Hubbard, 184; Worth- Ington, 143, Last vear ‘the total for the whole town was 1,084, making this vear's total 187 over that of last year, The town's population, based on re- tuths of the school enumeration, is between 4,500 and 5,000. In 1910 the total population of the town was 3,7 Mrs. Tmey Northrup. The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Northrup will be held tomorrow afternoon with services at the Methodist church at 1:80 o'clock, Rev. Leon Hilsworth will officfate and the burial will be in Rocky Hill cemetery, A. P, G. Shut Down. Mhe American Paper Goods elaged down yesterday alternoon The town plant i in in tribute to H. M. Llovd of Montclair, N. J., one of the company officials, who died a few days ago. Mr. Llovd's funeral took place vesterday after- noon. Real Estate Transters. Jordap & Selleck of Bridgeport have sold to Peter Martin of New Britain lot No. 6 in Treasurefields. W. C. Norton of Berlin has pur- chased lots Nos. 44, 45 and 46 in Treasurefields from Jordan & Selleck, Paul and 1. M. Goldstein have sold to Jacob and Mary Krasawa a house and lot formerly part of the Jarvis farm, Larenzo Brignilo has sold his store in Kensington to Antonio Simeone and John Paello. Possession will be tuken by the new owners at onc T. A. B. Society Buys Chapel. The Kensington T. A. B. society has bought the old Congregational chapel on Upson's corners, it was announced this morning by the trustees of the or- zanization W. W. Fagan, acting for the trustees of the T. A. B. society, purchased the property from the trus- tees of the Cangregutional church. The g00ds of the society were moved from the parish hall vesterday into the new quarters, as the American Paper Papkr Goods had commenced to re- model the old T. A. B. hall. No changes will be made in the chapel this winter, it was stated this morning, but next spring it is probable that the building will be renovated throughout. The society was organ- ized in April, 1900, and until yester- v had had the parish hall as their headquarters. Administrator Appointed | Henry Moore has heen appointed as administrator of the estate of Clarissa M. Richardson Moore who died in 1912. Injured by Ired Young Jr. was struck by an automobile driven by P. S. McMahon yesterday afternoon on the Kensing- ton road and painfully injured about the arms and body. According to a Auto. statement made this morning Mr. MceMahon after hitting the boy did not stop to ascertain how bad the child was hurt, but drove on. The boy will be confined to his home several days from the effects of the accldent, East Berlin Ttems Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson were surprised by twenty-five of their friends, last evening, the occasion being their 13th wedding anniversary. Games were plaved, after which re- freshments werve served. Mr. ant Mrs. Nelson were presented with a | tablecloth by their friends. The teachers have completed all their plans for the entertainment to be given by them at the hall tomor- row evening. After the entertain- ment there will be dancing. All the parents and friends of the school children have been requested to be on hand. Mrs. James Holigan is ill with ty- phoid tever at the home of her mother in Middletown. Her mother has just recovered from a severe attack of the same disease. { Berlin Briefs. Mr. and Mrs. A. A, Barrett will at- iend the “open night” of the Hart & Hutchinson company at the V. M. A., in New RBritain this evening. Timothy Coleman, of Middletown, is visiting with friends in town today. The Connectlcut Agricuitural wo- ciety held a speclnl business meef- ing in the fown clark’s office last eve- ning. The base for the memorial monu- ment has been completed by the con- tractors and will he allowed to kettlq until spring, The sheds on the slite of the monument will be ragzed in the near future. Keunsington Items, Earl Lewls, who was operated upon al-the Wilson sanitanum for removal ASSORTMENT of these attractive, ful articles at our big Shoe Dept. offeved at Special Prices: SLIPPERS colors, for women, at only $2.00 priced uses at, BLUE FELT HYLO SLIPPERS pair, e priced, pr. $2.00 LoteketadotetofetelotelotalstotatoRcRe fak-deRedetotetotoRe ot Toatatetotetote o &R LatotelofobelefotetototetotetolotoR] of adenoids and tonsils, is reported to be resting. comfortably today. Ho is being attended by Miss Esther Abeles of Tast Berlin James Maloney returned home it Meriden after a it to friends here. his days' o few Bolton-Kasica Post Bolton-Kasica I No. 68 will hold a meeating tI evening at the Town hall at 8 o'clock. The execu- tive gommittee will meet at 7:30 be- fore the regular meeting. A full at- tendance has been requested as mat- ters of importance will be acted upon, Ex-service men interested in becom- ing members of the local post have been asked to attend. FOR SALE—1918 Fxcelsior cycle. Call at Berlin garage. 12-11-2dx DOCTOR EXAMINED MISS TABOR’S BODY Notes. motor- Expresses Opinion That Woman Died, of Hemorrbage During Induced Parturition, Lawton, Mich., Dec. bor, former teacher 11—Maud Ta- of languages in various cities of the state and in the west, whose body was found concealed in a trunk in the Tabor home here 10 days ago, died as the result of hemor- rhage during induced parturition, in opinion of A. 8. Warthin, University of Michigan pathnologist, who has been conducting a laboratory analysis of the woman's vital organs. Dr. Warthin stated that apparently Miss Tabor had heen attended hy a person with some technical skill, that the body had heen partly embalmed, and that there were no sisns of dis- case that might have caused death. Joseph €. Virgo, a former under- taker of South Bend, Ind., has admit- ied that he was married to Miss Ta- bor. who was 46 years old, at Ia Grande, Ind., in 1915. He maintains that he advised the dead woman against resort to an operation and de- nies knowledge of her death except | that west he was told that she died in the Anti-Jewish Pogroms Really Did Take Place Dec. 11 Bonar fLaw, spokesman for the government, { London, “Andrew Vannounced in the house of commons | today that dispatches have been re- [ cefved corroborating a report that Cossacks and a volunteer corps had carried out a pogrom in which sev- { eral hundred Jews were killed in the { suburb of Podol, when the Bolsheviki { evaouated Klev on October 18 and 20, {The British military mission, Mr. MBonar Taw stated, was ordered to do all in its power to prevent sueh excesses, i HEADS UNTON PACTFIC. [ Carl €. Gray Chosen President of System by Board Today. New York, Dee, 11,—Carl was elected president of the Pacific system companies at a ing the hoard of direclors today, Mr, Gray Unfon meet- here Gray, whoese hoadquarters will be at Omaha, will assume office on January 1, He will succeed as pres- /1dent Robert S. Lovett, whe will re- “maln with the eompany as chairman of its executlve committee, tors of the Central Market, had a nai Tow escape from serious injury and pogsible death wWhen the automobile which he was driving turned turtle as a result of a collision with a motor truck on the Southington road yester- g at about 6 o'clock. was driving toward Plain- ville and when he had nearly reached Oak Hill cemetery a truck which was passing struck Levin's car a glancing blow on the radiator. The force the blow swung the car around and the rear end struck the truck, the car of turning completely over. Levin sus- taned Slight cuts on the hands and face when he was thrown from the cor and the driver of the truck entir 1y escaped injury. Levin was attended by Dr. A. Oman The car was al- most completelv demolished, the wheels, fender and top smashed and 1wisted. Drawing for Prizes. The drawing for prizes offered at the firemen’s fair last week was held last cvening. [ollowin the list of Winners: $10 in gold, Wilmav Buys: {hree prizes of $5 in gold, H. J. Gould of Bristol, W. O. B. and No 2601, marked X. The above named prizes were drawn on admission tickets. The following prizes were the articles for which the voung women canvassed: One half ton of coal, Willlam G. Knight; one half ton of coal, J. P. Campion. ['nionvill case of peas, W. J. Smith, 11 Unionville avenue; turke; roaster, H. O. Warren; ham, William Calmbach; woman's shirt- waist, Fred Callen: cut glass set, Wil- liam 3ottomley, New RBritain: um- brella, George ar: five pound box chocolates, Geo Farrvar: five pound bo. chocolates, George Barrows; cam- Mrs. Fred Callen; child’s garment, Robert Rossing, Unionville; box of ci- rs, Lester tlett, Rackville: box igars, A. R. ley, Milldale: $5 gold piece, Ruby Miller: $5 gold piece, J. 13. Asher; one-half ba 1 flour, R. Hul- tenus: box ciga Joseph Keefe; half barrel of flour, Sam Snetra: half bar- rel of flour, Michael Sullivan; fire ex- tinguisher, . Toran: 25 pounds of sugar, J. .. Dupre, Aetna, East Hart- ford; $5 worth of grocerics, George Fait; bushel of turnips, James Foran; razor, John J. Goulet, The tickets were drawn by Thomas Rovce and James J. Graham Increase Capital Stock. stockholders of the Plainville company held a special meet- the directors’ room last eve- ning and voted to increase the capital The stock of fthe bank from $ to $50,000. The bank was organized in 1909 as the First Nadonal Bank. In 1915 it | was incorporated Trust company The assets of the in- stitution have increased rapidly and the inerease in capital stock was the result of the accumulation of its earn- as the Plainville ings. The Ciirismas club checks of the bank have been mailed to the mem- bers. Tha checks tolaled whout §12,- 000, Kenovating Houses. The Standard Steel and Bearings, Inc., has employed a force of men to remodel (he houses on the recently acquired properly on West Main street. The buildings will be reno- vated and will be used as Hving quar- ters for some of the foremen em- pioyed by the corporation. The prop- erty consists of land and buildings on West Main and Canal sireets and was wrchased from Char H. Newton several weeks ago. The house for- merly oceupied by Mr, Newton and family will be occupied by Hugh Rockwell who will remove from Bris- 1ol. Mrs, an Recovering, Mt n iman who was crit- ically i1l with pneumonia for some time is now recovering. Dr. J. N. Bull is attend Mus. N W ing her. 1t thought that ‘riman’s chances for recovery ght, according to Dr. Bull. The sevices of a nurse have | been dis- vensed with. Sale Held Yesteday. The annual Christmas sale of the Ladies’ Benevolent society of the Congregational church was held yes- terday afternoon and evening. The members enjoyed a supper al the church parlors. The sale was suc- cessful, ample funds for the society’s needs being received from the sale. A program of entertalnment, brlet but interesting, was presented by the women last evening To Solve Fuel Problem. The local post of the American Le- &ion will give away by drawing at its carnival a ton of coal and a cord of wood. Books have been issued to can- vassers and they are already busy Women were at work vesterday and last evening canvassing on a cow and a pig. The admission tickets for the carnival were jssued to the members of the post yesterday and the reports indiente they are proving popular and selling fast. The admission fickets en- title the holders to chances on $100 in gold. Brief Items. Local puplls at the New Britain Ligh school returned home at noon to- day, there being no sesston this after- noon hi Skating Is being enjoyed at most of the ponds in this section. _ The young people of Hast Mountain, near White's Crossing, have fermed an school week as Parents' visiting rI:\\Q.‘ A son, Warren Mmory. was horn | Jast week to Mr. and Mrs. Emory | Clough of New Britain. Mrs. Clough before her marriage was Miss Grace Danling, of Newington Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stcele have | returned aftey spending several | s | L . § The next meeting of Maple Hill | L Literary society. which was to h been held Wednesday next has been 103 Asylum Street postponed until January 7. TORTUNE TN LIQUOR. It Wonld Cost ¥England Billion and Half to Buy Up Country’s Supply. London, Dec. 2.—State purchase of Great Britain’s liquor trade would in- | volve an outlay of $1,500.000,000. ac cording to the committee which has the British public wants an improve- ment in the standard of public houses Such mprovement it is would be made general state purchase and control trade. 1 heen preparing for the labor campaign : = for the nationalization of the busi-| 5 - ness . = Extensive inquiry has indicated that!| B organized labor is solidly in favor of | the nationalization scheme, it is| claimed. Prohibition, the committes | asserts, does not stand a chance, but| contended, through the of the! SED TO HEAR TATES WILL ATD. | Tokio, Dec, 9.—Japan has forward- | ed a note to Washington, replying to th» communcation sent recently by the government at Washington relative to the operaion of the Trans-Siberian railroad, voicing 1its gratification in the fact that America is convinced that Japan is “‘whole-heartedly deter- | mined to co-operate in the work to he done in Siberia.” Wmphesis is laid | upon desire of Japan to bring about ‘“'sincere co-operation” in the future | of Asiatle Russin. JAPAN 1S PLE. UNIT] NON-UNTON NEWSPAPERS Madrid, Dec. 10.—Newspaper pro- who have refused *o recog- ¢ the union of their emploves hav. decided to attempt publication tomo row morning with non-union labor. | Announcement is made that they will boycott, soclally and otherwise, any proprietor recognizing the union yo— YET. NO NEW CABI Madrid, Dec. 10.- uardo Dato has apparently abandoned his at- tempt to form a cabinet d Count De Bugallal, minister of finance in the Toca cabinet, is now attempting to form a government DO YOU'SEE It type hazy, etc., if your need continual rubbing when reading or feel after the “movies” its high time you had your eyes examined by ‘runs together”, is oV strained 55 tion and is a gift people. us. ONCE before your trouble be- comes worse. Highest grade, scientific-work reasonable cost. Davis & Goodwin Optometrists — Opticians 327 Main St. at Adkins Prin Printers and Stationers at 66 Church S "Phone 1905 Electrical goods, Chinaware, Cut Glass, Flashlights, Toy Calendars, Cards and Booklets, Ingersoll Watches, Sleds, Stationery, Etc. Plainville, Conn. We Offer at a Special Reduction the Famous | $10.09 Phone Bushneli 479 Take Elevator—Drapery e Briggs’ Cough Drops are wonderful for children. They like them and they do stop a cough. \ STATIONERY Crane’s Linen Lawn is a paper of distine- includes the The further development of % most evesight defects can be Our line checked if CORRECT Glasses shapes and styles. are fitted in time so see ua at Do your Christmas shopping early at Ryder's. We have a RYDER'S STATIONERY STORE dy Xmas Gift Until Dec. 17th The De Luxe Department I & C. A. BRIGGS CO. CAMBRIDGE MASS, for the most exacting latest colors, ting Company full line of Pyrex oven-ware, “ver-sharp Pencils,