New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1920, Page 14

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1920. BR e COLORFUL W AND SUMMERTIME DRE e INAY ARE THE NEW SES, SEES THEM. WE INVITE Mercerized Taffeta, with lovely finish and plain shades for $2.50 yard. very waists and different from the intend getting select we cannot duplicate them. usual now. They $1.75 dark colorings waists and dresses. in pretty $1.50 yard. 45 Inch Swiss Organdies with loveliest color shades, bound to for Summer Wear. Order P AR L T T L T LR LR R B R LR Y S ) fodalter SH MATERIALS ARL PATTER 1S SO BROAD IN MATERIALS, THE CHARM OF THEIR S8EAUTY AND VARIETY APPEALS TO EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL W YOU TO DO SO. imported lustrous, dresses, Mystery Voiles, 40 inch width, pattern entirely Voile designs, Plaid Voiles of silk and cotton in medium and shades and rich looking for was months ago or we could not price them $1 Springtime’s New Wash Fabrics Found Here in Tempting Array THIZ FASHIONABLE BLOUSES. AND CHILDREN DEVELOPMEN IN WEAV B D S ] from England offered priced in | and blocked de at price $1.25 yard. Handsome Swisses. the real imported kind from The ground work is navy, black or pink, St. Gall. if artistically are beautiful, yard. so you but | Summer yard. full assortment of be in high favor many yard. placed brown. slate, HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@i@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@g FABRICS FOR S FROCKS. INTRODUCED THIS IN PATTERNS, AND IN COLORINGS THAT Black and White Voiles in neat figured checked igns in a fine showing of attractive clean looking patterns, the width is 40 inches, the patterned. Dresses and going fast at $2.00 and $2.25 English Voiles, material of the finest that wears extra well, offered in plain shades, beauties for $1.50 yard. Mixed Silk Poplin. 3 of pink, rose, plum, Nile. light blue, navy, reseda, taupe, dresses and waists, priced $1.75 yard. PRESENT DA QUAINT SEASON. VERY - D B WHO Bound to be popular for imported from England. A ard wide, in plain shades, henna, and black, fine for BERLIN NEWS FREDERICK NORTON DBSERVES BIRTHDAY Berlin’s Oldest Resident Is 92 ] Years 0ld . ] WATIVE OF BLUE HILLS| Has Voted in 'Every [Iresidential and State Election ce 1819— Thaws Place Boads in Bad Condi- tion—Te Seck Improvements. rederick H. Norton, Berlin's olde, citizen, is 92 old today and, de- spite his years, as active as most men at 70. He resides at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. M. Griswold. Mr. Norton was born in Berlin, in the Blue Hills district, March 17, 1828 ¢ and has been a resident of the town .gost of his life. He probably is the | dnly person living today, who rode o the first steam-driven cars hetween Meriden and Berlin. Mr. Norton was made a vote the New Britmin district in 1849 anc has voled at every presidential and tate election since. He still ex- tremely active and .in the of health, doing much of the worf to done around the house, going fo the post office every day and travel- ing about upon trolley cars alone like vounger men, His sight and hes ~m;1 are not in the least impaired. Land Under Water. The Mattabessett River has be to overflow ils banks and undreds of a particular a in best | rooms last | ment society East Berlin district, are covered with water. The rain of terday, com- bined with the thaw, has resulted inj streams of water feeding into the river. Thaws from the north are be- ginning to have their effect upon the Connecticut River, as the Mattabesseti is beginning to receive the backwat of the Connecticut. The lowlands b low Toweng' corner are flooded, due | to the steady stream of water pouring out of a manhole leading from the reservoir” overflow. The cover has been forced off by the rushing wat and therc is no micans to hold bac the torrent. TLust year the road and trolley tracks between the Prentice Manufacturing company and Towers' corner were flooded with more than a foot of water. holding up traffic for several da 1f the thaw is not grad- ual this year, a rcpetition of last vear's occurrence is expected. The Y. M. T. A. and B. society held its weekly whist party in the club night. Prizes were won by followinz persons: First gentle- Joseph Venturo, cuff link Fred Karam, tie pin: first liott Ritchie, salt and pepper second, Irene Driscoll, neck- | the man's. second, lady’s, T shakers; lace. Bills to Be Sent Out. Town Clerk Arthur Woodruff will begin work upon the tax hook within a few days so that every property owner can receive his tax bill - hv May 1, when taxes are payable. There ire nearly 900 bills to be sent out. Cars Running Again. Trolley service to Berlin street was Tesumed vesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock,s the spread rails having heen repaired. The trolleymen said this morning that the service is liable to be cut off again, as there 1is a chance that the rails will spread ‘at| other places. It is nol uncommon to see a piece of steel rail with a piece broken off owing to the frost which now is cceping out V. I. S, to Make Drive. The Bast Berlin Village Improve- will make a drive this better facilities, includ- streets and lights. The s summer for ing walks, and DELPHIA The only comparable substitutes.. Ask for them by name imitations.. : and reject inferior If you cannot get what you' ' ask for, write or telephone ANZAC CO., BOSTON, MASS. MINER, REED TULLOCK, Local Distributors. | Cottage str j this morning after a short iliness. | Red Cross and Esthonian Powers Are .{ iry and the other is | Cross authority | all which is not considered adequate. The grove near Athletic hall has a right- 0{»'\Vz|,\‘!lh1'nu;;h it. but there no light tlere, making it dangerous for pedestrians. The clock system con- trolling the lighting has mnot been working satisfactorily for more than a year. Oftentimes the clock v cause the streets to be lighted by d but in the evening the instrument r fises. to function. The walks about the district for the most part are dirt path$ which are akin to-mud Sloughd’ in sprinz. Last year the residents of Cottage street’ put in walks at their own expense. It is hoped by the ma- Jority of residents that every street can be laid out with new walks. East Berlin Items The whist party held at Mrs. Adam Krauth’s home last evening brought cut a large number of local people. The regular weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be held in the church parlors tomorrow eve- ning. The annual members of reception given by the Prof. Christensen’s danc- ing cla will be held in Athletic hall Friday evening. Miss Susan Hazelwood and Mrs. Charles Pratt of West Cromwell spent s Sarah Morgan of Middletown ting with her parents. Mr. and Edgar Morgan for the day. me New Britain business men are king over R. O. Clark’s hall on et with a view ta buving it for business purposes. Berlin Briefs. Several local men went te New Britain last evening and were made members of the Grotto, a Masonic so- cial organization. Miss Marian Jeffersan of Williman- tic, a summer visitor to this place, is ting friends for a few days 1. L. Porter is still confined to his home with an attack of rheumatism. Berlin street is almost cleared of ice, only a small amount remaining at the side of the road. George Prentice expects to move his family into his new home within a few weeks. Work will he started on the memori- al monument. shortly it was stated this morning. The extreme weather of the past menth has prevented any ac- tion previousk Kensington Items, Ap automobile (ruck will from the T. A. B. rooms this for Middletown at 6:30 to the T. A. R.’s of that place. Mrs. Fred Crane, principal Percival school. resumed her leave evening oin with of the duties TWO GOVTS. IN POWER. Controlling Affairs There. Reval, Esthonia, March 17.—Two governments ave holding power in Esthonia. One is the regularly con- tuted executive hody of the coun- the American under com- Edward Ryan of commission has Red Cross commission mand of Lieut. Col. Scranton, Pa. This been vested with authority to take any measures. political or economic to stamp out the typhus plague rag- ing here. The Esthonian government. realiz- ing its inability to cope with the dan- ger of an epidemic has given the Red | to put the country ictest quarantine rules. | from one point to another by | persons not provided with a Red Cross permit is forbidden and no ¥sthonian living in an infected re- zion can board a train or leave the Himits of his home district without | rermission of the American authori- ! ties. These measures have vesulted in | the Red Cross gaining control of the under s Travel | last evening at the p: PLAINVILLE NEWS. PLAINVILLE PLANT PLANS EXPANSION Standard Steel &_Beariugs Go. | Will Add Operatives MAY BRING HELP HERE| Branch Plants May Send Men to Lo- cal Concern to Manufacture Roller Bearings—Peddler is Injured in Runaway. The Standard Steel company, formerly the Rockwell- Drake corporation, anticipates the addition of several hundred opera- tives to its pay roll within the next few months, according to the state- ment of R. S. Bennett, superintend- ent of the local plant. Mr. Bennett made this statement when questioned as to the truth of rumors to the effect that the concern expected to employ more than 2,500 hands by September 1, 1920. It was also reported that men would be transferred to the local factory from other branch factories of the Stan- dard Steel & Bearing corporation, | which embraces large plants in New Haven and in Pennsylvania cities. The superintendent denied any definite knowledge of the plan to | transfer men to the Plainville plant and also refuted the rumor that 500 men would be employed within six months. He admits, however, that the concern will greatly increase its working force and that production will be on a large scale. Hugh Rockwell said the | will add approximately 500 opera- | tives to its payroll within the next three months. The factory now em- ploys about 700 men, working on three shifts of eight hours each, so that the plant now runs continually for 24 hours cach day. The first shift is from 7 a. m. to 3 p. m.; the second from 3 p. m. to 11 p m, and the third from 11 p m. to 7a.m. Mr. Rockwell also said that men are being transferred at the present time from the New Haven and Phil- adelphia branches of the Standard Steel & Bearings to the local plant. The production of steel roller bear- ings on a large scale is the plan of of the officials of the corporation and the Plainville branch factory will have its part in the work. The growth of the local plant since its institu- tion has been phenomenal and it is said frequently that the factory has | “.on largely instrumental in the in- | and civic advanccment of during the past four years. Injured by Runaway. A peddler was painfully injured yesterday afternoon when his horse became frightened and bolted on Broad street. The man was standing near the team and was knocked to the graund, one of the wheels passing over his body. He was attended by Dr. L. H. Frost who found no serious injury other than severe bruises Burn Morigage Tonight. The membe of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet at the church this evening for a social to celebrate the realization of a long an- ticipated event, the clearing up of the church debt. 'The members have raised by subscriptions and by food sales the sum of $1,000 and will re- ceive $600 from a benefactor whose name will be announced this evening. The speakers will be Rev. Dr. J. H. Bell, district superintendent: Rev. S. E. Lawson of Higganum former pas- tor of the local church: Rev. A. F. Hagarty of Bristol, a former pastor; James M. Burdick of New Britain, former Sunday school superintendent here: W. G. Manchester, the oldest charter member of the church, and Rev. Howard W. Benedict, the recent- 1y appointed pastor. Following the talks a letter from the danor of the $600 to aid in wip- ing out ihe debt will be read and the name of the benefactor will be an- nounced. Tt is said that the donor is well known to many symembers of the church but that the announcement will be a surprise The program will include voeal so- by Miss Dorothy Rogers. Pomero; a cornet solo by W. W Merton Lamb and M Frank Hohbein will preside at the pi- ano. Following the program the cere- mony of burning the mortgage will take place. A social hour will be held and refreshments will be served. The committee extends to the public a cordial invitation to attend. Birth of Daughter. Mr. and Mrs. BEdward Conlin are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. born vesterday at their home on Whiting street. Mrs. Con- lin was formerly Miss Anna Cassidy. Supper a Success. The supper and entertainment held ish hall by the Holy Name and Ladies' Altar socie- | ties of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy was a success, financially and | socially. About 300 people were pres- ent and a bountiful supper was served. The K. of C. minstrels of New Britain were unable to appear and an impromptu program was furnished by the members of the choir under the direction of Mrs. Anna Gr: Bree, the organist. Thomas . Prior sang “Mother Machree” and Edward J. Dyer rendered ““The Wearing of the | Green.” A chorus sang several Irish air Rev. John E. Fay, the pastor, gave a talk on the life of St. Patrick. He thanked those in attendance for their generous support of the socie- ties in their activities. Burglars Bound Ovor. William Richmond, Thomas Dun- | bar and Stanley Jackman, aged 20, 19 and 18 respectively, were arraign- ed in police court vesterday, charged with burglary, and were bound over & Bearings concern Grnsrrial the town I what [ nounced court. Judge M. O, Ryder was on the bench and Grand Juror Stanley S. Gwillim prosecuted the cases. The boys entered the Plainville market early vyesterday morning “to get something to eat,” they explained in court. Rooms For Legion. Brock-Barnes post, American Le- gion, has secured a room in the Neri building on East Main street, to be used as quarters for the post until better accommodations can be se- cured. The building is occupied by a pool room and some alterations will be necessary. Buys Drug Business. Gage Kent has resigned as druggist in Byington’s store and will leave on April 1. He has purchased the drug business conducted for many years in Forestville by Miss Hunter and will begin business at once. Mrs. Mary J. Grocock. Mrs, Mary Jane Grocock, wife of Samuel Grocock of New Britain, died this morning at the home of Levi Newell of Maple street. Mrs. Gro- cock was 55 years old. The funeral arrangements are incomplete. Brief Items. Miss Dorothy Conlin of Whiting street is ill with measles at the home of her sister, Mrs. Guy McCleary of New Haven. The official board of the Methodist church will meet this evening at 7 . o’clock at the church parlors. The Mission Study class will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the rectory of the Church of Our Saviour. WRITES 12 LETTERS, THEN KILLS SELF | Jofis. Short Story Writer, Describes His Emotions Before Turn- ing ‘on Gas. New York. March 17—Solomow, Jo- fis 28 years old, writer of short stories committed suicide in his roome at 76 Delancey street yesterday, but before turning on the gas he set himself to a long task on a typewriter. He turned out a, 3,000 word letter de- tailing his last emotions, addressed to Dr. L.eon Axelrod, a dentist whose office is in the same building, and also wrote eleven other long letters to friends in this country and in Rus- sia. At the end of his letter to Dr. Axelrod he wrote: “This is a speci- men of & man’s handwriting one hour before death.” Jofis tacked a rudely printed sign on his door warning against enter-! ing the room with a lighted cigaretie or match. and threw himself on the bed holding a gas tube to his nose. In one of the letters Jofis said: “I have tried everything else. and 1 have now decided to try this. I am sober as a Mohammedan and ra- tional as a Buddhist.” THREE SHONTS WILLS Two Filed in New York Divide Trust Fund Income Between Widow and Testator’s “Friend.” New York, March 17.—By a strange coincidence, three wills of the Ilats Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough rapid transit company, are filed here for probate. { One will, execyged in 1905, which | was filed on behalf of his widow. Mrs. Milla D. Shonts, left the bulk of his estate to her and her two daughter Minor bequests were made to other relatives. . Two other wills, flled by Cornelius | J. Sullivan, attorney for the executors, make provisions for a trust fund, the income from which is to be divided between his widow and his “friend,” Mrs. Amanda Thomas. They also contain minor bequests to relatives. The first of these wills. dated | August 19, 1916, provide that upon the death of the beneficiaries of the trust funds, the principal is to revert ! to the residuary estate and be used for the erection of a memorial hos- pital for the use of the employ the Interborough and New York ways company The other will, | dated January 16, 1817, contains sub- | stantially the same bequests as ihe, 1916 will except that the trust fund is left upon the death of the bene-: ficiaries to the New York post-gradu- | ate hospital to found a “Theodore P. Shonts memorial” for the care of the Interborough and New York railways employes. Bar Shadow Dance, Worse Than Shimmy Paterson, March 17.—Dance hall in- spectors in Paterson, who embarked recently on a campaign of purification of that city by forbidding jazz and the shimmy, took another step onward and upward vesterday and promulgat- cd an edict barring the shadow dance from dance halls. Shadow dancing. | it was explained is merely dancing | with the lights turned out. and under a spot light which plays first on one couple and then another. The inspectors said they found shadow dancing was worse than the shimmy and also gave pickpockets, particularly women pickpockets. un- usually fine opportunity o ply their trade. WALKS WITH BROKEN SPINE. Providence, R. I., March 17.— Reuben Owens, a seaman in the United 'States Navy, walked into the Providence city hospital yesterday and said he had fallen from a train the dayv before and wanted to find out his injuries were. Physicians looked him over and informed him that he had a fractured spine. YALE PROF! OR RESIGNS. New Haven, March 17.—The resig- | nation of Dr. Max Mailhouse as cli ical professor of neurology in the Yale Medical school has heen accepted by the Yale corporation. it was an- last night. 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