New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 7

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New Autumn Dress Goods Arrivals That are Handsome and Stylish BEAUTIFUL NEW PLAIDS THAT ARE NOT ONLY A DELIGHT TO THE EYE. BUT ARE UN- RIVALLED FOR LOVELINESS THAT WILL PLEAT WELL AND THAT WILL STAY INVITED. 7 SEE THE PLAIDS in 66 the new color combinations represented. taupe, grey. tan and other lovely color blendings for $4.50, $6.50, $8.00 per yard. are navy plaids, green, $7.00, $7.50 and sponged and shrunk ASK FOR THE CHECKED SKIRTINGS we are offering in Silvertones, velvety, Serge over checks, brown and black, beaver blue and black. checks in serge, navy blue, brown apd Copenhagen, $6.00 and $7.50 yard. inch width, with all OF COLOR AND TEXTURE. PLEATED. There olive, choosing. Pekin, All of these qualities. and black, and STRIPED SKIRTIN Shown tan, brown and black, beaver and black good color combinations. ing for $5.00, $6.50 and $8.50 yard. Already sponged and shrunk. SOPT WELL FINISHED MATERIALS YOUR, EARLY INSPECTION A and such a chance for in black and white, blue and and other are offer- Note the See what we Checks, and Also soft half Velour inch 56 inches wide, sponged and shrunk, priced at $5.00, Very Special Indeed, 40 inch Wool Plaids and Checks, $2.00 yard. Good Rugs at Bargain Prices It you have had the least thought of a Rug in your mind, you had better buy it of us here, and now.’ Royal Axminster Rugs, sized lar price $65.00, for $39.50. Royal Axminster Rugs, sized 9x12, price $62.50, for $47.50 each. These told of Merd@ are so much léss than 8-3x10-6 Regu- price 0, t regular @ their regular prices, they are prizes, amless Velvet Rugs, sized 9x12 feet, regular for $42.50. Seamless Velvet Rug: sized 8-3x10-6, regular price $568.50, for $37.50 each. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DEUIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALD DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. BERLIN NEWS EPUBLICAN CAUCUS DMORROW EVENING hugiasm Shown Over Carter " and Griswold Contest R,AGETTE_ARE BUSY s Up for Tax Collector—Base- I Game Saturday—Turnpike May Ready Soon—To Form Coal ompany—Berlin Bricfs. e annual “making and breaking" political aspirants will occur to- rrow avening at the Berlin Town I, when the republicans will hold ir caucus for the nomination of n officers. The plum of all town jces, the selectmen’s berth, is being ghtWy Dr. Roger M. Griswold, the nt selectman, and George B. er, one of the town's most prom- t clitizens. either Mr. Griswold nor Mr. Car- are new to loeal citizens as both have served In various positions, leularly Mr. Carter who has been necipd with town politics for the it twenty-four years. He has served various times as assessor, justice he peace, member of the school d and as second selectman. An rt has been made to ascertain the ble votes to be cast in the for the two candidates. It is umed that Selectman Geiswold carry the majority vote in Ken- lon_district while Mr. Carter will tHe majority vote in Berlin and t Berlin, the latter district being d for the latter candidate at this ing. x Collector C. F. Loomis has an- nced his candidacy for re-elec to the position as tax collector the ensuing year. Last year there & bitter fAght for the office, but year no name has’been men- jod &% & possible successor to Mr. is, Who will be nominated with- opposition it is expected. More h $76,000 waa collected by him yoar, the largest sum ever taken n the town's history. The budget pd for $60,000 for tax collections h sum was exceeded by over 00. epresentation on the school board ing sought for by East Berlin and names of Oscar Benson and A ‘orth are being prominently men- ed. " Oscar Benson is a%promi- figpre In East Berlin soclety le North Is an experienced ness man and is with the Skinner ick company of New Britain, Democrats to Cancus Also. e democrats will also have their us in the town hall tomorrow t but it will be held in the court upstairs so that it will not in- re with the republicans o Suffragists Busy. t the women of this town are rihg for the coming election shown yesterday when they start- ba their registration work. Sev- #ave up their regular duties to the cause of suffrage and went e town seeking the ones who ible and will vote at the The leaders are democratic of this these the week. working with both the and republican organizations town. With suggestions from two parties they hope to end registration by the end of next A special meeting will be held in the wear future at which there will be speakers from Hartford and New Haven. This will be an open meet- ing and both men and women are asked to attend Baseball Game Saturday. All is in readiness for the big game between the girls of New Britain and Berlin factories which is to be played at the Berlin Fair grounds®*Saturday of this week. The first game will be played between Landers Frary and Clark’'s and the Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s teams. These are old rivals in the a fast game be played between the American Fw per Goods and North and Judd's. This will be a live one as North udd's are champions of the Girls dustrial league in New Britain. The Paper Goods team was not in »the league but defeated all league teams that it played and is now in line to play North and Judd's for the cham- plonship. The Paper Goods will depend their star pitcher and catcher Stella Golen and Mary Vitkoskis respective- ly. The first game will be called at 30, and the second at 3:30. A large crowd is expected Turnpike Soon Ready. The new concrete road on the state turnpike between Berlin and Middle- town is fast approaching the Beck- ley rallroad crossing When it has been completed thus far, the ment will be sent to Newington to finish a strip there They will then come back and finish the piece be- tween Berlin and East Berlin The work is expected to be finished some- time In November. To Form Coal Company. Fred Hubbard of East Berlin has been circulating papers in that place with a view to forming a co-opera- tive coal company 38 signatures they business. Shares selling for $100 has the will open for in the concern aplece. To date, names of 16 people. Berlin Ttems. W. Stevens und Robert O. are delegates at the republican convention in Hartford The selectmen appeared before the finance board last night to recommend budget for next year Miss Leona Lewis left today auto for East Northfield, Mass., become a student at the East North- field seminary Charles Warren and Williamm Buck- ley have completed the job of cut- ting the trees blown over in the cem- etery by the last heavy storm Lucille, the infant daughter df John Fagah, formerly of this town, died in the New Britain hospital this morn- ing he Claude Clark state by East Berlin Ttems, The Hubbard school opened yester- day morning with the largest regis- tration ever known here. Despite the fact that the cighth grade was re- moved to the Kensington district. the number here was augmented by the large addition to the primary grades The Mothers' Sewing club will hold fts next weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. E. V. ,Rea® on Wilcox nue next Wednesday afternoon R. O. Clark has returned from a visit with his family who are spend- ! ing the summer at the shore Albert Hubbard a4 wife of Hig- ganum visited Mr. Hubbard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. ITubbard yester- day . Mrs. Hobart Honiss 4nd daughters Marian and Elizabeth rqturned home yesterday from Long lsignd where ave- league and will put on | The second game is to | on | equip- | If he can secure | are | | they have been spending the week’ with relatives. Miss Margaret Pollard has been vis- iting relatives in New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Robins, Miss Avis Robins, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Benson left yesterday for Westbrooke where they will spend their two weeks' vacation 3 Miss Avis Pasco of New Britain, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. William Nye, has returned to her home. ROYAL PA AND MA FIXING IT past to | Lucerne, Switzeriand—The Queen of Ruman and ex-King Constantine - of Greece are reported to be arrang- ing the marriage of Queen Marie's daughter, Princess Elizabeth, and Constantine’s eldest son, George, who follawed his father into exile. King Alexander of Greece married a French #irl he loved despite “royal” protests. George seems to be an obedient son Constantine denies it is “all fixed” but adds that “evenfs may happen.” PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Walter 131 Winthrop street few days in New York | Constable and Mrs. George Stark of 140 Maple street, | James Dickinson of New | today for an Canada Mrs. A. J. Leonard and daughter, Mrs. Mabel Hoyt, have returned from a week’'s stay at Newport and Block Island Rev. Joseph W. Barry, of Canaan, former assistant pastor at St. Mary's ohurch in thie city, was a visitor her Rochette are spending of a A, and Mrs. London left automobile-- trip to | sell “was SUSAN HADSELL T0 'WED LIEUTENANT FAY "Marriage Ceremony to Take Place ‘in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. - WILL LIVE AT CAMP DEVENS 7/ Poultry and Farming Clubs to Give Exhibition—South End Club Dance Tonight—Boy Scouts to Go on Hike—Brief Items. Cards have :been received an- nouncing the coming wedding of Miss Susan Platt Hadsell, daughter of Colonel G. Arthur Hadsell, U. 8. A. and Mrs. G. A. Hadsell of 10 Church street, to Lieutenant Edward Nichol- son Fay, U. 8. A. The date set for the wedding has been Saturday, September 25. It will be held in the First Presbyterian church in Pough- keemsie, N. Y. Rev. E. P. Newton of Hyde Park will officiate. Miss Had- confirmed in the Episcopal church in Valdez, Alaska, by the Rev. Mr. Newton, when Colonel Hadsell was stationed at that place. Rev. Newton will be assisted by Rev. John McNabb, pastor of the Presbytrian church in Poughkeepsie. The maid of honor will be, Miss Margaret Hub- bell of Garden City; L. I. The best man will be Jack Cunningham of New York. The bridesmaids will he Miss Elizabeth Hubbell, Miss Eliza- beth Garland of Boston, Mass., Miss Doris Fay, of Buffalo, sister of the groom and Miss Elizabeth Langthorn of Brooklyn. The flower girls will be Mistress Sally Dalzell of New Bri- tain and Molly Holden of Pough- | keepsie. The ribbon girls will be Miss Henrietta Castle of Plainville, | Sherwood and Patty Dalzell of New Britain, Louise, Catherine and Hen- rietta Platt of Poughkeepsie. The ushers will be Lieutenant Miles Tram- mell, Lieutenant J. C.- Joyce of the 13th infantry, Cadet G. Arthur Had- sell, jr., of West Point, Richard C. Fay of Springfield Mass.,, and Jack Cunningham of New York. After the wedding a reception will be given at the home of Mrs. James B. Platt, 43 South Hamilton street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Lieutenant and Mrs. Fay will leave on an extended wedding tour through Canada. They plan to make their future home at Camp Devens, Mass, where Lieut. Fay is stationed. To Hold Exhibition. The (Plainville Eureka Poultry club and the Plainville Garden club, organized by the school children dur- ing their school term last year, and aided greatly by the school authori- ties, will hold a demonstration and fair, September 17 and 18 in the Grange hall. The youngsters have planted gardéns in back yards and other small places and have made such success of them that it is only justice to have an exhibit of their efforts. That Kkeen interest is taken by the people of the town is easily seen by the assistance given. Meet- ings have been held every month by both clubs when the crops and their proper care have been discussed. The care of chickens and other species has been the topic of the Poultry club. Raymond James of Barnesdale, connected with the Hart- ford County Farm bureau, paid sev- eral visits. The fair will be held on the after- noon of September 17 from 1 until 8 o'clock in the evening. It will be held all day on the 18th commencing at 8 a. m. and ending at about 8 p. m. Several of the local farm bureau members will be asked to co-operate and make a good showing for the children. The cooking classes at the Plainville Grammar school will also demonstrate their ability in that line and will be incharge of Miss Bernice Towne. Miss Towne is successor in that capacity to Miss Dorothy Man- jfon, who formerly had charge of the classes. Miss Manion will not return to teach this season. Representatives from the Connecti- cut State Teachers’ association will also be present, according to the ex- pectations of the fair officials. It has also been announced that the two Cooking clubs will journey to the Eastern States Fair in’ Spring- field, Mass., in charge of Miss Towne where they will compete for the state championship cooking. The fair will be held September 20 to 25. It will be remembered that the local cooking classes had the distinction of capturing the #nterstate champion- ship in cooking at the Berlin fair last year. S. E. A. C. Dance Tonight. “The first dance of the season will be held in the Plainville Grange hall this evening It will be under the auspices of the South End Athietic club. Kline's Jazz orchestra will furnish the music. Dancing will be held from 8 until 12 o'clock. Re- freshments will be served during the evening. The proceeds of the dance will be used for equipment for the football team this fall. The team is | in need of ne uniforms and other' | Plainville. Conn. Sept. 7, 1920 Registrars’ Notice. In accordance with Section No. 549 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, the Registrars of Voters wil# be in session on Thursday. September 16. 1920# at the Town | Hall building. from 9 o'clock A. M. to| 5 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of receiving | | the names to be placed on the “To Be | Made™ list of persons, men and women, who will be entitled to be made Electors before the Annual Town Meeting, to be held on | October 4. 1920; also, to revise and correct | the Electors List : N. McKERNAN, Republican Registrar. W. L. CAFFERTY, Give Your Child a Chance It might make school work much easier now .and prove a great blessing later in life if you had your child's eyes thor- oughly examined right now to make sure that he is capable of doing his school work without the aid of glasses. We are well equipped to perform this service for you. We will not advise glasses unless they are absolutely necessary. Make your appointment Now. DAVIS & GOODWIN Registered Eyesight Specialists, 327 Main St Tel. 1905. “We Grow Because We Know.” -_— necessities. A new manager will be elected soon. Ralph Williams, for- merly tackle and guard on the New Britajn High school team, may be the choice for the position. - Scouts On Hike. On Saturday, the local Boy Scouts will leave on a hike for Bill Warren's den in Pinnacle mbuntain. Samuel McGibbon and Adelbert Stephenson will have charge of the troop. All members that will go on the hike will meet at the Scout headquarters at. 1 o'clock. Items of Interest. Reol" and John Neri left for New York this morning to bid their brother farewell ? he leaves on his trip to Italy for a“three months’ stay. William Coates is enjoying his an- nual vacation. Mr. Coates is em- ployed at the local baggage office. Frank McCarthy of Hartford has accepted a position with the Neri Brothers and is now manager of the tore in the new Neri block on Cen- tral Square. - William Hird will leave shortly to resume his studies at Yale university. Pierce Clark will leave for Bow- doin coli€ge, Maine within a short time. Santi Tanti has purchased the south side of the William Aldridge building on Whiting street from Arthur N. Seeley and Jennie S. Sparpe. The property was formerly owned by the late Mary Seeley. Private Nelson Morgan Banks, Winthrop, Mass.,, has been transferred to the schovl for enlisted specialists at Fortress Monroe, Vir- ginia. Private Nelson is one of the voungest boys in the service. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our apprecia- | tion of the many kindnesses-tendered | us by neighbors and friends during | our long wait and loss of our beloved | of Fort We have an cspccially Living Room Furniture. the state. furniture in within the means of every homemaker, without the necessity of a large attractive and varied assortm One of the largest displays of ovel .Convenient terms place this fine making it easy outlay of cash. May we ass} in selecting mew furniture for your new home? THE STORE FOR EVERYBODY 103 ASYLUM ST., son, Earl. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and especially the Brock-Barnes Post for the beau- tiful floral contributions and help, and the Ladies’ Auxiliary. / Mr, and Mrs. Egbert Healey. CITY ITEMS The $6 and $8 hats at Wilson's can be equalled by few in New Britain. —advt. Michael B. Mozzitato of this <city and Miss Mary Louise Ebert, former- ly of Liberty, New York, were mar- ried in the chapel of the Trinity M E. church of this city last evening by Rev. J. L. Davis. They were attend- ed by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilcox. Exclusive agents .Stetson . Shoes. Besse-Leland Co.—advt. A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Darling of 376 Chest- nut street. FIRE DEPT. INSPECTION. The board of fire commissoners will inspect the various stations next Tuesday evening, leaving City Hall at 7:30 o'clock. The board has called for bids for the purchase of 2,000 f#eet of 2 1-2 inch Lose. All bids must be in by October 8, at 8 p. m. Private fire alarms will be placed at the Cor- bin Cabinet Lock company, the B. & K. company, the Humason & Beckle; and the National Spring Bed company | plants. FEight new electric lights have been purchased for department. search- the 800 BOOSTERS FOR UNCLE SAM GOING BACK HOME TO R TO THE Help the Firemen Put OQut Fires We want a new Truck and thel Field Day is going to help pay for it. | We have got two TOWNSPEOPLE: {ing the Russian people thousand to feed . and we are asking the townupeoplel to donnt_c cake, salads and beans. { American New York.—One of these days Russia is going to have 800 native “good-will” missionaries scattered over that vast country tell- all about Uncle Sam. They are children now, bright litile tots, most of them sons and daughters of Russian ‘“intellec- tuals,”” who sent them across into Si- beria when the bolsheviks grabbed control. For many months they have been cared fg Viggivostok by the Hartford 150 TRUMBU fWIFE VISITS D ‘ MAYOR MRS, TERREVCE Mac SW London—Mrs. Terrence Mi wife of the Sinn Fein lord Cork, Ireland, who is slowl himself to death in Brixto She visits her husband daily are being taken home. all the way across the through the Panama Canal al New York to start the last their voyage to thc Baltic, wh will be linded. Upper pho them getting their view of York skyline. While waiti The the Red Cross gave them a fin The girls got dolls—the firs ever owned (lower photo), boys_got toys. They are-

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