New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1920, Page 7

AILY HERALD, SATURDA DECEMBER - E’ Now For a Two D Fine Christmas Furs THE FOR TWO DAYS WHEN YOU REA i 'I'II"*I-. nl'l"!'lll'll l-l\l*,\\ Iul(l" COATS OF BALTIC SEALS in $139.50. COATS OF RACCOON, 36 inches long, very smart model, COATS OF NEAR SEAL, leng 39.50. ISON $435.50 each. HUDSON SEAL COATS (dyed HUDSON SEAL COATS (dyed Day Price $436.50. SEAL COATS (dyed FRENCH SEAL COATS, 36 inch Aus. Opossum or Natural Squirrel collars and cuffs, was $275.00. Two Days $247.50. SEE STOLES OF HUDSON SEAL \Day Price $71.55. CROSS FOX SCARFS, regular $85.00. regular price’ $1: regular price $37.50, LARGE TAUPE SKUNK STOL! WOLF SCARFS, LOWEST PRICES YET CTION FROM OUR S, IF YOU HAVE OR E NO MOR 36 inch length with full sweep and th 32 inches, made in sport model, muskrat) 45 inch, skunk inch inch muskrat) 32 length, plain smart muskrat) 36 THESE large, SAVINGS ON . (dyed muskrat) For Two Days $76.50. 5.00. For $112.50. For $33.75 each. BEAUTIFUL BLACK FOX SCARFS, were $60.50. For $62.55. BLACK LYNX SCARFS, HUDSON SEAL MUFFS regular price $55.00. (dyed RACCOON SCARFS, regular price $27.50. RACCOON MUFFS, reguiar price’ $29.50. For $49.50. Muskrat) $25.00 kind. $22.50. For $24.75 each. For $26.55 each. FUR MUFFS, XPECT TO CER GIFT THAN FURS. MPARE ROVES OUR VALUES. shawl regular price was $265.00. regular collar and cuffs, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ENTIRE STOCK, CONSISTING OF AND FUR HAVE A THOUGHT OF TO AP- OUR GOODS AND PRICES collar, were $145.00. Now For Two Days price §155.00. For Two price $495.00. For $279.00 ea. 54 regular For style, was $310.00. skunk or beaver trimmed, regular price $485.00. Two For FUR PIECES: attractive styles, regular price $79 50. HAVING AN AUTOMOBRILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RECEIVING ALD DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF UR p " «BERLIN NEWS ARENTS’ PETITION “CONDEMNS BOARD. Transportation ol School Chil-: dren Not Properly Handled i' SOME RIDE, OTHERS WALK ? { Authorities Asked to Provide Suit- able Buses to Take Care of all Stu- | démts—Not Covered By Insurance— | i Fsh Club Meets—Auction Held- ! ' E. B. Schurr and H. M. Collins, act- ing for several familles along lhu‘ Kenaington road, appeared at the Mmeeoting of the school board held in the town clerk's office last evening at W®clock, with a petition which econ- demned the present system of hand- ling transportation of school children ! and alleged discrimination, in that e ral children are obliged to walk | o school, whatever the weather con- | ditions, while others may ride Six families were the actual signers of the petition and it is sald that there | are several more who are dissatisfied ' th affairs but who were not in town the time signatures were ohtained John T. Molumphy, president of the board, called the mecting to order, the minutes of the last meeting were not read and the following petition was présented by the Kensington road people Togthe School Hoard, Bown of Beriin Connecticut We, the undersigned. being resi- | lents of the Town of Herlin dwelling Kensington, having children of hool age who are compelled through Tack of proper transportation to walk thy unreasonable distance of mile and & half or more one or total of three llul'u or mor and from school each your honorable bo. existing condition providing and proper transportation for all such Lehildren residing & mile and a half or more from school, that such ehil dren fhrough storms and weather weditions may not be prevented from Attending scheoo! Wo '"""x““ stem njust the which was inau- rated on November 22, last, and ‘Which your board has sanctioned and Approved, whereby a few children 1iv ing along the Kensington road have the privilege of being conveyed to and fom school, whil children wh ould enjoy the right, mpelled to walk Bignod E BURLINGHAM BCHURR MINNIE L. SCHURR, H. 8 SKIN R, NORA F. SKINNER H. M. COLLINS, ANNA C. COLLINS, PETER TEAJALAK, MARY TEAJALA F. P. YOUNG C. C. YOUN 8. J. GOLON Henrs From State. bllowing the petition Mr. Schurr condemn as belng celved from N. S arle Light, director of supervision, state board of educa- tion, to the effect that the courts have held a mile and a half an unreason- able distance to walk though at other times two miles was not considered un excessive walk. In recalling the recent storm Mr. Schurr said that the Kensington road was impassable and that the children who usually had to walk to school were unable to Mr. Claudelin conveys to school were in attendance at the sessious. ndd-q that because of the fact that ols do not get out until 4 o'clock, lnuny of the walkers do not arrive ! home until it is dark and he con- siders this dangerous as the road fhich they traverse runs parallel with the main Ine of the New York, New Haven and Hartford This is the {vicinity in which many tramps travel Refers to Farmington. Mr. Schurr also mentioned the neighboring towns in the state where children, were conveyed to and from school. He quoted from a letter re- ceived from Lewis S Mills, superin- tendent of schools in Plainville and Farmington, in which it was stated that in Farmington there are.three large buses with an average of. 30 pupils per bus at $5 a day. Mr. Claud- elin is paid $2 a day for carrying only 8 children. Not Covered By Insurance. Again Mr. Schurr held the floor, this time calling the attention of the school board to the fact that they | have engaged a glass enclosed vehicle to take the eight children to school and there is no insurance carried, as a protection to the town against a possible accident. The matter, after o time, drifted towards Mr. Claudelin, who, It was stated, was first engaged to carry five children to school and not eights Mr Collins then made a brief speech in which he said he could not understand why the conveyante was engaged in the first place if it could uot at lcast carry all of the small | children on the road. The meeting was then adjourned and what action the school board will take on the mat- ter is not known Schools to Close on Announcement was made this morning by B. R. Showalter, super- intendent of schools that the Berlin and Kensington schools will close for the Christmas holidays on Thursday of next week, at one o'clock. They will reopen for the winter on the Tuesday following New Year's. Church Notes. Kensington Congregational church. Morning worship at 10:45 with Sun. day school at noon. On Sunday night there will be special Christmas exer- held by the children at 6:30 At four o'clock in the aft- there will be a rehearsal of the choir which will participate in the cantata to be given the following Sunday St. Paul's Catholic church Thursday. clses o'clock ernoon Masses d 10 o'clock al church 6 with Sah- The v hours obser at the will be conduc Berlin Morning worship s w00l at noon and exercises will be 1 | Kensington Methodist church East Berlin Road Opened. The remaining stretch of the E rlin road from t, was ed prnoon A notice been posted at both ends of the road stating that the shoulders of the road were not completed and warned traffic that they were passing at their risk st r's corner to to has own ¥ Club Meets. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Mattabassett Fish club was held attend while those | He also | | trafiic | meeting was called to order at one | o'clock by President Robert Graham. Many members were present from Meriden, New Britain and this town. { The club has its own home where i several dances are held, and many ponds in the near vicinity which are useq by members of the club only. George Coles Hurt, While coming home from a New Britain “movie”” show George Coles of Kensington, was struck by an auto- mobile truck driven by Helmar Lar- {son a lochl milk dealer. Mr. " Coles | was thrown to the croumd and Te- {celved many bad cuts about the Yace jand head. He is confined to his home as a re- !sult of the aceident and is unable | to walk. Mr. Coles was a cutter em- ployed at the American Paper Goods factory, Berlin Bits The semi-monthly. meeting of St. { Paul's T. A. B. society will be held !in the club rooms tomorrow morning jat 11 o'clock. All - members are urged to attend. The Evermore Athletic club hold a dance in Grange hall evening. Albert Anderson of Kensington auc- { tioned off nine of his cows at his | place this afternoon FOR SALE—Groceries, flour, rubbers, boets, Ary goods, Wegri. 12-16-d8x Pianos, Victrolas, records. C. L. Plerce & Co., New Britain. Opposite monument.—advt. will this feed, whoes, ete. D. S W. & J. TO PLAY SYRACUSE Washington, Penna., Dec.. 18.— R, Murphy, graduate manager of Washington and Jefferson college an- nounced today that the Red and Black had scheduled a football game with Syracuse for next season. In ad- dition to Syracuse the president will play Pitt, West Virginia, Carnegie Tech., Bucknell, Westminister and Lehigh. 'Y PIANO TEACHIN Special attention to beginners. JOHN J. CREAN 13 Summer street | The best of selected raw milx thor ) oughly PASTEURIZED by our mod- | orn process is what ls offered you | over our brand of PASTEURIZED | MILK The finest raw milk cannot compare with OUR PASTEVRIZED MILK. for ours is the finest ra¥% milk made correct pasteurizing. ABSOLUTELY SAFE and PURE by RICH—PURE—DELICIOUS Order 1t today. J. E. SEIBERT & SON, 1 PLAWVIL‘LE NEWS REV. GILLETTE 10 GIVE FINAL SERMON ! "Local Congregational Minister Will Leave for Florida Monday 'SCHOOL VISITING Cclebration Local Man Breaks Items of Interest. pastor of the will preach Rev. E. C. Gillette, Congregational church, his last sermon at the local church tomorrow 1aorning at 10:45 o'clock. Mr. Gillette will leave Monday morn- ing for Jacksonville, Florida. There, he will act as pastor of ihe Union Congregational church. He has served as pastor at the local church for the pasi three years, having come from Canaan, Conn., where he was pas- tor of the Pilgrim Congregational church. During the time Mr. Gillette has spent in Plainville, he has made friends of practically all of the towns- people and was well liked. He took in all activities during the recent war, and headed the Liberty Loan drives. lHie was the first elected chairman of the local Red Créss branch. The Brotherhood soc'ety of the Congregational church, presentéd Mr. | illette with a leather travelling bag a short time ago. Mr. Gillette’s resignation was ac- cépted by the church board with much regret, as he had done considerable in revising the old system of the church and added many new mem- bers to it. A committes has been named by the church officials @ ‘en- gage a new pastor to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Gillette, but there has been no definite decision reached as yet, Visiting Day at School. Yesterday was parents’ visiting day at the Plainville Grammar schocl .and there was a large attendance of mothers who watched their children at work. The regular school work was carried on from 10:30 a. m. untitl 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. After that sales were conducted by the Cooking .club and the Sewing club. A fair amount of money was realized from these, part of which will be used for the moving picture fund. The children were all dressed up in their ‘‘Sunday best”” and many a youngster found it Jdifficult to. recite -in- front: of ‘the class with a new starched collar on his neck, - The parents have been. invited to aftend the annual Christmas Carol singing-which will be held at the school next week Wednesday. School will close then for the holiday vacation, and will not re-open until the first of the year. Christmas Celebration. ' Special Christmas exercises will be held at the ‘Advent Christian church Thursday evening, December 23. A pageant movement in which nine girls will take part will be presented. Chri mas tree celebrations will be held and a concert given by the Sunday school children. Special music and recitations will feature the program. The com- plete program will be announced later. The public has been cordially invited to attend this celebration. Breaks Arms. E. L. Root, employed. at the McNally Eprage on Whiting street, had his left agh broken in Meriden yesterday aft- ‘erioon. Mr. Root was in the act of cranking a car when the engine kicked back. He was taken to the Meriden hospital where the break was set Mr. Root was able to leave the institution shortly after his arm was placed in splints. Bread Takes Drop. In accordance with the drop in the price of bread, taken by all the bakers recently, the local dealers have placed a price of 11 and 16 cents on a loaf of bread. The loaves previously selling for 18c¢ have bocn reduced to 16. and those ot 12 down to 1le. Flour has also dropped, which en- ables the local bakeries to stand the drop in bread. The Rogers bakery has new price. Church Notices, Plainville M. F. church—Preaching by the pastor at 10:45 a. m. Subject, “God’s Wonderful Gift.” Sunday school at 12 “o’clock noon. Epworth League meeting at 6 p. m. Leader, Miss Winnifred Bates. Address by the pastor at 7 o'clock in the evening. Subject, “The Spirit of Generosity.” A Christmas offering will be taken at the morning services for the Armenian sufferers. A. M. E. Zion church—Morning services at 10:45 a. m. Sunday chool at 12:30 o'clock noon. Y. P. 8 C. BE. meeting at 6:30 p. m. Evening ser- vices at 7:3¢ o'clock. Rev. Mr. Bar- rows will deliver a short talk before the evening services on “The Progress ot the Negro in Chicago.” Bpiscopal church — Fourth Sun- day in Advent. Celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at 10:45. Sunday school at 12 o'clock noon. Evening | prayer and sermon at 7 o'clock. Ser- - WINTER BATTERY STORAGE Battery this in a nice . ¥ WOrry abuuc your Winter. lore it with us, warm place. Phone, call or write for storage DAY, Planned— | Arm—Bread ! Takes Drop—Church Notices—Brief ] been the first local shop to adopt this | prices. EXIDE BATTERY SERVICE 18, 1920. WEK KIDNEYS MADE STR[]NG And Backache Stopped After a Short Treatment mzh “FRUIT-A-TIVES” MOSES MURPHY Moretown, Vermont, Ma~ch 27th 1918. “I am warranted in having the strongest faith in ‘Fruit-a-tives’ after receiving such wonderful benefits from them. Foryears, I wasasufcrer with Kidney and Liver Complaints. My back ached; my liver was sluggish ; and my whole system seemed out of order. ‘Fruit-a-tives’ was the only remedy 1o helpme. They strengthened the kidneys, made my bowels move regularly and freed me of all the distress caused from the Kkidney trouble, constipation and indigestion. A’ few weeks’ treatment with “Fruit-a-tives’ made me feel as if I had a new lease on life, and I am glad to make known the great value of these Fruit Liver Tablets”. MOSES MURPHY. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25¢. Atdealersor from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y. mon by Rev. John W. Woessner, for- merly of Texas. Congregational church -— Regular services at 10:45 a. m. Final sermon conducted by Rev. E. C. Gillette as pastor of ‘the church. Sunday school at noon. C. E. society at 6 o'clock in the evening. Advent on Sunday George E. Jject in the morning, ing ,Natal Day.” Tho Sunday school ‘m meet at 12:05 and in tho evening the pastor’s subject will be “The Law Engraved Upon the Heart.” Plainyille Baptist church—10:45 a. m., The pastor's theme, *Builders at Work.” 12:05 p. m., Sunday school. 6:00 p. m., Young People’s service. 7:00 p. m., “Long Remembered” will ba the pastor’'s theme. Town Talk. Mrs. Joseph Edman and daughter, Anna, have gone to Bridgeport where they will remain over the holidays. Alfred D. (hdy has gone to Staf- ford, Conn., on a short visit to rel- atives. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McLeod of West Broad street, are receiving congrat- ulations” on dhe biffh of a 7% pound girl, born last night. Robert Hird, Jr.. has severed his connections mt the Plainville Trust | company. Mr. Hird has made no fu- | ture arrangements. He will prob- ably reside in Forestville. Pianos Victrolas, records. Pierct & Co., New Britain. monument.—advt. WOOD FOR SALE—Large two-horse load, at the usual hours. Rev. Tyler will have as a sub- CoL Opposite Christian church—Services ' “The Approach- | OPENING OF —THE— | YALE CIGAR CC 380 Main St. Next to Raphael’s Dept. Stc You are cordially invited to visit our store where you will find that the Price of Cigars, Cigarettes, Etc. Have Dropped HERE THEY ARE: Rosedales ...... 2 for Mozarts ....... 2 for Peter Schuyler . .2 for Blackstones .... 3 for King Perfectos 3 for Our Bachelor Penrod ........ 3 for La Joya, Manila 6 for .8c straight, 25¢, box 25¢, box 25¢, box 35¢, box 35¢, box box box box of 50 $6 of 50 § of 50 $ of 50 $3 of 50 ‘of 50 § of 50 § of 50° 27¢, 25¢, Plenty of cigars packed 25 in a box Christmas. All 20 cigarettes .. .... .....,2packsfor All 10c package tobaccos ........ All 16¢ tinned tobaccos ceeee e eee e e el Reduced prices on tobaccos in The finest assortment of pipes—a Xmas gift—with or without cases, in city at reduced prices. Our pipe motto New Pipe If It Burns Out or Cracks.” Romance Chocolates, $1.00 assortment, 8! Beechnut Gum, 5¢. 4 'FARM FOR SALE | 225 acres, 50 tillable, good house of | 9 rooms, water and furnace in same, barn for 12 head stock,. hen house 72x16, brooder house 24x16,. colony houses and sheds. About 2,000 cords wood. Price $4,000 and very ecasy terms. | Robert B. White stove lengths. $12.00, delivered. U. A. Morash, Southington. Tel. Southington 176-13. PENCILS The New Kind Surely a Pencil is useful to We carry the every EVERSHARP one. Pencils in many different Also Pencil sets priced from 50 cents up. styles. Give an EVERSHARP Pen- cil or a Fountain Pen. They will last for ycars, Mohill Bros. Main St. Tel. PHOTOGRAPHS Taken All This Week Will Be FINISHED FOR CHRISTMAS ARCADE STUDIO REAL ESTATE—BOOTHS BLOCK ARTHUR F. GROTH, | Teacher of Mandolin, No. 36 West Pearl St. ELKS’ GRII Open to the Pul Business Men’s 11:30A.M.to 2P, Suger ala C DR.C.W. VI DENTIST Porter & Dyson Bldg. 52 Main St. JOIN OUR 192 XMAS CLUB Let every member of the family enrg Beginning the week of December 2( open for Club Members through week December 27th. The Plainville Trust Piainville, Conn. SERVICE A SENSATIONAL SALE—Someth STOCK consisting of HARDWARE, STOVES, 20% OFF SPE| new — OUR COMP: KITCHEN W. ing FLASHLIGHTS, PYREX, TOOLS, RAZORS. A Fine Chance to Buy where—Then See Us For BARGA Your Presents at COST-—Get Prices INS. PAINT NOW—$1.00 OFF PER GALLON. A COMBINATION RANGE to be sold at COST.—Wonderful gains in Gal. Ware, Brooms, Roofing, Wash Boilers, Tin Ware, Ro ers, Wire Tencing, Washboards, Pails, Barbed Wire, Etc. Plainville Eng. ACCURACY & Supply COUR