New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1921, Page 7

BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1921 fimfi £ February Sale Of Housewares OUR BIG DOWNSTAIRS thing there for Brooms, Brushes, ferings WIASH TUBS, genuine ~large size, $2.25 kind at $1 GALV. WATER PAIL# Yo size, 65¢ each CEDAR OIL for floors SHELLED POP CORN PUSTLESS MOPS, VALUES LIKE TH BREAD ALUMINUM rice $2.39, SCALES, family Baskets PRESERVING QOur Annual Sale Of Q OU THE BEST VALUES IN s A Zeigler Brothers, Lounsbury and like kinds are offered at sale prices it's your Rubbers, OF selectionfrom the two hundred pairs of finei Puinps and Low S satin, grades that were formerly priced $5 to $8. AND BUTTON BOOTS FOR WOMEN. yrown, and black kid, and patent colt Boots with plain or makes as ‘‘Queen quality” time to by. Women's Pumps, girls and boys very cheap. Lucky will be the women hoes, offcred in this lot VERY SPECIAL IS THIS ( (only four hundred pairs) you WHILE LOT LASTS LE - .VING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. RLIN TURNPIKE AUTO ACCIDENTS ms of Two Wrecks Taken to Hartlord Hospital C0. SEEKS DAMAGES State Highway Department— Milkmen are Fined in Court Evening—Grange Anniversary riin Bits of Interest. auto accidents of a serious na- curred on the Berlin turnplke ver the line In the town of jgton last evening. Robert Rue ho claimed to be from Meriden, ured In an auto crash about ck when the Packard car he was driving was struck by Ine coming in the opposite n. As the wstory is told, Mr. wias going to Meriden from As his car descended the ]l just outside of the Berlin in two autos, northbound, mcending the hill abreast and pd to be racing. As there was clent room for the three cars each other, his machine was by the nearest oncoming car chine was ditched by the force frd 7Y . DEPT. this Semi-Annual ete., genuine 14 qt regular 89¢ size, for 75c ea. or furniture worth MAKERS, four to six Low Shoes, who Choice have choice of solored tops, brokey lasts and sizes of kinds forme-ly priced \ND HER BEA [ Aluminum Ware, all new lowered costs. Event, all at the galvanized Medium $1.98 size,$1.49 “Lisk” with handles, s rong bail 98¢ pound, quart bottles, 19¢ fou- pound bag with plain handlies 20c a for of black yarn through the loaf siz KETTLES, Britain, make, New “*Mirro” Made 1 genuin) size, welghing by ounces to 24 pounds, regular $3.50. Sale price Footwear "OWN, considertag quality ind NOTE Boots TAKE Oxfords, Lace make of patent JFFER IN colt, kid,or 1..C $7 from PRICE ONLY 33.75 PAIF YOU of the blow. The fiont of the machine was damaged and the drivers’ injuries were received when the stcering gear broke. A witness of the accident statéd that Ruebeck was driving as close (o the right of the road as he possibly could Ruebeck ford hospital patrol where was removed to the Hart- in the Hartford police it was stated .today that his condition was not serious When reported to the Meriden authorities an Investigation was started but is claimed that the name of Robext Ruebeck does not appear in ! Meriden city directory. Second Aceident i o . Willlam Zukas of 147 Sheldon street, Hartford, was thd victim of the second accident and was also re- moved to the Hartford hospital hy the Hartford police. He was admitted to the hospital at 11:06 o'clock time after the first accident. what could be ascertained Mr. Zukas 'was descending the same hill in a big machine. He evidently lost control ‘of the car or could not put on his brakes, for within 15 feet of the first accident his machine tu d and landed in the ditch to the of the road. Soloist At Dance. Place A special dance will be given by the B. B. club Thursday e the Grange hall with Urban ( star performer in T. A. B. and K theatrical endeavors, as soloist. merous other novelties will be pre- sented and included In the evening's program will be several confetti and streamer dances. Olcott's Royal Jazz orchestra will play. Brick Co. Seeks Damages. A Dbill was introduced in the legis- lature the last day it met in Hartford H by Representative Richard Covert of New Britain asking for $900 damage by the Murray Drick company of Ber- C it (hc} | summer was in some | From turtle right | OFFERS SPICIAL PRICES (barring few restrictions) on everv- Enamel The story Hardware, . all these sample of- Ware, - all best told by with wringer protector and stationary black wood handles, Smaller $1.75 si $1.29 each. 10 qt. 69c size, 55¢ each. 12 qt 30c. Regular 69c value, departient during this sale. regular price $3.50 for $2.69 each 8 qt size, regular price $3.15. for 55c¢ each. Sale 69. at prices asked. When such also Footwear for misses, THESE. SALE PRICE $3.00. While lot lasts to $10 a pair. AN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY lin from the state highway depart- ment. A reptresentative of Brick company stated this morning that the bill was to collect for dam- ages done the company when the new sfate ‘road was built, in 1919, from the Jerlin siation to 'the top of Damon's hill on Betlin strgét, culvert was. | put in by the highway department at the end of Lower lane, ran along the right ¥ide of the road next to the Ber- Ilin Faif groiinds and emptied igto the | second pit of the Murray comipan whigh is.0n the, other side of the raad. The pit at, that time, and this-past use hy the copagany. Mention was made-of the fact at-this time to the department that the. wa- | ter would.drain into. the pit and hinder « operations but no attention was paid 4 to the statement., . 5 Whean the spring freshet came. the water from all.the hillsides gathered in this culvert and emptied into.the pit. The tracks-of the Murray Brick company were washed - under, the pump house was washed . .out other damage was done, which it is glaimed by the company officials amounted to $1,600. Milkmen Fined. | Marion Bonck, Alec Koski and | James Balfour were each fined $50 “and costs which amounted to $64.53 { by Judge Griswold in town court last | evening for being in the habit of ! sclling, throughout New Britain and vicinity, milk which .was found to be | | 75 per cent water. The.men were larrested upon complaint of several New Britain residents to Food Com- | missioner Holt at the state office in Hartford. An investigation committee of the state department visited their | farms and following their visit the | { men were notified to appear. in court. the © Murray | titled ! music for the entertainment. and 1 | Representatives of the commission- | er stated that the cases of these three | men were the worst that they had [seen in some tim They testified | that more than 75 per cent of the rcontents of- each sample was water, according to their tests. The cases last night were prosecuted by Prose- cuting Attorney Charles F. Lewi: Beard of Relief Met Today. The first session of the board of relief was held in the Town Hall this afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Ses- sions will also be held on the eighth and twenty-first. All persons desir- ing to make appeals from the assecs- sor's list are asked to sce the board of relief during this time. Grange Anniversary. The Berlin Grange society will ob- serve its 36th anniversary in Grange | hall on Farmington road ‘tonight. Following the program which has ! been arranged, a chicken supper will | be served by the women of the or- | ganization. Rev. S. A. Fiske will be the first speaker. Charles Davis, the | state past master from Middletown, will be the next on the program. He will be followed by Mrs. John K. Woodford of New Britain who will render vocal solos. F. E. Duffy of West Hartford will then deliver a talk and will be followed by O. Robert- son of West Hartford who will sing. Rev. Solandt of Marion will then deliver an address and remarks by Dr. George M. Griswold of Kensing- ton will conclude the program. PLAINVILLE NEWS GRANGE CELEBRATES J4TH ANNIVERSARY, Appropriate Program to Be Pre- | sented at Gathering Tonight | SCHOOL BOARD T0 MEET Freight Conditions to Change—Smok- | cr This Evening—Delegates Attend Auxittary Convention — Ministers’ Meeting Today—Other News. Tonight will mark the’ thirty-fourth anniversary of the Plainville '‘Grange. Just 34 yvears ago today; January 29, 1887, the first meeting of the organi- zation was held at the Masonic tem- ple, then situated at the corner of Main and Whiling streets. Worthy Master George Brooks has arranged for an appropriate program for to- night’s event at the Grange hall. It is expected that a number of Grangers | from out of town will attend. Mrs. Brooks has assisted Mr. Brooks in se- lecting the program and poss speakers will be heard. A play Considerable Courtship,” will be presented by Mrs. Brise Car- penter, Mrs. Morris Corning, Mrs. Theodore Lyman‘and Mrs. George Brooks. . A paper dealing avith the past history and activities of the Grange will be rcad by Mrs. Louie Ryder. The third and fourth degrees will be conferred upon a class of can- didates. An orchestra composed of a number of girls, calling themselves the “Kazooke Orchestra” will furnish A short history of the Grange has been com- piled by Mrs. Harold Newell of West Main street. This refers to the initial 1eeting of the Grange, when plans were made for its founding. It was held at the Masonic temple, January 1887. State Master Hale and Dep- - Master Cooley, presided at meeting and drew up by-laws for the organization. There was a member- ship of 22 at that time, and assisted greatly in making the Grange a suc- cess. The charter members were: William Cowles. Hezikiah Tellotson, John Norton, E. N. Kyder, James Burns, John Hird, Edwin Preston, Al- fred McClean, Miles Tyler, William Johnson, Oliver Robertson, George Cook, William C. Buckley, Irving Sco- ville, Simeon Tomlinson, Mrs. Hattie Norton, Mrs. Marian Preston, Mrs. Florence Catiin, Mrs. Helen Buckley, Samuel Catlen, Mrs. Elvira Barnes and R. A. Barnes. Of these charter are three that still belong. They arc ‘Williain Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buckley. At the present time there is a membership of about a cafetéerjq supper in the church din- ing rebii.tomorrow evening- at 6:30 o'clock. The committee in charge an- nounces that this supper will - be car- ried out in a strict cafeteria way. The food will be cooked by members of the organization and it is expected that many will attend. Epworth League Medcting. At the meeting of the Epworth league of the Kensington Methodist church tonight a cotlection will be taken for the Neumann tund. The meeting has been called for 7:30 o'clock and Rev. John L. Davis of the New Britain Methodist church will be the principal speaker. To Speak In Hartford. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, author of the ‘“‘Better American T.ectures” which have been given in Berlin, will speak in Hartford Thursday cvening at St. Paul's Methodist church. He will have as his subject, “The America of Tomorrow.” B. R. Showalter has given two of Dr. Hillis' lectures and it hought that many will go to hear Hillis himself in Hartford. East Berlin Items. Diphtheria and scarlet fever havo appeared in town, each case within a few days of the other. The Stockton family on Wilcox avenue has been quarantined for diphtheria and the Taylor family on Cottage street for scarlet fever. Tomorrow evening there will be a dance at Athletic hall given by the young women of the town. The Woodmen will hold a meeting in their rooms at Athl .ic hall Thurs- day evening. Robert Cole spent the day in New Britain on business members. there Mr. and Mrs. Dellis Lord have been | visiting relatives in Middletown. Sneak thieves attempted to rifle the telephone cash box at the depot re- cently but were not successful in breaking it open. The telephone be which is .of the modern type, w nearly torn from the wall when di covered by Station Agent H. Dowd. was broken boxes now which is almost seve times, Dbut are made of boiler steel impossible to make ; an_impression upon. everal employes of the Connecti- cut Metal plant have been laid off temporarily. The company is operat- ing with a small force during the period of industrial depression. Miss Elsie Bensen has returned from Annapolis where she attended the annual naval ball. Final sale on. velvet hats. Regular $15.00 values, special $3. Goldenblum the | 100. The organization has grown considerably within the past few vears, and greater activities are being held with the additional members. A list of the masters who have served the Grange during the time it has been active are: William Buckloey, Ciinton Woodford, E. D. Taylor, Miles Tyler, Henry Tyler, Giles Cowles, Benjamin Edwards, Clinton Morse, Herbert, Dow, Fred Spence Harold Newell, Percy Cowles and Theodore A. Lyman. The present master is George Brooks. Meetings were held in the Masonic Temple up to September 19, 1887, after which they were conducted at the Good Templars hall on Wes:c Main street until June 25, 1895. From that date, on to July, 1911, meetings were held at Johnson’s hall, which is now known as Newton's hall. The first meeting in the present Grange hall on Pierce street, was held July 11, 1911. The dedication of the hall was held on January 29, 1912, when a celebration of the 25th anniversary was also observed. Plans were adopt- Ad for the Grange hall, August, 1910. Meetings at first were held on the first and third Mondays changed to the first and third Thurs- days, and then to the first and third Tuesdays, as at present. Thosc now serving the Grange and their various offices arc: First Master, John Nor- ton; overseer, Miles Tyler; lecturer, Simeon Tomlinson; secretary, George Cook; treasurer, William Buckley; chaplain, Willlam Cowles; stewart, James Burns; assistant steward, Oliv- er Roberison: lady steward, Florence Catlin; gatekeeper, Irving Scovillej Ceres, Marion Preston; Pomona, Hat- tie Norton, and Flora, ley. 54, has been active in affairs for the welfare of the town and is steadily increasing in membership. School Board Meeting. The meeting of the school board, scheduled for tomorrow evening, has been postponed until the following Wednesday. Thg members of the board have received pamphlets noti- fving them of a bill that had been brought forward regarding teachers of the month, then | Helen Buck- | The Plainville Grange, P. of H., No. ! who are tion and ments bill did of the cause who hé 30 da; no lo ter befl tion. to send force, th will have ices. Another (Contin FOR SALE—A good Fisher, 29 Cf Final sale $15.00 values,j Millinery Co., Spring hats cial $2.95. 188 Main St Renier, Pickhardt 127 Main At $2 At $3 At $7 Wi The old styvle box of cast iron | the | At $13 At $1 At $1 At $1 At $2 At 98c 8 Al our Wool Scarfs were o ) ] At 59c At 73c At 47c Street, Opp. Telephone 1409-2 19 .A few Plaid Skirts, w conditio - Wednesda - Only 98 .98 98 .98 Skirts which were up to ] Dresses were up to 521., Dresses were up to $47.7 Voile Waists up to $5.7 : Children’s Dresses up to ' Children’s Rompers and T Suits were up to $2.50 10 Grey § One Lot Dress Aprons t ]/2 Price All our Heavy Kid Gloves; t 15 Price One Lot of Silk Envelope One Lot Lace Trimmed sizes 36 to 46 — were : Al Silk Hose that weref brown, black, grey an