New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1921, Page 7

HEY SRITAIN DAILY HERALT SATURDAY, MAY 7 PLAINVILLE NEWS | THE OLD HOME TOWN OLD LAND MARKT0 BE REMOVED SOON Moses Hills' Residence Is 163 Years 0ld—Many Rumors CLUB ENTERTAINMENT HELD Sewer Work to Start Mohday of Next Week — Benefit For Mt. Holyoke Endowment Fund Held —OChurch Notices—Items. The well known old homestead of Moses Hills, now standing on the tract of land owned by the Plain- ville ealty Company on East Broad street will .be torn down soon and replaced by newer buildings. There is an interesting story connected with the old Hill’s residence and many traditions have been heard concern- ing the building. A history of the building, which has been standing now for the past 163 years, has been compiled by Harry A. Castle of the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company.. Mr. Castle has traced the First Show of Summer Millinery Should Interest You Next Week THF SMARTNESS OF THE LARGE HATS OF ORCHID COLORED GEORGEITE CAN - HARDLY BE PUT BEFORE YOU IN OOLD WORDS. 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Summér Garments, some of which ar ENGLISH LONG OLOTH Durable Grade, yard wide, low brice 17c a yd. or ten yard plece for $1.50 the plece. English Long Cloth, soft, fine, yard wide, for 25¢ a yard. The twelve yard plece for $2.75. Our Number 300 English Long Cloth, always a leader for fine lingerie, is 39¢ a yd, or 12 yard plece for $4.25. e told of here weights, electric finish, picce $4.25. “Family” Nainsook, 36 inch width, 35¢ ¥d. plece $3.85. “Fugi” Nalnsook with soft at prices favorable for you. FINE NAINSOOK King Phillip’s Mills, both in attractive for by particular women. “Bridal” Wreath, 36 inch, 39c yard, sheer and sturdy individual packages, asked Ask for them by name. 12 yard yd., 12 mercerized finish, yard wide 35¢, yd., 12 yards for $3.85. STUFFS for Dresses,” Walsts, Skirts, and all wear for Women OTHER DESITRABLE WHITE and Misses are offéred in unrivaled variety of kinds, and qualities at most reasonable prices. HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTI ™ RECEIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF US. L __§ S B — BERLIN NEWS KENSINGTON WILL RETAIN OLD LIGHTS Fire District Meeting Kills New Light Proposition MANY KT CHURCH SOCIAL PR Soctal of the Days” Proves Popular at Berlin Congregational Church Last Evening—Parctta Previously Arrested—Berlin Items. Kensington, for the present at least, will be lighted at night with the present system. This was decid- ed at the special meeting of the Kensington fire district held at For- esters’ hall last evening. There was & large attendance at the meeting as the light question has interested many since a discussion on the subject startfed” some time ago. The majority” of' the people at the meeting last night were in favor of having new lights in Kensington but not at the present cost. Representa- tives of the Connecticut Light and Power company from New Britain had gone over the grounds in this town ‘on which it was expected to have the lights and in giving their estimate thought that each light would cost approximately $40 or a little more.. It was planned to have 18 lghts installed which would ring the cost up to $8,730. It w thought by many, last night, that $8,000 was too much money to in- vest Iin lights at the present time for novernl reasons. Magny of the people ar if an extra tax was put on their property they would undoubtedly have a hard time to raise it. When the matter was put to vote it was to take over the present fights which are at present being pald for by private which have been past few years. stallation of these private lights the town of Kensington was in darkness at night time. It will cost the fire district 3500 a year to pay for the upkeep of these. lights. The votes at the meeting indicated that it would be cheaper and better to the present lights rather than put new ones for the time being at least. The district committe was also au- thorized by the meeting to borrow $1,000 to keep up the present ex- penses of the district Although the meeting had been called to levy a tax no tax was levied, however, as the #1,000 will cover expenses incurred by the taking over of the Ughts. Committee Appointcd. Previous the adjournment in service for the to of the meeting a committee of five was | appointed to act with the district ecommittee on looking into the propo- sition of having new lights and re- port at a later meeting the date of out of work or on short time and | subscriptions. | There are about 20 lights in the town | Previous to the in- | take over | in | gerty, Miss Adele .D. and Henry Chotowski. In the Churches. Kensington Congregational church. Morning worship at 10:45 with Sun- day school at nobn. The Christian Endeavor soclety will meet at & o'clock in the eveningz Berlin Congregational church. Morning worship at 10:46 with Su day school at noon. The older boys' class will meet at 10 o'clock and the Men’'s Bible class at 12 o'clock in the community house. The Junior Christian Endeayor .league will meet in the ladies parlor at 4 o'clock. St. Paul's Catholic church. The usual masses will be conducted at 8 and 10 o'clock. Forty hours devo- tion will start with the 10 o'clock | mass tomorrow and continue until Tuesday morning. Kensington Methodist Allan Scott, a student college in Middletown pointed to preach at the morning worship tomorrow. Sunday school will be held at noon with the evening services at the regular time. Arrested Previously. It has been learned that James Paretta, arrested Thursday afternoon by state policemen on the charge of arson, was arrested six years ago for {theft and two years ago on another charge. Many Kensington people re- member when Mr. Paretta ascended a soap box and delivered addresses to many of bis followers which led to his arrest. The authorities who made the arrest were aided by Special In- vestigator M. Garcia. Will Repeat Play Because of the huge success of the play presentd by the Inanda club of the Kensington Congregational church in that church last Saturday plans have been made whereby it will be repeated. This time the girls will present the missionary play “The Pill Bottlg” in the chapel of the Berlin Congregational church on Wednesday evening of next week at 8 o'clock. A large attendance is expected. Many Attend Social There was a large attendance at the “soclal of the days” given by the Ladies' Aid society of the . Berlin | Congregational church last evening. Many people attended in costume representing various days throughout the year, Following the social a food and cake sale was held. Attendance Report In the latest attendance report filed by Superintendent of Schools B. | R. Showalter shows that with the exception of four rooms the average attendance has not been less than 90 per cent. The lawest percentage for the month was 87. Eight of the rooms throughout tbe town retained ah Average of between 90 and 95 per cent and 14 rooms between 95 and 99. The attendance banner’for the month fell to Miss Bacon's room at the Seldon school. Berl Items Mrs., Edward Michaels and son of Berlin street are spending the week in New York. Arthur Wilcox of Brooklyn, New York is visiting with his uncle Major F. L. Wilcox. A daughter was born Wednenday night to Mr. and Mrs. Hjalmar John- son of Berlin street. Miss Nellie Minor, a teacher In | New York, is spending the week-end in town with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nels Minor. fast Berlin Items A number from this place attended a Whist Social at Beckley's hall last evening. Miss Dorothy Rowen is spending Murray church. J. at Wesleyan has been ap- | n ! l 1 | by Walter Kennerson and Wilcox avenue. “Human Parenthood and Divine” is the title of the Mother's Day sermon to be preached by the Rev. William Strickland Harper, pastor of the Methodist church, ca the morning of Sunday, May Sth. Af the evening hour there will be a song service followed by an address by Mr, Harper, “The Many Selves of a Man.” At St. Gabriel's church Sunday there will he a rerular morning pray- er and sermon it 10:39.a. m. followed by Sunday school at noon. William Schaefer of New Britain is visiting friends in pewn. Mrs. Howard Burnette and daugh- “rances of New Britain spent- Fri- ay as the guest of Mrs. Frank Cobey on Wilcox avenue. $ A number from here attended the closing Reception of Christensen and Deming’s ' dancing class af -Stueck's Tavern in Middletown last evening. Friday being Arbor Day, ! appro- priate exercises were held in the distriet: schools. KENTUCKY DERBY IS ON AT LOUISVILLE Churchill Downs Is S family on rene of Great American Classic This Afternoon— Great Interest in Race. Louisville, Ky., May 7.—Louisville and its thousands of visitors are on edge today'in anticipation of the forty- seventh renewal of the Kentucky Deérby at Churchill Downs. Before the gates opened at 9 o’clock a large crowd was waiting to gain admittance. : Some time before the first race of the afternoon started the spacious stands, enlarged to seat more than 30,000 anda the recently added part between the grandstand and track expected to ac- commodate about 10,000, were crowded, while the rail and the infield were filled to overflowing. Over night no changes were made in the positions with Behave Yourself, a popular colt in the number one position and Uncle Velo on the outside. Some of the most famous jockeys in the country were scheduled to ride. Coltiletti and C. Kummer were slated to ride Tryster and Prudery, the Whitney entry. Behave Yourself was to carry C. Thompson, while the Bradley Colt, Black Servant, was to be ridden by L. Lyke. Careful, the only other filly be- sides Prudery,” was to have F. Kehoe in the saddle. G. W. Carroll was slated to ride Muskalouge, H. C. “‘Bud” Fisher's hope. E. Sande was expccted to ride Grey Lag, Sinclair’s thorough- bred. The other probable jockeys and their mounts were: L. McAtee, Firebrand; A. Schuttinger, Leonardo 1I; J. Roderi- quez, Billy Barton; M. Garner, Coyn H. King, Planet; L. Ensor, Star Voter; Pool, Uncle Velo, and C. Robinson, Bon Homme. The Whitney entry, Prudery and Tryster are picked by sport writers as the most likely winners of the race. On and after May 9 will deliver milk in Kensington. Your patronage solicited, C. Fred Johnson 5-7-6ax CITY ITEMS. Victor records for May at Pierce's. —advt. Herbert Anderson, violinist, played last- night gt the Hartford Swedish Congregational . church, accompanied old nd : » [ l ! | history of this old land mark since its erection in the year 1768. The following is an outline of the story: In 1747, Moses Hills, the great- great-great grandfather of Edwin H. Hills, bought his first piece of land on what was known as the “Great Plains. As nearly as can be deter- mined from the Farmington records, Mr. Hills came to live and built the house at the northeast corner of What is now East Broad and East streets in 1769. This fact appears to be stustantiated by record of his purchase of three acres and 68 rods of land in that part of the town from William Porter for two pounds, 11 .shillings and a sixpence, in De- cember 13, 1758. Between 1747 and 1758, Moses Hills acquired several tracts of land in the same locality. Mr. Hills died without having a will and in the division of his estate, which is recorded March 26, 1781, it is found that his sons, Azel, Channcy and Joseph, each received one-third part of the dwelling and other items of real estate and personal property. Channecy Hills eventually acquired the interests of his brothers and ‘by subsequent purchases accumulated before his death in 1831, more than 1,000 acres on the “Great Plains” along the ‘line of East strect leaving the largest estate ever probated in this vicinity up to that time amount- ing to the sum of $24.503.67. In this house, the Hills family of Plainville had its. beginning. There is "an old tradition connected with the house to the effect that George Washington once stopped there dur- ing the closing dayvs of Revolution. ‘There are no records to substantiate this rumor, however. It 'is the old- est house now standing in Plainville and has been a landmark for the past 160 years. Successful Entertainment. The Plainville Athletic club held its first entertainment and social time of the season at the Grange hall last night. It proved to be the manner event of the year and the hall was tilled to the capacity. An appropriate program, arranged for by Mrs. Clara Oakes Usher, was rendered which was one of the best ever presented in the hall. Mrs. Usher appeared on the program and rendered several vocai solos. The Hayes brothers and Wil- liam Cunnmingham also favored with several songs. Senator John H, Trum- bull gave the opening address and urged the support of the townspeople for the interests of the team. . Sen- ator Trumbull gave an interesting ac- count of basebal] from the start of the game and how it was played dur- ing the olden times. He is an ardent baseball fan and urged the players to put out a top-notch team this sea- son in order to ‘‘cop” the pennant of the league which they have entered. The organization realized more than $100 as their efforts on the affair of which will be donated towards the equipment of the players. Funeral Notices. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah AYa- bella Coleman, who died at the Hart. ford haspital Thursday night follo ing an operation, was held this after- noon at 3 o'clock from the Baiiey Undertaking parlors on Broad street. Rev. James M. Tranmer, pastor of the Methodist church officiated. Buria was in the Riverside cemetery, Farm- ington. The funeral of Mrs. Charlotte Thor- ell, of 164 Broad street, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home. Burial will be in the West cemetery, Miss Brown Speaks. \liss Greta Brown of the j*ritain public library, gavé an in- teresting talk on ‘““Recent Books” to an audience at the home of Mrs. Harry A. Castle of Canal street last night. The affair was held for the benefit of the Mt. Holyoke endow- ment fund. A fair proceed was rea- lized. Plans are being made for hold- ing another gathering of this nature. Basecball Games Tomorrow. The Aces baseball team will clash with the Federals of Hartford at Rockwell's field tomorrow afternoon. The game will be callrd at 3 o’clock. This is not a league game. This aft- ernoon the Aces played the Enigmas or Forestville. The Plainville Athletic club will hold practice games tomorrow. Man- ager Allen Bailey will probably se- cure- an out of town team to play with. New Church Notices. Church of Our Saviour. Sunday aft- MISS BIRDIEE MCNISH JUST RECEINED A GIF IN THE CITY — The presiding elder, Rev. P. A. Auten, will preach. Sunday school at 12: o’clock. Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at 6:30 o'clock. Evening. worship and sermon at 7:30 o'clock. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. E. F. Barrows. Topic, “The Bush Aflame.” Methodist church. Preaching by the pastor at 10:45 o’clock. Subject, “Mother, Home and Heaven.” Special music by the choir. A poem will be read by Mrs. Adelaide Mitchell en- titled, “Rock Me to Sleep, Mother.” Mrs. Merton Lamb’s class of junior: | PARADE IN NEW YORK 8,000 Policemen, New York and New Jersey Constabulary, Have Annua) ! Procession up Fifth Avenue Today. New York, May 7.—Eight thousand | members of New York's police de- partment, supplemented by detach- ments from upstate and New Jersey ! departments and the state mounted will render special selections in songs. | The Epworth league will meet at 6 | Subject, “What We Owe to Leader, Mrs. Merton o'clock. Our Parents.” Lamb. At 7:30 o’clock in the evening there will be an illustrated lecture on Am- ericanization. It will be entitled, “The Passing of the Melting Pot.” More than 73 hand colored slides on the making of an American citizen will be shown. Mid-week service Thursday evening. Plainville Bap#ist a. m. A Mother's Influence,” will be the pastor's theme. 12:05 m. Sunday school. 6 p. m. Young Peo- ple’s service. 7 p. m. “Loyalty De- manded,” will be the pastor’s theme. Advent Christian church—Tomor- row -morning at 10:45 the services will be arranged with reference to Mother’'s Day and Rev. George K. Tyler will have as a subject: “A Tribute to Mothers.” The Sunday school will meet at 12:06 and the Loyal Workers at 6 o'clock. At 7 llhe pastor’s subject will be: The Complete Gospel.” The mid-week prayer meeting will church—10:45 be held on Thursday evening at 7:45. Forestville News. There will be a month’s mind re- quiem mass at St. Matthew’s church at 9 o’clock next Tuesday morning for the late J. H. Yard. The movement department of the Sessions Clock company has closed operations for one week. May devotions were celebrated at i | of American shipping by a general Matthew's church last eve.ning. Mrs. M. Cook is reported better following her recent illness. Mrs. Michael Zabel is expected home soon from the Hartford hos- pital. o Plainville Briefs. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy E. French, of Hough street. Mrs. James J. ing street is recovering sprained ankle. Miss Clara Lee left for Walton, N. Y., after spending the past year visiting at the home of Mrs. Luther Haines of Mountain View. EDUCATION IDEA Thomas A. Edison Would Have Mo. st. Murphy of Whit- from a tion Pictures Used in Nation’s Elc- mentary Schools. constabulary, former at the Battery today for the annual . parade up Broadway and Fifth avenue. Leading the procession were Mayor John F. Hylan and Police Commis- | sioner Richard E. Enright and their | staffs. ' Thursday on the t All divisions of the ions, cavalry, port companies fell in, behind tiWem. The column was called to halt for two minutes in trioute to dier dead returned for whom public ceremonies were be- ing held at an army pier in Hoboken. The mayor, poMWce comntissione: and 225 police chiefs and superintend- ents from other cities who have been attending the national police confer- . ence reviewed the procession from a i stand in Madison Square park. STRIKE SITUATION Secretary Davis Is Away and There | Is No Change in Status of Marine Men. Washington, May 7.—In the ab- sence of Secretary Davis, who had gone to Pittsburgh, negotiations which the labor department head has been conducting with the marine workers’ unions were deferred and the controversy between the unions and ship owners as to wages and working conditions stood early today where it has been for several days. In the meantime proposals Mr. Da- vis has made to the seamen in an ef- fort to prevent the threatened tie-up strike are being considered. A decl- ' sion is looked for by Monday when the conferences will be resumed. Whether these proposals were the same submitted to the ship owners in York yesterday and rejected had mnot { been disclosed. New York, May 7.—Substitution o1 ' motion pictures for books in the na- tion’s elementary schools would in 20 years bring about an advancement of 10 centuries in civ Edison said today. The scientist declared present pri- mary school systems were poor ana unattractive to children. “The rem- edy,” he said, *“is to eliminate bore- some books and teach with motion pictures. This is a more vivid, more compelling method of holding a child’s attention.” B Mr. Edison's criticism of primary schools are given to qualify a‘ pre- vious statement he made that after a series of examinations of college men, ization, Thomas A. AT THE SCENIC. At last a picture true to life—a pic- ture with a story comes to this city, at the Scenic. It is by Hal Reid, the well known writer and concerns Ire. land and the struggle that is going on in that land. T BOTTLE OF PERFU WEDDIAG BELLS SOON — deplrt- | ment including machine gun battal- | ambulance and trans- ; 2,000 soi- ' from France . nsport Somme ana - FROM A FH In the cast will prominent actors as man, Hal Reld, Charle be i ert Clungston, Lillian Chaplin, Laurence Fi Russell and Olive Etta Cessation of Mes Epidemic Seer The*weekly morbidi State Department of the following cases re; theria, 7; scarlet fever, whooping cough, 2. “cates an unusually he; and almost absolute as measles, which has for several months, is YONAN EX Assyrian Lecturer for Official Office of P Exist. Dr. Jesse. Yonan, in| official position to a rd The Herald, stated td impossible to call As} and, therefore, the p| cial premier could not| he was the head of Urumia., Persia. Hae were, at one time, 6§ Urumia, all of them ( ; ians, and that he went, to the peace parleys London. Dr. Yonan's, provi lost four-fifths of its | stated, during the wa] ture, massacres and s Tha Assyrian Nation mittee which still' exi head, Dr. Yonan who] to lecture for the Neai Assyrian Society S His Title As Premi A representative of tH association of Boston, w tary of the Assyro-Chal sociation of this city, vi office today to request charge that Dr. Jesse Y| here last night, is notj Assyria, was not the Assyrian peace delegatil was simply working agent of the Protestang Persia. * The secretar: one-fifth of the Assyria are protestants, whil Catholics, Nestorians Orthodox. $ The local secretary g as P. O. box 787 and e ness to answer all quey MONEY AND HAPPINESS To leave money or property to those whose comf you wish to make secure may not be to Such wealth may be them happiness. flee leaving in its wake only the trouble, privation, tragedy you thought to avoid. The necessary thing is to provide that what leave will be protected against unwise use and I How can this be done? 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