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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, Plainville News | ! T | 1SPOSTMASTER ot Shoppmns Cexe N\ 1IN SR | | JOB FILLED! (Question Arises-James Usher | | Said to Be Appointed IK. OF P. AWARDS TURKEYS We-Uns Girls' Club Gifts To Families—Xmas Church = Services Tomorrow—Congregational Vesper Wishing Everybody | carding the postmastership and just ypointed, Although there has | been no official word received from | cffect that James Usher of IFarming ton, has been appointed to fill the sition. Mr. Usher lives in New ey and has been up to his hom here a few days ago on a short visit and it has been said that he came We would say it will be greatly to 41| burposely to arrange for entering the | Tocal offi your profit to keep watch of this ad Jli|e e nsarivt e noyuihatihepoay) | tion has been filled and the postmas W space during the coming mid-winter L B i et cov e . . . . beel « ring daily on tl subject days. The special sales in view will Bl e et e nier has | o 0 7 had no mention forwarded him yet bring much in wanted merchandise at | and it may be possible that the gov- | : $ 8| | ernment officials have decided to keep : s S50k X X rices % 8| | him in the position. Mr. Prior is well 15 o ¢ greatly reduced pnc'es. Watch outyfor || o all malters. Naving been 1 \4&]'(] p]C’]«? oh 7._/7@ P’/?C/{ D.OQI.' e further news. IT WILL PAY YOU. W[l it wonld eliminate the trouble e Tt _m = el et T ! 3 Fex's—Tomorrow, Monuay, iuesday, v eunesday breaking in a new hand, espec one who has never worked in an of : i tice like that. | James J: Graham, assistant post-|[are in the dead letter box at . barrel, so that with a con- master, is also in the limelight ana | the office as the result of having seals nuance of the present prices in Cuba sl placed on them to mail, If any per- 1 New Brunswick growers and shippers indications point to his being appoint ; “ sons can remember where they m said they would no longer be depend- ed, S ractically between these L 'hrwl:m)‘:x B i Ty e a mistake and put these on instead of 2 7 upon the border markets to take is expected. Mr. Graham is always |the regular stamp, they may call lb L b » of their surplus stocks. obliging to the patrons whom he the office and have them mailed the el L] — - omes in contact with daily and |Proper way. 3 | S TRAP SHOOTING GONTEST nows the rules of the office com Church Notices ik Carloray y ethoc church “hristmas ser Q I - e s Gl g e Question os fo Settlement of 0b Y K. .1,r 1',‘ 'l‘urlkll\g". o v]r_\"'n l:r:’r l!(\v‘ v‘;f“lz G ) ; Local Affair to Take Place at Shuttle —The morning service will be held|atives in New Britain and Plainvill yupn 0CEE) SR RIS (0 by Ui SLEERa e a0 Lapectalipgatiana of Anefyia ey Sl kg ented turkeys and chickens at its |music .y the choir. Iipworth league ligfl“@fls oL Astila’s BX-EMDErOr| sreadow cran Range Monday, De- : Berlin INNews {as usunl at 1045 ocioc ana a spe- | Vietor zelten the fora nenedenics | » e ot all last evening. The following re- [meeting at 6. Leader, I Helen ( clal Christmas sermon will be ren-|wishes all his patrons a very Merry = = = |dered. Sunday school will be held at|Christmas and Happy New Year. cived the gifts borne. Topie, owing the St 12:10 o'clock but the Christian In-| The member of M. E. Church choir ey, St ¢ Gl dp w Guae Lo 4 | There will be a trap shooting con- > 1 ¢ 1 *ari Dec & ( deavor meeting in the evening will be |are requested to meet at church Sun. | * g : Slogeanegatithe Shomego s SAling I\”I' Pit i 1 i | test at the Shuttle Meadow Country . U, omitted. The Sunday school Christ-|day morning at 10 o'clock. trect, Dritain; _third, | Stewart of West Main s i DAy o e gavernments | clul's range Monday morning, De- three chickens, W. . Langley,|evening ¢ o'clock el 3 26, at about 9 o'clock. The mas exercises will be held at 6 o'clock| ‘The Christmas hunters wer ! / e ! 9 in the church. An especially attrac-|out in numbers Ir < Southington; fourth, turkey, Mary| Advent Chr churel 2 2 3 o tee in charge plans to have tive program has been prepared, en- Hdwin Benson the veteran I'o yiDomio, 185 Tremont street, New [row morning at 10:45 o'clock ity r t“- Y“l"_’ imd in Switzer- | this event purely a local affair, and all titled, “It Shall be to all People.” tiritain; sixth, turkey, D. Emery,|George . Tyler will give a Christmas Pav the bills it Aehith’ B S0 H0 T e members who are Interested are hunter recently captured another v 5 7 *1land or the expenses whic Christmas In Berlin bliih toladdito Bis String Plainville, and seventh, turkey, by J.|sermon from the subject “The Star of | A8 B 8 EREATE Dl 1o narey [ asked to report as near 9§ o'clock as » Sunday school wi 1 le, s0 that teams can be selected Christ 5 Al T fotly obs oA A. Mattson, Seymour street, New fh”hh;hun: K 0 = aiea Postmaster Barrett Wl Not|in Beriin this year apd npsmuen ox Eritaln. mEiaLL 08 andithe Loval Works 2l cember 26, Eapensive Tastes for this local event of the year. 3 C The first prize, captured by the |service will be held at 6 o'clock in the | ey S the town does not have a municipal | ) sl s O ina hheaxoE Ve i . g i S8 New Britain lodge, was returned to[cvening. At 7 o'clock t . The former Kind has s INDIA IMPATIENT Remam Open Christmas tree, several families are| 1 e Ca T vy e T stes. This is evidenced by the fact : t v 500 Native Policemen To Quit In P G T s syt g | ramily in the town. The lodge offi- [the mid-week prayer meeting ! e SR ¢ The Berlin Savings bank will close l cials wish to thank all those wi "‘l 4 n '\‘Ir‘ \" LYY ',»' il 4 R T e Move Toward Self Government SPEGIAL GHURGH SERYIGES on Christmas day and most of the| A 5yl ot gRUPHOLY g Reanagil YR T st Bl e | Charles lorgot several substan Washington, Dec. 24.— Five hun- planning to attend the public ex that the Swiss retrea +rhe members of the first degree team |Christmas concert last evening when stores in town are plannin he t ) anc ¢ C of | 4 " A, closed all day \[r,,,(h':'i —;<‘,’,f m‘n{:m,i;‘. 10 aided greatly were rendered and gifts from the | lgations se and th ired native policemen at Caleutta re- 5 Sl o e Italian-American Club, beautiful Christmas tree were dis- | Maintaining Anleoengien d ntly sent their resignations after | : - ¢ otori o] p 5 ! T Flaborate Christmas Exercises Have ‘;' the ffi;:"”;’sl;;fiflfl this afternoon Wl‘ecked Sch‘](mm‘ has Hfid Ma }y Tha nevy for ’ i tributed family at M are occupyit ¢ [ pledging at a nationalistic meeting ““to or over the holiday and will reopen 181G WA LOFIN S Al Sty | nbassadors’ council. 'The to-| hrook no further delay o Been Arranged—W. A. C. Juniors|on Tuesday morning of next week ‘itizens club are planning for some- Plainviile Baptist church:—10 Swiss bill will exceed several mi m‘,,» 4'.»\\‘[nw’i‘l’:\ "\I\i((h ‘t‘l“\e‘;n(\:::;;li:ls The A. E. F. barbershop in Ken Advefltlfles on Seas thing big at their next meeting to be fm. “Making Heroes” wil be the Swiss francs, apart from the es- ) 3 — 1} S| — f . i 1 huary 8 g » Town Hall. |or's theme, 12:05 m., Sund on Bwiss G, iang L accor to a letter recelved here Are Defeated —Trafflc Is Slow — | qington will be open on Monday until held on January 8 at the Town Hall. jor's theme, 1 oy : ment set up at Madeira for the vy by 8. N, Ghobe, représshtiiive a da - e ol rganization, pnly recently |7 p. m. Christmas conc £ paday e only to accommodate the pul e 8l i dreaiin G T i s e Austria-Hunzary i ,“,,.‘,,._‘.' it ,1,‘,;““,0‘:“02;}‘," ; onolulu, T. H., Dec. 24 e re- i ; il e iy ;overnment in Indla. Mr. P oaimANlar IAlrra A Barrati o et ine W. A. C. Juniors Defeated i o the four-masted | n€adway and/ airendy have a total of | _ Eplacopal ¢ St bt Berlin postoffice officlally announced| The W. A. C. Juniors were deefated | American Schooner Carrier Dove op | G0 members, mostly composed Frae e Sl ) ! : S s gnations” by the native police in this morning that the Berlin postof- | last evening by the Dwarfs of New|n coral recf off the west coast of Mo- | [OTeign element of the town. e COTMYNDISS S 0%y i Inten | the large citles fice will not be open tomorrow as had | Britain in a fast basketball game|lokai, the “leper isle” of the Ha.[PUrpose is to encourage Americani .]“'\”" ll\l:"'\ anc *_’f" L Vf the 204,000 native troops in In- previously been stated. In explaining| played mt the town hall. The score| waiian group, brought to an end an |Zation and the learning of the Am-|bvensons aml scymon [ o tures s os-|dia, he asserted, “'thousands HA¥S his reason for keeping the place clos-|was 28 to 16. Several members of | adventurous and checkered sea career make [no s .«\vulu the vam may he LD ¢ bur: retly enrolled In the national vol- ed, Mr. Barrett stated that no malil[the team protested hecause the select- | that belied the vessel's pacific *m good citizens, b """"_‘ Sl sk i Elr Al The ant ¢ f imteers and will desert the British will be sent out on any of the trains|men of the town have raised the price | and breathed of the days of real Firemen's Aw i L A Foha v wIE e ed 11 raj and bring in all their arms and o N5 e " depar ent |Jol 8 1y, Tues v C and he does not feel as though there|of the rental of the town hall from $3 | ing when steam was unknown. The Plainville fir i ;.mn'\;.; L) vv;“[h v, Tuesd o pension, wholly or partly paid by [ munitions at a given signal, probably rded its turkeys last night S [Pna o comnil | Hunga In this the Little Entente | early next week.” Berlin Items Of Interest. erican principles in order to would be enough husiness at the of-|a night to $5 a night. As cabled, the Carrier Dove went [aw fice to pay for keeping it open, On January 5 the senior team of e W route from the South | Clarendon lunch on may algo 1 L share = The matter was optional with thelthe W. A. C. will play the New Brit-| Sea island of Tonga to Say Franciseo [ captured first prize and second —was fholy communion, 6:00 p Fas Many Friends Still FIVE. BANDITS HOLD UP BANK various postmasters throughout the|ain Trade school at the town hall and| with rapacity of eargo of 8§00 tons|wiven to M i ibloy of \\u(r‘l'\-\u.‘} |sehool Christmas tree serviee The fact that ( — country and none were compelled to[the junfor team will play the Aces of | of copra. She broke up after several [arison, of Main street, w Britain, [cises and distribution of gifts ily still have firm ir 1 1 Pmployees Lie On Floor While keep thelr places of business open.|the same city. A hot contest is ex-| hours of pounding and, with her|{won the third turkey offered inviile Briers s evidenced by t chase of $12.000 is Gathered U Mr. Barrett, however, will keep his|pected as hoth teams have good rec-|cargo, was a total loss but the crew eht Families Treated. There will be no meeting of the|2.000.000 crown i, Si2 i D usual hollday hours at the office on|ords. was saved. It was the third and last 13ight needy families of Plainville | Brock-Barnes post this Monday - | suit for the ex-quec il ast St. Louis, I, Dec. 24.—The Monday of next week. He will be Traffic Is Slow time the vessel had been on the rocks. [ were treated to sur es last even- |, Saln tmas. ' AR | vovaliets, 'The led fads ot © bank of Dupo at Dupo, near open from 7:15 untll 9:30 o'clock fn| Max Bugenheim, station agent at|The two previous times she had been|ing by the members We-Uns | tor ne s heer inwood an yra- [here, was robbed of $12,000 by the morning and from 4 until 5|the Berlin depot stated this morning! pulled off with only slight damages. | Girls' eclub. They received food, r. a Mr ed Goddeau of | tions, Y Vs rais five bandits toda o'clock in the afternoon, that traffle on the railroad this year| On each of the occasions, however, | clothing and toys for the youngsters. | pigtsfield, Mass., are spending the hol- | popular s jon. T it George C. Lindeman, president, and Different arrangéements have beenlis the lightest it has been in years.ithe Carrier Dove ran into extraovdin- (The girls were given the hearty ligyyg at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. | ties have refused to perm - [several employees and customers were made at the Kensington postoffice|Up to a late hour this morning no|ary adventure support of the residents and many | 4, rrar of Was on street. | play public fearing ro) ots | compelled to lay face downward on where Postmaster W. W, Fagan will|trains coming through the town had| When she rested on the rocks o fts were received which were later ere will he a meeting of Court|so t 1 18 nt i tely ¢ tloor while the robbers scooped be open on Sunday from 9:30 o'clock | more than one section where in any| Levuka, Fiii, in ebruary, 1 . she | distributed to the families to g General lawton, F. of . Tuesday | to Madeira n » money. The robbers escaped in the morning untll 12 o'clock noon.|other year at least one or two sec-| w extricated and her damages re-|their hearts. The club membe evenine, The annual f offices - Mail will be recelved and dispatched|tions would follow the regular train | paired, but Captain Gus Stoltc mm,-‘; » thank the people for their aid will take place GOOD MARKEY IN CUBA ———— from this office as usual and much Berlin Items | the master, s refused permission | appreciate everything which was done | DONNELLY BOYS BACK, trade is expected. Mrs. TElizabeth Whitney and|by the British authorities to sail frem | for them FOR SALE—single combed Rhode Teland [ New Brunswick Poiatoes Are Now R Nbator TRTR Plans have been made whereby|daughter Miss Elizabeth Whitney of the port, e said. The British s | Conaregational Church Notes S e VR Lt A B i I AN ReoabIG John Donnelly, & doctor _In N Hirom Hurlburt the rural carrier and | Kensington are at Guilford for the! thorities threatencd to sen gun- | At the er services tomorrow | recd y g sy : Topliethy, AN Buiven ponnalid S Charles Willlams, the village carrier, | holida boat after him, the capta id, but |afternoon at the Congregational | & ehste st 1 Wwille Frederict 3 Yeo. < dent at Georgetown, are visiting in will be at the office from 10 untll] The Sunday school exercises of the|he ran up the Ameri safled, [ehureh, an appropriate program has | out of the town for the holidays, ~Beth VOMBE 12 o'clock to glve out mafl to their|Kensington Methodist church were| “and nothing came of it.” »n_nrranged. for by Mrs. Frederick Fordney eme L r:"h”o 1 JUeY customers. People living on thelpelq last evening and there was a| In September, 1903, the Carrier en. The services will commenc SUSPECT WOUNQ‘ED Mr“] ick po Atippers 1 tor ity (\\v;:y l‘i’\"v:\:flli;lllflr{‘l’gl‘enxt;:l:: rket | pionship 1913 team Whiting street [ Day, Wedn¢ ! in an automobile t routes covered by these two men are|goo4 attendance. | Dove had come to rest on the rocig|at 4:30 o'clock A double quartet asked to call for their mail at the| A jarge number of people attended | this time in the China Sea, near|choir will render a cantata entitied : office if possible so that the Monday|the Sunday school exercises of the| Shaweishan. Pirate junkmen swarm-|"“The ght Morning Y cial S S, o 1 inauguration of a new direct morning delivery will not be so much I\.u‘l?n Congregational church held last | @ aboard, routed the crew and forced | music will he featured [ New York Palice Dielieve They Have | stcamship ser e DAY ENT of a burden, e iR ta el SRt [ them from the vessel. This led to a| . 0. Bulletin, ) New York, Dee. 24.—Ralph A. Day, As has always been the custom in) wiifred Moore of Berlin street left| IeDort to the state department that| ‘I'he post office received its eleventh | state prohibition director issued an the past, holiday hours will be ob-|i5qay for Greenwich, Mass., where he the ship had been lost. The pirates|hot v, and packages and | Rrony Store. [ 1 cmphatic denial today of reports that served on Monday. The office Will be| i "spond the holidays with his| Were forced to leave the Carrier Dove in upon the clerks and | ) Nt ban « was | he was working to bring about prohi- EEed 1o the marnidg seem i reniny, % by heavy weather. Captain C. Jensen, |carriers in bunches. Two or three| Inglewood, N. J, Dec. 2 | 15 ! ; ition of the use of fermented wine o'clock untfl 9:30 o'clock and from 4 Mise Adele Murray will leave soon | then master, returned with some of [extra carriers .~‘v-n) being xwll :H}v-l ‘H:; " \v‘ v \w‘ri\ city W 1 shippers aying §1.6 for sacramental purposes. until § o'clock in the afternoon. 3 s Olby whe : > 4| the crew and found the vessel looted [every parcel will be forwarded to the |to the Englewood hospita Christmas Church Notes (o Aviantic LY RASER ehe v epalo e Jie today or Monday morning at | dangerous bullet wound in BemTimm o ey Berlin Congregational church—The the police > 1 our 8 AT EARD Older Boy's class will meet as usual| . {hat at 10 o'clock and the morning service will be held at 10:45 o'clock. There will be speelal Christmas music and One of Bandits Who Held Up e | of most of her portable fittings The meeting of the Men's Lyceum | £'7#t part of her Jumber cargo was | th U I RLE T Lt Kensington which was scheduled|'®Mmoved and she was floated, being|be disappolnted in not getting it on | veillanae on suspiclon i1 e for next week has been postponed be- | FéPaired and placed in commission | Christmas ' [[OPEON R, T e cits St Aot b i later | Attention must be in ealled to|a cigar store in the Bronx, New York ast Berlin Ttems., a Christmas sermon. Rev., 8. A, Miss Gertrude Quinn left Friday for Dove had arrived in Honolulu harhor | Chri o8 ; ) s 3 “a madhouse” voyage fro le ‘ ar mailing )s. The | finger prints, as Ne v 1.6 riar, | ¥ T some time, Letadl oy ) the Christmas vacation. | FRnE AL DIy SA Do i any |2k : 1 in S wilil Ad U ; will spend \ i Wou row. The Men's Blble class w en, the mate anc 0 of the crew |Dost i lutely worthless for | dctectives were wour morrow. The Men's Bl The services at the Method € ate and tw f the w meet at 12 o'clock in the community < : A 2 oC[able to work. The vessel's log told|mailing. A batch of letters and cards 3» ittle that followed P . house and the Sunday school depart- ;‘{"'_“"“ '“‘r’"|‘;"»‘{?hr:’“";’-“m:“""“y‘l“r; ,"\;"“ the story of tragedy. The remainder | == s | Loy’ contederate in an ant i ¥ v ments will gather as is usual at 12|Dfarsal of the b L o of the crbw having either died or bee o Ty 2 | The police also held, pe . L1 o'clock; regular morning service at|jer i hospitals enroute : e S ATARYL LTS ‘}," TRICAL | \eqtigation, Oats’ wife, Morton L 10:45 a. m. and evening service at CHRISTMAS and a chauffeur, Rudolj 7:30 p. m. An ideal gift—" Lamps, Percola- | New York detective, who m- | b Unlike most presents, a Bank Account is some- There will he a celebration of the| MARRIAGE NO BAR TO BONUS, |tors, Toasters, Heaters, Warming Pads, | moned to the hospita ! Holy Communion at St. Gabriel's| - {Carling Irons, Flat Irons, Electric | derstood Levy wa i P thing that increases in value from year to year. church Sunday morning at 10:45 a.| Not Held as Attempted Evasion of |Stoves. Lte dead bandit m. Prof. James of Berkeley Divinity the Draft. Complete line of electrical al O e d|school of Middletown will have . appliances, | 1 X il dat U dBl B charge. Sunday school will be St. Paul, Dec. 24— Marriage after | | CANAL READY FFOR USI Trast Company. at 6 o'clo » morning and the | - Rermon which Rev. 7. alan Seott will|omitted R s S B a5 WEST MATN, SIRET ‘ deliver fe entitled “The Fuliness of| Gustave Hanson left today for Pe-[dld not constitute an attempted evas i Plainy ille Time.” The Sunday school will be|quannock, N. J, where he will spend 'on @ the draft so as to deprive the | === tario Hydro Electric commission held at 10 o'clock and the evening|Christmas with relatives. ;‘;"\“‘[ y'{"""f'f » bonus claim Under | e this| service will be held at 7 o'clock.| Regular holiday hours wiil be ob- |00 FHAICIIL SEETe, the State Su- | o ons s croseaimeg | morning. The development of powcr| THE PLAINVILLE TRUST CO ) e Wt the . Aare Wi ro- | served at the local post office Monday € - Jueenstown generating There will be a speclal musical pro-|served at the lc T 1 e stats Bonystbonrd niket Berk: PALACE—Starting Sun. E Qu town g rating On TFebruary 14, 1903, the Carrier|the residents who insist on placing the | last night 1s on thé post cards and | One of the ba o'clock. There will be no Junior Christian Endeavor soclety meeting in the af- ternoon but a special song service will be sung at 5 o'clack. An interesting program has been arranged. Kensington Methodist church-—The Start accounts for your children with the Plainville Niagara [ails, Ont Yoo Water was turned into the Chipy 170 INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS Queenstown power canal of 1 gram at the latter service. The Jun-|Which are as follows—Open from | e State honus boa hernce- will begin next Wednesday wh ¢ | go into each case individually to , CONN 3 v a|7:80 til 10.00 $ [ J o " 3 QR 1Y Took " sentatives o « n 1 ¢ 1 'L L N2 for League meeting will be omitted [7:30 a. m. until 1 DRI TR PR ML el ) Thivd Anniversary Week entatives of the Car PLAINVILLE, CONN, this Weak {at 5:15 p. m. and close at 6:00 p. m : ican cities will attend St. Paul's church—Magses will be| Miss Frances Pierce left today for {110E Wil mark the © held at 7:30, 0 and 10 o'cloek tomor- | Bristol, Vermont, where she will spend lominion's greatest pe a0 the holidays with relative | Women theater ushers were first | tempted evasion Biggest Show ever in Town Reserved Seats struction work has b n progress |on the power project since 1914 Mim Idith Northrup is visiting rel-{introduced in New York in 1884,