New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1923, Page 7

artford's 'Second Week of The February opping @enter: Furniture Sale | Adds Greatly to its Interest IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY TOLD OF OFFFRINGS, WE HAVE JUSP RECEIVED, SOME. § WHAT LATE TING H FORTY THREE-P STRUCTION AND VALVE, I OF DAVENPORT, CLUR CHAIR AND IACH SUITE CONNIST CUSHION ARMS, WITH SE NG, SOME HAVING A HIGH GRADE SILK V Other Living Room Suites taken from regular stock gives cholce of them: P $125,00 Sale price for daven- port, arm chair and high back wing chalr, tapestry covered, Was $150, $350,00 for halr covered, $99.00 Hale price for davens port, arm chair and rocker, Regular price $135,00, $300.00 for three-piece living room suite, Regularly priced at $370.00, three-piece mo- Regular $450,00, SPECIAL VALUES FOR DINING ROOM $350.00 for a nine-piece com- bination mahogany and walnut dining sulte, that at regular price was $495.00, $275.00 sale price for a fine 10-piece combination walnut dining room suite, that was priced at $350.00, $620.00 for ten-piece burl walnut, Renaissance design. Priced at regular selling $725. $550,00 for ten-plece figured walnut suite, Chippendale de- sign. Regular price $650,00, NOTE REDUCTIONS ON CHAMBER 8186.00 for unique four-piece’ walnut suite, Dutch period. Was $225.00, $205.00 for six-picce walnut Hepplewhite suite, Regular price $500.00, priced at $350.00, Anna Young Olive Laurence 26 Kensington School. Miss TFulkerson 8 Annie Mansfield 15 | Tauretta Hopkins | loretta McKeon C. McGee Grace Kelly Mildred Steed ‘Helen " O'Brien Ledge School. Anna Cassidy 31 Mildred C. Luddy 31 Percival School. Elizabeth Foley 70" Inez Crane 38 Blue Hills School. Rolfe Lyon Berlin News DEATH TAES OLD “RESIDENT OF TOWN Robert C. Hurlburt Dies This Morning at Age-of 72 WRIFT N THE SCHOOLS $3.20 | 10.34 6.63 17.94 13.87 15.49 411 9.36 16 18 23 ! .92 12.27 68.00 0 0.00 South School Teacher No. Depositing Total Anna DBruce 18 $30.17 i - Worthington School “ 13 30 11 — Program 54.23 50.96 16.61 8.18 Geneva Craven | Helen Hopkins Margaret Regan Iidith Hewitt 25 Selden School M. A. Hayward 8 | M. W. Bacon 20 | Hubbard School Mabelle Barnes 8 Emily Libby 15 Ruth Graham 13 10.38 Edith Northrup 9 .09 The sums in the report represent the total deposited to date. Grange Program The program for the 38th anniver-| sary celebration of the Berlin grange has been arranged by Mrs. George Ventres, the lecturer. The principal address of the eve. Grange Ar- ranged—Tax Ratc May Be Raised —Board of Relief Meets Today— " 13.00 Other Ttems of Interest. e 0s Robert C. Hurlbert, 72 years of age, and one of Berlin's oldest resi- dents, died this morning at about 10 o'clock at his home. Death was| caused by harcening of the arteries, Mr. Hurlbert had been ill for some time and for the past month he gradually became weaker until the end today. Mr. Hurlbert was born in Rocky Hill and came to Berlin when a young man. He married Mary Eliz- abeth Thomson, three children being born to them, Carrie, Hiram, ®Wwal| ning will be given by William H. mail carrier for the Kensington post|Iilodgett, state tax commissioner, who office, and Marshall. Farming oc-|will speak on “Connecticut Tax Prob- cupled Mr. Hurlbert's attention the|lems.” Minor Ives of Meriden, who greater part of his life. is overseer of the Connecticut state Funeral arrangements will be in|grange, is expected to he present and charge of B. C. Porter Co., of New|speak in the interests of grange work. Rritain, but have not been completed.| A musical program has also been Januaty Thrift Report. prepared. At the close of the pro- ‘The thrift report in the Berlin|gram members will go to the dining schools for January has been placed:room, where the annual grange ban- in the hands of B. R. Showalter, su-|quet will be served. perintendent, and shows a total of It is expected that a large number 569 children making deposits tulul-i\\m he pregent. | ling: $779,/2, [ May Raise Tax Rate. | Dhe rogopuiby schibdla is: | Last year's tax rate was 22 mills| Junior High School. i is not expected that this | land it list will cover the Teachery No. Depositing rate the grand budget for the coming year. There Katherins Parsons 22 Arthur H. Martin 20 will probably be a slight increase. | i Board of Relief held its first ses-| Clifford . Dodge 24 IMlorende Young 23 17.80 17.28 | Total | $65.06 .15 sion this afternoop from 2 until 5| | o'clock in th ssessors’ room in the town hall. The next session will bel held Fobruary S. Trolley Gets Stuck. 4 This morning on Berlin strect the north bound trolley car became stuck ! between two large trucks, one on| either side of it. A severa. wufnte delay was caused while the trucks tried to get out of the way. Because |of the narrowness of the cleared road the cars are held up several times a | day by the large vans which run be-| tween Springfield and New York. | Items of Interest. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have returned from their trip and will make their home Laurel Lane. Regal Review of the Maccabees will hold a meeting tomorrow eve-/| ning at 8 o'clock in the T. A. 13, ha'l, Kensington. | A meeting of the Foresters will be | held this evening. | First prizes of $2.50 gold were given oto William MeGee and Mrs. I'rank Pierpont at the whist heid by the T. A, I society last eve- ning. The consolation prizes were given by Miss McKeon and Robert | Ritchie. | Fast Berlin Items., | There will be the regular weekly | prayer meeting at the Methodist | church this evening at the usual| Thour. | There will be a meeting of the | | A|l!t|n’ wedding | on| Bromide Quinine and feel fit for work tomorrow. Colds lower vitality, | weaken resistaaice to disease and undermine health. I At the first indication of a) cold, get busy. Ask yo druggist for Hill's famo | remedy. You will get quic! ) relief and break your cold inf i 24 hours, la grippe in 3 days.| cured cold when youl mm“: child. y?l":c formula has| never been changed. 2 At All Druggists-30cents pieces Modern Woodmen society at the Ath- letic building this evening. Mrs. €. F. Bourgeois has returned to her home in New RBritain after spending the past few days a< the ) guest of Mr. and Mrs, "Amos H(mr-l genis at their home on Main street Farmers’' club will attend a meeting | The local members of the Berlin IRE, A CARLOAD OF HIGHEST GRADE LIVIN B, SUITES MADE TO OUR ORDER, EACH WITH A GUARANTEE AS TO (CON- ITUR WING CHAIR, ALL OVER- TED TAPENTRY AND VELOUR COV. JLOUR AND MOHAIR COVERING, values lik» these, Take note of $225.00 for three-piece Iiving room suite, that at regular price would have cost you $296,00, $475,00 for three.plece living room suite, combination, figur- ed mohair, Regular price $575 $475.00 for a ten-piece two- tone mahogany suite with crotch panel front, would have cost you at regular sale §575.00, $795.00 for nine-plece ma- hogany dining suite, inlaid Sheraton design, regular selling price $950.00, { SUITES $245.00 for high grade four-piece Was priced $300.00, $205.00 for six-piece Ivory suite, walnut suite, Regularly at the home of George Reed in Ber. lin Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The library will be open I'riday af- ternoon from 3:30 to 5.30 o'clock, and in' the evening from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock for the exchange of books, Miss Florence Carns has returned to her home on Wilcox avenue after spending the past few days as the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. Hurlburt in New Britain. The next rehearsal of the Black and White minstrels wiil be held at the home of Oscar Benson on Grove street Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The supper given by the ladies of the Methodist church in the church social room last evening was largely attended and much enjoyed and a|the fans could be heard for neat sum was realized for the society. SOUTHINGTON NEWS Rural Carrier Escapes Serious Injury When Truck Hits Sleigh—Basket- ball Notes—Items. The rural delivery mail sleigh was struck and overturned by a truck owned by an express company opera- ting between Bristol and New Haven yesterday near the junction of Main street and FEden avenue. William Noian, the driver of the sleigh, nar- towly escaped serious injury when he was thrown out. He was badly shaken up and the sleigh was dam- aged. No arrests were made but an investigation is being conducted. The Lewis High school basketball team will play the Meriden High quintet in the Town hall evening. ¥ An open meeting of the Women's Civic club will be held in the Lewis High school Thursday evening at § o'clock. Mrs. Iosdick Harrison of the Connecticut l.eague of Women Voters will speak on “Political Par- ties."” Dr. A. S, Oman left yesterday Canada, in answer to a call from brother x?'hq is seriously ill there. 4 Robert Simpson is confined to lome on Eden avenue with illness. e =] MOTHERS, D0 THIS — When the Children Cough, Rub Musterole on Throats and Chests No telling how soon the symptoms may develop into croup, or worse. And then's when you're glad you have a jar of Musterole at hand to give prompt reliéf. It does not blister, As first aid, Musterole is excellent. Thousands of mothers know it. You should keep a jar rezAy for instant use, Itis the remedy for adults, tco. R lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilit| croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgi headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheu- matism, lumbago, pains and aches of back or joints, eprains, sore muscles, chilblains, frosted feet and colds of the chest (it may prevent pneumonia), 35¢ and 65¢ jars and tubes. Better,than a mustard pilaster THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads Friday ! Plainville News LAST OF WHITING HOLDINGS IS S0uD ——— Land in Possssion of Family Since 1839 Changes Hands TRUMBULL BOWLERS WIN | Board of Rellef in Session Today— Catholic Notes—Grand Opening of | | Recreation l'--mmml—: I Brief Items of Interest, | The last of the holdings of Adna | Whiting in Plainvilie has been sold, it became &nown today, ChaWs Conlon, real estate dealer, yesterday afternoon filed with the town clerk the record of the transfer which states that a parcel of land, in area 17 acres, extending 802 feet on Whit- ing street and the same length on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. tracks, has been trans- ferred by Louls B, Wilson of Phil \drlnhln to Charles Conlon of Plain- ville, The land in question “is the section that begins at the point where the trolley tracks swing off from the center of the street to the company's right of way. This Is the last of the hodlings of Adna Whiting, after whom the pres- ent Whiting street was named, and around whom a great deal of the early history of Plainville is written, In the early days, Mr., Whiting owned the entire center of Plainville and|, regular meeting In 1. 0. O, ¥, hall| had holdings stretching the length of [tomorrow evening. Whiting street. At the time, there 2 Bt BTl s T ) H were very few settlers in Plainville and Whiting was the general store- LOWER ocEAN RATES keeper, | The original deed for the tract of —— land which has been purchased by Mr. Conlon, states that Adna Whiting bought it from Willoughby J. Jef- ferds, then of Medina, N, Y., in. 1835, It has remained in the possession of Whiting's descendants. ever since, At the death of Adna, the prop- erty was given over to his daughter, Ferilla. Whiting, and later was deed- ed to Louis B. Wilson of Philadel- phia, his grandson. The tract will most probably be sold to several manufacturing con- cerns who have been ' making in- quiries about it, and the frontage on Whiting street will be sectioned off into building Jots. Trumbull Team Wins, The Temco Bowling team defeated the sharpshooters of the Standard Steel and Bearings Co. three straight games - at the Ideal bowling alleys last night. The men from the elee- tric works also topped the bearing men 39 pins in the total pinfall. Both teams had a large following of rooters present and the cheers of some was Center after the entry into Essen, supper this evening at 6 o'clock., The Church Bervice league will meet at 7:30 o'clock and vesper meeting will be at §:30, Mrs, Pearl Smith's class of the sen- for department of the Congregational | church will give an entertainment in | the church parlors tomorrow evening. | Pythian lodge, K, of P, will hold | | London Newspapers Look Forward To | Increased Atlantic’ Traffic This Summer. | | London, Feb. 1. (By Associated Press)—The prospect of increased At- lantic passenger traffic during the coming summer is featured in today's | newspapers in connection with an announcement of a rate reduction and | the promised extension of the service of the United States lines with South- ampton as the terminal port here, Work begins today in the conver- sion of one of the berths at South-| ampton into a deep water dock large enough to accommodate the Levi- athan. The estimated cost of this en- terprise is more than 10,000,000 | pounds. The plans include the construction | of five other docks capable of receiv- ing the largest liners. Promoters of the enterprise hope to make South- | ampton the first port in Great Britain. How this will affect Liverpool is a much discussed question. Officials of the White Star, Cun- ard and Canadian Pacific lines in.Liv- erpool are not worrying, says a dis- patch to the Westminster Gaz- ette. The steamship managers assert that they grappled successfully with German competition before the war and do not fear American competition. | They base their confidence partly | upon the fact that the American ships will be “dry.” distance whenever made. a good hit The score: Temco Team. H. Granger .... 94 105 Livingston 85 87 Powers veeses 93 88 V. Granger .... 84 98 Lemeris «.110 104 466 482 504—1452 Standard S, &yB. Team. Tandry 86 83 104— Bachand 86 88 86— Gould . 84 90 — Hartford 101— Brooks 98— Rountree 103— 492—1413 97— 105— 98— 116— 88— 296 277 279 298 302 273 | 260 174 101 i 0 SKATING BVENTY 323 McAloon Jumps Seven Barrels At Pilz-Rhodes’ Rink, faking st | Prize in That Event. <102 0. 108 464 457 Board of Reliet The board of relief is holding ite first session today. The hours in which petitions for tax reductions will Considerable interest was manife ! b.e heard are from 1:30 o'clock to 5.|ed last night in the ive sk The board meets in the selectmen's|keld at the ilz-Rhedes’ ice skitrg office in the town hall, 1ink on Shuttl: Meadow avenue. Church of Our Lady of Mercy In the barrel jumping event, Tomorrow will’ be the first Friday | Aloon cleared seven barrels with e of the month. Confessions are being taking first prize. The other win- heard this afternoon and will be heard ners in this event werc: Engle, sec- this evening. Communion will be ond; Swatsinski, third. The winners served at § o'cléck tomorrow and|in backward skating were: . mass will be said at 7 o'clock because | first; Jack Donahue, sccond: of the fact that tomorrow will also be Mitehell, third. A tandem race with the feast of the purification. Candles! eight men on a side, wag won by Capt. | will be hl!‘!Sf'fl_ at the 7 o'clock mass. Kiatka's team. Capt. Rcynnl.is' and Saturday will be St. Blaze's Day, Capt. Swatsinki's teams finishing in and mass will be celebrated at 8 that order. In a front and back race o'clock after which the throats of the over a 0 yard course, Engle ana1 82 114 |the girls, TR WOre. were i winn s Floyd Mitehel) The 100 yard dash = and Smithwick Willlam Restelli, Andy Anderson, Margaiet Staff. An- nic Schultz and Florence Rice took the honors In the rd woman's ruce A new event, a 50 yard barrec! rolling race was won Ly Jaek Doun hue, with John Klail'a second Kd. MeAloon third, SWAPS CLOTHES FOR HIS 61RL, RIVAL EMBARRASSED an e New Yorker Has Unique Squaring Accounts With His Rival New York, Feb, 1.—~When another chap persisted 1n stealing his girl, George Petemazas decided that he would steal his clothes, What could be fairer than that? An eye for an eye, and a new felt hat for a girl— But the law reads otherwise and | Petemazas, who is seventeen years old and lives at the Marathon Hotel, Sev- enth avenue and Thirty-fifth street, | found himself under arrest today. George Thamas who lives at 305 Petemazas had a way with but Thamas had clothes. In consequence their friend- ship was broken and Thamas walked off with several swecthearts. Sev- eral days ago, to make matters worse, he blossomed out in a new fur coat, a new suit and a new hat. All of which was too friend. much {the entire outfit. Evidentiy the |clothes did the trick. mazas was arrested he was MULCAHY'S PROCLAMATION Dublin, Feb. 1. (By Associated Press)—Minister of Defense Mulcahy issued another proclamation today in which the punishments are set forth for violations under the recent army order designed to prevent attacks against the army and Free State. Please get your Classified ads in the Herald by one o'clock on the day you wish them issued. SUPPORTING A FAMILY fliness, accidents, © lothing and schooling or ti mula- tion of unpeid bilis are problems I but the weal Our hus- the solution of these We lend up to $300 at rates on note: r home fur- niture repayable in installments, Our aid is cdinte. Phone 1942, Bereficial Lean Society Room 104-5. 87 W, Main St. New Britain, congregation will be blessed. Serv- Sostin, Doyle and Murphy, Anderson fces will be held in the evening at § . A o'clock and the blessing of throats will again take place at this time, J Postpone Opening i The opening of the Plainville Re-! creation center which was scheduled for this evening has been postponed until next Tuesday hecause of several reasons. The bowling alleys, however, have been put in shape so that any- one who wishes to use them may do 150, A program of entertainment and refreshments is being prepared for the opening night by Messrs. Hird and Murphy and the public is cordially in- vited to attend and inspect the new building. Operation Performed Miss Helen Foran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Foran of 11 Pine street, was operated on this morning for removal of adenoids and tonsils, | The operation was performed at her home by Dr. W. T. Morrissey, of New Britain, . Children’s 4-B’kle Arctics, 5-101% . .. Men’s 4-Buckle Arctics Ball Brand Advent Church Notes i Another large congregation greeted jendenning the evangelist, dvent Christian church last the second service of the campaign. The evangelist preached a stirring sermon from the words of the patriarch, Joh, “1 have Sinned.” va[_ the sermon, an interesting testimony meeting was held. The junior choir of the Advent {church will meet in the church to- morrow afternoon immediately after school for rehearsal. Friday evening will be Junior Choir night in the evangelistic campaign. Plainville Briefs The Chamber of Commerce will hold the regular monthly meeting in| the chamber rooms this evering. All members are asked 1o be present. Sequassen lodge, 1. 0. O, F., will meet in the lodge rooms this evening. Prayer meeting will be held in the Baptist church this evening at 7:45 o'clock. The Parish Guild of the Episcopal chureh of Our Saviour will hoid a Boys’ Storm King Boots, sizes 12-2. . Military or 236 Main St. Florsheim Ot A Just Received a Large Shipment of Men’s, Women’s and Children’s 4 Buckle Arctics $2.95 All Sizes Low Heels Vogue Shoe Shop Opposite Monument Agency For Educators | Way of West Forty-first street had been his better | ————— HE want ecolumn of newspapers show the de- mand for trained peo- le. We teach you the husiness of life and} trein you to do your part wel! 1 START MZRE!! BEGIN NOW! INES g\ BY3gs marn st 0N French officers are shown here having their first bite to eat' Stops Itching 'Peterson’s Ointment | To the millions of grateful suffers ers who know about the mighty heals ing power of Peterson’s ointment for o'd sores, ulcers, plles, sore feet and chaffing Peterson says, “usc it for | skin and scalp iteh; it never disap- | points.,” ANl druggists, 30c, 60e, | $1,00, $2.50, $5.00, 'BEAUTIFUL HAR IN A HOMENT Try This! Hair Appears Soft, Colorful and Abundant —A Gleamy Mass 35 Cent Bottle of ““Danderine” Also Ends Dandruff; Falling Hair! 2.5 ! for | | Petemazas, according to the story told | | by the police. The young man broke | |into the rooms of his friend and stole | { When Pete- | talking | with not one but two young women. { { | # R | Immediate, your hair becomes | beautiful, Just moisten a cloth with Danderine and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one small j strand at a time; this will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or uny excessive ol —in a few minutes you will be amaz- jed. Your hair will be wavy, flufiy and possess an incompurable softnes | lustre and really appear twice as thick | and abundunt——a mass of luxuriant, glinty, colorful hair. | Desides beautifying the hair, Dan- derine eradicates dandruff; invigorates the scalp, stopping itching and falling | hair. Danderine is the best, chezpest and most delightful hair corrective and tonfe. It is to the hair what fresh | showers of rain are to vegetation. It | goes right to the roots, vitalizes and strengthens them. Its stimmlating properties help the hair to grow long, heavy, strong. You can surely have beautiful hair, and lots of it, if you will spend 35 cents for a bottle of Danderine at any drug store or toilet counter. It is not oily or sticky RESTAURANT 234 Park Street Open for Basiness under new man- agement. Pure fresh food served for every mecal. 30c wa 35¢ FOR FULL MEAL Ciean place and the cheapest i town for good food. Good serviv guaranteed. Open from a om. w9 p.om,