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JEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY ainville News RECORD RECEIPT OF MAIL IN PLAINVILLE Thiry Leters Sent Todey 0 BUSINESS HOURS NOW CONFORM TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, Dead Letter Office in Washington “Baby Week’ With Special |J mu s s o Displays For The Tiny Tots | At ‘“Babyland” MOTHERS WILL FIND SATISFACTION, INDEED DELIGHTFUL WHEN THEY REVEL IN THE ASSORTMENTS WE OFFER IN LITTLE FOLKS' WEARANLES, AND NEEDFULS OF ALL KINDS OF. FERED AT PRICES AS ATTRACTIVE A8 THE ITEMS THEMSELY EVERY POSSIBLE REQUIR MENT FOR THE TINY RULER OF THE HOUSEHOLD MAY BE MET HERE IN OUR COMPLETE AND DAINTY SHOWING OF THINGS FOR COMFORT AND LOOKS, . SLLECTIONS EASILY MADE HERE Fancy Bibs priced from 50c to $1.50 each, Pillow Covers—30c to $4.98 cach. 'aby Dresses—90c¢ to $5.08 each, Bahy Conts—$23.08 to $8.08 each, Carriage Robes—$1.25 to $6.98, Haby Gowns—00c to $1.50 each. Daby Sweaters—$2.98 to $4.98, Iiaby Wrappers—90c to $5.98, Legion Meets in New Rooms—Offer Reward for Capture of Thicyves— T, E. M, Co, Bowling Standings, What s considered a record yeee of mail was taken in at the local post offiee yesterday morning from the first mail train, The total number bags which were packed full, was 57 and this is the largest am mall received in for some U entire for wns impressed into serve jeo assorting the letters and pack and dellveries were all made on time The new schedule for hours at the post office has been posted on the window and the people of Plainville are requested to make themselves fa- | miliar with the change: The postmaster annc that it was found nececss 30 letters to the dead Washington, D. beca | fact that {llegible addresses written on the envelopes. There been an increase in the number of letters being recelved at the post office with either no means of identi- fication of the persons to Whom th | were sent, or in writing so unintel- ligible that even the clerks, who are | considered experts at figuring out unreadable names, have been unable to discern the destinations of those !which are not only received here from outside gources, but which are | also mailed here. Health Situation Good, r. Bull, health officer, stated this morning that the health of the community was ceptionally good during April. pt for th epi- demic of measles which has spread in certain quarters, there is no com- municable disease reported in the town. The doctor stated this morning that it is necessary that property owners take care within the next week to have their property cleaned up. One ng that he lays especial stress on Shirts of "Carter's” make==78c and $1.00, Hose—Priced at 25¢ pair, NHands selling at 45¢ each, Nonnets—H0c to $4.08 cach. NBlankets—d0c to $4.08, Gertrudes—8$1.00 to $8.00, Shoes—00c to $1,50 pair, dackets—30c¢ to $4.50 cach. Baby Baby Baby Bahy Baby today y send office at the wer ry LAYETTES—$10.00 to $50.00 each. Also Bassinettes, Kiddic Koops, Dressing Tables, Scales, Bath Tubs, Clothes Trees, Baby Walkers, Nursery Seats, Wardrobes, Swings and every needful for your Baby, This is “Baby Week." 1 Prices on Engraving This Week INVITATIONS and announcements rn all the newest styles and correct forms. Crayons best quality of stock used. We are showing the new style of Deckle edge Papers, also the plate marked in the newest sizes for weddings. Relief engraving a new process with the appear- ance of plate engraving is in high favor. Call at Stationery Dept. and see samples of our work. spe Agents for the Famous “Mark Cross" WEDDIN LEATHER NOVELTIES and hand bags, If inter- ested in high grade articles, como see our showing nf Address Books, Bill TFolds, Jewel Boxes, Small Purees, Cigarette Cages, Sewing Cases, Telephone Blocks, Corkscrew Cases, Writing Cases, Bridge and Card Cases, with cards and fine Hand Bags, the leathers are pigskin, Morocco and velvet calf. Dainty little change purses as low as $2.00 each. houses may | sion. Following the banquet an en- street. In this|tertainment will be provided. way the plan for Dbeautifying the| Foresters' Fair, town will be started and other im- The annual fair of Court Mattabes- provements are to be made when the | gett, Foresters, will begin Friday ev opportunity occurs. It is not the!pning of this week at Foresters' hall, plan of the members to make money | Kensington. The attraction for the|tP! ! through the transactions. Sosring nlghtiwl)line PR aardl) Oris| 18 (ChedRFACtos O pEreonsiRERSINg The officers elected at last night's| Tho second night's attraction will be|Papers about the yards, = These are | meeting are: President, Pardon C. the South Manchester orchestra. On almost always ':pht by the wind and Rickey; first vice president, Frank L. the third night an old-fashioned | *"° sent whirling all about the | Wileox: second vice president, Georse | dance will be held, an event which |Strects: He cautions that now 18 the [0 Brentice; seeretary, 8. Chase Ocnle: | nromises to attract many of the otdar|tmo toihave all windows and a tlabaurer,’ Hrancls Domingit ThHeas| rasidnts’ ot tha" fown. . Piotessot|icieencd BoHial the diseasecarrylie [igaine aftioass: ave seRVIAE on the| Qates- ot Cromeil s Sl “ha: ‘ena)fies mightibesKent away, | board of directors. There are about|prompter. A home talent minstr Rush for Dog License 18 stockholders in the company. show will appear on Miss Mae Morgan, town cle Tuesday ; According to the president it 18 ex-| ning, the last evening of the ed this morning that there was a 1 pected that about two years will be minute rush yesterday of dog own- FRSILECI Indications poi | smployed in working out the present| ARl e b ere to, sechce doggllcenseh e P G RIGKEY lS PRESIDEN | profect. { Foresters, the committee having been | (1 and throughout last night, fully ' U | The old Berlin Hotel was at one active in securing the right kind of dogs were registered and she ex- time one of the most popular along | pects a like rush today and tonight. the old stage coach line, attracting entertainment, small Boy Slightly Injured—Will Re- | puccte rrom all parts of the state. Ttems of Interest, phone last evening and that It was one of the stopping places of Mrs. Elizabeth Dickens of Hudson | they g e : : son | they had forgotten to the peat Minstrel Show—Late Reports [ W0 0" 0iches and was well f}::"‘"‘l“‘[snm:‘:? f‘° ‘:‘e New Britain jjcenses and said that they would se- SR : i ieneral hospital for treatment yes- oure day, A Airaaap B S et IEL P bban 16ttt A S R e Lt ToaIRhL-<OMGf TS, | be7 tha DUNAIBE.. Howevar,. its ses |, L1, cynual reoeption ad dance ofjbetare the frst day:of May toavold fulness has long ago passed away. :;"hp\i\lflrlh:ngmg ;\tm(;‘m association | an added fee, today Is the last day ; X s being planned for the evening of|and Miss Morgan will be present in pawart s, Mghdy Injured | May 11, Music for dancing Will Do the town cleric offco i : tdward Zenoski, aged 5 years, son furnished by the Alpha String orches- | o : i ) 4 ARk 3| for the accommodation of those w o J‘;\f“‘"'} Zenoskl of Derlin, Was|ira of New Britain, wish to ‘-:,mp»\- with ((l:vn\'n'" il :l,rrmm l‘;}{ “f’l;"[',""fl:‘)c""} fl:::)"n ';?;) & The young people Kensington Moctini: fi NGw. Bibome Mr. Clark early last evening. The aro planning a May ’ : . o J Glaeit: haposnrdiinens tHas boy'a planning a May festival and| prock-Barnes post, American Te- home and he was taken to the New dance to be held at the Grange hall g i i ¢ glon, met in a joint gathering with sented at a meeting of the stockhold- % May 25. “Frankie” Clynes and his the members of the Ladies' Auxiliary ers and directors last night at flw;]l;rm-l:;? gcn':rx\l.hospnnllror3rcmm~-_flt orchestra of New Britain will furnish jast evening in the new quarters in town hall. The company has been| owever, was l'}mnr that his in- uries were not serious. music. et i P S 8 the Recreation building on Whiting incorporated in the sum of $15,000. ik 4 Elisha Clark has built an addition street. A Jarge number of poppies Sofne time ago word came to one| Will Repeat Show . to his filling station on the RBerlin o de by the wi ¢ s of the prominent citizens of Worth-| The minstrel show “You Tell "Em," | turnpike. ::;N:nhl{“:o:‘i (hr;\(1‘\-‘v‘p"\\i:)lllwr“nr‘\‘na\‘:’.lflr“(l\:;fl D i Ridge that tha old Berlin will be repeated for the benefit of the | A large attendance is expeeted ating Several important matters were Hotel property was to be sold to|Sons and Daughters of Liberty of New the meeting of the grange this eve- | discussed and tentative -plans wers make room for a Rrocery store. As. Dritain tomorrow evening at O. U. A. ning. An initiation will be held. made to hold an open house for the a grocery store at that place next to M. hail, Main street, that city. The| C.M. Weldon has finished painting | public as soon a8 the roome have beel the Soldiers’ Monument would not|show will include the same cast and|the Grange hall. put into shape. e & improve the appearance of the local- |the same songs which made such a| The condition of Mrs. Walter Offer Reward ity it was planned to buy the prop.“i" when presented in Kensington a|water is said to be slightly improvec James Simpson and \\' J. Hem- erty, a company to be formed for the |few weeks ago. | Mrs. Arthur L. Woodruft will en-|mingway, the two grocers from whose urpose. The Rerlin post office at| A rehearsal will be held this eve-|tertaln the members of the Woman's|delivery wagons the sets of front present occupies a part of the old ining at 7:30 o'clock, daylight saving Missionary society of the Berlin Con- wheels were stolen some time 1°rid building. {time, at the hall under the direction|gregational church at her home to- night, have announced that they wil Plans have been completed and of Mrs. George Tryon. Dancing will| morrow afternoon at o'clock. give $10 to anyone who -\\:ill furnish the building will ) s connections made, be bullt along the Berlin Ngios e NOK PLANNING T BEAUTIFY BERLIN Berlin Building Co. Formed at Town Hall Last Evening rk stated secure on Near [Fast With the idea in mind of beautify- ing the town of Berlin around Worth- | ington Ridge, a number of the citi- zens of that section of the town have | formed a corporation under the name | of the Berlin Home Building Co. Inc. Incorporation papers were pre- of be bought, torn|follow the entertainment tomorrow| Dog licenses will cost $1 more in information to them of the party or down and the section of land cut up evening. the future, taday being the last day parties who made off with them. The into building lots, where good homns“ Late Results of Drive in which to secure them at the stand- are to be built by people buying the| Resalts are still coming in from the ard rate. the barns land, Near East drive which ended fn Ken.| No more whist parties will be held |both store owners wer It is expected that a short street sington last week. The Junior High|by the T. A. B. society of Kensing-jinconvenience Saturd will be cut through the center of the |school to date turned in over $10 to|ton this year, due to the lateness of date their customer property, sidewalks put in and water the committee and the members of | the season. They will begin again T. 1. M. Co. Ranquet. |that school are still working. | next fall. The members of the various teams | Wive huge bales of clothing were! Fast Berlin Items. of the T. M bowling league | shipped to New York, it Was 8&n-| There will bo the regular meeting Attended a Dbanquet observing nounced this morning. $85 has al-|of the Knights of Pythias at their|Close of the season, in the assembly | ready been sent to the committee’s| i this evening. 5 hall of the office building at the fac- office in Hartford, to be forwarded 10| Miss Elsie MeCrum of Hartford was | 'Oy last evening. ‘Those present did the Near East, the guest of friends in town Bunday, |Justice to the tasty spread which had Tt is expected that more money Will| Mys, McCrum and Miss McCrum will | een prepared and was served by be forthcoming after the talk to be|return to East Berlin this week and|Daniel M. Collins and his staff, and given May 13 by a speaker who 15 open their residence on Main street |immediately following, the assembly | familiar with work in that district,|for the summer. repaired to the Ideal alleys where | having served there in relief work for| The local mombers of the Girp Mmateh games were rolied. ? some time. Scouts will attend a meeting of their C. of . Mceting R it The Kensington committee wishet troop at the Community house on The regular monthly meeting of the b to extend {ts thanks to all those WHO| Beriin street Wednesday aftornoon ut|Clainville Chamber of Commerce will . [helped the drive to be a success. the|4:30 o'clock. “*| be held in the chamber rooms in Odd WIth a |school children who solieited for| Harry Kilbourne of Hartford as| Fellows’ block Thursday evening. A | money and clothing and the teachers| poeen the guest of relatives in town, | number of mutters of importance |in the schools who also aided. The Tadies' Ald soclety of the|8re to come up for discussion, &MOng Pinochle Again! Methodist church will meet at the| Which are the matter of cleanup Tomorrow evening is the time et jome of Mrs. 1. M. Root on Main| for the next series of games in the gtreet Iriday afternoon to sew. | hard fought pinochle tournament be- Mr. and Mrs. Trank Bacon of | ired—"all played-out?” Then look IN& Wwaged between the young men Meriden were the guests of Mrs. I | o your kidneys for these are common |and the married men of Berlin. The Hubbard at her home in this place Ligns of Kidney weakness, There may Scene of the battle will be the home | Sunday. be headaches and dizziness, too, with |°f Fimer Austin. The Knights of Pythias will glve a As Usual in the nnoying bladder irregularities. Don't’ The older men are highly confident public whist at their hall Wednesday E isk serious kidney sickness. I°&p of their success, having won the last evening at 8 o'clock. our weakened Kidneys with Doan\s 2ot by over 200 points, walking clean| The local members of the Epworth | \iney Pills, Doan's have helptd AWay from their vounger and appar-|league wili attend a group meeting of | ousands and should help you. Ask|ently less skilled opponents. the leagues of this district at South | our neighbor! It is thought that if the younger|Farms, Middletown, Friday evening | The ladies of St. Gabriel's church | Here's a New Britain Case: men do not have a falr majority of Mrs. Frank Spring, 91 ()hlpn]fln;pnlnl. this evening that there will be | will holl a food and candy sale in the refrashment room of the Athlefic says: “1 had a pain in my hnrk”’lm’d’hpd on Berlin soil. They did building Thursday afternoon from 3 nd my kidneys bothered me, 1 had|not kmow what they were running omtinun1 headacho and was tired.|into when they challenged their older to § o'clock. | brothers to pinochle. was often dizzy, and my sight P blurred. My back was so weak it Bowling League Banquet. o - Sp— med it ‘would not hold me u The annual banquet of the Ken- GERMANS ARRESTED fter using Doan's Kidney Pills 1 w; sington Bowling league will be held| By The Associated Press, 7 o'clock at Lloyd| Bssen, May 1.—Dr. Gustave Krupp DOAN ST this evening at 7 hall, Kensington. | This affair pro-|von Bohlen und Halbach, president of 60¢ at all Drug Stores Toster Miliarn Co. evening and put to much ¢ to accommo- last 'riday o, “Every Piche Tells a Story” Worried Bad Back? Is a lame, aching back keeping you, iserable? Are you tortured with, harp, stabbing pains? Teel weak, | procsic s m——————— OUR PATRONS Are Cordially Invited to Visit Us Neri Block WESTON AND REALE Proprictors [ | ) i COURT MATTABESSETT NO. 187 F. O. AL Spring Carnival MAY ith, 5th, 7th and Sth —‘I‘:KE.\Sls(iTON vides a fitting wind-up to the season’s | the Krupp works here, was arrested activities. Prizes and cups will be by the French military authorities in awarded to the winning teams and connection with the shooting at the | Individuals by Dr. R. M. Griswold|Krupp plant on March 31, when 14| and each winner will be expected to|Germans were killed and 30 wounded make a fitting speech for the occas |in a clash with French troops. lmm:sm—:n H | oors stat- Several people called her on the tele-| evening /| quarters into the three wheels were taken from the wagons in | the | [AY 1, 1928, and the annug held May Other matters 8 also be s Progress Road Lane Const which f bl 5 in charge ¢ Plainville ' rrupte are the er the two Lowns. ald the flle and New Wri imi prepurations are e to starting work on ti To Fold Practice. . Y. M, O, A team wi yractice session at Rockwel Wednesday evening at 6:30 Application blanks have heen obtained b I leader 1 will be dist on the grounds, The returr Va itmost impe Decanse witl not be or ganized until they are in and the cxeentive committee will not take tion or proposed budget of ex penses until the team is fully jzed All candidates for the t ghould report tow W night Former Resident Dies Mrs. Edna R, Plumb, aged 88 years, | Forestville, a former of twes " ma ary buted tanee the team the oren am restdent y at daug) Mrs Angerbower of West Wash Forestville | as & young woman, | Rristol fhe was a the Plainville Baptist church The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'cloek and burial was West cemetery, Plainville Briefs, \ The condition Henry Bryant, | clerk at the post office, Who Wi s operated on ot the Bristol hospi- Saturday morning, is reported as| greatly improved, He was allowed to have visitors yesterday. Edgar Harlow has transferred his nome, Pine Cotage, at Hart's Cor- ners to Frank Babcock, who is em-{ ployed at Bacon's lunch room. The | gale was made through Charies F Conlon. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Morley of Park street have arrived home after an| |eight months' tour through the west and south Mr. and Mre. A. Funk and son of | Spruce street will leave for Oakland, Calif., on oing 1o v society of the Ad- iristian church wiil meet (fternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mrs, F. C. Smith at 19 Park T'he [vent ( I Thursd. home of | street. The Episcopal cf ying at § o'clock. Knights of Washington of the | ch will meet tomorrow May Victor Record out, at Ienry | Morans, 365 Main street, Opp. Mrytle. | —advt. | 5 | tush For Dog Licenses—Businessmen To Discuss Vital Questions—-lTtems of Interest. | Over 300 dog licenses have been se- | cured at the office of the town clerk, within the past few days and many of | the dog owners are waiting until the | last minute until they register their canines. Up to the present time, bout 500 dogs have been registered and this number is about the same as it was this time last year. ‘fhe Southington Busincssmen's as- sociation will discuss a nber of im- | portant and vital questions at the pext meeting to be held Monday eve- ning, May 7. in Oxley assembly hall. | Some of the subjects are the revalua- | tion of property, the number of drunks scen about the streets daily and the consolidation of the borough and town governments. The notice for the annual election | of borough officlals was posted vesters | The election will be held on standard time the polls opening at 11 m. and closing at 3 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wells of Main street are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell Gildersieeve of New | | York. The visitors are spending their | honeymoon in this section of the; country. American lLegion, to move (hmr‘ rooms in the! top floor of the Coleman Bloc |1ease will be secured and th urni- {ture will be moved immediately. Post, evening Kiltonic voted last shown in the Raiston who | the Meriden | Some improvement | conaition of Dr. has been seriously ill hospital at | The First Division, A, O. H., will | h an meeting in St Thomas' Community home, Wednes- | day evening. | important 1022 only $32 merchant; 2,467,084 tons gross, were from the shipyards of the During ships launched world, ~Crippled ~ by Corns? Use“Gets-It A few e o drope of good corn is a dead corn. Sets 1t will uickly start to “the happy hunting instant relief from srting. One bottle contains enough “Gets-It” to remove a dozen corns, Tard or soft, oid or new. Costs you nothing if it fails—but it doesn't fail. Let your druggist 'el!gvn'h’ illions demand it. "E. Lawrence & Co., Mir., Chicago. Sold in this city by The Fair, Axelrod’s Pharmacy! City Drug| Store, Curran & Pajewskl. or callous on the wa id.” *“Gets-I groun all pain, and fOt’ Children Cry MOTHER! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Tastor OI, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared to relieve Infants one month old to Children all ages of Wind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Regulate Bowels 1, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest,and Natural Sleep without Opiates = To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of arsy 7&““ Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend ity ROTAN, SOUTHWEST GOLFER, 15 ABLE ONE Constipation Flatulency Diarrhoca Aids in the assimilation of Fooc The sting of the common nettle lwill sometimes last as long as six or eight hour The sting of one species attempted in Europe. Besides the development of power the lake will serve a double purpose in irrigating a vast area which, up to the present, has been nothing but a barren waste. The production of grain in the low plains through which the river runs |1s expected to be augmented three- ]S Toumamem Player 0[ LOl]g and [ fold. Hitherto these plains have been |nothing but marshy lands where cul- ’ A !tivation has been undertaken only Tned S[afldmg |under the most difficult circum- |stances. With the Tirso harnessed, —_— Ithe distribution of water will be main- By The Associnted Press. |tained and controlled to suit the néeds New Ye -George V. Ro- 0f the lowlands, and the whole area tan, the southwest's only contribution |transformed into a productive plain, to the Yankee amateur golf team now | The marshy character of the low in the British Isles to defend t%e basin has made it unhealthy. Control Walker cup and attempt to life the|of the river will convert the stagnant British amatenr title, is a tournament | districts into healthy fields and permit player of logs experlence. No matter their cultivatlon with the assurance how rough the going is on British |that malaria will no longer be present. courses Rotan is not likely to become The immense hydraulic force which flustered or to lose his poi Rotan | Will be developed by the drop from has won the Texas state amateur the lake to the plain is expected to championship five times in 1912, 1913, |give a great impetus to Sardinian in. 1914, 1915 and 1910, his absence in |Qustry, and the mines throughout the several of the other years probably|istand will be capable of greater oute preventing him from winni di- | put through the acquisition of cheap- tional honors in this event. In 1914,|€F POWe 1919, 1920 and 1921 he capturcd the Houston invitation tournament. Bob | DANCING HOURS Connerly of Austin is his only rival Baltimore, May 1.—Dragging their for honors among Texas amateurs. hing feet and weary bodies around Rotan’s brilliance however has not|the floor of the fourth regiment arm- been confined to Te courses for|ory, the five survivors of the endur- last summer he startled the east with |ance dancing contest, staggered into two of the most spectacular ‘“A,Amr_ilh. 1;\:\1\ hour of the marathon this mances of the season. The first was|MOrning when he covered the famous Pine Val- ley links at Sumner, N, J., in 70 to| lead an international field in the quali- tying round of an invitation tourney and the other when he shot a 69 over for a whole year ! Myopia, at Hamilton, Mass,, the first time any golfer, professional or ama- | teur had broken 70 on that nerve testing course. He is no stranger to international | competition for last August in an in- vitation tournament at the National | links he defeated John Caven of Scot- | land a member of the British \\'n\kor‘ cup team but was eliminated by C. V. L. Hooman of England. Rotan spent his youth in the east | and attended Yale university before | gaining fame on Texas links. Tall and slender he is ideally equipped, | both physically and temperamentally, | to withstand the most exacting rigors | of the royal and ancient game. T0 HARNESS RIVER If your scalp 18 trritated and your hair dry and falling out in handfuls, try this treatment. Touch spots of dandruft and itching with Cuticura Ointmentand follow with hot sham« poo of Cuticura Sonf Nothing better than Cuticura for all skin and scalp troubles Harness Swiftly Flowing Tirso An artifictal lake 15 two miles wide is being ! ardinia to harness the water power of the swift flowing River Tirso. It is proposed to develop millions of horsepower and the project is said to be one of the largest ever WALK-OVER ¢ The Associat Rome, May miles long I constructed i A subtle form of style coquetry ; Style undreamed of by the gitl of yesterday—low wide heels, blucher model without tips, and the newest thing out —creased vamps. Black hunter calf, David Manning’s Uath-Cuer Shoe Store 211 Main Street