New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1923, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FTUESDAY, JUNF 1023 8 M possession of Mrs. Niche. W. Prybyiski told of the fid in Poland in 1018, for her through ihe 1 brought her 19 peing forced then 19 cause of lack L. D. Penfield Still Works at 83; Former Town Clerk an Active Man ..o i 5 58 ot g idaughter of Jo W w Y \ he roster in the adiuta he Lents be ave heen legits wer's comp JOB FOR A SOLOMON defantly. ¥k . fo e . .e cked by soldiers. But - ' Twa Chicagn Women Appear Refore | literence, It office. Connectiont, shews Veteran Resident is Descendant of Old Connecticut Fam- Neekley, fr. was & third Captain Chester's comy fexingte ven, George Washington ponien Sy » h ily—Ancestors Fought Under cpeated- songof Bepgeant Riehard R me 1o nas at the “Lesipgt iates ard NHeckiey came from 1 ’ fudge amd Fach Claim Disputed ling her rights ’ L E the girl waa bern ounty. MHe ¢ Child as Her Own arried 10 her press and by grant . N oA 2 nusband and she g8 it ta Mrs ' e ater ahe abs it m Mrs. Presbyliskl dlarn s of ven colony, and settied Hartford res of al his parents jians and consent af the sembly. Harvey Penfie V - \ 1, 1878, aged 3T years . 1t ! . . nnk » Pamily Antedates Revolutionary War. self Made Man : 1 ter ¢ i m:x]:;;‘"“:"\:: Mr. Penfield was horn at New Brit Laren Dwight Penfie _ nsubsantiated 1. = Harvey and | eated in the publie sehaols, by " l & hoy of 12 yeara he bade g 5 1 Rt | books und entered the and great-grai Phin. of the Russell & Frwin Mfg (Osgood) | oid. The! Here he remained for seven years Phineas Pe were | and gradually impreved his positie A Lydin (Barne Pen- | For a during the iliness of hip e Ne ; 50 eteran of the i wn home olution, ¢ WAS 1der, and staging wit oy € or the other o — —— Wednesday Specials ON SALE ALL DAY WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. MERCHAN- DISE PRICED FOR QUICK ACTION json @ (Hart) 1o sehon Na. unele, he was foreman of th ! When a YOUng f Penfield 161t the semice o United enlisted tha wife reom years Mr. company 1o mem and the Rtates volunteer army He Decomber 11, 1861, far thras in Company A, Thirteent ent Negiment, whieh was assigned to the command of General 1. I Nut. e and General N. ', Nanks, Mr Penfield was with General Rutler in} the capture of the New Orleans. with General Banks at the siege of Port Hudson Was in “Forlorn Hope,” Hanna Nathanie ber of MHare sottled at Wallingford, dying in Jan- ey, 19776, Nathaniel Penfield, Jr and settiad in Meriden He married Tydia Barnes Jdune 9, and died at Meriden, May 18 His widow Lydia, murried her husband, Jeremi . O good, April 1778; she died Jan. uary 31, 1811, aged T8 years Phineas Menfield, 8r, the grandfather of Loren D, Penfield, and athaniel and Lydia (Barnes) | He was one of the thousund velun . was horn June 8, 17 He | teors in the “forlorn hepe.' 250 of | serviee as @ private in|the volunteers stepping forward from the ranks of the Thirteenth Connecti Captain Charles the New enter the years was o farmer neeti great. 000 YARDS O BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED GINGHAMS select son of Penfiel was in actt the Connecticut troops during the Revolutionary war for 12 months and | eut and he and 23 days, enlisting at Farmington, and ! Beaton are the only living survivors gerving a part of the time under Cap-| from New Britain. After the sur. tain Curtis and Colonel Enos He | render of Port Hudson he wis de marriad, April 8, 1778, Luey Osgood, | tuiled, on July 15 1883, a8 clork at dnughter of Jeremiah H I Luey | headquarters, department of the gulf, (Churehill) Osgood, and died March | New Orleans There he remained 2%, 1834, in Hartford county, aged 77 until July, 1864, when his regiment vears. Nathaniel Penfield, the hrother | Was transferred to the of Phineas, Sr., and four years young- General Philip Sheriden for service in or, also enlisted at Farmington, as n | the Shenandoah Valley He took part Made of fine quality muslin. i SR : filiat <F 2P . private in the Connectieut troops, and | in the battles of Winchester, IYisher's Sizo T2x00, anddaughter, Mrs, Frederic C. Stevens fireq 15 months and 12 days as g Hill and Cedar Creek. Tl rough all For Wednesday 79(: his engagements Mr. Penfield escaped . ) without inj RINAVS L by GOLD DUST grand. | wasn't a rebel builet made that could Inrge size. At the lowest born | hit me.” he says. He was musters over sold, 23C “SHINOLA” SHOE POLISK Black, white and colors, For ooy 6¢ HIGHLAND LINEN STATIONERY sheets, 24 envelopes, RINSO FOR WASHING For washing. For Wednesday—Pkg 3 5C CURTAIN SCRIM Fine quality double border— 36 inches wide, For loc Wedesday WILLIMANTIC THREAD White and black— All sizes Por Wal- 50 patterns to from. command of THE FOUR GENERATIONS comprising a flne assortment of L. D. Penfield, aced 83, Mrs. Penfield; their daughter, Mrs W, W. Marshall: their »f Holvoke, and their great-grandson, Marshall Frederic Stevens, private, a part of the time under Cap- | aged 1 1-2 years, Master Stevens can trace his ancestors back 'tain Bray and Colonel Bufler eight, generations on this side of the water, Phineas Penfield, Jr. the Wik = Saik it father of Loren Penfleld, was October 18, 1 He married engnged actively in the painting 'vember 25, 1812, Ruth Ju patterns and colorings for Wed- 24 nesday. Yard WOMEN'S SLIP-ON SWEATERS Fine worsted Yarn Slip-on sweaters, in all the desirable summer shades, 100 in the lot at a decisive clearance price. ;:w«um 98 [ Hart,|a yenr thereafter was employed e ho was born May 3, 17 ughter | clerk in the U, 8. provost-marshal Onght 5 e a City Editor, of Linus Hart, of Farmington and Eeneral's office at Hartford, Conn alwaye known as a good|who died December 11, 1848 aged 55 Political Career. m 7 | In April, 1866, Mr, Penfield en-| SELMA Paints House at ‘82, penman and his hand has lost none years He can paint anything from a adiness cven today Phineas Penfield gaged at his trade of house painting, ture to fact over the 1 the fhot that he and cooper by . he dieq|and contracted for the painting of of the. dining room where | kes good « earned him many speeial August 3, 184 ed 60 years, Har.|9ome of the finest residences of New his Lome with hig wife and his daugh- duti the army. He was on de- vey Penfleld, father of Loren, and | Pritain_and other cities, emploving fon o et msband. Mr. and Mrs, (tached service for a long time fn New|son of Phineas and Ruth J. ((Hart) | from 10 to 16 men. In Qctober, 1583, he was elected to his first term as town clerk, assuming the duties of than the tunien wages becaus P o cxperience 1 painting when he was a mere learned it thoroughly in a 8. He No. | out January 5, 1865, and for nearl ™ For Wednesday. industry, 1 . A hginess. a farmer Double Mesh Halr Nets, La cap shape, Our 12 grade gy 3 5 200 WOMEN’S enee, 500 Dutiet Milimery Co INCORPORATED 177 MAIN ST. Tomorrow - Clearaway! 200 Summer Hats Splendid variety of colors and trims — all the new fabrics dress hats. Styles for suit wear— Hats for every occasion of An “immediate disposal” price ! These hats are regularly § and $7.50 values, radically reduced for this quick sale event ! the office in January, 1894, He did not attend the caucus which placed | him in nomination, nor did he seck | the office. He was elected to his second term | in 1805, and held the office contin-| Lously for a number of years. In 1894 he was elected cierk of the pro- Pate court for the district of Rerlin, | land was re-elected town clerk in 1595, serving from January 1, 1895, to the time of hig retirement. In pol-| itics Mr. Penfield is a republican. Voted For KLincoln On account of his absence from| home in the army he did not vote un- til the second election of DPresident Lincoln. For many years he was prominent in the fraternal affairs of| New Britain, being a member of Har- mony TLodge, No. 20, . & A. M. Giddings Chapter, N 3 Doric’ Council, No.* Washington Commandery, No. | T.; Sphinx Temple, N. of M. | Oasis of Hartford, Desert of Connecti- | cut; has taken all the degrees in the | Scottish Rite Masons, and is a_mem- her of Norwich Consistory, Thirty- | second degree; of Martha Chapter, | Order of the Kastern Star, in whiehi he is a worthy patron; of Stanley Post, No. 11, G. A. I, in which order he has filled every chair in the post, and all but one the second time, and | was delegate from Connecticut to the | hational convention at Pittsburgh in 1504, Mr, Penfleld is also a mem- ber of the Connecticut Society, Sons| of the American Revolution: the Army and Navy Club; Trumbull Col-| ony, United Order of Pil-| grim Fathers: Washington Camp, No. 9, Patriotic Order Sons of America: Winthrop Council, No. 7, Daughters of Liberty; New Britain Council, 8, Order United American Mechanics: and was for a long time a member of the New ain club and Putnam Phalanx. or six years he was a member of Company D, Rirat Connee- tieut National Guard, and was com- missioned second lieutenant by Gov- ernor Jewell. He was electad first Iteutenant, but declined the commis- sion. He was local treasurer of the | 'altimors Building and T.oan associ- ation. He is in the Red Army of Tveryman's Bible class. Is Great Grandfather. He was marrlod to Miss Carrie W. ry, daughter 57 years ago next Wednesday their two children, Nellle Ruth, | born October 20, 1867, is now the wife | of Warren W. Marshall; Arthur Eu- gene is deceased. Mr. Penfleld 1s a member of the IMirst Baptist church of New Britain and for many years| was librarian of the Sunday school. | | Mr. and Mrs. Penfield, who make | thelr home with the Marshall family, | Fave one grandehild, Mrs, Frederic C. | Stevens of Holyoke, Mass., whose 1% | vear old son, Marshall Frederic, en- | joys the unique distinction of being able to trace his ancestry back fo the | carly colonists, eight generations in America ! | Will Entertain “The Boys.” | Mr. Penfield is extremely active and while he works at least part of every day, says he will take a_day off on his | birthday anniversary, which comes on I°riday of this week. “No T am not | going to have a celebration,” he said, :fl«'l'“ng by way of explanation that some of the “boys of the Grand { Army" were planning to call and pay | thair respects. “What is your regular daily sched- e 2 he was asked. ! “Three meals a day and every day,” came the reply as quick as a flash. “How would you advise younger people to keep their health and abil- ity when they grow old?" was the next question “(h, vou want my secrst of long- evity, do you? Well when some one asked Chauncey M. Depew the same question he answered ‘Always xnpl ATHLETIC UNION SUITS Made of fine count checked nainsook. Bodice top, strap shoulder models. Per- feet fitting. ... .. 790 SALE OF HANDBAGS NOW IN PROGRESS AT $1.79 500 beautiful leather bags of leathers, New colorings, finest selected summer styles and Values range to S3.95. GIRLS' TRIMMED STRAW HATS summer colors, good Milan <traw, trimmed with wide con- trasting grosgrain rihbons. Reg- ular 98, Half price A Q) Cc for Wednesday WOMEN’S FIBRE SILK HOSE With drawn lace clocks. first quality Hose in Al si Wednesday — WOOL AUTOMO- BILE DUSTERS Fine heavy able. o Wednesday quality 3000 YARDS EMBROIDERED EDGES Eyelet patterns, widths range from 314 to 535 inches, For Wednesday—VYd.. 7c ELECTRIC FLAT IRONS Long tapering point for fine work, guarantecd. $5.00 value. :;:: Wednes- $2.98 “SUN- BRITE” Cleanser For Wednesday 3 CANS YOR 10¢ BOYS BALBRIGGAN UNION SUITS An ideal summer garment. splondid quality, in sizes from PROPHYLACTIC TOOTH BRUSHES Steictly first quality, Not army or navy resale goods, Sc-, black. 54c Wash- $1.19 SYES! WE HAVE NO BANANASY 100 i PATHE ACTUELLE RECORDS Just arrived in time for Wednesday GIRLS’ PRINCESS SLIPS 200 garments in this lot. Sizes 8 to 16. Made of finest nain- sook and trimmed with beau- tiful ¥French val laces, 95C For Wednesday . # LENGTH SILK SOCKS Heavy fibre silk from toe to B0 || fushun e it i SBE e CAMPBELL’S WOMEN'S PORK A . R o BEAgE BLOOMERS “_(W\:fim—lh \.i‘l"\ high grade nainsooks, in + RATINE WOMEN’S MUSLIN GOWNS mbmieree. " "BOS RUFFLED SCRIM . CURTAINS e o ™ 956 WOMEN’S LINEN l-!ANDKERCHlEFS WIRE BROILERS FOR CAMPING_ top. Al stylish summer colors, These are irregulars of 75c quality. Sizes 7 to 10, 39c For Wed, — Tair CHILDREN'S ‘BRILLO’ THE ALUMINUM CILEANSER 10 size. For Wed- 7c nesday 1