New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1923, Page 7

artford’s kopping Center: Monday Last Call for Chyistmas _ With stocks still complete, assortments varied and with much underpricing on merchandise of a holiday character. Bargains Innumerable Await You Schools, Churches and Societies planning seasonable festivities will find it much to their advantage to make selection today. TWO BIG SPE CIALS Men’s “Yorke” Shirts, also the “Worth” make—of silk broadcloth in neat stripe and | check effects with all colors guaranteed fast, ! values $6.25 for today only we offer RO ROr s v ns e Berlin News CANDLES WILL BE "LIGHTED TONIGHT Berlin Street; Community Sing BUSINESS PLACES CLOSED Stores and Factories Close Tomorrow wspecial Church Services—Re. hearsals Are Postponed—Break in Water Main—Other Items, Christmas eve will again he ap- propriately celebrated in Berlin this yeur, Between the hours of 7 and § o'clock, candies will be placed in the windows of Berlin hemes, thus contin. wing the beautiful custom started a few years ago. The significance of th light of the candles is to guide the Christ child on his way through the world and to welcome Him into the youseholds, Berlin people have been asked to place candles in windows last year on Berlin street the sight was a pretty one and motorists made many favorable comments on the ap- pearance of the houses, Two groups of young people will through the streets singing Christe s carols, Une group will start at the north end of Berlin street and the other will Start at the south end, both meeting at the communitey Christmas trec, where exercises and singing will be held. At 8 0 the community invited to join the tree, 1ight refreshments will be served the Community house following the If the weather is too incle- ment the program will be until tomorréw night. The tree this year is a large one «nd has been decorated with many ights and ornaments. This also adds to the Christmas appearance of the street at night, when the many bulbs give forth lights of many colors Stores to Close The Bores in Berlin and Kensington will be closed tomorrow, for the most All of them will remain open until o'clock this evening to ac- commodate late buyers, The factories will also close all da tomorrow. Several departments of t American Paper Goods company will yemain clesed until January The Berlin Savings bank will be closed all lay tomorrow. Hours in the Berlin post office will be from 7:15 unmtil 9 o'clock in the morning and from & until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. There will be no rural delivery and people are asked to call at the office in Kensington of Berlin for their packages. There will be a morning delivery in the village, Post- master Fagan of Kensington stated this morning. Church Services Masses will be ecelebrated at St Paul's church, Kensington, tomorrow at 7:30, 9 and 10 a. m. At the Ken- wington Methodist church there will e a Christmas service of praise and consecration in the church parlors at m and their friends are the carol singers at i excreises, nt part 9 6 a Report Main Break A break in the water main on Farm- ington avenue in Kensington was re- ported to the committee of the fire distriet this morning. Frank McKeon. supetintendent of the water works immediately investigated and took the wecessary Sops to have the break r ymired Cantata Well Attended was a targe attend Congregational hensington { | lock all residents of postponed | last evening to hear the rendition of |t Ashford’s cantata, “Promisc and Fullfillment,” by the united choirs of the Kensington Methodist and sington Congregational churches, The program opened with introduc- music by Mrs, 8, organ, assisted by Mr, Ward Britain ve Maria,” the Herald Angels Sing.” g . | glven by Miss May Tord, pastor of old custom Re“'ul Agam O/ the Methodist church, and the can- |} tata followed, The solo parts were | | taken by Mrs, Frank D, Clark Mrs, Raymond Thomas | Hart, bass, and Albert Olmgren, tenor, ["Mhere was also a quartet composed of [ Miss Adele Bassett, | Willlams, Albert Olmgren and Joseph ;\\'i!mn. tor th New by Mrs, Members of all Kensington church- | es have been fnvited to meet this eve. ning at 6:45 o'clock in front of Peck Memorial library for a commun- sing. | Christmas carols | walk through the principal streets of e village singing. Following the annual Christmas at the ity th held tional at 7 tend “ The | ercises of St {ton, W T. A ing presented and each child received a present. One held The course, Exceptionally remain 0 o'clock. these trec in prescntation of the by members of the sisted by several Congregatior 20% Reductio Sets, Manicure Pyralin Ivory, a Ken- M, Cowles at of on the violin, playing | Then followed a hymn “Hark ! The A prayer Was congregation, I and |, S0pranos; | y Walter Williams, Emerson, aito; Mrs. Raymond To Sing Carols a the | | | will sing probably The group and will s 16 carol singing, the excrcises will be Kensington Congrega- This will take place |} Al are invited to at- | exercises, There will be | 4 and prescnts for the children. | Many Auend Eaercises, Sunday school Christmas ex- Paul's church, Kensing- | held yesterday afternoon st hall, about 300 children be- sent. The program was well r 1 church, 1 | Tmpressive Pageant, of the mo#t impressive affairs Derlin in some time was the | Christmas page Bunday school as- aduits, at the Berlin | church last evening. | the . plece was, of familiar Christmas story it wit those H « {a a story ¢ the presented, - minds of we long in the who attended by and K. took 1he shepherds hem Lackground “ town it nay of cant the composed and Gold much priate Tore were Miss charge of the vess in was apparent orth Miss mittee comes in Htehearsals weeks and on added greatly affair. One three cast affair “Oh shep was tive The every crude piec Walter place and hills in th dit scenie extremely was the «d to that in erds marching i pressive church ma and {own,~ moving g8 o portr Deming children thic men were Lester The n of ihree wise Atwater Shjerden AT attendants was painted to Hethlehem, o | The | d represent | h the! p with near gr at deal pag less efforts of committes tussell | ¥ mentioned that th to 1t A and lighting W. 1. Meagley, Leland Gwatkin, who spen time in arranging the pro- background for the pageant costumes accurat harmonions in Rohm had complete costuming and her suc- effective costumes | | vening and brought for suceess of the and color worr Helen wccuring ast « Wvorable futh Hubk who directed the pageant or a great deal of eredit extended over a period of her arrangement and her training the success th ir com also 1w the stage to of It should] excelient effects of the peeutiarly adag The recessional Faithiul,” with the the of i usic N Al Yo wier attendams platform, Miss Helen Brown, rendered, in an effe No loom At The 1nn.’ 1« Mindral of His|! Messiah.” pageant was complete detail Al mo time were prescntation shown smoothly begin- result of the excel- 16 men and slowly from the coloist T, he Lord from “The " any ¢ vits of rom Treme of Ioterest. nd Mre. Alden Fickey are Wolidass wih Mr. and Rickes of Worthing | h Sets, also on individual to select lovely g spending the holidays with ents, Mr, and Mrs, Worthington sistant in the Kensington during the holiday se “hurch ie Sacred Heart chur will have ¢ spending a | her parents Mr, and Mrs, William Nye, | mas which are as follows, open at la. m. and close at 9 o'clock, re New York Mrs, | ¥o | parents, | their home | Bun | Gitdersiceve, tree fwill w | the guests of Mre, yan's parents, Mr ton Bailey Here | compile tior counci whe the oS | Plainville News FAGTORIES CLOSE Rush of Business Is Reported by - Concerns in Plainville | Miss G ville Briers, 'he factories in Plainville general rule will close down morrow only, according to a 'mmlv this morning. From most of ‘lhl- offic the information given | stated that business has been such as to keep the factories going steadily and a shut-down of more than | day would cause a scrious set ba filling orders, Ofricially, Christmas | closed for —1 canvass Plainville will Day with all town office | the day. The Painville | Trust Co. will also close as will the | stores and business houses during the | day. The merchants will keep their ! places of business open this until 10 o'clock to accommodate the last minute shoppers. Barbershops be open this cvening until 10 k and will In n for Today—on all Toilet Sets, Military Hair Brush pieces of White 20% OFF Former Resident Dies Word has been received here of the death in New Haven on Saturday of [ Mrs. Mary Miller Tussell, a former resident Plainville, Mrs. Ru was the victim of R4S poiso | in her New Have discovered before y asphyxiated ¢ to treatment. Her husband also overcome, but it was said at the | New Haven hospital yesterday after- | noon that chances for his recovery are very bright, Mrs, Russell left here about 10 years ago, Funeral arrangements are | incomplete, Miss Gramiss Honored The world may be going hadly Miss Graniss, in the shelter of Two Wings" at Whiting street, thinks there Is a good deal of sweet | ness left in the worid yet, as was evidenced last evening when shortly |after 8 o'clock a company of young people gathered at her door and for good chance ifts at oo of | 1 home und although had been com- to ral- she failec was on Ridge Donald Smith of New York city is his par- ddy N. Smith, of idg: Kiniry is acting as as. post office Miss Rose son. There will be no rehearsal of the | drum corps this evening or next Mon. | her sole benefit sweetly sang some of day evening, dear old Christmas hymns wish- n Merry Christmas, Miss Graniss appreciates @ thing like that and wishes she might sometime ex. tend to these kind friends the hospl- tality fell on this occasion but which she was unable to manifest, Fipbcopal Seryices Tonight, Christma e midnight service and sermon heginning at 11:15 m., preacher, Rev, B B Styring Tomorrow, Christmas Day, 8§ a. m Ho ‘ommunion, 10 a. m, morning prayer, 10:45 a, m.. hely communion Catholic Services Masscs at the church of Our of Merey tomorrgw will be said and 10 o'clock, Tn® 10 o'clock will he a high mass with special music by the choir under the dircction of Orgunist James J. Graham wsions will be heard this evening in th church # o'cloek Pythian Sisters Notes Pythian Temple, Sisters, will hold a v Odd Fellows' hall, ning. A large clase of be Initiated into the mysteries of lodge after which there will be cial hour and grab bag Chrisimias Tree Party children of the Congregationa Sunday schoel will be treated Christmas trec party in the this evening at there will gift for al tolke. The chureh invited to lans will be able, he present to distribute | though he will be very very nd Mrs, Willlam Brown of this piace, | "Mt A program of Christmas carols will be sung by the Mr. and Mrs. H. 1. Bailey of Bo Mass, are spending o few days fame Avirtinec s the guests of Mr Mrs, H. L oeilre e iy at their home Main stres Vernon Read and son of Wil venue spent Sunday as the guests clatives in Middietown Cyrus Root of Laurel, Md., is spend- holidays as the =t his aughter, Mrs, 1. M. Ko ome on Main street Mre. Frank Cobey were the 1w Fiske lay | the Fast Berlin Ttems |ing her There will be a celebration of the | foly Communion at St. Gabriel's Christmas morning at 9| yelock, Rev, Bamuel Sutelifie of New | sritain will have charge of the serv. ! | celebrated at the *h tomorrow morn- ng at 9 o'clock. Rev, J, . Brennan | rge of the servi | Miss Ruby Nye of Hartford is few days as the guest of Mass will be Lady t their home on Main street, at § Regular holiday hours will be ob = erved at the local post office Christs | mass open at | 115 p. m, and close at 8 o'clock, | Mr, and Mrs, Robert Pinches have | cturncd from their wedding trip to and will reside in Berlin, | Pinches was formerly Miss sertha,Cole of this place, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Varson and aughter, Dorothea, of Brooklyn, N are the guests of Mrs, Varson's Mr. and M A. Krauth at on Grove street ] and Mrs, Walter Werdelin spent | as the guests of relatives i Pythian gular meeting i Wednesday eve candidates will the a so- My The to a . chureh The annual Christmas exerciscs and of the Methodist Sunday be held in the basemeat of the hurch Wednesday evening of this| K | Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Ityan a aughters of Washington, D, pariors o'eloc) where young schoo e a ch has said, the gifts ever C., are to- Yo ire party Merey iidren the Christmas tree churel Our 41 ern oo on Lady K « receiving an t 11 o of good time 1 had been p t progran odies wiie par the of g rom Sehool 1 daughter Mr. and Mrs in Bortin ar guests o it their home alternoon Plaimville Bricfs as trees wt € Xmas tr t gyt rees deliveral to door President Hears About Data ot Wheat Growers Washington of the applica for Tree 1. -Data wheat ¢ i “on 10 the crease ut tariff in the support commiss Tuts President Cootidge tor Met kota 1e I before the commission s being made both ommission in ol anght n No mi ® heat Continne « or toda imber. representing to who e conr the Progre s and the « cting figures as to production « permit inavguration of g about middie of feCumber said Jannary Lady Astor Gives Out Her Christmas Message o vdon, Dec, 24.<~Lady Astor to out a Christmas message 16 1 wited States d Canada in which makes reference to the war hen she helped to ministor to wound i Canadian soldiers the Astor tate at Cliveden, Taplow., Bucking- amehire The message When Christmas turrs back 1¥ixie COMMUNITY THEA Tomorrow al and 7:30 GLORIA SWANSON. In “PROVIGAL DATGHTERS" Gloria as the reckiess modern gind taste forbidden fruit gowned, shockingls Theodore Roberts in the lays o1 . as ws comes cart to and a We their & will mise -t 2 think p S0 well” nk kind they Gang Comedly HiLHTERS them and A milk Our e ealth in grade the TOMORROW ONLY FORMER RESIDENT DIES, —Pythian Sisters Initiation—Plain- | b obhserve | evening | closed all day to- | | greatly in incrcase of those of last| 1y Temple, No. [ |t t t mon, preacher ¥ ., Christmas Services in the Churches | as a| for to- | v one | ok to | o'clock attempted to drive t t [t board t of Friday |p t | property sf poration. I t a t [land providing it was decded | hotel corporation. t meeting. tertained at the Christmas party given by t t 8t wero the Colle i | parents P wervic son school boy, \ | sire ¢ i ' on Whiting street. Holy Communion. raniss Honored By Caroller [ m., Requicm celebration for the dealer killed when the was driving was struck by a Water- whistle ley A Bristol New.? * RALRDAD TRACKS Situation at Pond and North Pond Streets Called Menace Two the I'rior d to P Jd I'he by wars iing. hem, urkeys ickets winners may securc the presenting their winning the Plainville Cash Market Episcopal Notes Monday, Ciiristmas eve, 11:45 p. m,, lidnight Choral Eucharist and tev B. B. Styring. Tuesday, Ch tmas Day, 8 a. m. ioly Communion; 10 a. m., morning : 5 a. m., Holy Communion . Stephen’s Day, 10 a. s S v 10 o SCHOOL CHILDREN IN DANGER Thursday, St. John's Day, 10 a faith- sep- I'riday, Holy Innocents Day, S Interest Runs High in Rovers-Bur- ul departed. '“ lington Contest—Alumni and H. S. Merry Year, I. We wish our patrons a hristmas and a Happy New Birnbaum.—advt. Visit our Toy Department. ille Engincering and Supply e Dangerous conditions tion of Pond and North Pond stree over which hundreds of school chil- dren pass daily, has caused a reque for a connccting bridge over the rail- road tracks at this point to protect lives, he city planning commission has the matter under isement and the new city council will discuss the problem as one of its first questions for decision. The childrén of the Barnes tract of the Bristol Realty C'o. must cross over the tracks each time to from school and many |close shaves have taken place when express and other trains have thun- near the tracks. Motorman 4€red down. In former years, the .ouls Dilger stated that he blew the |CTO™SINg TWas rated as one of the worst anll rang the bEIL on the tvole [N the city and the “rockeut” as it rSpoatEaly was termed, always took its toll of i doagrin T victims each year. With the addi- o Brdthace Alesiana tional traffic, immediate action is de- houscholders of that sec- Southington i P J tion, who will appear before th cil wher t meet To Meet—Banner om Swarth- more Presented To Junior Chau- Plain- - tauqua Town. Co—t at the june- soufifl@ism NEWS Charles Solleck, 34 years old, a milk of Miildale, was instantly automobile which he sury-Milldule trolley shortly after 4 esterday afternoon. lent occurred when Solleck across the tracks o get to a custom house, It is hought that Solleck’s view of tHe racks was obstructed by a large bill- The acc and s wife i ) and imerck, both the question comes nnu fonal ¢ West Fnds Lose at one Nentr portant topics slated he meeting is relative owned by the in front of the the Southington Hotel Cor- This parcel of land has been the cause of a controversy be- ween the town and the church and t a recent town meeting it was voted o withdraw the town’s claim on the to the annual elec- held at the | o'clock i 1 m to come to deeding church and Southington 1 re eir usua rm ight All-Colleg nde that of the the West Ends at Ned Men's hall g five by a score of 29 to 15. The cals were never in the runmng in [the contest, which showed none of the usual playing speed of the West Ends ost on Saturday to the of lo- ituated nn, to b Big Games Tomorrow bets have thusiasm has Side been posted and en- reached @ high piteh tor the game between the Rovers of this city and the Burlington five on Christmas night at Red Men's hall, when the rubber contest between the two quintets will be played. One hundred dollars a side has been post- [€d by the team managements, to suy [nothing of the many private bets Both teams comprise some the hest players this tion that the contest antieipated to " Llood-thirsty battle from the | The Burlington five has not feated this = | surprise on the pected win town aggregation The fon of officers will e Three hundred children were ene associa- in the Pexto Mutual Itelief fon to its children and members he town hall Saturday afterfoon. The annual Christmas party of the Thomas church was held yesters afternoon and over 400 children entertainea of of s %0 is e start, been de- sprung a big who were ex. small aspn and ay cals iy in their recent con. test, The tables wepe turned, {howerer, by the Burlington boys, who pluyed the Jocals off their fect Maying Alwmni Atumni will play tomorrow night at Pranei 1o over the a student ut chelle, is spend- with Miss Anna . near the hristmas Pecess her . The iz e g will fol VIOLENGE WAS FEARED the Kluven Tloy school gymnasinm the contest dunior Chantavgua Ma A Christmas prescnt to the boys and giris of the Bristol Junior hautau- Town was announced this morn ident Frapk 1, Tibbitts o the Diristol ‘ ulavgun association This present s in the form Tuntor «* mnner comes ® Tenee Dl Not At tend Church Yesterday as His Pre Foder Pather Had Planned. Threats of 14 reh ent, N, J., o CoOnseQuUences ir visit Grace Kpiscopal his e of Con « rlous he sho Autanagua for 1924 gain ith prospective (¢ cclared by Monnell atron of Francis een the for his . yester Kiuxen from the arthmore wnd Chantaugua a the Kiusen ave Ch 1qua, At In annouhc Aay Madi- 1L Flynn, direc was taken in hand by Junior Chavtau eral hundred towne seocintion as Mise Mary Swarthmore embracing congratulated boys and girs on ollowing Excellencr ng this gint reaso a tor of the sy the ar a'ter his acquittal Janet Ir. Ruyre f the murder of Bristo hool girl on the Mr. Sayre, who b n st pfey gally meetings hureh the Exe At ye lawrence winning out four points in Junior Town adopt Kluxen Nence in Jur Junior ior pageant merting arncd previous Sun 2 but ha s the Hehavior at Numbwr a Catholic to e waid witne of Juniors who The «it threats cam hurceh 1 is makes 1 third consecutive The ent o ipiscopal ounced that th ox's patron, whe Brietol hoys and girls I America - a y his op- biristo t the ch that onents in ated withdre race ol pension a pennant hoin sonree ul =atieraction Ve wi ner the is contem- to emborship e 1 transferring te Many against urch is on ter's at had bee . aid Madieon kept indoors at ans Rome persons, b id him that Kitnsen, who I8 16 years s «rain Merchan Dead " it maiae Mass erdern ¥ ~ Ab “ " ada mpany as we Gerbault Has Hard Time At refiected o Y But Finally Win e, ey L] Allad J 1 in b Smnshes Truck At ne ngage vag antic v ~foot boat, wa he had atest eliminatir taking the wheel from the driver, drove the huge five ton vehicle, load- ed with ball bearings, over an em= {bankment. The machine was wreck= {ed and the load scattered all over the landscape. The police of nearby towns were notified and Rooney was arrested in Plainville as he was home= |ward bound. Suffers Shock | Eimer Alvord, a teamster, suffered a shock this morning as he was driv- ing over Doolittle’s crossing at the northside, He was picked up by the fiagman and was rushed to the local | hospital where Dr. R. A. Richardson attended him. He is reported as in a serious condition. The prompt action of bystanders in stopping the horses when the driver fell, prevented a serie ous accident Hits “Cop” and House ' A. Erickson of 2 Riverside was arrested on Sunday after- noon on a charge of reckless driving on Main street after he had struck the silent “cop' at the corner of Main and South strects, Not content with (this, he continued across the Wallace | Barnes company lawn and struck the company club house, ripping off the ‘Hvll'al\ll stairs and tearing off «ral clapboards, The machine John |avenue seva was . [badly damaged Bristol Briefs | Edgar Cascy of Waterbury spent the weck-end ‘with friends in the cit; | Alfred Shaver of Summer street is | spending the holidays at his home in Buffalo, N. Y Miss Erma Gillis of the Bristol Na- [tiona) bank is spending Christmas at [ her home in Boston. Joseph Valentine, Jr., erican Trust company week-end at his home of the Am- spent the in Holyoke, { Mass, William visiting friends in Allaire of Orchard street is New York. NOTES UNDER HER HOSE REVEAL COLLEGE “CRIBBER” West Vieginia Weslevan Girl Foiled By Ministerial Student Who lLooked Por Himself, —The may Va jes Dee, 24 may. or than the male, | but members the facuity of West Virginia Wesl n oare convineed that she is elever, hey found strong evis idenee of ch ing in a mid-semester exaraination, but a careful wateh fail- ed to disclose who was responsible or {how it was dons The faculty and | the sudent body then combined in an effort 1o stop the practies Evidene of trickery continued, howe w0 nothing came to all ef« | forts at deteetion until the other day, when a young ministepial student mads startling discovery A girl | student was takinz a test in chemis- try, 8he was wearing flesh-tinted stockings of cxtremely thin material, and it was observed that she frequent- Iy peered studiously at her ankles, After cach contemplation of them, the student wonld write busily, The ministerial student himself took a look. He peered closely and ed that there was writing on underneath the fransparent When the girl drew the fabe the writing was legible, CARBON GAS KILLS 4 Monoride 1 Buckhannon, female of the not he more a discor skin hosiery, tight, the o] Entive Wipes Owmt Family In Home at Paterson, New 1ree John their son Mary 12 at N. 4 ~Carbon Theodora John yese “2 "aterso menoside T his v EH Jr. 14, and e, terday in Apartiment Franklin M Patte The bodies found by Glorianda occupant called a plumber red that all the watee pipes re overhcateds 8] weter had burst. The door wartment broken ound dead on the the in was un- dicd an hospital, said rson Prank the ore another of apariments, who vhen he discove in the ccllar w to was was dead who room bedroom floor, the son hour 1T Cour Armstrong deatl due 1o od by the ile ¢ uscd for several bathroom, the hich fonr their said Was ive as generated by er pipes w Al y were i Arms onz strest DECORATE COURT OF HONOR Vercrans of World War and Chamber o Commerce Committer Mace Wreaths on Memorial Posts in Park Make Bibe and Toge 1 mber of New nated 1o he r society