New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1923, Page 7

w , / 7/arz76rd' : -WED. JAN. 2nd, STARTS IT— " OUR GREAT YEARLY €OST SALE THAT THOUSANDS WAIT FOR The Old, Old Story That, Retold Over and Over, / Never Loses It’s Thrill. BROWN THOMSON COST SALE NEVS‘7 BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923, & COMPANY’S ANNUAL This is a Traditional Event that gives every patron wonderful opportunities for bargain getting. Great plans have been made for this sale, making it an occasion no one can afford to let go by. Everything At Cost, Barring A Few Restrictions Over Which We Have No Control. SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY Berlin News LEGION CONMANDER EAPRESSED THANKS Is Grateful for Way Post Was Supported in Helping Poor 1ANY DONATIONS RECEIVED wsal Meeting of - Kens m On danuary I8—=Watch Night services At Methodist Chureh=Ch in Eyening of Court Sessions, mmonder Pasquale Glannotta ot Poiton-Kasica post, American Legion of terlin today caprossed thanks Lo nan George 13, Carter, Miss Mewurd, superintendent ol and all others wio heiped the pros the poor of Berlin with Christmas dinners and clothing Mr. Glannotta espeetally thanked Periin Congregational charch for rous donation and cd that ot been for the help given, would havie been able to car peoy terest was excited in Uhe v it was announced that the Legion would take over the providing a happy Christmas amilfes in straitencd clreum- sanecs, Contributions were ma Mr, Giannotta purchased the food and other agiicles from loval stores and jistributed them on Christmas day. Laceh family received a basket of food and an enselope containing a sum of moncy. It i probable that, now since the work has been started, the poor peo- ple in town wilt regularly pro- vided for, It has been reported that cveral individuals will take it upon themseives to help them and to sec that they want for nome of the es- Mr. Giannottar stated today that the post would gladly co-operate in iy way with the town in helping pe ple of this kind and in doing any- thing else which might bring benefit to the residents of Tierlin The giving of Christmas baskets to the poor has never before been done in the town, The Legion shouid be complimented on its move st starte ing the work, which in all probabil- My will meet with great siuccecss, T Change Conrt Schedule Court sessions in Bevlin will be held on Tucsday cvening instead of on Wednesday evening after the first o the year, it was announged today by Judge George Griswold. In the past the sessions bave been held at o'clock on Wednesdays, but this e ning is inconvenient in some¢ way henee the change Budzet Over-Sub=criled The annual budget of the Kensing tonn Congregational chwrch was over subscribed sightly, as a result of the recent Every Member canvass, it was made known at a meeting of the trustees of the church and the soliei- tors in the church pariors last eve- ring. All were well pleased with the result of the canvass, There are still some members of the church living out of town, who have not ¥t been heard from and it is expected that the grand total will be considorably rger than the present one Annusl Mecting Comig The annual meeting the Ken sington Congregational church will b held on Jamuary 15, it has heon cided by the church committec. Th usual olection of officers and the ding of annwal repo Bowling Marts Som 2 he Ameriean Vagie bonling leage i expocting to start its weti vitics the carly part of next month, Bolton-Kasica post is a member of this league which includes Plainville, New Dritain, Meriden and Southing- ton. - No team has as yet heen select ed, but it is cxpected that Berlin's pin fiends will be seen at the New Britain bowling alleys often within the nest few weeks, W, R, Moo will probably have charge of the ceremonies, Boys' Class Entertains The Boys' class of the Derlin Con- gregational church last cvening held a dance in the community house, about 12 couples bewg prescnt, An cnjoyable time was had and refresh ments were served in the course of the cvening. Tev, Samuel A, Piske amd Mrs, Fiske acted as chapergnes Attend Class Reunion Several young people - from Baust Berlin were present at the reunion of the class of 1921, Middlctown High school, which was held last cvening in Middictown Grange Ttems The nest meetin will be held on Wednesday evends Junuary 2. Iteports of officers for the year will be read and a social time enjoyed Jater in the evening Due to the fact that Tuesday is Now Year's day, the mecting has been postponed until Wednesday Officers will be install at the second mecting in Januvary, It is ex. peeted that a staie zrange officer will be prosent at this time, Watch Night Seryi A Wateh Night serviee will be held Monday evening at the Kensington Methodist church. The evening's pro gram will begin at $:30. From then until 10 o'clock there will be speciar music. Carlos Day of Hartford will be present. He will recite some of his original poems. Miss May Lord, astor of the church, will read a hristmas story I'rom 10 until 11 o'clock a sockal hour will be enjoyed and from 11 un ti 12 o'clock the religious sefyicr will take place, Tev, M. 1L Brennan of Wethersticld will preach S Paul's Church, Masses at St. Paul's church, Kens- mor will be celebrated and 10 a. m, | J. . Bren- v will have charge of both scrvices Sacred Heart Chureh, itev, J. C. Brennan wiil conduet the service at Sacred Heart churdl, East Berlin, tomorrow morning” at 9 o'cleck, Sunday school will follow the service Nerin Congregational The Doys' class will me Samuel A, Fiske preabh at the morning sctvice, will take place at 10:45 o' 12 o'clock, noon, the Sunds epartment will meet in the chapel of the church for the usual session and the Men's Bible class will meet in the community hous A mecting of the Junior Endeavor socicty is scheduled for 3 o'clock in the afternoon. @rorg Guite being in charge The Young People will mect at 6 o'clock Kensington Congregational Morning seryi 10:45 o'clock Rev, Sunday school will m. At 6 p. m. the Christian Ende vor socicty will gather Kensington Meihodist Morning serviee at 10:45 o'clock in charge of Miss May Lord, the pastor In the cvening 7:30 o'clock, Miss Lord widl deliv mas leeture. The Ladies’ Ald socicty will meet Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock A silver tea will be he the close of the meeting. The Junior League will meet Thursday afternoor East Berlin Mems The servie t the Methodist chureh Sunday as follows, 1ar morning wor 14 stercopticon Christ- followed by Sunday schoo o'clock. The Junior league wii in the social room of the chy m. and the LEpworth p. m. followed by t} o' clock . erlin Grange! ‘Mm)ulv of New Britain will have charge of the service, The library will be open this eve- ning from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock for the exchan of books, St. Gabriel's Sunday school will hold the annual Christmas tree and exercises at the Athletic hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock. All are in- vited to attend, The fancral of the late Mrs, Nettle Goodrich was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs, Willlam Palmer, thi fternoon at 2:50 o'clock Rev, A. C. Faller officiated and burial was in Wilcox cemetery SOUTHINGTON NEWS At the annual mecting of the Con- gregational church held last cvening it was voted to give up any claim the church may have on real estate front- ing on the property where the South- ing Inn now stands, This was done with the agreement that the property will g6 to the Julia Bradley cstate, which will be used by the Southington hospitat corporation to establish a hospital. The town, which also had a claim on the land, relinquished its clafm under the same agreement The funcral of John . Shugar, who died in Detroit, Mich., Jast Thurs. day was held from the home of his mother this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev, 1t G, Pavy, tor of the 1Mrst Congregationnl church, officlated Burial was in Oak HUl cometery The Golden Riytle League met at the home of Rev, John I, Nelson, pastor of Grace Mcthodist church Thursday cvening. AL a meeting of the selectmen held in their offices yesterday bills to the anount of $4,000 were ordered paid, and 82,000 of this amount was paid into the sinking fund. In addition the selectmen paid & bill of $400 for the snow plough attachment that was bought with the tractor. The Pexto basketball tewm takes on the Pastime A, ¢ team in the Town hall this cvening. Girls teams of both organizations will play a pre liminary game, The New Yearls celebration of the Ul M.FL club will be held in Oxley assembly hall New Year's Eve, Thore will be a banquet which wiil b lowed by a social hour in th roomis. 1t is expected that abou of the members will be prosent Mrs. Alice Martin and Miss Mayr Blessington will leave shortly to spond the winter months in the south amreka Social ¢ meeting in Odd Fellow's | ning Too Much Snow Now; Whole Town Isolated Chamonix, France, Dec. 29T} weather man responded so gracious- ¥ to the French Olympic officials prayers for snow that this mount town, where the winter sports event the 1924 Olympies are 16 be held has hoen cut off from the rest of the the last four daye. Na imunication was recstal lished today. Sisty men are at work in three shifts removing the five feet of snow from the immense uncovered skating rink in order that the speed aters and hockey players may re sume practice Ten Hour Day Likely to Be Put Into Effect Soon Duesscidorii, Germany, Dee. 26 The ten-hour day will shortly b trodu the Krupp Works cording the French authoritics ore, ar he German workers in DuisWhirg =re ely 16 aceept the onger hours as they ore becoming impoverished. The metal workers unions, howeier, are renewing their campaign for the cight-hour day uable Young I'cople’s serviee “Casting Pearls efore Swine” will be the themg 1 p . Thursda prayer mecting Thomas, subject, “WhatgTime Thursday cvening u'fil. m. p er service. Wateh fo specia nouncement during the week of Re- car Hy vint Plainville News | TORRINGTON FIRM BUYS WHITING LOT . Tract From Joseph T. Donovan 'PYTHIANS ELECT OFFICERS; ! Local Man Sued For $500—Post Of- fice Hours For New Year's | Buys Houschold Furniture—Church Notices—Plainville Briefs, F. Burns of Torrington, manager of the Liurns Real Estate Co. of Tor- rington and Waterbury, has purchased of Joseph T. Donovan of Bristol through the ageney of Attorney Charles F. Conlon of Plainville, the | Adna Whiting tract on Whiting stree The Burns cljeern plans to ereet | between 15 and 20 dwelling houses. The tract consists of one of the |largest pieces of undeveloped land in and around Plainville. In area it com- prises 17 acres and has a frontage of about 700 feet on Whiting street fac- fing the trolley line and runs buck about $00 feet to the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad line with the upproximate frontage the same on the Canal line, Mr. Donovan last year purc cd the land from the surviving relatives of the Whiting family which was one of the pionecer families of Plainville | Adna Whiting, the last owner in the family, was the first Atorckeeper here and much of the early town is connected with HNC around him and his deali acquired arge amo which | later du history of the The pres has been undeveloped for a | num- ber%of years and its development will be Ofe of the biggest asscts to Plain- ville in many yea The Burns agency has become known throughout the state for its work in building up unsecttied parts of Torrington and Watcrbury. Local Man Sued Lobert Kennedy, o plumber of For- estville, has brought suit against Fred Cashillo of Plainville for 8500 for damuges, Property of the de- ‘ndant has heen attached by Deputy werfft Joseph T, Harding of Dristol and the writ s roturnablc in the court of common pleas in Hurtford the first Tuesday in February, Judge William Malone of Bristol will appear for the plaintif t Office Hours Postmaster James K, Usher has an- nounced that the hours wt the Plainville post offiee for New Year's Day will be as follows: —Stamp win- dow will be open from § a. m. to 11 m.; no money orders will be is sued; no eity delivery, will be ma and no rural delivery will be car ried out: all mails will be despatehed as usual Buys Purnitu doseph T, Donovan of Liristol who recently purchased the three houses on West Maty street of the Standard Steel and Bearings Ine has also bought through Attorney Churles 17 Conlon, the honschold furniture cone tained in the three bulldings, The purchase of the effcets in the housa puts Mr. Donovan as the sole owner of the entive propert Church Not Episcopal church fundany in o tave of Christmas, & a. m., holy com munion: 10 . m., chureh school; 11 m., ol cucharigt and sermon; P M., Cvensong and ser Congregational church Morning gorvice ut 10:45 a, m., a New Year's service with Christmas music; church schoul immediately affer the merning servise: Young People’s meeting at & m., “Wishes for the New Year Baptist church-—10:45 a. m., morn ing servi he New Year” will be the pastor's theme; Sunday sehoo! fol ing the morning service; § p. m T pm M. E. ehurch 1045 ». m,, mor crviee, “The Socia! Life of Jesus 12 o'clgek noon, Sunday sch ; m.. Epworth lcagne, leader, Eim Is It unfon service on Sunday morning nuary 4 to 5 m M Fant 1 Pathians Vet LW membe pr arison: pr rof arms, Ir rk guard Harold Anderson: trust vare, Hoy Ackert The past term has been on EMeflainmn!_pd Dance Community Theater Tlainsitle New Vears Fae. Dee. 31 1053 viven Nedts of Owis. Now 1548 and 1819 Misic s Paress Ot Adwisaton W conts, inlagng 19 ever had. Under the lcadership of Harold Anderson, retiring chancellor commander, the lodge has hecome vank degree team wnder the able coaching of the drill master, D. D., |G. €. Edward E. Aspinall has made “ight visitations exemplifying the 1ank of page. The newly elected officers will bhe ingtalled in their various chairs with in the next two weeks, * Congregational Notes day, December 31 at 3 p. m., at the parsonage, The Woman's Federation will hold the annual meeting Thurs day evening at 7:15 @'clock in the church parlors. Catholic Notes Masses will be said in the church of Our Lady of Mercy tomorrow morning at the usual hours of § and 10 o'clock. There will be no session of Sunday school Tuesday, New Year's Day, is the feast of the Circumcision and is & lioly day of obligation. Masses will be said at®s and 9 o'clock. (‘onfes- will be heard Monday evening 0 o'clock Legion To Celebrate Brock-Barnes post, American Le- gion, will celebrate the closing of th present year in the post reoms t evening with a chicken pic supper to which all members of the Legion are invited. Daniel M. Collins and his staff of K. P. artists will serve the cats. The principal speaker of the evening will be Lieutenant Governor Hiram Bingham and he will be fol- lowed by Senator John Trumbull and many othe Rev, Charles 8. Wyck- off will act s toastmaster, Plainville Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goodhue are spending the winter months in Day- tona, Florida. The condition of Pearl W. Smith is reported as improved. He has been confined for the past few days with illness, ’ Mr. and \Mrs. William Allan of Whiting street have purchased a tract ot land on Welclt strect from Mrs Kmma Hills. They plan to build in the spring For tory, 113 West Main st For Itent—Mountain View, 2 tcne- ment house with all modery im- srovements, Inquire A. M. Nalban- dian.—a Furnished rooms to rent, 68 Wh advt WINE IN THE SEINE ages Are Paris A thousand kegs and burre { wine were floating down the Scine today, swept from the Berey warehouscs in castern Paris by the swollen river. The Seine has been rising steadily for the last four days. 1t is overflowing its banks and the wharves in some places, and more scerious damgge i= toared ne the petcorologien] burenu predicts that he tide will not be stemmed until January 2. Bt Louis island, in the center o Paris, is practically under water, The rughy mateh between trance and Seotland scheduled for Ju ury 1 in the Colombes olympie stadium ha been transferred to the Pershing sta dium becanse of the flood HOOVER FILES MOTION Asks Dismiseal of Suit To Prevent Wim From Tesuing Vishing ights in Maska Hoover ¥ « motion 1§ o Pistrict 1 Columbia supreme o today to dismise a snit secki arpartment of commer & fishi te in A The suit was instituted Sfutherld Alaska, but ither My interest proy which to basc the actior Congressio investigatio administration of 1h as been asked in a iuced \Mr. Suther King, I« Utal Dr. Cattell of New York Heads Amer New York, Dec 1, president on the month Our 1924 Christmas Club < a hizg popular vou and others 1o tematic. comncerted money for mest Chriatm <nra Preminme for ter's conl bill and for Tases BANK ACcorsy The PLAINVILLE TRUST Co. PLANVILLE, CONN. B’ ristol News one of the best in the state, The first | Commissioners ary Increase of $2 a Week—-Ladies' Auniliary. A, O, lared on the rerred stock directors of the Dristol Brass cor Broad street. September, was promoted post of general manager of the plant jeceed George S, Sanford. manager was works manager for Pratt & has been granted Firemen's Salary Increase Approved meeting of the commissioners commendatic g answered department, which goes out on still calls has good work of the is generally officials and public o unticipated was $15,130, » Eistimate committee of the fire hoard, compos. Wl Commis meeting of Men's wigwam & Anna Brown; oting in the department Compounce | its Pecovery |After the ma Tt prosides REGLLAR geant, George H. Bates; delegate Fairfield Dresser; alternate, William H. Adums. Installation of the offi- cers will take place at a meeting on January 2, in Legion hall. AT BRISTOL BRASS George S. Sanford Granted Four Months Leave of Absence PREFERRED DIVIDEND VOTED company will speak on next Saturday before the Philadelphia section of the association of Tron and Steel Electric- al Engineers at the gathering of that body in Philadelphiz on “The Design and Application of Ball Bearings to Electric Motors.” He wiil be followed by W. Ii. Wachtler, manager, who will speak of the advantages of roller bearings for electric motors. Will Pass On Appeals Appeals of disabled war veterans for aid will be considered in the fu- ture by a committee of Seicheprey I'ost, American Legion, consisting of Chairman Buell J. Ferguson, Dr. Ralph A. Richardson and Rev. Er- nest L. Wismer. The loeal chamber of commerce issucd a statement this morning, after consultation with the above committee, in regard to the re- e requests in this city for the sale of pencils for the National Disabled Soldiers’ lcague, showing that an in- vestigation of the drive showed that the disabled soldiers did not receive all of the procecds to date. As a large number of the peneils were sold locally chamber felt that in the future, all appeals should be carefully consid and asked the legion to appoint a committee for this work. Will Play Middletown The Middlctown High quintet will oppose the local high school five on January 4 at the high school gymna- sium in the first home game of the locals following their invasion of Massachusetts this week. Coach Monohan is preparing for a hard tus- sl this contast for his charges, as the Middietown players have always given a good account of themselves against the locals College Club Brilliant Affair College ance last night high school gymnasium was the brilliant affairs of the About 200 couples attended. g0 toward the col- girls troduced any novelties, gre enjoy- ment of the dancers New Council Coming The new city council will be in of fice next week as the old council ends its year this week. Only two changes in the personnel will take place, with Councilmen Arthur Manross and Charles 1. Riley leaving the board and being suce d by former Coun- ciiman James 1. Murray and Willard Hough., The new council will have several matters bequeathed to it by the old council as the pressure of business for the last administration became so great in the waning days of the council year that all of the af- tairs could not-be successfully wound up. Among the mattors for the new councilmen to take action on will be i improved lighting system for the Memorial Boulevard, on which experi- ments are heing made by lighting con- s High Sehool Loses The wal v schoo! five lost to the Isrury high school five of North Adums, Mass., last night in that place by a score of 48 to 25, The locals will play Pittsficld tonight, thus com- pleting ir Massachusetts tour, Legion Installed Installation of offfcers of Seicho- prey post, American Legion, will take on Tuesday night at Legion hal President B, G, Armstrong of crbury, will be in charge, The mecting will be followed by a cabaret entertainment Jamcs agd Maynard Thompson of West stroct have roturned from New York city where they spent Christe mas with their parents " WILL FLASH SIGNAL Coolidze To Press Button That Wil Start Steamer On Hts Trip Avound the World, fdent Coole #* a button will send Harrison trip around lio Corperation this announce~ that the pres. « finger would hich would re- t to Marshall «hip's radio, con-