New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1924, Page 7

ertford's Skopping @entar: Al N Plainville News CONMISSION VOTES ON'W. MAIN STREET f Presenting Worth While Opportunities Comes 'Our February | 'SALE OF RUGS N CONJUNCT?0N WITH OUR FEBRUARY FURNITURE EVE DESIRABLE. RUGS, OFFERING VALUES NOT FOUND ANYWHERE. Included are some of the finest Worsted Wilton, Oriental and Ch will enhance any roomr. Let us show you Rugs. ‘Wondertul savings assured. mission Through Highway Dept. START HARVESTING. ICE Mrs. Georgia Jackson Buricd—Walt- rude Jolinson Observgs Birthday — Rev. J. C. Libby Attending Conven- | {' tion—Legion Bowling Notes—Briefs The town plan conunission at a ng held last evening in the town hall, voted to petition the public utili- ties commission through the state highway department with regard to 1the widening of the railroad crossing on West Main street. The decision {will probably not be put into effect juntil after the next meeting of the {commission because there are several | points to be cleared up before the matter can be pushed. The state leg- islature at the last session passed # !law making it imperative in a matter COMES OUR GRE LE OF inese Rugs, handsome ones that 9x12 Worsted Wilton Rugs, best quality, regular 9x12 Axminster | regular selling $65. selling price $150.00, Our Sale price is . SRR $l 15.00 | February Sale pric 8-3x10-6 Worsted Wilton Rugs, best quality, priced at regular selling $135.00. February price is ..... 9x12 Royal Wilton Rugs—priced at regular selling | $135.00, offered during $98 50 | selling for $45.00. February sale por .. 03 Sale price is 8-3x10-6 Royal Wilton Rugs—fine grade, regular selling price is $125.00. $95 oo dvve . | | 380.00, selling price is . M7, Our February price .... during this sale is 9x12 Royal Wilton Rugs, offered at regular selling for $106.00. Our February $79 50 Sale price is .. 1 Wilton Rugs—priced at regular | 8-3x10-6 Ro; LB §75.oo for $35.00. Our I Sale price is . selling for $97.50. Sale price 18 iuviassnaniniiinnns Sale price 18 .... sary in 1912, Rev. Mr. Hazen spent much time and took great pains to have the history complete and authen- tic and he was much complimented on the work, which gives the history of the church since its beginning. The news of his resignation is be- |ing reeeived with surprise by Kensing- ton people. He lately informed the trustees of the church, who heard the news with regtet, | Did They Play A Game? Kensington people are wondering’ whether the Bottle Alleys and the Cypress Hills played a game last Sat- urday, In fact, some Kensington people are wondering whether they aver played a game, but that's be-| side the question, It was stated in yesterday's “H ald” that there was no game Satur- day afternoon on aceount of the ex- jtreme cold, the players being tender Mr® Rose Speaks Evening= | of skin and sensitive to cold weather, A " | However, this morning, Frank Giana, | Whist Tomorrow Night—Undecided | or” of the Cypress Hills, said , . W {that there was a game played Sat- As 10 Whether Game Was Played | oL 000 that the Cypross Hills won, Or Not=ltems of Interest. |5 to 1. Somebody's wrong. Mrs. Rose To Speak Mrs, Lewis Rose will address an | open meeting at the community house | this evening on “A Permanent Court | 1. |of International Justice.” Mrs. Rose is well informed on the subject and thould furnish an instructive talk. Berlin News PRENTIGE MFG. 0 RE-HLECTS OFFIGERS Al Are Rechosen at Aunual| Meeting of Concern Yesterday REV. MR, HAZEN RESIGNS This Officers of the Prentice Mfg. Co. were reelected at the annual meeting of the company held yesterda crnoon at the plant, George E. 1 tice will again act in the capacity of ident, Rober O. Clark, vice-prest- Anniversary Meeting dent, and A, B, Porter, sccrotary and@ | qpn, ggth anniversary of the Berlin treasurer, | Grange will be observed this evening The following directors of the com-« | a4 the hall In Berlin. A program of | pany were reclected: George I, Pren- gooat fnterest has been arranged and | tice, A. B. Porter, Robert O. Clark, i promises to by one of the biggest br. J. rtin, Sam Munch, I'red ® |apaire held in the organization in Troup, It C. Legat, some time, Mr, Porter, the sccretary and trea, Missionary Meeting | urer, todky said that the eompany I The next meeting of the Woman's enpjoyed a prosperous year and thai | jjjssionary society of the Kensington all indications poiut to thix condition | (‘ongregational church is scheduled continuing. He saM that the company | for Jebruary 14 at the Methodist is kept busy with plenty of work and | church. ev. May B. Lord of the that the outlook is very good. | Methodist church will be the leader | Rev. Mr. Hazen to Resign and a speaker on Jepan will be pres- | Rev, Carleton Hazen of the Ken- |ent, sington Congregational church has | Girl Scout Meeting 9x12 Royal Axminster Rugs -——regular Our February 9x12 Royal Axminster Rugs — priced at regular 8-3x10-6 Axminster Rugs—regular selling price is Our February price 7-6x0-0 Axminster Rugs—offered at regular selling 9x12 Seamless Tapest: selling price $33.50. | tor ofthe Iirst Baptist church, of-| | will meet in the church pariors to-! of this kind to have plan commissions | petition the public utilities commis- sion through the state highway de- | partment. !" Judge B. ¥ Gaffney, attorney for |the town of Plainville, will be con- ferred with first regarding the slight |changes in the laws and also about {certain changes in the building line discussed at last night's session. The next regular meeting of the town plan commission is scheduled to be héld | Pebruary 12, but it is the opinion of $39.50 the members who attended last night's 1meellng. that a special session will be ‘bllled before that date. Begin Icc Haslest - Icemen in and about Plainville tarted yesterday afternoon to cut ice {while the cold weather lasts. The White Oak lee corporation started |cutting the ice on Cook’s pond and | IFirst Selectman Willlam J. Johnson had a gang of men cutting on his {pond, " The other companies which harvest ice were also busily preparing either to start yesterday or today. The ice |averages a thickness of 12 inches on At a meeting held in the club almost all the ponds and if the cold rooms of the Post last evening, Kil.|snap continues, the fce harvest will in tonic Post, American Legion, exem- all probabllity be as large as it was plitied the first degree for the first|last year. time in this town. The degree wns‘ Mrs, Georgia Jackson conterred on u large class of candi-| The funeral of Mrs Georgia Jack- Rugs—of best quality, offered at .00, Our : $52.50 ""$43.50 Our February 7. $35.00 "¢bruary $26.50 Rugs — regular $27.50 ¢ Brussel Our February SOUTHINGTON NEWS Saturday afternoon at the Bristol hos- The Coleman theater was reopencd | Pital, Was held this afternoon at under a new management last even.|©¢/0ck from her home, Rev. J. G. ing and the crowd which filled the|'Vard, pastor of the Plainville Baptist building was one of the largest o.|church, officlated at the services. Eovds Bonts Argest the- | g ial was in Glastonbury. ater crowds Southington has ever had. | The people of Southington. are d Observes Birthday lighted with the splendid way in Miss Waltrude Johnson of ¥ which the theater has been renovat- |Street, observed her 12th birthda led. A new $12,000 organ has been |her home yesterday by entertaining installed and a high class organist @bout of her young fricnds at a | engaged. |party. Games were played during the At the annual meeting of the Beat. | 8fternoon and cvening and a tasty Musicul selections, Jorbin Co., held in the offices of |UNCh Was sorved, | the company, the following officers both vocal and instrumental were ren- were eclected: President, Frank N‘!dorrd by several of the fuests, Wells; treasurer, Albert R. Wells; | Attending Conyention sceretary, Harry B, Armstrong; board | of directors, A. R, Wells, ', N, Wells, | vent Christian church, through the H. A. Timbrell, Charles E. Smith and | kindness of his parighioners, is at- Judge Thomas I, Welch, tending the 27th annual mid-winter The funeral of Mrs, William ‘-“proph(-lh' convention of Second Ad Johnstone, who died at her home | Ventists at Worcester, Mass, The can- Saturday, was held yesterday after. | Vention started today and will last for noon. Rev. G. C. Laudenslager, pas. | the three remaining days of this {month. Many delegates from the New England states will be in at tendance. Legion Team To Bowl The bowling team representing | Brock-Barncs post, American Legion, of Plainville, will meet the team of Bolton-Kasica post of Kensington on the Fraternal alleys in New Britain, Thursday cvening. The mateh will be played according to the schedule of the American Logion league. The last e ¢ o d Eorela lodge, 1. 0. 0. 1%, will meet | 13 "Gc yercat of the Platavile team | this evening in Odd Fellows' hall, by two out of three games. Thursday An important meoting of William | niene the local team will bring out Berry lodge, Knights of Pythiasywill iyn, strongest representatives in the be held in Red Men's hall this Sven- | post in an effort to turn the tables. o - f Pucumonta Victims a local team, ficiated at the services. Durial was in | Bridgeport. Elizabeth Gurrell Whiting, a well known impersonutor, will furnish the entertainment to be presented by the Lewis High school in the Town hall | tomorrow evening. | The Ladies’ Aid society Plantsville Congregational of thel church | morrow afternoon. tendered his resignation as pastor, of The Girl Scouts of Berlin will meet that institution to take effect In three |tomorrow afternoon at the Worth- months. Rev. Mr. Hazen stated to- | ington school. The older girls are | a that he has no plans for the fu- | working on their second class tésts ture, at least his plans are indefinite. and the Brownles, the junior mem- | Rev, Mr. Hazen has been pastor of | hers of the troop, are working on the church for the past 15 years, | their new uniforms which they expect ' coming to this town in February, to have ready in the near future. 1909, He has conducted the church Work For Missions in an excellent manner and has made The women of the Kensington Con- o host of friends, both in and out- gregational church will meet at the | side of his congregation, who will re- | home of Mrs, W. H. Upson Thursday giet his departure, afternoon to do work for missionary Rev, Mr. Hazen stated today that causes. he feels that he has been in the church long enough. “I feel that my | pasishioners may need a change and a different type of man” he said. “That Is about all 1 have to say about ne . East Berlin Items The regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias will be held this evening at the usual hour. | The ladies of the Methodist church | will meet at the home of Mrs. L. M. Rev, Mr. Hazen came to the church | Root Friday mfternon at 3 o'clock. | February 21, 1909, He preached his| Mrs, A, C. Fuller is confined to her first sermon on that day. During the | Lome on Main street by iliness. time he has been in the church he hnl Mahlon Hazen has commenced done much to bring up the -tandnrdl\mm.‘ his jeehouse, the lece being and has worked hard in all branches |abcut ten inches thick. of the institytion. | The Sacred Heart minstrels will One oof the most notable things!ielg a rehearsal at the home of Mra. done by him was the compilation of | so)n Lewis this evening. o history of the church, which was | The “Social Five” club witl meet at 1ead at the church’'s 200th anniver- |¢ne home of Mrs, Ldward Kahms on | Thursday afternoon of this week. 1 | Mrs. Luther Turner entertained the E RHE"IATIS. “Jolly Ten” at a silver tea at her | home on Cdttage street this afternoon. 1 | The local members of the Girl mTH BED PEPPER Secvts will attend a meeting of their trcoyp at Berlin Wednesday afternoos When you are suffering with rheu- | The Epworth league of the Meth- matism 80 you can hardly get around | ogjst church will give a flinch party ust i Red Pepper Rub and you will | i the church basement Friday ev have the quickest relief known. nirg, February 8. Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers, In- stant rellef. Just as soon as you ap- ply Red Pepper Rdb you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes it warms the sore spot through and through. Frees the blood cireulation, | CONDITION UNCHANGED. New Haven, Jan. 20.—~The condi-| tion of Right Rev. Frederic W. Ke tor, of Tacoma, Wash., who has been at the hospital for nearly two weeks breaks up the congestion—and the old | with heart trouble, was unchanged to- | rheumatism torture is gone. day. lLast night it was sald that he Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made | was critically il from red peppers, costs little at any Bishop Keator was on a visit to his| Arug store. Get a jar at ones, Use it |son, Frederie W., Jr., who is an as-| for lumbago, Weuritis, backache, stiff | sistant in the Yals graduate school, | natk, sore museles, colds in chest. Al- |and was taken ill. The bishop is & | most instant relief awaits you. Be| Yale mnns of the class of “80 eol- | sure to get the genuiné with the name | lege, '82 law, and reciplent of an hon- | Rowles on each packige. lum»y Adegree in 205 { The condition of Mre. Lawrence| 7The condition of Fred Bullen and Bohan of Summitt street, who recent- | pred Callen was reported this morn- ly underwent an operation at the St |jng to be about the same with both | Francis hospital in Hartford, is re-|men holding their own in the fight ported as considerably improved with pneumonia. In Mr. Callen’s case, abindin. a slight change for the better Judge Wm. M. Maltbie been noted, and Mr. Bullen is Receives Pay Petition o i wope 1o hear many fricnds hope to hear Litchfield, Conn., Jan. 29.—A peti- they are on the road to recovery tion was presented to Judge William Plans Por Mook Trial M. Maltbie in the superior court here| The plans of the committer today in the case of the Hotchkiss' Byock-Barncs post, American Legion, Bros. Co. of Torrington, which has'in charge of the mock trial to been in the hands of & recelver since staged at the regular meeting in February 1, 1922, for compensation post rooms Monday evenings for H. A. Pierce, the receiver, and s |about completed. Chief of Police associates. No formal bill was offered ' Jjohn Guiden will arrest the prisoner but Attorney Waiter Helcomb, coun- ' gometime this week on a warrant is sel for the petitioners, recommended gued by Prosecuting Attorney L. H. taht $110,000 be allowed. Judge Malt- | prost and and his associates will bie reserved decision endeaver to have such a dangerous and ignorant criminal as they propose to show the culprit te be, sufficiently soon that be th are ne ™ TERTAIN ROTARIANS Willard Scott, humo: of Brooks' line, Mass., will entertain the mem- bers of the New Britain Rotary club Thursday instead of an address being given Dr. George E. Vincent, presi- dent of the Roclefeller foundation, which was scheduled for Thursday evening. The meeting will be at the regular time, 12:15 BAD BgRAT: S0 does a bad taste in the mouth, costed tongue, dull headache, and unheaithy yellowish skin, these symptoms ’l tell the story of a disordered system and your Immediate need of a purely vege table corrective to prevent Infec. punished. Robert Craig, chief defense, has heard prosecution hus the before the trial is he | Wil be sifted to U { sides are preparing inte jon the question of wi joner is guilty making o Statement was first attorney for th rumors that the “fixed bu these charges ottdm. Botl sting briefs ther the pris- grosa ignorance in that “the egg d of Liremen to Banguet. The members of Plainville Hose Co. No. 1 will hold a social gathering company rooms Thursday evening of this week. A tasty din- ner is being prepared by ningham, who will act as caterer, and & special program is being prepared for the occasion. | department will be | speeches. in the called on for Not a Loval Man. The Francis fullivan who was men- tioned in an slcount in the “Herald” | Baturday night of being a party to falsifying answers (o a marriage Ji- cense at the office of the city clerk in New Britain, is not Francis Sulli- van of Bast Main street, who stated | today that the story has caused him |a great deai of embarrasssment and he would ke to be cleared of any suspicion 'Decision to Pettion P. U. Con- dates and the degree work done by 80N Of 111 Whiting street, who died | Rev. J. C. Libby, pustor of the Ad-| 1t is said that the Francis' Jivan ¢ regident of et Brigto! Plainyilie Bricis Mrs, | attegeded riers Mr. arl this post Raty and town bungu office in New Britain dat Selectman to b first time been confin Senator bull at night was the William J son for e th John H + month’s sta) able down tewy Miami, Fi Miss Seth View is contined to e Wickwire of Mountain r home with i1l- r condition is not serious. Robideau of 7 r 1er cmploye of the Trum- Co.. i of Mr Maple rd e oseph . Wanted—Person wit saw mill to rip about 12 Tel. Maguire ©031-4, adsvt portable more logs. Britain. New 1 For ~Kitehen range, burner gas stove with even, Main St 2 also 3- West sale Men wanted to Harvest ice at White Oak. White Oak Ice Corp.—advt, MOTORGYCLE COMPANY Hartford to Have Mounted Unit Con- nected With 13rd National Guard Division—To Include 35 Men, Hartford, Jan. Hartford will have the motorcycie company of the 43rd tional Guard Gen. Cole announced today. It will include 35 men, commanded by a cap- tain and the men will a S Imessen- gers for the higher officers of the di- vision. Connzcticut, with two regiments of infantry, will receive no more infantry | units in future war department allot- ments, said Gen. Cole. The second infantry brigade for the 43rd division has been formed with regiments in Vermont and Maine. Division records showed today that Brig. Gen, Morris B. Payne of New | Londou, commander of Connecticut's infantry brigade, is ranking officer of ! the , o that if the division were called into the fleld for maneuvers sen. Payne would command until a regular army or other officer was des 1 ignated as commander by the war de- | partment. |Silver City, New Mexico, | Bank Closes Its Doors Silver City, N. M., Jan, 29.~The Sil- ‘\'er City National, the Silver City Sav. |Ings bank and the American National bank here closed yesterday and the | state bank exminer ws asked to take | charge of the bank of Tyrone The | institutions, all in Grant county, had combined liabilities estimated at §. 1 000,000, according to their statements [of December 31, Recent large with- drawals, it was said, resulted in the decision to clos |Conn. Commissioner for . Y. Compensation Case Bridgeport, Jun, 20.—In what is be lieved to be the first arrangement of the kind since the cation of the Con- |necticut compensation commission, Edward T, Buckingham, commissioner the fourth congressional district, funetion for the industrial com- New York state in a hear- | of | will | misston of ing scheduled for his office here m-i morrow Flapper Luey Williams, member of a midget theatrical troop, photographed yn a Washington (D. C.) street. Lucy clatms to be the smaliest flapper and who knows that she She's a Coolidge boo Coo does er and idge cit midgets “FREEZONE” ' CORNS lift night off care re ongs to the smalles composed of Iy - James Cun-| Members of they hing cor hurting, then oft with fin Doesn “Freezone” stantly that shortly yom lift wurt a on an corn st right the to remove eve or corn betwee callnses withon the toes, and soreness or irritation division, Adjt. | Bris_to_i_News AVERY'S MIND BLANK ON FIGHT DETAILS Remembers Nothing Except Be- ing Clubbed in His Doorway MOTIVE IS STILL UNKNOWN Mddress on Railroads by George Stevenson—Russian Choir 1o Give Concert—Ied Men o Have Ladies' Night. Seeking the assault upon Vietor Avery and Fred- two weeks ago at their motive for the bruta erick Giguerre home on Maple avenue, the police did | not gain much headway yesterday aft- ernoon, following the arrest of three men, Ralph Rhodes, sert Chaplin and Frank Deloy, who re charged with breach of peace and assault. Chaplin has been practically cleared of the charge as the story, unfolded | by the principals and two women, | present at the time of the trouble, whitewashes him. He was outside of the house in the motor r which brought the three accu: men to the Avery home. When estioned | yesterday by the pr Chaplin de- | veloped lapses of memory, but admit- | ted that he heard some trouble in the house and becoming annoyed -at the delay of his companions within, enter- ed. He declared that he saw nothing | out of the way but that four men and | two women were sitting around in a { circle and an axe handle lay upon the | floor., There his memory failed and | the police locked him up to give the clusive thoughts another, epportunity | to gather, The story' told by Rhodes and | Chaplin yesterday and also by Gi- | guerre shows that Deloy visited | Avery, who is his uncle, in the after- noon of the day of the assault, What transpired is not known. About §: o'clock that night, Deloy, Chaplin an® Rhodes drove to the house and the trouble took place. According to at the local hospital, he heard the car | drive up and as he stepped outside of | his house, he was clubbed Into insens- ibility. Upon recovering he found himself In bed in Giguerre, who | was also badly used up, having three | broken ribs, bruises and a torn ear. | Avery received no medical atten- {tion immediately and not until his | head had swollen to such proportions | that his serious condition became too { imperative to ignore and Dr. H, D. | Brennan wgs called. Then the police | were notified. In th meantime, Giguerre had visited Dr. B. N. Whip. | ple of this eity and explained his con- | ditton by saying that he had fallen {from a wood wagon. He was given attention and is now well on the | rond to recovery | Every one connected with the af- | falr is reticent to the nth degree and rm\ far the officials have been unable to dig up the root of the troubls Bonds of $500 cach were fixed the cases .of Deloy and Rhodes, charged with assault upon IFrederick | Giguerre and Victor Avery two woeks ago, by Judge Willlam J. Malone in police court this morning for the a pearance of the men in court on ) riary 11, Bonds of $100 were fixe in the case of Chaplin, whose connec- tlon with the affair is not thought to be as serfous as the others. Avery and Giguerre are unable to appear in court hocause of their injuries, so that the continuance was necessary Concert by Russian Choir. Thursday night at the Trinity | church a concert of the choir of voices of the Holy Trinity JRussian Orthodox church of New Britain will be directed by Colonel Dacota, a vorite of Czar Nicholas, and who was destined for great things in the Rus- sian monarchy, according to local men | conversant with Russian affairs. Col- onel Bacota was compelled to flee from his native land with the fall of the Czarist regime and made his way to this country. Despite the fact that he ean speak no English, he did not glve up but entered into musical work in New Britain and has enjoyed sple did success in organizing a choir that is & revelation to the state Tn addition to the concert under the iirection of Colonel Bacota, a talk o the Russian church of today will delivered by Rev, 8 J. Lucas of Ne Britain in English wi owed by the Rev Plainville, rector o Episcopal church, who the relations between and the Russian Stevenson On Railroads, Hiltor Plainville speak of Episcopa will churct Railroads and their troubles will be discussed by George Stevenson, urer of the Soclety Bavings, Hartford of the Stor- Iroad committee, on Wednes- t § o'clock at the Bristol H take for his topic the England railroad situation, deai- € particularly with the roads that t local commerce most deeply in this line has been that a ture nditions of i The speaker | to many local people ¥ local bankers, as for a long 1 was connected with Lee Higginson & Co., the Boston brokers, in their bond 1epartment Cerryville first game w0 n the American Legion five of Terryville and the West Ends will be played on Saturday night at Red Men's hal, Iwhen the visitors expect an easy victory ov the locals, who have b smp for the last fes played the feams that have been on the locals schedule and the fans point forward to an overwhelming “pencil” supetiority over the West Ends. The Terryville teams have nevet been able to nt from the locals, however, since institution of the series about five years ago. Plan Ladics’ Night. ght for ¥ treas- and a member for o row day w car today d p wi kr im Be The betwee the brimry 5 ting Ce will tonight nponnce | the event wiil include numbers by the A Avery, who is in a serious condition | ake back the pen- | B. C. quartet of Waterhury and se- Sandstrom®s orchestra of Duzing the evening a din- will be served and dincing will conclude the event Dr. Brackett to Speak. Arthu B will be the eting of the Parent- ciation of the John school on Wednesday ctions this city by school peaker at the cachers’ asso- J. Jénnings night. He will his topic general health conditions of the school children of he city. In addition to the talk, a musical program will be presented. Local Physicians Appointed. Dr. Arthur Roche of Main street, the ‘child specialist, has been ap- pointed a member of the staff of spe- ists on children's diseases by St. is hospital of Hartford. He iority on infantile afflictions, Jien a special course last the Postgraduate hospital York to further equip himself Dr. ysic for cia I'ran W the Dr nd work Bened for son of Mr. My Laurel who sted with Francis hospital for some time, has appointed an assistant surgeon institution. Honor Dead President. McKinley's anniversary will be ob- served with fitting exercises tonight at the meeting of Captain G. A. Had- sell Camp, U. W. V., in Red Men's hal A short business session will be held after which the program in memory of the dead president will be presented t B. Landry Landry s been conne of bren of the Cutting Begins. Cutting of the ice on Birg pond in the north section of the city be- gan yesterday by the workmen of nyder & Norton. The ice was found to be 8§ to §': inches thick and of fine quality due to the recent cold snap. The cold weather of the last few days assures the city of a good crop so that the talked of ice famine will not be greatly feared by the local ice men. Bank to Move Soon. Preparations are being made by the Bristol Savings bank to move into |the new building on Main street be- {tween the structures of the Bristol Trust Co. and the Bristol National bank. The finishing touches are be- ing applied to the new banking home 80 that the institution will be housed in its new quarters about the middle of Iebruar; The Bristol Realty Co. moved yesterday from the old |banking house to the Tracy-Condon block on Main street while Peck & Barnard will move soon to the Gwil- lim block on Main street above | Woodruft's store, Windsor Independents Playing. The Windsor Independents are playing the Forestville five tonight at | Firemen's hall, in what promises to !be one of the best basketball games | this year on the local floor. Dancing will follow the contest, | Alienation Suit Withdrawn, Timothy Riordan, through his at- torn Judge Joscph M. Donovan and Robert J, Stack, has withdrawn his suit for $15,000, scheduled for ‘Iod«_\ in the superior court in Hart- ford, against Joseph and Antonina Yeski for alicnation of the affections of his wife. Attorney James T Mather represented the defendant Wwho are the father-in-law and moth- er-in-law of the plaintiff. Retall Board Meeting. February meeting of the re- board of the chamber of com- merce will be held at the Elks elub Wednesday noon, February 6, It will by meeting of greal interest to all ged in merchandising in Bristol speaker announced for this g is T. M. B. Hicks, Jr., head rescarch and planning depart- ment of Boston's best-known store, | Willlam ¥flene’s Sons company. Mr. Hicks will have for his topie, Ten Things for a Merchant to Do in 1924, This subject affords him a fine opporilinity to speak of matters f great importance to merchandisers, The meeting will take on the form of a noon-day luncheon event, with dinner being served at 312:3 Chairman A. L. Beede of the retail board of the chamber of commerce is urging a very large attendance to at- tend. Chairman Beede announces that there will be one or two sube. Jects taken up, including a discus. sion of the prop d spring opening, the matter of closing on Good Friday and the possibility of a window dis- play contest. Announcement will also be made of the get-together supper of the chamber on February 27, for which reservations are already being 1 THIEVES The ail GUARD AGAINS Poultry Men Who Show Birds at State Exhibitions to be Asked to Vorm Association Against Raiders, New Jan. 29.—Poultry men who show birds at the state exhibie tion here next week will be asked to in formation a Chicken Thier tive association to prevent the ingly large number of raide on which have been Haven oin Pro! ner of s re- Word aries of county farm today that by Farm at Vernon, last night, and Bast River, Ma 1 on his pen. Fred n Farm, and Mr, r losses to Edward tary the state poultry Yesterday, Bonnycroft Guilford reported that chick- had 1 gas in echicken were frightened away ame Eim Husband Seeks Divorce, Names Corespondent Vincenzo Floridia has brought suit against Maria Olivia Flor. idia charging infidefty and naming Nunzio Castangio as corespondent. Floridia seeks the custody of thelr Paul, age 6 years, who has besa with him since separated from his wife sometime ago. Their daughte Frances, aged 5 years, is with the mother | The case superior |court the first Tuesday in March. for divercs s returnab in TO SPEAK TO CITY MISSION Miss Edith White, head of the woma branch of the City Mission of New York city, will be the speaker at the annual meeting of the New Britain City Mission, which will be | heid in the chapel of 8t. Mark's Epie copal church February made by the leeal be ercted. A Jepen- Community eos- be adopted mission i Jent of the United poration wi