New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1924, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1924, MEN’S SHIRTS alues $2.00 SPORT *O°° Values $5,00 SWEATERS BATHING 95 surrs. “° Values up to flfllmm ‘"'l" “m'mfl MEN’S ALL WOOL SUITS .MEN’'S ALL WOOL SUITS $1 500 $9 3.00 Values up to $29,50 ; Values up to $34.50 79 DAYS 89« Value $1,00 MORE To WIND Value $1.00 UP OUR BIG SALE — We have made these drastic reductions so as to make room for new fall merchandise, SATIN STRIPE s ] SHIRTS alue $3.00 BLUE WouURA SH'™TS Fast Colors SHIRTS md © D¢ DRAWERS Athletic UNION SUITS 2 for $1.00 MEN’'S ALL WOOL SUITS $2 @50 Values up to $39.50 MEN’S FPALM BEACH SUITS $9.90 | : Values up to $15.00 Don’t let the low prices mislead you as to the quality of this merchandise, if seeing is believing now is the time to act, but act quick if you want to get in on this one Big s e SPECIAL Mins 51 1 .00 SUITS « 1 1 o MEN'S §1.©95 Extra and TROUSERSs 2 0 5 — o v e el NEW YORK SAMPLE SHOP BRISTOL STORE 135 MAIN ST. SPECIAL 29 BOYS’ ”.,7'95 SUITS \'slu‘e‘s":pztopls‘lgfiii MEN’S EXTRA TROUSERS Values up to $6.00 '3.95 ‘4.95 Bargain Feast. — We'Need More Room — NEW BRITAIN STORE 7 MAIN ST. Another interesting letter sent to ear Sir: of my sllk orchard, so called, situat- THEY ASKEDFATHER | INYE BLDEN DAYS Modern trapper Will Say “Hu When She Hears About This A New Britain minister reeentiy in a sermon stated that a modern young at the movi man- meets a “flapper walks home with her. calls upon her and shows her a good {im for 4 week or two, then suddenly says, “Come on kid, let's get spliced,” she grabs him around the neck and they 50 looking for a licenge and a min- | ister. The picture may or may not have| been slightly overdrawn, but it is a steiking contrast to the way in which it was done in generations gone by, according to some old records recent- ly discovered by Mrs. B J. Skinner. (Mrs. Skinner is a grandnicce of Lli- hu Burritt and in going through some old family records recently came across some interesting documents, one of them heing a letter to the late Miss Anna Strickland, a niece of “The | Learned Blacksmith” and another a letter to Miss Stricklund's father, from a young man who desired per- mission to co ond with Miss Strickland, SUMMER SALE -‘u‘ family, containg an offer to hoard and edu- furnish her with fuel, service for $200 one member of the Burritt [cate a girl, ndles and laundry ]\Ul' year. A paper of historical value is the will of Eijah Hinsdale, grandfather lof Wlihu Bureitt, drawn in 1797 and | disposing of what is thought to have {been the first industry in New Britain, lor at that time Berlin, his ik worm {bnginess, I 'I'he letter to Miss Strickland evi- ldently came from a student at Yale, |who was smitten with her charms. | Unfortunately the family records do not say whether he proved a faithle: etheart or whether death or p ental oBjection interfered, Whatever | hapnened Miss Strickland never mar- vied. | Asks Father's Permission, The letter to the young woman, said to have bheen written sometima before the Civil War reads as follow: | i “My Dear Miss Anna: “I send through you a nofe te your | father asking his permission fo cor- respond with you “I leave it with you whether you | hand it to him or not. Of course you will read it. 1 would fill this sheet if 1 thought it was praper before ob- [taining your parents' consent to cor- {respond, “With affection, R The letter enclosed and addressed Ito Miss Strickland’s father reads as I tollows: RICHARDSON. K ALL OUR SHOES WOMEN'S WHITE PUMPS AND OXFORDS WOMEN'S WHITE KID PUMP WOMEN'S Were §9.00, SUEDE 8 NOW .... NDALS, $3 95" $4.95 $3.95 10% OFF ON MEN'S STETSON OXFORDS BROKEN SIZES ON STETSON OXFORD! Other Lines ... $765 §1.95 and THE W. G. SIMMONS CORP. 85 WEST MAIN “I became acquainted with your daughter Anna, when in New Haven and am anxious to continue the ac- quaintance by corresponding. I would |not like to ask her to do it without your permission and to obtain this is my ohject in writing you. 1 know it is difficult to find out anything in re- |gard to a student’s character from the fact that if the facuity knew any- "MIU: aaginst it he would not be al- Iuv\nd to remain in the institution, 'while on the other hand the students .nr- so divided into societies and |cliques that a person might be well |spoken of by one set of men while another may speak disparagingly of [him. Tf you desire to make inquiries respecting me T refer you to Prof. ‘lonnr. my division officer, and also td the Rev. Sam'l Curtis who pre- pared me for college and has known my family intimately for several years |—ne is at present with his brother- in-law the Rev. E. N. Kirk of Bos- ton | “With respect, “D. R. RICHARDSON.” All For $200 a Year, The letter offering to take a young woman student comes from Troy, |and is dated September 19, 1823. It | reads as follows: “Your letter from Hartford was received day before yesterday when I returned from the falls of Nlagara whither T went to recreate my mind and repair my health after the fa- tigue of the summer. “Trust me, Cousin Burritt, T feel |very grateful to you for your exer- tions in my behalf. Your present for the young ladies accompanying your letter was duly received but the class had dispersed and have not yet col- lected. As soon as they do they shall receive them and shall be Informed |to whom they are indebted for the l | fine things said of them in the States- man, To say that no apology was | needed for your handsome composi- [tion in that paper would be speaking [too coldly and if T should praise it that would be praising myself as well | |as you. "“Our cards of terms are all ex- {hausted or T would send you one. We |would however engage to receive your sister, board her, furnish her with fuel, candles, washing and in- struct her in all the branches taught | except music for $200 per annum one. |half paid in advance. This would b somewhat less than to have all ar ticles charged separately.” | Will is 127 Years Old. The will of Elijah Hinsdale is of ;,y.\mm,n historical interest, Written |in ink in a fine hand in the old style | writing with the “s” made Iike an |“f* and many words undistinguish- £ |able the document is hard to decipher vet in a remarkable state of preser- | vation, for its 127 years old. The| will reads as follows: “To all people to whom thess pres- |ents shall come, greeting that 1. Elipah Hinsdale of Berlin in | which T have and do bear towards my wife Sarah Hinsdale, my danghter Elizabeth. Burritt of Berlin and her son born and to be born, my daugh- [ter Roxanna Andrews of Berlin and her son born and to.be born-and by these presents do give, grant and convey and pass over to Sarah the use land improvement of the room in my silk houss and the use iand improveemnt of one-third part Know ye | the count¥ of Hartford and state n” Connecticut for the consideration of | that good will and natural hffection east-lower | ed in Berlin aforesaid, the whole lot containing eight acres be the same more or less, viz. butted east on land of Isaac Lee, west and south on highways, north on James and Dan- fel Judd and Abel Clark for and dur- ing the time she shall remain ‘my widow, and ng longer, during all of which time she is to keep the or- chard well pruned and in good repair and fitted for the purpose for which it was planted and reared, viz. the culture of silk and also keep in good and tenantable repair the part of my | sillk house; and 1 the Elijah Hinsdale | do also hercby give, grant and con- vey and passsover to my daughter Elizabeth Burritt the use and im- provement of the residue of my silk house for and during the term of her natural life and no longer during which time she is to keep her part of the house and orchard (and the whole if it may or shall come unto | her hands and occupancy) in good repair, well pruned and in the ben‘ situation for the culture of silk a ‘i‘ | the remainder or remainders of silk house and orchard and the npnurfcn- ances thereunto belonging 1 hereby ! give, grant, convey and pass over to | my grandson Elijah Hinsdale Burritt and the heris male of his body law- fully begotten he or they taking the ' name of Elijah Hinsdale, the elder always to be preferred and take in preference to the younger and that on failure of same male of the body of my daughter Elizabeth lawfully be- gotten I hereby give and grant the whole of the silk house and orchard (and its appurtenances thereto belong- ing to the ‘heirs male of my daughter ; Roxanna Andrews he or they taking the name of Elijah Hinsdale, the el- | der always to be preferred to the | younger and on failure of same male | of both of my daughters I,give, grant and convey the whole of my silk | house and orchard with the appur- tenances thereto belonging to me right heirs and their assigns forever. “And alwaygepPovided that the silk orchard be kept and pruned and cul- [tivated in a manner, most suitable | for the fuityre of silk therefrom. “To have and to hold the granted premises to the several grantees here- | in mentioned for their respective terms and upon the conditions before | expressed and their heirs and assigns | | forever agreeably to the true intent | and meaning of these presents. “In testimony whereof T have here. nto signed my name and affixed my | seal in Berlin this 14th day of Feb. | | ruary A, 1797, Signed, gealed and delivered in pres- | ence of Seth Tewis, Gad Stanley., “Connecticut, Hartford county, Feb, 14, A, D, 1737, Then personally ap- | peared Elijah Hinsdale, signer and | sealer of ' the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and dsed, “Before me, GAD STANLEY, | “Just. Peace. Norway sometimes uses corn for ACATION For lunbum. bites, soreness, lcn or summer colds IJAH HINSDALE (and seal) |8 For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Adv MONEY Deposited in Our Savings Department On or Before AUGUST 4 Will Bear Interest from the THE BANK OF GSERVICE Oren Saturday Evenings 6-8 Standard Time