New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1924, Page 11

HIGH SPOTS IN NEW BRITAIN IN 1924 Many interesting events oc.\;‘lrh(l death at smallpox isolation Sy W ;[ hospital, curred in New Britain during| ™19 — common Counell votes for the year 1924, A number of |$590,000 in bonds, prominent residents passed to |, Frsnsae / I €S| 8 l"_--‘r Frank Holeez given life imprison= their reward and spotlight in-|ment arter pieading gulity to see- Colericco and ridents were not wanting. The growth of a city is hown by the events which wanspire from year to year. A glance at the Herald files a lew years ago reveals New Uritain in its chrysalis stage. foday it hag struggled to the point where it is a strong vouth, which works hard, plays hard and indulges in the ex- periences of its age. A chronology for the year 1924 follows January 1 — Fafiiy Bearing ffroperty at corner of Myrtie and ‘0. purchases | 1 ond degres murders. Mr, and Mrs, | Edward Hadden of Maplo strect ob- serve B7th wedding anniversary, 21 — J. M. Finpegan purchases Beaton estate property on Lexing- | ton street for $26,000, | 26 — Constable George A. Btnrk |Buftera fractured skull when struck by hottle at Broad street house. K 27T — Grand list totals $94,036,- 023, | 29 — Mcknroe block at 72-78 | West Main streot sold to Burpitt | Mutual Savings bank for $00,000, 81 — 25 High echool puplls sent home because of fallure to he vac- cinated ! April 1 — Rov, Willlam A, Krauso |given purse of $1,910 at farewell eption at St Mary's ohurch, City visited by thunder, lightning Ilooth streets for $73,500. J, Spencer | and heavy snowstorm. Douglass of Chestnut street 98 years ~ Mrs. Wilson H. Pierce of sant street observes S0th birth- lay anniversary, § — Salary committee favors In- s for more than 26 public ployes Dr, president of New ociety, 10 — Samuel Menus, Jacob Birn- suum and Samuel Levin purchase Judd Co. block on Main 9— oorgs H. Dalton elected Dritain Medical 1. H. Cooper re-elacted president of board of directors of New Dritain General hospital, 14 — A. J. Sloper begins 30th term a8 president of hoard of di- vetors of New Britain National mnk. 15 ~= New Britain thicd in school | t. — Severe wind and rain storm s mich damage about city. Mrs, rry Bates re-elected president of Visiting Nurses' association, Al- rt Anderson succecds Lewis W. or as second sclectman, § == 8. P. Strople elected mon- rehoof Aziz Grotto. " 19 — Mayor Paonessa vetoes sal- v inereases, — Mrs, Mary Whipple of Park ¢t observes §6'h birthday an- reary ~— Vrank H, 8hield dent of v Britain Undevwriters. $ == Mr. and M 50th 1estnut state elocted Board of William Hult- anniversary of street home, trade school obser at ¢ Now iding Mangled body found on ks near Willow bridge identified that of Sum Smith. ~= Common councit unst proposed E) protosts increascd trolley Jomes ko at Lim strect crossing. February I & Erwin Mfg, 000 bullding. sresident Woedrow Wil K. Bryan elected presi- ient United National Assosdation of st Office Clerks. About 25 e« holders 10 sue county to recover fecs puid after prohibition became effec- years old, . Co. to ote ive. Electrical Ingpector Cyril Cur- | tin resigna as resuit of salary fight School department building shows present nced of LY oram $577,000. 10 Death smallpox ¢ Seeoud ia in this city, death from = result of first small- Pux occurs 14 — 15 Allen Moore chairman of board of Mr. and Mrs. € of Camp strect observe 50th wedding anniversary. 10 — Charles Qulgley prosident of senior class at sehool 20 & New Pyti re-clected clected high of Britain Knights 60th anniversa — Ttesidents of Stanley Qu ter protest against building of gar- age on Andrews proper 4 — Mr. and Mrs, A Oty streot obscrie 1 anniversary 26 fam W. ias observe Rivkin of wedding 1t B. Erwin and Wil- juire qualify for post- ~ Thomas J. of National ford hospital, 2 nk Holeez held without Lail for superior court murder of Mrs, Theresa Staussal of South Main street, Herbert F. win recommended as postmaster by Repre tative E, Hart Fen 29 Rev. “William for Bridgepo: ter eig vears as curate at St. Mary's church, March Elihu Burritt opened Dr. Joseph H. Potts elected ent of medical PDritaln General hospital. 4 — Frank Majesky, aged § vears, killed by train at Allen streot crossing. Opening banquct of stock- rs at Burritt hot -— Charles W. Hawk dent of Kiwanis ganization in this city. — Fu M. Holmes, president of North & Judd Mfg. Co., ann 2 wndidacy for mayor on G. O. et, Lynch, cx League, dics at Krause aves hotel Ins elected club at or- P. Mayor A. M. Paonessa an- candidacy for reeleetion on | «mocratic ticket, 3 Rev, and Mrs. John E. ingberg observe 25th wedding an- crsary. Holmes withdraws from voralty and is replaced by udge B. Wi Alling. 9 — $40,000 damage done by fire block owned by Dugald MacMil- v at 212 and 214 Main street 11 75 pupils in East stroet »ol ordered vaccinated after dis of case of smallpox. 13 — Total number of s nallpox 15 — Every school child in. city dcred vaccinated, by of aith as precaution against small- s 18 Alderman Willlam H. eds H. E. Erwin as Republican town ot s c of committee, N directors of | ristian T | following | | Er- aff of New | Juda ! alrman | Y 15,199 people eligiblo to vote | this year, e ie dish Bethany church ob- |serves 40th anniversary, Big Rotary lolub conventlon at Burritt hotel, 4 — One case of Infantile paraly- #ls reported in city, City meeting hoard approves of $5670,000 bond fs- sue for schools, 5 —— Arthur G. Scotton sucs Les- ter 3. Moracroft for $20,000 as re- sult of injuries reeeived when n collision with latter's car on March 7 — Heavy rains visit city. 8 A. M. Paonessa re-elected mayor on Democratic ticket, 10 — 110 children kept out of school by vaccination order of board |of health, A 12 ~ Mr, and Mrs. Hyman Tertes purchase Dawson block on Main strect for $75,000, | 15 Anti-vaceinationists meeting at Lyceum. theater, 15 — Block at corner of Fafay- otte and Main streets sold to Meyer | Zinman for $101,600. Mayor Paonessa inauguratod. 16 — A. A. Dorbuck resigns Y. M. C. A. secretaryship., Alderman William H, Judd elected president pro tem. of common council. 18 — Ignats Miarzewski, 51, killed when he steps in front of au- |tomobile on North street. hold 20 — Ex-Postmaster Wiliam T, | Delaney dies at atreet, | 21 —Loule 8. Jones alected pret {1dent of New Britaln Real Esta board, home on Bassett 3 ~- Common council votes for | Witz chatrman of City Plan com- Cromwell memoral at Walnut Hill | park. s’ Daylight saving time gocs into effect in this city, | 28 — Richard Vogel tendered Te- ception by assoclates at Hosiery Co. in honor of 50th an- {uiversary of his entrance into firm's Lemploy, 0 — Appointments to city hall b made public, Mr. and Mr Thomas Lynch of st Main strect abserve 50th wedding anniversary. May 1 Policemen Michael J. Cos grove and Gustav W. Hellberg ob- isorve S0th anniversary of appoint- ment a8 permanent patrolmen. |Swedish Tlim Baptist church ob- iserves 40th annive | 4 -—— John Ryan, 21 years old, Killed in auto acgdent in Norfolk — Onc way traffic avound Ci tral park gocs into effect. I'rank 1. Conion elccted chairman of board of public works, 7 — Rev. John T. Davis elected district governor of Lions' clubs of Tsland and Connccticut at Provide Mrs, Main ling livan tran 1s Lhode | convention 1 12 M Kecvers of John H street ob- anniversary. d to and Eust North Haven 13 -— Miss Vivian dru , sues Deputy § M. O'Connor, erifi Adolph [ Carlson ‘mon for $3( 1 Jaui Sh 1 observes wiversary of his birth, Mr. AMre W T rtson of Lin- Stroal anniversary. 18 — Mr, and Mrs. Patrick Ken- nedy of Lawlor sirect observe 54th dding. Rev, {Timothy D of Hartford ap- | pointed to suoeced Rev. J. Leo Sul- [livan at St. Joseph's church. { John L. Doyle assumes position as of charity depart- ment, a den obscr ersary — Toxe Dorkowskie, aged ished to death 10 in mixing ine at Polish Bakery plant on rd strect - . M. Erwin transfors block last Main street to Joseph 271,700, Body of man found hanging from tree pn Hart tord road; that of Frantz Helfe, German mmigrant, 23 — Hartford ( Women Voters con hotel, 24 — to {tion to Parochia unty ague of cs at Burritt Luc $300,000 Rov spend in Bojnowski school, three years on Capt. Walter Cook resigns as head of Com- pany I, tonal Guard. Alexander Zalcski, 13, wins marble champion- ship and trip to Atlantic City for national co i p tlary for | counterfeiting ch meeting hoard rejects | t Hill memorial proposal. . Sncigrove and Victor | Domijan, assistant treasurers, Vincent 8mith, discount clerk Commercial Trust company, taken into custody following confession of ving forged notes, using dummy 1ames, to extent of between $30,- 100 and $60,000, June Dr. ¥, R, Cot of Nationa opaths in New — Burns Memoria anarded te Harold | n High sc Domijan xrove and Sm wneed to 5 years In We 1 prisot 4 Boar of trophy agl Senior 0ol |8 s bonds of 'and subway departrents. American | . Benjamin and Annie Solo-* 50th wedding s, on addi- | . Clanflone sent to Atlanta ! and | T — Rev. John T. Winters, pastor (ot 8t. Mary's church, dies, i | 9 — Mra. Cella A. Shepard ob-| |serves $6th birthday anniversary at | liome on Lake street, | 10 — John C. Loomis elected | president of Commercial Trust Co, | | 11 — John A. Andrews [ furniture business to Samuel, David | and George Kaplan of Hartford. | 13 — Attorney Saul P. Wasko- mission. 14 - Theodore Jolinson state commander of [ War Veterans at cony South Manchester, Miss Cuddy elected president of ( ticut Jederation of Business and Professional “~Women's clubs at Hartford convention. Mr. and Mrs John' H. Dillon of West Mair rect 2d wedding anniversary, D. Penficld abserves S4th birthday anniversary, 16 — Miss Augela M. Lacara of | | Hawkins street graduate of Boston University Law school at age of 20 veal iy from elected Spanish wtion in tello | nnec- Class of 127 graduated ato Normal school, Mr, and | Mrs. W. BE. AMen of Black Rock avenue obscrve 55th wedding an- niversary, 1S — Rev. J. purse of $2,200 tion. Women's Leo Sullivan given farewell recep- Coolidgo club or- ganized with 125 charter member: 19 — Landers, Irary and Clatk take out permit to build $125,000 addition on Center stroet. 20 — N. B. H. 8. graduates clas of 208, 21 — Louls W. Fodt of Connecticu at state el Acrie, I comvention fn Nor 2 — Andrew ¢ street Turnbull of Wal observes 92d birthday iversary, Frederick V. Strocter 2 years of age. Harry L. Gustafson killed fn fall from motorcyele side- car in Merider ndition rbury, carly to in serfous hospita n accident oceurcd day, car in which he and girl com ¥ panion were riding, going through stone wall. Capt Hanford L. (Curtis placed in National G 1 v 24 ycars of active G I'rye Tent of wized in o ) Reserve service in Macea Martin 30 — Martin K prestdent and can Hosiery Co. I president. July Wi ) pected P’nsco resigns as r of Ameri Hyatt elected 2 Body of found in Erwin broken. Foul play 4 — 40,000 attend fireworks play at Walnut Hill park. 8 — George H leaves em ploy of North & Judd Co years of service. 10 — Car oce Willlam \ with Wals necl Shine after 2 upied by T'olicema Doherty #nd Gec At derson demolished at Whit strect crossing. Officor Dolierty had con mandeered ear to catch rock driver. Occupants jump to safety { 14 — Andrew J. Sloper T5th birthday anniversary obser 18 — Edward Kalin, 1 ly hurt when caught bet tor and floor at Burritt Lo Mr. and Mrs of Church street observe ding anniversary. 22 Mrs. Ad Parkmore street ¢ noiversary Elfzabet) painfu el 40th wed — Mrs. South Main anniversary ‘nroc dies at Fr Hartford I M. Holmes North & Judd « 25 old by . board W 1 Juengst observes Freder stree to Boston. a & Co. ford 1y Mrs M. AL T 91st bLirthday auniversary, o . this ¢ Chem since mu [ S August ives ¢ J mperature sells | Ono deatls fror - Body o ing for past two ing ove: 14 — i street sold into U'Neill Edward town. { when on Kil givania knife barbed Hihbs Milkowitz death mes O'Nej O'Neill, ound wirc ot n at Stanley , missing { he prostration Hoftman, motorey wounds Michacl, Ney 9 1y 19 candidac scnator iittee, y on a e o M and hospi womination John I | chairtnan 26 = Tre in tervif lemocratic mo Mr. of wedding September position gt bank. y uries receiy t ki ta in shooting ssadlant, d. o D, R, 1 wi ing W, N ti Kee st = Micl 1 miss- fence in Arcl owitz Inguest on M n Middle- Kkilled hits touring car Comberg s blown n Lddy 1 was | Main - involved strect to Henry Morans, $72,500. en, Church T6th anni- ahout - Carl Lorer flovist, observes y of birth 3§ — Mr. and Mrs. Acthur C. of last Main street ob- wedding anuiversary Lucyan Bojnow imigrant homo in New for $115,000. Albert §. d for $40,000 by New residents for injuries re- auto accident on August h fon in — Mr. Stockwel d wedding | November 1 and Mrs, Lincoln strc anniversary Myron D, t observe Andrews Mrs street observes 9 {day anniversary, birth of Horgan Last killed rgolfo near Armistice Day n thermome- observance of uceldent when his head struck iron entified Ly live murdercr on O oD Mr. and er 17 ye December gatior Axel 1 Peter re from congregation of Japtist church. New 3,004 in lal senatorl - John § fractures sknll when car hits pole on Frank- lin Square — Hirty eight coses of searlet fever repurted here city estimated at 69 9,886 over 1920 figure, 25 — Mr. and Mrs, Morton €. Swift observe 50th wedding anni- versary at home on Lincoln streot. | ands aftend midnight masscs tholle churches, J. Emerson Vord of Orangeburg, 8. C., appointed tem- porary pastor at Trinity M, 1. church to succeed Tev, John L. Davis, successor to berg until cleetion, Population of Gain John Matteus probable Dr. J. E. Kiing- permanent pastor is | found for Swedish Baptist church. $4.600 blaze in Fllis strect today. { PIERGE SUCCEEDS Rev, louse | . | Seeress Predicts 1925 Will Be | Year Of Strife And Discontent BY LARRY BOARDMAN A Service Writer Washington, Dec. 31,—A year of treachery, sicknes deuth, restlessness, war and labor troubles— A year in which the people of America will demand their , though their fate will lie in the hands of others. ‘his cheerful prognostication for 1925 is made by Madame Marcia, Washington astrologist, famous for her predictions of important events, including the death of President Harding. Madame Marcia explains that the country will start its new vear under the zodiac sign Libra. .ibra stands for justice and a balancing of accounts,” laing. “It is the sign of the United States and is some- called The Eagle, nder this sign the minds of the people will revert to the i old colonial days and they will demand a reduction of taxes, such as the income tax, and repeal of laws infringing on per- such as the prohibition law. righ she e iumc- S ( WILLIAM H. WO0D = ' “But their fate will be in the hands.of others—government Is New President of American| Woolen Co. Shawseen Village, Dec Wood as American Woolen Company was made here this morn- ing at the company's offices here, Il health was assigned as the rea- son for Mr. Wood's retirement drew G. Plerce, Jr, of New Bedford hecomes president of the company to succeed Mr. Wood, the formal statement said, Cornelius A. {Wood, son of the retiring president, {becomes first vice president in of Mr. Pierce; and John W. Burrows, =¥ormal announcemer re ignation of William ) president of the selling agent of the company, is ap- | | pointed to succeed William M, Wood as president and selling agen Amer] Woolen Compar {York, the selling company parent organization, which saclhiusettts corporatio nouncement in fuil said “Acting upon the ecarnest adviee of his physicians, Willlam M. Wood las resigned as president and chair- man of t executive cor of the American Woolen Company but remains a director. He {8 suceceeded by Andrew G. Plerce, Jr., be over 20 years. Other organization ¢l appointment of Corne 3 first vieo preside ree o ham nges are the us A. Wood su A . of presen ling t, to succeed Willium M. Wood as president and selling agent of the American Woolen Company of New e of the Lo By John W g compar ng personnel, of the Ar eturing ome 1§ in New Bed Pierce Manufa fine good iring Company, and prestdent of cturing Com- r and glass, all tor of National Bank First Nationa ot the n M, W sasurer or pr n Woold 1 vied president and director for officials and foreign nations which try to dictate our policies, as in the case of the sinking of the battleship Washington.” Libra also stands for wild gambling and Madame Marcia predicts that millions will be lost and won on the stock ex- change. Mercifry To Breed Restlessness and Trickery The moon will be afflicted by seven planets,” she declares —“Venus, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn, which is a particularly bad omen. “The influence of Venus will make America as a country of kindly and tolerant with good intention toward all. Her | people will be amiable and pleasure-loving. This, however, will be more than counterbalanced by the influences of Mer- cury, which breeds restlessness and trickery. “Labor troubles will result from this and it would be well to watch treaties—such as the disarmament pact—signed with other nations. “A government scandal, such as Tea Pot Dome, is in the offing, due to break this year. “The Mercury influence will also make us quarrel with our neighbors, Canada and Mexico, and these quarrels may be augmented into wars by the influence of Mars. “Wars with England and Japan are not unlikely, though they will probably not come this year.” Madame Marcia points out that the influence of Neptune is for power and money, but that this will be offset by the influence of Saturn, which will make money tight and tie up the country's finances. “Worst of all,” says she, “is that the moon and Uranus are in the house of sickness. There will be much ill-health troubles of' the heart and lungs, and other ailments which doctors will be unable to diagnose. “Sickness and death will visit many of the country’s lead- ers and celebrities. “There will be ' many transportation troubles affecting street cars, bus lines, and particularly railroads. All this, added to general mental sickness and the restlessness of labor will cause turbulence and dissolution. Great Leader Will Rise To Occasion “Out of the dissolution a great leader will arise—a second Washington or Lincoln—who will put the country back on its feet, This, however, will not be until Libra has run its course and the zodiac sign, Scorpio, is in ascendence. lisfortune will overtake President Coolidge spme time near inauguration in March. Either he will be visited by illness or some official he depends much upon will die. “Financial conditions will be at their worst in January and November. In April there will be war, or rumor of war either between capital and labor, or with some foreign country. Pos- sibly both. ““In January will come a partial eclipse of the sun, its path stretching from California to Buffalo, N. Y. In the eclipse zone will be devastation and destruction, such as cyclones, earth- quakes and floods.” TYPOSTOOPPOSE SUPPLY OF BODZE POSTAL INGREASE.~ WAS POISONOLS Favor Increased Wages But Not Shipment fo New Haven Would at Publishers’ Expense Have Caused Blindness illiam ind for New Haven, us and according to a report He L. Borg. W ® es here, sis of the liquor at A1 muthorities wha ief that it was bound for us New car it was poisoni s street, o Greco, Brock Mass. 11n $1,000 honds each g on charges of trans- ot Tx-At W. Hale Yale football g d an All- time, but n elected Conn., parties lost his fifteen p his records Blind nd all He about raised lete ettt