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Seen Them? Our New Spring Suits. If Not, We Indvite Inspection. “Gay New Prints, Lustrous Satins, Ribbed Weaves, Awning Striped Silks And All the New Ideas in Silken Fabrics That the: Skill of the Designers and Colorists Have Produced. BRILLIANT FLORAL EFFECTS and UNUSUAL GEOMETRIC DE- SIGNS are in the race for Fashion’s favor. Smanrt little frocks can easily . be evolved, even by amateur sewers, SILKS OF ALL KINDS, in all styles, at all prices for all people, are shown in almost bewildering variety by us. Printed Silks in 40-inch width, also other good makes. Radium, Georgette and Flat Clepes, priced $2.50 to $4.00 yard. You have choice of Cheney’s AMONG THE PLAIN COLORED SILKS, we are showing new Chif- fon Failles, Bengalines, Cord-o-nette, Crepe Meteor, Flat Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Russian and th IFaced Crepes. All in 40-inch width, latest Spring See our Silks and get prices. ASK TO SEE THE NOVELTY ¢ Crepes, Bengalines, as well as Spiral Crepes in handsome stripes for en- semble and separate coats. dresses and trimmings, smart stripe Silk Broadcloth, ete. SILKS, such as All the new shades. Lovely Plaids for blouses, m@' ng Centor: Crepe de Chines, and the the Satin Stripe financially, as there Berlin News REASSESSHENT IS ASSURED FOR TOWN Berlin Voters l)ecule {0 Accept Committee's Recommendation | MEETING 1S VERY CALM, slight Changes In Percival School escaped the notice of the as- . Pickett recommended that the {town do the work itself, cre should be enough o do the work, pointing out vh S present hoard of assessors lcould probably do better with help | {from men in the town who are ex- [perts in their lines of work. | |much extra p:-(lmr would have to be taxed in order to pay for the install- that about two Residents — | & 000 ot Jitney Will Benefit Murray spoke in favor | |of the project and presented figures |it i3 the firm belief on the part of | 1o show that property has been un- |Vour commitiee that a general assessed herctofore, News In The Churches Town—Mcn's Bible Class Meeting. Lxperts will be emplo: town of Berlin to reassess property in town, it was decided at the special town meeting called for the purpose of hearing and acting upon the essment committee f the present system and that there is a lot of mone that rightfully belongs to these | rs. She questioned Mr. around loose, port of the re rvices free of charge in order s consulting experts for the monious and there Miss Adele Murra William Emerson, Emerson was oppesed to the | a if a political m was involved in the o (,f’,,,,y.q grested this e {ihe number, but no se S yll oject and a Carter and Thomas Linder. The meeting was called to order and Arthur L. ) ‘laude W. Stevens then | presented three resolutions, the of them being: : That the selectmen be, | authorized to [no pmn.m macl ey said he had seen so » workings of politica rething | ¥ machine bothering with taxation. they are he t 1 _deferred on | st the asses- Service company 1o ass sors in making a purposes of as taxable property work to be ronu-:n\«d on or before That phu(o- grqmlc Thapa by anmp. town be made, complets working for the use of the ass » be procured at a cost not to exceed ten thousand dollars , but was of the duties to perform and if |undertaxed it is because json cannot possibly pay more. a card |nd<\ .md 4 tem be installed , each resolution be. ing acted upon separat directed to work with the experts so to be employed to procure a revalua- tion and equalization of the tajable Selectman’s Sala report of Judge paid therefor at a rate of compen-| sation not to exceed five dollars per discussion at it town mectin board was requested to secure seding 10 citizens of the appointed by the sele ferent sections of the town, ' committee to » experts 8o em- od in fixing land values in differ- ent sections of cemen, from dif- The report was a lengthy one : final paragraph tells the story: : appropriation of $1,000 for of the first sc Berlin, adopted at | meeting of the the town 6f “Resolved: That the ce be instructed to items incurred was regular a t of 1,000 for the ye was also regular an budget of the town he completed and that the to borrow | ¢ sums of mongy 000 and o give the obligation of the town therefor.” presentation of tions followed the reading of the re- | . It is probable tion has néthing to do Report of Committee After William t th ok committee was he resolution wgal Voters of the Town feet and pointed out that assessment | xperts Is not satisfactory. sald that many people are burde; .,.-‘| | he \djustment and questioned the benefit such a system would lmJ to the town. der Answoers Questions ppraisal engine hnc resolution was ;ulwpv. town u" Beritn to coneider thi several questions regor meeting called for the than the first it purpose, above resolution, port as follows: “The question of assessment state-wide and has occupied attention of people in many | munit beg leave to “It should be r gnized nt than modern numerous and by more tim | are complicated that the far more in systematic method. “An as: beginning and source town necds, it is the | important department to have att | tion, L a result of our valuation of taxable property of t town is needed. T valuati e believe would overcome nd serious inequalities and tices that now exist and would be listed in accordance icquirements of the law warket value. “We find that contain separate value of e injus the lists descripti do |one individual the > listed as to ate value |is given, that no bounds are give all this contrary to law. ard is given to the assessment of l'uvHv lots, of size and improve- |ments in dwellings and regard the fair market valu We are un- _iable to find that an particular | method is used at pre t to deter- mine values and as a sult there is & marked difference in assessment [ value, “In order to sccure the {latest information regarding meet with us and give us the bene fit of their knowledge and methods. “The tax commissioner of Con- necticut, repr tives of the Am- 8 M erican Appr com Ny ctuses’ Appraisal company the Municipal Appraisal company came to us and gave us the benefit of their experience and used by them. “The commendations of each of these parties were practically the irst requirement s * town, either by survey or aerial accurate plan on which to base the assessment ommend the assessors, hey rec jment of the (Continued on Page 14) | monia and it will probably be | necessary to remove him to the hos- | pitar. | a member of the board of fi not | week in Makceh, and that the committee be ap- this wointed by the moderator of meeting.’ “We, the undersigned committee appoinfed under the authority of the the ; com- | school connected with t | College clnb of Columbia U [ Now school will hold sessions as usual. resulting in several towns, jmany n-mu tasable which sometimes |10 improved methads. scape attention of the assessors, | e raultwith the present | that town governme: |way of assessing is not with the as- , but with the Pickett doubte: would he much income for the town all has become olden demands costly and require a more businesslike and gave and the teachers a fi stalling his order that dent Coolidge's Pupils and t lunch | of the f ssment of property is the of revenue for | first and most o'clock well thanks from investigation stockholders of Se tion, Inc ning at > dl room in Odd Fellows' building, many property with at a fair stockholdr |as this w not nd ch piece of property, that where several houses are owned by portant | Lady of M¢ Little re- to | of property that seems to be of equal best and assess- ment, we invited several parties 1o and methods his gives a certain and employ- together with FRECKLES AND Plainville News FREDERICK BULLEN AGAIN FALLS ILL Report States That He Is Threatened With Pneumonia PLAINVILLE SCHOOL NOTES | Stockholders' Meeting — Catholic | Church Notes — Legion Member- ship Drive — Church Notices — Plainville Briefs, Frederick Bullen of 18 Washir ton street is reported to be seriously ill at his home. He s said to be threatened with an attack of pneu- found About a year ago this time, Mr. Rullen was i1l with a severo attack | of pleurisy and at that time he spent | | a long time in St. | undergoing treatment | ope Francls’ hospital | and several jons which are sald to have his lite, He has mpparently saved | been in good health but it is thought | that quick changes in | during the past month, the weather have tended to undermine his health, He 18 one of the most popular of the residents of Plainville. He is a justice of the peace, a member of the town school committee and also com- missioners and his many friends gret that his health has once again failed him, Plainville School Notes The boys' debate was held yes- terday afternoon in the eighth grade The subject of the debate solved: That Robert F. [ee greater military leader . Grant,” The affirmative was taken hy George Arel, Carl Peterson and d Dounton. The r ive side handled by Arthur Okenquist, | James Simpson and Albert Rockwell. The debate was decided in favor of nd Prnicipal Or- id side the negative rin L. Judd congratulated both sides on their excellent eff and first attempts at ing “The graded schools of the town will \be closed on Monday in order that the teachers may have an opportunity to visit other schools in rearhy towns and ci Principal Orvrin T, Judd left this morning to visit the Lincoln perimental Teachers’ iversity, York, The Plainville high , Lee Rockwell | cighth grade treat by in- the school in hear Presi- add their On Wednesday the puplls of the radio in they m inaugural achers brought disti heard very ural exerc the close, "Mr. unanimous vote of entertainment teachers who and until Rock received a the pupils and joved it very much. Stockholders” Meeting quarterly meeting of the e quassen Cor held Monday the direetor All = n- r. . will be 8 o'clock in are urged 1o be pres | be one of the most ions of the yea Catholic Church Notes Services at the church of Our rey will be held tomorrow siness e ————— N COMMUNITY THEATER PLAINVILLE SATURDAY, MARCH 7 RIN-TIN-TIN In “FIND YOUR MAN” SUNDAY, MARCH 8 LEW CODY, MONTE BLUE, MARJORIE DAW, In "REVELATION™ —-———-———J H e —— EXTRA FEATURE TONIGHT CORMUNITY THEATER Underthe Eagleszg lu. d by the lmu-nml Order of Eagles Old Age Pension Commis- sion. A real love story with a real ending. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925, masses at 8 and 10 o'clock and Sun- day school at 9 o'clock. The chil- |dren of the parish will recelve com- mu-mm in a body tomorrow morning .ul the 8 o'clock mass, Tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock Ilnh n devotions will be held in the lchurch, Itev, Matthew Drady, a |professor at 8t, Thomas' seminary in |Hartford, will commence a serles of |Lenten sermons. He was scheduled pu start the series last Sunday eve- |ning, but because of the raging storm, the services were cancelled, The committees in charge of the « Patrick’s entertainment which 1s |to be given at the Community thea- ter on March will meet tomorrow to make final arrangements for the affair, Reports indicate that the so- clal will be onc of the best ever held lannually at this time. | The chorus of children which fs to sing o medlcy of Irish airs at the entertainment, will hold an import- ant rehearsal in the church hall to- morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. {All those who are to take part in the ir are asked to he present, Legion Membership Drive The committee in charge of the drive for members being conducted by Brock-Barnes post, No. 33, Amer- ican Legion, Is reporting good pro- Bress. Full reports have not been 1m(-|n|ng at the usual hours with |8t latle canvass of eligiblo ex-service- men in the town is being made and the results of this steady work is [al hours. Rev, I. Bodl preach. | sent in but a thorough and system- tra will be present and will render special music. An Invitation is cord- lally given to all who care to wor- ship at the church, Advent Christain ehurch:—Morn- ing and cvening services at the usu- Willam _Ainslee will be the speaker, Thursday evening at 7 p. m,, there will be a soclal service after which the regular quarterly business meeting will be held, Woman's Federation The Woman's ederation of Congregational church will hold the ull day sewing meeting Thursday, ch lady please bring one thing Hur lunch, Coffee wlll be served. An evening group of the Federa- tlon for those who cannot attend in the afternoon, will meet Thursday at 7:30 p. m, in the church parlors. All those interested Eplscopal Church Wednesday, March 11, 10 a, m,, Holy Communion, Friday, March 13, 30 p, m, evening prayer. Rev, H y of New Britain wil Notes Plainville Briefs The Christian Endeavor oclely of the Congregational church will meet |tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock. The leader will be Miss Helen Fisher, Pythian lodge, K. of P., leld a regular meeting in Odd Feliows hall | last evening at which | ness was transacted, routine busi- expected to be fruitful in fncrease in SeRw {members, Commander Robert | St. Patrick’s Post Cards at Prior's |Cralg will try and make this year |—advt. | [the Blggest the Legion*has ever 1 = socially, financially and in numeri [or ~Automobile Insurance number the post good style The ducting a membership drive the eligible women of ghe town If work will have any results, every eligible woman in the town will be enrolled in the unit hefore the drive is over. Any woman who is now liv- ing in Plainville but who has a Lrother or some other member of her family in the Legion, who would Wish to join the auxiliary, should s'nd in her name to Mrs. Sophia Hemingway of Linden street, a mem. ber of the membership committee, His fellow members in re cooperating with him fn or to Viss Marjorie Iisher, presis dent of the unit. Every home where in there is.an eligible member, will be canvassed by menibers of the committen and following this, when reports are handed in, a canvass will be ma ther arguments to tho: Sign up in the first vi Church Not onal churct second to offer fur- Congr 0 'ning service at 10:43 o'cloc church school fimmediately after the morn- ing service, Mr. Wyckofr Lenten class and Mr. Ham's men's class. Young Peo; s meeting Baptist church:— pastor’ will | Weak Man:” Sund ing the morn “My Debt to ( [theme, 7143 |meeting. Episcopal ehurch:- I. Browne, rector, Ment. 8 a. m., E t6p.om. m., the The Strong v school follow- service; 7 p. m,, rist” will be the hursday, prayer topic Rev Secon Grorg Sunday in lebration of Robert B. egion auxiliary is also con- | among | and | American Plainville.~—advt, [ Mrs, Mining Comp {on her second week who fail to | presented her plea Judg in district land remanded her to jail for a weck. judge ordered a further | claimed any knowledge of the af- | Today | nostponement to allow of fuller in- | fair, vestigation of the case, at $15,000 but available. {took securities Holy Communion; school; 11 and sermon; prayer, m., church ! morning P my Dean 8. R. ill preach. i ' THE prayer | evening | Colladay of | ; Christ church Cathedral of Hartford | White, 'Phone 1 dvt. i"urnished room and gentleman. boar Call for | | chine it up the STILL IS IN JALL Self Confessed Thief Sweeney, Of $22,800, Is Awaiting Sentence In Boston, Boston, March T.—Mrs. Almee A. | Sweene¥, for many years known in business circles as Miss Jones, |secretary of Rodolphe L. Agassiz, president of the Calumet and Hecla , today y entered uy at the Charles street jail to which she was sent last Saturday when she pleaded guilty to theft of $22,890, the pro- perty of Mrs. Gorden Prince, daughter of Mr. Agassiz. Last week when Mrs. Swee, Parmenter | court the Mrs. admitted that she helonging to Sweeney HERALD CL, BRING RE WHY!! b 'SCHOOL There will be sewlng, recreation and | refreshments, are cordially tnvited, Pierce night, moved to the local hospital, did not net sistent work on the part of the de- partment, ing up of Pler a garage on Foley street. ing to the companions of the I ride, F adn that night. deferred se munu‘r presented by Attorneys Noble E | Pierce Bail was set [that he had hit anyone. bondsmen were not |ing Pierce guilty of evasion, Bristol News PIERCE GUILTY ON HIT AKD RON COLAT Convicted of Evading Responsi- hility Ater Auto Accident I§ FUMIGATED | No Fear of Epidemic in South Chip- pens Hill District, Dr. Wolsard Says — Forestville People Want Traflic Officer, Edwin Pierce, a garage mechanie, was found guilty of ey sion of responsibility by Judge Wil lam J. Malone police court session, arraigned as the car aceident on the on November repair man at ford motor local when he was result of a motor Wolcott road Louis Bunnell, the Werner & San- station, was badly in- jured, being crushed between the car alleged to have, been driven by Pierce, and a machine owned Miss Carolyn G. Fessenden of Stan- ford, which Bunnell had been r pairing. Bunnell had worked on the n early in the evening and took | Wolcott mounta a test out his work. A minor adj ment being necessary, he storged near the home of Frank A. Woods. While he was bending over the en- gine, another machine, fied as the swiped the and aboui 30 feet, later property of Pierce, ssenden car, dragging Bunnell along for | Without stopping to erfain the extent of the damage went along. A search that after Bunnell had been re- ident side- ~Mshing the police any clues but per- succeeded in the round- on December 2 at Accord- he and his two November 21 mer and George Mather, d having been in an accident police, In court this morning, Pierce, and Robert J. Stack, d saying that he did not know After find- Judge Malone continued the case until March 16 as further data is de- Mrs, | 8ired. Trince from a safety deposit box to When' the case was originally | \which she had access as a trusted |scheduled for trial last December, employe of the Agassiz Company | Iscarlet fever had invaded the and sold them. | Pierce home so that the lifting of 2 |the quarantine had to be awaited “Hiunm the hearing could be held. | School Fumigated In order that the fears of several arents of children attending the outh Chippens Hill school might > allayed, Health Officer Joseph I. this morning at the | Residents of the Forestville sece | March 1 | center by | {much anxiety on the part of pare | contest | last night by a score of 22 to 18 at | Red Men's hall, | few | point lead being held bo directed by the minutes of the health board sessions to the city olerk to have him present coples of the board recommendations to the councll, Discuss Forestville Sewer After the meeting of the health board last night, several of the commissioners discussed the builde ing of a sewer system to take care of the Worestville district, which has been dependent on various means of sewage disposal. Only the first tuxe ing district of the city is cared fop by the city's present sewer systefn, | which Is kept at capacity work by the growth of recent years. Many parts of the city cannot use the present system, especlally Foreste ville, which section is too low to be linked to the present arteries, which terminate at the Lake avenue disposal plant. This trouble has been one of the main reasons for the failure of the Iorestville dise |trict to have the city sewage facilis | ties, uccording to officials but men, {conversant with the situation, pree dict a pumping station within & ‘Hm:l time to handle the Forestville end. Want Traffic Officer tlon are p tion to t anning to prosent a petie council meeting on king that a traffic offi- stationed at the Iorestville uring the hours of the day, r be | when school children cross the |streets there to and from their | studies. The narrow capes of youngsters recently have caused ents, who feel that the extra cost | of half a mill or about that amount | Will be amply repaid in the proe | tection of the little ones. in road to | Elmwood Wins Eimwood took a &sart-breawing from the Company L five Only in the last minutes of the game did the visiting team secure its winning | points as up to that time, the af« fair was a see-saw battle with a one at” various times by both quintets. Merrick of the locals was guarded closely last night and did not get away to his fine shots as in previous games, thereby contributing to the local failure to score more heavily, Elm- wood will play a return game here on next Wednesday, City Championship Tonight The second game of the city championship series between Come pany L and the West Ends will be played tonight at the high school court. The first game showed the West End players a big surprise and | according to followers of the sport *should have been won by Company L but finally went to the West Ends by a 17 to 16 score. Bristol Club Entertains ®fiss Marjorie Kay and the Dixie revue presented the entertainment last night at the Bristol club, when the rooms were crowded to capacity for the monthly social session. Fol- lowing the presentation of a snapey program, the entertainers sang old time songs to the delight of the membe The entertainment was followed by a luncheon. Attends Wife's Funeral. Permission was granted to Salva- tore DiSalvatore under three meonth's jail sentence for his part in the af- Plainville M. E. church: Folia ASith! 5 ast | fray at his home a month ago, when worship at 10:45 a. m., sermon by 1Un that old car any longer, paying (\,\;z;:{lr:na\'}(\‘,'.mlga:i:e 's,:hoo:%,;',’:, Antonio Tottore was killed, to attend Rev. Arthur A. Ball; Sunday school , for repairs, etc, when you can get; (% 5 " AU 8 O [the funeral of his wife, Mrs, Mary ¥ith adult biblo class at ‘noon; 3 p. i liberal allowance toward & mew) . = 5 S0 G0 V0 188 DR calvatore In this eity this mornng, m.. Rev, John Henry Bell of New | FORD [patient attonded school, precaution. |The woman died at the Hartford Haven and District Superintendent P measures were thought neces-|hospital this week as the result of of the New York TEast Conference, 'open or closed, and pay the balance |, n, fear of an epidemic has|the slashing, she suffered in the will preside at the Fourth Quarterly on casy monthly payments. Let me |1 (\pooccg by the physician |brawl. A solemn high mass of re Conference. As this 15 the most Im- call and give you an estimate On |ang no thought of elosing (he|quiem was celebrated at St. ‘Ane portant conference in the church your old car and a demonstration |gihool has been entertained, | thony's church by Rev. Louis Beccar , It is hoped every member will of our new models. cording to information gained this|is and the burial took place in the resent. Epworth League in the | REBELLE CARPENTER morning. Rumors had been about Thomas’ cemetery. After the cvening at 6:30 o'clock, Miss Viola | Tel. 628—Representing the city that the school was about |services, DiSalvatore returned to the Spencer will be the leader; 7:30 p. | DANIEL M. COLLINS {0} b closed ' becaviael of. ‘a! Targs|| oty jaill m., evening service will be conduct-| Tel. Plain. 11-14—Representing | number of cases in the district, but | Last Services Held, ¥ the pastor. The church orches- , Collins Motor Co. Plainville, Conn. | cecking up on the stories revealed | The Lenten services last night at | solitary. casc of the fever and |St. Joscph's church were the last of that a mild one. |the church rites to be observed in | Dr. Woisard said this morning |the old structure, which will soon ;v’mv an average of two or three |make way for the handsome new |cases a week of scarlet fever had |stone edifice. Practically all of the [been received at the health office. [equipment has been installed in the Do you ervier 0 heavily eirs, and t casily lost by tations? Let you your mon can OH Boy!! Tin GONNA SEE THAT \\_q‘BET.' Zv ] MOVIE = ALL ABOUT "7 ESKIMOS AN POLAR 20 BEARS AN WHALES TO NISKT /f\fi VEAU-BUT Al ol 5 £ LEARA LOTS WHEN Y [ A, D TE THE st A O\ } canep sec || SEE THEM T [, WHAT DoEs W\ A HAROLD LAMPOONING LAMDOONING" A WHALES MEANZ A Yoo e Will Your Estate Be Reduced to Nothing? estate I them us tell you how safeguard The PLAINVILLE TRUST Co. PLAINVILLE, CONN. 1 without our W b it reac in unwis between the health departm thatolty He: To Cooperate With Council To promote further co-ope and council, the attendance Uf’i Ith Officer Joseph I. Woisard at | > council meetin, when impor- recommendations, relative to v health, are heing discussed sought. Tt was voted at the board sessic ight to sk the do if nossiblc affecting are being to enlist th -_— LIMITATION OF CLATMS new showed church, so that the first serve on {ices will be held there on Sunday. T a temporary work has not been finished. The ded= ication will e use of the new church will be measure as all of the take place soon after Baster, If the prosent rate of pro- gress on the construction is maia- tained. The “Tic” Explained. The deadlock at the Fail Moun- tain listriet school meeting on Thursday night was cxplained last , who at- and showed women are today in According were 41 voters, beginning of r the records 40, so that a lineup of asting votes on a side ma the dead= lock. The o missing vote was ate uted to ‘V Louis Scherff, who becam the seasion and was go home. The vote had remained ght have been the rio! nm gathering g twelfth." board of education may ted on Page 14) AL WHY MOW CAN ([ VYA BE S'DUMB? THATS QY WUEN TUEY THROW }k THINGS AT WHALES! | = | = | | AW-TUATS | oo/ LAMP!! HARPOOAING' | == 3 I Al L e | LAMPOONING IS TH SAME THING, ONEY O TEyTHRow a4 ©1928 8y WEA sERvicE e BY BLOSSER er ald of the councll, attention will

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