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FASHION'S NEWEST IN MILLINERY WILL BRIGHTEN THE EASTER FOR THOSE WHO MAKE SELECTION FROM Plainville News ANNUAL BANQUET PLANS CONPLETE Ex-Senator Bakewell and Other Celebrities to Attend PLAINVILLE ~ CLEAN UP, | ’. | !I’usl Office Civil Service Examination | | —Good Friday Schedule—Under- | goes Serious Operation — l'monl Church Service, The annual banquet of the Plain- ville Chamber of Commerce Wil | take place this evening beginning at 7 o'clock in the banquet hall of the Masonic temple on East Main stroet. This will be the best affair of recent | years and already nearly the entire ting capacity of the spacious Visitors are ex- nearby | to the I e |has been sold out. | pected to be present from |cities and towns to list speakers who have been s the evening. The guest of honor will be Gov- ernor John . Trumbull of Plain ville, who is a dircctor of the cham- |ber, and a rousing reception is plan- ned for the chiet executive. The principal speaker will he ex- Senator Charles M. Bakewell of New Haven. He is rated as one of the | best orators in the state and he will | THE MANY CHIC MODELS WE ARE SHOWING. The very latest for woman or miss. model, medium or small. In Variety, Originality and Brilliancy, there is not another such showing in town. The touches of flowers, fancies and ribbons, on models of straw, hair, silk { and 'straw, or silk and crepe, place our Hats in the front rank for beauty and smartness. You have choice of all black, black and white, and all the beautiful shades of a most colorful season. Priced to fit all purses, you will find the hat you want, the color you wish, the price as you would have it. All sizes {from the large picturesque e e e ————————————— Florence Stith Brandegee. e re-| present at this first formal practice. Berlin News 3 "(Mnul.hm carly education in Berlin, /i St Sevfousiy 11 attending theold Berlin academy. He| The condition of H. H. taught in the academy for a time in ' of Berlin strect, who has been seri- —TT—"" 77 |luter yegrs. Hc was graduated from ously ill with pneumonia, the Sheffield Séientific sehool of Yale Slght improvement university with the class of 1870, be- | Damon is still extremely ill, ing qualificd as a eivil cngincer. | Methodist Church Notes J. H. Bell of New Haven He went to California many years; Rev. | ago and at once became interested | Will preach at the mid-week serv- |in votany, gradually forsaking his i¢® at the Kensington Methodist i church tonight. The Last S | calling as a civil enginecr, to enter ) [ the new field. He travelled over Wil be administercd in the rly all the thtessanaoLthe Callaration Rages Over 40, vesco s th Yarions o Reres of Land in Blue Hills ago. He leaves no children. He ;;, THREATENS BALDWIN HOME 222, i st vo'chifien” i Mr. Brandegee | the Misses Tlorence KEmily and Damon course service, George J, The funeral of George J. Reed who died yesterday morning at hi home in Berlin, will be held tomor. row afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Berlin Congregational church, of which he was a member. Rev. Sam- uel A, Iliske will officiate at the service and burial will be in Maple cemetery, Berlin. Reed the Civil War. He was mar wife having died about five y 3 7 ; Katherine Brandegee, who reside on iy o Soledule Townsliend Stith Brandegee Dies in | ¢ S Gt Services Are Scheduled Vorthington Ridge. He leaves thre Rev. Samuel A. Iiske, pastor of Calitornia—| ies Elected Pre brothers, also. the Berlin Congregational church, He was well known in Berlin, as'y frequently visited his sisters at e X | his old hom:, Forbidden (o Build Fires—Items, | Pinches is Elected dent of Berlin Men's Bible Class— | 1 reld at that church tonight and to- morrow night at 7 (service tonight will be a pre gathering, in preparatioin for Sun- v, Tomorrow night a I'ast Day e will be held in accordance with the Connecticut custom. No More Fire Permits Residents of Berl! whether or y have permits, are forbid- den to build fires of any kind until there is rain, according to a com- munication received by Fire Warden Lewis Griffith from State Fire War- A forest fire raging in the Blue John Pinches was elected presi- Hills district of Berlin last evening | dent of the Berlin Men's Bible class required the work of about 20 men |at the annual meeting held of the community to keep it under | night at the Worthington control aml the home of Newton W. | munity on Berlin stre Raldwin was saved from destruction | lam Scott was chosen vic only by up, of nt, Ernest W. Mildrum of beit of Janl which stopped the| Berlin, scerctary, and Harry t.mnl conflagratior treasurer, The vari late yos- | be announced s confine l‘ lLiouse plowing a wide | ¢ progress of the The firc was discov ortly. aftrrnoon, it Library to Close {den A, K. Hawes. Anyone who dis- h ol Hart's reservoir, The Peck Memorial 1 Y of obeys this order will be prosecuted not extensive Kensington will not be open tomor-" + full extent of the law. to 1l but, fanned by a row afterno umed gigantic pro- catened (o destroy and in the ict, in veral houses which Good I7rida nounced today by Harold W. Upson the dry Post Office e Kensington when discoverc brisk wind, it portions much ti wddition to were in the j roup of in it wa the librarian, \is step was necessitated Ly the mber of serious forest fires which Mrs. are raging in Connecticut, due to spell which has settled on Hours {this section of the Large Tic will | forees of men have Leen employed tomorrow | to fight these outbreaks and to keep sorvance o country. citizens was hastily or- | b pen for business about 20 farmers from the | morning between the hours of 7 ang them under control. ty being called out -, 10 o'clock, it was ar od today T'his ruling, although drastic must ire from sprea v| There will be both ral and vil- |be obeyed to the letter for the pro- with might and mai t lelivery, making it unnecessary |tection of life and property. Vires need conflagr: especially no encouragement to tions at this time residents to visit the their office to rs at the continued to spread, and was home of New- cure mail. The of year, lown on the ich was directly in | post office on Berlin street will be : V\nl‘w\’ lilke the present < : re has been no rain for seve its path and doomed to destruction | the in Kensingto i \\Ii\d\ “]:“ Sne if something was not done, and that | ryouts Tomorrow CRESNECRS e g h have at onec The Kensington baschall | 5 5o s S at h i (Continued on Tage Twelve) The {dea was conceived of em-|sociation will hold tryouts for posi- | ploying the measures nsed by resi- [ tions on the squad tomorrow mo dents of the middfe west in the|ing at 10 o’clock at the Percival ave- ' p———. All members of last y arly days, plowlng a wide strip of | nt vide » | squad, as well as new candids lend, a strip 0o wide e fire to | squad, E t al At cross. This was done % bulld- | berth on the team, are urged to be aster opecials The fire was hrough after a 2l hours and was finaly ex- ing sav aer co of sever T stubhort Berlin Pharmacy | tinguish The bout | &5 e " 40 acres of wood it dis- » Foster Dye 10c. (oot ool v o+ Berlin Citizens!! ||| o simass e e which residr have had to contend price for Easter 3lc. Ib. d that means Kensington, Ber- lin, East Berlin, also Beckley. also Chocolate in 1 1, hoxes, and 15 1h, in many ye that othcr fir rest watch Tee Cream. ATTENTION! |l i Call 613-14 nte of the Y Prepare for Next Winter, Order s ave 1ot starie your coal carly and order from || Townshend Brandefee Dies To ith Drautegec, 52 The EAST BERLIN COAL FRECKLES AND years @ lied Twgday in & WOOD CO. Rerkeley, California, acg@rding 10 by relatives’in Berlin, || April Prices arc right and de- shows | although Mr. | Supper | announced that services will be | become | [bring a message of great interest to |the people of nville in his imtial appearance here tonight. The gov- | ernor will also be called on for re- | | marks and so will 8. H. Bullard | president of the 'Connecticut state | chamber, | Dinner will be served under the | direetion of Mrs. A, Kronholm of | New Britain and her stait of culing |artists, while Ahlberg's orchestra w | render selections during the feast to aid in digestion.* The committee has | [planned to keep things going cvery minute and a lively cvening 1s in store for all those who plan to at- | tend, | Cleaning Up Town Plainville i cooperating with the officials of the town in cleaning up. | Yesterday the trucks and carts were cheduled to cover the east end of the town and today, the west side is [bish piled up at the side of the road ting the visit of tihe collectors and the nature of the piles gives evi- dence that the people have taken the clean-up movement seriously and |they are rid of all funk and rubbish Iwhich would clutter up houses and yards during the summer, { In line with thls movement, the {dump on West Main street is Leing Iposted with signs forbidding the | dumping of garbage or other discase ibreeding matter there Many com- Ip s have been lodged with the [health officer concerning this par- |ticular place and after the signs a posted, any violation of the rul sition of clerk and carrier in the post office [ Regular Iservice are seldom filled by direct ap- |pointment from eligibie registr until the next heavy rainfall or until | jy Eyery Case of Backache, the | follows: President, B. O. Barna ‘ The commission decided that its sligibles are first appointed as sub- the fire warden announc that | 4 tual Pain is Cansed by Irritation or | Vice-president, Howard N. Wilcox; | first work in the investigation upon |stitutes and are required to he avail- | everything is safe. Mr. Hawes has |~ S : second vice-president, Homer H.|iwhich its report is to be based would |able to render service whenever |found this step to be nceessary in or- | Pressure on the Nerves of the Back. | 144 coeretary and treasurer, J.|be a general discussion of the whole |called on. der to prevent serious damage 1 s of hacl | |tion of ICX starting at 7:30 o'clock in the morn- | ing. At that time, the mass of the presanctified will be sald and adora- tion of the cross will be held all day, In the evening at 7:30 o'clock the Stations of the Cross will be sald, YOUR BAKING Saturday morning. at 7:30 o'clock | the blessing of the pasehal fire, the | canies out | Baster water and the Easter candle | will take place, | P | Bervices in the Episcopal church will consist of morning prayer, litany land address at 10:30 a. m, | Plainville Bricfs George A. derwent an operation at the | ford hospital, has returned to his | ho on Park street, | There s no improvement in the | condition of Mrs. Willlam Graham, | who has been Il at her home Park street for several months, Howard Stephenson of Red Stone Hill returned to Worcester yesterday \ to resume his studies at Worcester Institute of Technology. Miss Nathalie Case is home from Boston university and Miss Barbara | {Case from Storrs for the Easter re- | untit 9 o'clock for the accommoda- | gogg. their patrons. The barber- | My, be open tonight until 10 with Case who recently un- Hart- and Mrs. Antonio Pratte nr, Park strect are recelving congratula- ock and will be closed all day to- |tions on the birth of a daughter. | The Plainville Trust Co. | The condition of James Aspinall | pend operations tomorrow |who suffered the amputation of his | 1l business will also be sus- |jeft leg at the New Britain General | | hospital, Tuesday night, is reported Lrule will [to ho slightly better. | th ibull Mfg. | The funeral of Mrs. ime operations until |was held yesterday Monday. - The ndard Stecl ) o'clock from her Liome on | Bearings, Inc., will not close down | Britain avenue. Rev. Charles S, |ed | shops w morrow. will su and offic pended The factories as a gene: close tomorrow The Co., will not res afternoon at | Pr w due to the press of husiness there. |Wyckoff, pastor of the Plainville | me Practically all the other factories |Congregational church officiated. | ou will be closed for the day and some and burial was in West cemetery. | ar for the remainder of the week, For sale—Desirable lot on o~ Has Serious Operation hemia stre Inquire L. J. Dow,— | ury red Perron of 12 Maple street | adyt, o nt a serious operation at St. | B R am Trendd Teman mesiors o\ WTRRAOTAR “BABE” ) day cevening. He w suffering from l n attack of acute appendicitis and | aceording to re s operaed on just in time » his life. His condition at the present time is se- | British Newspapers Feature Report | \Council Not Convinced Institu- o $10,000 FOR PAVEMENTS‘W,H Mrs. ter house exists umr“m: to the | g gugrantecd free from 11rug1 and opinion of the city mendation of the health board until | John Morway | house \ local meat supply, might be employ- | cluged the slaughtering does not cut a big fig | structure. DON'T DRUG YOURSELF IN THE SPRINGTIME The Safest Spring Tonic Is FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE A great many people really need & tonic in the spring time. They should take a real tonic food such as Father ; John's Medicine / ; which tones up the ‘4 Bristol News PROJECT DOOED tion Is Needed Here by bullding "' flesh and strength and not by stimulation or Remems« ;new Rockwell Appointed to Park false Commission — OId Church Being drugging. Razed—Bristol Clubs Elcets of- | 205 4 council, so that | Over abled the recom- | alcohol in any form, sixty- \IH](‘ years of success, e city board has later date. The health officials | ought that a public slaughter necessary in order that ness session, at which plane were | discussed for a bazaar, which will be held this month. A luncheon com- afternoon's program. House Damaged by Fire The home of John Gaiety on New etreet was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon when part of the wall and | the roof was burned off. Damage 18 estimated at $5 500. | The fire was discovered by Harry otective measures, relative to the As the greater part of that at used in the city is bought from t of town packers, whose plants government inspected, the local e in the food requirements. The uncil does not believe that the nount of meat prepared for use in | gione, who rushed from a nearby lot is city warrants the expen at| only to find no one at home and the is time for the erection of the | 1ouse locked. He sent in an alarm to | which Squad A and Co. No. 1 re- | sponded. When the firemen arrived | the house appeared doomd. It was Razing Old Church Work of tearing down the old St. h has been started so | lis cor | Brock, second vice-pre be taken up | rious hut as comfortable as can be expeeted = Died on Train, Union Church Service union service of all the Protest-| TLondon, April he London int churches in Plainville will be | press, which serves a public know- | Beld in the Baptist church tomorrow | ing nothing abomt baseball exce evening at T:45 o'clock. The public | that it is some sort game like ally invited to attend, “rounders,” Legion Auniliary Notes The American Leglon auxiliary to gave the report which the passing o That Famous Bascball Player Had | 70s¢ph's chur “Babe” Ruth's death today a proia- a m that the grounds may be prepared | | for the dedication of the new church which will take place in the early | summer. Mrs, Rockwell Appointed s. Albert I, Rockwell has been | selected as a member of the park | commission to succeed her late hus- | band, Albert I, Rockwell. She has | pt | of F bk B ) will Told | [1 Sl litic woull || alws taken a deep interest in the | srock-Tarnes post, 1 hold | financler or politician would not| £ 1Y JEE &SRO e ave | a regular mecting in the Legion hall | have achleved. 000 for equipment at Rockwell tonight at § o'clock. < Mclen| The first evening paper on the bty i | nt of the | strects with the story state department will i report | | head on the front page, alongside t on the castern conference held in | dispatch telling of the stoning of the at which she : Connecticy Boston last month a delegate representi The first study of the Lot Dalfour was stopping. | followed with from one to two column: siliary. to be held in the Legion rooms § urday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. All_manner of household goods for | housecleaning necds will be in the | p ooths and besides this all kinds of | bread will be on sals amazement in co So great was the Inte rs immediat American co: st that t gave it a top 1 in Damascus, Syria, where Lord | Other papers| pictures and stories | in length, rvative Legan calling on | ondents in Lon- | par Through her efforts, recrea- | tlonal instruttors were maintained at the park for the benefit of the chil- dren during the summer. | Paving Ordered | Expenditure of $10,000 will be made this year by the city council | for new paving, one of the import- | he toibe cleanad up, Following regular bus dealing with the “Babe ame as 3 ‘ o " All along Whiting street today, |session the members will finish sew- | king of baseball,” and his great| 20t Sections being the resurfacing o {there are barrels and boxes of rub- |ing articles which will be at the sale 2 sum which has always| NOTth Main street. The semi-| permanent paving of the street had | failed to meet the demands of the he| extra heavy trafiic and has cost the city a pretty penny, according to the officials, for repai In no time, the surface was filled with waves and | | threatened buildings in | who | ncessary to lay over 800 feet of hose. Many Brush Fires While Squad A and Co. No. 1 were at the fire on New street, an alarm was turned in for a grass fire which W threatening the home of Mrs. Catherine Carcy on Pine street, The Uncas company was dispatchd to the scene and the fire was quickly extinguished. The fire department was also call- ed to Dutton avenue yesterday morning to extinguish a brush fire in that vicinity. Yesterday noon a Lrush fire which Bdgewood required the services of the depart- ment. Many Firest Fircs series of forest and brush fires kept the forest fire wardens and fire department on the jump dur- ing the past few days. Several small forest fires took place around this city yesterday. Hunters and others isit the woods are warned agains fires and fire department of- ficials have issued a warning that an abundance of woonded territory. positions with full time [the without exceptions, will be from the sale will be used in the wel are work being carried on. Preliminary reports on the bership drive will | don for special articles. In England baseball its thing, but there was ould not get a thr interest aspe If means| none who| U rom the hu-| se Ruth's| SO also be heard, Fire Permits Concelled er. | material and a contract was closed | ¢5 gogtroy the home and buildings Deputy Fire Wards orge Schu- - : for the laying of asphalt bloc | of George Gibb. The Terryville fire bert has received a notice from State TING POSTPONED | Laurel to Center streets. | department was dispatched to the I'o 1 Warden A. Hawes | T w Britain Servicomen's | mainder of the semi- pormanent pav- | séene and sucoseded in | preventing that mits to build fires outgside | B | Betterment council will ¢ been issued | 16th instead of tonight. ave been can- | meet April which } | wardens, {printed thereon will be followed by ther notice by the fire “The First Year, comedy with > |56 vereiprosecution | warden. This drastic order has _,,..JB kache Pai | many sparkiing situations will be McKenzie Is Elected | P. 0. Examination abont hecause of the large number | DACKQCNHE I3l | presented on April 16 at the Com- | Head of Shoals Board »| The United States civll service |of forest fires which lave broken : | munity theater by the ‘ummum(\" Washington, April commisslon will hold a competitive jout throughout the state and espe- EP d B T @ Illu)e as their last production of [ pepresentative McKenzie of Illinois examination at Plainville for the po- |cially in this scctiop where there is ided Dy Hreating | (57 Rincarsais for tha event | wag elected chairman of the Muscle The letter order cance s on to explain ling all fire Inflamed Nerves permits in effect | | Fa: | Vacancics in the regular force are| At the present time on the Taicott | o A Bt filled by the promotion of the senior | Mountains and on the Meriden 1 Ta |substitutes, The salaries for regular bordering on Plainville and B R. employes range from $700 to $2,500 'scrious fires are raging and tl Iper annum. These positions are por- | have been ca 1 by fire bra manent during good behaviour, Te- tirement an an annuity is provided |1 ge or in ease of Compensation dur- t njuries received lowed and ayau pendents in cas> of |y result of such injury v8' vacation with lowed with an addition of sick leave with Anyone seckin tion concerning t days' further infor s examina may comnu ate with Frank Hol- h winds and ! with the district attorney, First 1%, §. and property a |Civi Service distriet, Custom Hot Deéputy Warden s Tower, Boston, \lass 10 trouble from lents ‘ Good Yriday Schedule ver the obed ) iandate Good Tri v Will he ol Faster Music Program i town with pract A very fine pr 1 sic will : irch on ‘.m the COMMUNITY THEATER Plainville THURSDAY, APRIL 9 J. B WARNER, In “BLEHIND TWO GUNS" present i icd from firc Juilding them h Anyone N Einow r Whic > had permits. | caught building | and the tim wrosecuted whether mit or not and utside th warned accor The o risa onfines of the tate fire warden has not req rmits to build fires, 1 LUSE | wei wh fires b when tl las to | p is holding a people living permissal ng o applicable to tl town whercin Hair Dressing Parlor Will open Saturday on floor of Neri Block. the first All branches of hair dressing and beauty cul- ture, wmve any flowers Special Feature Seahon L e et a ol [iRormiancnE S\ avingSwith = S (cam & : Oil Method. Plainville Ladics are Invited to || s Church Notices Inspect The Parlor. He was poted as an authority on the liveries will be as prompt as THE IDEA OF You TREATING mora of Mexico, being prominent customer desires. | LIKE Yoo DID YBSTERDAY ! \mong botanists of the country, He 1 with thr the University yotanical de- was connect t of Cali- E<st Berlin Coal & Woad Co. 65114, for many year. was born in 1843 in Berlln, a ama Brandegee and Phone ERRETTA’S GENERAL STORES KENSINGTON Suits, Coats, Shoes, Caps, Shirts Get tie boy togged out for Easter here. We carry an Excellent Stock of Shoes, Clothing, etc. for byys as well as men. AOTHER DOESNT LONE SELFISK - LTTLE BOYS= Ao, FATUER e o YoO KNow 1 ANO-YoUR \ | , ) PATHER DoESNT A I 4 *LOVE NAVGKYY ] You LIKE M€ ONT Yeu, Toles 50 that a ride over the street g will be year when | indicate a fin Officy | ing of the en & juvenile crime wave, appar- | Walker who is a student at the Vir- Iy descended upon the city. The | Einla Military Institute. On their st complaint was for the theft of [Teturn they will spend & few days n Pr: | any negligence in this respect will be severly dealt with, On Tuesday a large forest fire | burned over abbut 400 acres in the ange the SUMface | o,y or Harwinton and threatened grested a sail over the briny deep. Accordingly the council decided me time ago to ch patched up until next | ¢y, fames from reaching the build- the job will be completed. | | ings. | “The First Year” ished presentation, Oficers Elected rs were elected at the meet- Bristol club last night as hoals commission at the first ses- sion today of that organization. re- cently appointed by President Coo- lidg subject with army officers. yette Douglass; members of board managers for three years, H. L. e dd, Howard 8. Peck and Erwin SARY Rowe. Tred C. Walker of are observing 5th wedding anniversary. They are visiting their son, Carlton Police Called in d to do terday The local police were det ight otive business cooter, which had been padlocked, a street lighting pole near the | ncess theater by the , son of 8. 8. Pra When the m street - ( SORE, TENDER FEET ) RAW, ITCHY TOES < wv\_/W\_/WW\. voung- ged from the movin - few hours ek were at the tore, parked his } irptating “" e perspiration from th foot pores produces and s gravates cracked toes, itching be- tween toes, raw- nd tender, turn d it m l|1m|h[w~ Given 1 to i swollex The moment yoy v “Phillips Milk ot Magne soreness, ng and tired- pat it on, #t ss disap L g ¢ (tiea I DOAT CARE:LLKE ) MYSELE!