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NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 192 Do ligmeon 576 - OUR MID-SUMMER SALE OF FUR COATS CONTINUES FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER, DUE TO THE URGENT REQUESTS BY OUR MANY CUSTOMERS WHO WERE AWAY FOR THE SUMNER. If you have a thought of Furs, act now and make the savings to be had on Coats of BROWN THOMSON’S standard of QUALITY. We cannot duplicate our present values, either in price or quality, 1t is to your advantage if you buy now. Mafl Orders Filled Coats and Dresses that reflect Paris creations are arriving daily in our Ready to Wear Department. New Fall models that express individual- ity in fashion’s latest colors, all developed in the highest grade of fabrics. Choose Your Fall Wearables Here! Clearance! Balance of summer stocks at prices sur- prisingly low. Dresses, fancy striped or plain silks; coats of flannel way below cost, eve- ning and party dresses way below cost, and bathing suits 15% discount. Ready to Wear—One Floor Up New Fall Fabric Gloves First Fall Shipment of Novelty Fabric Gloves, cuff and slip on styles, in new colors as Gazelle, Ficelle, Hazel, Grey, Doeskin, Elk, Walnut, and black, in large assortments, for lateur, is reaping the benefits of an | early start and of the action of his | | supporters in a canvas which shows Berlin News | that he is recelving m favor in AWARDED PRIZES be the choice of the caucus. Grange News Legion Meeting Flower Show at NewiugtonE Gives Two to Mrs, Green ‘ posite the Community club has been sold. appeared interested in . the place and yesterday the signs offering the property for sale disappeared. No record of a warrantec deed has been filed In the town clerk’s office. continued to supply a hooth of faney | PUsiness was disposed of and plans work at the fafr that will be held by | made for a dance to be given by the the organization fn the near future |POst simetime this month work finished thus far points to an | Fast Berlin Ttems interesting booth by the sewing| At a special meeting of the East cercle. | Berlin fire district on Tt The net meceting of fhe Grange |cvening it was voted to install four will held Tuesday cvening at|hew street lights at the following | Grange hall, and the local chapter | places: One on the corner of Wil- | wil lentertain Meriden Grangers on | cox avenue and Grove street; one | that Which is called “Meriden | between Cottage stre and the night The delegation from the | monument; one hetween Cottage Silver City will give the program. |sireet and Mattabesett stroet Surprise Part jat the bridge near the chemical surprise party was given to|company. It was also voted to lay . Moffitt her ome on fa fax rate of 2 mills in place of Kensington, Tuesday |5 mills tax rate of last vear in honor of | Jack Walsh has left the Guests present ! Chemical company, whers and New Britain | peon employed for the pasi, many beautiful | por Chester Bunce left Refreshments and d_the evening, morning for Danbu S e 1 feet o icing near the | g.001 ‘of that eity. ton flower show held terday | colonial Tilling station was wrecked | *)° el er the direction of the Wing- | 1nse evening when th steering | | mr!v of young folks mm} Flower Garden club. | wheel of a heavy loaded truck be. | 1F® are planning fo spend the rs. Green was elected chalrman | jonging (o the Hartford Transporta- | “cok-¢nd at the Plainville of the committer which conducted | Tocken and | Eround. the show and her display of blos- | through the be soms was of the finest in th the fance ! and event. Mrs. th has long been | janding finally in the ditch beside ! an enthusiast of flower raising and | tne road. No one was injured in her cfforts produce perfect | 1o \wreck and another-truck from blooms was not wasted in the as-{ine Jrartford concern was sent to | sortment of flowers that ehe the and the load was trans- | to the show. Although these | rorreq from the ofl automobile | women were the only Berlinites re-| arter which the vehicle was towed | corded at the show, they made & | from the ditch and sent on its way | credible showing in the judging of | (4 partford, | Marion Cavey, 19, whose illness with the best displn Private School to Open lintantile varalysistman xasarted o Mrs. Green won and Ars. John M, KINGSbury, ithe health department yesterday was [ sponsors of the children's school on | founq dead in bed foday. Though The sewing circle of the Berlin A meeting of Bolton-Kasica post, YRS, GRIFFITH FHONORED noon at Granger. hall. Work haa|night at the Legion hall. Routine Lahor Day Closings—Showers Glven Local Girls—Stevens TLooms A | Large ag Candidate for Legisin-| M at ture—Truck Goes Through Fence. | Stanle he b sum-. Berlin flower growers brought | o Yoo home a good asized array of ribbons | gave Mrs, Morfitt forpr awarded, when Mrs. | and useful gifts George Gred and Mrs. George | BAMes comple Griffith returned from the 2 on Thursday where he is Junior high n he = became d tion company the vehicle plun: fence, ripping up library will be open this ng for the exchange of books % Vernon Read of this place is on a business trip to Boston for a s few day it Paralysis Victim Dies Westfield, Mass., Sept. 3 (P— i t prize in the| poy, dahlia class and also had the sweep- stake prize for dahl awarded. | Wudson stree kA UMAIROTFED dead hed 1 This prize, was & $10 bull oltered | ary planning (o opon the. seho e o byloria oTStasRlninvilie R miokibeiA | micaday ekiitambay 1 iacey B G 00 o Citnace e aeked Mep of the elub. [1s the estate of the late John B.|[fProiory orcRns and she 2 Ll Mrs, Griffith won first for | smith and has been fitted with play- (.0 have dled instantly. This is the the most artistic basket of dahlias | ground apparatus for chuldren's use, | ISt case of the disease reported and first prize for the best collec- | Baseball Games Coming hezednzeveralry tion of six Dlossoms in the aster| pageball will be the principal fea- R class. s]]m 50 took sccond pls ture of the holidays over this week- (Cole Thinks Strikers fn the collection of zinnias. end wit a uled, . - Mra. Griliithvs grentest. coup of | seay ]]!Hll‘"n?flfi\ e "r,.hh:fl\]\li\f meet Did Not Cause Trouble the y was the winning of first| am of the Kensington Congre-| "Providence, R. T., Sept. 3 (P—In prize in the dahlia bloom | church at Percival avenue [a report on the Manville strike to contest. is the sccond game of |Governor Pothier today, Adjutant General Arthur C. Cole who ordered out the militta Tuesday night to sup- went to he P Maripos the Tabs annexing the tiful pir plisialfone unday s press violence, declared that he b class and field, the All-Kensington team will |jjoved {he disorders had been caused in that the Corbin Red Box of New |,y woutsiders® rather than the Britain in the second game of & |¢iiikors Tive game. sONieN. | With the ending of the 'strike to- Another Koad SuegCton he said most of the 70 national Another suggestion has been udrdsmen would he removed but fered by residents of lin to r lieve the congestion on the Deech | Swamp road and Farmington avenue | o singlc is ribbon eled the full blossom of a be ish lavender shade. tered in the annuals ceived second place partment, Altoge S ternoon at the same | Mrs. Griffith received four place ribbons and t sccond place ribbons. oday Mr. Griffith is proudly exhibiting the ribbons and the winning blooms around town. The Griffith and Green places in Kensington have h ment may be retained tonight. A prospective purchaser has | last | one | camp | that an officer and a small detach- | Plainville News HAUFMAN 1S FINED FOR KEEPING BEER (Traffic Officer Pleads Guilty— Zahary Bros. Are Fread (EXAMS GIVEN TUESDAY Defl(‘lel‘ry Tests for High School Britain Orioles Here Sunday— Firemen Meet Tonight—Briefs, David Kaufman, local trafffiic of- ficer, pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping intoxicating liquor with - tent to sell when his case came up before Justice L. S court here yesterday | Kautman's soft drink end confec- tionery store at the corner of Whit- ing and Broad streets was ided ost ¥riday by Deputy S . W. | Furrey and two out-of-town depu "ifia 16 cases of allege beer being |found and confiscated. The beer was sent to Hartford and tent of 4.40 per cent and Kaufman | was placed under arrest. Yesterday he appearcd in court without coun- sel and entered a plea of guilty. The {evidence was produced by Grand |Juror 8. §. Gwillim, who acted for the town, and Justice Mills found Kaufman guilty. lle was fined $100 |and costs of $32, $50 { ted. | Some Jamalca ginger {in the raid but Kaufman {a permit for this. Zaharys Freed. The alleged beer found when Palace of Sweets was raided § | diately after the descent on K | man’s place proved upon analysis to be mere near beer und no charge | was placed against the ry Bros | who conduct the | bottles were taken |returned by the authorities, Zaharys today are wonde t are to receive compensation for this. They weren't bashful about com- ing in and raiding the place,” onc of the propristors said today, “so | why should we be bashtul about ask- | ing to be paid?” High School News s high school being rei was found produced n ey The F |open Wednesday o'clock. Only t will report at {and juniors are t hool Wednesday 5 De oy ng at §:15 tering freshmen . Sophomores report at the 8 afternoon at 1 0'c examinations will be !given at the school Tuesday mor g at 9 o'clock. All those who at- led the high school last year and intend to take one of these exam- inations must notify Principal Phil- lips H. Lord before Monday night rd must be able to show that sy matic study has been carried roughout the summer months. High schoo] entrance examinations for freshmen pupils will be held at the high school on Tuesday morn- ing, Sept, 1, 9 o'clock, daylight time, Al boys who graduated from nvillo grammar school fn June, and who desire to attend sta school in New Britain must the approval of the Plainvilie ehool committee for attend- 1 payment of transportation through the office of the sup tendent of schools. Otherwise town is not responsible for payment of transportation. Mrs. Dorazio Explains Mrs. Loretta Dorazio, wife nk Dorazio, today told cporter that ghe had consulted counsel for the purpose of forcing her husband to support her and her | baby, aged six weeks. Dorazio yes- | terday advertised that he would not !vspumu-n- for bills contracted by any person other than himself, | In her statement to the reporter, | Mrs. Dorazio sajd: “I did not leave | my home without just cause. 1 was | forced to return to my mother's home on account of being left in my own home without food by my hushand. Tt was impossible to keep a six weeks' old baby in a house | without food or fire.” | Notes Frank Caparrelli [ erty at 476 West Main street to John and Marian Hudack through I, De | nu: and 8. Speck. The barber shops will until 10 o'clock Monday, Labor Day. H. Garfield Jones has been spend- a wee ion in Winsted. Firemen Meet Tonight Another meeting of the fire com- on at Pi: 1926 trad town ance of be open va pany will be held at § o'clock to- | | COMMUNITY THEATER AINVILLE Friday, Sept. 3rd— “THE FIRST YEAR" with Matt Moore also Josle Sedgwlck in \ ARING DAYS | | Puplls to Be Given Tuesday—New | Mills of the town | afternoon. | analyzed. It showed an alcoholic con- | has sold prop- night to complete plans for attend- ing the Unionville field day tomor- row. Poor attendance prevented much business being transacted last night, and it is hoped that a | large number will be present this | evening. Orloles Coming Here The Orioles of New Britain will play the All-Plainvilles hers Sunday | afternoon. The Orloles are at pres- | ent engaged in a series with the | Rangers for the amateur champion- | | ship of the Hardware City, the se- | ries at present standing one to one in games. This shows that Plai ville must be at its best to win the | encounter. An unusual angle is given the | game by the fact that many of the All-Plainville team have played with the Orioles at varlous times during the season, the New Britain team | naving used a large number of | | Plainville players in its line-up. This will inject an added Incentive for | | both teams to win. | Registrars to Moet | The registrars of voters will be in | | sesslons next Tuesday to recetve the | { names of those who wish to be made | | voters here. This will he the only chance to hand in names before the town election next month, C. of C. Meeting Only routine business was trans- acted at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last evening, the entire se slon occupying less than 45 minutes expected that the committec 1 finance com- idea will have Its report next week. | Leglon Carnival | | Clearing weather aided the Leglon carnival at Whiting street las night | a er good crowd was on d. The carnlval, the procecds rom which will be used to turn the | will continue night. is mittee | ready town lot into a park, tonight and tomorrow 6 room tenement, Apply 143 —Advt. CHURCH with improvements. Tel. 16 White enamel kitchen d parlor stove. Mrs. 121 Broad.—advt FOUND—Irish terrier, light tan Owner call at Dog Warden Marino's for same.—advt. Ye 014 Colonial Inn dining room open for business Labor Day. Week- Iy boarders a specialty. A. M. &I Raymond 53 Maple street, Plainvilic advt, . ARREST YOUNG MAN ON SERIOUS COUNT Wealthy Ol Operator Held as Accessory Son of Penn,, Sept. 3 (A 1 accessory to an were hers, on s of being a illegal operation and homicide iled today against William Bor . son of a wealthy oil oper; ator, followir A. Iol Roger Par hysici Dr a cell in the c m Parry in v jail with his . a short time after naction young prominent was hroat cut late vester he had with Miss man, family of Mrs. wifs trict andw The mber of died Wednesday Magdalena Medre Borchers sur Attorney How released under $5,000 bail attorney for Dr. Parry, visited the physician a before he ended his life, sai Parry told him he was innocent of any crime. The attorney quoted T Parry as having said “the operation s performed in Pittsburgh and 1 1y consented to t t the girl cffort to restore her to health.” a me in an Wants Dry Law Violator: Given Bread and Water Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 3 () — § perintendent ¥. A. High o the Nebr a Ant aloon gue has called upon county | s i voke the bread and wate sistent violators of the li- qu High letter to juds tention to the brask sentence imposed by Jud ekamah, ordering threc liquor law violators to term on bread and water. “The only way we can have hibition that prohibits,” High said, to have a punishment that s ned to send a : ling their at- dec on of the L supreme court upholding a Chat of convicted serve nged in of the moon sty earth ind a would back GARAGE ! LIVERY and TAXI | 7 passenger closed cars for all oc- casions. Day and it service. | ALL KINDS OF AUTOMOBILI REPAIRING and WRECKIN | SERVICE | Phone 282-2, Plainville \EIGHT MORE THAN IN 1925-26 Facilities for New Term An- nounced by Supt. Reiche General Shut Down — [ Simmons eorge W. Goes to Stamford — Grange Neighbors' Night. [ been re- will graded school |~ \ prepared in an- work of the school the rural school received s d 4 which will be inadequate are of its pupils, will be 1 “all Mountain, The T Twelfth, continual d o two factions, to ar and most of al e ial however, to take the one own due to t twee have The one ments h of which w school situation. 100! Superintendent dominate the The personnel of the s as d today t A 1on ~hools Karl A. Reich fol- is W Fdgewood School Masy M. Kane, Julia M. Riceitel- 1i South Chippins Hill School Hazel N. Canfield, Eleanor N, Tosolowitz, Le la G. Sanders. Pettibone, 1 n North Chippins Hill School Florence 1. O'Connor ¥all Mountain School M. Mulpeter, S. Babette Al- social school SUp: ineer ome sero, assistant; wing: George Mulhern, close al Teachers Alice H. Hayden, art Maebelle Brooks, assistant art super- visor; Hale B. Anthony, assistant art pervisor; Virginia W ssels, music pervisor; Fay T. Hutchinson, as- istant m «uperyisor; Azilda He- sup or; B rs' night by the Bristol the | Berry, JEvelyn Gustafson, Gladys INPUBLIC SCHOOLS: "I:mh Pollard, Gencva W. Scoville, Tripp, Natalle K. Stevens, Carrie Slater, Helen 8. Hutchinson, Dorls nesday morning, September 8, with | Porothy E, Hannum, Lela H. O'Con- gaged throughout all the [ oiicm. Gertrude D. French Jar. Park Street School nor, Helen Caren, Mildred Johnson, C. Jennin, Benoit, Ida High School Fifth Avenue School clal; Harold A. Wiggin, comm, Muleahy, Mildred L. Peterson, Ce- Mona G. Latin, English: R. Hall, Henry Ashton, janitor. head of science department; Samuel nnings, modern langu; Ruth | pert intendent: 1. P. Menges. shops and city offices will be closed be made and mail will be received hert, assistant music supervisor: |The stamp window will be open home economics: Bugene Giamm: room 111 tomorrow morning rtment; Mildred Rowe, assist- | The regular meeting of Mulligan, school nurse; A Federal Hill School . Summer, Ruth Beamish, Edith E. Br’stol News |l,zmdfi‘r|. Ethel Gearing, Mary J, Riordan, Isabelle Baldwin, Kathryn | Gormley, Catherine A. Gray, Louise Chester, Helen B. Anderson, W. A. Harden, janitor. John J. Jennings School Harold R. Franch, principa tha M. Clark, Mary J. O'Connor, Doris Robshaw, Marian R. Curtiss, | Arcelia M. LaBonte, Lillian Baldwin Nora Moylan, Agatha Thayer, Ber- nice A, Norton, Mildred Peck, les Gustafson, janitor. North Side School ro M. G principal; L. Mu- 5. Willmarth, Magdalene A. Heffer- man, Mary §. Harper, Eleanor J. | Murphy, Hester §. Girard, Edna J. Bristol to O% erve TLabor Day With | Brown, Cynthia Linsteed, Ruth A. i Seleye, 1ila P. Houghtaling, Eva J. M. Arnold, Agnes T. Wilkinson, Ray- mand W. Hill, janitor. South Side Schoel Ralph R. Strong, principal; Julia The 1026-27 year of the Bristol| M- Peacocke, Mary A. Jennings, public schools will begin on Wed- | Jessie E. Foote, Dorothy E. Roberts large increase in enrollment. Ap- | "€l Mary T, McNamara, Catherine prosimately §0 new teachers have | Hacket. Caroline Buskey, Jessie L. signing at the end of the spring| 4o B N 5 e \ipman, Amy B. Clark, nd the number of principals, | o0 P S o St S office assistants and jani- 4o 2 3 L A ~ werite I, Kane, Margaret K. Tootill, OlBiotitha total 217, an | paryyrg dley, Margaret Huane, reaso of elght over that of last| s, Nyisett, Dorls Dutton, Ades year. Atthe end of Seplember the (i 30" Garpenter, Florench Stone chool enumeratjon for the year | yo.f Rl O N SFO Doris 1 be available ix, Robert Carlson, janitor. All of the large Clara T. O'Connell, principal, Mary E. Conlon, Edith Roy, Bernice Rarker, Catherine Gor Linnie Burgess, Abbie B. Brooks, Antein. ette Mathicu, M . Fallon, Loretta O'Donnell, Margaret Con- ithel Brown, Josephine Hyland, velyn Palmer, Marie Bonne, Blinor Cls Ruth Hart, Edward Helming. janitor. East Bristol School Bliss M. principal, Julia R. Stock, May M. Kennedy, Joseph- 5 ine Kennedy, Catherine Foley, Mary Board of Education Finnan, Evelyn Lawlor, Helen T. Hazel A. Stone Gray, Frances L. Hagerty, M. Carrie v, A i Cronkhas Hagarty, Anne Quinn, Jeanette rothea A. Steed. Healy, Jacob Acorn, janitor. Henry B. Cottle, principal Bliss M. Burgess, principal, Ellen A. Cobleigh, vice-president, h Hubbell rtrude Blackall. Mary commercial department: Abbie Dil- 1" Ryan, Kathryn Sullivan, Jacob lingham, commercial; Mildred Rowe. Acorn, janitor. commercial; Lila 1. Bradley, com- Yorestville School mercial; Edwina B. Lueas, commer- . Nellie 1. Hills, principal, Sadie G Alice C. Puls head of English jinda J. Makelee department; Beatrice L. Jones, ¥ I lish; William A. Towle, Jr.. Kathleen Riley, Harriet W. Taylor, Kate Linfield, Eng Muriel B. | yLillian Bloom, Mazie Myers, Fannie Tanner, English, libr : Edith B Green, Astrid L. Johnson, Helen in, English: Ruth Latini 1. Bowen. Dorothy J. Parker, Mabel Rena . Tatin, Ynglish taftord Ma a4 of mathematics | Helen Gainer, Helene W. Mil. department; Sadle Mahoney, mathe- e, maties; Robert A. Green, Algebra, FEnglish: Joseph W. Cooke, math matics, sci Arthur W. French seience, athleties; Ursu- biology T. Elizabheth ad of depart Ruth R. history; Ora B. Craig, head of mod ern lan department; Agnes F.| Anna Parker Eggleston, French; Louise S Monday Observed as Holiday Chapin, normal reviews; Harry W.| Next Monday, Labor Day, will be Giffin, cooperative industrial course: g merally observed by th etaoshrd Thomas M. Monohan, coach high |zenerally observed as a holiday athletic team; Naney Teck. |throughout the city. Banks, factor- trick T. Martin, bulld- 'i»s, stores, public library, barber B. R. Eddy, assistant en- 31| day Moody, assistanti | Postmaster Frank £ Merrill has stant: John Gal- announced that the post office will Nello Fulgenti, at 11 a. m. and there will be north no deliveries by the carrie ing and evening box collections will and dispatched as usual. The car- viers window will be open from 10 to 11 a. m. and those who expect to call for thefr mail between those iours should notify the post-office fore Satu night by telephone, Catherine , supervisor home from § to 9 a. m. The money order economics department; Pearl M. gepartmen will be closed all day. Andersen, asssitant supervisor home Malke-up Examinations cconomics; Isabel Foote istant | principal Henry E. Cottle of the supervisor home cconomics; Dorothy i hjgh school has anpounced that W. MePherson, assistant supervisor moale-up examinations will be held teo, supervisor manual training de- ‘stapting at 8,20 a. m. This will give partment; John H. Tles, assistant [students who falled on the final e supervisor manual training; Arthur amination on any subject last year, assistant supervisor janother opportunity to make good anual training: George W. Bl on that particular subject. supervisor physical education 1. 0. O, ¥, Mceting ant supervisor physical education 'inen Terry Lodge, I. 0. O. I, will department; Martin R. Anderson, . Leld at § o'clock this evening in t supervisor physical educa- phen Terry hall. Fleanor H. Fish, assistant | To Told Neighbors' Night - physical education; Dr rackett, medical advisor Yiugenia B. Norton, school nurse: '.j {o members of Emma L. Rowalnd, Dietitian Health Grange to be present. schooi; Trene O'Brien, teacher nrogram which Health school; Rolfe Rowe, at- ;¢ § o'clock has tendance officer. refreshments will also be served. Loeal Agent Promoted Thomas H. Paterson, supervising | Wl district number 1, Viola ark, John B. Jasper, Myra G. Dorothy 1. Shapleigh, Dolla Furlong, Vera Good- McCabe, Susan prine of the American Express Co. T G ¥ 1 Anna rich, Gertrude H. Ber- | Julia .| Mildred Jackson, | ane M. Woods, Ellen L. Ramsdell, | Morn- | Tonight will be observed as neigh- 1 Grange nd an invitation has been extepd- Wolcott pleasing | yill start promptly n arranged and | George W. Simmons, local egent|place at Hellywood, Ca of the express company 13 years 480, coming to this eity from Teor- rington to take charse of the Jooal office on December 20, 1913, He has |been active in the affalrs of the Prospect Methodist church and is |assistant superintendent of the Sun- ;dny 6chool. Mr. Bimons expacts to move his family to Stamford in about a month. Deserter Returned to Army Harry H. Wij]| Ams, who was a rested yesterday 9y Detective Ser- geant Daniel McGilieuddy on a |charge of desertion, was take to Fort Slocum this merning by the officer making the arrest, Wiillams,who was & private in Battery C, Tth Tield Artlilery, left camp on August 9 and failed to re- turn, Accident Case Settled Civilly After listening to the drivers of the two cars involved in an aeei- dent near the Soldler's monumen on the Memorial Boulevard yesterday afternoon, in which a sedan owned by Gustave Hiltbrand was badly damaged, Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather decided it was strictly a civil case to be settled be- tween the parties involved. Hiltbrand was proceeding west along the boulevard when he struck a truck of the Beach Lumber Co. which was crossing from Riveraide avenue to Mellen street. Rock Ledge Hinders Sower Laying While exgavating for the purpese of connecting a newly erected resi- dence on Divinity street with the main sewer, workmen engaged in the work struck a large slab of gra- |nite about 10 feet across and of an unknown thickness. Work was held up while various means of ever- coming the obstacle were discussed and a suggestion was made that the sewer pipe be laid on tep of the ledge, which is about three feet [from the surface of the ground. ;Hn“fi\l‘r. in doing thia it weyld be |necessary to lay it across a gas pipe and as a city ordinance provides that no sewer pipe shall be lgid | within three feet of a gas or water pipe, Superintendant of Public Works Oscar Apderson refused to let the work proceed, Blasting was suggested but due to the proximity of the gas pipe, this methed was not considered bracticable and this {morning workmen are engaged in splitting the rock off in small piec- cs by the use of expanding wedges. Holes are first drilled by means of compressed air and the wedges in- serted. Under fhe present conditione it | will probably take twa days befere the trench is ready for the laying lof the sewer pipe, Laying New Sidewalk A new sidewalk i3 being lajd in |front of the Lilley-Tracy block on Main street by Cosmo Vacea, laeal confractor, who also has the een- |(ract for the widening of Msin street. The old walk had sunk in ::»xml places and the new one ia being raised to present a more Jevel surtace, | To Attend Oxford William Riley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley of Woodland |street, will sail September 15th for Ingland, where he will enter Ox- |ford university. Mr. Riley was graa- uated from Yale college in June and in England will epecialize in Eng- |lish literature, :Collar Button, Swallowed r 3 Months Ago, Is Fatal San Francisco, Sept. 3 (P—A col- |lar butten swallowed three months |ago by Florence White, 11 months |old, caused the baby's death here. |The child swallowed ths collar byt- | ton when it fell from the neckband {of her father's shirt as he leaned :o\»r her crib, | CRAVATH NOW A “J, B," Long Beach, Cal., Sept..3 (M— C. . “Grabby” Cravath, former | manager of the Philadelphls Na- tional league baseball clyb, and ene [time home run king of the ssnier major circuit was selected as justjee |of the peace here at Tuesday's pri- ! mary election. He recefved 327 | votes against his opponent's 1 \Sccreta;; Mellon Today ‘ Sets Off for London Paris, Sept. 3 UP—After three days of quiet sight seeing and shop- ping, Andrew W, Mecllon, Amerjcan secretary of the treasury, left Parls { for London this afternoen, secem- " panied by Theodore Rosseay of the Paris office of the Guaranty Trust (company. Shortly before lsqving. Secretary Mollon had a talk with M | Moreau, governor of the Bank ef France. | At the station he again reminded the journalists that his visit to Paris had been for pleasure only. But the French newapapers sesmingly | cannot belleve that the debt subjeet | was entirely ignored in his eonversa- | tions with Premier Poincare, For- eign Minister Briand and M, Moreau. i CANNOT VIEW CASKPT Chicago, Sept. 3 (A—Desiring to |avoid making the dolorous trans- |continental trip to its last resting & public Das spectacle, the funeral party aceom- been appointed agent of the Stam-|panying the bady of Rudelph Valen- ford office and left for that elty yesterday to assume his new duties. Mr. Simmons entered the Mm\loyi”w, here late today. |tino from New York will not permit the casket to ba viewed when ft ar- | highway That is, to repair the |road that leads from Meriden to New Britain, coming into IKensing- ton at the Paper Goods factory and |leading into New Britain at Ken- sington avenue and Arch straet. This would relieve the heavy traffic over long been noted for their beautiful flower gardens. Labor Day Closings. A list of the several will close on Labor Day are low Ronketty, Ki FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Jay Knows Better ton: T Kensington: A P il TH' TRINGS WE EAT | come FRoM T4 GRoUND - TH ALK WE DRINK COMES FROM COWS = AINT THAT WOADERFUL , JAY R Worthington ridge and armington rhpdtatns 10 o'loek dme.|avenue as a short cut whichycircles QORI M (OCock day-i porlin could be established to the light saving time; Berlin Town hall " i 8 o | benefit of both motorists and resi- and town s office; Barreterio | store on Worthingtan ridge wiy | d€nts here. clpse at noon; the brick yards will | close; American Paper Goods com- pany; barber shops in Kensington K will close and most of the other in- | UNi0 of Kensington. dustries located at (his p Mrs. John Kingsbury, TR Bl s Glve | Rev, John . Kingsbury of this Two miscellancous showers en- and Miss Jane Kingsbury, his livened this place lnst evening when | hlece. are visiting "Merricourt” for separato showers were tendered Misg |8 €W weeks. They have stopped Helen Gabney and Miss Sophia | ©ff at the home of the local teach- Maguda Miss Gabney's’ surprise | €8 after a motor trip through the was given at home- of Mrs, | Berkshires from Albany Amoe Bourgeois and many bea Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. fifts were give will Jeave this evening for a motor Miss Maguda's shower was glven |trip to Philadelphla where they at her home, about 100 friends at- | Will visit the sesquicentennial expo- tending. She received many pretty sitfon in the Quaker eity. They gifts | will return after Labor Day. ' Stevens Looms Big | Property Reported Sold Clande W, Stevens wha is a candi- | Tt is rumored that the Showalter date for representative in the legis- | property on Worthingten ridge op- / Berlin Notes A son was born early this morn. {Ing to Mr. and Mrs, Dominique Dim- mother of nie the Stevens | | | WHERE'D YoU LEARN ALL TUAT STUFF 2 ? \ k—\-’\fi.\SM g O, IN SCHOOL = N'SEE THOSE SHEEP? WAAT DO You TUINK WE GET FRom MADE OF — WRY, \‘ EVEN YOUR HAT /¢ ONCE BELONGED )

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