New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1926, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY Hi. .l 7.50, $10.95. Priced $12.50, $15, $18.50 and $35.00. In variety of styles and $18.50, $22.50 and $25.00. I'n variety o fstyles and $6.95, $9 $31.50, $35.00 and $42.50. WINDSOR CHAIRS Or useful Desk Chairs, ranging in prices $6.50, $8.50, $10.50, $12.50 te $16.50. TIP TABLES, In walnut, mahogany and decorated maple, at $12.50; $14.50, $19.50, and $35.00. WHY NOT DECIDE ON FURNITURE? SOMETHING HERE. FOR EVERYONE " For the Smokers . ‘ Wha! pleasure any man would take in the possession of a SMOKING STAND Chosen at $1.50, $3.95, $4.95, $5.95, $6.95, SMOKING CABINETS , $21.50, $25.00 CHOICE END TABLES $5.00, $6.95, $8.50, $10.50, CONSOLE TABLES 0, $12.50, $17.50, $19.50, $27.50, For the Sewers | i Imagine the delight of those women and l girls who receive a gift of | PRISCILLA SEWING CABINETS | Mahogany, walnut or decorated lacquer | finish. See those we offer at $6.50, $10.50, » | B! l $12.50, $15.00 and $25.00 each. They’re | beauties. ; i | OTHER CABINETS | Martha Washington style, also offered in, [ mahogany, walnut and decorated, priced | at $17.50, $22.50, $27.50, $31.50, $35.00 | and $46.00. . g CHOOSE SPINET DESKS | And you'll choose right. Wonderful as- | sortment, in correct designs, $29.50, $39.50, $45.00, $55.00, $65.00 and $75.00. GOVERNOR WINTHROP DESKS | Of genuine mahogany in the colonial red | and antique brown finishes, prices $65.00, 87.50, $95.00 and $117.50. SPECIAL NEST TABLES Consisting of four tables in dull mahogany finish, “:i]l make an attractive as well as a gseful gift, just the thing for bridge clubs, 17.50 finishes, prices $12.50, $15.00, finishes, prices | $25.00, $29.50 _—————————,—eeeeeeeee Berlin News BERLIN ELD TIGHT IN GRIP OF STORM Town Stays at Home During Heavy Fall of Snow ALL TRAFFIC IMPEDED Jensington Map Injured By “Hit and Run” DOriver—Boys' Club Wins County Y. Swimming Mect | —St. Paul Tabs Elect Officers. itself and Berlin spen: today diggin jut of drifts that surrounded swamped the town in a blanket of snow. Recorled as the earliest heavy the wind and combined to 1 in several years, c sand-like snow nake it oxe of the most smothering | storms that has visited this town. Unexpeeted’ as it was, the enow Legun to saunter down at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with no indicatiins of what was to follow. As the fall increased, a WAnd sprang up and crmbined with the exceedingly cold veather which ushered in the storm the day proved difficult those who ventured abroad. Church attendances suffered and by roon few pedestrians were seen. | Busses began to run late and several autsmobiles skidded into ditches and drivers sent out calls for help to the carages. Drifts began to ple up in the wind-swept places and as eve- ning arrived with no sign#of a let- up, Berlin prepared to entrench for a repetition of 1888, Traffie ceased altogether early in the afternoon with the rxception of a few wander- srs and the busses which tried desperatey to keep on schedule and which slawly but surely lost more and mort time between tifls place and New Britaln until it was a case | of geftinz through when one could and ferg:tting the timetable, Extra husses were added to the run as the yellow dephants floundered in the Irifts which lined the roads. The evening services of the fown's churches opened to a depleted at- tendanee, few leaving their homes Thig morning found the town un- lor approximately seven inches of snow with drifts approaching six fret af some gullies, ule wis wrecked beyond repair and the mmpany installed a trolley to run Setween the station and New Uriten. Busses averaged 15 min- ufeslate and the Meriden bus was fourd trailing the Berlin bus on seviral occastons. School children were called out to school at the reg- ulgr time this morning and reports stow that mrmal weather attendance 12 roll was called. No scrious accldents were ported as a rcsult of the storm yes- terday with the exception of the Berlin gasoline train, leaving the rails with its front truck. As the rear truck stuck to the rails no great mage was done and the few ocen- nts in the vehiclb recrived only a mild shakine wn. A wreeking crew replaced the front trucks on the ralls and the train made the return trip to New Pritain with a relay of only 20 minutes. Officials lay the blame to packed snow on the rails which thew the truck from its path. The accident occurrad ahout 11 o'clock t night and there were few pas senzevs in the ecar a+ the time, Tahs Tlect The S Pamt ¥, 31 when cinty its o elortion ve Tabe hall, marmive at the James C, Hart, who for to | he bus sched- | the attendance equalled ' re- | {up for the past nine years has led the or- |ganization as president, was reelect- {ed to the office. Raymond Warren reccived the post of vic land Peter Corr w ba the position of recording tobert Ia cted secretary and John Giana was re- ocal schools. | Meetings This Evening | The St. Panl’s Tabs Fife and Drum Corps will meet this evening in the Tabs hall to rehearse and conduct its business meeting. A full attendance s desired by the of- !fur(hnr the appreciation of color in ‘l i president | ted into secretary. financial EDWARD PAHL WEDS Ceremony Performed Saturday Town and State Join Forces and [best man. | emblems. | night or today. ficials of the organization. £ The Girl Scouts will meet this! afternoon in the social rooms of the Berlin Congregational church. The | meeting is called for 4:30 o'clock. The board of selectmen will con- vene this evening at 8 o'clock in the | office of the town clerk. !{ounnn‘i business 1s slated for dispesal. What They're Doing Judge George G. Griswold his home on Worthington 'he magistrate is suffe sov elected freasurer, Edward Malone was elected sergeant at arms. Rev | Johif®C, Brennan, pastor of St. Paul | chureh, Kensington, was reelected a chaplain. The officers will be installed in | {the nmear future. Plans for the {coming winter season were discussed {and it is believed that the socief will enjoy one of the most sm"‘mh} ful irs in its history during is i1l ridge. ring from a re cold but is reported improved this morning. Miss Lena Wrobleski is confined to her home as a result of a nervous | breakdown. She is reported as being slightly improved after being in a tical condition for some tim=, Kensington Wins The Kensington Boys clo¥, re- turped to this town Saturday even- irg, winner of the county Y. M. C. | Concert Program | Announcement has been made of |the program to be given at the con- jcert of the Kensington Congresa- 'tional church choir tomorrow eve- |ning, at the church. The concert planned to hegin at § o'clock and \o general public is cordially in- [vited to attend. | The program is as follows: Duet for piano and organ: Seren- by Widor, played by Fdna Jmerson and Mrs. . M. Cowles, Bugle song by Drahms, sung by the choir. | Violin solo: “Traumerii” and “Ro- by Schumann, he Two Clocks” by Rogers; “Danny Weatherby. the choir. ade A. swimming meet held in Hartford. With a total of 42 points, their near- est rival for the honors was the Suf- | feld Academy team which amassed 32 points of the contest. In view of | the fact that the local club has no pool within which they are able to practice but journey to New Britain for their instructions, the honors are jwelcome in this town. FEight of the | swimmers who placed in the events | aturday will travel to Torrington | xt Saturday where they will (‘m\\' pete for honors in the State Y. M. C. A. meet in that city. The individual scores were as follows: Junior Divisicn: B. Clark won the 40 yard back stroke rac Donald Lewis annexed the third place in the same race. Clark won | the 40 yard free style dash. | Intermediate Division:. Relay race, won by Kensington. Team | composed of Hart. Malone, Isaac- son and Chotkowski. 80 yard free | race, Wright pla second. | S0 yard baek stroke, Griffith placed | ond. Chotkowskl third. ! Senior Division: 160 yard relay, Kensington placed second. Team composed of Wright, Griffith, I | Y Clark and Gugerty. 100 yard free | le, W. Clark placed sccond. 40 rd free style, H. Clark third, Gugerty fourth. 100 yard back | stroke won by Gugerty. | Farmer's Club to Meet | The annual meeting of the Berlin Farmer’s club will be held Saturday cvening at 8 o'clock at the home of Carl Lund, the first vice-president The electlon of officers will take place at that time and varions re ports concerning Jast season’s act s will be read. Arrangements for the coming season will be formu- | (Continued on James H. Boy” by Fred Sung by members of | Baritone solo: “A Spirit Flower” by Campbell-Tifton. Sung by Wal- ter E. Hart. | Violin solo: by Handel, ‘l' ved by Robert Nelson with Mrs. Nelsen accompanying. | “Come Unto Him"” by the entire choir. | Duet | I for soprano and tenor: “Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meot” by Wiegard. Sung by Mrs. Clark |and Mr. Holmgren. | Duet for soprano and alto [Lovely Are the Messengers” |the oratorio “St. Paul” by delssohn. Sung by Mrs. Upson | Mrs. Emerson. | “Awake, Awake, Put On Strength” by Dr. John Stainer. by the entire choir. Truck Overturns I A truck owned by & I soda manufhcturer, of New Britain, overturned on the pike hetween st Berlin and Worthington Rldge | Saturday evening, scattering the con- tents over the road and damaging the vehicle considerably. The driver of the car escaped injury by jump- {ing from the cab of the truck as the machine began to sifp., The accident is laid to the fact that the truck was unbalanced by the heavy load and hitting a patch of ice, Teft the road |One wheel buckled under the strain. Exhibition This Week Berlinites will, have an opportun- ‘How from Men- and style Thy Sung Avery a Page 16) | { Trumbull avenue and Redstone hill. | | kept | break In the subdued the blaze. | gion, this evening in the post rooms. local Commander Jame served only ceeding commande A funl important LD, MON DAY, DECEMBER 6, 1926. el Plainville News | Concert At Church One of the outstanding musical events of the season will occur Fri- day evening, when the Van Maasdyk trio will play at the Congregational church auditorium. The' program, ich will be of a high class, will begin at 8:15 o'clock. The trio will be ed by Miss Evelyn Marcil, contralto, solofst at the Asylum ave- nue Baptist church in Hartford, W. H. Van Massdyk is well known to music lovers here, having beer guest soloist at the junior Chautau qua last r. He will play the| violin in the trio, the other mem- bers of which are Donald Carter, ‘cellist; and Albert White, pianist. he program will be presented; under the auspices of the Congre-| gational Young People’s society of| Christian Endeavor. i Grange To Elect The annual election of officers | will be held tomorrow evening at| the regular meeting of Plainville| Grange at § o'clock ir A large attendance is des freshments will be served. Plans for the annual Grange fair Charles Litz of Canal street, ;fl be held \\'-‘fh\rsrhyl :l\nd '1‘;»,;.::.1 ay are nearing completion. There and Miss Dolores Alberta Miller, | Coy 5 " "0 inition of linens by| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. | o Derryvale Linen Co. of ,Water- Miller of White's crossing, were mar- | bury and a demonstration of | ried at 2:30 o'clock Saturday after- | Smoothtop stoves conducted by f noon by Rev. J. G. Ward, former|A. A. Mills Co. of New Britain. Mu- pastor of the Baptist church. The |sic for dancing will be provi ceremon® was performed at Mr.|Holman's orchestra on both Ward’s home on Maple street. Miss | nines Ruby Miller, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and the bride- groom's brother, George Pahl, was Members of the imme- diate family were present. The bride was gowned in powder blue canton crepe trimmed with old blue, wore a hat of blug,and silver cloth, and carried. yellow | chrysanthemums. Her attendant was dressed in tan georgette with gold cloth hat and carried pink | santhemums. | bridegroom’s gift to his attendant was a pair of, white gold cuft links with Knights of Pythlas The bride gave her sis- ter a leather bag. A reception was | held after the ceremony at the home of the bride’s parents. The couple Autos Collide then left on a wedding trip to Ver-| Automobiles operated by Aldie J. | mont, planning to be gone about a!crochetiere and Charles Matteo, | week. When they return to Plain-lyom of Rristol, collided in Central | ville they will reside on Chureh cquare Saturday night. An argu- G {ment over which was to blame and Mr. Pahl fs employed at the Plain-Lg cia" nav for the damages broke ville Casting Co. The bride is well [, neither being willing to give in. known and popular among the | Congtable Andrew Hogan was calied | younger st of tho fow land discovered that one Clearing Away the Snow ieft his license at home and the The work of clearing away ¥es-|other's was not endorsed, Realizing terday’s four-inch snowfall has been [ thece were both liable to arrest, the carried out rapidly and without a4y, drivers ccased their arguing, hitch, practically every street in|acrcaq to pay each for his Plainville being opened during the | gamage. and were allowed to go. | THeloariyif sLormy Martha Rehekah Mecting | was unprecedented and was not x| Aartha Rebckah lodge will meet | pected by the selectmgn, but they |(onight. Magnolia and Unity lodges were not caught unawares. At 7:30 [y000 peen invited, as have the state o'clock ‘last night, when the SNOW |iffjcors, A class of candidates will first showed signs of abatement, the | o jniucted, Supper will be served tractor plow was ordered out and rrom 6:30 to 7:15 o'clock. began to clear the main highways. ol With a driver and two other men | muo public sehools were closed to- as shovellers the plow was in use |gav hacause of the heavy snow. all night and day, working in all | The We.Uns club will meet this sections of the town and clearing ' cvening at the home of Mrs. Ralpl such widely separated streets *as speigrov Rollin feated DOLORES MILLER Aiternoon by Rev. J. G. Ward CLEARING AWAY SNOW: Quickly Make Roads Passable— Legion to Elect Officers Tonight —Concert at Congregational. Edward Pahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Infant Dies The c-weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parmlay of Wes wood park died Saturday afternaon It was bueied yesterday afternoon| in West cemetery. Catholic Church Notes The Ladies' Altar society of the| Chuch of Our Lady of Merey will} meet at 7:30 o'clock this evening at th: chureh. All mothers of the par- ish are particularly invited to be present. The Feast of the I Conception will be observed nesday with masses at 5:30 and § o'clock. (Clonfessions will be heard Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. maculat Wed- man had | Tyler of Tylerville, de- candidate for nator, was a dinner ng at the home of | ernor John H. Trumbull | Kenneth M mour, of West ] Main street ceepted a position | wers maintained well throughout ! o = ol 6 T Cie branch vesterday. The electric ~rallwaya)q,e tne Honeyman Auto Sales Co., their cars on the move, and.|pich will shortly open the first | while the cars were several minutes |, ytomobile showroom in Plainvi behind schedule, there was 1m0|" 301 Bimnbaum has returned (o ice. The New Ha-{piajnyijle after spending the weel trains were almost * O ang in Philadelphia and the n the mails were only ala snowed-in taxi In Ches trifla late. The heavy blow fell on| Hough St., 28—3 roor automobiles, the combined cold {0 rent. Inquire, 17 weather and snowstorm rendering Advt, many cars uscless. Garagemen reaped a harvest towing out cars| stuck in snowdrifts and pulling in frozen machines. Many minor ac- cidants occurrfd, caused by the slip- pery going underwheel, hut they were mostly slight bumps and side- swipings. The thermometer dove to a new low for the winter, the mercury in'wish fo thank those friends who so the tube outside of Thrall's drugithoughtfully leancd their cars for store on Central square registering|use at the funeral. cight degrees above zero. This® is| gned) thought to be a pecord for carly| GEORGE HICKOK December., | Blowtorch Causes Yire | A blowtoreh being used to thaw out frozen pipes cused a fire at the home of David Pereau on Prentiss . no serious damage was done Many telephone calls were received at the office of the selectmen today complimenting them upon their promptness and efficlency in break ing open the roads. ° Railroad and trolley schedules ven road time, and Houg CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our thanks and appreciation our neighbors and friends for their kind- to us at the time of the fll- ness and death of our hus! father, George E. Hickok. their exXbressions of symr floral tributes. Especially stneere | to ness: MR Ring Shop NEW HOME 9 ARCH STREET Communty Theater PLAINVILLE Mr. Pe ~au was nsing the torch to thaw ont the blocked pipes, and the flame| caught the partition where he conld not extinguish it. The fire department was called and soon | Tegion To Elect The annual election of officers | | will be feld at the meeting of | Brock-Barnes post, Amerlean T. It has not been the practice of the ! post to reelect a commander, but there is much talk of renaming Paul, as he has partial term, suc- Edward Barrows in the middie of the year. Robert Cralg, two years ago, s also mentioned for another term attendance is asked at this meeting MON. and TNES., Dee. 6th and Tth— NORMA SHEARER in “THE WANING SEX" a el picture of n_n girl goes in for cer and stubs her toe in pursuit of rer, more beau- riehly gowned, too, ax the mod- knows the way to a | an_ever. in your hey who man's heart, heing ler due to drifts bei own | 101 | partment, law {last Satur | Root Library linto the Bristol 1Veu_Js__ FIREMAN RECEIVES CARNEGIE TROPHY {Orrin H. Potter Gets Medal for Deed of Heroism SNOW BLANKETS CITY Gideon Bonneau Hurt in Fall at | Yactory—Raid Cases in Court— Death of Charles F. Tiffany—FPo- lice to Seck Wage Raise. Orrin H. Porter, fireman con- nected with the Central Fire station a on Meadow strect, received today a gold bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund, established on April 15, 1904, for recognizing valorous deeds beyond the ordinar: The medal on the rear around its | outer rim, bears the inscription ater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Lit. For His Friend." In the center of the medal In delicate lettering are the word Awarded to Orrin Porter Who Helped lo Save dward Hadfield From a‘cave-in in a well Bristol, Conn Nov. 11, 192 ward of $500 is to ition of Porter amount to he ar manner the fund. Two other parties who assisted in the res- cue also reccived honorable mention, as did Dr. . T bbins, city health officer, who went into the well on several occasions to administer hy- podermies. Seven Inches of Snow Bristol awoke this morning to vl- sions of a long and bleak winter as a tesult of a seven inch fall of sno which blanketed the city. Tn many spots the snow is considerably deep- g formed by the all during ccompany deed, this : par- heavy wind which ithe storm and which continued this morning. oth by the by the Co. w Haven s and Bristol and Lleetric wiis maintain- rly well. Trolley service ran on ved schedule of about fifteen to twenty minutes, the greatest delay cxperienced being the result of a trolley derailment last evening at the Pequabuck switeh, Trains during the ran several minutes late but this morning were back almost on schedule, The greatest de! w snced yesterday by the train in Bristol at 7:36 p. m., which more than hour late amber of automobilists who red out without chains, came to f and many drivers si the water from their radiat permitted their ca »d on the highway until this morn- ing. 2 Plows 18 rs and of the state highway de- as well as plows, 1 night and this morning engaged in carrying ¥ the snow from Main and North 1in strects Library M Board Meeting November proved to be a nth for the publ v in: circulation was concerned, 1 ooks heing issued, 1,289 more than | or March, 192 onth in the hi the largest previous ory of the library. 134 more hooks re also issued from the children” artment than in March, 1922, the largest previous month in th epartment The November circulatio classified as follows: Adults children, 4.187; Forestville Endes, 19S; schools, John ings 5; North Side, 160; Park Stre ; East Pristol, 754, The in in November, 1926 as compared vith same.month last year was as follows: Adults, 1.073; children 538; Forestville, 255 Jennings 120; Park Street school, 1 stol, 210, Tha North showed a loss of Manor brancl ember, 1925 umes by purel venty-nine hank hecause of bei lost 1 1,11 Jen- Sehool, East B sehool En 19 ov Side while gift ¢ hdrawn and ¢ During ¥ November 80th, total reulation of 15§ volumes 18,707 more than for year, the cst previous year in the history £ the library, ac inz to Librarian L. Wooding's report submitted ing of library board W v were worn out was the ended ry had a which even of $1 Wo un A balance ported by Mr s re- nt of.the and it was de- cided to turn of this a city No 8¢ A 1 ly drew | to remain park- | big + Seriously Injured by Fall Gldcon Bonneau of 441 West street, an employe of the New De- parture. Mfg. Co., was serfously in- jured Saturday as a result of a fall from a ladder at the forge plant on Terryville avenue. Bonneau —was engaged at the top of the ladder when he lost his footing and fell into a tool box on the floor below, strik- ing on his face and side. He was knocked unconscious by the fall and |at an early hour this morning had Due to has not not regained consciousne his weakened condition it | | | been thought advisable to move him | | for an X-ray examination, although ;n is believed that he is suffering from internal injuries ; Cases Continucd | The cases of Pasquale Onofrio of Station 34, Pine street, charged with keeping liquor with intent to sell lan’ of Roy Sanford of Place, charged with of liquor, were continued nesday morning, December §. Bonds {in each instance were placed at | which were furnishe transportation hont § g at the | Both men were arre o'clock last Saturday cven | Home of Onofrio of Officers Henry {Jeglinski and Willlam Thom; Onofrio’s home has been the subject of a number of complaint cord- ing to the police, and as a result an | officer was stationed in the vicinity of the house Saturday While ‘the officers wer the garden, where they lod of liquor under a pile of brus ford drove into the yard. A of his automobile resulted in six lons of alleged liquoF heing found under the rear seat. Both men were | taken to headquarters and released later in the evenin ler bond. A raid made on Onofrio’s home t June failed to pro any evi- 50 Arc San- ch o! ¥ Fish Receives Nol Edward Divinity t was arrested aturday night after he h a re- volver into the air near his home Neighbors complained to the police str and as a result Fish was arrested by | and W charge Officers Henry Jeglinski liam W. Thompson on a {intoxication | He appeared before | Attorney James T. Mather this morning, and his case was nolled on | payment of costs. ormer Resident Dies Mies Lucretia Swain, aged dent of this city a vears ago, died yesterc ! Hartford hospital. Mis: jborn in Cleveland, Ohio, later com- |ing to Bristol. A number of years ago she moved to West Hartford, where she resided until 1917 when she entered the Old People’s Home at 36 Jefferson street, Hartford. She |1eaves no immediate relatives. | Called to Fire Squad A and Engine Co. No. {were called out at 2 o'clock this | morning to a house owned by S. G Newell on lington avenue and were obliged to plow through several large drifts to reach their destina- tion. A heavy heam over |had caught on fire and it was ne ary for firemen to saw the b off. Chemicals then completed the work of extinguishing the fire, which did little damage. | Former Local Hotcl Man Dies Charles H. Tiffany, aged 66 3 . for more than 40 years proprietor of hotels in this city, is deag in Bur- | bank, California, according to a dis- of patch received here. Mr. Tiffany at one time was proprictor of the old Bristol House and for ore than 30 years conducted the old Gridley | House until its sale to the New De- ure Manufacturing Co. in 191 was also steward of the I club here during the first year after the formation of the local lodge. Mr. Tiffany was a member of Bristol Lodge of I the Knights of Pythias and the National Hotel Keepers' Association | Regular Police to Hold Mceting A mecting of the members of the police department will be held at 3:30 o'clock this cvening to discuss the provisions of the proposed y sion and relief fund amendment and o sign a petition which will formally presented to the city coun- cil at their meeting tomo ning. As intimated in a re sue of the Herald, a petition a for an increase in wages will 1fted for presentation to t at the same ti Elks Hold Memorial Service Past Exalted Ruler William A Gileason of Torrington delivered the nemorial address at the morial serviee hr in their st ove fir row eve- cent is- king 1so he city fathe ks street ing the lodge exemplified ‘the ritual order and the musical pro given by Miss Winifred Harry Coe Olmste Chard and Miss Josephi battisto, s of this city, To Visit Phinville Lodge The members of Magnolia o AT T 00 Oy T ts at a_supper this of hon on e offi South of field IFred Mattro- Re- ah lod wil the 1 at 'y Martha loc D. AL therine to eveni N will hold 10th I 'rospect of Maryville . will be the speak- Pequabuck ! until Wed- | ited six pints | Proseenting | o | employ ot Swain was | fireplace am | be ! rs of | er of the afternoon. Christmas Checks Matled The American Trust Co. placed in | the mails Saturday noon checks for ! the members of the bank's Christs |mas club. The amount to be dis- tributed in this manner is $60,000, To Hold Election of Officers. The regular meeting of Franklin {lodge, No. 56, A. F. and A. M., wil | be held held in Masonic Temple thie | evening. Election of officers will taka | place. New Departure Band to Broadcast. A musical program will be broad- cast this evening between 8 and § o'clock by the New Departure band |from station WTIC at Hartford un- | der the direction of Conductor Ernest A. Becker, The march “Maryland” by Panela will be the opening num- ber of the program, which will be as follows: Selections from the Mikad . Sullfvan reole Sue,” with Davig oon, Dennis Cornet nd Otto Southern Plantation Songs ...... Conterne S i Barnhouse Karl Otto, baritone horn. mond" : . Thomas v the Waters of Minnetonka! Lieurance +.oParlow «+.. Tobani th Conrad, ith, six-year-old ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Conrad of 46 Beech street, who dled S morning after a short with scarlet fever, was held Saturday morning from the home of her parents. Services were private, and interment, in charge of C. Funk & Sons, Inc., was in West, cemetery, Tuneral of Alfred Dupere. funeral of Alfred Dupere, who d at Bristol hospital late last Friday night after a short iliness with diplitheria, was held Saturday afternoon from the undertaking par- [lors of James J. Dunn. Services were private and interment was in the new St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. Dupere, who is survived by a wife and one child, was a native of Fall River, Mass.. coming to this city | about three years ago to enter the' the Wallace Barnes com- nvil Polka" . rian Fantasia “uncral of illness e | pany. Back From Wedding Trip. Attorney and Mrs. Anthony J. Rich, who have been on a wedding trip to Bermuda, returned to their home in this city Saturday. They | stopped for a few days in Hamilton, | Bermuda, at the Hotel Fiascati, which is managed by Hamlet Pel- legrini, former steward at the Bris- tol Elks club, 'TWO BURNED WHEN GAS TANK EXPLODES Lighted Gigarette Thrown Into Container Causes Blow-Up Two men are confined to New Britain General hospltal with burns {sustained Saturday afternoon when the gasoline tank on a truck driven hy one of them, exploded while be- ing filled with gasoline at a gas station at the corner of Olive and East Main strects. The men are Thomas Turnrose, 28, of 32 Jubilee, street, truck driver for the Geisin- iger and er Turniture com- pany of 31 Wilson street, and Fred | Geisinger, 1 son of Isadore Gei- singer of 41 Wilson street, a mem- | ber of the firm. Z men stopped the true 1d while the tank was be- ing fillel with gas by Arthur Pe- ow, the proprictor, it suddenly ex- plode ng their clothing. {They were wrapped in coats by by- anders and were saved from se- rious burns. Geisinger was badly burned about the left arm and leg, the 1 trouser leg being burned completely off. Turnrose was burn- ed hout the face, although his clothing suffered to some extent. The fire did but little damage to truck, since the ' fire depart- responding to a call from the of Olive and Connerton extinguished it. Aecording cond Assistant Chief Michael ouney, the explosion is believed ve been caused by the acei- 1 throwing of a lighted ecig- o into the tank. Filling Station Destroyed Damage of about $2,000 was done by fire which destroyed the Broad Sirect Tilling Station Jate Saturday night, gutting the building in which it w located, formerly a two- story tenement house. The blaze W undetermined origin. place was closed when the were noticed by a passerby d in an alarm at the cor- ner of Broad and High streets, bringing out practically all of the downtown apparatus. Oil and auto- mobile a sories were destroyed ind, in spite of the fact that gaso- ine is stored in underground tanks, there were no explosions. The sta. tion is owned by Walter Popellers, of he flames | who of viewing the works of artists {of the old and modern school of | Spain, Belgium, Germany, TTungar Ttaly, France and Czecho-Slava and America this week at the lo sehool will he hung with reprodue- tions of the famous paintings of cach country. On . Tuesc and | Wednesday evening, the canvases will be on exhibition at the Kensin ton Grammar school and Thursday and Friday will find them at the Worthington school. hours for cach place to be from 7 until 9 o'clock Pupils of the schools will ente tain with songs, recitdtions, dances and dramatizations. Home -made candy will be on sale. The pletures will he subicet to ordsr hy visitor: thereby supplyine the community eveellent opportunity to do Christmas shopping without leav Berlin, the procceds from fhe s waing towards the school fund. No admission will ba charged vi itors, a silver collection being taken the purpose of purchasing some of the prints for the schoo own n th country 'FRECKLES AND 1 BETCLA YoU DONT KAOW WAAT RWVER T IS TUAT EMPTIES INTO TH' GULF OF MEXICO n its rressive sehaol come cmnhos the L spiritnal need for he room and this week o phes s exhibition will HIS FRI NEAM-GEE, IF YA DOR'T KNOW THAY YA cfipnmw ARE DUMB = BEGINS WITH AN M AN EADS WITH PACIFIC!! floHouo - Yev ARE DUMB ! GOSH-VOL DON'T KAOW ANYTHING, MEBBE YoU THIAK YOU'RE SO SMART! Houolo By BLOSSER /i DoES A BROWN \ COW THAT EATS 6REEN GRASS GIVE WHITE ALK THAT E\ AMAKES VELLOW === e