New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1926, Page 18

VETERAN BARBER ON PARK ST. DIES. W, C. H. Coke Followed His Trade for 36 Years Willlam Clark Harries Cooke, 53 years old, a native of this city, and a barber in business on Park strect for 30 years, died at his home, 417 Church street at about 7 o'clock this | morning. He was born February 183, 1873, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. and Lucy Taylor Cooke. He was cne of the oldest barbers practie- ing In the city. He began work in 1890 at the age of 17 years and had been at that business since that time. For the past 80 years he conducted a shop at 175 Park street. He was in failing health for some time previous to his death Mr. Cooke was a member of the Stanley Memorial church and the P. O. S. of A. Surviving him his wife, Harrlet, two daus Misses Mabel L. and Dorothy Cooke, both of whom are known in this city; a son, W. ' Cooke and a brother Charles Cooke, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at | the late home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Raymond N. Gilman tor of the Stanley Memoria arch, will officia Interment will be In Fairview cemetery. Croll Sues Ciancis in brought against Joseph Rutkowski o(l this city by the Boston Varnish Co., | through Hungerford & Saxe. The| plaintiff claims money due. The writ | is returnable in the city court the | fourth Monday of December, Deputy | Sheriff Horwitz serving the papers. | GRANGERS ARE HOSTS AT | WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Fete Mr, and Mrs. / Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams | In Newington. anniversary members of t evening A double wedding was celebrated by (he Newington Grange 1 when it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams of Berlin w observing their 30th wedding an: ersary, and Deputy U. S. Marshal and Mrs. A. P. Marsh of New Brit- ain would observe their 35th anni- versary toda Mr. Adams mona Grang: state secretary. master of Burritt Grange of state deputy of Po- and Mrs. Adams is Mr. Marsh is a past this It was “Neighbors' Night” at the wington Grange and the New dritain and Berlin members were upposed to have charge of the pro- ram. The anniversary cclebration was a surprise “stunt” by the New- ington folks Mr. and Mrs. Marsh were the first couple to be married in Trinity Methodist church afte e church was de and his bride were married the fol- lowing Tuesday, the ceremony be- ing performed by Joseph Pull- a . Ma un- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1926. GLAIM COUNGILMAN LOST EXAM PAPERS (Continued from First Page) contracts on the outside on his own time. When an ordinance was pass- ed requiring all tradesmen engaging in this work to secure licenses, questions from the code book of the National Board of Fire Under- writers of which Thomas Henry Day s one of the editors. He failed to receive a passing mark at the hands of the committee. A protest was made to Mayor Weld and agreed that the papers be again checked. The same result was re- ported. After a | Spaulding and Councilman Warner, the building department agreed to have the papers taken to Mr. Day, his report to stand. Mayor Weld gave his consent to this program. Mr. Day increased Spaulding's rating slightly, but the mark w ill several points below pas A further protest was made and Spaulding and Warner called at city hall and asked permis- sioh to take the papers for a per- sonal examination, and since that time building department attaches ake say they have seen nothing of the sor the plaintiff to recover damages document. B. and P. W. Women Hold |aseinst Andrew Kratchik, for the| Annual Christmas Party The annual Christmas party was held by the Business and Profes- sional Women's club at the club- house on High = |Middletown Y.M.C.A. Buys | New Site for Building Middletown, Conn., Dec. 5 (#) — Negotlations which have been in progress for several weeks by the directors of the Y. M. C. A. were completed today when it was an- |nounced that a site at the corner of Union and Crescent streets had been secured, the purchase price being $30,000. The property is owned by the 'Middlesex County Historical so- . P. Marsh and | Spaulding appeared before the ex- clety, which in turn will purchase | aminers and submitted answers to 20 'the parish house building on Court street owned by the First Congre- gational church. The church ‘will parish house in the rear of its |property. The historical soclety Luilding 1s one of the oldest dwell- erect a new it was ings in the city and was formerly | the residence of Henry G. Hubbard, who married a daughter of Com- conference with modore MacDonough, hero of Lake | Champlain. The Y. M. C. A, will erect a $350,000 building within a year. CITY COURT JUDGMENTS. Judgments have been awarded as follows by Judge William C. Hun- gerford of the city court: Louls Part- nor against F. Brushevick, for the i pla to recover damages of $1 . 8. Gordon for the plai tiff Coal & Wood Co. against the ehold Engineering Co., Inc., lof $147.98, I. I. Rachlin for the plaintiff; Rackliffe Bros. Co., Inc, ntiff to recover damages of |$211.70, T. I Rachlin for the plain- tiff; City Coal & Wood Co., against Krafchik, for the plaintiff to recover damages of $1 ERIGSON GAPTAIN OF N.B. H.§. ELEVEN (Continued from First Page) stitute lineman and a member of the Theta Sigma fraternity, were up for the honor. On the first ballot Zehrer and Scully were eliminated. On the sec- ond ballot, Ericson recelved 13 votes and Landino received 10. Captain-elect Ericson is the son of Mr. and Mrs, John A. Ericson of 10 Sefton drive. The football sea- son just past was his second in high school athletics. During the pre- |vious spring he was substitute | catcher on the baseball team. He |is 17 years old and a member of the 1927 mid-year class. Twenty-three members of the | New Britain High school squad were awarded NB monograms at auditor- |ium exercises this morning in token | of their work on the gridiron this | fall. Of this number 10 received sweaters. | The letters ana sweaters were pe- | sented by Principal Louis P. Slade. | The lettermen follow: Captain Tim- othy Claire, Captain-elect John Ericson, John Matulls, Marion Za- leski, Albert Fengler, Fred Zchrer, | Amerigo Anselmo, FHarold Bruce, Frank McGrath, Gabriel Bromberg, | Sam Gordon, Albert Havlick, Louis andino, Holger Carlson, Edward| | Conley, Edmund Novak, Everett An- | | derson, James Scully, Abe Ribicoff, | Anthony Nevulis, Joseph Vetrano, Manager Bernard LeWitt and Gen- | eral Manager Fred Morin. |ber 30, last, in a scuffle at the lat- | second team letter, only three ap- peared on the stage of the audi-| torium to accept the award. Planned Robberies and Are Sentenced to Jail Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 15 (A — Three young men who admittedly were contemplating starting on a career of banditry but who were | taken into custody before they had an opportunity to hold up the stores they had planned to rob, re- ceived jail sentences when arraign- ed before Judge Ralph Beers in city court today on charges of breach of the peace and carrying | concealed weapons. Frank Webb, alleged ring leader of the gang and owner of the re- volyer that was to be used for the |holdup jobs, was sentenced to six months in jall. Willlam Jarnwell was sentenced to four months in Jjail and Rufus Pratt to two months in jail. | | | | | MURDER TRIAL OPENS | First of Two Scheduled in Fairfield Court 1s Under Way. Bridgeport, Conn,, Dec. 15 (® — The first of two murder trials scheduled to be heard in superior court before Judge Alfred C. Bald- win was started at noon today when a poll of the jury was bhegun. The jury will be called upon to decide the fate of Rocco Surgiovan- ni, 28, of Norwalk, who was indict- ed upon a first degree murder count last week. Surgiovanl is al- leged to have shot and killed Gioco Mobertino .in Norwalk on Septem- ter's home. Of the 45 talesmen who EXTRA SPECIALS for THURSDAY ané FRIOAY rr:::)l;)ocx......,.m. 12¢ w 15¢ :'Lc;'l;:msn AEERBEAT 18C b, 22c e Uidenas s 32 oS 40c mir.... w 35¢ 35¢|rits-........... m. 35¢€ 20c . 2% 25¢ 40c s ......... o 25¢ SWORDFISH . ’ EELS . A REAU HEALTH BREAD. EAT PLENTY OF IT. MADE AND SOLD AT THE SAME PRICE AS OUR WHITE BR: FULL 1 LB. LOAF FOR ... Fancy MACKEREL ...... Stoak OOD FISH ..o e« Fresh Steak SALMON ... Finnan HADDIE Solid Meat OYSTERS | Steaming- | cLaws ... | | Rouna +reess Dint GRAHAM BREAD SPECIAL c PURE TOMATO CATSUP , . 2 Bots. 27c. MOHIC PURE COCOA . 2 Tins 25c. BAKER'S PURE EXTRACTS . Lg. Bot. 33c. AND ORI YOUR XMAS TURKEY NOW. YOU CAN GET THE BEST IN THE CITY HERE BE SURE cet last evening. A collection of rny: s b READ HirA D o A e D ADS| e s Man g oo 8 é S [to Miss Ventlie Logan for the chil- | | of the squad were called to receive marshal, Mr. Marsh is proprietor of | qren of the Tuberculosis Relief so- | S————mnmmee. . |the Inter-Urban Transfer and Stor- ' ajary, i ge Co. He is a former deputy| o tin a 4 he g was In charge of on i sherift and Is active in republican |y o o Y,Innhmn‘“"lgmq eturnable in the the ! politics r c : nd Miss :o:r»-r;\ \I?»nnn 7 Con- M\‘y’,m‘m, AMrs Gertrude Donnelly. Attorney Mar- stable Frank Clynes served the pa- |children, Gilbert P., Britain, STt r'w;"”(f’;“,"“!;‘ '“,”" Gr‘;"f ’\'["'" per: ' & Wk Tovoy O Hervey of Wilie 20 RO & GRS TR BAR 00 Louis Croll, through Edward A. Va. Gilbert and Miss Gretchen | fonieavbie rradins aeleadore | Mag, has brougl for $1,000 [Larson were married here about RoSenbers. planist. gave several damages against Santi Cianci and |a month ago. Mrs. Harvey and her | Pian0 selections. Sebastian Cianci, claiming mo it son are guests of Mr. and Aue on a bill. The writ is ret Marsh at the family residence in the city court the fourth Mon enwood street. of December and Deputy Sl et Martin H. Horwitz served the BANKRUPTCY HEARING. g of the creditors Arct Claim for Bills Due Action for $1,100 damages has)| been instituted by Louis through Attorney Edward / against Conrad Ci 1 money due on a bill \reported for jury duty today, ten were excused by Judge Baldwin. man. members Jesides being a deputy T, WY NOTICE take notice, that taken by virtue of an execution, to me di- rected, and will be #old, at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at the Public Sign-Post, in the Town of ‘| New Britain, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, fourteen (14) days, from date, which will he | on Wednesday, the 29th day of De- cember, 5 o'clock in 'the aft aid execu tion and my fees thereon, the fol- lowing described property to wit: | 4 chairs, 1 desk, 1 table, 2 reed chairs, 1 reed table, 1 oil tank, 1 oft burner furnace, 2 index card hoxes. Dated at New Britain, Conn., this 15th day of December, A. 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