New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1926, Page 7

«for more than NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1926. OpensEvenings—Wed. Dec. 22, Thurs. Dec. 23. CHRISTMAS STORE ORKE” SHIRTS Neckband or collar-on or detached collar styles, made of madras, French percales and other good shirtings, colors guaranteed. $2.00 +» $5.98 wa: LOUNGING ROBES Blanket bathrobes, cotton or wool, choice of gay, but smart designs and colorings, a very lovely collection to the most fastidious. Prices range from Cravats Swiss, French, English and Italian and domestic silks, gayly colored. 95¢ w $4.50 THE FOR MEN GIFTS FOR MEN Must be practical and useful and of course a bit different. Haber- dashery in London manner or made at home, no matter—a choice collection of every thing desirable to men found at our MEN’S SHOP—Street Floor $5.98 $25.00 Smart ones BELTS Sterling silver buckles, some with belt-o-grams. $1.50 « $5.00 Mufflers Persian effects, cashmere and silk, $2.00 $10.98 | should | Fund for ag | of Durnside business meeting. Every member is requested to be present as important | matters will be brought up for dis- cussion. The ranks of the drum- mers have been swelled consjderably in the past few wecks as the result | of the membrship drive which was launched at the anniversary meet- ing held in November. Cadet Returns. Cadet John P. Hodgson, son of | Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Hodgson of Wor- thington ridge has arrived at his home for the holidays. Cadet Hodg- son is a student at Manlius School at Manlius, N. Y. He is a member of the reserve officers’ training corps wnit maintained at the school by the war department. He is tak- ing a college preparartory course at the New York institution. John Bernardo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Bernardo, has returned home for a 10 day furlough with his parents. Bernardo is a sailor on the U. 8. 8. Arkaosas. Ohristmas Program. The Berlin Congregational church will hold a Christmas entertain- ment in the chapel at 7:30 o’clock on Wednesday evening. The mem- bers of the Sunday school will he the guests. Songs, recitations and a Christmas tree will provide the en- tertainment, The Worthington Association invites all residents to illuminate their windows with andles between 7 and 9 o'clock on day evening. Groups of young | people will go through the streets singing carols. Those interested meet at the Community o'clock. Aid Society of the ational church has| $50 to the Christmas ged and disabled minis- | ters. | What They're Doing. James Hart of Brown University has returned to his home in Ken- singten for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Burnham Willlams were visitors at Mrs. Williams former home as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. B, Carter yes- v. Mrs. Williams was formerly | lclen Carler of this place. ‘ Miss Mary E. Griswold, superin- | | tendent of schoals, ! Community house at The Woman' Berlin Co: appropriated in check, stripe and Berlin News FINDS $12 GIFT IN WALNUT SHELLS . Mail Carrigr Receives Present n From Resnden § on Route BLL IN 85 GOLD PIRCES Christmas Week Students Flock Home Schools — Church Plans Street Singing For Christmas Eve. When Charles W. inzton’s veteran mail carrier, opened some English walnuts which had been brought fo his honte last even- ing, he found the meats yellow and alluring but not cdible. The “meat” consisted of $5 gold picees, $125 in all, the gift of people living along his route and whom he has served yea Mrs. L. B. Beecher, Howard Beccher and: Frank Giana, a com- mittee of Mr. Willlam's friends, co: Jected the money within the W Going to Ciana’s store they opened a quantity of Walnuts, romoving the meats and replacing them with gold pleces, cach wrapped In tissue paper, and glued the shells together again so clever- 1y that it was imp ble to deteet ¢ diftarcncs between the nugzols and the real thing. When presente committee su, same of the new nuts which had Willlams, Kens- past the try to Williams, ed that he shipment of wal- just arrived. Un- Fuspecting, the mail carrier opened | one and upon unwrapping the tissue Activitics Begin As! From | | paper withir | Number One | The process wa 1 cach nut gave up its valuable | burden to the surprised mail man. | Coming as a complcte surprise, Mr. | Williams wa ‘Hnnk th found looking gold up at piece 15 prosent, . who recently celebrated | his 25th annive !ington office, has until lately been | confined to his home with a nervous |attack which followed his wa s route through the recent heavy now fail. He suffered a chill, at the local building and was taken to ¢ Lis home where he recovered after | The blame was | a few ¢ iaid to the is route ntan lfl give him some m { gratitude of his servico to them, | colicetion w instituted by L. B. Beccher and I | Howard Beecher made the can maeting with enthusiasm at the pla to reward the veteran mail cf Activities rest. now covered walks along and his friends and ac. whom he served wished or Christmas This town today the most active v when out of town stn ts and rcla- tives poured into the place to spend the Thollday with families and friends, he schools released a good portion of the youngelers away at fir hd eolleges and the population of the town has been swolled by their ar here. Among those noticed on the streets who ve veturned from separate Insti- titlons were: Miss Lols Cowles and Miss Blanche Johnson of Wheaton colloge, Clande W. Stevens Jr. of colleg Mi: Helen N Storr amnel A, Fiske William Coale, Samuel Coale and Natalle Mcagley. Wolter Meag- |ley s expected home today. | Toaded bus to New land Martford spoke mas shopping by al re s in the larzer cities and bulky rne in the arm of Tarlinites point to a pros- perous haliday far local youngsters. Grange to Celebrate, Terlin Grange, No. 24, will cele- | brate its annual Christmas party of Britain rassed him. | s repeated 25 times | at a loss to properly | who had contributed to |1 ry with the Kens- ‘ king | sage of their | The | of intensive | har- ! tomorrow evening a tions quarters on I nue, the organlza- | rmington avo- | The usual Christmas tree will | be erected in the hall and all mem- Mers will bring gifts to the tree for | disposal among the Granger's chil- | dren. Santa Claus is scheduled (n' appear at about 9:30 o'clock by air- | [plave to distribute the gifts among the kiddies. A program of enter- tainment has been arrunged for the children’s enjoyment. | Selectman to Meet. The weekly meoting of the hoard | of selectmen will be held this eve- ning at § o'clock at the office of the {town clerk in the town hall. Dis- vosal of holiday traffic, the question of crecting warning slgns at East | | Berlin avenue and the regular rou- | {tine business is slated to come be- | fore the body Drum Corps Rehearsal. The Tabls Fife and Drum Corps | | will meet this evening at 8 o'clock | for their weekly rehearsale and ! will probably | jin's Blue Hillians and the | hampered this B | prescnce | the snow disappe | nee: | her home with an confined to her homs with of rncumatism, returned to her ties this morn Mrs. ]'H\U\il were the guests Ina Carter vesterday. Mrs. was formerly Miss Doris Beck this town, . ! recs Arrive i Bolton-Kasica post of the Ameri- | ean Legion has received a shipment of 400 trec posal. Advance Spar of Sparks ey of Mr. and wville of the evergreens and the nnaires in ch on the “first come first served” rule. Those ordered in advance will be de- livered on Wednesday afternoon The balsams are stored in the post's headq) an tevens of Kensington 1 for Ori visit in Claude W. will leave tomorrow Florida for a ten day southern cit Frank Giana will poin the K\y‘&-‘ ton post office force tomorro to « s Willi & stmas rush of mail h od the addition. It is that an man on_ the route will also he needed before | Christmas Day although no provi- | sion has been made as vet. Setback Postponed The weekly selback battle been postponed until next wee the Christmas holidays have tied up most of the stars. The next game e botween John Con- the necessi- though ext looked for- tournament ims supe- other. Conlin's hitting into hard k recently and have several losses chalked up inst them. The Tabs have been playing a supe- vior brand of setback since their ar rival in the race and popular senti- ment seems to favor the Kensing tonians for the cup victo Hocley Tournament Hampered The annual hockey contest be- tween Bottle Alley and Cypress Hill for the Doyle Cup has becn car of the of snow on all available It is thought that un vs saon, it will be r the hockey en- oft the been the am ¢ game which has ward to since started, as cach t¢ riority over the men have heen pond is sary to gath s to clear pond. Fast Berlin Items The f the Christmas activities will to place this ning when the niza- | | tions o(' the Knig nd n, Sister 3 thu! ice nearby ke comt ts of Pyth will Tiold th first Christmas tree cele l‘r.'\Hni\ t eve nmr; at Comm'xm. all, The ¢ was n'L(wwI on Fri- decorated by member: anizations Saty and Santa Claus is expected » time during the is doubtless] th his activ s and could only ar some timo during bration. b busy v promise to e the c is Is confined to attack of of Hz: 1 Ruth Bourg iy was Ed (Continued on Page 11) | trol been | h ar! Censington. B nio, | ; large program. !opened the | speech were glven hy Corinne ove- | own Christmas week s Quire {tucet, Plainville News Helen Foran, Ray- | mond Delarme, and Mary Cham- ‘lrflllo gave recitations, which were followed by one by five little girls, ch \'x e Jrill. " | Viola Verlanti, Sylvia Gnazzo, Amelia PETER PRIOR DIES AT AGE OF 72 Canal Street Resident Had Lived! Here for 50 Years \D0G CAUSES AUTO SMASH Car Skids Into Pole At Hart's Cor- ner—Christmas Party At Church| of Our Lady ot Mercy—Personal Tax Returns Slow—Bricfs, Peter Prior, 72, one of Plainville's oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home, at 7:45 o'clock Saturday e Death wa$ due to natural causes in- cident to advancing ycars, Born in County Lietrin, Mr. Prior emigrated to the United $tates when a young man. In con formity with the other Irish immi grants of that time he sought rela- tives in this country and thus cam to establish residence in Plain- ville, where mained time of his death. For years h was associated sions Clock Co. in ng himself with that the Sessions people took con- and when it was known as the Mfg. Co. at which time A. > of Plainville, about with For 50 cstal befor Welch L. Co work. orious from not active become at pidly until I him when d go, aimed him. his wife married 37 Miss Catherine York city. He no social, political, nor f al conncctions but gave his en- 1 cfforts to the upbring his family, to which he w devoted. In politics ho was democrat and in religion a Catholic, being a frequent communicant the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. He leaves his w Thomas P. Prior, a of the Plainville Prior, former tre Wallin=ford Trust Co. Prior, oclated w cut Light & Power ain; Ciement J. Pr Britain Trust Co.; Mis ie] supervisor of music Britain State Normal Attorn ius B. the I firm of farks; , Philip, was own to s sistant treasur- rust Co.; Pete urer of the Augustine 1. the Conn ew at the and with rtford Rita Catherine and at | ng at f Mercy, n Joseph's the Church of Our with a solemn rvequiem laterment will be in St Dog in Road—Two Boys Hurt A dog in the highway caused an accident terday at 1 hi automebile Hart Thomas Pompey, §, and Joscph Pompey, 12, sons of Michacl Pom- pey of Southington, were badly cu about the head. The two boys wer riding in a machine owned by Thomas Rich of Southington and operated by Michael Krezel, 18, of Shuttle dow road. As Krezel, coming from Southing- ton, approached Hart's corner, a log ran into the road. To avoid hit- g the animal, 1 applied the akes, which locked, and the off the hig: one &ide of the a Jeseph Pompey suffes d and his b o heing sliced off red a cut on the -other a bad ion on the cheek just below e eye; they were treated by Dr icorge F. Cook. Krezel was not two boys hurt but Krezel's wera th wreeke avoid the dog nd the wanderi k and killed. W Not only and the animal Constables { montk Catholic Church Party | annual istmas party of | rch of Our I school was held yesterda ernoon in the church hall with a | attendance and a pleasing | Miss Anna Parkinson entertainment with al welcome. Recltations | DeLarme and eph Tolll and then by a class of Betty Deega uth Cranston, Ma Esther Tani The the Ch of rjorie Win- | and El "’(nor‘\ Gene Dyenzo and John Me- also recited. A duet wa John Varrone, violinist, | tian Arcari, planist tions were given Ma Decgan and Antoinetfe San- A class of six girls presented Recit aret FRECKLES AND ' No-10ONT wanT ARNY ABC Boow FeR AY CARISTMAS: T KNOW AY HIS FRIENDS YoU DO & WELL, LET'S SEE HoW WELL YoU KAOW TAEM="T STAANDS FoR THAT'S RIGHT— T STANDS FOR TAGALONG! 27 Canal street, | ening. | Ireland, | until the | the | stille, | firm | which ! and entire) years | af six children, | cti- | in New Brit-| Sthel | and four grandehildren, | corner in which two brothers, ' car, into a tree, | ciola, Rose Vilardi and Anna irolma. The children joined in singing Christmas carols. There were |8 Paul Veroni and Angelina Gnazzo. Evalina Kalenbach played & plano solo. Helen Nelson, Shirley Hem- ingway and Elsle Neri recited. A class of girls gave a flag drill. Rose Pep and Antolnette Catuccl recited, and a recitation was given by a class of six girls, Sylvia Gnazzo, Elizabeth Faniola, Gene Dyenzo, Alveta Con- forti, Philomena Pep and Condile 1verfo. Albert Cuntucei Cassidy spoke pieces. A sketch, ‘Mrs. Ruggles Training Her Children for the Birds’' Christmas Tree,” was presented. Miss Anna Graham im- personated Mrs, Ruggles, children were Helen Bergen, Carl Denniss, Jack Deegan, Elsie Ne: Margaret Bergen, Maxine Bull, John Bosco, Detty Deegan, and Joseph Tol Susan Parkinson spoke the closing piece. lighted the children t gifts to them all, ting climax to the afternoon. The program was in charge of Mrs. Wil- liam R, Denniss, Mr. tin Casey, and Mrs, William Kramer. Legion Mecting. Brock-Barnes post, gion, will meet tonight it its rooms on Whiting street. tree committee will report and plans | | will be discussed for presenti otion picture comedy, the Navy Now,” at the Community | theater on January 10. Delegates | will ba sent to the meeting in the { town hall of the representatives of | organizations desirous of having | memorial windows in the new high hool. | ™ The scores of the Legion's bowling | forced victory over the Unionville post are follows: Unionville, £6 a9 97 100 98 Horsfall Mo; { O'Leary Dwivo | Rossing & 81— 115— 450 437—1410 Plainville. 87 ..103 104 .102 | 1. Burgess 8. Bubicl [ 3. Paul C. Sanders C. Brooker at | | Christmas Rush On | The Christmas rush at the post [office hegan today, after it should really be over. Although Saturday was the last day for mailing articles on which delivery before Christmas could he guaranteed, there was no unusual activity at the post office | until this morning, when the an- nual crush began and the cler | were kept busy. | Advent Church Excrcises The following program will be | presented tomorrow evening at the Advent Christian church by the Sun- | day school children | “It Came Upon a Midnight C school; “A Christmas Wish, Morann; “A Reform.” Shaffer; ear, Carl Christmas Sccrets,” Mar- lent Night” (songs) § choir; “The Babe in Bethle- hem,” i crence Morann ; “Howdy Do.” Toast,” P. ; “Hush Angels,” Louise Mills; The Herald Angels Sin, ving,” Louis Mills; “Gi e King,” six girls Jthryn Smith; violin solo, V. Earle ‘Christmas Cheer,” Helena Bouden: There a Mange Howard th; orchestra selection: “A New .af,” Clarence Woods; “The Jolly Winter Time,” Mervin Snellin; “In Trouble,” May Morann; “Christmas ght,"” Beatrice Timone: Christmas,” Russell Monbleau; to the World, The Lord is Come,” ool orchestra selection. i Notes The We-Uns club evening at the Dietzko. Plainville today was emerging om another of the many cold snaps which scem to punctuate the present | winter. Near zero weathed resulted | in many frozen automobiles, and one r~pair shop reports 15 cars thawed out yesterday. The condition of Miss Edith Lins- who has been 11l at her home on strect for the will meet this ley, Lincoln Teachers at the Linden stree school will be guests at a combin: { tion house warming and Christma party tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carrigan on Lindon | (Continued on Page 13) -, ‘Il Community Theater Plainville. and Tues, Dec, 20 and Big Double Feature SEENA OWEN in ‘THE FLAME OF THE YUKON" also TOM MIX in “NO "MAN’S LAND” Mon. e turther recitations by Mary Ferdetty, | and Elizabeth | and the | Santa Claus then appeared and be- | by presenting | furnishing o fit- | American Le- | The community | Raymond | It Santa | home of Mrs. Stephen | past three | reported to be improving. | Bristol News N: Y. EXPLOSION Scares Local Residents \MEETING OF WATER BOARD |Frost Puts Church Organ Out of Commissfon — Funeral of John Chilton — Recalcitrant Prisoner Refuses to Dress. Residents in the vicinity of ington avenue and Jerome avenue received a scare shortly after noon yesterday when they tremble under their ‘eet and heard a deep rumbling. Jerome Moody, {who conducts a gas station near his home on Farmington avenue, bel ing it to be an carthquake, rushed to his house and Timothy Donovan, la foreman in the public works d partment of the city, who lives ne Iby, though that the furnace in cellar had blown up. Other dents of the vicinity distinctly heard | |the rumble, that kept them mysti until word was reccived of the pow- |der blast explosion on a Central New |England railway train at West Pat- terson, N. Y., in which 18 perso |were injured and two houses were {wrecked. 1t is believed that the di {turbance they felt and heard w: od by this explosion. Several other persons residing other parts of the city also heard the | ;Hu\\Mv. according to their ments this rforning. Water Board Meeting Several Importart hearings will be {held at a meeting of the board of |water commissioners tomorrow eve- ning. Rustic terrace, as well as property |owners on Jerome and Maple ave- | nues, to show cause why water mains {should not be extcnded in front of their propertics. The proposed e tension on Jerome and Maple ave- nues is about a mile and a half in length and is the largest stretch to | Le considered in some time. Tt was proposed some time ago to water facilities for this section, but due to the number opposing the im- provement, the matter was dropped. However, since that time, a number of new houses have heen built in the locality in question and the hearing | tomorrow evening is the result of petition presented by the new res dents, At the prasent time, the main tends down Farmingion ave- nue as f. ag Jerome avenue and urther extensions in this vicinity lanticipated next spring. | Organ Tails During Contata | The large pipe organ at the Pros peet Methodist church failed to func- [tion properly at a most inopportune last evening. The tory of Christmas, thews was bein: rendered by vested choir of 40 voices under the direction of Isaac B. Clark of Wa Ibury when something went amiss | with the organ and it was necessary for the organist, Miss Josephine Kendrick of Hartford, to forsake the nstrument for a grand piano. It is by frost entering the organ pipes, although the ergan functioned prop- erly at the morning service. Continue Case of Lavierro | At the request of Prosecufing At- torney James T. Mather, the case of Sporty Lavierro, charged with reck- | was conti morning. less driving vesterda: ued until tomorrow court this morning, due to the fact {that the officer making the arrest as unable to be present. Whistle For General Alarm Due to the fact that th of the . Ingraham Co., is now repairs, arrangements h been made by Chief John H. of the fire department for the use of the Wallace Barnes compa {until further notice In case general alarm. The In tle. due to a defective |blew continuously minntes early :rrnucin: t will fow n- of morni Repairs the next aturday « tire city. e completed within days, it is understood. Stores to Keep Open The stores of the eity will he open cach eveni {Christmas Eve. until 10 p. m., for |the convenience of their patrons. {The whiteway lights will be main- {tained until after New Yea Will Close For Inventory The plant of the E. Ingraham Co. will be closed from Fri 3 nigh December 24, until Tuesday. January 4, for the annual inventory partments, except the two finis oms, will be affected by the Removed to Hospital Mrs. Arthur Porter of street we hospital yvesterday afternoon suffer- |ing from an attack of pneumonia. FELT It BRISTOL: Defonation From Powder Blast| felt the earth | Residents of Newell road and | will be given an opportunity | furnish | water | ter- | !nelieved that the trouble was caused | by | number Judge Willilam J. Malone in the city | un e whistle | e | personal ves | high s whistle | a|und tham | Donohne, loc valve, | ing, for a period of ten | All de- | 94 ”uH; removed to the Hartford | | | Placed On Frobation The two youths, one aged 15 the other 17, charged with breaking into the grocery store and meat market of Mike Paradowski of 2 South Elm street last week and stealing approximately $25 from the cash register, were placed on proba- tion for one year by Judge William J. Malone in the city court this morning. During the 12 month per- iod they will be required to report to Probation Officer Thomas A. Tracy once a week. The costs of |the case were also assessed against them. Case Coatinned The case of William Aubin of Farmington avenue, charged with reckless driving last Saturday morn- ing, was continued until January 31, 1927 under bonds of $500. Aubin was arrested Saturday morning by Supernumerary Policeman John Bachman after the car which he was | operating had struck Edgar Simp- son of Burlington avenue, and ac- cording to the officer's statement, Aubin was operating at a reckless rate of speed and without = chains. {The Simpson boy was taken to the hospital, where ° was found that he had u double compound fracture of {the leg and would be unable to ap- pear in court for at l:ast six weeks. U. S. W, V. To Flect. Flection of officers will be held s evening by G. A. Hadsell Camp, , and the Ladies' Auxil- fary in their headquarters in Ar- canum hall K. of C. Christmas Tree, A Christmas tree party will be held | by Palos council, Knights of Cotum- bus, in their rooms on North Main street on Wednesd evening, De- cember 22. All the members and their families have received invita- | tions to be present. Attending Brothers' Funeral. Officer Arthur Messier of the lo- cal police department left this | morning for Providence, R. 1., wher i he will attend the funeral of h i brother tomorrow. ce Catches Fire. A was called to Blakeslee 5:30 o'clock last evening eir arrival found a large ning. A number of boy | had been skating in the swamp near- | by and had started;, a small fire, which got away from them and ig { nited the tree. The blaze was extin- | guished with chemi To Reside in Corinth | Assessor Sidney M. |1ieave on Wednesday morning for | Corinth, N. Y., where he will make his future hiome. | Christmas at St. Joscph's. On Saturday morning, Christmas Day, masses at St. Joseph's church will be celebrated at 6, 7:15, 8:15, | 9:15 and 10:15. The 10:15 will be a | solemn high mass and will be follow~ benediction of the Blessed . There will be special mu- the G, $:15, 5 and 10:15 o'clock masses and a vested sanctu- choir of 80 voices will sing as carols. Processional and ional hymns will be sung at the last mass. At the 8:15 o'clock |mass the children's choir will be | heard in several numbers appropri- | ate to the sermon. 1 Car Skids Into Tree. A roadster bearing New York li cense plates skidded on the icy pav ment near Pierce's bridge 3 | crashed into a tree in front of e of the Beace Lumber Co. Sun- y. The rear left wheel was broken at the hub and the rear fender on the same side considerably dam- aged. The car was tewed to & local garage and repairs made, Endecs-Waterbury T. A. B.'s Split The New Departure basketball team and the St. Joseph's T. A. B, team of Waterbury split even on | their two engagements over the weelk-end, the Endee boys winning Saturday night in the local high ool gym 30 to 29 in an overtime jgame and losing Sunday afternoon in Waterbur The engag fforded Squad street at {ana upon | elm tree bu Y. Barnard will |ary { Chri: | rece: ement local Dbask of thrills and 1 the final whistie was blown at | the end of the five minute overtime ! period that the issue definitely | dceided. The contest was marred by | considerable roughness, both Dono- hue and McGran, opposing centers, being forced to leave the floor by the foul route. Feldman was rer for Bristol with a total of 19 points and Heinie Carrington led his team with five field goals one foul. The floor work ' of nter, was outstand- has been all season, The aturday night fans a it was not th , as it | summary: Bristol Fld F1 Til (Continued on Page 18) this week, ineluding | o mm——eeee Meet Me at Burt's For Biltwell Toys Christmas Sale Now On Swings, Cradles, Carts, Beds, Trucks, etc. A Deck Chalr free with every Dollar Purchase. Baldwin Apples $1.50 a Bushel, Delivered BURT'S PLACE 97 East Main e o4, No=T FOR A\E - You JUST SAID