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T NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, Mail Orders Filled Browiz Teom: lartford’s Shopping Center: New Shipment nuyser Fabric Gloves For Early Spring Wear, Novelty cuff Gloves, wonderful assort- ment of shades as rosewood, grey, walnut, bisque, hazel, squirrel, prens 3 1 .00'020$1.50 s Slip-on Fabric Gloves, pique sewn, with spear point back, deerskin, elk, $1.00 $1.50 Children's Novelty Cuff Fabric Gloves, all sizes for the little tots up, pair wood, grey and chamois, pair .. hazel and walnut, for, Gloves—Street Fioor e 5D and Colors Mail Orders Filled Brand New Styles ficelle, gazelle or bisque, rose- $1.00 R = Berlin News GHARLES H. MILLES: DIES AT HOSPITAL' Former Resident Succumbs Soon, Ater Operation in Hartlord JLLNESS COMES SUDDENLY Storm Cripples Motor Traftie as Drifts Sweep Roads—Reception to Town Nurse to Take Place This Afternoon Regardless of Weather. C Newing- ton terday at the rles H. Miller, formerly of this town, di Hartford hospital fol- which he un- vening. . of ed yes- lowing an operation de Wednesday e three months Mr. Miller was a vesident of this town, living on Hud- et in the home now occupied John H. Kingsbury, moving to Newington to occupy neawly constructed home the He w scen in Berlin on Tuesday afternoon, seemingly in the best of 1 was taken suddenly ill W upon the advice of clans was removed to th hospital where an oper: performed in an effott to s lite. Peritonitis is said to have set in, terminating in his deatl He is survived by his widow, An- nie Clark Miller; three daughter Mrs. John Benson of Meriden, Mrs. « Hester of Youngstown, Ohio and M ry Gould, Jr. of Ber lin, children, two broth- ers and (wo sisters Mr. Miller was well known in Ber lin, having been for many years the manager of the John 1. Smith estate on Hudson streot. where he made his hot Under his leadership the farm was known throughout the state for its ponitry and dairy products. The funeral will be held from his late home in Newington on Monday aftornoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will e in Newington, Miss Haskell's Func The funeral of Miss Mary kel of East Berlin, who di day at the home of H Wilcox avenue, will be row from h late home and from the Moodus M at 3 o'clock. Burial will take at Moodus 1 A large att went TUntil 50 son stre by Rey al N. Has- 1 yester. nry Porter of held tomor- at 1 o'clock church place gion Meeting pdance was pre last evening's meeting of Kasica post. Reports of the com- mittee delegated to investigate the fire question, which is headed by Adolph W. Schultz, were made, The chairman reported encouraging pr along the lines of insurance adjustment, reading a letter he had yeceived from the New England In- surance Exchange which promised to have engineers on the job in this town as soon as work in New Brit- ain wi completed The post is greatly coopel ion given the ind espec sent at Bolton- pleased very incomplete in restablishing insur- ance rates in this town and the L gion considerable work to do hefore results will begin to come in The question of the advisability of establishing a local fire department here is still undecided and the eom- mittee in charge a big job on its hands to settle the \\fllli is still the direction of has re has eral speakers ¢ sppeared befc post and tinzs of the discussion | seems to point towards a further in- | vestigation in the matter following [ the conclusion of the insurance rate problem St. Paul's Church Mass will be celebrated at 8 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at Im\l church, Kensington. Rev. Brennan, pastor, will offi- A session of the Sunday will follow the 10 o'clock a . ¢ n 5 school mass, Sacred Heart Church Rev. John C. Brennan of Kensing- will officiate at the 9 o'clo mass tomorrow morning at Sacred Heart church, East Berlin. Sunday school will follow. Kensington Sunday school ex held tomorrow mornin at the Kensington Metl At 11 o'clock. Rev. May or, will ak on the here is a Way which Seemeth Right unto a Man but the FEnd Thereof are the Ways of Death.” At 7 o'clock the Epworth league will meet and at 7:30 o'clock Miss Lord will give a st on address on Sunrise On Tuesda o'clock social hold its regular Wednesday evening d of Thur: ¢ held, th ton Methodist s will be at 10 o'clock odist church. B. Lord, spe theme I to » ternoon at 3:4b vice class will weekly meeting. at ) o'clock lay evening as reg- mid-week servie ple the church. A speaker will appear in the announcements to be made On Friday afternoon at 3:45 special Junior league will meet ! at the parsona, Kensington Congregational The regular Sunday morning serv- at the al church will be morning at 10:4 Vernon L. Phillips, speak on “Why I At 10 o'clock be held at the Endeavor ¢! s will meet at 6:00 o'clock. The Young People’s meet- ing will be omitted this week. Berlin Congregational The older boys' class of the Berlin ional church will meet to- norning 10 o'cloc! At ock, Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, os, will lead © regu r Sunday "morning service with an address on ‘A Practical Interpretation of Reli- Sunday school at 12:10 o'clock will b d by Miss Mary Griswold. superintendent. At o'clock the Young People's meeting will be led by Miss Elizabeth Coale. % » will be Junior Endeavor exercises tom held o'clock. pastor, will m a Christian.” unday school will irch. Christian Rev. o no rrow. 0 Hold Sale The Woma Ald Berlin € tional for society of the church has food sale at church on Friday. February 25. Boys' Club Schedule nsington Boys' club basket- et the Wap- at the s Ken team is signed to me Community elub feam Britain Senior High school on Wedne eve bruary The Wapping deleg: tion is well down the ladder in the County “Y" league and should prove too troublesome to the hoop ringers. Kr playing good basketh but for the unlucky fallen to its lot, would probably farther up than it is now. The lo- cal squad will endeavor to break the inx next Wednesday with a win. Two other games are sought for next week. nasium local Reception to Nurse Regardless of the unpromising weather with which the date for the ‘ption of the Kensington Wom- en’s League of Voters to Miss Ivy Dalbey. town nurse, was greeted, in- deatons pont to gatherng this afternoon at § o'clock at the home of Mrs, Jean Hooker of Ken- ston to meet Miss Dalbey Mrs, E. Green, of t lea, nd s will pour. Mrs. Jean Hooke ceive with Miss Dalbey. storm Cripples Traftic Today's unexpected storm crippled aitomobile traffic on the main routes of the town this when it ecau motorists unpre pared and discouraged touring for a Geor president local e Bowe will re Nt ington Congregation- | tomorrow | not | Miss Carric | morning — e I the we lost no nd, time in The state scrapers visiting the main | trunk through Worthington ridg while the rmington avenue and ! Beech Swamp routes waited longe for the advent ot the ploughs. traffic was delayed a trifle the up long hy snow. Bus although the driving gale and | Schedules suffered on T e SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927, K G I M o P o5 i 3 B P£ F A. 53 LSNA f ' Plainville News BLIZZAR[] HAMPERS AL TRAFFIC HERE, {Trolley Cars Shoveled Out at Gentral Square Stop STRAND TO OPEN FRIDAY : | Organ For New Theater Installed Today—Bullding Code Hearing Tuesday—Church Notices—Bow- ling Scores—Briefs. Another of the ilizzards which e followed each other with regu- | tarity this winter descended during ! collected | snow { there night and by noon today was threatening to assume serious pro- portions. Several inches had fallen! by that time, and the storm showed no sign of abatement. A cold wind piled the dry flakes Into good-sized Irifts which made pedestrians mis- ble, while on the portions of the sidewalks which weré blown clear by the gale a thing coating of ice and proved the lite downfall of many an unwary pedes trian. rolley cars stopping at Central Square for fairly long periods were engu by the blown snow and had to be dug out by their crews. The snow packed on the rails an.u made it almost impossible for the cars to start. The trolley plow: went through early, but the drifting filled the tracks again and| was no respite for the trol- leymen, but th rell to wi s“0\~ els and kept service pretty well on! schedule, Strand Opening Friday The Strand theater will be open- ed on Friday evening, February Lessor George LeWitt of ain has announced. rapidly pushed to a conclusion and all will be in readiness for the big| event. ‘Town officials and business men will be invited to th performance, and a Pathe camera win will film the ceremonies and the guests. The pictures will v ew Brit- | Work is being| "Hnmu.ng it began tod vellow eclephants were not held | the | New York be shown in theaters about the| { country, while one copy will be plac- ed in the town records. The $10,000 Estey pips org {rived last night and the work of! y. This or-, | san was specially built for the the-! ater, the particular acoustic proper-| tiss of the local theater being taken into account, and two experts from did the work of installa- v ar-| early runs but were improved later | yon. in the day, Relict Board to Meet The board of reliet will hold mlg.,‘\ Plainville seventh hearing of the year this aft- ! ernoon at 2 o'clock in the office of the town clerk at the Town hall. Complaints and appeals from th done by the board of assessor: be heard at this time. TI consists of Charles W. Haw- Max Sugenhime and Willard T board kins, What They're Doing Paul Tabs Fife and Drum cave the Tabs Kensington this evening | 0'clock to visit the New where they will pla concert with the band Miss Harriet Colby, daughter Mr. and Mrs. L M. Colby of Ken sington was surprised by her friends at a birthday party at the home of her parents. About 15 attended. Refreshments nd games were playe Hardware City 1 of the Tabs minstrels | pictures., will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Tabs hall, Ken- | sington. are asked to be present. East Berlin Ttems Church services will be held the Methodist church the usual hours, in | pastor. Sunday school at 12 o'clock. Junior league will be held at 8 o'clock. The will be held at 6:45 o'clock. The regular at 7:30 o'cloc [ foe . Gabriel's Episcopal | h will begin with Sunday school at service will be by at 10 o'clock. Communion admintstered at this service Harry 1. Bodley, of St. Mark's Episcopal wreh of New Britain, In addition to those names given st evening as attending the junior prom in Middletown the following | also attended the event; Francis | Cobey, Mildred Gregory, Rodn; Holmes and <h. The whist party held last evening | t St. Gabris 1o best attended of the season. prize winners as follow Ladies’, Miss Virginia him . Mrs. James Trevethan s church was one of Charles Cannon; | (Continued on Page 135.) ! 'mns Britatn Tabs | moudy. a competition | last evening | ohser: 1. | brought out All members of the cast | this showed the dangers of pla i tomorrow at |* Morning service at | 10:45 o'clock with preaching by the | pworth league serv- | evening service will be held | o'clock followed by the regular | rector | {1 saTURDAY, i | The | Sugen- | | Meeting on Building Code The building code committee of Chamber of Com- hold a hearing in the rooms on Pierce street | 1esday evening to discuss that por- tion of the proposed dealing relat ing to mason work, brick work, car 'penter work. and contracting. Al who are engaged in these trades are earnestly requested to attend this| {meeting and express th | {the suggested code. A hearing on | {electrical and plumbing work was held last Tuesday and resuited in a > attendance and many sugges- | which were adopted unani- 1t is hoped that the | {ond meeting will be jand that the code will take a shape {satisfactory to all concerned with it. “Safety Week” Observed annual “Safety Week” was ed at the Broad street school this week with exercises thoroughly modern as well as appropriate. importance of sceking safety was by means of motion | In the kindergarten and and third grades the was sereened: | merce will Chamber The first, | picture second, “Play Sa |in the streets, crossing streets with- out looking, and of disoheying traf- !fic officers. In the upper grades the film “The Man at tne Thrott shown. Baptist Church Sunday services at the hurch will be as follows: | Preaching by the pastor, Rev. {D. Kendrick, L. D., at 10: i Anthem. “T Love to Tell the preceded by a short junior sermon. Baptist A | Mrs. | cert, {day church | superintendent; © views on | | these experts crash them for strikes ano, Du nd Ander- son. junior ck ene, Tronosky e sing “Pral: Praise Him sle school at | Legion Wins Again Brock-Barnes post bowlers| te clean last night by the Windsor post in thre \strings at Hart's Ideal al- first game was taken by or but after that Plalr | vin little trouble in disposing of the visitors. Bugiel aad broo,\\ high. Hardly a post in has bLeen able to take three from 1 none hav been able match from the fast-tra cals. The scores: Windsor Post Newhaus .. 90 81 . McCabe .97 70 H. Loomis 77 54 . Bill Wag ice at 7 o'cloc The the continu f pastor will sermons on s as Appl topic i lay, o \[ml arn H‘ 2 vital somestic 1 m-f‘ N terest hom Young People : "v;m “Problems of Daily v Vicinus. wur is cordic even one Plain » to win a lling lo-| 1ly invited to Catholic Church regular services will be held hurch of Our Lady of Merey Lty morning at 8 and 10 The Sunday school session lock will be followed by a meeting of the Boys' Junior Holy me socioty On Thurs ern T lock at 9 o J. vening at 8 o'clock rtatnme: be wiil and 1 in Legio: es of the ladies of ti Plainville FFanion 83 Flatcher Bugiel Sanders Brooks Methodist Churceh services at the Pla rch tomorrow will be as fol- ng service, sermon by r A. Ball, pastor. Sunday | 1 adult Bible class at 12 noN. worth league in the evening t 6 o'clock; Mrs. Ruth Nilson will > th nd her topic will be pirit flle M. | Sons o o strings to the Happy We Devils downed th The scores: sons or ltaly. \Bhtier walizin | Red's Wops twice. musie | without | d 1o | service by the pastor tendered. Those s are cordially iny al i ¢ opal Church the € pi omorrow at our will be 163 Red's Devil: { ment th Thompso! Federation meets Monday Howard Dress re Monday, ish house. Old Folks' concer m., in the parish ho Redeemer's A, M. Baker Murph at 2 Smith. for O1d Folks' con- 7:30 p. in the par- itive comn p. m. m., esday, 8 p. Zion Church be held at Zion church | ipi e the Redeemer”, tomorrow at 11 Henry of Meriden school Mrs. M 463 4067 New Compan, Vormed . & S Motor Co., lne, «d by Alice B. Baum Baum of Plainville, as of New Britain will enga s 141 has | and | held at | Mayers, ophia Naa- endent. The Young People’s meeting will be held \t 6:30 p. m. Miss Sophia president. The evening service will be held at T rmon by pastor, Greene. Advent Christian Church m., Rev. C. H.| u, the pastor, will speak on the Searcher of Hearts.” | will be Lonise 12:15 p. m, man, , with $4,000 paid Papers of incorporation W awn up yesterday by Nair & N New Britain. Rebekah Rebekah will meet at Mrs. Froelich's on Hough street at 2 o'clock hool at 12:05 p. m. Young |nesday afternoon. ! service at 6:00 p. m. Ive-| ‘Phere will be a regular meeting| £ of Martha Robekah lodge on Monday guard teawm is being who are to preaching § Re Notes Sunday at 10:45 a. Martha Sewing Mont People ng preaching cordially rvices, Old Folks’ Concert invited Melvin Ellsworth, was rday to Mr. and Mrs. Jo-| eph Fanion of Fairbanks avenue. Miss Leona Callen of East stree Miss Isabelle McCarthy of Hart- | 1 are spending a few days in New ok cit The Parish Guild of the Our Saviour will in the par will ay evening churc Old g. old costumes and old readings given, all by talent. The church organist, M. Lowery, will be director, Teature Bowling Match One of the greatest match games nin bridge, ever rolled Plainville will be be played. ayed on Monday vening at ! H Recreation all The A ne ermometer that is All-Stars will meet Mac" 1 little Bristol, and the pins will works with a special spring and indicates all degrees of (“m—L perature from 10 degrees below zero | to 130 degrees above. { ot of local Ralph Chureh of larger fly as metal Plainville Murphy, lineup Mastri- and spares. The* will be as follow PLAINVILLE EXT WEEK Community Theater PLAINVILLE FEB. 19— RED THOMSON in “LONE HAND SAUNDE News Episode of the Silent I Other Subjects SUNDAY, FEB. 20— CORINNE GRIFFT in “SYNCOPATING SUE” Comedy “On the Jump” — News MON.—TUES., FEB. 21 and 22 Lon Chaney and Willlam Haines in “Tell It to the Marines” Matinee Monday at 4:15—10c Special Matinee on Tues., Feb. 22 At 2:15 P. M. for School Children Admission 10¢ This theater, a triumph in photo- play splendor, will reveal its beauty and magnificence. WATCH FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT has been | | Vou ABVER SAW | U WAYCH I Gar | FOR CHRISTMAS, ! DIDVA,JAYZ GEE=ITS ALANOSY LIKE OSSIE'S WOADER \NATCH = YoU OUGLIA SEE FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS WATCH . ossIg! e SHOW FRECKLES VOUR \NONDER SAUCKS! TS IS A CAEAP-TEA CEAYT WATEA! WHAT'S YA IDEA IN CALLIN' IT A WONDER WATCK 22 VEAH=JAY'S BEEA TELUN'AE ALL ABOULY IT= DoES IT RING TERRY LODGE HOME | Teague | Forestville, | past 10 years has been | signed her position i thou: -. nt time the cit | & han & man's wavr-h{t jalso in | His subje | Dristol.” by the loc Bristol News MAY BE ENLARGED - Plans to Add One More Story i Bemg Consndered | BANQUET AND DANGE HALL Miss loy Resigns as Gatetender At Davitt's Crossing—Sixth School District Petition for Meeting Amended—H. S, Team Defeated. are considered by, 1. 0. O. F., for of thei it s ex- decision will be reached t few weeks, ations for the proposed | I for the widening of the | front which would for an additional nned to raise and being y lodge, e complete remod in increa additions provide six sond floor | v playhou stores on 1l and a East Bristol Wins The East Bri asketball te treet grammar school afternoon in a gam Firemen's hall, Forestville, was 24 to 1, the b from make a single Bristol team tol grammar s m swamped Park boys Friday played in the The final lost but one season and are hol place in the standi Returns From Hospital McCormick, a member | ular fire department who | for appendicities at ol hospital on Februar re- 1 to his home on Central street, today. Miss Malloy Resigns Miss Mary Malloy, who for !he‘ employed as Davitt's crossing at Forestville, has re- | to take effect at| once, | Malloy was well known to| nds of persons throughout the state who 4|ur|r‘z her span of service has pa over the crossing which | she prot 1. Her success in beau- | g the small plot of on | the crossing stood brought ¢ compliments from people | s of life and secured for| letters of commendation: cials of the New York, New Hartford Railroad cnm-1 uture plans at the pres- are undecided, Last Meeting of Relief Board The last meeting this year of the | board of reliet will be held from 1| . Monday, February 21, in! council chamber, Those de- | siring to take exception to the as- sments made on their property b o assessors should appear at this| eting. Tax Collector's Office Open For the convenience of those wishing to pay their personal taxes, {Tax Collector Frank B. Riley had| | arranged to keep his office open this | afternoon from 1:30 to 5 o'clock and | the evening from 7 gatetender at Broad street, Misg Ny om offf Haven | pany. Her m to 8| o’clock. To Address Parent-Teachers’ Asso. Judge Epaphroditus Peck will be the speaker at a meeting of the John J. Jennings Parent-Teachers' asso- n to be held at 8 o'clock next| ovening, February 23.| will be “The History of | PoPst Office To Observe Holiday Washington’s birthday, will be observed as a iday | 1 post off! The s | dow W be open from 6:3 | to 9:30 a. m. and the partment from § a. m. money order v all day. T delivery b iithe oo as tertain New Britaln Camp Hammond Camp, U. 8 W. V., and| ry of New Britain will ha| G. A. Hadsell Camp| city at a meet- Arcanum 1l be the ob- ngton's birthday. m. a m. he be closed carrier will vill and be| dis- usual nday of Wasl evenin ision wi m has t supper will en arranged and & be| | con | wili i w | Hot | Comerford, | Riordan, | Zotarsk, |in Torrington, Petition For School Meeting Alfred Tallls has mailed a peti- tion to the committee of the Sixth . | School district in Stafford asking hat a special meeting be called to ider the advisability of renting ool for dances and of erect- an addition to provide the pro- educational facilities for the in- sed number of pupils. first petition presented by Mr. Tallis bearing the sigimtures of ten voters of the district went into the .\r‘l after one of the signers had 4 permission to scratch off his ame, ten signatures being required to make the call legal. Basketball Tonight Atlas of New Haven will I the opposition for the New | Departure basketball team this eve- at the high school gym. The team defeated the Atlas last the latter outfit’s own floor ore of 29 to 19 and if they ¢ tonight, the New Haven boys from the state ng per title Arrested For Vagrancy lius Hannon of 127 Clark street, New Britain, was arrested: ssterday afternoon by Officer Ed- gar Norton on a charge of vagrancy. Hannon was found selling post cards © East Berlin section. He was brought to-headquarters, where he was later released with instructions to return to New Britain. Awning Falls Down wning over the Valentine “t on Main street became over- ighted with snow early this morn- : and fell to the sidewalk, wher obstructed pedestrian traffic for 1 short time. It was later removed the owners, Bristol High Loses First Game ‘he Bristol high school basket ball team suffered its first defeat of t on last evening ac the hax I Manchester I on the latter's floor, 23 to 31 the score 4 ul first half Man- T Ma A thril, last few mlnutes of boys fell jus - of victory. rary Manchester Gorman land, i, e Dowd, b | Boggind, rb o Hugret, rb c rf White, rf . 1t aee 11 half time, Manchester 7, Bristol 5; referee, Dffton; time, $ inute quarters. Devotions This Evening There will be devotions at T:30 o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church in honor of St. Ann. Attended Fight Supernumerary Policeman Dewey Carpenter of Park street and Fran- cis King of Landry street attended | the Delaney- Maloney fight in Madi- Totals Score at ‘wn Square Garden last evening. Snow Hinders Traflic Trolleys of the Bristol and Plain< ville Eleetric Co. were running about ten minutes late this morning as a result of the snow which started to fall shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. There was no delay to 'rah\ service, all of tha early morn- |ing trains reaching Bristol on time. Death of Miss O'Connell A\ Katherine O'Connell of 149 George street died this morning at Lar home following a short {liness with complications. She was born the daughter of John and Maria O'Connell, and moved to this city when & young | girl. Miss O’Connell was a member of the Rosary and Scapular society and the Third Order of St. Fran- cis of St. Joseph's church. s survived by her mother, Mrs. Maria O'Connell; two sisters, Mrs., James Welch and Miss Mary O'Connell, and three brothers, Pat- rick, John and James O’Connell, all of Bristol. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Jo- seph's church where Rev. Oliver T. agnell will celebrate a high mass of requiem. Burial will take place in St. Thomas' cemetery. Unwelcome Suitor in Court Jack Narscis of 170 Park street was placed under bonds of $100 for a period of six months this morning by Judge Joseph M. Donovan of the police court to ep the peace. He was arrested Thursday upon complaint of Mre. Josephine Patoslan of 30 Park reet, who informed the police that Narscis had been forcing un- welcom attentions upon her since her marriage about a year ago. Narscis, through his attorney. William M. DeRosier, pleaded nolo and denied all of the allega- tions except the one of infatuation. Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather presented the case for th~ (Continued on Page Fiftsen.) QU IT WONT 60, SO EVERY T/ME I LOOK AT T L WOANDER WHAY T/ME IT

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