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‘paln! on the railway from Peking [to the coast. Brig. General Smedley D. Butler, | Dewbery spent the week-end at the Methodist Camp Ground. Miss Clara L. Gallant, district nurse, spent the week-end with her | family in Boston. " Miss Helen Hale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hale of West Main {street, spent the week-end at the | camp grounds, where she represents ELOPEMENT OF FIVE GIRLS GIVES | THRILLS TO SOCIETY OF A“‘ANTAfcomnmnmng the United States ma- Ivines in China, recently made & |trip to Peking to inspect the Amer- ican forces, while American Min- |ister MacMurray went to Shanghai to confer with the authorities there TOMOTIVES uto and Truck Agencies BUICK _MOTOR CARS—8sies and ice. Capitol Buick Co. 193 Arch Ot Phone 3681. CADILLAC_AND LA B8Al CARS — Bales & Service. Lash Motors, Inc. “A Rellable Concern.” 411 West Main 8t THE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Alphabetically Arranged for Quick and Ready Reference LINE RATES for CONSECUTIVE INSERTIONS FLORENGE PARKER | GETS THE DOLLAR ZINMERMAN 0UT ASASSESSORS' HEAD Retires as Chairman But Will Advise Commission Frank M. Zimmerman, who has headed the board of assessors since 1923, retired from the chairmanship today and returned as a part member of the board, Thomas Lin- der, appraisal cngineer for the past 10 years, becoming the new chair- man Announcement was also made to- day at the office of Mayor Weld that Frank Dejack, a member of the board for three y has resigned, creating the vacancy which has been filled by Zimmerman. The republican balance of power has not been disturbed through the | shift. Adolph Carlson, republican, eeded J. J. Butler, demo- at, last June, continues as a mem- her of the hoard, leaving Zimmer- man as the minority member. ary saving is effected through ift. Linder will receive § liis former ry, and Zimmermar will be paid $250 r, which is $2,750 less than he formerly haid. Carlson will continue to receive 50 a year, making a net saving of <lightl¢ more than $2,050. Since one ull-time position is vacated it is contemplated vork in the office whenever there is necd for extra help. It is not expect- «d, however, that the cost of this service will offset the saving in sal- 1ries, PLAINVILLE NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) holidays in Boston, Mass. Mrs. James Murphy of Whiting strest, who has been ill for the past several weeks is reported as improv- a Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dabis of New lLondon spent the week-end with their aunt, Mrs. Harriet Barnes of Broad street. A regular meeting of the Chamier of Commerce board of directors will he held in the club room at § o'clock Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tomlinson spent Memorial Day with C. H. Nor- ton of Red Stone hill Rev. A B. Dewbery, former pas- tor of the Methodist church here and now of Waterbury, and Mrs. WHOLESALE toaster, waffle iron, There’s a hundred To Supply the number, SPECTAL TOMOR EXTRA Regular $5 boy wants. Get him to have Zimmerman We enjoy the reputation of being the leading hardware | store in New Britain leading | in low price, quality mer- chandise and personal service. PRACTICAL GIFTS for June Brides An electrical appliance: of these handsome percolators; an electric that are different and priced below others. Come in and see them. Racquets Restrung in 48 Hours ] Introductory Pyrex Pie Plate Offer we have been granted a limited They retail regularly at 90c. Splendid Display of Cutlery — Hummer Coaster WAGONS Just what the 'a New Haven church. Lost—Black and white hulldog.' Notify Mrs, Carter, 159 West Main| street, or tel. 84 or 5-2—advt. | PROVIDE PARADE AUTOS The members of Stanley Post, No , G. A. R, and L. D. Penfleld mp, No. 15, Sons of Union cterans of the Civil war, wish to <press their thanks to the follow-| 1z named persons who generously | donated automobiles for the Grand ! Army's use in the Memorial Day | parade: { Mrs. C. Mitchell, A. F. Cor-| bin, F. 1. Crandal, G. M. Wells, Lash Miotor (‘o Honeyman Auto| Sales Co., Bennett Motor Sales Co..| Capitol Buick Co. | The following Civil war veterans| were invited to ride in the parade: | Spencer H. Wood, William F.| Sternberg, William Latham. | Michael MeMahon, derick C.! Monier, George C Charles | Whaples, Charles C. Highy, Louis| L. Prelle, William G. Renfree, Ly- man §. Johnson, Herman Fleischer, | Lucius W. Goodrich, William Jud- son, Richard Jackson, Thomas Mul- ligan, Albert Remington, Edward F. Latimer, William H. Barrows, Jacob C. Bauer, Henry Colby. Fre Root OME FROM EUROPE Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. O'Brien and son, Donald, of Plainville, for- mer residents of New Britaln, have | returned from a three months® trip to Europe. Mr. O'Brien, an employe of the Stanley Works, was engaged at the new factory owned by the concern in Germany. While abroad Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien and son visit- od in France, Belgium, England and, Treland. | et 1 RETURN | A switt airplane, equipped with c-saving apparatus, has been de- signed to rescue victims of airplane ; iceidents in the English channel, Upper left — Miss Nancy Carr tight — Mis« Tdolene Tewman Lower left—Miss Josephine Clark. Right—Miss Anne Couper. Notice Atlanta, Ga. May 31 (P—TYoung Dan Cupid has the whole town talking! Five times within two months, with five of the prettiest buds as principal figures, has societ: been surprised with elopements. New York's famous Little Church | Around the Corner was the scene 1of two of the weddings. Anne Couper, nette, gave the romantic vogue a revival by visiting New York short- Iy after Samuel Edward Gludici had been entertained here. Her plans Ibecame kncwn and Mrs, James | Maxwell Couper, the mother, and the Atlanta swain te whom Miss Couper was reported engaged, i hastened to New York, Fntreaties were in vain and Miss | Couper and Mr. Giudici were mar- ried in the Little Church Around the Corner. Then Idolene Lewman, one of i this season’s debutantes and a stu- dent at Oglethorpe Universi cloped to Conyers, Ga., with Royall “Duke” Terrell son of a fire de- partment captain and a star player on the Oglethorpe baseball team. | Both are still in school. A week later came a double clopement. Sally Kellogg and her friand. Joseyhine Clark, eloped re- spectively with “Caruso” Hardin, star tackle of the Oglethorpe foot- ball team, and Joseph Fisch, an- lother student. The quartette went to Anderson, £ C.. and upon their ireturn tried, like Mr. and Mrs, Ter- rell, to keep the marriages a secret. but were unsuccessful. A few s after Miss Nancy Carr's engagement to William Heal- ey, Princeton athlete and heir to | the Healey million: |she went to New York on a visit {with her mother. There she again met Edward Friendly Rosenbaum, |of Salt Take City, who had been visiting a few weeks previously in Atlanta. The Little Church Around [the Corner was the scene of one | more wedding. SKIPPY aled Bids for the lease of the ornity Bowling Alleys will be r ived by the New Britain Odd Follows' Association. Bids will be 1 at the office of the Associa- No. 144 Arch St, at 8 p. m. S. time, June 20, 1927, Bids must be for not less than on-:{ Satisfactory security required with i lease AND RETAIL For instance one all make ideal gifts. and one things here Demand for the SPECIAL! $3.95 one! Have You Seen the i Popular Demand Coldwell Lawn Mowers palding Bathing Suits?~ a vivacious bheu- | ‘was announced, | § |/ NORTHERN ARMY : 1S DRIVEN BACK Chingse Are Deleated in Honan —Foreign Troops on Guard Peking, May 31 (®—The north- authorities made official an- | Inouncement today of the whole- withdrawal of the from the front owing to re- in Honan. | The withdrawal means surrender | |to the southerners (nationalists) of Tall of Honan province south of the ! Yellow river, all of Anhwei pro- vince and the entire Lung-Hai rail- way. ern sale northern forces erses withdrawa forces from Announcement of the of the northern Chines lionan province bears out pr dispatches of the last few days re- porting victories for the nationalists against the northern alliance. | Japan and Gr 2 already taken pre Itheir nationals in northern China against any recur- |rence there of the anti-forelgn out- | |rages perpetrated by the national- | st troops upon their entry into Nanking late in March. | Japan is sending two thousand (troops from Manchuria to Peking land Tientsin, while the British {military authorities in Shanghai |vesterday decided o dispatch a| {battalion to the north, to be sta- Itioned probably at Tientsin, key cities of Proves AND | Lasalle Street, regarding the general situation. The drive of the mnortherners through Honan province to the south in the direction of Hankow was started by Marshal Chang Tso- Lin, Manchurian war lord and principal figure in the Ankuochun or northern alliance. Chang declared thé nationalists constituted a communistic menace to China and announced his de- termination of ‘exterminating them.” The object of his drive through Honan, which now has failed, was to capture Hankow at of one section of the national- | City Advertisemen erk's Office, City of New Britain, Conn., May 31, 1927 WILLOW STREET EXTENSION { To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Compensation and Assess- ment of the City of New Rritain has made the following appraisement and award of damages and assess- | nent of special benefits or better- by the extension of from West Street to and the establishing grade lines thereon, ments, caused Willow Street, of street and Willow Street Extension: Damages Benefits Marholin $100.00 West Street Fred Bendza . for land $1,200.00 and allowance for moving house $1.600.00 Flix and Victoria Maciora Jos. and Margaret siedl, jointly Mary Sarisky Daly Street: josephine Gregoro- wicz John Arszylowiez . John Sultus Acorn Street: hn Woltowitz 2,500.00 600.00 5.00 1,000.00 200.00 300.00 $00.00 150.00 n 200,00 Joseph Stella $300.00 City of New Britain (Estimated cost of work) 1,600.00 Total $9,505.00 The above assessment is hased on the fact that Mr. Fred Bendza is to retain title to his house which stands on land to be taken for the street. and that he shall have a reasonable time in which to move same. Accepted, adopted, certified from record and published twice by order ot the Common Council, Attest, ALIRED L. THOMPSON, City Clerk. NOTICE A Thearing will be held by the ¥ rd of Water Commissioners of the City of New Britain at its room : City Hall. Monday evening, June 6, 1927 at § o'clock, concerp- ing proposed extension of water main in McClintock St. about 400 feet southerly from Blake Andrews St. from end of present main westerly to Kensington Ave.: Golden Hill St. from Osgood A 600’ northerly; Fulton St. southerly from South St. 600", All persons npon whom assess- ments may be made to cover the ex- pense of said extensions and own- ing property adjacent to the same wre hereby notifled to be present at said meeting. and if they see cause be heard in relation to the same. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, Frank J. O'Brien, Clerk. 1 THOUGHT YA WAS GO’ ON THE HoOK wip ME- Road; | Herald Classifiod Ad Poetry Con- test Goes Merrily On | ] i ! That warm weather yesterday cer- | tainly did uncork nests of poets all | over the city and its suburbs. Court | lasted over an hour this morning while the poems were read and a decision arrived at. After due de- | liberation the judge will award the hundred pennies to Florence G. Parker of 140 Bassett street. There should be an extra session of the Bassett street club when the boys | hear about one of the neighbors be- |ing honored. Even the subject se- llected is about a Bassett affair, and George Smedley should thank his neighbor for the good advertising | that he gets gratis out of the poem. | The contest is open to all, so try |your hand today and see what you can do. The more people try it the | more fun there is in it. l ANNOUNCEMENTS '. | BURTAL “VAULTS—Consrete, Yearly Order Rat Applicati Count ¢ words to. 14 lines to an inch. Mintmum 3 lines. Minimum Book Charge, 3§ cents. No ad accepted aft . M. for Classified Page on Same Day. Saturday 10 A. M. Telephone 925. Taker. Notify the Herald at once It your ad s Incorrect. Not respon- wible for errors after the first insertion. lne Ask for an Ad e | Burial Lots, Monuments 1 steel e- | water proof, _ hermetically | B. Vault Co. Tel. 337 | inforced; sealed. Here's the poetry— When you want to engage a truck- | NEW BRITAIN MONUMENTAL WORKS 133 Oak St Monuments of all sizes and descriptions. Carving end letter cutting our_spectaity. Florists O To move vour goods with care, George Smedley of 68 Bassett street, 1s tho best to be found anywhere, ! man | | & ARIETY—Of plants and flowers. Low priced. Come in and see them. John- en's Greenhouse, §17 Church street « | His helpers are always careful To pack everything just right. They certainly are as satisfactory BOSTON Florists FERNS—Very reasonable prices. | Sandelll's Greenhouse, 313 Oak ¢ | Phone 2181-3. As we know was Lindbergh's flight. { Here's the rules: bs Poetry should be 8 lines or "OR DECORATION DAY—Astor plants, | 31 per 100; $1_per don. Decoration prices. Thomas Dwight St. Also corner of East and Belden Sts. Tel. 3448-2. under, Subject selected from any of the 300 odd Herald classified ads. No listening to poetry over the telephone, lost and Found [ FOUND, small white dog. KEVS Jost have same by identifying and paying for thim ad. Tel 3329-W womewhera between Finder Owner may | Tincoln St. and Berlin depot. Dlease call 379 or 4018 Tetters must be addressed to Herald Want Ad Poetry Judge. New Britain Herald. Letters should be signed by author, name and address— | WHITE WILL GOLD WRIST WATCH lot, | with white gold bracelet. Call at 33 “Forest St PERSON who took electric flat iron and stand from 369 Main 8t no “nom de plumes.” | NOW YOU ASK ONE THE ANSWERS 1—Franze Von Suppe wrote “Pote nd Peasant.” 2—*“E Pluribus Unum" “One Out of Many.” 3—A little more fourth of the earth's and. 4—The longest English word “hon - or - if-i-ca-bil-i-tu-di-ni-tat- , i- bus.” 1t means honorableness, and was used by Shakespeare. | | 5—Sir Walter Raleigh apread ! out his coat so that Queen Eliza- | beth might cross a mud puddle. | 6—The average normal tempera- ture of the body ia 98.6 degrees Pahrenheit. 7—The president is allowed $ (100 a year for travel and entertain- ment. $—Florida has the longest cozst- line in the United States. | 9—Lake Superior Is the nerican lake, 10—Fulton's steamship was call- Fulton's Folly.” | means than one- surface s largest A Special Notice Members of the Sunshine soclety and their friends, planning to at- tend the outing at Farmington Wed- nesday, June 1. can make arrange- |ments by telephoning Mrs. W. 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