New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1927, Page 7

> Mail Orders Promptly Filled CHOICE EASY FROM OUR ATTRACTIVE PREFERS. ALL ARE F MOTHERS, SISTERS, WIVES TO GIVE NECKTIES AS GIFTS 95C to $4.95 each Men'’s Shop—Street Floor in colors quiet or daring taste, each ....... GLOVES—Mocha, pigskin and f_the%r popular leathers, lined or un- ined, $1.50 » $7.98 at the close of Air Mail has ma tions to people that are la ing their Christmas the air mail, Card: Berlin News will be delivered soon a LEGION AUMILIARY 5+ the addresses on packag and distinetly Iection of Officers The clection of officers will take [ p1 tomorrow evening at the ¢ meeting of the I in the American All ent. {en sugges- in send- tal car By s v r mail the made, | mark resters Also Arranges for Filling Boxes for Veterans Legion hall, Kensington, | members are asked to | The eleetion was fo have place at the last weeks ago, but it until tomorrow night December Mecting The December meeting Imma Hart Willard chapte aughters of the American Revolu- {tion, will be held tomorrow afters noon at the Community house. | business meeting and D. A, R, top- {ies will he diccussed. Presents fo the Christmas tree at Ellis Island will be tak was postpoucd DRUNKEN DRIVER IS F]NED? Small Docket at Town Court—Tull o A Report on Tab Revuo—Christian Lane in Poor Condition—Grange Plan Christmas Exercises. The American Legion auxiliary has appointed committees to carry on the work of the organization for the coming months. Varlous activi- | ties are planned for the month of Decembe Mrs, Willls Winchell has been ap- polnted custodian of the flag. Other committee heads appointed are: Mrs. Adolph Schultz, unit welfare: igome of the children in the schools. Mrs, Leon G. Hall, child we et e 3re, Harry MoKeon, Americanizastent=s mns ol so by leaving. {harm Hlon: s Myrony DI Gooarichy ke i S EIE AR o s o finance; Mrs. Matthew Griswold and o0 57,0 ", i and 1 & Ly Mrs. Howard Bunce, social: Miss Ll K Kathryn McKeon, refreshments; ¢/ “‘f“ 1"\"-.'.];,»,'? m direct to Mr Mrs. Paul Baker, Mrs. John Trehy, '8 &+ - Mrs. Frank Plerpont, Mrs. .\lunhv\v} ‘\lmohlund Manager Griswold and Mrs. Leon Hall, mem- | Howard J. Crane, son of bership. I H. Crane, who The quola of boxes for thq ex- | With the S 8 Kresge comp service men in hospitals is five. A |the last has committee was formed to arrange | pointed manager of the new for Christmas boxes for families of store that wiil open today at 'two ex-service men who are ill. The | ristown, New committee is Mrs. Paul Stange, Mrs. | Loses V. ‘tdolph Schultz, Mrs. Pasquale Gian- | Mrs. William Sheldon reports that otta, Mrs. Harry McKeon and Mrs. onc of her valuable hens has st Harold Ventres. A committee con-ed or been stolen. . sisting of Mrs. Matthew Griswold, ! purchased the hens and Mrs. Harry McKeon and Mrs. G valued very high Yentres was appointed to visit the | [ ¢ Dance and Notes three surviving members of the CVIlL | The Berlin Gr has decided to war in town and to take each vet-ihiold a dance at their hall tomorrow eran a small Christmas gift and 10 | evening and every Thursday follow- extend the wishes of the unit ing until f The auxiliary will give a Christ- mas entertanment at the Legion hail. | There will be a tree for the children. | Al Legionnaires and their families ' oq chairman of the annnal ¢ are invited, Mrs. Adolph Schultz I8 | chyistmas excreises, There will in chargs of the arrangements. Ala tres and Santa Clans will sum of money was approprated fOr . pegents 1o members and th 1 the Vermont flood sufferers. | MONeY | (yiigiiy e children will stage @ ! was also appropriated for the State [yrocrym and the first rehearsal will emergency welfare fund. This money. y,. y.14 iy the Gra hall immedi- fa usca to turnish Chrlstmas presents | o0 S50 O 0.8 (ORI ool today. for the children of ex-service men Secks Information v who are in orphanages and to help SR A other poor children ¥ league is seheduled fo play Berlin Town Coutt this week but, as of vet, the local il Slieldont ofataxitorayiax: | LRt BUEEK SRS A M i rested by Constable Frank Brown oo = o™ e 1o lent Tast Saturday night on a charge of [N R ghe ST ISR ShioE s car while under theinfuz| (K10 DISIGeni RN e U R enco of lauor, was fined $100 and | o "o B0 G oo o game can be Given & 30 day suspended fail sen- |S00R 48 POSSINE 0 4 f nce. ek i : 5t nley Jones of Wesleyan col- | '“'"" 1:(:_:1:’1[\‘\m"l'm":“w S Jege, Middletown, charged with ariv=| = TIve Alack trucks wore mived 1 ing a Connecticut car without Con- | " M E FH Ll o e necticut markers, was fined $5 and | [rom mine iy the morning ala Hoiar 0L od upon the | N the aftornoon. The road is in ; alcestay HY - [ very poor conditiop and is unfit for B O e o thia ata travel. A truck with a_crane on Eest by e the back was sent from Meriden to missioner of motor vehicles. 0 B i e G Open Scason 53 v ‘1“. mired Ivm e as The Kensington Boys' club |y i by e e open their season tonight when they R ”_Ivm‘l‘l (‘l"‘y"*h ‘-_"N““om_ nioyf the New Beltaw Ir heot Tt took about five hours before at the New DBritain Toys' club. The e StE game will be an intermediate cOUN- |00 e (6 continue their journcys. ty “Y* battle, The whistle will send ‘ % I odting Hidteh the teams into action at 6 o'clock |y, oonca dimination of the Unilon Gafhicsitig | Miller crossing east and south of There will be a union gathering | g oo ion will he discussed by at the Kenatngton Methodlst church | FEEEY SO WEL A0 €80 public | tomorrow evening at 7:80 0'elock. | o piiap yeir noxt meeting. erlin Cliristmas hymna will be sung and | M08 ¢ LIS B8 B voted other exercises hefitting the Ch RN riis e e ae | “liminate the erossing providiv season will held, Clande will be present and will g1ve | orher parties concerned % | able prepared. Makes Appeal | In her talk at the Legion hali last | saturday evening at the turkey sup- per given by the Legion, Miss Mary Griswold, superintendent of the Ber- lin schools, made an appeal for tovs and warm clothing to b used for 0 Mr and been | HypRLor ap- Kresgo Mor- few years, been uable Hen they a he Harmony Girls” has «d to furnish the music. | Leon Hall has been be | will trucks to i an | AND IMMENSE COLLEC- TION OF NECKTIES—A GREAT MANY FROM EUROPEAN MAKERS — OR DOMESTIC KINDS JUST AS ONE ASCINATING IN DE- SIGN AND COLOR—WE SUGGEST Gifts Men Want MEN’S SILK SCARFS—PIaids, stripes, some hand blocked designs, e 28000 810 95 _ MEN'S GLOVES—DMocha, pig- in and other popular leathers, lined or unlined, pair $1.50 » $7.98 for B m iplans of the railroad if present dif- | ficul hat a clau [that will give New Brita s plainly [to recover the land if it Is seen fit. Men's Bible elass will he held The committee | ranged pres- fment after the business session meeting two | H signal corps, also pictures of Lind-| {weleome exercises given him in New | York and {film featuring Dempsey- rs are i Monday hall |black color | dominating used on the walls and also as table | grandehildren, and a brother, Fd- bouquets. hung, compoged | Which were furn courtesy of the Edd program Hoc tra R. F: logur chael R clog by | Morning” by Joe McCormack; danc- - {ing girls, composed of six local girls, recently under the leadership of M who [ Marjorie of Skene, Ronketty, riher notice. A novel or- | Helenski son, by no; s Giana and Joe following young lad Dorothy De Mors, ¢ riiveshments will be $200 bont his trip through France. served | The railroad offered Derlin NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1927 : | Plainville News HOWARD 5. SWITH MASONIG HASTER Mail if Unable to Come Yourself Frederick Lodge Holds Annual’ Election of Officers Wife of Former Rector Passes Away In Hartford—Man and Wife Now Head Legion and Auxiliary—Grid- ley Succeeds Schubert as Warden, { Howard §. Smith of 5 Farmington iwas elected worshipful —master of Frederick lodge, A. F. & A. M, at its annual meeting in the Masonic temple last evening. Other officers !chosen by the local Masonic bod | were as follows: _ Senior warden, Harold I.. Newell; junior warden, Carl H. Nilson; treasurer, §. §. Gwil- lim: sceretary, George A. € senior deacon, Rollin D, Jewett: junior deacon, B. E. Getchell; senior steward, John B. Minor, jr.: junior steward, C. A. Bedford. The new worshipful master will make his ap- polntments to the appointive offices in_the near futu These officers will be installed at the meeting of the lodge on January 10. Walter P. White is present mae ter of Frederick lodge. A dinner preceded the meeting last evening. Afterwards Rev. Wil- liam H. Alderson, pastor of th Trinity M. E. church of New Brit- ain, delivered a fine address on “T} Making of a Mason,” making an cx- {coptionally favorable impression up- {on his hearers. The meeting was largely attended. Robert H. Burton Dies Millis E. Morse Burton, wife Robert H. Burton, ctor of the Church of Our Savior, ied at 11 o'clock last night at her home, 17§ Edgewood ayenue, Hart- ford. She w cars of age. She was born in Fast Hartford, where her parents conducted a hotel when she was a young woman. She mar- The jried Mr. Burton and the couple town | $pent most of their lives In Hartford heir share of the property stion was brought up at th ng. . New Britain might hoid wup o in the Capital City came when Burton was appointed rector of Episcopal church here fn 1903, r 1§ years he guided the destiny hurch of Our Savior and {built it up, and in all his work Mrs | Burton rendered most antiring and valuable assistance to him. Herac- tivity in church affairs made he i known to almost the entire popula- | tion of Plainville, and she was be- loved by all with whom she cane in contact. In 1921 Mr. Burton was summon- Swanson and A, G. ed to Hartford to become rector of New Britain who will | Christ church cathedral. At about moving pictures. There will|the same time Mrs. Burton began official war pictures of the late | to suffer from a lung affliction which taken under action with the ' brought about her death last and Navy by the United States ining. She had been in normal salth, however, and Mr. ihad come to Plainville with his son- in-law, C. I°. Spalding of Hartford, Washington. A comedy 'to attend the annual mecting of Charlie Chaplin on { prederick lodge, A. F. and A. M. “and flms showing the | puring the mecting they were in- Tunney fight. Al mem-, tormed that Mrs. Burton had been expected to be present. [taken seriously fll, and she did Tabs' Revue while they were hastening to her. revie which 3 Turton fs survived by a son, Was a great specess of New Or- decorated in A pink and | two danghters. M s heme with pink pre- jralliday of Whitneyville and Mrs Cherry blossoms were ¢, J°, Svalding of Hartford; seven the 1t is hinted that board will demand | be added in the sale n the right S continue e New Brit Mecting Tonight The regular meeting of the Berlin this Commur hou in charge has for the following entertain- is ning at the s EGE N wh o ow eve- rmy r's transatlantic flight and th sy § given | M The | e Robert 1. Burton, fr. Ta was Antique lanterns Were {\card T.. Morse of Hartford. from the ceilings and were ! jepnoa) serviees will be ery eftective, The ge selling Was ' oppist ehurch cathedral in Hartford, of heavy black draperies ¢ qetails are incomplete pending hed through the rrival of her son from New Or Awning com- !, PR T T L (el upper was served at o'clock | Zast Hartford e entertainment started - aty = paiong Head Tecion Bodies o'clock. The entertainment | 3¢ " yr Srheodors Fanion of was follows: Remarks [y ypain street now preside over LoR oy 2 Brock-Barnes powt, American Legion, : overture, by follies orches- under the dircction of Robert ! two black birds, a dia- nond Warren and Mi- waltz soft shoo awn of the as the Dickenson and Rob Ritchie, jach young lady wo bathing suit attire and represented different parts of th town. Roberta Ritchie Miss Kensington was arded a la loving cup and re- ived the title “Miss Conneeticut.” The girls were under the charge of Richard Hill; the grand finale by the entire cast. The committer wishes those who helped to make the lies” o succoss. The Tabs held thelr weekly whist party last evening at the Tabs hall in Kensington. Prizes wer warded to the following women: Margaret Ronketty and Emma Dahme. The consolation prize went to Mrs. W. W izan. In the men's games fhe prizes were awarded to Thomas Ma- larney and Frank Pierpont. W, W. IFagan kept up the good work of his wife by winning the consolation prize. The next whist party will be made up of the given Tuesday evening, December rieda Peck, 20, and chickens will be awarded the Holmquist, , winners. Fea Wesslia ¥no and 1yno; song, n Malloy program Miss the of the iinment bureau girls were Anna Margarct Helen took the in rtesy part cou Kay enter Hartford, (the Gertrde Statia and You Giana; s Bernard Co song rough to thank Rkene IFol- Helenski, Bernice Michaels): ; Lonesome Tonight “Charmaine’ tor dancing t Possible™ “Are Paul v Mrs. fmperso Michael Ray- ¢ Willow sang, Paul Two black crows, ren and When the Pu: by Jerry War Jive Me a Night in June McCormack: Hill's by thing beanti 1a former | The greatest interlude in their res- | Burton | and its ladies' auxilia Mr. Fan- ion is the new commander of the | Leglon post, and Mrs. Fanion was {installed last night as president of | the auxiliary unit. This is the first time in the history of 1t local service organizatio they have led by a ma nd wife, and it expected that the coincidence will sult In even eloser co-operation | bet the two socls and in still increasing activity The new officers of the auxil were Installed last night by | Marjorie Iisher, the retiring presi- |aent, Mrs h Morgan, presiding. | Those installed were the following Presiden Fanion: first | vice-pres Sarah Whit second dent, Miss Helen Fisher; chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Mor- i recording sicretary, Miss Irene financial secretary, Miss Graham; treasurer, Mrs. Jen- nis Seymour; sergeant-at-arms, Miss | Bernice Moore An old fashioned supper was served to the new officers, the mem- {ber, and the members of the Bristol unit, who were present as guests. It |was voted to send a donation of §5 [to the Vermont sufferers and an- other §5 to the Plainville Pullic Health Nursing association for tu- berculosis relief seals, this being an |annual practice of the unit. Mrs. Morgan draped the charter for th late Mrs. Susan Brock, whose dca occurred last week. On Sunday the county Legion {meeting will be held here, and th {auxiliary is to furnish a buffet lunch to the Legion and its friends. The ladies are packing Christmas boxes iths week and will send them to sol- ldiers in hospitals. The wunit will also remember one litt | Christmas time, | Schubert Resigns as Warden | Constable Grorge Schubert’s r Ination as for 2 owars Inounced today and will take effect {on January 1. Constable Schubert lis now night patro 2nd no long er has the time nec warden's dnties, whi formed capably for Trving 1 by th him the fi Mrs. years. - ed duties o W The regu was held vesf Mrs. Charle Pstreot, Mrs. Woods !treasurer, gave | national conventio 1 in Minnea- polis. Mrs. Bronson served a dainty | Tunch after the business meeting. A zood attendance and pleasant social {time defied the wet her of th day. authorities to and will assr day of 1 T. U. Meeting r W. C. T. U. meeting home of n o Maple of Bristol, county ne report of the his wi Bowling w oL 18 9 11 19 13 11 14 | Dusty Teague | American Tegion Businessmen H. (. Baum Bristol Brass standard Steel 13 Plainville Casting ..., 10 Peck Spring ... 3 18 | Kessions €1 e ey The American Legion stren d ita hold on first place in the In- dustrial ieague last when it met the second place team, the Bris 'tol Brass, and won two out of thres sames from it, dropping it into fourth position. The Brooks boys hit the highcet scores, but Legionnaires dfd not make very marks, Krisenski of the Brass Mak- crs having the highest three The Rusincssmen continued their ash and climbed from fourth to second place when they won fhres close games from the Sessions Clock outfit. The work of Murphy, largely responsible. The ecores: 14 15 | Paul | €. Brooks F. Brooks | Hoffman 49 Bristol Brass Carucei ... 3 Sundman .....100 Krisenski .....1 Chapin Woods Cavalier . 155 Sesstons S8 Griftin s9 Damiano Yeamans Dubois Murphy, Jr. . Cavalien ! Valentine . Hird Murphy, st ss 117 110 97 Sr. T2 45T 4T5—1434 men Continue Winning Smoke Eaters won their third ¥i The GLASSES — The Gift Foi Mother or Dad. Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist 327 Main St. Tel. 1905 athen- ‘ Bristol News CITY DEPARTHENTS SHOW DEFIGENCES + Gonneil Votes Not to Include’ ?Amounts in Next Year's Budgets - iGONFER ON SIGNAL LIGHTS | | Asks City to Repair East Road—In- spection Fees Reduced — Aged | Wolcott Restdent Dies — Automo- mobile Recovered—Boy Returned. [ e propriations were the principal subject of dis adjourned me al last eveni city departments ex Bet appropr vear ending Nov fieiency ussion at an ting of the city coun- . A number of the sded the uring the fiscal Oth, and up- of Mayor s voted h un ation E 5 inclt them n prese period. res submitted s B. Stocle i ed 1l lerk i ciencies 1d high tree warden, $461.2 of installing a storm wr line on South s , was never covercd 1 propriation, although tk g0, and a s was vo! cil. The above, llancous items, ficie of the 4,211.61. In addi- this the council voted I expend $34,022, for which no tax was laid fo cover, which would bring the total amount up to slightly over $48,000, To offset this amount, there averages in totaling hool water appropriation y the cour r misc tot neral eity to 1 to year to wer ms of fol- bowlin 1 provious Plainville B 84 pine. Carrucei was carry the Blues' bt firemen all arks. The scorcs: Plainville Blues Burhy 89 $5 110— 2 Minclla s Sehawh 88 1 on Hart's night, aven by beating the margin unable alone, a creditable (lleys last ues, T was to 50— 58 Carrucei W i 459 Smoke Eaters Tr r of North Washington vning an un- eduled fo e o d w ¢ t 4 o'clock this ried in court he ner's A Wy eve- Mrs. pub- of iroox Benford. zeneral is invited. A hearing on the William Slater will be held JTustice M. 0. Ryder at the 10 ,at 11 o'clock Saturday morni will of the late hefor hall T to many r have this week afternoon deliver and will continue each week. All {orders should be in by Thursd As our truck goes to Boston York weekly, fish s selected by experienced fish ore you of A-1 Al dcliveries free. I'none N. B. 1146, Commer Fish Market, Commercial reet. dvt. Whiting St., 10 room tene- a month— ests for delivery, rted a Thurs- to Plainville and our sure Istoek only reasonahle, 142 Broad rooms, rovements, inquire i WED~THURS, “The Drop Kick” with RICHARD BARTHELMESS MATS. 10c-150 EVES. 15¢-2 T lows: | gutters, Garbage collection, $556; po- lice department, $939; streets and . $3.865; sidewalks, $235.36. with other items totaled $11,548, which amount was offset by others amounting to approximately $4,075.97, Appropriations to cover the defl- iencies were voted by the council. The fatlure of the park board to keep within the budget allowance was caused by the oiling and tarring of roads at Rockwell Park, the com- pletion of the highway between En- ¢ Manor and Rockwell Park, t pairing of the Muzzy Field fence the purchase of fill for the lower end ard and the assessment on of the Mcmorial boule curb and sidewalk Park street. A letter from Superintendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche cited a num- Ler of unforeseen expenditures, such as boiler repairs, th of new desk and seats. plumbing re- pairs, 34, which were not included in the t ap- propriations. member of mittee of was present owing 11 was entadl could be moved hool building. seven hundreds dol ©d in Waking repairs to the roc chimneys, n over 8700, and painting, sk 1o prepa t work school high W seats cost rical and lec anitor for oc- pancy ¢ Four rooms the 1 class of ol in 1329 will be freshi 1t Petition Street Light vas by the evening from resi- pper end of South Street Extension a ug for an addi- tional street light, This was referred to the lighting committer To Advertise For Bids Bids will be solicited for the ing of $00 copirs of the city report result of a vot by night i L il las| apleted in about received cou last print- take cour il b House Numbers Discussed Houses in the outlying districts will be numbered by the city en- zincer's department just as soon as Happing program, now heing rried out by that department, is completed. All houses in the first taxing district and centrally loca the second taxing dis ware t summer expense the genc Requests Repaies to East R Mrs. Jacob Litke appeared | port four the city council last evening and re- | that something he East road passable the present time cannot " done to Condi- are such by quested make tions at HeiSond mobil auto- At the of the reet the next s because of the mud stion Superintendent ic Works Oscar Anderson, ter was referred to th mittee, who will look ov t in within the fow days Confe + On Signal 1 A confer on the cha in the electric war signal ights at Doolittle’s Crossing will b eld at 10 o’clock net Friday morn- ing, this date having heen Superintendent O'Hanley of Waterbury division of the New New Haven and Hart Company a letie Crumb, a copy of wi R Aepartment and the public utilitics conimission. At & hearing held before the public utilities commission in Hartford 1 Iriday, the proposed chunge in loc: ion signal lights was ob- cted highway depart- nt yor Crumb in question s enc ng by the York, ilroad Mayor to by and also by £ of the city plan to, will T at a point the ¢ ing. 1 visible tor a consid- and also ere an aisle of sately between the signal d the crossing. At the cnal is located about ten fect from railrond tracks s concealed from view of rticnlarly when large 1 ne 1) standard. Inspection Fo sduced ng upon the m of Dr Vail, city herd, cotor, the city ening voted to reduce inspee at the local ter house. w scliedule is as follows: Cat- $1.00; cal \ts, hogs, pigs. un two for liet of the council that spection and stamping charges may liminated entirely within the Lext year or two, W. H. M. S Mecting T monthly mooting Waomen's Ho Missionary of the Prospeet Methodist held lock this afternoon the church parl Mrs. D H Hall was the hostes: Aged Wolcott Resident Dies Ella Alcott, aged 92 vears, 1 the oldest resident of Wolcott died home of 1 nce A North Main str is survived by Mis. Levi Norton nee s city, and Mrs. Fra: wood of Wolcott; also by 15 gr bildren and 21 great grandehildren funeral will be held tomeorrow afternoon road, i the pi 15 fr would then be crable distance consent 1te present motor- ar s 1 suggest milk council last on slar It is e Society ehurel yeste et th o'clock at FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS Trying Out Tag’s Glft {SAY! YOUR BRIDAL ) Looks AKCE,DOES ILOOKS NICE ON {72 WELL, YA GOING ICLARA= AOW Yo 5 CLARA=NIR Y0 | DTAKE A RIDE AN \NORRY ABoLT HER SCARIN' AT TMINGS FROM THE OF NBISPAPER e[ will elect officers the | proposed | about | i is on occa- | trucks | ¢ nd food | her | Louns- | Il late home in Wolcott. Rev. Walter Carlson will conduct the services and burial will be in the family lot in Wolcott cemetery. 1. 0. O.'F. Meeting Pequabuck Lodge, 1. 0. O. F., will | hold its regular meeting at § o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall. The first nomination of officers will take place and the second degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. V. F. W. 10 Elect Tomorrow evening, Harold F. Em- ! mett Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, for the ensuing | Year at a meeting to be held in their | hall in the city building. The an- | nual reports of the present officers | will also be submitted, Addresses Parent-Teacher Asso. James Dobson, superintendent of the Bristol Boys' club, was the | Speaker at a meeting of the Federal | Hill Parent-Teacher Association held in the school auditorium last even- ing. His subject was “Respect for | Other People’s Property.”” Dancing the close of the bus- sessicn. Auto Recovered touring car of Henry rral street, stolen from the Menior boulevard on Monday | night, was found yesterday morning I & police about 100 yards from point where it was parked by the | £ the 1t is e lieved youths 1ook the car ride and abardoned it yesterday morning. Runaway Boy Returned Normun Wheelock, aged 15, who |\was picked up in this city last Sun- lay night after he was discovered on [ the steps of the Prospect Methodist by Rev. H. D. Jones, was turned 1o the Berkshire Industrial m at Canaan, N. Y., last night telezram had been received J. Wheelock of Plattsburg, father of the boy, advising the son had run away from institution several days ago, <upermtendent A. G. Johnson of the industrial farm came to this city for the runaway Young Wheelock, Iressed and mentally police guessing as ty for a number overed by Rev. Mr. Jones gave address in the Bronx, 3 York. but a telegram to the police of that place brought back | the information that it was fleti- tious. Iollowing the receipt of the |telegram from the hoy's father yes- !terday afternoon, the youngster told one officer (hat had run away from the industrial farm two weeks ago, while only a short time later he old another officer that he Ieft that institution ay night, To Play in Middletown The Brisiol High school hasket- I ball team will play its second game of the season in Middletown next | FFriday evening. The locals made an (ispicions start last Vriday night when it swamped the Terryville {High five in the local gym. > nest home game will be play- &d en December 23d with the Bris- tol High alumni. | Inventory Valuations Increased For the veral ycars the land on which the city hall stands {has b in the city's inven- | tory Property, however, | has rapidly increased in value in the |center of the city and at the sug- | zestion of the hoard of assessors, the city conncil last evening voted to in- ¢ in the invenfory now being propared 4 0,000, The building, jinventoried at § , will remain 1 the same figure | But two other changs were voted. [The land, on which the old town i hall stands, will be listed at $30,000 {on the new inventory or for $6,000 more tham last vear's flgure. The | building will remain at $5.000, The land on which the Uncas Hose com- will also show an in- on the new inventory, figure to be 35,000, an in- year The $3,000, the Fox of for a | hurch at was well bright, kept to his real of hours. he past s sted new o of £1,000 over last | building will be listed as last year. school Meeting A special mesting of the voters of school District No. 2 has been called evening, 1 by the district commit- consisting of G. I Elton, Mrs, . Spring and Frank S. Merrill se of the meeting s to | consider and act upon the proposal t0 Lorrow the sum of $40.000 to take | up outstanding notes totalling that | amount and to authorize the district : negotiable notes same officers to execu for that amount. Willis M. ¥Flagg Willis M. Flagg of West Hartford died suddenly at the home of hie I son, Marshall Flagg of 244 Summer reet, at 5 o'clock yesterday after- noon. He was found dead in a chair | by Mrs. Flagg upon her return from a shopping trip. Dr. A. §. Brackett medical examiner, was called in and | pronounced death due to heart fail { urc. | Alr. Flage was a native of West [ Itartford and until a short time agc conducted a farm in that town. For the past several weeks he has been lliving with his son in this city, He lis survived by two sons, Marshall : this city and Howard »st Virginia; also by one | | 11a three and A. Lounshury, both of is Home- | ford last evening. Funeral arrange nd- iments are as yet incomplete. |