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NEW BRITAIN DAILY RERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY Our Wednesday Aisle Speéials Are Values Typical of B. T. Standard Men's Shirts 69c ea. 0dd lot, vales to mussed, neckband and attached collars; broken sizes, " Men's Cravats 55¢ ea. Regular $1.00, odd lot hands, Curtains $1.98 pr. Lustre marquisette, maize color, with silk frieze. $3.50 value, Costume Sli;.;s . $2.45 ea. Radium satin, all new $3.00 slips. s Perfume 89 hottle Regular $1.75. ‘“Gardenia Blue,” de- lightful odor, Berlin News PROTESTING HEIRS 70 LOSE HERITAGE Will Loss Sbare in Estate of Berlin Woman %46 ARRESTS DURING 1937 Kensington Boys’ Club Basketball Toam to Play This Evening—Re- pairs Made to Church P Bible Class Mceting Postponed. “If any one of the heirs wishes to break this will his share shall be taken away from him and divided among the othera” So reads the ©will of the late Lillian Gladwin Jocelyn of Berlin, which was rl:d in probate court today. Bequests of moncy wer2 as [ol- lows: To & sister, Fiima G. Hill, $100, out Bt which sum the expense ot having the name of snother sister scribed on a wmonumcut in Jair Haven cemetery shall come; to a sis- ter, Anna F. Kurtz, 8100 ani’a set of table linen; to the Women's s7or-; eign Missionary socicty of the F Pearl Street Methodist chursh Haven, $100; to ths nd N $100. Several other bequests of jewerly, art work and personal ef-| tects are made to relatives. Her husband, Charles Wooster * Jocelyn, is given the nuse of furni- ture, stocks, bonds, mortgages, real estate and money during his life. Upon his death it is to be divided among specified relatives. The *Colony Street School” Ber- lin, receives the testatrix’s library. Her husband is named exccutor and the document was drawn Jan- vary 15, 1926. i 248 Arrests Last Year There were 246 arrests made inlg { this number | Berlin during 1927, 158 were made for violation of the motor vehicle laws while 58 arrests | came under the head of breach of peace. Judge George G. Griswold of the Berlin town court said that| this numbcer was a decrease from the total arrested in the year of 1926. Automobile cases always lend the list in the number of arrests be- cause of the state highway that pass through’ town and offer many chances for speeding. The largest docket of the year was held at the first session of the court in Novem- ber when 38 cases were beforo the!m January 18. court for disposal. Of these cases 23 were for violation of the motor vehicle laws and were the results of a drive being conducted by the state police department under the direction of Commissioner Robert Hurley. The sessions of the Berlin town court are held on Tuesday evenings iu the town hall except in the case of & special trial. Judge George G. Griswold presides while C. F. Lewis Tepresents the town as prosecuting attorney. There are seven constables representing Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington. They are as follows: ¥Frank Brown, Georke Kanupka, William J. Ritchie, John Hackett. Orville 8. Ventres, John P. Lewis and Enrico Pola. The money real- ized from the motor vehicle cascs is turned over to the state and not to the town, as many people think. However the state keepa care of the state highways that run through towns in the way of repairs and the clearance of snow without any cost. ‘The report of the money taken in the count and their expenses appears in the annual report every year. Card Party Mra. Joseph Carbo will open her home for a card party to be given of the 1iast Pearl Street Meti:odist church, ' $2.00, ' slightly though not all Also t: of silk four-in- et shades, regular 25¢ each, 12 inch g for the League of Women Voters of Kensington on Thursday, January 12. Mrs, Joseph Carbo is finance chairman of the league this year. This is the first of a series of partics that will be held during the winter months. Those wishing to reserve tables for Thursday can do so by getting in touch with Mrs. Carbo or {rs. Henry Hooker. The regular monthly meecting of the Jeague will be held this even- ing at 8 o'clock in the Legion hall. Mrs, Herbert Knox 8mith of Farm- ington will be the speaker. Her sub. ject will be “National Politics.” This meeting will be an open one and anyone interested s invited to attend, Boys’ Club Notes The Kensington Boys' club will { emit its regular business meeting to- night. Basketball practice will be held Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock in the gymnasium at the New Britain Boys' club. Tonight the basketball team will meet the team of the New Britain Trade school in a County “Y" league game at the New Britain High school gymnasium. The game will start at 8 o'clock and will be pre- ceded by a preliminary game. This will be the sccond meeting betweel the two teams with the verdict in the first game going to the Traders. To- nights game will decide who is to occupy last place as the locals have lost their four games played so far in the Jeague and the Traders three out of the four. Speaks Tomorrow Rev. Samuel A. Fiske of Berlin will be the speaker at the meeting of the Hi-Y club of New Britain at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow noon. Whist Party The Tabs will hold their weekly whist party at their hall in Kens. ington this cvening. Prizes will be awarded the winners in the men's and women's games. The public is Invited. The Wednesday night whist elub _will meet tomorrow evening at the | home of one of the members, Meeting Tomorgow | The regular monthly meecting of |the Woman's Aid society of the Ber- |lin Congregational church will be |teld Wednesday afternoon at 3 home of Mrs. Francis jc'clock at the Deming. Welcome Party A welcome home party was held the home of Miss Mary Balog last evening in honor of her brother, George, who has just roturned home from California. Friends were pres- ent from New Britain, Plainville, New York and Kensington. Refresh- ments were served and an enjoyable evening was passed. Miss Yvonne Robichand of New Britain Is spending a few days with i Miss Mary Balog of Percival avenue, | Kensington. Mectings Post| The meeting of the Berlin Men's IBible class, regularly scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed un- Detailed notice of the meeting will be given later. The regular meeting of the Wom- an's Missionary society of the Ber- lin Congregational church has been postponed until January 25. An all- day sewing session will be held. Mrs. Clapp of the Schauffier Training school will be present to speak on the work of the school. Repair Parsonage Repairs are being made on the rear upstair rooms of the Berlin Congregational parsonage. The hall and two rooms have been painted and repapered. A modern lavatory has been installed with the latest equipment. New window panes were put in and the celling repaired. The work Is being fi- nanced by the Woman's Ald soclety and the Eccleslastical soclety. | The improvements are meant to ' be permanent. Anyone interested in inspecting the work is invited to do #0 by the pastor, Rev. Samuel A. Fiske. East Berlin ltems The next meeting of the Book club will be held Tuesday evening, Jan- uary 17, | No further spread of smallpex has been reported from the Cromwell arca although additional cases have 0dd lot, full fashioned Women's Hosiery 85¢ pr. Children's Vests 3% ea. s, “Carter'’s,” cotton and wool, values to $1.50, Muslin' Gowns 85c ea: $1.25 value, for women, hand made and colored embroidety applique. Women’s Handkerchiefs 35c ea. 3 for $1.00 Pure linen, embroidered ones, regular 50c. Men’sp ure linen, 6 for $1, regular Wilma Girdles $1.95 pr. irdle, fancy flesh color ma- terial, elastic inserts. been reported from Middletown. Cromwell borders on East Berlin and there is more or less visiting by Cromwell and East Berlin residents. Only two pupils at the Hubbard school have not been vaccinated and they were privileged due to as asthe matic condition. The Junior league of the Metho- dist church held a candy pull in the church basement yesterday after noon. About 20 members attended. Miss Betty Pratt is confined to her home in West Cromwell by fliness. The Girls' club will meet Thurs. day evening at 7 o'clock at Commun. ity hall, Another series of com- petitive tests will be held under the supervision of Physical Director Willlam Ogle. Roy Morse is confined to his home with an attack of grip, He is re. ported to be resting comfortably to- day. W. H. Payne attanded the instal- {lation exercises of the Leonard Wood camp, 8Spanish War Veterans, in Hartford last evening. Mr. Payne, who is past commander of the camp, installed the new officers. The program for the Community club banquet tomorrow evening has been completed. The banquet will commence promptly at 7 o'clock. iThe speaker will be F. W. Barber, who is in charge of Junior Achievé. ment work in Middletown. Club members and friends of the organiz- ijation may attend the function. Places will be set for 1560, There will be no prayer meeting at the Methedist church tomorrow evening owing to the Community club banquect. A good attendance greeted the opening of the Sacred Heart whists ‘last evening in the church social ~ooms. Those winning prizea were as follows: Genetlemen's first, Fid- ard Elton; second, Paul Giana; third, Joseph Cote; ladies’ first,Mrs. Mary Bourgeois; mecond, Mre. Joseph Cote; third, Miss Anna Giana. There will be another whist next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The Knights of Pythias will meet |this evening at 8 o'clock at Com- iraunity hall, Lost—Deposit book No. 11578, " Berlin Savings Bank, Finder return same to bank.—advt, Would Pay Man for Loss of | Window Broken by Deer i izing the state to relmburse Charles A James, a Falmouth merchant, for damages resulting from the breaking of a plate glass show window by a |deer was filed in the house today by ! Representative Harry B. Albro of Falmouth. The deer, Representative. Albro raid; swam ashore at Faimouth re- cently and charged James’ shop win- dow when it saw its reflection. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS tine~Washington-Truashull Clecie mget the Hardware City sggvegation. The “Newmatics,” aa the visiters are 'Dicane known, are ameng the contenders in the Industrial league in New Brit- aln, and they wiil give & good bat- tle to the strong team which has been assembled hers, Dancing will follow the game. On Friday night & Gegtle header will be played. The Y. M. C. A. team will meet the Farmington Triangles in a Senior County “Y" league Which has been switched from Farmington to take advantage of the chance to use the local floor. The Triangles are in second place, but with Plain- ville's new line-up mew functioning smoothly the locals are confident of upsetting their rivals, The second game of the night ‘will be & Western Connecticut leagus eontest between Plainville and Litch- fleld high sehools. Litchfield trounced the. locals on #s home floor, but Plainville has been improving and the midget five of Coach Myron Gal. i oot W, 1928, 89— 363 81— 257 94— 390 100w 340 37811860 103— 343 - — $65—1319 Books Loaned To . 8, A collection of about 100 books has been loaned to the high school by Mrs. Frank J. O'Brien, wife of School Cemmitteemnan O'Brien. {These booka include a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Cooper’s ‘Works, Dicken's works, Guizet's his- tory of France, Macaulay's history of England, and books by Haw- thorne, Stevenson, Balzac and Hugo. They will be placed on the reference 0 Inotall—Grenge Netes—Temoo |lup is hopeful of putting up a much [shelves of the achool library, Bowling—Perscnal Taz is Due. Anether in the serles of well child conferences which have been osnducted by the Plainville Pubdlie Health Nursing aseclation in oce- operation with the state department of health will be held in the nures's rooms in the Nerl block from 2 to 4 o'clock Friday afternoen, the as- sociation announced today. These oonferences have been very success- ful in the past, and the state ofi. clale have frequently complimented the local nursing bedy for the efi- clent way in which it has eonducted them. The notice of the meeting siven out by the association today is as follows: . “An invitation is extended to all mothers in the town who have chil- dren under school age, from the newest baby to children of six years, to attend the well child eonference and have their children welghed, masured and examined by the doe- tors and nurses in attendance. It has been found, in the-later years of hip life, that many & ehild has been allowed to'develop & defect in his physical body in the early period of his life which was not detected be- cause its presence was visible only to the trained eye of the physiclan or nurse. It is to discover these things |and to give every child a chanee to enjoy the health and etrength of body and mind, to which he is en- titled, that these well child confer- ences are to be held. The children should be brought, not hecause they are sick but bécause they are well nd should be kept well, to each one of the conferences in order that the parcnts may have the very best ad- vice and counsel possible as to the Boston, Jan. 10 UM—A bill author- | welfare of their ehildren. The well child conference in Plainville will be held at the public health nurse's rooms on Friday afternoon, January 13, from 2 to ¢ e'cock.” Personal Tax is Due The $2 personal tax is due this week, Tax Collector Willls J. Hem- ingway warned today. All taxpavers who do net pay this levy during the present week will be assessed an ex- tra dollar aplece, Dog Owners are Fined Seven dog owners were fined $1 and costs apiece by _Justice L. 8. Mills yesterday afterneon when they were found guilty of violating the dog quarantine naw in force here. The men were H. C. Hibbard, Carl fchaftrick, Edward Clark, Samuel Silvester, John 8myhas, and Jgnatius Olender, all of Plainville; and John Nauncik of New Nritain, They had been arrested by Dog Warden Philip Marino and Consetable Cleason H. Baunders. Grand Juror Willlam J, Foran prosecuted, while Attorney Charles F. Conlon defended Naun- cik and Olender. W-T Circle Instilation ‘Washington-Trumbull eircle, Com. panions of the Forest, will install its newly clected officers at its meet. ing In Legion hall Thursday eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock sharp. There Wwill also be an initiation of candi- dates. The meeting will bo followed by refreshments and a social hour. The committee in echarge promises a good time, and all members are requested to be present. Raskethall Games Plainville barketball fans will be &iven an unusually full week of this sport when three games will be played at the high echool on Thurs- day and Friday nights. This {s be- lleved to be the most basketball of- fered to the local enthusiasts since games should be interesting. On Thursday night the town team will open its season with the New Britaln Machine shop five from the nearby city as its opponent. The locals will put in a final practice session at the rchool this evening at 7 o'clock and will then be ready te FACE To FACE WITH THRILLS FRED THOMSON in y: “JESSE JAMES” Matince Tuesday WED.—~THURS. RICHARD DIX in “THE GAY DEFENDER" the game was invented, and all three | better exhibition this time. R. O, 8. Club Meets The R. O. 8. club met at the heme of Mrs. Frank Gllbert at 2 o'clock this afternoon and held & New Year's party. All members ex- changed gifts and & dainty lunch was served. Then & report of the club was read by Mrs, Gilbert. Mrs. Young, Mrs. House, Mra. Chaloner, Mra, Everson, and Mrs, Scheyd con- tributed to the entertainment, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent. A irange Notes Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Curtis are attending the annual session of the Connecticut State Grange in Hartford, where they are represent- ing Plainville Grange No. 64. Bes- slons this year are being held in the ballroom of Hotel Bond on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Several members of Plainville Grange will be initiated in the sixth degree of the Grange this evening in Foot Guard hall, Hartford. Members of the ladies’ degree team and also the regular officers of Plainville Grange are asked to re- port for rehearsal on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock in order to prepare for the third and fourth degrees, which the local Grange will confer en a class in East Haddam on Wed- nesday, January 18. The trip to Fast Haddam will be made by bus and any member not on the degree team but desiring to go is asked to get in touch with Irving Gridley. Public Martha Bewing circle will hold a public soclal and card party at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lizzle Frolich on Hough etreet. Parking After Midnight The parking restrictions about the trolley stops in Central square will not be enforced between midnight and 6 a. m., the selectmen have de- cided, They believg that there is no danger during this period, since {there are no trolley cars passing | through or stopping to block the road, the act being originally de- signed to avert danger and Kkeep traffic going when trolley cars were stopped at thelr wailting stations. Complaints have been made that motorists have been warned even after midnight by one of thé apeclal constables, Temco Bowling The Trumbull bowlers rolled their weekly matches last night at Hart's alleys. Bllverio, Lemeris, Granger, | Carpenter, Powers, Smith, Living- {ston and W. Dionne featured. scores: Watts 89 276 91— 280 — 97— 272 119— 304 Swald Hemingway ... 96 Plers 88 Livingston ... 89 $4— 90— 28~ 230 t— 294 363—1094 98— 12— 93— 91— 394—1157 280 301 285 W. Dionne .... 96 Broadwell .... 98 Edwards .9 Carrucel . 98— 306 Powers .. | 8tocking . 17— 291 89— 324 l:fi-lfi‘;’ 93— 95— 93— 103— Reicke ..... €. Griffin M. Hart . Granger . 318 Peck Cassidy .. Morrell .. |lnclderman ...106 95— 101— 90— . 86— 236 285 273 362 872—1124 P 16 EAST MAIN STREET Now Open For Basimess Our Specialty The | ass—ns:l lDr. Church Netes The senior choir of the Baptist church will meet for a rehearsal this jevening at 7:30 o'clock. Al mem- bers are requested to be preseat.’ The regular mid-week prayer meeting will be held at 7:48 o'clock Thursday evening. The topic will be “A Revival in Our Church—How We Can Have It.” On Thursday afternocon the Wom- en"s Missionary and Prayer Circle will meet with the president, Mrs. H.:A. Temple, at 3 o'clock. Notes Mrs. Ann Giynn of Pierce street is recuperating at her home from & severe attack of grip. At the teacher's meeting\ yester- day Principal Harry C. Brown of the Linden street school led a dis- cussion on “The State Course of Studying and Reading.” The last aession of the acout lead- ers’ school will be held in Legion hall tomorrow night. “The High School Hero” will be shown at the Strand theater next Monday and Tuesday under the au- spices of the High school. Tickets were placed on sale today. ‘The Ladies’ Ald society of the Plainville M. E. church will hold its afternoon business meeting at 3 o'clock tomorrow at the home of Mra, Stella Root of Norton place. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary soclety of the Advent church will meet for sewing tomor- row afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Smith, 33 East Broad street. The Ladies’ auxillary to Brock- iBarnes post, American Legion, will | meet tonight for the first time under !lln new president, Mrs, Agnes Fan- fol [ D. D. G. C. George Carlson will visit Willlam L. Morgan lodge, K. of P., In New Britaln tonight to install the officers there. H. A. James of 53 West Main street is having his annual sale; 20 per cont discount on entire stock; dry goods, men's furnishings, rubber and leather footwear, floor cover- ings, and window shades.—advt. Clearance sale—Bargains all over the store, 1. J. Birnbaum.—advt. arthquakes Again Are Reported From Africa Nairobl, East Africa, Jan, 10 P— Renewed earthquakes have occurred throughout Kenya, and another {heavy shock at Nairobi early this | morning. A great fissure which was torn in the side of the mountain near Lake Baringo yesterday, has been vastly |enlarged. Tt is about nine miles jlonx and nearly fen feet wide. The Nuna in the Catholic mission | at Fort Hall narrowly escaped death when & heavy stone wall of thelr dormitory collapsed. The falling stones smashed heds and furniture, ibut at the moment the Nuna were at ! prayer in the chapel, Abbot Is Named as Smithsonian Secretary ‘Washington, Jan. 10 M—Dr. :Charles Abbot, assistant secretary of ithe Smitheonian Institution since 1918, today was named secretary, 291 regarded as the leuding scientific | 1 position in the United Btates. The place had been vacant since the death of Dr. Charl cott. Many of the country's prom- in connection with the post ~nd the delay in the selection was explained i"dellre to gct the right man.” 3Danbur?!"umlufi Is Thought Fire Victim Danbury, Jan. 10 (M—Bearch {have been burned to death last night 280 'in & fire which destroyed the farm- ;54 (he date of appointment house of Peter Kurkul, a few miles least of this city. Couter ia believed {to have been alone in the house —— |{when the fire broke out and no trace of him has been found. STRIKERS REINSTATED Frederick, Colo., Jan. 10 UP—Be- tween 76 and 100 school children ;who went on strike here yesterday ‘and paraded thorugh the streets |singing 1. W. songs were reinstated today but Annie Riskolski, 16, lead- er of the demonstration, and her brother, James, 10, were under sus- pension, is im volumes were added during the Bristol News BRISTOL BECOMING LITERARY CENTER Libeary Daring Your INGREASE OF 9 PER CENT —— Ted dew Inotall Officers Tomight— Federal Hil School Meoting — —Desth of Lawrence L. Kelly—Bris- %ol Trust Co. Selects Directors. During the pest year the tetal eir- culation of books at the public library was 170,079 volumes, accord- ing to the annual report of Librarian Charles L. Wooding submitted at a meeting of the board of library di- rectors last night. This i an in- | crease of 15,006 or almost nine per cent. Based on an estimated pop- ulation of 28,000, there werp ap- proximately six books issuedat the library per capita. The figures prosented by Mr. Wooding indicated tbat the chil- dren’s room showed the largest ine crease, 7,796 more books having heen issucd during 1927 than during the previous year. The increasc in circulation in the adult department was 6,027 volumes, &t the Forestville {branch 307, the Endee branch 456 lund 386 at the rural schools, achools showed a loss of 265. classificd as follows: 670; bibliography, Fiction, 37; philosophy philology, 239 natural sclence, 4,516; useful arts, 2,971; fine arts, 3,091; IMterature 6,787: history, 5,898; travel and description, 5,80: blography, 3,701; magasines, Iaventory Figures i _ The library property of the city of Bristol 1s valued at $183%83.2¢ in Mr. Wooding's report. $127,815.00 of this amount in th» inventoried value of the library plant, equip- ment and booxs and $35,187.28 is the market value of securities held by the Library Fund, xrowsn as the XKoot hequest. The receipts during the year to- taled $1,078.97 most of which was { for fines for ue hooks. Operating Cost ‘The cost of operating the library for the year was $16, appropriation in the eity was $17,096.46, leaving an v balance of $349.92, This saving as affected iy spite of the large increase in circulation. Figures prepared by the American Library association indicate that proper service cannot be rendered for less than one dollar per capita, The per capita income of all librar- ies located in 33 cities of the United States having 200,000 or more in. Columbus to §1.27 in Cleveland. The per capita income of the local li- brary for the past year was 60.5 cents, \ Books Donated During the year the following donated books to the library: Anony- mous, 2; Mrs. Cordelia N. Barnes, 40; Hazog Bogigian, 1; Estate of {Clars Lee Bewma 118; Bristol Lumber company, Connecticut Btate Grant, 37; Connecticut State documents, 19; Willtam W. Cook, 1; Willlam A. Dunbar, §; Edison Port- land Cement company, 1;: Mr. and Mrs, Peter Gallant, 19; James L. (Hill, 1; J. W. Howell and Henry | 8chroeder, 1: Japan soclety, 1; Miss Annie M. Johnson, ¢; Judson Press, : Katherine ylord Chapter, D, A. R., 9; C. B. Leavenworth, 1; Thomas E. Martin, 1; Fred Rafferty, 1; Mrs, |Adelaide Reid, 1; Harold Reid, 13 Bcranton Lace company, 1; E, H. Simmons, 1; Mrs. Helen R. Bmith, 21; United States Documents, 11; |Dr. F. H, Willlams, 9. During the year 50 volumes vere aeg cost of $1.23; 1,643 volumes 65 cents with an average circulation before binding of 35%. 2,375 vol- |shellacked at the library at an av- |crage cost of 613 cents for labor and material. | At the end of the year there were 51,451 volumes in the library. 4. — - |Deing made for the body of Frank |vear and 2,013 were withdrawn. 384—1128 Couter, 64, a farmhand, believed to \" 9 Library Stal | The present staff of the library is a8 Helen R. Smith, 1922; Miss Celia Critchley, 1920; {Miss Edythe Gordon, 1924: Miss |Elizabeth Stotz, 1925; Miss Henrlet- |ta Castle, 1927: Fdgar 8. Soule, 1921; Mrs. Gertrude Tribble (librar. ian at Forestvillc branch) 1905 Miss Mamre A. Bunnell, (assistant librar- {lan at Forestville branch) 1809; Mrs. Joseph P. Wilson (librarian Endee Manor branch) 1927. Members of the board library directors and dates of their appoint- | ments are as follows: William 8. In- graham, chairman, 1395; Jujge ina, 1892; ra. {109 Yolunes Chosatod ot 850; religion, 1,181; soclology, ¢.126; {Health, will talk on the habitants varied from 22.1 cents in | { { { D. Wal- |, nq for the first time at an aver- | 122— 322 inent scientists aad becn mentioned |\ ope rebound at an average cost of | . —__ today as having been dictated by & |ymaeg were cleaned or recased and | follows: Charies L. Woeding, lbrar. | { | {to be held tomorrow evening. | age. Beach, 1922; Judge Newell Jennings: 1936, Bieth of Sen A son was born yesterdsy at the Bristel Jespital te Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kgun of Pine strect. Mrs. Egan before her marviage was Mis Effic White of Palinville, Me. Egan is & member of the Bristol fire de. partment, attached to Welch com. pany in Forestville, Death of Infant James Gagne, five months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gagne of this city, died yesterday at St. Francis hospital from infantile troudles. Bur- ial took place yesterday afternoon in the new 8t. Joseph’s cemetery, Neighborhood Prayer Mocting The weekly neighborh prayer meeting will be held at 0 o’clock tomorrow morning at the home of Mrs. Victor Johnson of 207 Goodwin street. Mrs, Ernest Eddy will be the leader. Red Men to Install At a meeting of Compounce Tribe, L O. R. M, to be held at § o'clock this evening in the wigwam on Pros- pect street, the following chiefs, re- cently elected, will be rasised to their respective stumps by Deputy Great Bachem Harry Wallace and stali from Southingtom: Bachem, John Coffey; senior sagamore, Clif- ford Lyons; junior sagamore, Wil- liam Ryan; prophet, John Boice; chief of records, James Marco; ool- lector of wampum, William Hawx- hurst; keeper of wampum, Fred Hellman; trustee for three years, Dr. . Coroso. Following the installation, a buffet lunch will be served. Parent-Teacher Mooting A meeting of the Federa! Hill Par- €nt-Teacher association will be held Tyt 8 o'clock this evening in the branches maintained in the graded ischool auditorium. The subject for discussion will be “Safeguarding the The circulation for the year was|Health of Our Children.” Dr. C. R, 129,- |Salmons of Hartford, a representu- tive of the Btate Department of “Dental Foundatione.” Funeral of Lonis N. Dube The funeral of Louls Napoleon Dube, who died at his home at 36 Ward street last Baturday, was held at 8 o'clock this morning at &' Anne’s church. Rev. J. P. Perrea: celebrated the high mass of requicin and burial was in the new Bt, Jo- seph's’cemetery. To Address Parent-Teachers James Dobson, superintendent of the Bristol Boys' club, will be the speaker at a meeting of the Faat Britol Parent-Teacher nuoeh!::: subject will be “Respect for Other People's Property.” West Hatrford Heve Friday. The West Hartford High achool basketball team will furnish the opposition for the Bristol High quin. tet at the local gym on Friday eve- ning. The Bristol heys are now lead- ing the Central Connecticut State Jcague, having won all of their first thre: starts. West Hartford is in third place, having wen one game and lost one. South Manchester is in second place with two victories and one defeat. Tawrence L. Kelly, Lawrence L. Kelly of 25 Kelly strect died at his home at 1 o'clock this morning following a two months illness resulting from a fall received at work at the plant of J. H. Bes- sions and Son, Born in County West Meath, Ire- land, Mr. Kelly came to this country with his parents when six years of He attended the South Bide school and thirty-five years ago en- tered the cmploy of J. H. Sessions jand Ron. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of 8t. Joseph's church, the Rev. T. J. Keena branch, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Palos Council, Knights of Columbus and Zealots Hook and Ladder Company. Surviving are three brothers, Mar- tin B, Michsel N. and David H. Kel- ly, all of Bristol; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Keefe of Terryville; and four nieces. . The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at 8t, Jo. seph's church. Rev. Oliver T. Mag- nell will celebrate the high mass of requiem and ourial will be §n Bt Thomas' cemetery. Purchasc Clubhouse Site. At 3 meeting of the Club Cham- plain, Inc., held last evening. plans were consummated for the purchase of a piece of land from Emi! Leasard on Meadow strest, to be used as & site for a clubhouse. Jt s under- stood that the work on the new | building will be started early in the wpring. Police Meeting. A meeting of the regular members of the police department has been called for 6:45 o'clock tomorrow evening by Chief Ernest T. Belden. At that time one of the members of the force will be selécted to aet as on of a board of trustees of the police pension fund. Beiatel . Trust Ansual. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bristol Trust Company, held at 10 o'clock this morning, the following directors were re-elected: Joseph B. Cesalons, W. Kenneth Seasions, Frankiis L. Muzzy, George 8. Beach and Cherler L. Woeding, all of Bristol: Arthur N. Manvoss of Forestville; and Edgar , L. Pond of Terryville, (Continued on Page 18)

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