New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1928, Page 7

] Mail Orders Filled NEW fiRITAlN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1928. ing Gontar: TOMORROW ! FINAL CLEARANCE OF FURS l Our immense stock of fur coats marked regardless of cost—the lowest ever on quality furs for many a season. Women with an eye for taste and economy can well afford to purchase fur coats for next season— smart garments and wonderful values! Raccoon Coats All Remaining Coats Now Selling For $141.00, $202.50 $233.50, $281.00 (Savings $54.00 to $105.00 on your purchase) Muskrat Coats Stlver, Medmm and Dark Jersey Muskrat Now Sellmg For $141.00, $173.50, $207.50, $218.50 (Savings $50.00 to $75.00 on your purchase) Caracul Coats Brown, Cocoa and Grey, Now Selling For $125.00, $229.50, $233.50, $382.50, $395.00 (Coats that were $170.00 to $550.00) Berlin News PORTABLE SCHOOL NST SATISFACTORY Lk of Proper Heating and Ventilation Noted WSS GRISWOLD REPORTS Regulsr Meeting of Women's v"mau League — Scout Meetings—Idn- coln's Birthday Observed—Fire Department Meeting—Notes. Miss Mary Griswold. superintend- ent of schools, has brought to the attention of the school board to the conditiona existing at the portable school building of the Kensington Grammar. school again. The two rooms of this portable achool are heated by stoves, which liave to be kept very hot in severe weather. The heat iy unevenly dis- trihbuted, one end of the rooms being overheated and the other end cold. This fact, combined with the lack of proper ventilation and imperfect Rghting, makes the portable school & menace to the health of hoth the ehildren and parents. The school committes fesls that this building should be dore away with as soon as possible, and with that end in view, plans soon to ask | authority to construct a new, modern building on the lot in Kensington recently purchased from Judge Al- ling. Socout Meetings Girl Ecouts, Troop 4, met this aft- ernoon at 4 o'clock in ther rooms at ihe Berlin Congregatiohal church Scontmaster Mrs. R. Chapman will he in charge. All membars are urged to be present as Miss Ivy Dalbey, Visiting nurse, will be present at the meeting to give instructions tu first 014 and bandaging. Troop 1. Boy Ecouts will meet to. morrow evening at 30 o'clock. Ecoutmaster Emil O. Shierden will e in charge. Cub’ Scouts of the Berlin Congre- gational church will meet Tuesday evening at 6:45 o'cock Valentine Whist Party ‘The 8. Faul T. A. B. soctety will give a Valentine whist party tomor- 10w evening at i3 hall in Kensing- fon. Prizes will bs awarded the win- mers in both the men's and wom- en's games. The public {8 cordially fnvited to attend Fov Reuch Closed ratch owned by the Ehbear company of New York. which was opened in Berlin early last No vember, har pean closed to visitors until the first of June. The officirls of the compafy have announced that the breeding season is on at the present time and it is necessary to koep the ranch closed to visitors dur- inz the breeding period. Epworth Leaguers Moecting The New Britain group of the Fip- worth Leaguers will mect at the Kensingtos M. E. church tomerrow evening. Rev. Duncan Dodd, a mis- slonary from China, whe is in this country on a furlough, will address the gatrering. Whist Party This Evening A number of people from Ken- #ingtor are planning to attend the card garty to be given this evening at “Pxck Place™ in the Blue Hills. Mrs. Peck 18 opening her home to the League of Women Voters. Thae general public i invited to attend Entertains At Home Nies Edith Prentice of Worthing. ton ridge e a bridge party and Tuncheon Eaturday afternoen at hes Seme 18 honer of Miss Louise Hol- comb of N Britain. Miss Holcomb will become the bride of Henry Christ this spring Junior League Supper All members of the Junior society of the Berlin Congregational church are cordially invited to come to the parsonage this evening at 6 o'clock Supper will be served and will be followed by games and a social time. Farewell Dinner Held ‘The teachers of fthe Rockwell school of New. Britain gave a fare- well party for Miss Esther Stein Saturday evening at the Hearth- stone Tavern. A dinner was served and bridge enjoved. The prizes in the bridge games were non by Miss H. McGuire and Mrs. M. Kindred. Miss Stein has been fransferred from | the Rockwell schoel to the Israel FPutnam school. Social Ttems Miss Marjorie Moore of Kensing- ton is spending her anuual vacation at Clearwater, Florida Mr. and Mrs. Fred Troupe of/| Worthington Ridge have returned home after spending a few days in New York city. George Prentice returned home Saturday from a business frip to Canada. The Misses Esther, Filen and| | Edith Linquist, Evelyn Johnson and Adeline Goodrich of Berlin and Vio- Jet. Johnson of Meriden are ing a few davs in New York city. Rank Closed Todny The Berlin Savings bank was olos- ed today in observance of Lincoln's | birthday. Flags were flown during the day by the bank, post office and the American Legion. Many private homes displayed flags in front of their residences. Regular Monthly Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the League of Women Voters will be this afternoon and evening for fhe weekly exchange of bhooks Volunteer Department Meeting The Berlin Volunteer Fire depary fment will hold an imporfant meet mg this evening m the Legion hall | Kensington. Al members are ask ed to be present Luncheon Mecting Tomorrow There will a luncheon meet ling fof the delezaten from the Women's Missionary sacieties of the churches of the Cenfral Assoctation in the Berlin Cengregationas chureh temorrew. Luncheon will be served by the Woman's Aid society. There will be a disensaion of {he prob- lems arising from the recently ef fected merger of the benevolent so cleties TLocal Women To Attend The Republican Women's asso- ciation of the First Senatorial dis trict. will hold a luncheon at the Women's club in Hartford on Feb ruary 16th at 1 o'clock. A number of local republican women, who are members of the association, are planning to attend Fast Beriin Mems be tainment. program will formance of the St. Gabriel's min strel troupe at Athletic hall tomor row evening at 8 o'clock. The event promises 1o be the hit of the season. Idie” Kahms and Walter Werde- lin are the starring end men isted by “Bill” Walsh Prudhon. - Others in the and Dorethy Sugenhime, Mary Kahms. Minnie Kahms, Mattie Bowers, Esther Lund., Rita Fiske, Eleanor Jack Walsh and Walter Carl Lund will assume the role of interlocutor. Mrs. Max Su- genhime is tha pianist for the troupa. Mrs. Frank Cobey is coach ing and directing the minstrels. Be tween the nes there will be sev. eral solo numbers and a flag drill to be staged by twelve voung girle Mre. Arthur Lawrence {s confinad 1o her home with an attack of the grip. She 15 resting comfortably. Cannon, Krashen spend- | held tomerrow evening at the Le glon Thall. Kensington. Genera business will be transacted. Mrs. Edward McCormick will conduct, a round table on rm Problems” and “Tariff.” Library Open Today The Berlin library will, be open | The feature of the week's enter- | be the per | The Sacred Heart whist will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the church social rooms. Several tables of bridge will also be played. Re- |freshments will be served Mrs. Arthur Horten of West Cromwell is able to be out after an illness of several weeks Gaylord Read has returned’ from evening at 8 o'clock in the church | social rooms. This is the first meet- ing of the orgauization since the {election of officers |the zuests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodward of Cottage street. A cold ducking was experfenced | by Charles Pratt yesterday when he went through the ice at Woike's! pond in West. Cromwell twhere he 1and several others were enjoying the |skating. A |he was quickly pulled out of the fey waters. He suffered no ill effects [from his experience. | Walter Krashen iz able to {alout after being confined to his |home as the result of an automobil~ {accident last Thursday morning at |the mill bridge between here and West. Cromwell. Krashen rece injuries to his collarbone in addition 1o a cracked cheekbone. His ma- {chine was badly damaged. The other car was driven and owned by a Mr. | [Caffrey of Cromwell. No |was done to the other machine or any one injured in the car, it is said Tt is said that the two cars fried to pass on the bridge and that the front. wheel of one car crashed the | |rear wheel of the other, the impact nearly causing the Krashen car to| fall fnto the Mattabesset, a drop of nearly 15 feet. There has been i siderable agitation for some time have the bridge widened “Fences” Dlsposc of New Yeork, Feb. 13 (UP) “Fences” annually dispose of loot [valued at $500.000,000, according to ewton D. Baker, chairman of the national crime commission. Baker mad {cennection with announcement that {a ‘"national stolen property law.” [prepared by the commission’s spectal {rommittee, had been introduced in | congress. The commission has advecated state rather than natienal legislation, Baker =aid, but believed that re. ceivers of stolen goods could he reached only by a national law be- cause of the interstate activities of thieves. i St Peter's in Kome, largest cathe. {dral in the world, covers an area of 227,069 square feet. a week-end visit with his grand- mother in West Cromwell The Weslevan Auxiliary of the| Methodist church will meet’ this Sterling Woodward and family are | isted by those close by | be | that ed damage | Much Loot Annually | Iy| public the estimate in | Plainville News ASSESSORS REPLY 70 THEIR CRITICS Say Raises Were Necessary and Evaluations Fair COMMITTEE 1S APPOINTED | Selectmen Name Men to Work on Revaluation — Parcnts-Teachers Select Standing Committees — Crossing and Forest §t. llv:..mlas.i The board of assessors, in an open | |letter to the taxpavers of Flainville, today answered critics who have | been complaining of allegedly unjust s in their property revalua- | Ths letter, given to the! Herald by Chairman Stanley M | smith, the assessors’ belief |that the raises were necessary and |that the values fixed are fair. Th {toard also places itcelf on record {as in faver of revaluation, as an {cutside company with its record- | kesping systems would give the as- states |ecssors a sound basis on which to work | “To the Taxpavers of the Town of Plainville “We wish to take this opportunity to cerrect the feeling and to explain the reason for the recent increase in the assessed values for the year| |1927. | *Just first. the expenses of the town have increaged approximately | $35,000 over last year dus to various | {reasons. by the voters at a previous town {meeting. This left it.up to the board of assessors to increase the grand list or values, or otherwise let; the rate be raised to 29 or 30 mulls. It was the assessors’ belief that a higher valuation and a lower rate was a great deal hetter than the op- posite, At least, this what the so-| called experts base their methods on | and the state law governs values as/ follows: ‘All taxable property shall be assessed to its full market value® What 1s full market value? This i ifor a board of assessors to deter- |mine. We endeavored to establish {this on a 75 to 80 per cent basis nd we feel that in nearly every in- |stance (with exceptions of few and clerical errors) that your values are Inot over this percentage | “The law also states |town shall have a complete revalua- [ tion at least once in every ten vears| and the hoard of assessors felt. this | an opportune time to start such| work. With very little detailed in- | formation available we started this| work and completed the diwelling | houses, barns and garages. We did | | not touch the land because of an im-| possibility of equalizing the same | {witheut maps giving the front foot- | that every | | 'age and the depths. If such maps| | wera available and the land valua- tions completed, it would probably | | mean that some of the houses would | be adiusted, some lowered from their | | present. inereases and some raised, | all depending on the size and dimen- sions of the lot | “There have been several re- | marks passed in different places and |at the recent. town meeting that the assessors guessed at their valnes and their work was completed | aphazardly, The board of asses- |sors take exception to these state menyg and would like to gtate at this [time that the assessment work w carefully planned and every house, | barn, and garage was taken into con- | | sideration as to its localion, approxi | mate age, whether it had water, ga bath, electric lights, hardweod floors, etc,, before a value was placed on | [it- We insist that our values with a few exceptions are just and fair. | jand we trust that this will rehm»’ {the eriticism and ewplain the| troubles arising from the assessors’ | [rvv ent charity work | ‘We would also like to state at| |this time {hat we are In faver of | an outside appraisal company com- 5| pleting our work, it it wilt the feel- | lme against the ST, ! ; “We wonld eall vour attention tn |the issne of February 11, 1227, of | |the Hartford Courant er Times in| |the East Hartford news where 500 people appeared before the hoard of | retief. and this town has just com- [ pleted a revatuation Tlus shov {that even with experts thera will be | criticism and dissat We MON.~TUES. THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS Milton Sills, WED.—THUR “THE GORILLA" Oharlie Murray | i ' eration, {chairman, | Mccarthy, | be veceived by Fresident and M | dinner given for the President [ this epportunity to look | National Republican club. trust and hope this will explain our recent efforts to you. « “The Board of Assessors’ Name Committee of Seven The committes of seven to vestigate revaluation has been ap- pointed by the board of selectmen and will held its first meeting in the selectmen’s office at 8 co'clock to- morrow night. The committee con- sists of Henry S. Washburn, Stanley Gwillim, Myron E. Rogers, Charles H. Newton, Cornélius Prior, William Cecoke, and Edward P. Prior, with First Selectman James Simpson as an ex-officio member. The selectmen tried to appoint a group of men who would have the confidence of the townspeople and they feel that they have made good choices in- The members of the Loard of as. sessors were not placed on this com- mittee, the selectmen said, because there seemed to be mittee is acted upon favorably at the |adiourned town meeting. the asses. gors will be placed on the group to carry revaluation to a finish Farent-Teacher Committees In order to ad: the Plainville Parent-Teacher Asso- the efficers of the associa- tien have planned to carry out their 1deas with the aid of standing com |miftees. The members of these mmittees have been chosen with view to representing the varied n- terests of the town and at the same | time to promote united acti assodiation as a whole | mittees are as follows Program. Leon C. man, Mre. Stanley § of the| The com- Staples, chair- Gwillim, M AH(\"\ard Smith, Miss Helen Hurtado | Archer A. MacLeod. ublicity. Miss Nathalie C. Russell Sherman Refreshments: Mre. W. A Bailey, chairman; Mrs. Martin ey, Barbara Case. Hospitality: Miss Catherine Carthy, chairman: Miss Me- Marion The budget was accepted | I'rance, Miss Esther Nelson, Mrs. I |night. !J. Birnbaum, Mrs. Frank Mar Mrs. H. R. Sedergren. Membership: -~ Mrs. Ralph mour, chairman, . Mre Raymond Neff, Mrs. Sebasttan DPestillo, Mrs Wooster Williams, Mrs, Anha Denby. The association will hold a meet- ing at 8 o’clock Wednesdav night in elln, Sey- the high school gymnasium. Dr. A E. Meredith, state superintendent of | education, will speak on Junmr High Schools.” As the junior | Flan has just heen adopwd here, mr | topic 1s a timely one. An interesting evening is assured and a large at tendance s expected Funeral of Patrick Welch Funeral services for Patrick Welch were held at 9 ock this morning {at his late residence, 121 Linden | street, and at .30 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Res | Bernard McCarthy of Norwich, nephew of Mr, Welch, eclebrated a golemn high mass. Rev. John E Fay was deacon and Rev. Austin F. Munich sub-deacon. At the offertory G. Theodore LaBonne sang Maria™ and at the close of the mass he rendereq “Beautiful Land en High" The recessional hymn was “Keep Me Close to Jesn Burial was in St were condncted by Father Munish and Father McCarthy, The pall- arers were Thomas Welch, Joseph James Nolan, John Skin. ner, farrell Weleh, and Martin Ber- gin Governor in Washington Governor and Mrs. John H. Trum bull and their daughter, Miss Flor- | ence Trumbull, Washington. D, Jeft, last. night for C., where they will Calvin Coelidge. Senator George I McLean will entertain them at din- ner this evening and they will spend the night at the residence of Sena- | tor Hiram K. Bingham. They will | call at the White House tomorrow and in the evening will attend a and Mrs. Coolidge by Secrefary of the Interior Hubert Work. The Trum bulls will return on Wednesday. Two Hearings Tonight Two important matters will be dis- | cussed before the town plan commis- { sion at its meeting in the Town hall | A formal hear- at § o'clock tonight. {ing on the acceptance of lines on | I7orest. street. will ba held, with resi- | dents from both the Plainville and | the Bristol sides of the street present. A map of the latest plan for elim- linating the crade crossing on | street will be presented for public |inspection. The public at large as well as the property would be affected 1s fnvifed to take the plans, as the matter is a highly im- over portant ons for tha whele town, The | commission will endeavor to get the gencral line of opinions here and prepare for the hearing in Hartford next Monday. Women Voters' Tun The Woman's Republican associa fien of the fifth eenatorial district {will hold a Innch Thursday at 12:45 o'clock at the Hartfor b, 175 Broad strect, Hartford The speaker will be Miss Mande Wetmore, president of the Woma 4 Woman's All republican women of Plainille are cordially invited. Further infor- mation may be obtained from The committee comprises| a feeling against | such a step. If the report of this com- | nee the work of | Case, | Miss | “Ave | Joseph's | emetery, where committal services | East | owners who | il any | woman on the town commuttee, of which Mre. H. A. Castle is chaire man. Reservations must be made by tomorrow. High Bowling Scores Mastrianna averaged 122 for teven games in defeating Silverio in a special match at the Recreation al- levs, winning all seven strings .by substantial margins. The loser was rolling fairly well, but he.did not have a chance with Mastrianna in such form. The scores Mastrianna—124, 104, 117 120, 131, ll?—a‘" Silverio—101, 85, 105, 112, 96 b Hartford Team Coming The Hartford Knights of Lithu- ania, leaders of the Farmingten Val- ley. league and one of the fastest e ¢ v |manufacturers, a merchant. a realdy, y.ipa)l teams in the state, will estate man, and private citizens ana | baeketball teams in th 4 represents a wids variety of in.|PiaY here Thureday night agains teresta, s Plainville. This will be ths best game of the seasen, and Plainville will have its strongest Lineup of the vear on the floor. The locals are to £0 to Simsbury some night this week, Bowling Alley Entered Thieves broke into Hart's bowling alleys on Whiting street ves- {terday noon while the proprictor, E. G. Hart, was at, dinner. !trance through a side window, letole 1250 from the cash res and also took some cigarstte Showered By Friends avenue «completed her duties at | Kresge's store in New Britain Satur- day. On Friday she was surprised | by her fellow emploves at the store and wag given a shower by them. Miss Johnson, who has heen at Kresge's since the store was opened, will be married on February I3 to |to Harold Hammer Notes The |evening at the home of Mrs. ard Bugbes on Broad street. Brock-Barnes unit will hold its | regular meeting in Legion hall to- morrow evening. | Martha Rebekah lodge will Rich- give | another public social and card party| |in 0dd Fellows' hall at § o'clock to- Refreshments will be served. 4 Miss Gladys Cline, Girl Scout di- rector of New Britain, will present a Girl Scout program to the mem- /bers of the American Legion aux- [thary at their meeting ‘mgh‘ at 8 o'clock at the American | Legion rooms. ANTIQUES ATTRACT ~ FARMERS IN N. H. 1. C. C. Truck Hearing BY GEORGE H. MANNING (Washington Bureauof tha N. B. Herald} | Washingten. D. €., Feb, 13 —A. P. Marsh of New Britain was the most | indignant truck owner appearing be- |tore Interstate Commerce commis- ! sion to oppese regulation of trucks in interstate commerce, but he got the biggest, laugh. Marsh was telling about the epecial Kkind of servics the trucks perform, which the railroads cannot perform | “The other day I was hired to | carry a truckload of household goods | ¢rom Connecticut to New Hamp- | shire,* he related. It was mot erdinary household goods. It was | very valuable household goods, and {1 had to keep the goods guarded every minute from the fime I loaded | [them at the honse in New Hamp- | ehire.” The large gathering began to laugh mildly at this point, apparent- Iy having its own idea about the ind of ‘“household goods” the truckman was delivering. | “You see,” he continued, “peopls lin New Hampshire will steal that ! kind of household goods if they can- |not buy them.” The laughter broke (m? completely uncoutrolled at this point. | Chatrman Johnston B. Campbell Inquired. “Do you mean to say that wonld happen in New England 2" | “In New Hampshire it would." Marsh replied. “Thosa peopls will steal colonial furmiture.” At this anti-climax the laughter was lond- er than ever. Marsh, who had failed to apply | for time to be heard at the hearinr, | | protested because he was, as he thought, being deprived of expressing his opposition to the proposed recommendation for legislation. Aft- or those regularly scheduled to ap- pear had cencluded, the commis- sion granted him time, and he threw a bomb into the proceedings Ly de- claring that only the railroads want regulation of truck traffic in inter- | state commerce, &0 that the truck business can be strangled, and the | rallroads left with all the freight to ! handle. |1t was pointed out that there is no recommendation tor Federal control | of such eervice as he gives his clients” The “contract trucks” are not inclufed in the proposed legis. {latien: on v the trucks which oper. | ate as eommon carriers, faking | freight for any customer to any | place. The average man has of carbon in his bods. 24 pounds Ideal | Miss Jennie Johnson of Weodford We-Uns elub will meet this|© tomorrow | m 'A. . Marsh Causes Laughter At themm on my truck until T unloaded | Bristol News WANT PROTECTION AT R. R. CROSSING Councilmen Act On Conditions in Forestville | JUDD EXPRESSES WRATH 2,000 Attend Ice Carnival at Rock- | well Park Lagoon—Death of Oscar Perreault—Large Grist of Cases in Folire Court, 1t is understood that definite steps | will be taken at next meetin; city council on Tuesday, March & 1a have protection afforded ) lof the Gaining en- | they until after midny each day at the | grade crossing at Central street, | | Forastville. This on is the out-| coms of the aceident at that point last night, in which two persons lost {their lives and four are in the Bri |tol hospital receiving treatment fer [ininrie ounsingn Tomer f | |Judd vehemently denounced the lack |$ {ef protection at this peint when in- | terviewed today and he also intimat- | led that a condition as bad, 1f not| | worse, existed at the present time at lthe Federal strest crossing in this| | he Torestville rrossing. ‘.nm.‘ [tha accident occurred last night, is| {protected by a gateman between e AR R "\\flfln 9 p. .m, and 12:05 a. m, two | | westhound passenger trains and one eastbound passenger train pass over the crossing, In addition to several | |freight trains The train invelved in | {last night's accident was an extra| operating between Hartford and | Waterbury. In epite of the fact that | |no protection has been afforded at| |this pomt between the hours of 9 p. .and 6 a m., it 1s understood that last night's fatality was the first to | {occur there in the past 25 years, | | It is possible that a signal system, |similar to the one recently installed |at Doolittle’s crossing at the north | end of the city, will be set up at the |Forestvills crossing. Railroad offi- | |ctals, however, have not intimated |whether the present hours of the crossing watchman at Forestville| ~ill be extended to provids for pro- | |tection until after midnight and no statement 15 anticipated from them |untit formal action 15 taken by the |eity council Placed on Probation Edward D. Gile of Burlington ave- | nue, charged with intoxication and | breach of the peace, was given a 30| days' suspended 1ail sentence by Judge William J. Malone in the city |court today. He was instructed to |report to the probation officer at| regular intervals for the next six months Gile pleaded not gnilty |drunkenness charge but that he “swore some.” | Marek Osenkowsky, also charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace, was also placed on probation to the! did admit | |for six months by Judge Malone |The accused was arrested Sunday afternoon by Sergeant Henry Jetg- [linski and Officer John McLaughlin, after a complaint had been made to |headquarters by the man's family. He was informed by Judge Malone {that his next appearance would mean a_jail septence Ordered Ont of Town | George Black, charged with va- grancy, was advised to start for the | southwest where the climate was |warmer by Judge Malone this morn- | ing. Black admitted that the ad-| {vice was good and agreed to follow it. He was then discharged by the conrt. Small Fire Squad A and Engine Company No. | { were ralled out at 5 o'clock Sun- iday afternoon for a. fire in the bak- ery of Clark and Zeronis at 254 Di- | yinity stroet. The blaze was extin- guished with chemicals with slight | {damage. | Cases Continued | T'pon the request of Prosecuting |Attorney James T. Mather, the cases of John H. Frigen of graham treet and George Clancy of 28 Par- |des street, charged with drunken- ness, breach of the peacq and re- ssting police cfficer, were con- |tinued until tomorrow morning. The original bends of §25 were increased 10 3100 in each The two men refused to accom. | pany Officer William Thompson to | police headquarters willingly, when | [he attempted to arrest them for creating a disturbance on North| Main street last night and it was| only after a struggle that they were | subdued | lee Carnival Largely Attended The annual ice carnival at the| | Rockwell Park Lageon Sunday after- noon was largely attended. approsi {mately 2,000 persens hning the banks to watch the varlous events Prizes were awarded in the vari- ous events as follows: Men's half | mile speed race, Roland Choquette, first prize; A. Lassy, second prize. Tadies’ one-half mile speed race, case |stove and nobody had noticed Ethel Carter, second Figure contest for mea, free Charies Krider, New Britain, : prize; Kenneth H. Plum, second prize. a Couple skating . exhibition, Mgr- cotte of Bristal and Kridar of New Britain, I b Barrei contest for men,: Romeg Veilleaux, first prize; llolul Che- quette, second prige. The judges were Howard !. Plom, Ernest A. Dion and Raymond Car- roll, all of Bristol: Junior Races Tonight Races for juniors will be heldat ¥ o'clock tonight at the Rockwell Park Lagoen. The list 6f events are 88 follows: One-half mile race for boys; one-quarter mile race for girls; one. quarter mile bicycle race for beys; | 75-vard race for bovs; 75.yard race |for gurls; and barrel ' contest . for boys. : High School Meets First Defeat ' The Bristol high achool _basket- ball team suffered its Srst defeat of . the season last Saturday night in Torrington, when they Jost’ a elose decision to the high echool quintet of that city by the score of 24 to At half time, Bristol was lead- ing 11 to 10 Death of Oscar P-!_n Oscar Perreault, 61, died at' his | home at 520 West llreel Satyrday afternocn following a long {liness. Mr. Perreault came to this city from Holyoke 35 years ago and for {several years was engaged in the laundry business on North Main street, with Rudolph Beaudoin. They later sold out their business to the late Will G. Fenn, since which time he has been employed as a driller ot the New Departure Manufacturing company funeral was held at §t. Ann's h at § o'clock this morning. J. P. Perreault celebrated the | Rex | high mass of requiem and burial was in the Notre Dame Holyoke. cametery In Homer Bizier Homer Bizier, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bizier of 53 Wil- liams street, died last night follow- {ing an illness with infantile troubles. The funeral was held at 3 o'clack this afternoon in charge- of -Under- taker James J. Duna. Burial was in the new Et. Jeseph's cemetery. A meeting of the Ladies’ Auxil- fary, Ancient Order of Hibernians, will be held at 8 o'clock this eVe- ning in G. A. R. hall, Forestville. Officers will be installed and‘‘re- freshments will be served. Sunshine Circle to Meet The Sunshine Circle of the Bristol Baptist church will meet this eve- ning at the home of Mrs. Wendell D. Kincaid at 440 George street. .Mve. Wesley B. Canfleld, Mre. Willlam ¥. Gaudian and Mrs. John A. Peter- son will assist the hostess in emter- taining the members. Holiday Observance Lincoln's birthday, which this vear fell on Sunday, is being ob- served today. Banks and. eity ef- fices are closed for the day and spe- | cial exercises are being held in - the schools. Monday Night Club : A meeting of the Monday Night | elub will be held this evening at the |home of Miss Louise Wasley ot Broadview street. Mrs. Avthur J. | Wasley is in chargs of the .mmh ¢ ment program. PARENTS, THREE CHILDREN ARE OYERCOME BY €AS Family in Danger of Being Asghys- iated, Saved by Coughting of Boy. - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrenee Stachewsk aud three children were avercome by gas from a partly opsn jet en_ & stove at their home, 115 Stiver wtreet, Saturday nigt, and might have died had not one of the children become ill about 3 o'clock Sunday mersing.. John Sylvester, who-lives in &.tens- ment across the hall, heard .the boy coughing and hastened to nnptl- gate. He found that an ornamen hird cage had been hung on the the jet became opened enough’ tp permit a small amount of gas te es- cape. Arousing the sleepers and opgping the windows in the room, Sylvester notified Fergeant P. A. McAvay, who was riding through the street. | sergeant summoned Dr. Joseph Mat- teis and tn a short while the sick were out of danger. COLLEGE CLUB GUEST NIGHT Guest night of the New ‘Britaln Colloge club will be held this evening at § o'clock in the parish rooms ef Mark's church. Miss Ada Segur; |sopranc, and Robert Craik, baritosie, |of Hartford, will entertain with ‘s song recital. There will be An formal reception after the -utm ment. LECTURE BY MRS. PAYNE The Woman's club will Held an extra meeting tomorrow afternopn st 3 o'clock in the chapel of the Congregational church. Mrs.' Jessica Loster Payne of New York will give a lecturs on current events. 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