New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1928, Page 7

= 37¢c pr. cuff tops. 95¢ pr. (colored), value 25¢. Berlin News LAND PURCHASED FOR SCHOOL USES . Town Meeting Votes to Take Over Small Strip PURCHASE PRICE IS 8182 Finance Committee to Fix Rate Iri- day Evening—State Police at Work on Turnpike—Lenten Sery- {oes Tonmorrow—Other Items, At a special town meeting held at the town hall | voted to purcha the triangy strip of land sitnated south of th Percival school from Alice M. Chap man for i consideration of $182 This purchase had previously heen recommended by both the school and flnance boards. The town owns the property next to the Furcival school and this small friangular m the Poreival strip cuts it oif fr £chool property. 1t was also voted that taxes, 5. which were returned to monnting to $16.65, ssed by error, b George A. Pickett, heir of the i George A. Pickett The matter of the purchase of a certaiy piece of land, in which 18 ‘el pit, from the hei located a g of the late tabled. The purch: the selectmen could not tell the size of the land. The selectmen will vestigate further on the matter v the heirs of the late Samuel A. Hart At the annual town mecting held on October 17, 1927, the selectmen were authorized to close a deal in regard to the elimination of the Miller erossing in Beckley with the railroad. The following was voted last evening by th leotmen: Voted, that the approbation of the Town of Berlin be and it hereby is given to the discontinu- ance by the selectmen of said town of so much of the highw as “The Miller Crossing” as extends easterly from the westerly dine of the N. Y. N. H. & H. railroad’s lo cation at Miller' rossing so-called, to the east bank of the Mattahesett river The meeting was largely attended by the voters in town. Clande W Stevens presided over the mesting as chairman. To Fix Tax A meeting of the Finance commit- tee will be held at the Town Hall Friday evening to fix tho tax rate for the coming yeir State Police at Work Two state policemen were ordered to open the state campaign gainst the overloading of trucks yesicrday afternoon in Berlin at the new scal erected about a mile from the cente of the town on the right hand side of the road. Practically every truck that came through Berlin vester and this morning was halted by the oflicers and weighed. The drivers of the trucks, in eve sase, were forced to show their licenses. At some times there were from ten to 15 trucks waiting in line to be weighed. One officer kes care of the in- vestigation while the other watches the road for the appearances of trucks and halts them. The drive will be continued for an indefinite time, until the state police depart- ment feels that they have halted the practice of overloading trucks which has proven to Le a common evil during the last few months. Officers te Mail Orders Filled ur Wednesday Aisle Specials Are Goods Seasonable and Reasonable Stamped Felt Hats 49 ea. All desirable shades, smart little models, easy to embroider. (Art Department) Crepe Night Gowns 9% ea. Value $1.50, Hand made, hand em- broidered, white and flesh. (Department—Second Floor) Kid Gloves $1.93 pr. Novelty cuff, one clasp, in popular Men's Half Hose All new plaids, stripes and jacquards, | and an extra good value at 37c pair. Children’s Hose 35c pr. (3 pr. $1.00) 73 hose for boys and girls, fancy legs, Regular 98c. Children's Hosiery—Street Floor Rayon Bloomers Short bloomers, yoke front, Jr. Boys' Suits $2.75 ea. Jerseys and flannels, broken | balance to go at $2.75. knee. (Department—Street Floor) Handkerchiefs 15¢ ea. N Men's fine quality, iz !will be stationed at the seale both day and night, a to Royal Morse. large number of ments were served. icks passing throngh town during | ;ed a number of her young friends at the a sewing party at her home today. bud Joseph Petrojsky is able to be out| 1 confinement to his| The personnel of the ¢ home due to illness, Boys Club Meeting meeting of the Kensington Boys ill be held this evening ion hall at 7:4 re urged to be pi business will be and Norma | fion of all taxable proporty rday | Visitors at the Mid. Ville was announced today by the ning the second dletown High school yesterday. lectmen. This commitee, Robert and George Services Tomorrow | enten services will be held at 8t | jana j . Kensington, tomorro The ser- | ¢/in 1o ered by Rey. Joseph IR tostie Clark, Cort- 1y consist_of Henry & W d, George Demo Albert Ogle enjoyed a movies” in New Britain wiiliam Downham, and Asel Jo Georgs: Demore, Jr., entertained a Simpson a me fricnds at a dog The commit Benediction will tollow the “ | number of | roast this morning. The regular weekly meeting of the society will be held Community club will be held tomor- at the Tabs hall in Kensington to-|row evening at § o'clock at Com- munity hall. The general | evening has not been annuonced. [ The weekly prayer meeting of the 1 oo " (" 1l should Methodist church will be held in the ill-day sewing meeting will be 'church parlors tomorrow cvening at Women's Mi Congregational | for the benefit of the Ma- |theater party tomorrow evening. The and other cxpert commiltecs o be dura Lospital tomorrow at the home | regular weckly ‘ bert Deming, starting at | omitted | An illustrated lecture on " to be held at Community ' street dropp hall is being planned for next Mon- near the day evening under the auspices of in Fore Wesleyans of Tabs'” Whist Party The weekly whist party of the .| program for the awarded the All-Day Sewing Meeting t evening it was speaker will be Dudley of India, the Ma-' nospital being situated fn Luncheon will be served in Town Court ssion of the Berlin town court 14 this evening at the town Griswold will more than 69 in appareutly goo No admis: slides in the will be charged, but a silver collec- and Dr. C. W. 2 tion will be taken. t Th Carolyn Read was a visitor at the heart discase. Mr. Farrcll had never the Pythian Sisters will be enter-| 1he Middl:town High echool today. suffercd from this troubls befor Judge George casa of Raffale Anthony DeVito, who engaged in a . Many Meriden Pupils Guimoba and up for disp Meriden, March 6 (A—Many John Hackett on complaint of Guim Y Ladies’ Atd Meeting amuel A. Hart, Was| , pooiing of the Ladies' was laid over because the finance committee had not met previously to pass on it and reported at the were again sent home. Superintendent said that he did not know how long | kept out of | ¥ no arrangements | had been made for them to continue their studles and keep up with their church will be held in the parson- All members are urged to whist club will be held Euar! Brown of The man who goes after his own will be awarded the | wark is always the best workmnn—. Refreshments Tution Mr. Employer, watch the Eituatfon Names On Petition o Wanted Ads! red on the petition pre- sented before the common council in Britain last evening asking for ¥ afternoon movies. ned over 4,000 names. Athletie Club Social 3 and setback party given by the Kensington Ath- FALLING | vankee Doodle Langh Carnival ttended and proved Prizes in the were won hy Mrs. | to be a huge Meriden and Mrs. Ronketty were the victors| Edward Lardl- ptured the consolation prize. prizes were won by John| 4 and E. K. Barnard. John | s sethack team, claimants of | the town championship. feated the American Legion setback | in the men's games. FO6 HELD OUR SHIP IN A VEIL Another whist and setback party | given by the club on next 1 M cting Friday Evening - will be a special meeting of Kensington Athletic club at the Friday eve- All members are asked to be BLINDNESS, BUT WITH AORNING East Berlin Ttems The Knights of Pythias will meet this cvening at 8 o'clock at Com- munity hall. The Pythian Sisters birthday party and entertainment held last evening nhall was well attend- | A whist party was enjoyed and | the following were awarded prizes: : Frank Kramer; Mrs. Royal Morse; awarded to CLEAR SKIES at Communit; fadies’ second, | gentlemen’s first NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1925. Plainville News w5 s v — |the home o Grail of | | Brita 1 at 9 o'clock at St.[C | | Mary's °h in that city. Burial | {will be in §t. Mary's cemetery there 'l High School Play | RE[]UET'“N flF TAX Rehearsals for “Professor Pepp.’” croup will mes which wiil be produced by the High for Lenten s el | schoel 1. dra | ning. March 30 (Finance Body o Suggest Rate ::'aei i Be Cut to 28 1-2 Mills ‘3.‘“‘;@3“ Prof. Peterkin Pepp, & nervous | SELECTMEN NAME SEVEN ;s | 48, James Il I his son wi ther hit 18 expected | ci ¥ ced. It . Howard Green, |Right. polic 1 collaze town, Har. ller Benson, working college .\h'm‘)xK ing. just out of nd Tolli: Pink tie sophomore, kK Yeamans; Buster Brown, junier, Harvey Smith; hie professor’s ward, | Berube Minerva Boul | James Farrell Drops Dead—H. S. Preparing Play—Governor To Be Honorary Pall Bearer—DBowling. A reduction in the tax rate from 125 to 23 1-2 mills will he effected if | the recommendation of the by finance is accepted at the spe town meeting which will be h the High school auditorium ne Monday night. The finar | which is now in its first vear of jlistence and which the town atto | bas said does not possess full author- ity to set the tax this year, met Jast | night in the town hall |the matrer of taxation {fully, It was deacided that 23 mills was the lowest ra i would cover town budget a which it could therefore recommend |Therefore at the meecting Monday night it will suggest t ilay this rate on the 1 R The vote inal decision an reject this rate if they see {but as it is ar at in a pur nathematical way it is not beliey |that any objection will be raised The prospect of a lower tax ratc {will be something new and we |'to the property owners here, {though a reduction could have be body lay instate o |effected last year had it not bheen n stow; Petunia Mug- |Silve 1 girl. Doris Spencer: | ski, the ne 'z, Virginia Gor t 1o . a colleetor of sou Abbie Usher: Vivian Drew, telle, Vivian Davis: Irene \ . Emily Kilv y littie freshman, Johin H. Trumb bl lerick bearers | L o at the T 4 a member of 11 licd Saturday av cal Masonic ¢ Hartford M. 1 H. Masonie | today. necessary to construct the storm At St | water sewer in the east end. in churge of I et §, Hiltpold | The open winter has saved the n of Hartford, v chap. Hel town $400, this much of the appro £ the lodga. 5 | priatton for snow removal being left 50 h atter clearing away the few slight cometery, and || storms of the present season. On pinerd in the vault there the other hand an ofl heater was in- pall bearers wera St |stalled in the town hall after tl G R. Shern |ertginal budget was adopted, and Sclectman James Simpse {this has created an additional and our, B. W. Edwards, and Harry |Breadw |unforeseen expense. The finance Granger. The honorary bearers were Edwards ; Toard therefors made a transfer la rnor Trumbull, Heary Trum-| tefresh- pieng, shifting the $400 balanc Frank T. Wheeler, Jehn B.| the snow removal account Henry A. Castle and Willis J. | Margaret Dalbey entertain- '{own building account and enab Ty town to remain within Bockethall Games The Plamville town haskethall | Kobid tmation Commitice Named club team of | ed Col-| tand| wnhich is to bring abont a reva i7ed at the town - ar., Jobn yrapk T. Wheeler, Charles 11 ton. Ozro 1. Caoley, Edward P. Pr rv tonight will put the team on | tilt with Stm Irow even probably be played on t town ton fson, with First Selectman James er ex-officio. s will meet tonight.| The loeal 2o and when it Simehury Y et for revalua- morrow night i *team vl moet the | relilminary to- lLins won o ,when it will or twill sign the contr um 1 tion with the Manufactur Ap- ene game from the {his reas: praisal Co. of Philadelphia and the fur will It was originally intended that the s pot together members of the board of and possibly one member sors| - Well Child € A well child conf held in the pu committee, but the |today that they thousk 4 o'clnck Frids Iname others and have Mochonald Resumes Duties Since will enjoy @ members s-pve on the la Vice-Principal Douglas MacDon. 'last Thursday, Mrs. Coolid ald has resumed his dutles at the spent will be appointed later. (TTieh school. Mr. MacDonald has mother's bedside at the James Farrell Drops Dead | James Farrell, about 60, of Canal tion there. Pyihian Ce'ebration | Prthian Temple, No. 20, will hold doubla celebration of Wednesday t, March 14, when the temple ill observe its sixth birthday an- The grand officers of | Methodist completed 1 health o me when Iy 1 on cn his way h dic b due fo aminer, e laughte a tained. A hot supper wiil be served | had enjoyed excellent Lieal is life. Dr. Moody &a Bailey & Co. permission to pre transferred to the care| AMiss Alice of Joscph A. Haffey of that city. |street has en (rell, but moved to New Britain in Public Whist ley Rule & Level Co. there. TWenty lanother in their series of public|gupday vears ago he came to Plainville. He|whists in 0dd Fellows' hall tomor- 7 was a member of the Church of Our | row ni Prizes will be awarded Lady of Merey. Mr. Farrell Is sur- vived by no near relatives other than 'js cordially mvited Notes | Plainviile Grange will hold its reg- | {ular meeting at 8 o'clock tonight. exemplified .F’)LAIN’VILLE. | Mrs. George W. Barlow of Jeffer- | ' son street has entered the New Brit- | first and second degrees will be aln General hospital to undergo an | operation. Her attending physician | is Dr. Waterman Lyon of New Brit- | ain | 2 e | A delivery truck of tha Modern| ~—WED. and THURS.— Bakery of this town, broke down on | “THE NOOSE" Main street, New Britain this morn- —TONIGHT— “LEGION IN PARIS Richard Barthelmess in Broad- | /ing, the left rear wheel coming off. way's most famous drama of the The Baptist eburch choir will re-! Underworld. I .arsa at 7:30 o'clock this evening. | Ladies’ Ald society of the Bap-: , _g»jstol News * HULL STREET MAN DROPS DEAD TODAY Zoe! Taillon Expires While in Act of Dressing - CLERGYMAN HAS RESIGNED of St. John's o loration ot barhood Prayer e weckly neighborhood eting will be held at g nesday evening at the home of Clitford Emanuelson of 31 Stewart stret. Mrs, Roland 7. Hull will be the leader. 8 FINALLY ARRESTED Milford Youth Held for Fatal Accle dent Which Oocurred Last Angust leration will he ouse from sday aft 7:30 o'clock ir Mimbers are are now being held [that the place o nged from i s a|dennick to the par by Walter Ben |members are carnestly cd with lm:“nu-'x.i, as the sewing | Easter pagea Temco Bowl Downham; Chester | The Temco bowli glddy burterly of | Possession of atic club on Friday eve- [the evening. roquested to Milford, March 6 UP—By the ar- | rest today of Robert Harria ‘18, | Orange, police hope to clear of last August, when Eric |terson, 31, of Hartford, was f beside the Milford turnpike with his body so badly crushed that he died from his injuries. A Police records show that Harris and Thomas Belinsky, a companion, drove to the Milford hospita} : @n August 2 with Peterson, saying thef s found him in the roadway. The police were unable to congect Harris and Belinsky with the &f- fair until today when further javes- tigation led to Harris' arvest. Harris is held under $1,000 bond, od with operating & MOtOF. Ve ¢ £0 as to cause death, snd .18 ordered to appear befors Corener Ell Mix at New Haven tomorrew.. Belinsky is ordered to appear as a material witness. i 1 court change his {low, Smith ¢ il‘"-!\uuun Committee Appointed— 'narme, Martin Conlin; Sim Battey, tha |best work. The scor: Tor Condensers o in Forestville New Britain as Assistant—D, A. R. Mecting—Council Session Tonight. 1 Taillon, €9, of 122 Hu er, |[H. Gnifin rom Skowhegan, |A. Dionne New Haven, March 6 (@—Corener El Mix of New Haven stated tedey he would not find Robert Her ris of Orange criminally responsible for the death last August 3 of Eric at the time of on the Milford turnpike. . The Milford police did pot’ relas their search for the driver of the ear which had struck Peterson, but Cor- oner Mix made a finding that desth as due to an automobile eperated by a person unknown. Peterson was picked up by Harrls and Thomas Belinsky also of Orange and taken to the Milford hoapital. To the police they stated thal they {had found the body. The coroner ac- cepted their story. The police found no tra: | blood or broken glass on tbe high- {way and decided that the machine was not travelling fast caough to have received any damage by the collision. Harris 1s held under bonds |of $1,000 charged with operating [ rotor vehicle ®so as to cauje the death of Peterson and Ia ordered to |appear before the coroner here fo- morrow. Belinsky is also held as a material witneas. 120 Dead, 100 Hurt in Big Java Explosion Samarang, Java, March ¢ UP=At least a .score of pergons were killed and more than 100 houses destroyed by the explosion of s fire works fac- .« tory at Kodoes, near here today. Twenty bodies h !from the debris. Fifty persons are known to have been injured. The explosion caused damage over Ontario and Phileas Taillon Cauncil Meeting. lar mpnthly meeting of | city council will be held in the council chamber at 7:30 o'clock At that time the city for the year ending Novem- | °§ will be formally ap- and tax rates laid sments in the Maple- wood Tract. Library Board Mecting. more books were issued during the month of 9 during the same ing to the report of Librarian Wooding, submitted at of the hoard Manchester tonight | Mastrianna ary high mass of re. lebrated at 8 o'clock n!.‘\[mhfl‘ of Mrs (Coolk Better church in memory of John J. | Following Calls at Hospital fversary high mass of re by President's Wife. to'clock tomorrow morning at S h in memory of Patrick March 6 (P the tmprove- | | Northampton, Mass., | —Greatly cheered b iment in the condition of Mrs. Le- mira Goodhue, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge prepared to- day for her departure to Washing- reams in the Neri bock from 2 toton after nearly a week at her for TO RECOVER BOND. Igeport, Mareh 6 UP—An ac- tion to recover alleged damages of 1$30,000 was entered . |court today by McKesson r State | Pins, of Fairfield, against the Reys! Indemnity company of New Yerk, in which the claim was made latter not made good on a surety Morris G. Lewin, former purchasing agent at the concern's plant. mines Applicants, in euperior afternoon mer home in this clty. Northampton Cleveland resigned Mareh 1st and is now con- sted with the L several hours daily 8 7o Play Southington Team. End basketball v's Collegian quintet teen in the Matne Central hospital | hospital where Mrs, Goodhus at Tewiston, Me., for more than a peen a patient since ea week, having undergone an opera- cember when she suf of influenza. Yesterday |Goodhue nearly physiclans {had been g school gvm. Play East Hartford. afternoon for a game with high school quintet of that town. contest will start at 4 will he no preliminary wife of the pres several times at 6:30 o'clock. The soclal com.(John. a student - Imittee is attending to this, and the |during her Nor ) 1 2 ontertalnment committee is working [On one of these oceasions, Still Kept From School the remains for burial, but because hard to spring a surprise on all who accompanicd 2 of all of Mr. Farrel's survivinz rela- fattend. | Trumbull, danghter the puplls who were dismissed from tives are residents of New Britain Miss O'Dea to Be Nurse of Connecticut. the Meriden public schools vesterday | the body wa when the vaccination order of the board of education went into effect, at S o'clock this evening in th wigwam on Prospect street. Lenten Devotfons. consisting of nediction of the Bless- nt and sermen, Matthow’s church sgermon will given by a member of the La- Order of Hartford. Devotions, consisting of the Sta Crost an® the rosary 0 o'clock Wednes- Joseph's church Pastor Resigns, . for the past M. O'Dea of 12 Broad |ircquently been seen red the training school | Mra Coolidge has made he Mr. Farrell was born in Cheshire, | for nurses at St. Francis’ hospital, at the Coolidge placs schools today and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Far- | Hartford. street and has Corns Stop Hurting Instantly then Lift Right Off! that aebing stops hyrting: ge of St. John's then shortly you lift the corn right Episcopal ehapel in Forestville, has|off with your fingers. You'll laug! [ It is so easy and 4o’ | hurt one bit! e assist- |every time. A tiny bottle of ‘Freezone’ ew Brit- | costs only & few cents at any drug store, and is ® to remove every hard corn, soft corn. and callouses. Try it! her visit to renew a number of I emilanond. | He worked at the Stan-| The Pythian Sisters will conduct |frjend % inta : C. C. Thompson childhood. ; & | vthian Sisters rends and acquaintanceships she attended the Congregational chureh : time since the funcral ind refreshments served. The public i catvin, fr., in 1926 Meriden, March 6 (P—Dxs from all parts of the | attendance here today of the Con men’s assoclation PIL Every 7he tnbe with pile pipe and every 6 NTMENT i sold by sl Druggists with the understanding that money will be refunded if it faila to cure any case of ltching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Why not try it. Instantly it several years in cha resignation to taks ‘Works like a charm, REMEDY Guarantes D. A. R. Meeting. The regular monthly n Katherine Gavlord Chapter, held at 3 o'clock Friday March 0th, at the hom: Hitchcock of 204 John Russ| box of PAZO OIN' SAID You DIDN'T IS OVER AND THAT [ LIKE THAT HAPPENED: TRE TOOTING OF JE WAS UP ALL NIGUT ON ACCOUNT OF e i TME FOG = BUT ITS TUE FO5 MORN HAS NIGLT LONG L oo oA ScARED WE mignr A / ARD You cAn 6o, Cp 70 BED TO-NIGKT. RUN INTO ANOTHER : Rl @ STOPPED =1 WAS 1 DONT TUINK T CAN:=ITS BEGI SEE TUOSE CLOUDS® \WHEN TUEY UAE THAT COWR AND ,T UNCLE JARRY FORMATION YoU CAN EXPECT iN FOR A \NORSE NIGAT TONIGKT TRAN LAST