New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1928, Page 7

o w d e g s 13 a r, d f d r. e oo~ Store Closes at 12 o'Clock Wednesdays. (Open All Day Saturdays.) July Clearance Sale Every Department in Our Store Offers Wanted Summer Merchandise Reduced For July Sale “Carter's Seconds” For Men, Women, Children | Men’s Carter’s knit union suits, white or ecru, all shapes, summer weight, regular $1.50, special Men'’s Carter’s knit union suits, white or ecru, all shapes, regular $2. Two suits $2.50 or, each Men’s Carter’s union suits faced with pure thread silk, all shapes, regular $7.50, special, each Men’s Carter's unions nainsook, elastic back inser- tion, athletic style, special Carter's running pants and shorts, plain colored stripe madras, figures and jacquards, for Men's Carter’s athletic jerseys, all sizes, Spacial ;o e Immediate Clearance. Women's 95¢ $2.00 value $1.29 $3.69 of cross bar 55¢ for ... value to $1.50 Women'’s 55¢ | in | 5¢ peach, regular | $3.00 for .... Women's Carter's knit union suits, | all shapes, regular and extra sizes, values to $1.00 for .. Women'’s Carter’s knit shapes, regular and extra bleached yarns, values to $1.50, special Berlin News RECHLESS DRIVING CHARGE 15 NOLLED New Britain Girl Released From Bonds of $500 OTHER CASES CONTINUED Midweek Services At Kensington Methodist—Meeting of Kensington Fire District Tomorrow Evening— American Paper Goods Wins. A charge of reckless driving ogainst Miss Anna Wratschko of 30 Norden street, New Britain, was dis- iissed by Judge George G. Griswold at the session of the Berlin town court lust evening. Miss Wratschko was arrested by Constable Frank Brown on May 12 after her car had struck a girl, seriously injuring her. 8he was released by the constable on bonds of $500. Miss Mary Szynkowiz of 5 Putnam sircet, Hartford, was crossing Farm- ington avenue ncar the Berlin Auto Sales abaut 4 o'clock when she was struck by Miss Wratschko's car. Dr. Matthew Griswold was called and ordered the removal of the injured girl to New Britain Gencral hospi- tal. It was found that she was suf- fering from a broken collarbone and bruises to her body. It was at first thought that Miss Szynkowiz was suffering from internal injuries. Con- stable Brown investigated and placed Miss Wratschko under arrest for reckless driving and ordered the bonds of $500 until the result of the injuries to the victim could be de- termined. The New Britain girl pleaded not guilty through her lawyer, Judge B. ”. Gaffney of New Rritain, and, after stening to the testimony, Judge sriswold discharged her because of the lack of sufficient evidence. The case af Thomas O. Donohue of Kensington, charged with cruelty to animals. was continued until July 24. Donohue was arrested by Constable George Kanupka upon complaint of officials of the Conn- ecticut Humane society. They charged that he was driving a horse which was suffering from sore feet. =i ——— — 3 Annual Meeting To the legal voters and members of the Kensington Fire District:— You are hereby notified that the ! ennual meeting of the Kensington Fire District will be held at Legion Hall, Kensington. Conn.. June 28, 1928 at 7 p. m. (Standard Time) fo- the election of one committee mem- ber, for a term of three years, and officers for the ensuing year, as provided by the certificate of or- ganization and resolutions of the District, and for the purpose of act- 1.@ on the report of the officers, and the report of the committec of its dogs for the past year, for the fixing of the compensation of the officers and committee, for the en- suing year. For laying the annucl tax upon the grand list of the dis- trict and for the transaction of any other business, proper to come be- fore this meeting. Dated at Berlin, Conn., twenty-third day of June, 1928. JAMES B. ELLEWORTH, Chairman, EDWARD McCORMICK. LOUTS BRADBURY. District Committee, LOUIS BRADBLRY. Clerk. this Children’s tops, pink and .- 45¢ union suits, all | sizes, of finest .. 65¢ | Children's \ all sizes, pink, peach, for .. The case of Mary Ducklevicz of Berlin, who was arrested Monday by Constable Frank Brown on a theft charge, was continued by the court and was not heard last even- ing. Officials of the town are work- ing to secure papers for the re- moval of the girl to the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane. District Fire Meeting The annual meeting of the Kens- {ington Iire districh will be held at the Legion hall in Kensington to- morrow evening at 8§ o'clock, according to an anouncement made by James B. Ellsworth, chairman of the district committee. The following details will be taken up: election of officers, elec- tion of one committee member for a term of three years, report of the officers for the past year, report of committee, fixing of the com- pensation of the officers and com- mittee and the laying of the annual tax upon the grand list of the district, The present committee of James B. Ellsworth, chairman, Edward McCormick and J.ouis Bradbury. Mr. Bradbury is also clerk. . Tenth Wedding Anniverasry Mr. and Mrs. John Cashman were pleasantly suprised at their home last evening by a number of friends in recognition of the 10th anniver- sary of their wedding. Five tables of bridge were played and the prizes were awarded to Miss Connelly of New Britain, Mrs. Butler Roche, George Greene and J. J. Cashman of Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Cashman were presented with an clectric percola- tor. Mid-Week Services Tomorrow | Mid-week services will be con- ducted tomorrow evening at the Kensington Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. A. L. Adkins, pastor, will officiate. He will preach on the subject, “Vacation—Bane or Blessing.” There will be special music by Mrs. Harry Burnham and daughter. Picnic in July Arrangements are being made by the Bolton-Kasica post, American Legion, and the auxiliary for the annual picnic. It is planned to hold the affair at Rockwell park in Bris- tol on Saturday, July 21. In case of rain the picnic will be held on the following day. Lawn Party This Evening The Queen Esther circle will give a lawn party at the Kensington Methodist church this evening. The public is cordially inivted. Paper Goods - Wins A hard slugging match featured the game last evening at Walnut Hill park between the American Pa- per Goods team and the Stanley Rule nine in the Industrial league. the locals emerging on top by a 10 to 9 score. Both pitchers were hit hard and the lead changed from one hand to another all during the bat- tle. At times the Kensington team played good ball but made errors of omission in the pinchces. With the score tied at 9-all in the last half of the ninth, the Rulers went to pieces. Two errors and a hit gave the lo- cals the necessary run. The work of Sullick featured Kensington's playing. On next Sunday the All-Kensing- ton team will clash with the Meri- den Endees in a Connesticut State league game at the Percival avenue grounds at 3 o'clock. The teams had met twice this season with the Sil- ver City crew winning both games. Tood Sale Saturday A food sale will be held at the American Legion hall Saturday aft- ernoon of this week from 2 to 5 o'clock under the auspices of the Kensington Congregational church school. A large assortment of home cooked food will be on hand. Application for License An application for a mari®age license has been made at the office of the town clerk by Arthur Rag- nor Benson. son of Mr. and Mrs. Sven Benson of FEast Berlin, and Doris Augusta Honiss, daughter of Mrs. Cora Honiss of Hudson street. Berlin. Mr. Benson is engaged as & shapes—better garments, Women's vests and tights, all shapes, regular and extra, values to $1.25, each ......... Women's Carter's rayon vests, picot tops, all colors, $1.00 value ... Women's Carter’s rayon step-ins, all colors, values to $1.00, Women's Carter's rayon bloomers, all sizes and colors, 69C suits, elastic or band knee, white, for ..... Carter’s knit unions, all 85¢ 5¢ 55¢ . 50c Carter’s rayon bandeaux in pink and vl 99 Carter's rayon vests, picot 5¢ Carter’s rayon bloomers, .. 69¢ eales manager and Miss Honiss % a school teacher. Reminded of Clean-up The residents of the town are again reminded of the clean-up days being exercised on Thursday and Friday of this week. All are ashed to have all rubbish and other use- less material in front of their homes on Thursday and [Friday without fail so that the town trucks can cart away the debris without delay. The ublic is asked to cooperate with e town officials in making the clean-up campaign a success. Loan Exhibit Tomorrow The loan exhibit to be given by the Emma Hart Willard chapter, D. A R., at the Community house, Berlin, Thursday afternoon and evening, starting at 3 and continuing until 9 o'clock, is creating much interest. There will be a large number of bed quilts, samplers, silhouettes and daguerrcotypes on display. Tea and cake will be served dur- ing the afternoon and ice cream in the evening. Local Items Miss Esther Adams has left for Maesachusetts and New Hampshire where she will spend a three wecks | vacation. Eliot and Wesley Gwatkin and | Harvey Woodruff have left for Camp Woodstock which is conduct- ed by the Y. M. C. A. Fred Kerrcrino of Percival ave- \nue is confined to his home where {he is recovering from a sprained ankle received two weeks ago. Garden Cafeteria A garden cafeteria and card party will home of Mrs. Otto Younghlad of Main road, Kensington, under the auspices of the Kensington League of Women Voters. Admission to the grounds will be free. East Berlin Items The usual weekly meeting of the Community club will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at Community {hall. The committee in charge ha jarranged an entertainment program. (ment. Refreshments will be served. The Wesleyans will hold an outing |Camp Ground Monday evening, July 19, A committee of three has been {appointed in charge of | ments, Robert Cole iy spending a days in Providence, R. I, guest of relatives. The Fife and Drum Corps re- hearsal will be held tomorrow eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock at Community hall. The play to be held at Athletic hall Friday evening will comimence promptly at 8:15 o'clock. The Kacred Heart Thespians wil stage a two act comedy which had few as the der th eauspices of the St. Gabriel's Episcopal church. The entire cast is made of thy younger set in the be given this evening at the | |and business session at the Plainville | arrange- | Plainville News 'TEMCOS SCORE WIN OVER BUSINESSMEN {Hit Hard and Profit by Losers’ Loose Fielding RECEPTION FOR WYCKOFFS Pastor and Wife Guests of Young People—Legion Plays Tonight— Retires After Ten Years of Serv- ice—Waterville Team Coming. w FC 800 500 Trumbull Electric . Peck Spring Businessmen A Standard Steel ....... 1 3 The Trumbull Electric baseball team hit the offerings of Bill Cun- ningham and Floyd Kalish with fre- quency and violence, the Business men's defense curled up and with- ered, and the Industrial league lead- ers drew away by winning an 11-1 victory last evening at the High school field ay Miller limited the losers to three singles and the outcome was never in doubt after the Temcos started their scoring in the second inning. In that frame Babich and Derazio hit safely, Miller was safe on an error, and before the merry-go-round had ceased the count was 3-0. Arnold started the next inning with a hit and Foran and Babich followed suit. Foran was out on Derby's grounder, but Derazio and Miller walloped two-baggers in succession to add four runs to the Temcos' to- tal. The Businessmen's one run came in this session. W. Cunning- | ham hit safely with two away. Smith | was permitted to run for him, and he worked his way around for a score, | The .250 winners added three more sidy, an error on Foran's bid. The hitting of Babich by a passed ball, and Miller's third hit of the evening. | Errors gave them another {n | final inning In addition te pitching sterling bhall, Miller led his team's attack with a double and two singles. Derazio threatened to main- in his perfect batting average [trips to the plate, but on his third appearance he was put out for the first tome this season. Babich and .Foran also hit hard. Bill Cunning- ham, with two out of two, made two-thirds of his team’s bingles. The losers made seven bingles. The losers made seven errors, Billy Tolli having an oft night and foozling | four chances. The box score: Trumbull Electric ab r h Arnold, cf | Cassidy, If. | Foran, rf. | Babich, | Derby | Derazto, c. .. | Miller, p. Ewald. 1b, Dionne, 3h B s Do s oy 1 Businessmen Thrall, ss. Downham, c. ... | W. Cunn’gham, p. G. Gunn'gham, 1f. W. Tolli, 3b. Crampton, 2b. | Kalish, 11, p. . [Sataline, 1b, {Levine, rf. . la Bonne, r S Smith, ¢ 0 0 s535L55F | ks oo coesen e ot es & Score by innings: | Trumbull | Businessmen 001 000 | Two-base hits, Derazio, Miller; | bases on balls, off Kalish 1: struck out by Miller 3, Kalish 5, W. Cun- . 034 003 jcommunity. Dancing will be joyed after the play. | The annual Hartford County Y ! Dancing will follow the entertain- camp will open early next month | |for the summer. here are plar-ing to attend. Mrs. A. A. Barnes and Miss Ma- belle Barnes are spending the day in Old Lyme. Miss Inez Pia is confined to her home by fllness. The Methodist church Sunday school picnic will be held on Satur- day July 7 according to an an- jnnunt(’monf made vesterday. The | pla tively decided at Transportation is for, | The committee in charge of the |Community outing will meet at the Community club this evening. All Several boys from Rockwell park heing arranged its premiere those who intend to donate prizes || Battery and Brake Service performance hre several weeks un- |for the athletic events are asked to | ireport to Max Sugenhime this eve. {ning. There will be no meeting of |the club next week. 400 | runs in the sixth on a walk to Cas- | the | | such ! when he hit safely on his first two | e of the picnic has been tenta- | ningham 3; hit by pitcher (Babish). Umpires, Backman and Paul. The Peck Spring and Standard Steel teams will play tomorrow eve- ning. Farewell Party A farewell party was given for Rev. and Mrs. Charles 8. Wyckoft at the Congregational church parlors ast evening under the auspices of the Congregational Young People, with the help of the Woman's Fed- eration. Supper was served, songs being sung during the meal. At the close of the supper Miss Viole Spen- cer, president of the Young Peo- ple's circle, expressed the affection and gratitude of the society toward Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoft and present- | ed them with a beautiful picture. Games and entertainment followed. | Legion Plays Tonight The junior team sponsored by Brock-Barnes post, American Le- gion, will open its season this eve- ning by tickling the Southington team in the first league game of the schedule. The Plainville boys have been working out under Comman- der I'anion aid Coach Paul and ex- {pect to make a good showing in the | ay. It is hoped by the ex- emen that a sizable crowd will {turn out to cheer the boys along. Teacher More Than decade Mrs. Julia P’ Hurtado, who has {taught in the Plainville public | {schools for more than 10 years, is| lamong the teachers who are leaving {this year. After a decade of service lin the fifth grade at the Broad street school she is retiring. Seper- lintendent Leon C. Staples today ex- ‘pressed his regret at the loss of &0 | valuable an instructor. Another Victory of Aces The Aces continued their winning reak by downing the Eagles at the | High school field yesterday after- noon, 7-3. W. Allen mastered the Eagles well, while Morrow worked in good style for the losers. The Aces will next try their hand against the Ferocious Nine, Plain- ville's unbeaten boys' nine. The game will be played at the high school | field Friday afternoon starting at 1:30 o'clock. Last night's score by {innings: | Bagles Aces 100 010 000—3 | 101 000 05);—7‘ Shower For Miss Foran After the regular meeting of the | American Legion auxiliary last night a miscellaneous shower was given { Miss Irene Foran, secretary of the | unit. Many useful gifts were re- ceived by her. Refreshments were served No Robhery Developments There have been no important de- | | velopments in the McCrum robbery | case, but Constable George Schubert is working on the matter and expects | that something will turn up within a few days. Picture of Businessmen The Businessmen's baseball team played a wretched game last evening | but it came into fame overnight when individual photographs of the plavers, suitably decorated and in- | scribed, were placed on exhibition in the window of Thrall's drug store. The decorations and legends are the dork of Dr. L. H. Frost, league presi- dent, medico, and artist. The central picture is one of Stan- |ley Smith, with a derby crammed over his ears and his head supel imposed on a baseball. “Choll Conlon is shown with a dog, it being explained that “Choelly” is the one With the hat. “Izzy” Cassidy, the | kosher butcher, is shown, and ! | Mickey Levine and Charley Meyer- owitz was standing under inscrip- tions in their ancestral tongue. So are “La Belle” La Bonne and Al Bordeau, the latter being described as the only G. A. R.man on the jteam. “Brick” Murphy has flery red {hair and the onlooker is assured |that those things at the foot are jreally feet. Carl Crampton has | numerals across his shirt front and a ball-and-chain on his ankle, i Waterville to Play Here The Waterville A, C. has been | | booked by the All-Plainville man- . ‘PLAINVILLE» TONIGHT and TRURS. DOLORES OOSTELLO in “OLD SAN FRANCISCO" A Romance of the Day When 'Frisco was the Paris of America | i|— - = FRIDAY VERA REYNOLDS in, “THE MAIN EVENT" | | | | || CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH i | PICNIC | THURSDAY, JUNE 28 i AT LAKE COMPOUNCE Special Trolleys Leave Plainville Center at 9:30 A. M. Dinner in Round Pavilion 12t 1 | | —_—— Ford and Chevrolet: Service Ford Parts HAMM'S GARAGE | to railroad authorities and the letter suitable as a bedtime story. ed to be present if possible. i |evening at the Ionic club, a public | the baseball game Prosecuting Attorney Mather, hav- ing passed the fairy tale and bed- time story age, dealt only with the — plain facts in the case and after lec- turing the youngsters, permitted them to return to their homes. The cow, a silent witness, was not called H‘ N Tl] REVISE upon to testify, having been returned R |lR “ [i to its owner last evening. A I]Al] E“ SS'N A very oty wedding was solemnized at St. Joseph's church at ? y 0 o'clock this morning when M Ofials to Aot Following Fatal| i e : Rccident in Forestville STOLEN COW RECOVERED, and Mrs. Peter Burns of 14 Union | etreet, became the bride of Henry Cornetski-Burns Wedding — Funeral | Bristol News T. Cornetski, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cornetski of Roberts street Thomas I°. Lynch cele tial Iass, the nu high were Miss ter of the Anna Burns, Harry Burns and served the hride- James Jennie Corr bridegroom, a sister of the brids of Mrs. Mathilda Lord — Thomas | Jeseph Cornetski { groom and the ore Mealey Dies—Attempt at Recon- (W, Burns brothers of | The brid n gette with silver lace and match and carr roses; and Mis: ciliation—Smoke Fills House. e of geor- hat to 1a bouquet of 5 Anna Burne a gown ctte over pink satin Immediate steps will be taken to re-locate the crossing gates and the gate house at the Central street railroad crossing, according to ad- | vice received Tuesday afternoon by Mayor W. Raymiond Crumb from | Superintendent Rondel O'Hanley the Waterbury division of Haven railroad compan walk is also to be str by maintenance the road in other work Yollowing an cident at crossing on the night of February 12th last, when Mrs. Charles Pistey |and to Mi and young son of Bridgeport, were The gift of t instantly killed when the sedan injof his atien which they were riding was struck [cuff links by a westbound freight extra, this| The bridezroom is employed crossing, which is located in the|shipping clerk at the E center of Iorestville, has been the|Company in this city subject of considerable discussion on | Following a wedding trip to Can- the part of v officials. A short ada, Mr. and Mrs. Cornetaki will time after the fatalitics, 24 hour pro- | reside at 21 South street, this city. tection was furnished at the Mrs. Mathilda Lord ng. Prior to that time gatemen|{ The tuneral of M Mathilda were on duty only between the|lord, wife of Frank Lord of Kenney hours of 6 a. m. and 9 p. m. {smev. was held at 9 o'clock this In looking over the scene several | morning at St. Matthew's chure weeks ago, it was brought to the at- | Forestville, A high maes of requiem tention of city officials that both the [ was celebrated byRev. William P. crossing house and the gate post on|lLaflin and burial was in St the east side of the street were in|Joseph's cemetery, Plain the highway, the gate post being lo- Thomas Mealey cated almost in the center of the| Thomas Mealey, 62, died sidewalk. Immediately a request to|day at the home of his siste have them re-located was submitted | Bridget Kenealy of 62 Race street, following a five weeks ilin Born in $t. Johns, Newfoundland, the son of John and Margaret (Ryan) Mealey, his early life was 6pent there where he learned the trade of harnessmaker. Thirty with hat bouquet of y« Following the a wedding breaks side-|a reception | couple in E present from N land, To ford and Bristo the| The gift of | Cornetski wa 1 carried a he sl T htened out of way employes of conjunction with th: as from Mr. O'Hanley yesterday the outcome. Stolen Cow Recovered A piece of rope, a cow and three boys. Therein lies a tale which, if written in its entirety, might take its|years agohe moved to Jersey City, place in the literary world with|N, J., where he resided until five Grimm’s Fairy Tales or be equally |years ago when he came to Bristol. Surviving are one brother, Pat- rick Mealey of St. Johns, N ound- land; two sisters, Mrs. Bridget Kenealy of this city and Mrs. Catherine O'Reilly of Bishop I7al Newfoundland. The funeral will o'clock Friday morning at St Joseph's church. Rev, Oliver T. was | The three boys, whose names of course must remain a mystery, ap- peared before Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather this morning and told him a story of a piece of rope which they found in the roadway on Burlington avenue. Thinking of the many different things for which the rope might be used they picked it|Magnell will celebrate the high mass up and took it home. Much 10 their | of requiem and burial will be in surprise, however, they later ascer- | &1 Thomas cometory. tained that at the other end of the L 0. O. \-IN‘lhlg rope was a cow. How it got there.| 4 y..ing of Pequabuel Lodge. they couldn't explain although its 1 0.0, I, will be held at § o-clock presence could not be denied. About|ihis evening in Arcanum hall, Offi- this time, the owner of "bossy” in | corg for the ensuing year will be inventorying his livestock, found the | eiected and the annual reports of animal missing and reported his loss | " ro tie B RIS EEROH to the police. The apprehension of Bl Pt A bridge party’at the Pequabuc the youths resulted. Golf club this afternoon was largely agement for a game here this Sun-|Attended. Refreshments were served day. Waterville has always put out | 1uring the afternoon. a fast club, and the locals will| The committee in charge consisted have to travel if they are to extend | their winning streak to six games. be held at 9 Mrs. Clarence Chapman, M. Sewing Meeting {Joseph M. Donovan, Mrs. Thomas The Women's Home and Foreign! - Finan, Miss Katherine Sullivan, Missionary society of the “""“‘5{“”' R. J. Lawton, and Mre. Wil- Christian church will hold an all-|!iam E. Norton, Jjr. day sewing meeting tomorrow at the | o Attempt Reconciliation home of Mrs. Gertrude Coombs on! AP attempt at reconciliation in Black Rock avenue, New Britain, '1° case of Mrs. Liza Delube against As this will be the last meeting of ¥red Delube, alias Fradimand De- |lube, both of this city, was made in are request- ) the eonn, Sl petolians 825 ReQuesl- |y wsguvine gouit Toosday by dudge Arthur F. Ells. Mrs. Delube, who |refuses to live with her husband |because she alleges he is cruel to |her, is suing him for support. Un- strawberry shortcake supper Will be | jogs’ o satistactory arrangement can served in Legion hall from 6 to § o reacned within the next few day o'clock tomorrow evening under ”‘"in was indicated that the most Mrs, auspices of Brock-Barnes post and |Delube will be allowed from her upite |husband is $25 a The Congregational church pic- | Compounce nic will be held at Lake Compounce| At a me-ting of Compounce Tribe, tomorrow. Special trolleys will Ir‘r(\«“l 0. . M,, held last evening in the Plainville center at 9:30 a. m., and|wigwan on Prospect street, the fol- dinner will be served in the round lowing officers were elected for the pavilion at the lake from 12 to 1 cnsuing ye Sachem, Clifford o'clock. | sen sugamore, A daughter was horn at the New junfor sagamore, Britain General hospital last night win: prophet, John Coffey. to Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Catucci of |installijion exercises will be Whiting street, |duly 10. During July and August, meetings Adverse weather and ground con- Will be held bi-monthly on the sec- ditions forced the postponement of |cnd and fourth Tuesdays, instead of esterday hetween | WeOKIY. the All-Plainvilles and the St. John's| of Meriden, ! Notes A dance will be held Saturday Walter 14 on Death of Infant Gertrude, one {of Mr. and Mrs. Gillian Houle of 30 Monchaussen avenue, died last eve- {ning of infantile troubies. The funeral was held [home of the parents at 2 o'clock Ithis afternoon. terment was in [the new st. cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many neizh- bors and friends for their sympathy and their numerous Kindn es in our bereavement in the death of our beloved wife and mother, Mrs. Ger- trude Hemingway. also for the many | gquad A of the Central Fre station 174 Whiting St. Phone |\ —— ) | FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS TIIS IS IN OUR MOAIOR =\WE ALL beautiful floral tributes. 'was called to the home of Walter WILLIS J. HEMINGWAY |H. Arnold at 19 Spring street Tues- AND FAMILY |day afternoon and upen arrival Red! Redpath! AOW T0 FIND ouT WUO TUIS MAN IS, AND DO HIM A 600D TURN, IF IT'S AT ALL |N MY POWER! |@ure A BIG ICELEBRATION IS BEING 4 PRISONER | V. <| Cooney, Burns, | Ingraham | of Mrs. John W. Murphy, chairman; | William | The | year old daughter | from the | found the house filled with smoke. A member of the family had ignited a quantity of papers in an open fire place and neglected to open the damper. There was no damage. Case Continued | _The case of Francis Cooney of | Wallingford, charged with permit- ting his truck to coast on a hill and breach of the peace, was continued ‘until Saturday, June 20, by Prosecut- |ing Attorney James T. Mather today. who was arrested by, { Motorcycle Policeman Edgar Norton last Sunday evening, was involved in lan accident in Cheshire shortly after being released from local headquar- ters and he will appear before the court authorities of that town on |Tuesday evening. July 3. While {driving down an inclin: in Cheshire, |he collided with an automobile |owned by Harry H. Porter of 58 | Upson street, this city, causing con- siderable damage. Mrs. Porter, who vas riding with her husband at the time, was slightly injured. Quit-Claim Deed A quit claim deed was filed in the office of the city clerk Tuesday after- noon, transferring land and build- ings located on Broad street, Forest- ville from Mrs. Idella G. Flint to Al- Lert Josolowitz. The property in question is bounded on the east by of Mr. Josolowitz and on the est by property of Mary A. Shrahan assigns. The sale price was divulged. Tax Collector To Retire It was learned last evening that Charles H. Cook, for the past sever- al years tax collector of School Dis- trict No. 1, will decline re-election to that post when the annual meet- the voters is held this evening Federal Hill school. It is understood that Frank B. Riley, the present city tax collector, is favored Ly a majority of the voters to suc- ceed Mr. Cook. At the meeting tonight, aside from e election of officers, the voters will be asked to consider the pro- posal to increase the present facili- ties at the John Jennings school. i Other School Meetings | Two other school meetings will L¢ |held this evening. The voters of iDistrict No. 3 will meet im the schoolhouse en Church street to elect officers and to consider the ad- visability of purchasing additional land for future expansion. The meeting of District No. 13 will Ibe held in the Forestville szhool | house on Academy street to elect of- ficers for the ensuing year and to lay a tax. ! Boy Cuts Foot | Kenneth Reed, eight year old son !of Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Reed of | Kenney street, Forestville suffered a deep gash on the sole of his foot while bathing Tuesday afternoon in | Malone Lake in Forestville. He was attended by Dr. F. M. Hamblin and later removed to the Bristol hospital. | His condition is not regarded a serious unless complications develop. It is believed that the boy cut his |foot on the broken edge of a bottle which had been thrown into the lake by some careless party. The dump- ng of rubbish in the lake has been prohibited for years and large quan- |tities of sand have been dumped ifto ,the lake bed near the eastern shore. Preparing Playgrounds The work of cleaning up the East Bristol and Forestville playgrounds has been started by the public works department, so that both |sposs will be available for the chil- dren in those sections of the city in the near future. Miss Cecelia Croze, a junior at {the Bristol High school, has been en- (gaged as supervisor of the Forest- {ville playground and Miss Gladys Rowe will be in charge of the East Bristol grounds. Fireworks Sale Starts Fireworks for July 4 were placed on sale today, the city charter pro- viding that dealers may start dis- playing and selling their stocks one week before the 4th. No stock may ' |be displayed on the aldewalks, | however. The sctting off of fireworks prior to 4 o'clock on the morning of July 4, will not be tolerated by the au- thorities this year and anyone vi ing this ruling will be arrested and brought before the court. Fifteen States Want to Nominate “Al” Smith Houston, June 27 (UP)—Fifteen | states have sought permission to second the nomination of Gov. Al- fred E. Smith, according to Smifh's campaign manager, George R. Van Namee. To save time, probably only four {or five scconding speeches will be | reccommended by the Smith forces. | although under convention rules any | state desiring to do so may second. | Van Namee expects the nomiating speeches all to be made tonight and the actual nomination of Governor Smith to be made tomorrow night. He predicted not more than an Tiour would be spent in convention discussion of the prohibition plat- form plank tomorrow. “The condition of harmony exist- ing here is not going to be jeopard. ized by any democrat, in my opin- ion,” he said. not “AL” CALLS UP WIFE Houston, June 27 (UP)—The tele- phone in Mrs. Altred E. Smith's apartment here rang last night. It | was a call from her husband in Al- {hany. She took up the receiver and I her hushand sang ae his greeting to | her, thefirst line of the old song: | “My Heart's Tonight in Texas Down !on the Rio Grande By BLOSSER