New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1928, Page 7

Plainville News (HODVER MAJORITY Our Personal Shopper Will Shop For You ANOTHER REMARKABLE B. T. & CO. VALUE! An Unusual Sale of BIG IN PLAINVILLE Republicans Win Amid Reco Yoting-White Is Roelected TRUMBULL RUNS BEHIN Governor Suffers From Cutting—o1 Per Cont of Vote Cast — Grange Hears Program and “Retures— Mrs. Hepworth 84 Years OMd, ‘With more than 90 per cent of the ' town's voters exercising their franchise, Plainville yesterday re- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1928 For secretary of State: Willia® L. Higgins, r. .. George LeWitt, d. .... Ada B. Krsbl s. ..... Gertrude Duell, w. .. Albert H. Glerginaky, sl For Treasurer: Samuel R. Spencer, r. George J. Bassett, d. Florence E. Davis, s Edward Mrasko, w. . Charles G. Bundberg, sl For Comptroller: Frederick M. Balmon, Jr. . John F. Pickett, d .. William James Morgan, & . John Gombos, John P. Johnson, sl. . Frederic C. Walcott, ¥ , Augustine Lonergan, 4 . Martin F. Plunkett, - Konrad Laske, w .., Edward L. O'Brien, s 1 For Congressman E, Hart Fenn, r ,.........,0 1413 Herman P. Koppelman, @ . 587 Fred C. Mansur, s ,. 6 Hyman Wolfson, w .. For Judge of Probate Meritt O. Ryder, r .......... Meritt O. Ryder, d ......... For State Senator 2 | Norsemen {Lucky 8trikes oo w. .16 215 ceresengenld a1 M. E. Charch ....00 9 Hart & Cooley ....10 Smoke Eaters ..... ¢ Pinnaclerox ...... 0 20 The Lucky Strikes and M. E. church battled to & stalemate in a Cosmopelitan leage match at Hart's bowling alleys last night, The Lucky Strikes won two eut of three Buccaneers Rookies | games, but they had fallen down so badly in the first string that the Methodists won the point for pinfall. The totals were exceptionally high, the Methodists pinning for 1698 and the Lucky Strikes for 1567. Four men on each team were above 300, with J. Salsillo and Bharples lcad- Thomas . H. Rogers .... 97 Morse 102 M. Rogers Sharples 54T 495 Lucky Strikes Vosard . % 99 280 Pet. .500 750 628 550 450 417 000 Bristol News DEMOCRATS SLASH Pl for Coolidge MORRIS RUNS AHEAD BY 69 About 80 Fer Cent of Total Voting List Goes to Polls, Making It the Heaviest Vote In History of City ==Mps. Cleary Dies—Items, This city upheld its political tra- ditions yesterday when the voters re turned & republican majority at the REPUBLICAN MARK Give Hoover 998 Less Than m‘ 7 3399; Willlam X. Farmer, d, 8887, dames Murray, a {ormer memsber of the board of alderman, will serve this year replacing Leigh D. Miner, who declined to run for reeloction. The following constsbles were elected without a contest: Jaseph W. Harding, Roscos L. Seasiens, Louis 8. Burg, republicans; Nichelas Pends, Thomas H. Hart, Jehn Bea- olt, democrats. Heaviest Vote in Nistery ‘The vote polled in the city yeste day was the largest ever registered, according to figures avallsble this morning. The tirst district, lo- cated at the Soyth 8ide, with a Mat of 3.229, voted 2.258; the aecond dis- trict voted 1,297 out of a possible 1,410; the third, with 3 list of 2,969, polled & vote of 2844; and the fourth with 2,914 voters listed, reg- istered 2,646 votes dyring the day. ‘The early morning vote was 80 heavy that in both the first and fourth districts, it was necessary to #plit the lists und utilize the services of two official checkers. For a time during the early hours, there was line of over 200 persons walting for vote in the latter ward. No Disorder In spite of the unusual amount of HATS Willard .. . 96 105 | A. Mastranni .. 85 97 J. Mastrianni 102 102 turned huge majorities for all re- publican candidates on the national, state, and local tickets amid an orgy 310 308 310 ‘interest in the election yesterday and the large crowds in the vicinity of Fuller F. Barnes, r .... "polls. This majority, however, was Wwilllam F. R ardon, d . P majority ver, w 993 less than that given President v Unusual because of value! Wide selection of all that's smartest in shapes, styles and colors. SOLEIL Worfien’s and Misses’ Hats—Second Floor Berlin News [, 0, P. LANDSLIDE THROUGHOUT TOWN R. 0. Clark Defeats Philip M. Fagan In Representative Fight TRUMBULL TRAILS TICKET socialist, Worker and Soclalist Labor Tickets Recelve Two Ballots—Serv- fces At Kensington M. E. Church This Evening—Other Items. Sweeping through the entire three districts of Berlin, Kensington, and East Berlin by large majorities, the republicans scored one of their most decisive winm in years yesterday and gave Hoover 611 plurality over Smith. Every republican candidate defeated his democratic rival n every district by a substantial mar- n, A new high vote record for the town was established when exactly 1,877 electors cast their ballots at the polls. This is over 90 per cent of the voters of the town, the regi trars' list containing 1,705 names. In the first district the vote was 452, in the sccond the count was 865 and in the third district 260. The poils were crowded all day, practically every woman in town taking advan- tage of her voting privilege. Robert O. Clark of East Berlin, republican candidate for representi- tive, scored an overwhelming victory over his rival, Philip M. Fagan of Kensington, polling 1.040 votes to Fagan's 511. first venture into the political field. He was the most successful candi- date on the republican ticket, run- ning ahead of Hoover by eight votes, R. 0. CLARK Mr. Clark ran ahead of his ticket in the second and third district and his election was greeted with elation by the members of the republican town committee. Charles G. Morris, democratic can- didate for governor, made the best showing of any of his fellow asso- clates. Morris ran ahead of his ticket by 13 votes while Governor Trumbull fell behind on his ticket by 10 votes, Trumbull fell down by a few votes in all three districts while Morris ran ahead of his ticket in the mecond district. All of the rest of the republican candidates averaged the same num- ber of votes as Hoover and had lit- tle trouble in scoring large majori- This was Mr. Clark's, FOR MADAME AND for $5.00 ($3.00 each) Included Are FELT SATIN AND COMBINATIONS ties, They mscored their largest gains in the first and third districts but also recelved good margins in the second district. The soclaiist ticket was given two ballots, the Workers party received three bal- lots while the Socialist Laber group gathered two votes. The electoral vote for each party by istricts was as follows: Berlin, republican, 368, democrat, 84; Ken- sington, republican, 462, democrat, 884, and East Berlin, republican, 205 and democrat 53, Of-all the ballots ast it was only necessary to throw out 13 ballots and declare them vold. The only splitting was done in the second district. a little over 80 voters splitting their tickets. The results were as follows: President Hoover, rep. ...........0 . Smith, dem, Trumbull, rep. . Morris, dem. ... Licutcnant Governor Rogers. rep. .... Fenton, dem. ... : Secretary | Higgins, rep. ... iLe Witt, dem. ... Treasurer Spencer, rep. ... Bassett, dem. ... Comptroller Salmon, rep. . Pickett, dem. ... Nl United States Senator Walcott, rep. ....... . Lonergan, dem. .... Representative Fenn, rep. ... . Barnes, rep. Reardon, dem. .......... Probate Judge Gaffney, rep. ....... Gaffney, dem. Represen Clark, rep. p FHgan, QBN 070 e Justices of Peace Nominees for justices of the pea all of whom were elected were us follows: Republicans, Franklin N. Bacon, George 8. Griffith, Jason M. Taylor, Elmer W. Stearns and Peter Georgini; democrats, Raymond F. Dyer, George W. Sullivan, Philip M. Fagan and John A. Moore. The ballots in Berlin and East Berlin were counted and the results known a little after 7 o'clock but it was nearly 10 o'clock before the re- sults from Kensington were known and the final vote of the town an- nounced, The total results of the ballots for the justices of the peace were a8 fol- lows: Republicans, Bacon 1, Griftith 1,027, Taylor 1,027, Stearns 1,025 and Georgini 1,029; democrats, Dyer 524, Sullivan 524, Fagan 523, and Moore 524, Interest in the results of the local clection ran high during the evening and hundreds of telephone calls were reccived at the office of the town clerk and the Herald. R. O. Clark's decisive win caused consid- erable satisfaction to the republican leaders and they extended personal | congratulations to the successful {candidate. The results of the state { election was also followed closely as was the presidential race. The town was practically deserted after 10 o'clock, most of the people going to New Britain to watch the resuits flashed on the various screens, Election Bridge Miss Florence Gibney of Worth- ington ridge entertained at an “elec tion™ bridge at her home last eve- ning, playing guest to seven of her triends. Bridge was played during the evening and the returns of the | election listened to. Refreshments were served. Funeral of Theodore Russell The fyneral of Theodore Herman Russell of Seymour street, Derlin, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:16 o'clock from the home and at 3 o'clock from St. Matthew's German Lutheran church. New Britain, Rev. A. €. Theodore Steege, pastor. o! ficlated, Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Unusual because right in the midst of & new season you have choice of the latest creations at so low a price. VELVET ithe Community vaudeville show to| {the Hubbard school that one of the MADEMOISELLE T Midweek Services The people of the community are | of heavy voting which had no pre- cedent in the town's history. Her- bert Hoover received almost three times as many votes as Governor Al- fred Smith and swept the town by a plurality of 832, whercas Coolidge had carried Plainville {n 192¢ by only a majority of 666 over the com- bined totals of Davis and LaFollette. An unusual feature of the local polling was the fact that Governor invited to attend the midweek serv- | i ices that will be conducted this eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock in the Ken- ROBERT B. WHITE sington M., E. church. Rev. L. E. Adkins, will officiate, | Ttems | Miss Edith Prentice is ting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pren- | tice of Worthington ridge, for a few days. All of the local coilege students who were allowed to come home to vote has returned to their classes. East Berlin Items The principal event ot the day in! be held at Community hall this eve- | ning at 8 o'clock. A big surprise is in store for all attending. Many | acts never before seen here will be | staged for the first time. Comedy, music, terpsichore, magic and a wealth of other diversions will com- plete the program. Dancing will follow the show. Several house parties were held | in town last evening in celebration | of the republican victory. Mr, and Mrs. H. R. Clark entertained friends at a party at their home here. Guests were present from Hartford, | New Britain, Middletown and other nearby clties. The library will be open Friday | afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. The Fife and Drum corps will | hold a rehearsal tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at Community hall. Mrs. Herman Splettstoeszer is confined to her home with a broken arm sustained fn an automobile ac- cident. She is resting comfortably. Interest in yesterday's clection was so keen among the children at | rooms held an election. The final vote was 24 for Hoover and 9 for Smith. The Interest taken by ths | puplls was comsider d unusual. | The mid-week meeting of thel Methodist church will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in thel church soclal rooms. , 1t was unofticlally stated here | yesterday that the vote cast was| the heaviest ever recorded here. Th bulk of the voting was done In the forenoon. H R. 0. Clark was accorded tha| heaviest vote of anyome in the re- publican slate yesterday, running 11 ahead of the ticket. | representative of Plainville f{surpassed even the expecta Isidered exceptional. John H. Trumbull. native Plainville, ran 51 votes belind 1 ticket. This cutting, however, mers 1y reduced his lead over Morris to {746, Full Barncs, republican | candidates for state senator from the fifth district, was given 525 votes more than his opponent, W. F. Rear- ‘don. George LeWitt, democratic nominee for secretary of state, who Tas large business interosts here, lost the town by 808 to Higgins. Robert B. White led his ticket and was elected for & sccond term as in the general assembl defeating Carroll 0. Cutting, democrat, by 827 votes. The total vote cast here exceed- ed that of any previous year and ions of the party workers who hurried vot- ers to the polls in such huge num- bers all during the day. The num- ber of ballots cast was 2,010, which is just short of 91 per cent of the 2,218 registration. Four years ago the percentage was S0 and was con- The vote that son of year was 1,304, Judge of Probate Meritt O. Ry- der was re-elected for his eighth torm. He has served in this ca- pacity since 1911, with the exception of the years 1917-1921, and he was unopposed. He was also endorsed by both partics for justice of the peace, an office which he has held since 1896. The other candidates for justice of the peace were also elected. The complete results of the bal- loting here were as follows: Yor President: Herbert Hoover, T . Alfred Smith, d .. Norman Thomas, s. William Foster, w. ‘Willlam Varne For Governor John H. Trumbull, r. Charles G. Morris, d. Jasper McLevy ; William Mackenzie, w. Michael P. Olean, l. nest . Rogers, r. . Irank P. Fenton, d. .. Morris. Rice, 8. ... R. 8. Kling, w Joseph Macki The condition of Otis Curtis whn! has been ill with bicodpoisoning for the past several weeks shows slight improvement, LECTURE ON BOOKS John Minot of the “Boston Her- ald” will speak before the New Rrit- ain Teachers’ clv)h on the subjects, “Facts About Modern Books,” on Thursday aftern.on at 4:15 o'clock in the auditorium of the Walnut VhegT “PLAINVILLE® TONIGHT and THURS, The Picture of Pictures “KING OF KINGS” The 7th Wonder of the Screen 18 Screen Stars Hill school. FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT \NUAT CRUSI ON HER)-PATSY, WO 1S SMITTEN WITH FRECIAES, TELLS HIM TUAT \NITH A LITTLE COAXING SUE \WILL ST Few [ OSCAR 60ES ANTELLS THAT 7‘&“,‘*5 SILY FITTS 6IRL WIS BIG, SECRET \WHEN KE WOULDAT TELL ME = SUED TELL ME IN A MINUTE IF TDASK Anna 8. Reiner, 5 ..... For Representative Robert B. White, r ...... Carroll O. Cutting, d ... For Justices of the Frederick Bullen, r .... Charles ¥. Conlen, r Meritt O. Ryder, r .. Edward P. Prior, d ..... William Cunningham, 4 .. Meritt O. Nlyder, d ,....... The soclalist, workers and social- | istlabor parties polled insignificant numbers of votcrs here, Jasper Mc- Levy, socialist candidate for gover- nor, however, profited somewhat by the cutting of Governor Trumbull ! and had 13 local votes, almost dou- ble the number Plainville gave any other socialist nominee yesterday. Mrs. Hepworth is 84 Mrs, Alfred Hepworth of New Britain road celebrated her 84th birthday anniversary yesterday. She was born in England but came to this country 50 years ago and i one of Plainville's oldest residents. 8he s very active and bright and en- joys excellent health. She was re- membered yesterday with many pretty cards and gifts, while in the afternoon- members of her family gathered at her home for tea. Mrs, Hepworth is the mother of seven children, Alfred. William and Anna Hepworth of Plainville, Mra. Louis Madeley of Plainville, Mrs. Noah Dean of Plainville, Mrs. Sorge Pratt of New Britain, and Mrs, Pere Fox of Bridgeport. Alfred Hep- worth is well known throughout the state for his paintings. Mrs, Hep- worth also has nine Krlfldchndrfll.‘ Grange m Plainville Grange held its regular mecting in its hall last night, when the officers presented tha following | program: t “Songs for the Stump" —Russell 8coviil and Ruth Lewis ! Health 8ketch— Mrs. Anna Noyes and Mr. and Mrs. H. B, Stillman Reading .......... Irving Gridley |Song . . . Mrs, C. H. Curtls Sketch—By cast comprised of Mrs. Priscilla Noyes, Miss Irma Mautner, Mrs. Geneva Distin, Mrs. John Mastrianna, Mrs. Charles Weldon and Mrs, Agnes | Scranton. Reading ..... Mrs, 8. B. Carpenter Refreshments were served and the election returns were heard over a radio which had been Install- ed for the occasion. Jt was voted to go ahead with the plans for al- teration of Grange hall, but the matter must come before the Grange corporation before contracts can be' awarded. At the next meeting, on November 20, the annual election of officers will be held. surprise Shower Miss Julia Graham was given & surprisc miscellancous shower at the Hotel Garde, Hartford, last evening Dby her associates at the railroad officc, About 40 guests were pres- ent. Luncheon was served and dancing enjoyed. Miss Graham re- ceived a number of beautiful gift On Monday morning, Nevember 1 she will become the bride of Law- rence J. Beahu. Well Child Conference A well child conference will be held in the public heslth nurses' | rooms in the Neri block from 2 to 4 o'vlock Fridey afternoon. Al mothers are urged to bring their | mall children to this conference for examination and advice regarding such matters as diet and the correc- tion of minor defects. Federation Notes | The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will meet in the parish house from 2 to 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A quilt will be tacked. | The evening group will meet at ‘leaders in a state ! upsetting |Hoftman J. Balzille .... 93 123 457 B26 State League will roll the league bowling league match at the Recreation alleys to. night. The locals have a habit of the top notchers, and they are hoping to turn the trick again this evening. Industrial Bowling 359 684—1567 Plainville H. C. Baum Busineas Men . Bristol Brass ... Plainville Casting American Legion Pl. Electro Plating . Standard Steel 417 East Ends .250 The H. C. Baum quintet took the lead in the Industrial howling league last night, winning two games out of three from the tail-end East Ends. Datoli starred. The slumping Business Men slumped ag: in by los- ing twh ~ to the American Legion C. Brooks, Tolli, Warner and Mu ply, Jr,, featured. The scores: H. C. Baum 867 600 583 504 )0 :“7 Carucei Subrek A. Mumiazi J. Mumizsi Datoli ... G. Cunningham .. Hornbelger Ruscele R. Cunningham Anderson Dunn . 1 American Legion 5 103 102 116 97 Banders Selander E. Brooks . (. Brooks . 540 Business Men Tollf ... Wagner Warner . Murphy, 8r, Murphy, Jr. 531 541 To Compiete Smoker Plans A meeting of the committees hav- ing charge of the joint Legion- Home Guard smoker will be held in the Legion rooms at § o'clock to- night. All members of the different committees are requested to be pres- ont, as plans will be completed at this time. To Mcet Thursday The Woman's auxiliary of the church of Our Saviour will meet in the parish house on Thursday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock. POLICEMAN PREVENTS SNAKE DANCE NEAR H. §. Doty Interferes When Young Hoo- ver Supporters Try to Celebrate About Fire. Senior High school boys were criticized by Motoreycle Policeman David Doty because of a fire which started in leaves during a political argument this noon after the close of school. The flames were near hedges across the street on Bassett street. One of the boys carelessly tossed a lighted cigarette into a pile of leaves, and for a time the flaries gave the appearance of a Hoover celebration. With this in mind éne of the school sororities which has 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. Ralph L. Seymour of 16 Strong court. | Notes | Mrs. James J. Murphy of Morris | cove is spending a few days with | friends in town. H Pythian Temple No. 42, P. §. of | Dristol will hold a public card party | this evening in 1. 0. O. F. hall. ! Brock-Barnes unit will go to| Bristol tomorrow night for a joint meeting with the unit in that city. been unanimously in favor of the republican candidate for president, began plans for a snake-march, hut thelr plans were spoiled when the policeman gathered the boys in a huddle and according to football players present things were said in that huddle which were not heard on the football ficld. The fire was extinguished, the boys left for their homes, and the policeman returned to traffic duty. A Fine Predicament 10 RATUER ASK ARYBODY 1N THE WORLD BUT UER FOR. A FANOR, BUT MERE GOGS ANYWAY= T JUST GOTTA KNOW TUIS SECRET OF AIS ! | cialist ! Calvin Coolidge in 1924, Three of the voting districts were carried by the republican candidates, the sec- ond district by a majority of 386, the third by 247, and the fourth by 959 |"The first district went democratic by {the small margin of 76 votes. Af- torney Anthony J. Rich, making his initial bow n the political field, led his ticket with a total of 5,104 vutes, land was elected to the genvral as- sembly with his republican colleague, Judge Epaphroditus Peck, who | sought re-election for a third consec- utive term. Governor John H. | Trumbull ran behind every other candidate on his ticket, while ¥r, eric . Walcott, candidate for U. &, senator, also fell behind, Charles G. Morris, democratic can- | didate for governor, ran ahead of I Nis ticket by 65 votes. Michael I, Claffey, democratic candidate representative, who, like Attorney Rich, had entered the political field for the first time, ran approximate- 1y 50 votes behind his ticket. Judge 8. Russell Mink, republican candi- date for judge of probate, candidacy was endérsed by ally elected Ly the polling of one vote, in Forcstville polled a total of 1297 districts. the city are as follows: Presidential electors, republican 5022, 406, sociali cialist labor 4. For governor, John H. Trumby republican, 4945; Charles G, Morri democratic, 3471; Jasper McLev, socvialist, 57: Villiam McKenzi workers, 1 Michael P. abor, 4, Lieutenant Governor. Krnest Frank P. . 85, workers 16, ro- Rogers, r, 5022; d, 340 Kling, workers, 16; Joseph McKa: socialist-workers, 4 B. Krahl, soc., 56; Gertrude Due! workers, soc.-labor, 4. Treasurer, Samuel R. Spencer, T, 3; George J. Bassett, d, 3402 Mrasko, workers, 16; | Sundberg, soc.-laboer, 4. Comptroller, Frederick M. mon, r. 5028; John F. Pickett, 3400; William J. Morgan, soc., 5 John Gombos, workers, 16; John P. Johnson, soc.-labor, 4. C. 8 Senator, cott, r, 5006; Augustine Lonergan, 3418; Martin F. Plunkett, soc Konrad Laske, workers, 16; Ed- ward L. O'Brien, soc.-labor. 4. Congressman, E. Hart Fenn, 020; Herman P. Kopplemann, 3409; Fred C. Mansur, soc., 58; Hy- man Wolfson, workers, 16, State Senator, fifth senatorial dls- trict, Fuller ¥, Barnes, r, 5084; Wil- liam F. Reardon, d, 3339; Anna 8. Reiner, soc., 58. For representatives, Epaphroditus Peck, r, 5039; Anthony J. Rich, r. 5104; Willlam L. Barrett, d, Michael ¥. Claffey. d, 3326. The following were elected jus- tices of the p there being no contest: William DeRosfer, r; Roger 8. Newell, r; Joseph M. Do ovan, r; Anthony J. Rich, r; Wil- tiam J. Malone, r: Robert J. Stac! r; James T. Mather, r; Howard T. {Mather, r; Joseph F. Dutton, ancis B. Donnelly, d; Joseph P. O'Connell, d; Rolfe Rowe, d; Thom- as A. Tracy, d; Charles I". Anger- bower, d. Registrars of the four voting dis- tricts were elected as follows: district, Winthrop Dunbar, r: liam F. Smithwick, d; trict, Willard Hunt, Angerbower, d; third district, Al- bert Trothier, r; James P. Jen- ninge, d; fourth district, Frank Dut- ton, r; Charles J. Prury, 4. William X. Farmer, democrat, was |defeated In the contest foe select- imen, the vote being as foraws: J. Fay Douglass, r, 503%; frank W. Lurge, r, 5045; James L. Murray, d, 8al- 3365; Wil- ¥ 1L BE UANGED IF TULASK KER ! SMBILL THINK IM STUCK ON UER IF T DO= SHE CAN JUST KEEP HER OLD SECRET T© for whose the | democrats, was of course automatic- The total vote cast in the city was 8,595, or approximately 80 per cent of the total list. The second district pro.q Olean, so- E. Fenton, Morris Rice, soc., 56; R. 8. Secretary, William L. Higgina, r.! 5026; George LeWitt, d, 3400; Ada,Thursday cvening, November §, in 16; Albert H. Gierginsky, lorence E. Davis, soc., 56; Edward Charles G. | Frederic C. Wal- First | the four polling places during the day, there was no disorder of any kind. Republicans and democrats werked alongside each other in har- mony and very few votes were chal- * lenged. Mrs. Johanaa Mrs. Johanna Cleury, 15, died Tuesday at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Mary Harding of 200 Pros- pect street, following a short {liness with infirmities incident to ad- vanced years. | Mrs. Cleary was born in Limerick, Ireland on June 6, 1830. Bhe came 1o this country 45 years ago, set- tling in Forestville and had been a ,resident of this city since that time. ,Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. {Mary Harding: a granddaughter, Miss Marguerite Harding; and a grandson, Deputy Rheriff Joseph W. Harding, all of this city. The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at 8t. Jo- #eph’s church, Rev. Willlam P. Lafin will celebrate the high mass of requiem and burial will be in the new 8t. Joseph's cemetery. Demage Suits Instituted Mr. and Mrs. Frank Toscano of Summer street, through Attorney James T. Mather, have tiled two suits against Leland C. Hart of Plainville, asking damages of $15.000, as & re- sult of an automobile accident on street, Forestville several weeks ago. The hushand asks the votes ovt of a possible 1410 for &1 ' yum of $5,000 for surgical and medi- average of 42 per cent, ranking the | g gtention given his wife and for highest of any of the four VOUNE (he gamage to his car. Mrs, Tos- cano is asking damages of $10,000 The complete election returns for (op jnjuries sustained, The accident occurred em the democratic cyrve just west of the Forestville jcenter. The plaintiffs allege that one of Hart's trucks, driven by an employee, crashed into the Toscano icar. The truck driver, however, following the accident, asserted that + Mrs, Toscano had rounded the curve on her ieft and had sideswiped his ‘tnlck in spite of the fact that he was jat the extreme right of the paved surface of the highway. No arrests were made following the accident. Volunteers to Meet Volunteer members of Welch Fire 'company will meet at 8 o'clock i the clubrooms in Forestville, V¥el- lowing the business session, a buffet lunch will be served. 0, O. F. Merting A meeting of Pequabuck lLedge, 1. 0. O. F., will be held at 8 o'clock this evening In Arcanum hall Fire In 8quad A and Hose Company No. 1 were called out at 9:45 o'clock this morning for a fire which started in |the pit of the elevator shaft At the ipublic library. The blaze was ex- !tinguished with ~chemicals. The damage was estimated by fire de- partment officials at approximate- ly $100, 5 Council Meeting The November meeting of the city council will be held at 7:30 o'clock llhln evening. A number of ap- pointments will be made by Mayor W. Raymond Crumb to fill vacancies occasioned by the expiration of the following members of city boards: Charles L. Wooding. board of water commissions; John E. Roberts and Frank Dutton, fire board: Mrs. C. W. | Beach and W. & Ingraham, board of library cominissioners; Arthur 8. Barnes and Joseph P. O'Connell, board of education. The terms of |several members of the board of health aleo expire and the necessary appointments to fill such vacancies | will also be made. Mayor W. Raymond Crumb stated | this morning that no success to As- sessor Daniel J. Hefferman,who died last Sunday, will be appointed at to- | night's meeting. At the present time | fidney M. Barnard, a former mem- | ber of the board, is filling the duties |of that office. Leg Amputated Mrs. Charles McCarthy of Wood- ing street underwent an operation at St. Francis hospital, Hartford, Mon- |day afternoon for the amputation of her right leg below the knee. Her condition was reported as comfort- able by hospital authorities this | morning. i' Herbert E. Case | Herbert E. Case, 48, of Central street, Forestville died last night ai (Continued on Page 17)