New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1928, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, KONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1928 START YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY! The Gift Store of Hartford Where Santa Claus Reigns Supreme ur “Toyl&ncl ” Headquarters For All That Makes Xmas “Santa” welcomes you. -Come visit “Toyland” down stairs, and see the holiday showing of the things that delight the youngsters of every age, There is a toy for every 4 boy and girl (regardless of age). The older children enjoy and get as much fun out of most toys as the younger ones. Dad plays baseball wi pitches- indoor quoits, shoots pool, shoots the bird targets, gets on the floor to show “Jamsie” how to run his electric train, and who gets the most fun out of it, Dad or Jamsie? Come, bring the children, let's all have a good time in “Toyland.” Come early, avoid the crowds, Santa Claus will be hereSaturday, December 1st. ith the boys, merry old fellow, bring the kiddies, he invites you. Berlin -News HENSINGTON SEEKS | NEW TRAFFIC SIGN Petition Is Given to First Se lectman Leon G, Hall JOHN HANNON RECOYERING Lester Dem Elected Decacon at Berlin Congregational Church— Berlin Man Granted Patent — American Legion Mecting. First Selectman Leon G. Hall re- | ceived a petition this morning signed | by 49 Kensington residents request- | ing that immediate steps be tnken' to install some type of traffic light At the corner of Main street and Kensington road in order to elim- inate the dangerous condition exist- ing there. The petitioners declare that the corner is a constant scene of accidents and is dangerous to the school children. The petition is as follows: “Because of the dangerous situa- tion at the post office corner, the corner of Main street and Kensing- | ton road, in Kensington, and because of the increasing number of serious accidents that have oceurred on this corner, endangering the lives of our citizens and also because of the ¢dn- stant menace to the lives of the chil- dren of the village, who cross this intersection hundreds of times every day, we would respectfully petition your honorable board to install a stop light or some other suitable means of controlling the traflic at this corner at once.” In speaking of the petition, Mr. Hall said that he realized that the corner was a dangerous spot. He also announced that there will be a demonstration of an automatic traf- tic light this evening at 8:30 o'clock at the town hall by the Automatic Traftic Light company of New Ha- ven. The demonstration is open to i the public and Mr. Hall urges all |y those who are interested to be pres- ent this evening. lected Deacon Lester 1. Deming was appointed to the office of deacon of the Berlin Congregational church for a term of six years at tHe morning services yesterday morning. Mr. Deming suc- ceeds the late. Walton Meagley. Mr. Deming's appointment was recom- mended by the standing committee. Mr. Deming takes an active part in the affairs of the town and acts as moderator in the first district at election. He is secretary and treas- urer of the Worthington Fire dis- trict. The new deacon is a graduate of Wesleyan college and at the pres- ent time is employed at the Stanley Works in New Britain. He has two children, John, a student at Wes- leyan, and Edith, a pupill at the Kensington Junior High school. Hartford County Meeting The Hartford county meeting of the American Legion and auxiliar- ies was held in Glastonbury yester- duy. Among those from the Bolton- Kasica post auxillary that were pres. ent were: President, Mrs. Lillian G. Hall, secretary, Mrs. Henry Supre- nant; county chaplain, Mrs. Grace Ventres, and also Mrs. Harold Ven- tres, Mrs. Edgar M. Pickett and Mrs. Fred E. Scofield. The presidents and sccretarics banquet of the legion auxiliaries will be held in Hartford on Satur- day afternoon. Dec. 8, at the de hotel beginning at 1 o'clock. r- vations may be made through Mrs. Suprenant, secretary. The dues for 1928 and 1928 are now due and pay- able to the sccretary. ithe police continued the case until | Shows Improvement | The condlition of John Hannon of | Berlin, who was injured Friday in an | automobile accident on the Westfield | road in Meriden, was reported to be improved this morning by the au- thorities at the Meriden hospital | where ' Hannon was taken following the collision. Mr. Hannon is suffering | trom a fractured skull and severe lacerations of the head and face. | - Rehearsal Tomorrow | There will be a rehcarsal of the | cast of the sketch, “Wanted—A | Cook,” tomorrow evening at the | home of Mrs. Harold Skinner of Farmington road. The sketch will be presented at the Meriden Grange by members of the Berlin Grange on December 14. Those in the play are the Misses Viola Boardman and Mariun Whit- | man, Mrs. Laura Austin, Mrs. George Tryon, M Lewis Griflith, Mrs. Harold Skinner and Mrs. Annie Molumphy. Scout Meetings Troop 1, Boy Scouts, will hold its weekly meeting in the acout rooms of the Berlin Congregational church on | Friday evening. E. O. Shjerden, | scoutmaster, will be in charge. Troop 4, Girl Scouts, will meet this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the scout rooms at the Berlin Congre- gational church. Mrs. §. Chase Coale, captain, will be in charge. The Boys' club of the Kensington M. E. chureh avill meet tomorrow | cvening at 6:30 o'clock at the | church. Case Postponed The case of Robert E. Lee, 17 Elm street, Meriden, who wa sted I'riday on a harge after his ar had collided with a machine driven by John Bunk of Berlin, was continued for a week in the Meriden court Saturday. John Hannon of Berlin was seri ously injured in the accident and the results of his injuries can be de- | termined. Arrested by Brown Joscph Juckson was arrested by Constable Frank Brown while at | work at the R. O. Clark brick Saturday and lodged at the Britain police station on a cha non-support. Ofticer Brown mac arrest on a warrant issued by the Norwich police. Jackson has been employed at the local brick yards for some time. His home is in Nor- wich, Ttems Miss Elizabeth Ryan of Mentclair, is visiting Arthur Wilcox and | Miss Elizabeth Wilcox of Worthing- ton ridge. She plans to remain here for about a week. Samuel Viske, J Mrs. Samuel A. week-end at De Mrg. Jane Mc son of Rev. and ke, spent the | field academy. gley left yesterday morning for Binghamton, N. Y., where she will visit relatives. She will be gone for several weeks. Mrs. Kenneth Relyea of Berlin ¢ tertained at bridge and tea this Mother also helps little Mary, dresses her doll, sets the miniature table with the toy dishes, plays games, etc., etc. and in' fact both Dad and Mother are children in the joyous Christmas season. | Company of Hartrord. afternoon in honor of Mrs. Edgar Hunnicutt of Atlanta. Mrs. Hunni- cutt was formerly Miss Margaret Wilcox of Worthington ridge. Mrs. Annie Molumphy and son, John, of Hudson street, have re- turned home after attending the Navy-Princeton footbal game Satur- day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Judd of Worthington ridge entertained at a buffet supper and howling party at their home Friday night. The Berlin library will be open this afternoon and cvening for the weekly distribution of books. Awanded Patent Horace H. Fitzgerald of Berlin and George Franklyn Matteson of Rocky Hill have just heen granted patents by the United States Patent office, it was announced this ald. who gained his patent fn conjunction with Henry Cave of Hartford, is the co-inventor of a handle connccier for implemenis which has five details adjudged of a patentable nature. Tt includes a socket plece formed of a #ingle piece of material with a socket at one end for a handle, The socket is closed i Come greet the except for spaced openings. A con- necter comprising arms’ located in these openings and a bow engaging the bottom of the socket complcte the device. interest in this invention has Leen acquired by the Fuller Brush The two in- v their application on filed is the devisor of a wire-bending machine which has also been partly transferred to the Fuller Company. 1t carries 20 fea- tures declared by the patent office te be of a patentable nature, Elect Officers At a meeting of the poli so- ciety of Berlin held yesterday at the Fraternal hall on Farmington ave- rue, Tino Ornati was elected presi- aent for the coming year. He will ssisted in office by Frank Pul- {cini, vice president, and Luigi Rus- | cui, secretary. Other matters Lusiness were transacted. L cter Drops The theremometer took a big drop during the evening in Berlin and carly morning risers were greeted with cold winds that chilled them to the bone. At 7 o'clock the ther- mometers read 18 degrees above zero and at 8 o'clock they read 20 degrees. of iske spoke in Bristol last évening at a union serv. :ce for the young people of the churches of that city. A large dele- gation from the Young People’s so- siety of the local church attended the service. Opyortunity for those who had not | enralled in the Ited Cross was given at the close of the morning, services yesterday. All were asked 1o respond quickly so that the work could be completed. An important meeting of the spe- cial committec in charge of the “every member canvass” was held at the parsonage yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The canvass will prob- ably start two weeks from yester- day At a special meeting of the Ee- clesiastical society held Lriday ev ning, Pardon C. Rickey was elected the third member of the com- mittee 1o succeed the tate Walton Meagley. R. 8. Gold was chosen to S, 1l the ce of clerk in place of Mr. as Tax Notice Nofice has been sent to the resi- of the town by Tax Collector Lewis notifying them that the Ix of §2.00 is duc. The people have 60 days in which to pay thjs tax, starting from Nov. 15 to Jan. 14. Those failing to pay this tax in the allotted time will be torced to pay an extra dollar. dents , b personal The tax collector will be In his| office at the Berlin Savings bank on the following dates to receive pay- ments: Friday evening from 5:30 to (Continued On,Page Ten.) Hngi-0s Weddings at Catholic Church This i| actions. lcar approached him. ||side ripped off Plainville News ABANDON STOLEN (AR AFTER CRASH | Driver Later Located and Handod .10 New Havea Police (0 MARRIAGE Morning—*“Y” Man From Egypt to Speak—Weck-End Accidents— Engagement Announced—Bowling Silvio Merola, 19, of Medford,' Mass., driving a stolen car, crashed ! into another machine operated by 1 Dingwell of 133 First street, Highwood, Hamden, south of Hart's |[corner shortly after midnight Sat- urday night and fled in an attempt to escape the consequences of his,) He was unsuccessful in his effort to get away, for about 3 o'clock he was found by Constable || Ernest W. Farrar on Whiting strect and was locked up on suspicion, which was later confirmed. Dingwell, in company with Miss Genevieve Roswell of 32 Newton street, Hamden, was proceeding to- | wards Southington when the ptolen The car was #igzagging as it came hurtling at a territic rate of speed towards the Hamden man's car, witnesses say. Dingwell got over to the edge of th> road but, as the New Havem car hore down on him. it left, crashed Dingwell’ hurtled over the trolley em- bankment and landed in & ditch on the other side and the rear wheels on the tracks. Dingwell's car was whitled around in the road®thongh it did not turn over. He was thrown against the steering wheel and was slightly in- Jjured about the abcomen. Miss Ros- well was uninjured but suftered from shock. Dingwell's car had the entire leit and both wheels hattered. The stolen car had the front all staved in and the front wheels smashed. The accident happened about 250 feet south of Hart's corner. After crashing the Dingwell car, the New Haven automobile ploughed more than 150 fect along the trollcy track embankment before it leaped over the tracks. Gerald P. Crean of Southington, an autoist following along about 50 vards behind Dingwell, stopped in time to avoid hitting his car again as it straddled the road. Getting out, he ran to the assistance of Dingwell and Miss Roswell. Then starting back, he saw the driver of the -other car run away, { Constable George Schubert inves- {tigated the accident but found the Medford man had departed. Wilh Iarrar's arrest of the suspicious- appearing man. however, the mys- tery of his disappearance was sol cd. Merola was held for the New Haven police and later turned over to them. Letters in the stolen car gave evidence that it was owned by Jobn Inorio of Wallace street, New Ha- ven. A puzzling angle was given to the case for a while early yesterday when Patrolman O'Day of New Britain found a man, with bloody face, on his beat in the Hardware City. The man, who gave his nam: s Lester Harlowe, said he had been in an accident in Plainville and it was thought that he had been fin this accident, but it later developed that Harlowe had fallen down and hurt his face and had not been m any accident. He was relcased. Minor Accidengs A car operated by Fellx P. Ceppa of Jennings terrace, Bristol, was lcrippled Saturday afternoon when iriven through a fence on the New ain road after a collision with a achine operated by & Southington | woman whose name was not learncd. {The right front wheel was bent on ithe axle and the whole right side ! dar d by the impact against the warrier. The machine was towed to !the Usher-Williams garage. Cutting in and out on a motorcycle brought disaster yesterday noon to Zembko of 166 Smith strect, in. In attempting to pass a car on the Plainville-Southington highway, he was thrown against a 'fence when hjs motoreycle skidded. He was taken to the New DBritain General hospital. where it was found {that the bones in one foot had been broken. Drive Opens Auspiciously The annual Red Cross drive for {members opened auspiciously in | Plainville Saturday afternoon when i“very good returns” were reported las the result of the first day’s work. {Workers were present in the Plain- ville Trust Co., post office, and Castlc Stores. Inc., *to take memberships. |and many persons availed them- \sclves of this chance to join. The closed. The local branch will con- centrate its campaign during the present week. Subscriptions may te mailed to Miss ‘Sadie L. Wheeler, treasurer, or to Chairman John E. Lamb. W. A. Bailey will be at the town hall each day to receive memberships in person. The wedding of Miss Mary Jo- sephine Bosco, daughter of Mra. Christina Bosco of 10 Maple street, and Jaues Paul Masi, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Masi of 216 Park street, Bristol, took place this morning at 9 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Rev. John E. Fay and Rev. Austin F. Munich officiated. Miss Louise Bosco was maid of honor and the best man was Peter Tinelll. The bride was attired in a gown of whitg chiffon velvet with a veil cut in Little Queen mode. Her shower bouquet of white roses. The thaid of honor wore & gown of yellow chiffon velvet with a black picture hat and carried yellow roses. Following the ceremony a recep- tion was held at the home of the bride’'s mother at which about 200 guests were present from Plainville, | New Britain, Bristol, Southington, | {New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Masi let on & wed- ding trip to New York and Nlagara Falls. Upon their return they will reside on Whiting street. They will | be at home after December 15. Mr. Masi is cmployed at the New De- parture Mfg. Co., Bristol. " Man From Egypt to Speak Donald B. Atwell of Egypt will speak at the High school tomerrow afternoon at 1:45 o'clock under the auspices of the Hartford County Y. M. C. A. through the cooperation of the foreign work department of the national “Y” council. Mr. Atwell, a native of Zanesville, Ohio, graduated from Dennison uni- versity in 1917 with a Ph.B. degree and received his M. A. in soclology at Columbia university in 1920, In 1928 he studied religious education in the divinity and educational schools of Yale university. During the World War Mr. At- well enlisted in the army, serving as enlisted man and non-commissioncd officer in social hyglene educational work and then transferring to the tank corps, where he won his com- mission. After the war he returned to asgociation service in Washington, D. C., in the position of demobiliza- tion secretary. In 1919-29 Mr. Atwell was student secretary at New York university. The following year he became voca tional secretary in the educational department at West 8ide branch, New York city, with speclal rela- tionship to vocational guidance and personal work. He served there until he left for Cairo, Egypt, in 1921, to serve as educational secretary. OIn Cairo he later added the work of the business secretary and acted for the scnior secretary during the latter's absence from the country in general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. to be opened in Alexandria in 1928. In Cairo his chief work was in the building up of the educational de- partment which is in the hands of an Egyptian secretary, in the train- ing center for secretarics and volun- teers, and in the development of an Egyptian financlal constituency. Engagement Announced At a dinner party yesterday after- noon Mr. and Mrs. A. De Yenzo of 156 Whiting astreet announced the engagement of their daughter, Hiss Minnie Arlene De Yenzo, to Michael Lantiere, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Lantiere of 578 West Main atreet, New Britain. Blues Close With Win The Plainville Blues closed their football scason yesterday afternoon with & 20-0 win over Bouthington at the local high school field. For the third time this season a Meriden team—the West Ends this time— canceller its game at the last min- ute and the Blues had to scrape up another opponent. The game was rather interesting but devoid of the spectacular. Ray Schwab took the ball over the line in the first quarter and kicked the extra point. There was no more scoring until the third period, when Ray Schwab took a forward pass from Nichols and made his second touchdown of the afternoon. This time the try for extra point was misged. Line plunges brought the ball within scoring range a third TONIGHT and TUES. “THE PATRIOT” with EMIL JANN HFlorence Vidor and N¢ EDWARD EVERETT HORTO. in “VACATION WAVE 5=TURKEYS—35 GIVEN AWAY MONDAY BY AMERICAN LEGION ——— TUESDAY NIGHT 10—=TURKEYS—10 PLAINVILLE FIRE DEPT. WEDNESDAY NIGHT 5=TURKEYS—35 {workers will be at their posts again {this Saturday, when the drive will be ‘WELL,\WERE FINALLY GOING TO SEE TWIS BIS SURPRISE THAT YCeV KEPT FROM US SO LONG -+ IF YOURE FCOLING US NOW, WE'LL RIDE YOU By “THE STRAND"” 1926-27. Mr. Atwell was appointed | time in the last quarter and Minells. went through fer the touchdewa. The extra peoint was made on & rush. A fair crowd witnessed the game. The Blues will meet tamnorrow night to decide definitely if their acason is over, but it is thought by the management that there will be no more games. Scarlet Fever Cascs There are three cases of scavlet fever in Plainville, according to a report made by Dr. George F. Cook, health officer. Two cases on chicken pox and seven of whooping ccugh also exist in Plainville. Births A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mra. Freeman Colella of Lewis street. A daughter was born yesterday (0 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ghesnek of Woodland street. Cosmopolitan League . w L 7 13 13 14 15 14 Pet. L7181 594 594 500 464 A17 3338 Norsemen Buccaneers . Rookies M. E. Church Lucky Strikes . Hart & Cooley .. 10 Smoke Eaters . 4 8 Pinnaclerox 0o 20 000 The Rookies battered their way into a tie for second place in the Cosmopolitan bowling league by winning three points from the Buc- caneers in a fierce match at Hart's alleys and going into a deadlock with their victims. The Buccaneers took the first string, but then the Rookies came back-to win the other two and the pinfall point. 8am Pa- vano, R. 8Scoville, C. Yacobellis and A, Gnazzo starred for the winners ai.d C. Heinzman and McNuity for the losers, In spite of a let-down in the bowling, the Nersemen pulled away to & six-ga 1c lead when they won three points from the Lucky Strikes. J. Goranson and J. Mas- trianni were the only men above 300. The Pinnaclerox team has been disrupted by the removed of th ,men from town, while the Hart & C oley team has been in difficulties and the 8moke Eaters have not been able to play lately. "he last team, however, expects to be back after December 1, and it is hoped that the league can be straightencd out again on that date. The scores: Buccaneers | maki Bristol Neus AUTOIST 1S FREED ON SERIOUS COUNT Artbur Brown Found Not on Manslanghter Charge OTHER CASE IS CONTINUED Chamberiain's Case Now Scheduled to Come Up Ia City Cowrt On December S—Drunken Drives Gets 30 Days—Kaplan Case Nolled, In a trial which lasted over an hour in police court today, Arthur A. Brown of 223 Jaochs street was found not guilty of mansiaughter und reckless driving by Judge Wil- liam J. Malone. The charged were preferred by the state following the fatal injury to Antonio Cavalieri of i Park street at the corner of 8chool and West streets on Novem- ber 14th. Cavalieri was struck by Brown's car and died less than two hours after at the Bristol hospital. Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather presented the case for the state and Judge 8. Russell Mink de- fended. Dr. A. 8. Brackett, medical exam- iner, the first witness called, stated that he had made an examination of Cavalicri about an hour after death and found that a fractured skull was the contributing cause. Officer James Keith, who arrived on the scene shortly after the accident, fol- lowed the medical examiner on the stand and testified that an exam- ination of the brakes on the car by him while driving it to police head- quarters showed the footbrake to be in poer condition. He added that he moved the car when he was un- able to find Brown at the scene. Ser- gcant Henry Jeglinski testified to measurements the next day which showed that Cavalieri's body when found, was on the south cross- . Heinzman 113 %0 Peck 98 104 Anderson 97 107 McNulty 100 93 C. Heinzman 124 96 2 490 Rookies .14 ey — 206 115— 308 114— 334 508—1528 93 90 122 109 115 105— 311 274 316 331 320 A. Gnazzo Henry .. €. Yacubellis Sam Pavand R. Scoville ... « 97 98 501 528 Norsemen Goranson .. 104 99 . Gustafson .. 83 100 . Anderson .. 98 87 . Johnson 97 102 523—1552 108— 97— 101— M— 1 3 0 286 290 382 358 Lucky Strikes Mastrianna 119 88 83 115 405 Briefs Miss Dorothy M. Ryder of Farm- ington avenue is about again after a week's illness. There will be a regular meeting of Court General Lawton, F. of A., at 8 o'clock tomo-row night in Odad } Fellows hall. A dance will be held at the Ionic club Wednesday evening under the auspices of Eureka lodge, K. of P., of New Britain. The public is in- vited, Brock-Barnes nost will install its new officers this evening at its regu- lar meeting in IL.egion hall Mra. Anne Melesko of Kent street, will be in court tonight to answer a charge of violating the Jiquor laws. 8he was arrested after & raid last | week upon her home. The school committee will meet in the town hall tonight. It will be a joint meeting with the*board of | finance board, and the proposed ad- dition to the Linden street school will be discussed from the financial angle. Motorcyclist Injured As Machine Hits Fence Henry Zendko, aged 22, of 166 |Smith street, was admitted to New Pritain General hospital shortly be- fore noon yesterday for treatment |for lacerations about the right ankle. He was driving a motorcycle on Routhington rcad and tried to pass an automobile when his machinc | |skidded and struck a fence. Today. he was listed as “very sick” and was in considerable pain BEAT BEARS Chicago, Nev. 26 (UP)—Benny Fricdman’s Detroit Wolverines de- {feated the Chicago Bears at Wrig- ! ley field here yesterday, 14 to 7. The Chicago professional gridders were leading at the half, 7 to 0, but the Wolverines went 56 yards for a touchdown in 12 plays. Their sec- | ond touchdown came after another | drive, topped by a short pass and 397—1167 90— 95— 01— 86— 362—1149 J. Wiilard |Low Man J. Salzillo 307 288 261 203 WOLVERIN | tied that he wi walk, 23 feet from the west side of West street. Earl Fitasimmons, the next wit- ness called by the state, said that he 8chool was driving westerly along street when he noticed Brown cross- ing the intersection in a southerly d"‘!il{lon on West street with the He estimated Brown's rate of speed at H calso noticed that something was dragging under signaf against him (Brown). 45 miles an hour., Erown's car and realized that some- one had been hit. that the man had been struck on the south crosswalk, Christ Shoal and Joseph Coughlin both corrobated the Fitzsimmons in regard to Brown with the signal target set kim. mons, witness, testified that he saw the man being dragged along under Brown's car and at that time also noticed that the signal was red. He did not sce the man hit. The testimony of the defense wit- nesses also tended to convince the court that Cavalleri, instead of being struck on the south crosswalk, as claimed by the stute, had been struck on the north crosswalk. Brown, the first witness in his own defense, testi- proceeding souther- ly along West street and that the signal indicated green, giving him the right of way. He noticed Cav- alieri 4nd slowed up, but then no- ticing the man stop, started across. Just as he reached the north cross- walk, however, Cavalieri, he stated, stepped directly in front of the car. He immediately applied his foot- brake and continued across the in- tersection, stopping on the south crosswalk. Brown's testimony was corroborat- cd in its entirety by E. A. Daigneault, A. G. Farley, A. C. Perring, and M. Clara Dean, Brown's sister, who were riding in the car with him at the time. Andrew Sawe of S8awe and Zeman- tic testified to having tested the Lrakes on Brown's car on October 27 and putting them in excellent condition. The case this morning attracted a large amount of local interest, a number of local attorneys remaining throughout the trial. Given Jail Sentence A Jjuil sentence of thirty days was meted out by Judge Willlam J. Ma- lone in police court this morning to Stanislaw Bouffard of 44 York street, Hartford, who was charged with driving while under the influ- ence of liquor, reckless driving and evading responsibility. Bouffard, according to testimony furnished, while driving slong Broad street Sunday afternoon, first side- swiped an automobile operated by Henry A. Wolletscheid of Lynn, Mass. He failed to stop, however, and a fcw moments later crashed head on into a second automobile operated by Joseph Ozerhaski of a plunge through center by Thomas. Terryville. Mr. Ozerhaski's father Anxious Moments! OM,SURE 0N, SURE' IF 1 DIDNT KEEP IT LOCKED UP THERE'S It was his idea testimony of having passed over the intersection against They were passengers in the small roadster operated by Fitzsim- Henry F. Johnson, also & state ed that he could slarted t> argue. with whe neticed that he toxicated and & call was sent the police. Shertly cycle Pel Bouffard, started up an incline with ties which he had in his car. ezamined at pelice hesdquarters, the accysed was found to be in such condition that he ceuld Whrdly stand because of liqyer which he had tmb’'bed. Bouffard admitted that si of the testimony p.esented against higs was correct and offered no explanstion of his actions. He admitted having had several drinks in Hartford Several more in Bristol during the day. Sentenced to Jall Because Patsy Roberto became exicated Sunday afterneen and sct fire to the woods near the top of Hull atreet, he will be obliged to spend the next sixty days ia the Harttord county jail, Roberto's undeing was brought about by a lookout, who metified Deputy Fire Warden Waiter Law- rence that a fire had been started in the brush near their homes. Upon arriving on the scene, Lawrencs found that Roberto was just emter- ing his boarding place and cense- quently out of the particular distriet in which the fire efficial was permit. ted to make arrests, He notified police headquarters and Reberte was taken into custody. Last fall there were 2 number of forest fires in this particular sec- tion, one of which raged for sev- eral days. Since that time during the dry season a lookout on top of South Mountain has be aln- tained. Kaplan Case Nolled A charge of receiving stolen goods against Nathan Kaplan, lecal junk dealer, was nolled this morning by Judge Willlam J. Malone im pelice court on payment of cdats. Kapian's arrest took place several I'wecks ago after several boys had confessed to the police that they had stripped the uneccupied plant 10f the Bristol Pure Ice company on 8chool street and sold a quantity of brass pipe to him. Prosecuting At- torney James T. Mather informed the court that fu!l restitution had ybeen made for the damage dome. Kaplan was represented by Atterney William N. DeRosier, Manslaughter Case Continwed The case of Ira Chamberlain of Cemetery Road, Plymouth, charged with reckless driving and maa- slaughter, was continued by Judge Malone in police court today ustil Monday morning, December 3, at the request of Prosecuting Attormey James T. Mather. On Saturday, November 17, auts- mobiles operated by Chamberiata and Edward Coombs of Middletewn, Y., sideswiped near the top ef Bhovel 8hop hill. Both parties stop- ped and finding that neither car was damaged to any extent, they continued on their way. Upen ar- rival at Plymouth, however, Mrs. Robert Sqires of North street, Ply- .mouth, who with her husband amd infant daughter, Kurly Elisabeth, were passengers in the Coombs’ car, noticed that the child was dead. No autopsy was held and the exact cause of the child’s death has met been announced by the prosecuter's office. Anthony J. Rich of this city s counsel for Chamberlain. Holiday Thuraday, Nov. 29, Thankagiving Day, will be generally obeerved throughout the city as a heliday. | Btores, factories, banks, city and pro- fessional offices and the publie Ii- brary will be closed all day. The public achools will close at noen ' Wednesday @nd reopen on Monday morning, December 3rd. At the post office the regular heli- day hours will be observed. There will b2 no deliveries by either the city or rural carriers. The stamp window will be open from 7:30 a. m. to 9 a. m. and the registry and money order departments will be closed all day. Mails will be re- ceived and dispatched usual on | holidays, the last mail closing at 5p.m. Blaschke—Elit Miss Ottile Elit, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Elit of Fall Moun- tain road and Earl W. Blaschke, son of Mrs. Willlam Blaschke of 16 Edgewood street were married at 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the German Evangelical Immanuel Lutheran church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George Meyer. Mies Eva Hintz. co of the bride- Kroom, was the maid of hener, and Reinhardt Reindfleisch, & cousin of the bride, was best man. Following an unanneunced wed. ding trip, Mr. and4 Mrs. Blaschke will reside at 16 Edgewood street. Christmas Commitiece Announced The following members of the Bristol evening schools have been appointed to make arrangements for the annual Christmas party te be Leld in the auditorium of the South Side school at a te to be an- (Continued On Page Ten.)