New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1928, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1928. Our “Wednesday Specials Ghis “Week | Suggest Much For Xmas Gifts ©hat Are “Wonderful “Values FOR THE MEN Silk and Rayon Half Hose, stripes and Men’s Gloves, brown crepe skin, with fleeced lining, $1.15 checks for 89¢ pair. pair. GLOVES One clasp fabric, in new fall shades, with novelty cuffs, for 83c pair. FANCY APRONS All rubber, nicely decorated in color. Three for 60c or 25¢ each. VERY SPECIAL Military Hair Brushes, real bristles, black or natural color, Combs set nicely boxed, fine to match, Each gift to men, young or old, FOR BOYS Knickers worth $3.95 Tie sets, regular to $1.00 AT ART DEPT. Handkerchief Cases, lace tops, colored 4x10, - $1.00 value, boxed, CARD TABLE COVERS Hand embroidered black satin, $1.50 value, nicely boxed, 95¢ each. BLANKETS Wool mixed in solid color and plaid insets, size 8 79c each. effects, regular price $3.50 PANTY DRESSES Fine chambray and gingham, in two to six year sizes, for 95¢ Philippine broidered, and each. of good gifts. real ebony, $1.95 the set. for $2.69 pair. J for 69c set. 15¢ each. for $2.79 each. For boys, each. 95¢ each. Berlin News ST PAULS T A. B, FLECT OFFICERS Plan Active Campaign During Coming Year FAGAN IS PRESIDENT School Children to Present Play at Town Hall-—Mid-week rvices at Kensington M. E. Church—Bas- ketball Games in New Britain. Robert R. I"fagan was elected pres ident of St. Paul’s T. A. B society at a meeting held last evening in the "Tabs' hall in Kensington. Mr. Fagan lias been a prominent worker in the activities of the organization. Ilc succeeds Henry Rose into office. Mr. Fagan will be assisted by the following ofiicers ) William W. Fag ry Rose; financia Corr; recording secreta sergeant-at-arms, Peter Cor P. J. Buck; chaplain, Re John C. Brennan; trustees, James C. Hart, William Binardo, William McGee and John T. Moore The sociely is considering a plan whereby a social membership will be | established. REV. JOHN C. BRENNAN This will be acted wupon at the next regular meeting of the society which will be held on Jan. 3. tenced to Jail Harry Anderson of Branford was sentenced to six months in jail on a charge of drunken driving and fincd $100 on a second charge of op- erating a car while his license was under suspension at a special session of the Berlin town ning in the town hall. Anderson was given a jail sentence on the drunke driving charge because court records showed that it was his second of- fense. Judge George G. Griswold said that Anderson was unable to pay the fine and will most likely be forced to work off the fine in jail. He was arresied morning by Constable Frank Iirown after a thrilling race. The officer suspected that the Branford man was under the influence of liquor while proceeding along the Berlin turnpike. He blew his whistle and signalled Anderson to stop hut hic kept on going. Brown chased Anderson to Hart- ford and got his man after he had abandoned his car on a side street early Sunday _ will officiate and will speak on “Res- court last cve- and attempted to make his get a {in a clump of bushes. He was tak- len to the New Britain police station by the officer and lodged in a cell |to await trial. | Judge Griswold atated today that| lthere will be a large docket at the [ regnlar session of the court this éve- | | ning. | School Eatertainment | The pupils of the Worthinzton | school will present their annual| | Christmas entertainment at the town | {at 8 o'clock. The program will con- |sist of Christmas carols, recitations | and folk dances. Middy styles, at infants’ department, for hall in Berlin en Thursday evening |} Following the program a play will | be given entitled “A Visit with Sauta Clans. The public is invited to| |attene | | Girl Sconts, Troop 4, will Told| their annual Christmas party in the | scout rooms of the Berlin Congrega- fional church on Wednesday evening ‘v.b 6:30 o'clock. Tt is hoped that |every member of the {roop will be resent and will remember to bring| ifood and gifts for the Christinas basket, ‘The party will be in charge |of Mrs. 8 Chase Coale, captain ©f | |the troop. | Mid-Week Services | Mid-week services will be con- (ducted at the I7:nsington M. 1. church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'c'lock. Rev. L. E. Adkins, pastor. | toration of Broken .ltars music will be given by Misses |and Thelma Brown. County Iegion Meeting Commander H. H. Bunce of Bol- |ton-Kasica post, American Legion. | jannounced today that the Hartford | county legion meeting will be held | in Farmington on Sunday, December This is a change in date of a |Drevious announcement and all Je-, | gionnaires are asked to note it. A large delegation from the local post is expected to attend the meeting. Basketball This Evening | | Both divisions of the Kensington ! Boys’ club basketball teams will see action this evening at the New Brit-| ain high school gymnasium. The Kensington intermediates will clash | with the Highland Park intermedi- ates at 8 o'clock sharp, Immediate- | ly following this game, the senior | team of the local club will meet the | Plainville five in a regularly sched-| uled county “Y” basketball leaguc game. | The games promise plenty of ac- [tion and a large attendance from | Kensington s expected to watch the | Dattles. Both the seniors and the |infermediates captured their games last week and hope to break into| the win column again tonight. | On Saturday, the intermediates will travel to Wapping to mcet the| | Wapping Pioncer Christmas Tree Sale | The Christmas tree committce of Tiolton-Kasica post, American Le- |rion, announced today that Christ- trees and wreaths are on sale at the Legion hall in Kensington. |"The trces will also be on sale | Saturday, at the ¥ {munity hall in Fast Berlin a the Community house in Berlin. | far the Legion has received a large number of orders for trees and | wreaths, | Notices of Meetings A large attendance is expected at |the annual Christmas party of the Ferlin Grange to be held this eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock in the Grange |hali on Yarmington avenue. The party is open to members of the or- ganization and their families. The | children of the Grange members | will present a short program under | the direction of Mrs. Leon G. Hall. | Gifts will be distributed and there | will be a large decorated Christmas three. Refreshments will be served. Miss Anna McDonald, state exten- | sion worker from Storrs, will begin {a course on home nursing at the meeting of the Motherhood club in the Worthington Community hall to- | morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. She will also touch on phases of child |care and training. The course is Special Zmily iopen to everyone in Berlin who is PRETTY GOWNS hand made and hand em- very special value, $1.00 FOR THE WOMEN Full fashioned Silk Hosiery, irregu- lars of one of our own brands, all colors, regular $1.65 for $1.00 pair. Woull make BLOOMERS AND PANTIES For women's wear, for 63c pair. Rayon Vests to match, 55¢ each. FELT SLIPPERS For men, choice of brown and grey, with padded soles, $1.00 pair, PAJAMAS Flannelette in 8 to 16 year sizes, reg- ular value $1.59, priced $1.29 pair. HANDKERCHIEFS .. Grass blea., all linen, for women, ini- tial, six for 75c. Colored border, for men, BREAKFAST CLOTHS All linen, 44x44 inch, all colors, plaid and striped, $1 value for 75¢ each. H. S. TOWELS All linen, with choice of plain white and colors, value to 69c for 49c each. ( WASH SUITS i i 2 to 6 vears, Oliver and interested. The next miceting of the Hart Willara chapter, the American Revolution, will be leld on January 17. The meeting Will be In the form of a discussion on the question. “Should the Present Two-Party System in the United States be Changed.” The hostesses Will he Mre. E. O. Shjerden and Mrs, L. Phelps. ughters of The annual Christmas meeting of the Kensington Sewing club was held sterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry Hooker. Christmas Mail Postmasters S. M. Cowles and A. Barrett of the Kensington and Berlin post offices announced today that the offices have mnot been burdened as yet by any great amount of Christmas mail. The offices are receiving a steady wmount of mail daily but the expected Christmas rush has not developed. The heaviest work is being done in the parcel post departments. st Berlin Items The Pythian Christmas tree celo- hration was well attended last eve- ning. most of the members and fam- ilies buing represented. Santa Claus remembered all. ¥or the children there was candy and fruit in addi- tion fo the gifts. A very enjoyable evening was spent. The Progressiva Readinz circle Will meet this evening at 8 o'clocic with Mrs. Isabell Hazen. There will be a Christmas program in addition to the regular routine. The Community club will meet to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock. for the angual Christmas tree celebration will be made at this time. | A large attendance cvening Is expected. Miss Virginia Walsh who is fn training at the Methodist hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y., is apending (he Christmas vacation at her home here. A canvass is being mada here by members of the American Legion for the sale of Christmas trees. I vear the Legion buys a large q tity of evergreens. The mons used for Legion welfare. The mid-week meeting of the Mcthodist church will be held tonior- row evening at 7:30 o'clock. for tomorrow SENIOR H. S. NOT The jor class of the senior high school met this morning dur-| ing the opening period. Because of the length of the mecting there was a special time schedule this morning for all classes. The students of their banking this the opening period the school did morning during Many of the students are absent | this week with colds and the grip. An anvil block recently made at | Shefficld for a five-ton drop stamp hammer weighs 95 tons. [ oneov’a | ome " 1rs MINE= |TS MINE i i ! | lected Plainville News |SCHOOL ARCHITECT NOT YET SELECTED Special Committes Holds First Mesting—McCarthy Chairman PRIEST FOR %5 YEARS | | Plainville Native Said Tirst Mass Here—Court Lenient . With xu-‘ man—Stores Open Nights—Fight- | ers Fined—Bowling Results, No decision fn the selection of an architect for the addition to the Lin- den strect school was reached last night at the first meeting of the special building committee appoint- ed at the town meeting last week /| and adjournment was made until 8 o'clock Thursday night. Sketches for the addition had been prepared by several architects before the town meeting and the estimate of the cost was based on these, but the commit- tee has not finished the process of narrowing down the fleld and mak- ng a definite tect. Joseph T. McCarthy, chairman of the school committee, was elected chairman of the special building committee, and Miss Nathalie Case, school committee secretary, was named as secretary of the new body. When the architect has been and full building details pre- pared, contractors'. bids will be call- ed for and the work will proceed. Meanwhile the committee in charge of the hond issut is taking steps to insure the legality of the authoriza- | tion of the issue and to obtain the $95,000 which will be needed for the | extra 12 rooms. st for 25 Years Rev. Thomas Rooney of ‘Farrell, Pa., a native of Plainville ,today ob- served the 25th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Father Rooney was ordained on De- cember 18, 1903, at Niagara univer- sity, Erie, Pa. Two days later he celebrated his first mass at the Church of Our Saviour here. The Emma | Plans | pastor of the local church at that time was Father Walsh, another Niagara geaduate. Iather Rooney is the son of the late Timothy J. Rooney. Shortly be- fore his ordination his brother. Dr. Joseph I°. Rooney, was graduated from medical school and hecame lo- cated in Harttord, where he still re- mains. Two sisters, the Mi Mar 1nd Susan Rooney of Crown street, are widely known in Plainville, while a third sister, Miss Katherine Roo- ney, died in January. | Father Rooney was the third ‘l"lum\!lle hoy to hecome a priest. | He is a frequent visitor at his sis- ters’ home and has many friends here. Naaman Escapes Lightly Trving Naaman, colored, charged with misconduct with a white wom- an, escaped with a fine of $10 and costs of $15.81 yesterday afternoon when the woman did not appear against him. The woman, a Mr: | Young of Meriden, was in court a |month ago and admitted relations | with Naaman, being placed on pro- bation for a menth in her father's care, Saturday the authorities were notified that she had disappeared. Naaman pleaded guilty to the | charge. Justice M. O. Ryder was on 'the hench, and Grand Juror Charles | 1. Conlon prosecuted. | Efforts are being made to locatc Mrs, Young. It was the original in- tention of the authorities to release her after yesterday's trial, but now it is thought that, because of her | vlolation of probation, she will be | committed to a state home. “Peeper” Reported Another *“peeper” has been ported as frequenting Mast street on recent nights, but Constable George Schubert, gated. is inclined to doubt the story. He spent a night watching the house from which way led close alongside the house to a garage in the rear. He believes that the occupants of the house have seen the forms of the car driv- j= °rs passing the windows after lock- | |ing up their machines and have mistaken them for “‘peepers.” Stores Open Nights The local stores will iemain open e <PLAINVILLE® TONIGHT DRC BANCROFT 1 BETTY COMPSON : DOCKS OF NEW YORK’ A Powerful Drama | choice of the archi- | who has investi-| complaints had | been made and found that a drive- | evenings this week ‘o take care cf | the usual shopping rush of weck before Christmas. Lighters Fined A Sunday morning argument over their fistic skill which resulted in an attempt to scttle the matter by actual combat brought Donald Sny- the |der and Vio Vilardi into court be- | fore Justice M. O. Ryder yesterday afternoon. Lach was fined $5 and costs of $10.66 for breach of the | peace, while Vilardi was charged {a further $5 for intoxication. Grand jJuror C. F. Conlon prosccuted. { School Closing {day for the Christmas recess, re- ! opening on Mond-y morning, Janu- ary 4. At the high school the noon hour will be omitted and the one session Wil terminate at 12:30 lo'clock. During the vacation perio the janitors of the buildings will supervise Tepair Two Games This Week The Plainville Y. M. C. A. basket- | ball team faces a busy week. To- | night it goes 1o New Britain to en- |gage the Kensington Boys' cluh, | while it is also scheduled to meet |the Bristol Congregational church in Bristol. This second game may be arranged for tomorrow night. giving the team two nights in a row. | Plainville is tied with Southington | for first place in the County “Y" league and needs these games to stay in its position of advantage. School Notes The high school clubs will omit | their meetings tomorrow but on ¥ri- day each will have a Christmas par- ty. Christmas partics are also be- ling planned for Thursday and Fri- day by the pupils ¢f the Linden I streot “and Broad street schools, | The Teachers’ Christmas party at the high achool tomorrow 1izht. There will be a supper, an cntertainment and an ex- change of gifts. The committee in charge consists of Miss Catherine | McCarthy, chairman; Miss Eleanor !Ingles. Miss Barbara Beach, Miss | Lney Sullivan, Miss May Gordan and \I“I‘\‘dvriul; Richards | Public Whist Pythian Temple, To. 29, P. §. will hold a public whist in L 0. O, I ! hall tomorrow night. Prizes will he |awarded and refreshments served. | These whists lave been very suc- cessful this season, and another i pleasant onc is anticipated tomor- row evening. Home For Holldays John Wiley, Jr. has returned home from Bates college, Lewiston, [ Me., to spend the Christmas vaca- tion. | ma Hills will return from Mary Baldwin a Staunton, | Va., tomorrow noon to pass the holi- lays with her mother, Mrs. Edwin H. Hills of Washington street. Mails Cards Now Postmaster James J. Usher foday issued a warning that it was time {to mail Christmas cards for local as | well as state-wide delivery. The co- operation of the public in the mat- ter of early mailing is asked by the post office department to prevent | iamming the mails and to provide certain delivery by Christmas. | Temeo Bowling W, | | ot Volts 681 Amperes Ares . o Ohn . . wesll 29 383 The Watls set. out after the Volts in the Temco bowling league last | night and gained firee games on them by sweeping through the Ares 1o a four-point victory at ihe Re- | creation alleys, 'The Volts struck a {snag and lost three points fo the J while the Amperes won a jon from the Ohms. The marks were made by Lemeris, L. Griffin, Smith, | Broadwell, ( . Wooding, Gran- | ger, Cassidy and Babich. The scores: Watts . Griffin ... 96 102 n. Seymour .. 88 89 | Lepore L. 00 103 1. Gritfin 101 115 Mastrianni 100 109 75 518 Arcs Greener w6 'owers ki3 I*rench 97 Reicher 85 Smith 108 95— 320 464 456—1457 Ohms Livingston 100 88 | Robedeau .. 95 §6 W. Dionne . 50 103 Proadwell 103 1 Ldwards ... 93 81— 279 88— 204 138— 347 503 ! 481 482 Amperes Damiano 95 | Hiltpold 78 40 | Carlson 93 | Wooding 110 304 ilirnnl;v:r a6 324 SELECT YOUR GIFTS AND CARDS AT The Model Sl{gp OPEN EVERY EVENIN TIL CHRISTMAS l 54— | The public schools will close Fri-| club will have f{ts, Berube Peck | Stoching Cassidy Lemeris | Derhy Buckman Griftin | Helm | Babich Humason Mfg. League \ w L Coilers ...... Press Speed . Second Operation Flat Dept. . Office Shipping . Automatics . 0 Crinders . G | The tail-end of the Humason Mfg. Co. bowling lcague wagged the league last night at Hart's alleys when the two last-place feamns came suddenly to life and admi ered stinging _defeats to teams them. The Grinders, by taking the Office for three points, won as many points as they had been able to cap- ture during the entire previous schedule of the loop, while the Au- tonmtics also surprised with a 2-1 win from the Shipping team. Barry, | Pease, Kallenbach, Campbell and Anderson had the highest marks. The scores: above Grinders Conroy ... . 78, 85 R. Coleman . 87 81 Monick ... .83 96 Nyrick .oo0a0e. 91 Barry . Totals .......444 Office Hanson ... . 85 Pease . <111 Evickson . . 88 Miller . L TT Hearns .. Totals 448 Automatics Turner Kallenbach Roy . Camphell | Totals . J. Kolanick |Lindvan . Misluek . Stanley . | Anderson 19 106—207 108— Totals .......426 465 469-1360 Parish Guild Meeting The Parish Guild of the Cliurch of [ Our-8aviour will meet in the parish house at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Notes | The children of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy parish will hold a Christmas party in the eharch hall Sunday afternoon. Rev. Austin I Munich, assistant pastor, will be in charke, | Children’s Night will he observed by Plainville Grange at its meeting tenight. For rent—Half of duplex Touse, £ rooms and garage 73 Tomlinson Ave. Inquire on premises.—adst. | 1ive limprovements, Melito, 37 —advt, Apply to Anfonin Enst strect. Ihone 194 ' ARRESTED BECAUSE HE | TALKED T00 MUCH {John W. Harris of Philadelphia ¥aces Charges of Liquor Con- spiracy, Tolice Reveal. Philadelphia, Dec. 18 (A—John Harris, who operates a restau- 1t next door fo a raided saloon, |was arrested on a charge of con- piracy and illegal possession of li- quor because he talked too much, police revealed today. After wafching the raid, Lemuel | B. Schoficld, the new director of public safety, dropped into the r taurant for a cup of coffee. Harris, not recognizing the head of the po- lice department, told his customer that the new director did not know police business and that the old policemen would soon he pulling the wool over his eyes. The restaurant man leged to have told Schofield that he was inferested in the saloon and showed him a secret door from the restaurant to the saloon. 1 s was surprised when Scho- field revealed his identity and later was arrested on a warrant ordered issued by the dircctor. City Fa_mil; io Have 'Christmas Party Thursday | City officials and municipal build- |ing employes will hold th an- Inual Christmas party Thursday, in- |stead of Monday. the day on which |1t was originally planned to have the social. Matthew J. Callahan, secre- tary to the mayor, is chairman of |the committee, and Registrar Thom- |as J. Smith will be toastmaster. | room tencment ta rent: all is then al- | Bristol News - BRANCH LIBRARIAN DIES AT AGE OF 63 Mrs. Gertrude W. Tribble Suc- cumbs to Heart Disease YOUTH HELD FOR ASSAULT Chester Tirella Allegad (o Have At- tackhed Girl—Judge Regrets He Canuot Send Wife Beater to Jail or Nix Years, Mrs. Gertrua® W of J. red Trit and librarian at the branch wy in Forestyille sinee it wuas opened 24 year died at 9:30 o'clock last night lonte of h Mrs. Rolland D. Barnes, 137 High street, from angina pectoris. She was first stricken last Thursday but rallie although finding it impossible to attend to her Ddutics at the library, was able to be about the house. Shortly tiving last night she suffered a ond stroke and failed to respond to | treatment Mrs. ribble w ville A 26, of Albert 1. and Woodrufi and her entire spent in this city Jeath of her hust made her home w Rolland D). Barnes, her only surviv- ing relative S was a member of the Asbury Methodist ehiureh of For- ville and the Erato Reading club The funeral will be held Thursday \fternoon at tle chapel in the As- bury Methodist chureh in Forestville, Rev. William I Davis, Jr., will con- duet the services urial will he in the family lot in Forestville ceme- Tribhle widow - sister, atter re- 1s horn in Foresf- 1863, the dav Marilla (¢ lite Wl in 191 her sist y Charge Upon the recommendation of Pros ccuting Attorney James T Mather, the case of Tivella of 41 Gaylord strect, charged with a stat- ntory offense, was continued until by Judze Joseph M. Donovan in police conrt today. Chester Tirella was taken into custodoy on Monday afternoon on the comiplaint of a young Plainville woman, who, in a statement made to the proseenting attorney, Tivella with having assanlted her or +(ternoon, Decenther 8. 11 is it Al Tirel seeing the g 1l : for a teolley car in Plainville center, offered her a vide as fara tol. The girl agreed and i convers Fivella, in- tormed him that v 15 on her way to visit her mother i wrrington. ory, of- s Terry « point near charg ion with The wan, according | fered to drive Jier | ville but upon react the headquarters of Contractor ¢ os. mo Vace road, he left the Ligh drove fo a seclnd spot, where ult tool place. v stat ting ed Monday Had signed a certain indiscret Proger admitti denied the assanl. « morn ling he was repres Howard T. Mather While {1 m vilged by t stood that she ried. o the pa Tas heen in poor e time b back, is of a New Bri Loards wilh fricy Six Month 1o P s not A < 11 is nder 1 to he mar- two ¥ md for some sunport her rs she worn a, J the office street, who n o apry ance in police corrt this morning on charges of hreach of fhe assault, will s the months in the Hartford co the maximum sentence being i ed by Judge Joseph M. Done Romanick wus 1 last eve- ning hy Offic hur Messier after v complaint Lad been m (o the police hy Mrs. a so- cial worker, who i her- self in the ¢ b urt today o tuberealosis and is the motier of siy children, the oll a boy of 11 a b ven from on numerot ons and for two and threc a timg had to stay wit! Ler hushand’s tempe The conrt, in imposing th sentenee on Romanich gret that it could not years instead of M ipal Christmas Tollowing out a féw yo her of Commerc sction of a municipal Christmas tree at the west entrance to the Memorial Boulevard. {expected that the tree ed and illuminated for t last night but the lay nece this i jail expressed re- be nade six <ponsored the was at first 14 be wir- irst time vester- ement of work. free g wired today and will be for the {first time this evening. Case Nolled ' Charges of breach of the peace and assault against Rosarie Jean, arrested last evening by Officer James Burns following a complaint, }\m nolled this morning by Prose- cuting Attorney James T. Mather on payment of costs. | Council Meeting | While the special meeting of the city council, scheduled for this eve- ning, was called for the primary purpose of receiving any proposals covering desired changes in the eity charter, other business of a routine nature will also be disposed of. At the request of Mayor W. Ray. mond Crumb. a detailed explanation of the $15,000 overdraft by the school department on the 1927-28 budget appropriation will be pre. sented to the council by Superine tendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche. A large portion of the over-expendi- ture was attributed at that time to the payment of an additional week's ry to all school teachers prior to e Thanksgiving holiday. Mayor Crumb and Mr. Reiche were in conference this morning, ap- parently discussing the overdraft, the school superintendent having heen summoned to the mayor's of- e Councilman Returns Councilman Homer H. Judd, who has been spending two weeks with a party of friends deer hunting in the vicinity of East Otis, Mass., re- turned to his home on West street Seven deer were bagged during the trip. Tish Market Fire The Taurel street and North Main street business sections were threatened for a short time last night when a fire hroke out in the one story f i street, P. O’Loughlin and company, retail fish dealers. The blaze was discovered by Officer John McLaughlin, who turned in a hox alarm at the corner of North Main and Laurel streets. Squad A ind Hose Company No. 1 responded and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze after a hard battle. The fire' was caused, according to fire department officials, by a gas stove, which had been left lighted by store employes becoming over- {heated and burning a hole through ,the floor. The flames rapidly spread 10 a nearby partition and worked through to the roof. The loss is estimated at approximately $50. Auto and Trolley Collide. An automobile owned and oper- ated by Anthony Battisto of South- ington road, Plainville, was wrecked Monday afternoon as a result of a collision with a trolley car at the corner of/ Fast Main and Central streets, Iorestville. No one was jn- mred. Following a hearing before Prosecuting Attorney James Mather this d 10 settle the matter Civilly and no arrests were made. | Bullet Lodged Near Spine Tlhie condition of Kugene Boucher, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. I'rank Boucher of 362 South street, who was shot in the back Sunday afternoon while gathering evergreen near his home, remains the same, according 1o a statement made by Mrs. Effie Simpson, superintendent of the Bristol hospital, where the hoy was removed Monday morning for treatment. The bullet, which was fired by some unknown person from a .22 calibre rifle, lodged near the spine and ias not as yet besn removed. The hoy's left leg is par- d from the hip down and so v has failed to respond to treate ment, The identify of the person firing the rifle has not as yet been deter- mined. The police, who believe that It was probably some young boys, arc still working on the case. Mrs. Enmma E. Goodwin E. Goodwin of 148 d at her home Mon- iay following several months illness with infirmities incident to old age, Born in Plymouth, the daughter of Tewis and Caroline Beach, Mrs, Goodwin spent her early life in that place, coming to Bristol about 40 ) ago. She is survived by one son, George Farver of this city; one daughter, Mrs. Lva M. Smith; twe granddaughters, Mrs. Hagzel Mule peter and Miss Rose Smith; and one areat granddaughter, Miss Lorene Mulpeter, all of Bristol. ‘The funeral will be held Wednes. oon at her late home. be in West cemetery. rederick Judway , one year and two son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Judway of Allentown Road, dicd Sunday evening from infantile troubles The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home of the parents. Rev. 11 D. Jones, pastor of Prospect Methodist church, officiated and burial was in West cemetery. Ncizhborhood Prayer Meeting The weekly neighborhood prayer meeting will he held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs. Trank 8. Colvin of 90 Wood- lind street. Miss Ida M. Clark will be the leader, Playgronnd Commission Meeting A meeting of the city playground commission will be leld in the city council chamber on Wednesday evening, December 12th, at 7 o'clock. Plans for the 1929 summer season will be discussed. months old Too Fast For Alek G'WAN=YOURS AINT GOT A LoLE IN 1T e