New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1929, Page 7

thew T, McCormick of . nue, and twe anmm ¥ MoCormick of 97 Wi and Mrs. Nellie Burrell of Mostsord. - The mmr:d:'lu be held : Om o'clock Thul merniag funeral home of Thomas P. O'Brien, 39 Main street, and at 8t. Matthew's church, Forestville, at § o'slesk. Rev, James T. MacDenald will etle- I brate the high mass ef and - COUNCIL TO NAME MflRE_E_[I:lCEMEN ot ot Five Supernumeraries 10 Be| oo S imeoraren wite: Appointed at Mesting he tips of the | Rov v those at | Wildc . were bent 1o dan- ! Cubs gerous ang! d looked as if they | Be might sna any moment. The | attice portico on the old Colonia filling station on the New Britain road was blown down. And the wind made walking about * the streets a chilly and unliked procedure. Drunken Driver Lined Henry Wellsteak of driver of the Trudon & Platt truc which was ditched on Whiting Sunday night, was fincd $100 and costs by Justice M. O. Ryder 1 Plainville News TOWN COURT BILL MEETS WITHFAVOR Hearing Well Attended—One| Change in Text Bristol Neivs crossing gate West Main st 00 mes in the second half of the Humason Mfg. Co. bowlinyg ason were rolled at Hart's alleyr last night, with the Beuvers getting ng Cantrr wvay in front by virtue of a 4-0 win Anderson featured Sclnau, | | | over the Bear 366, while Smith, o went well. | of A. Ernest Crothers of ¢6 Wash- ' ington street, Foreatville, died &t hor home last evening following & shert Herns | Nyberg | Smith With Their Extraordinary Values. - Don’t Let Them Get By You. JERGEN’S TOILET WATER Special packages, choice of odors, N.u:lsse, Jasmine, for Wednesday at only 49c each, ENAMELLED HAT STANDS Found at our notion department,. at this unusually low price, (3 for $1). Only each, MEN’S HALF HOSE Extra value offered in good grade fan- cy rayon, at this low price. Only 25¢ pair. BROADCLOTH ROMPERS At infants’ section, pink, blue, white broadcloth, $1.98 kind, 1, 2, 8 years. Only $1.50 each. 79¢ pai four boxes for en’s wear, regular $1.75 3 GLOVE SPECIAL With novelty cuffs, gloves, wm\ choice of colors, priced only SANITARY NAPKINS The “Puritan”, one dozen in a box— at our notion department. $1. RAYON BLOOMERS AND PANTIES Of first quality, in all colors for wom- Priced only 85¢ pair. / PILLOW TOPS Linen finish cotton, hand embroidered we offer fabric Special offer, s value, at infants’ section, Only $1.00 each, —_— WOMEN'S SILK STOCKINGS Full-Fashioned, Sub Standards of Our Regular $1.65 Secrvice Weight. Three Pairs For $2.75 or $1.00 Pair SILVER PLATED Pie knives, berry spoons, cold meat forks, tomato servers, pearl handled, only 39c each, DISH TOWELS Plaid ones of pure linen, size 18x36 inch and actually worth 42¢, priced only 26¢ each. DRESS GOODS DEPT. Offers 36 inch washable flannels, | tweeds, and kashmere cloth, regular $1.50 value, only $1.00 yard. $3.39 each. _each, | lar T5¢ value. HIG Selcetman Issucs Orders | Joirt Social—Local Girl Honored in (olicge—Basketball Games, s Social q | would be about $6,000 a year. In Ber[,n @WS | 'cvinz to form a volunteer com- | pany, New Britain would be glad to ‘,.n» any possible ald, he concluded. | 'Mhe ‘meeting was attended by many o the pmmmmr men in town. mpmmma Yorbids Sliding y Acting in conjunction with the 100l department, Kirst Selectman Flobn G Hall 'snrenkioed io ay that TO Golllel‘ w“h “ew Bl‘llfllll sliding s forbidden on all the main Nills in the town due to the element of danger that the children are Bfla]‘d SOOB | forced to face. Starting today slid- [ing will be absolutely forbidden on the following hills; Percival avenue, IM\EREST RUNS | Damon’s ill, School street, Gaplin's hill Upson’s corner to the railroad | underpass. “I, Children will be allowed to slide on Morton’s hill in Kensington pro. Aginst Sliding—Legion 0 Hold vided that they turn into Pecl street and do not go to Upson's corner o discourage the children | from going down the road from |i'pson’s corner to the railroad wa- A canmittee of three voters and | derpass. Sliding will also be allow- the bowrd of selectmen were ap-|cd on Hudson street and on back pointed to meet with the New Brit-|roads where there is no danger ain fireboard in the near future at|from automobiles. the speial town meeting held last Honored At College evening at the town hall to discuss| worq was received today from the the prollem of fire protection from | (oily school for Girls at New Lon- city of New Britain. The \oivrs| g, "N, §i,, of the election of Kliza- named vere Pardon C. Ricke¥, |huqh Coule of Berlin as retary Claude W. Stevens and Robert O:|yucurer of the senior class, Miss Clark. ‘oale is the daughter of Mr. and Chairman James J. Butler of the iy, & New Britain board told the gather-| jjga. ing that no definite plans had come | 5 before the board in regard to cun-| ot % . bR Z BT 2 SRRt SPuDi A joint social will be given at the Yonoe! aliHongt 36 hiad | Degn sion hall in Kensington on Iri- cussod at board meetings from time | day evening, Feb. 1, at 8 o'clock for $b tinie for five or ik etas {the members of the American Le- Mr Butler said that New Britain | 5100 and the auxiliary. Refresh- faced with the necessity of | Ments will be in charge of Mrs. Leon forming a new station in the west | 1141l 3rs. Henry Suprenant, Mrs, end of the city at the present time, [ 13dgar Pickett, Mrs. Charles Dickin- Sending a conipany out of town, ac- 5on and 1red Scofield. cordhg 1o the chafrman, Whist Party Last Evening distnet without fire protection . Lver-Ready whist players secms unfait to the city of No¥ st evening with Brisin. It is not the intention of Curcy. Kirst prize was aw the fire board to cancel the con- Mrs, George Tryon. Mrs, Bl trac on the 30 days notice provided [ om was given the consolation prize. tn the contract, he assurcd his lis-| Rofreshments were served. tenes. New Britain would be will- | Wedding Anniversary ing to give aid to Berlin in casc| Ar. and Mrs. William F. Sheldon need arose at any time, | were tendered a surprise party last Jbrmation of a volunteer company | cvening by several of their friends tn Berlin would be a beticr thing 10 in honor of their 20th wedding an- do since the ne y of protection [niversary. Games and cards were in ‘he town y enjoyed. Butler added. Chicf Noble of the| The couple was married on Jan. v Britain department stated that|sg, 1809, by Rev, Dr. Davis, former- the formation of such a compuny ||y pastor of the South Congrega- would be a long step forward in (he | fional church in New Britain, at the development of the town. Jic added | home of Mrs, Sheldon. then Miss that with the fire protection now | ppictina Manz of Hartford avenue, afforded Berlin, an eclement of 1isk | xow Britain, They have five sons, accompanies cach alarm which calls| 1,000 William Jr., Louis, Donald the New Britain apparatus to the : J Tigaad ' : 1¢and Kenneth. town. That the city of New Brit- Meeting Thursday ain is in some manner IIXO'.\MHl ) - toty however. was brought out in a reaq.| The Woman's Missionary society ing of the contract which |»r0\id. of the Kensington Congregational that Berlin shall insurc for the|C'Urch will mect Thursday after- amount of $10,000 against any ac-|"000 At 3 oclock ai the home of cident to the apparatus of Company W. Emorson. Al inembers No. 2, the only one at present an-| uested to be present. ering calls from Bevli | : i < is inferest in six and a half acres was Drought out ik Hob Yol thel ¢ and sifuated on Worthington 4| ridge near the Adelson filling station Ito Philip Gricl the officers from that ci that this has no bearing on the pr ent situation since an entircly neig borly feeling exists between both partics to the contract. At no fim should the town of Berlin fecl itseif | not at liberty to call on New Drit- lfl',;:lf,l”,f,.:"]’:”"l‘f:"_‘.fl"”'f Noble and |, (1 court will be held this evening SRel by AN ron [at the town hall at 17:30 o'clock. Asked by local residents concern- | 5400 George G. Griswold will pre- ing the approximate cost of forming | ;a1."0\ {le beneh and Prosecutor C. a volunteer company, Chief Noble |1y (¢ SCT0 e state, A said that a pumper = of £allons | o1y gocket will come up for dis- capacity would cost about $12,500. | oy 1t would be a combination pumpcr. i jugge Griswold stated today that hose and a very unlikely thdt the case of being used Rapp of Middletown, charged the water | With criminal negligence in the death Gistriets is g ew RBritain, - of Hubert Williams of Viritain, the will come up. He has not heen no- The deed also includes 80 res of land in Kensington known the “Beckett” farm. ’ Court This The weekly on of the Berlin in New pressure i ter than (ha of said in New pamper parts of the town whe would he faken from st . The upkeep the salaries of two water T < as yet. or| Mceting Tomorrow iding | The Woman's Missionary full time wmen, of the Berlin Cong cost, i society 'gational church . Chase Coale of Worthington | COMFORTABLES Pure wool filled, silkoline covered, sold regularly at $5.00 for Wednesday, BATH TOWELS Plaid and striped effects, rose, bluc gold, regular 39c value, priced only 25 HANDKERCHIEFS . ... We offer for men colored border and initial handkerchief: only hoxes of three, regu- Only 59¢ box. o'clock at the home of Mrs. F Deming. Reports of work in s places will be given under the sub- Jeet, “Gleanings from the Mail Bag.” Yollowing the meeting there w be a sale for which cach member asked to bring a contribution eithet of home cooked food, canned fruit, vegetables or any saleable article. There will be cial musie, Ttems Mrs. Catherine Smith is serious ill at the home of her daughter, M Charles Lange of Kensington. Samuel Greene was notified vester- day that his father, Lewis Greene, was dying at is home in Washing- ton, D, Baskethall Games A Targe atfendance is expected at the Frate 1 two first class I by Kensington Bo: follow the games, At 7:30 o'clock, the infermed of the club wil elash with the Wap- ping Pioncers. In the main game the senior five of the club will meet club, the Mill Plain Union church team of Waterbury, "The visitors hold one victory over the club and the locals will be anxious to avenge the defeat. Whist This Evening Contrary to the announcement in last evening’s paper, the card party this cvening at the Ta the, ices of St. Paul's T. A. B. society, will be opened to all the men in town and not just the Tab mem- bers. A good time is promised all who attend. teams be present. Last Berlin Items The Sacred Heart whist held last evening was well patronized. The prizes were awarded to the follow- ing: First, Jarvis Dowd; sccond. Miss Peggy third, J. Williams: fourth, Miller; fifth, Miss Katherine whist will be night, The Wesle: D. McK: held next Monday ans met last evening at the honie of Mrs. A. R. Barnes. Plans for the birthday banquet were com- pleted, the event to be hield on Lin- coln's birthday. The Community club will meet tomorrow night at § o'clock at Com- munity hall. - Announcement relative to the several committees will be made at (his time. A short enter- tainment program has been ar. r ; :Fife and Drum corps will hold their pegular weekly rehearsal on Thursday e Community hail. t Berlin took games from the three Beckley ning. Another game has been ar- ranged with the Beckley team for e evening of February 7 on the Fraternal alleys. The Stanley Chem- ical destruction team wiil meet the paint makers this evening on the 1 this evening when ethall gamos will played under the auspices of the 4y Dancing will tes hall under Many of the setback bout the town are expected to | Another ning at 7:30 o'clock at straight bowling | v {team on the home alleys last eve- |JUDGE T0 BE MADE CLERK Town Planners Hold Short Meeting | —Winds Blow Things About— Property Transters—High School | Has Gamc—Bricfs, The proposed bill for a town court was. unanimously approved by about 30 persons who attended a hearing held by the Chamber of Commerce last night and the measure, after | one minor change has been made in | its provisions, is expected to be in-; troduced into the general assembly | by Representative Robert B. White. The hearing w chamber's legislative committee, which 8. 8. Gwillim is chairman. Mr. Gwillim, in cxplaining the bill "|and the benefits which would accrue to Plainville if it were adopted, stat- ed that two years ago, when a sim- measure was bhefore the assem- bly, he was opposed to it, but now he has become convinced that ft would be a distinct advance over the ! system of justice courts now in for here, Numerous questions were azked by those present, ond soveral ga their views on the matter. The zen- eral opinion that the tem was an unfair one. ' it was explained 'nee of any method of reim- r$ exeept by ssing costs of court on the pr and, it being felt that ihe col stable and others cannot givae the services and time for nothing, a small fine is usually meted cut, with costs of court 4. In these cases, It was s is 8o trivial or non-c a town court, where have regular salavies, a fAndin | not guilty would he promptly enter- |ed or else the charges wouid be nolled. Another advantaze court which has be the provision for the ords. At present il ol i are the personal ones of the individ: | justices, and if a frequent ofiend brought up hefore dii there is no way of showing has been convicted previof Tt was this matter of ke ords which led to the only of the bill at last night's he 1t in town 1 out s of ree tee provides that the prosccuting at- | torney be the clerk of the conrt, hut the suggestion was made that the fijudge act as cle The bill was modelled on the stafute ercating town court in Bloomfie and the | prosecutor is clerk there, but the general practice about for the judge to serve pacity. The suggested chahze met with favor and will be incorporated into the Dill. At the conclusion of the dis sion, the matter was put to a vote, and all present were found to he in favor of the mcasure: 1t presented to the assembly day, which is the last d submitting of bills. It the town court adopted, great credit will be duc to Repre- sentative White, who pushed a bill for such a cour rs ago only to meet with its tion Decause of opposition. Undiscouraged, and believing that a town court was nec- essury if justice was to be disy properly, Mr. White rencwed his ight this year and has convinced the {former opponents of his plan that it {is a progressive step. The Chamber of Commerce has also had a hand in the matter this time and has work. in that ca- by for the is bill, Town Planners Meet short last night and dis- | cu; meeting presented specifications and approxi mate costs for the 2 these streets, but no definite action was taken. wished to attend the town carly. High Wind A high wind Dlew things about the town last night and today but did not ap; to have done any great damage. Movable sidewalks home alleys. The winners will meet the smoke eaters on I'ebruary 1, The alleys are becoming increasingly pop- George MacDonald was high man for last week, evening at Community hall. The mid-week meeting of the Methodist church will be held to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock il‘ the church social rooms. HOU TAG - TAG - MoK TAAAAG ! IS FRECKLES AT HOME? IF LE 1S TELL HIM TO COME UE IBN'T? Wiy HE ISNT AT THE HOSPITAL EITHER, sponsored by the | of | s due to| must be | i | ed with Mr. White in preparing the| | Miss 1 | new The town plan commission held a;n\on'n\\. The boys' club will meet Friday | | vide music. » | inter *and tising purposes. s | The draft prepared by the ‘onmm-“ the state fs| | | | had struck hin. e lmembers of the [here 1 | | his | house, ed Kent, Milford and Woodland | O. streets. Secretary Frank T. W h(‘t‘l(‘r\ Pythian improving of | Several of the members | ieavers court | Panthers liearing, so the meeting adjourned |Shamrocks night on a charge of operating a| motor vehicte while under the in-| uence of liqu Wellsteak was ar- | rested by Constable B. J. Wadsworth cn complaint of another truck driver, who alleged the Bristol maa | * club is planning a | Lig publ for February 15. | The “Trinity Baccanaliuns will pro- | Miss Helen Barret room had a perfect record in bany ing this morning. Last week the inden Strect school again led witn 70 per cent, with the Broad Stre hool having 60 per cent and the High school 37 per cent. The total cent, or 73§ deposits. first regular mecting of the High school student council was held this afternoon to discuss puassing ini Association | program committee met yesterday afternoon and laid out a program for the remaining meetings of the year. It is hoped to have prominent speak- crs come here to discuss such phase: of school management as the platoon system, the reason for carly witin- drawal from school, and High school stem, (1 teacher training pro- gram of this state. The school committce will hold its 1cgular meeting on Wednesday eve- ning, Kebruary ¢ Property Louis Siering of sold 1 s of land in ain, Plainville - and armington Peter and George Sicring of tritain. rge has ti U to Peter Sicrin Charles Klarich has in two sales of properly at Victory Terrace. | transferred Lot | No. 52 to Michacl Sasck =nd Nos. 1 20 and 50 to Mary Susch. Joseph Barysevich has purchased | and buildings frem Antonio Lipicko, the prop: being Lot No. 27 on the Edman Farm tract. The John Cooke Co. has sold Lot No. 52 at Pinchurst mauor to kliz Lith Anderson. The Norfon Tce Co. has leased ind on New Dritain avenue to John A. Andrews & Co., Inc., for adver- The lease is fol annual rental of | 's ninth grade ansfers New Britain has New Brit- to New en involved | at an Benefit Dance A dance for the benefit of the Plainville Public Health Nursing as- sociation will be held in the high | school gymmasinm on Friday night, Music will be fur-| Tusillo's orchestra of kets arc being sold by nursing hoard and | also at Ryington's, Thrall's, and the | Plainville pharmacy. | High School Basketball Plainville high school will mect Terryville high in a W n Con- neeticnt League basketball game day night. The constant improvement of the local team has raised its expectations, and it ha hopes of trimming the visitors, There will he another game on the card— between the Plainville and Ken- sington Boys' club. Notes | Yare has veturned home in Tunkhannoc . | A supper will be held from 6 to | 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening at the Church of Our Saviour parish | Tickets are on sale at the | Mod«i shop. About a dozen cases of measles | have Leen reporfed to the health officer, Dr. George F. Cook, within the past fow d A Valentine soc Hartford., Robert 1. W and dance will | be n at the Tonic club on Satur- evening, Music will be fur- nished by the Imperial orchestra. The public is invited. The High School Art club, under or Tngles, will inspect the county building in Hartford to- A public whist will he held in T. 0. 1% hall tomorrow night by Temple, P. 8. Refresh- ments will be served Humason Mfg. W League T ~<PLAINVILLE® TONIGHT ATRICE JOY in “MAN MADE WOME with H. B. Warner and Seena Owen 1|n- World's ‘-"‘l'('pt Story Matinee—Wod. at 4 Matinee—Thurs. at 2:30 Lagasse | Pea ‘\umlnhvll ‘msferred his | Sta | yeurs ago but this is her ope BUT HE'S THERE = ENEN MOM AND POP ARE THERE RIGLT THIS Miiler lenbach Lrickson 1 Totals Wildcats an 104 w9 Totals | Kolanck Anderson Totals Monick Roy Barry . Totals Coleman Johnson | Large Crowd Attends Get-Together Meeting—Miss kK McCor- Wiring Causes Fire—Basketball—Items, rgarct Dics—Defective Five new supernumeraries will be {appointed to the police department ‘at the city council this evening. ac- 305—820 cording to morning ! statement made this Mayor W. Raymond he men to be named are nder Caruso, Warren Perring- k J. Dougeneck, | Day. and William T. Leishman. | All of the new men recently com- .|\l<‘ll-d a three months' course at the poli school in Hartford, in which [they were instructed in the funda- { mentals of jiu-jitsu. boxing. methods of disarming suspects, shooting. and other police work which a guardian of the law is supposed to kyow. Each passed the various tests creditabl according to the mayor. the lowest average attained heing 61 per cent 280—T797 | The appointments tonight will m; Rusgrove J. Kolanck Selnau AR — —— | while their marks 302—83% | out, it is understood that most of | church, conducted the services and Totals . Mesluck nley .. Weber, Young wductor, Mar Claire Acclaimed in Boston Opening Boston, Jan. performance | O ta for opera lovers last night. I foremost, of course, there vehicle, Lohengrin, and there was the first their marriage of l{(nr\ G. wr old conductor, his W |the role of 13 IFor both is was a gala night. Weber sfill billed on the prog Marion Claire was a lovely and although music that her voice lacked somethin, volume and quality, she wa il conceded to have > | police school tr: " NEWLY WED OPERA STARS | TRIUMPH IN LOHENGRIN | and 28 (P—The opening of the Chicugo Civie company’s annual two week in Boston held double interest | st and " was the secondly appearance since Weber, nd Mar e of a week, who sang | ion | Mrs. s crities found | Wy cessful if not a distinguished appear- Weber and contidence and wife won generous plaudits. Miss Claire made her debut with the Chicago company. ductor and singer goans although they first Lurope. met, Besides Miss Claire, the cast in-| clu Maria Olszewska of the . who sang Ortrud and conducted with poise hushand and two in Schipper, the ¥rederick Teuramund. Iiene Maison sang the title role while | Alexander Kipnis again lent sonorous voice to the part of king. Cuticura Heals Intense ltching Burning Pimples “Ibad a rash break out on my chin. Later it developed into pim- did not belp me. I read an adver- tisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for a free sam- Edward A. Kralik, Jr., 40 Green 8t., Dudley, Ma Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal- cum ate all you need for all toilet uses, Soap to cleanse, Ointment to soothe, Talcum to powder. P JP™ Cuticura Shaving Stick 28c. THEY CALLED UP AN SAID TUEY HAVE TO GWE FRECKLES AN OPERATION SO MOM AN POP HURRIED RIGAT ONER TO his the the men available duty immediately. A number of the members of the present force also attended the eve- ning school with the applicants and were not given for extra police {them passed snccessfil First Applicants So Trained The group of applicants to be pointed tonight to the supernumé ¢ force is the first to receive such ning prior o ap- | pointment. v last fall when it was decided {o increase the supe numerary force, approximately applicants were interviewed by | hoard. ¥rom this numbe it we ‘mm avorable consideration and these were first given a written ex mination prepared by Mayor W. | Raymond Crumb and s of the board. Five of the eight survived the test, At that time, the question schooling the applicants in the rudiments of police work . brought up and it was arranged to ¢ them attend the MHartford school. The result of this uction has, {in the opinion of Chict Brnest T. Belder and members of the police hoard, heen more than satisfactory and in the future no appointments will he made until such schooling been completed. Get-Together Moeting About 400 men of K. Joscpl's parish aftended a get-together meet- {ing last evening in St. Joseph's Guild all ns guesis of the pastor, Rov. jam aflin and his assistant, ey, Stephen Carr. In welcoming |the men, Father Laflin spoke of the pirit of cooperation so mongst ishioners since his appointment several months ago and urged that it be continued. Father | Carr also made a few remarks. Ex-Mayor Joseph I%. Dutton, a memt of the season | speaker of the cvening, was then m- The con- |roduced are both Chica- by Father laflin as a former ishioner in the little ham- Iet of Forestville, Mr. Dutton, after paying tribute to the present pastor of 8t. Joseph's, in a forty-five minut» 's new to Boston, |talk told of some of his experiences Vienna | Bmil on his seve trips around |world. He spoke of the customs of [the natives of the Near East, told of having been granted with two other Amecricans an audience with Pope { Pius in Rome, and recounted several {numerous incidents happening dur- [ing his visit in Ireland. The entertainment program con- sisted of several vocal selections by the church quartet and threc boxing houts. The boxers were furnished for the occasion through the court- esy of Tommy Hinchliffe of the Park Athletic club. The first bout s refereed by IFire Chief John H. fayes, the second by ex-Mayor Dut- |ton, and the third by I Edward Picrce, one of the proprictors of Lake Compounce. Mr. Dutton, be- |licving discretion the better part of valor, performed his duties from a seat on the side lines. Prior to the bouts refreshments were served. It is the intention of Father Laflin to hold such get-together mectings cach three months. Miss Margaret McCormick s Margaret McCormick, 64, of Washington street, Forestville, Monday afternoon at the St. {I°rancis hospital, Hartford, where |she had been taken for treatment |the previous day. She had been in |poor health for several months, Born in Ireland in 1865, Miss Mec- Cormick came to this country as a voung girl, settling with her parents in Hartford. In 1851 she moved to Iorestville and had since resided there. She was a member of t. Matthew's church, St. Matthew's Guild and of Fidelia Circle, Surviving are one brother, Mat- \PASSED TESTS CREDITABLY “rank D. | the the | illness. She was borm iu New Brit- ain, the daughter of Sidney and Mary Vosburg and had resided In that city until & few years age. l"\lllel‘ll services will be held at 30 o'clock Wednesday afterneon at her lute home. Rev. Hubert D. | Jones, pastor of the Prospect Meth- | odist church, will officiate and bu ial will be in West cemetery, th city. Fire in Show Windew Defective wiring was givea as the cause for a fire which broke eut shortly after 2 o'clock Monday aft- ernoon in the show windew of the. furniture store of Jacob I Resen- blatt on North Main street, The smoke was noticed by a paseerby, who summoned Bquad A of the cen- tral fire station nearby. The dam- | age was slight, Partition Squad A and Engin® Company Ne. 1 were called out at #:35 p. m, M day for a fire in the home of Ryy Swinton on Middle street. The hiage which it is believed by fire ofticials was caused by defective wiring, was extinguished with but little damage. ngerbower Funeral of C, ¥, Af The funeral of Charles F, Ange bower, for over forty years dem cratic registrar of voters In the sec- ond voting district and promineat in | city affairs for half a century, was | held at his late home, ¢9 Washing- | ton street, at 2:30 o'clock this afters noon. Rev. Hubert D, Jones, pas- tor of the Prospect Methadist 1 was in West cemetery. The | funcral was attended by a number of city officials and by a delegation from the democratic town committs which Mr, Angerbower was a cmber, The flag on city hall was flown today at half mast as a mark of re- spect to the deceased. Basketball Wednesday A capacity house is anticipated on Wednesday evening, January 80th, at the state armory when the power- ful New Britain basketball team is slated to tangle with the local New Departures. | This will be the third clash be- {tween these bitter rivals, both con- tenders for state champlonship honors. The teams hooked up in a doublcheader on New Year's o splitting even in two of the hettest engagements of the year. After being nosed out fin the afternoon at Stanley Arena, 26 to 24, in & game that required an overtime period, the New Britainites balanced the scales at night in this city by winning, 38 1o The game will start promptly at 9:15 with Billy Coyle of Walling- ford holding the whistle, Tuncral of Mrs. A. Alletta Read The funeral of Mrs. A. Alletta Read of 142 South street, whe died at the Bristol hospital Sunday, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday aft- | ernoon, instead of today as at first announced, at the funeral home of Thomas P. O'Brien, 39 Main street. v. John Wilkins, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, will conduet the services and burial will be ia the Forestville cemetery. Red Men's Mecting A mecting of Compounce Tribe, . 0. R. M. will be held at 8 o'clock this evening in the vil'-m on Prospect street. Nelghborhood Prayer Mesting The weekly neighborhood prayer meeting will be held at 9:30 e'clock Wednesday morning at the home of Mis. Helen R. Smith, 118 Grove street. Mra. Rolant T. Hull w|ll be the leader. bur FRACTURES SKULL Lcominster, Mass., Jan. 39.—#— Manzio Dimarsio, 64, of Leomingter, received a fractured skull whes he . was struck by an automoblle driven by Wilfred Trudeyy of Fitchburg, on Central street, yesterday afternoen. 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