The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-29
SOUTHINGTON

ND - v - - - - " GA - Special Journal-Courier News service.)
 southlngton, Oct. 2S.-James Jimily. aged IS years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anthony sirullo of Liberty street, early this morning. The de- ceased was brought from Meriden about three weeks ago suffering from typhoid fever He continually grew worse and his trouble finally terminat- ed into spinal meningitis. James was the most popular young Italian boy and Is the only young Italian in town who has passed through the grammar schools where he showed especial tall ent. He worked as typesetter in the office of the Southington News for short time when he accepted a like position in M4riden. Besides father he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Si rullo of Liberty street, and brother, John of Hartford. The funeral will be held from St. Thomas church at g o'clock tomorrow morning and inter ment will be in St. Thomas cemetery.
 Friday it was given out by the se- leotmen that the high school was to be used as place for basketball games It is now learned that a dis tlnction has been made and that the hall is rentable only to the high school students. This distinction seems unjust and it is hoped that the select man will revoke this decision which is most unrherited. The regular team is organized to give pleasure to the people and they are the real support CTS of the hall
 The first of the ten lectures to the University Extension club will be held in Lewis High school Nov s. The lec- | ture will be on the geology of Connec- ticut southlngton and it's vicinity furnishes some interesting data and | the lecture will be a most Interesting one. The following lecture will be up- on Modern Conditions" and the third lecture will be devoted to early Egypt and its customs with illustrations ----4----s
 | Southington has been unwittingly possessing famous beauty. The Die. ture of Miss Mildred Bassett appear,
 in the New York Evening Journal O.
 Oct 26 as one of the three Americai
 beauties selected to compete with thre
 English beauties which are to b
 chosen. The little girl is 8 years ol
 and is a handsome child with beauti
 full hair
 Rev. c. B. F. Pease preached hi
 farewell sermon in Plantsville Congre
 gational church yesterday morning. H
 expressed his regret at leaving sucI pleasant memories and associations an,
 said that his pastorate in Plantsvill
 would always be considered by him a very happy place In his life It understood that Mir. Pease is to take professorship in Massachusett . preparatory school.
 Jerry O'Connor was arrested Satur
 day night by Officer McCabe in Mil
 dale for intoxication. He was allowe to go upon furnishing $15 bonds to at :. pear this morning when he was rt | leased upon payment of costs. f There was trouble in the Italian sci t dement's yesterday and as a result . woman received a badly cut head, Ht = husband had been drinking heavil t and when reprtmanded used this inetl . cd of sllencing her She was taken 1 Dr W. H. Cushing, where her wound : were dressed
 -' Mir. and Mrs. Frank Clark, who llav been visiting L. c. Clark of this plac
 returned to-day to their home in Sun nit, N. J.
 Henry Merrinan of Bethlehem, Pa ? is a borough visitor.
 Postmaster Thomas Walker has r, :. turned from his trip to Andersonvil [ and describes it as his grandest expe l. ience
 The funeral of Michael Welch, age
 6S years, was held from St. Thoma @ church thls morning at o'clock. Ii ], torment was in Oak Hill cemetery. - State Commander, Appel of Middl !, town was present at the G. A. R. bal
 duet in Red Mems hall Saturday nigh
 -------4a-----i---a------ s MRS. PEPPER HELD. a Charged With the Larceny of a Hou i. in Brooklyn.
 f New York, Oct. 2S.-Justice Aspina n of the supreme court of Brookly = handed down a decision to-day upholt s ing the district attorneys contentic - that Mrs. May Pepper Vanderbilt, mt l. dium, should be held for trial on u
 charge of the larceny of the house l. No 5S7 St. Marks avenue,
 E The wonian's lawyer had argued tn . no charge of larceny could be mac