New Britain herald., 1914-04-10
vice president, and F. G. Robins, sec retary. ~
 Drum Corps Busy. Season.

Drum Corps Busy Season.
 The ensuing two months will prob ably be, the busiest St. Paups I'M. T. A. & B. Fife and Drum corps has ex- perienced in some time. It's superior ability as a musical aggregation is being acknowledged, not only in this town, but in other sections of Con- necticut and it's services are con- stantly in demand. Manager Pagan states that he has been obliged to turn dcwn many engagements already this year because of the fact that they conflict with promises he had made previously.
 On Thursday, April 23, when the annual fair of the Bristol Y. M. T. A. & B. society opens the local musicians will lead in grand street parade. Two days later, they will journey over to Derby to be present at the annual convention of drum corps of Connec-. ticut. This is al notable occasion and the local boys are awaiting the day with pleasant anticipation.
 One more week, Saturday, May 2, will find Kensington represented at the annual ball of the Twentieth Century drum corps of Meriden. Other. minor engagements will be fulfilled all throughout the month of May until the ;1st, when the comps will be in attendance at the drum corps convention of the Unitsa States, which will take place in Newark, N. J. The trip will be made by boat
 No Decision In Civil Case.
 Judge George 3T1Swold reserved decision in the case Af tho Dickinson Drug company ef New Britain vs. George Cole of Hast Berlin. which was tiled yesterday A0Arnoon at the town court room.
 The Dickinson Drug company claims that the defendant refuses to pay a bill of S33.75 for anti-toxin which was purchased last November when MT. Coles children had dip.ltheria. Dr. Hodgson testified chat he purchased the antt-toxin fro<a the plaintiff with the Knowledge a4A& sonsent of the de- fendant. Health Officer Dr. George f. Durham said that in the capacity of health officer h was authorized to distribute anti-toXis free of charge
 A. w. Upson appeared for the plaintiff and B. W. llcaemer of Mid- Gletown for the do <,r.dant
 Daring Robbery in Kensington. Housecleaning has begun in Ken sington!
 No, not the kind which causes the reader to gasp as he pictures himself beating carpets and performing other duties in connection with the spring sport This is real house. cleaning, past cases of which have proven that furniture, carpets, etc., are carried out and never returned. Town authorities have just been notified Of robbery such as has not been perpetrated in these parts for many. years. 1 Last Saturday, David Stack and 1 family of Elmwood, began moving 1 articles of household furniture into l the SplettstOezer place on Christian i lane which is now owned by the city l of New Britain. After locking LID ] the house, MT. Stack returned late ] Saturday night to Elmwood and did not return until Monday.
 To his great surprise, he found as 1 he entered the house, that almost 1 everything which had been brought |! there two days previous, was missing, among which were two costly carpets l two rugs, several pieces of valuable 1 silverware, a new mattress and two 1 bedsteads. A tool chest had also been tempered with and a few hammers and other articles stolen.
 Deputy Sheriff James Clark is at l work on the case but as the thieves l left no clues it is not probable that
 they will be apprehended.
 Union Fast Day sMeeting.
 Quite a few attended a union fast