New Britain herald., 1914-11-20

ran into deep snow at the side of the road and became stalled. After try ing in vain to extricate the machine, the driver abandoned the project for the night, leaving for New Britain shortly after o'clock.
 Out for Chicken Thieves.
 That the local authorities are de- termined to apprehend the thieves who have been robbing Berlin chicken coops so relentlessly of late, is evil dent from the efforts they are exer- cising ,There is hardly a day which
 passes that some suspicious looking character is not held temporarily for examination by the prosecuting at torney. rt ., r..s..f Last night Constable John Hackett perceived a"number of chickens in a
 wagon which had been standing in front of Muzzi and Whites saloon on Pennington road for several hours. Ascertaining who the driver of the outfit was, he arrested him and noti- fled Prosecutor Gibney. The latter upon questioning the prisoner became satisfied that the fowl had not been stolen and dis charged him. The prisoner who said ne was EQWdrQ tracey or NeW oTlL- Ain, told that Harry Maxon, a New Britain butcher, bought the chickens in Berlin from Polish man and en- gagged him to drive them to his place on Hartford avenue.
 Maxon rode on the wagon with Tracey until he became drenched by the storm, when he got on a trolley
 car at Boston Corners and hurried home.
 Evidences of Accidents. A farmer driving in from the south ern part of the town reported this morning that he had seen three breaks in the guide fence along the Turnpike road, which were probably caused by automobiles colliding with the struc turc during yesterdays storm. Town Clerks Brother Dead. Town Clerk Francis Fl. Shaw was informed over the long distance phone yesterday of the death of his brother, Horatio Shaw at his home in New Haven early in the morning. He was eig ghty- six years odd.
 MT. and Mrs Shaw will attend the funeral which is to be held in New Haven tomorrow afternoon. Inter- l mcnt will also he in New Haven. Iyccum Meetings. Programs for meetings of the Ken sington Mems Lyceum have been 1 planned as follows:
 ! Monday evening. November 23. the
 meeting will be in the chapel at Upson's corner. There will be an ad-
 dress by John Phillips Street, M. s., Of the Connecticut Agricultural Ex-
 pertinent station, New Haven The
 subject will be: "T>he consumers re-
 sponsibility for food adulteration."
 Mr. Street is the chemist in charge of [ the analytical laboratory. It is ex- pected that this meeting will be of
 great interest to both men and women
 and the members of the Lyceum hope
 that many who are not members will
 attend. The meetings of the Lyceum
 are usually open to the public and l free.
 Monday evening. December IA, the
 meeting will be at the Congregational
 church. There will be a debate upon
 the question: Resolved, That the
 European war contributes more to our
 present business depression than 1 legislation enacted at Washington"
 The disputants upon the affirmative 1 are to be John Emerson and Harold 7; Upson, upon the negative C. F. Lewis 1 and B. P. Moore.
 there will not be a second meeting in l December.
 | January Il. Monday evening the
 meeting will be at the M. E. church There will be a debate upon the ques- ton: Resolved, That women should