New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
all, as the noise had abated and peace

all, as the noise had abated and peace reigned supreme once again. He felt that MT. Chapman should come around in the morning, however, and conduct an investigation.
 Upon looking into matters, the con- stable noticed that the boards on a shed had been torn off and replaced. He questioned the alleged trouble, maker. who explained that, while he was driving an ox-cart of household goods out of the yard late last night. the hub of one of the wheels struck the corner of the building and pulled off few boards. It was when he started to nail them back on again that his brother thought he was, get ting square by damaging the interior of his house.
 No arrest was made.
 Investigate Gang Fight.
 Officer William Ritchie was about town yesterday getting some facs in regard to gang fight which is said to have taken place Sunday light near the Tower building in kenling ton. It is probable that some arrests will be made this week.
 Residents in the neighborhood state that they heard loud talking and sounds of a scuffie. Others tell that an Italian laborer rushed down the Pennington road crying ''They won't kill him if I know it."
 The building in which the quarrel took place is within stones throw from the one in which murdei was committed a few years ago by several intoxicated Italians.
 Names of Parents Not Signdi.
 A marriage lencense which was granted Charles Henry Stbbins of Middletown and Miss Stella May Knight of East berlin by the Middletown clerk was returned to Town Clerk Francb Fl. Shaw today. 1t was noticed that while the groom is but twenty years old, the consent of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry l.. Stebbins, was not written on the document. According to law. no one is authorized to unite a couple in matrimony unless the parents or guardian of the underaged person, give their written conseit
 MT. Stebbins and Miss Knight were married March 16 by Rev. Edgar Hyde of the Middletown Baptist church.
 V. I. $. Plans Entertainmen <.
 The entertainment committee If the East Berlin Village Improvement so- ciety is again busy. Arrangements are being made for pretentiols so- cial to be given at Athletic hall shortly after Lent.
 Since the first two of serils of moving picture entertainments ter minated in failures, the society, which has been very active this year, aban- doned their money making ventures. The people have missed the pspular entertainments and it is in conadera- tion of this fact that the energetic committee has again taken up it's work.
 Methodist Pastors Return.
 When the list of appointment were read last evening at the concluson of the New York East conference m Mt Vernon. N. Y., it was learned that the local Methodist pastors, Rev Edwin M. Pickup and Rev. l.. B. Gray were returned for another year to their pastorates at Kensington and East Berlin, respectively.
 Nearly a hundred changes were made by Bishop Luther B. Wilson, but Methodists here were highly elated over the fact that their preachers were retained for them. Both have been here about year and have gained a large host of friends in that tin1e. Rev. MT. Gray recovered only recently from an extended illness.
 Both MT. Pickup and Mr. Gray