New Britain herald., 1915-11-01

the IdlI Was most satisfactory. Hc committee of arrangements if grateful for the support given them in the undertaking and through Mrs. Clark today expressed it's appreciation.
 Aged Veteran Drops Dead.
 Sperry Sheldon, father of Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. William Fox of this place, dropped dead Saturday night while waiting for a trolley car in front of the Forest house in For estville. He was seized with an at- tack of heart trouble and fell to the sidewalk unconscious. Life was eX- tinct when bystanders reached his side.
 MT. Sheldon was seventy-two years of age and was employed in Sessions Clock shop for many years. He was a veteran of the Civil war, and was we'll known resident of Forestville.
 Gould Not Badly Hurt.
 Victor Gould returned to his home yesterday from Waterbury where he was painfully injured last Wednesday when he fell from a ladder which he was using in his work as an electrl- elan. He is suffering considerable pain from bad scalp wound but his injuries are not regarded as serious.
 His parents, MT. and Mrs. David Gould of Whiting street, spent many anxious hours Saturday owing to their inability to get any definite news con- corning the report circulated here that the young man had been killed. They were advised Friday night that Victor had met with a fatal accident in Wa terhury.
 Saturday after making frantic efforts to learn something about his late by phone. the young mans par ents went to the Brass city in search of him. At the factory where he had been employed they were told that he had resigned his place few days ago. They could get no information at the Boys club, where he roomed, other than the fact that he had not been 'n the place since Wednesday. The po- Ice, hospital authorities and his friends were interviewed but all pro- fessed to know nothing regarding Goulds whereabouts or the accident which he was said to have met with.
 They returned home ignorant of his fate. Yesterday Gould came to Plain vile. He told his parents that he had hurt his head by a fall from ladder last Wednesday and had since been
 
 Town Will Have to Borrow.
 First Selectman w. J. Johnson IS making arrangements to call on the banks for financial assistance for the town, Treasurer Hird's fund having teen raided to such an extent that 1t is now practically depleted. The town las to pay by November 10th the comptroller's bill for state county and military taxes, which this year totals $500 and the money to llqu1date the statement must be borrowed.
 The towns tax money is usually used up about this season of the year end the selectmen have to borrow from the banks to tide them over until spring, when Collector Hemingway calls on the property owners to con- tribute towards the general expenses.
 Police Wait for skinny
 Members of the state police force have been in town almost constantly for the past three days seeking addi- tional information regarding the operations of the alleged white slavers, bound over from the Bristol court last week following raid on a disorderly house in that city. Although the officers are here ostensibly for the purpose of getting evidence, their chief motive is said to concern the ca pture of a man known as Skinny" whom they believe Is the ring leader of the gang which has been operating notorious resorts in various parts of the state for the past few months.
 Skinny" was not captured in the raid and the police have since been working hard to apprehend him. Jennie Manchester, a former inmate Of one of the esta blishments, which the gang conducted, is staying at the home of Miss Anna Granniss on Whit i ing street, pending a disposition of i the case against the proprietors. 1 The Manchester girl gave the authori- | ties much of the evidence on which | they worked up the case and, believing l that skinny" is liable to return in wise prevent the state from getting 1 her testimony, Chief Egan's men have | been keeping a close watch on the l place where she is staying.
 Lights Were Distinguished.
 Halloween celebrators were re- sponsible for the Stygian darkness which prevailed on some of the streets around town last night. Saturday the young jokers were abroad and they "shinned" up the telegraph poles and the electric bulbs, putting the service on some streets out of com mission Representatives of the United Electric Light and Water company were here today to repair the damage.
 The selectmen had no officers on duty Saturday night. The constables I, there was no serious disturbance. The usual pranks were played but the night passed without any trouble