New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-12

by man named Rhoades. who
opened "jitney' service between |
Plainvil1e and Bristol some time ago !
With him in the car at the time of |
the accident, besides Mr.. Erbe, were !
Thomas Cassidy of Plainville and |
Clyde Parsons of Bristol. The steer
ing gear on the auto was put out Of
commission while the party was en-
tering Winsted, and on O. curve in the
road the machine turned turtle.
Cassidy escaped uninjured The
driver got a sprained- arm. Parsons
had rib broken and Erbe was
slightly injured They were treated
by Winsted physician, all returning
to their homes Saturday.
Chautauqua Opens.
Threatening weather failed to
dampen the enthusiasm of the mem
bers of thine Connecticut Chautauqua
association who attended the OPEN
, ing of the sixteenth, annual assembly
at the camp grounds this afternoon
and the season was started auspic-
iously. Practically all the cottages ut
the grounds are now occupied and
the Chautauquans spent the day pre-
pairing for the activities scheduled for
the next eight days.
PRESIDENT Truman J. Spencer of
Hartford formally opened the assem-
Oily at o'clock this afternoon. He
gave an address in which he outlined
the program for the session.
The first of the entertainments
scheduled for the assembly will be
given tonight. Miss Julia Rogers Beach
xxyifh <xf
Madame Butterfly"
Tomorrow members of the associa-
ton will get down to work, the vari-
Gus classes meeting during the day to
organize and start on their respective
stdies At O'Clock in the morning
the students of basketry will assemble
| Oscar A. Phelps will give Sunday
school talk at 8:45 and at O'Clock
Mrs. Kittie Holbrook will organize her
class in elocution The cooking
school will hold it's first meeting at
9:45 and at 10 O'Clock the children's
story hour will begin "Feathered
Facts for Bird Protection" will be the
subject of a nature talk by Miss Julia
F. White at IL o'clock
The assembly chorus will rehearse
at :S0 In the afternoon. musical and
| literary recital by Miss Jessie H.
NeWgeon and Miss Martha l.. Spencer
| following at 2:45. The delsarte pupils
/ Will meet at 4:30. In the evening at
| O'Clock c. F. Northrop will give an
| illustrated lecture on THE Boy Scout"
Indications are that the attendance
| at the assembly will be the largest in
/ the history of the association The
officers look forward to a most sue
cessful season.
| Rrief Jfep,Ss
E. d. warfeld of Park street and
his brother, j. E. Warfield of Chicago,
| are the guests of their sister, Mrs. H
M. Thayer of Worthington, Mass.
/ Miss Genevieve Kennedy and Mr.
/, Pohlman of Glastonbury were the
| guests Sunday of Miss Kennedy's aunt
/ Mrs. C. H. Roberts of West Mair
| street
Sequassen lodge will have installa-
ton of officers at it's melting in Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening.
/ J. B. Chichester of Broad street has
| returned from the Hartford hospital
where he had been a patient for three
weeks. He is suffering from frac-
| tured hip and will be confined to his
| bed for some time yet
| The annual outing of the Sunday
oCIoO1 OF the congregational ChuIcl
will be held tomorrow at Lake Com
pounce, weather permitting. The
church bell will be rung at s O'Clock
in the morning if the weather is fair
Should a postponement be necessary
the picnic will be held Wednesday A
special trolley car will leave the ter
minal at 1905.
The Plainville plant of the Bristol
Manufacturing company resumed
operations today after a weeks shut
down.
Mrs. Humason, a sister of George n.
Newton of this place, is seriously ill at
her home in Mortified.