New Britain herald., 1915-10-11

haVlTs spent $5 for a helper to work [ dIilohs the members of that nation allty' lie paid out $2.20 for stamps anu ehVeiopes and contributed the odldHce to printers for getting out statements regarding his candidacy.
 Had he won, the candidate of the Babcock Independence party says he would have added some cigars to his election purposes. His friends had to get along without the smokes" however, nineteen votes being hardly enough for a victory.
 Open Fair November 4th.
 At committee meeting held yes terday it was tentatively decided to have a fair for the benefit of the To- cal fire department in the Town hall on November 4, and 6. The com mittee was named at the recent meet ing of the hose company, the firemen having decided to strengthen their al- most depleted treasury through the medium of a fair.
 Yesterday sub committees were ap- pointed to look after the various de- tails of the work attending the fair.
 Another meeting will be held to- morrow night at which time the dates will be definitely selected.
 Buys Out Cigar Store.
 Pomoroy M. Wilcox of this place has bought out the Jensen cigar and news store in Hartford and he will give up the "jitney'' business this week. MT. Wilcox's many friends wish him success in his venture.
 During the summer he has been operating a "jitney' between Bristol and Plainville. When his car is taken from the service, the last of the ''jitneys," so numerous during the summer will have disappeared. The business has not been very profitable of late and the operators have gradu- ally given up.
 Potato Kings Harvest.
 Joseph A. Pagan, who is acquiring national fame through magazine arti- cles in which he is described as "Connecticut's Potato King" has the work of harvesting the tubers at his farm in the Scott's Swamp district well under way and he now expects that he will shatter the record made year ago when he dug 5000 bushels of "spuds'' from twenty acres under cultivation.
 Mr. Pagan reports that as a result of frequent spraying and the attention given the crop, the blight was suc- cessfully warded off and there is not a sign of decay in the potatoes that have been harvested. The potato crops of many farmers in this section were practically ruined because of copious rains in the early summer.
 Under the direction of government experts MT. Pagan employed new methods in fighting the blight and as a result a record breaking crop is expected.
 It is estimated that the average yield will exceed three hundred bush els to the acre.
 At The Worlds Series.
 Among the Plainville baseball en- thusiasts at the worlds series game in Boston today are Henry Trumbull k. T. Wheeler, s. s. Gwillim, D. M. Collins, P. J. Prior, Jr., George Bart lett and Louis Conforti
 Brief Items.
 Martha Rebekah lodge will have a public whist this evening in Odd Eel lows hall.
 Mrs. Mary Russell of Park street, spent the weekend, in Simsbury as the guest of Mrs. Charles Weed
 Rev. w. P. Kilcoyne has returned from Washington where he spent a visit of few days.
 The Crescent Past Noble Grams association will meet here on October 18th. In the evening they will be the guests of Martha Rebekah lodge. The assembly officers will also be present. There will be degree work at the meeting and a banquet will be served.
 John E. Conlon has returned from Danbury where he attended the an- nual fair.
 The directors of Sequassen club will hold regular meeting tonight in I. O. O. F. hall.
 Horace James is in Nantucket for a few days visit.
 Arthur Stanley of West Main street, is laid up with a badly injured hand. Two of the young mans fingers were broken Friday when his hand was caught in a belt in the Trumbull Electric company's factory.
 Word has been received here of the death of Rev. w. w. Bowdish of New Haven, which occurred Friday in New York. MT. Bowdish was at one time Methodist district superin- tendent and he frequently visited in Plainville.
 Rev. L. c. Baker of Bridgeport preached at morning and evening ser vices in the Advent Christian church yesterday MT. Baker was formerly pastor of the church. He was given a cordial welcome by the members who attended the services.
 The Bristol Manufacturing com pany's factory and some of the small CT shops in town will be closed to- morrow, Columbus Day. The Ma tional bank will be closed and the