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New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
S1OO,OOo FALL RIVER FIRE.

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 20.-Dam- ages estimated at s10o,0oo resulted from a fire in a business block at the corner of Fourth and Pleasant streets today. The principal losers were the Troy store, dry goods, and Covel and Osborne, hardware dealers.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
FIND BODY

old Saybrool,, I'd of Richard Denniso] day evening in tho \ Potter's dock wher| lantern he had been standing on shore. lived aboard an aba1 it is supposed he fell the plank from dock was rescued from al sort early in Jannar relative surviving is' Dcnnison of the H
 York transportation
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

in the office of the New Haven con- agement and his associates, a fact to which the purse gives ample testi- mony.
 The company has also shown gen. erosity in his case and has assumed full responsibility for the expense of his care
 McNallys condition is very un- favorable and there is but little hope for his recovery. The young man has many friends here who will be grieved to learn of the seriousness of his case.
 At the Churches Sunday. Methodist-Rev. l.. F. Baker the evangelist will preach at the morn ing service in the Methodist church Sunday, substituting for the pastor Rev. G. B. Thurston, who is at St. Francis hospital with a fractured thigh. The evening service will be omitted
 Episcopal-Holy communion will be celebrated in the Church of Our Say lour at o'clock in the morning. Tho morning service will be held at 1O:45 with preaching by the rector, Rev. l.. H. Burton. Sunday school will begin ( o'clock Rev. E. G. Reynolds of St. James church, Glastonbury, will give the sermon.
 ongregational-The pastor, Rev. F. L. Grant will occupy the pulpit at the morning service Sunday.
 Advent Christian-'I Go to Prepare a Place for You will be the subject of the sermon to be given in the Ad- vent Christian church tomorrow morning by the pastor Rev. J. w. Denton. The evening sermon will be supplemental to the series on the
 Ihree Parabies of the Recovery of the Lost The subject will be "A Lost World" The Sunday school classes will meet after the morning servfce and there will be young peoples praise and social service at o'clock in the evening.
 Washington's Birthday.
 Postmaster r. J. Prior announced today that the postoffice will close at l2:30 Monday, Washington's birthday. mere VIII be one city delivery but the rural carrier will not cover his route. Patrons of the rural mail ser wee may get their mail however at i the postoffice up to closing time. ;
 The National bank will observe the 1 holiday by closing and there will be ! no sessions in the schools The even ing school classes, however. will meet as usual.
 The factories will operate and the stores will be open, the merchants not Including Washington's birthday in the list of holidays which they ob- serve. .-
 Veteran Odd Fellows to Meet
 The veteran Odd Fellows of Connect cut will hold their annual convention ' Monday in Bridgeport Arrangements have been made for an entertainment and banquet in connection with the session and Odd Fellows from all over the state have arranged to attend
 Local Odd Fellows, who belong to the veterans association, and are eJI- g1ble to attend the convention are. E D. Warfield, A. D. Dresser. R R Roberts, G. E. Spencer and J. F.. web- ster
 Arrange For Concert
 Arrangements are being made for |, sacred concert to be given in the town nall on Sunday, March 21 under tba.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
ARRESTED

Hartford, Feb. 20| who today, complctd term in the Connoct' in Wethersfield for il port. was arrested I the Springfield, Mas the same charge. Ii wanted in Cleveland
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Washington Meeting.


 $ o'clock.
 Washington Meeting.
 Monday evening the Mems Lyceum meets in the Methodist church. There will be supper for members and their guests at 6:45. Members of the G. A. R. are invited to be present At 8 o'clock there will be a lecture with stereopticon views, which is open for everybody. The subject is "The Revolutionary Period of American History designed as celebration of Washington's Birthday.
 Construction Company Annual.
 The annual meeting of the Berlin Construction company will be held at the offices in Kensington 024Doary next Wednesday afternoon, February "A The officers will make reports of the business done during the past year and officers and directors for the coming year will be elected.
 The much-mo oted business depres- sion had little or no effect upon the Bridge Shop and few, if any, of it's employees have been laid off as a re- suit of it. Among other things, the
 
 struction for big additions to the Union Metallic Cartridge company in Bridgeport and the Winchester Re- beating Arms company in New Haven, both of which firms are rushed with orders from the belligerent powers of Europe.
 A mammoth coal elevator has just been completed for a firm in Sidney, Australia and four freight cars have been engaged to haul parts of it to tho steamship docks.
 Carrie Bennett Sells Land.
 The familiar figure of Carrie Ben nett was again seen on the streets of Berlin this morning, proving con- clusively that she is no tmissing as a Hartford evening paper saw fit to point out Tuesday evening.
 After search for several days, Elmer w. Stearns finally located the eccentric old woman in Hartford yes terday afternoon. On behalf of R. o. Clark, the East Berlin brick manu- facturer, he made an appointment with her for yesterday afternoon Subsequently, she came down to Berlin yesterday afternoon and again this morning.
 MT. Clark is cutting down the wood or that part of the Ledge which is included in the boundaries of the old Jacobs place, and as he must have the place cleared before the first day of April, he was desirous of purchas- ing nearby strip upon which to leave the logs temporarily. The deal was closed this noon at the New Britain Trust company it is said.
 Carrie told a Herald reporter that she owns practically no land in Berlin at the present and that most of her real estate is in Granby. She ad- 1nitted, however, that she holds mort gages on much property in this town In fact she took a mortgage on a Berlin mans house this morning. She is a shrewd business woman and insisted upon a number of changes in the m ortgage agreement before she affixed her signature to, it. She told Town Clerk Shaw that, if she could dispose of all her property in the east she would go to California. Whether CT not she is interested in the Panama-Pacific exposition, which Methodist Preacher Returns.
 After an illness of several weeks, Rev. Edwin M. Pickop, pastor of the Kensington Methodist church, has re- turned from the Methodist Episcopal hospital in Brooklyn, N.s Y., and will conduct both services at his church tomorrow. Following a series of encouraging revival meetings held at the local
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Sunday School and Loyal Workers
 Convention dt A. [. Church INTERESTING TALKS PROMISED
Delegates From Many Churches in OnnccticUt and Massachusetts to -Atfend-PurSe for Tuberculosis tat1cnt-Washineto Birthday.

Representatives of the Sunday schools and Loyal Workers societies of the Advent Christian churches of Connecticut and, western Massachu- setts will gather. here Monday for the annual convention of youthful church Workers to be held in the Plainville church of that denomination. The pastor, Key. J. w. Denton and the heads of the local Sunday school and Loyal Workers, have been working for weeks on the arrangements for the sesSlOn and they expect that the con- Ncnton will prove most interesting and instructive.
 The delegates will be in session dur ing a greater part of the day and there will be speeches by several out of-toWn clergymen and prominent church workers among the laymen. Part of the day will be given up. to exercises appropriate for Washing tons birthday and some features of the program will be patriotic in char acter.
 There will be a basket lunch and the ladies of tne local church have arranged to serve tea and coffee to the visitors
 . Local people, who are not members of the Advent Christian denomination, who are interested in Sunday school work have been invited to attend the session.
 Rhctoricals at School.
 Rhetorical exercises were held in the eighth grade of the Grammar school yesterday afternoon. There were declamations by Donald Free man, Ferdinand Schmidt and Adel- bert Stephenson, after which there was debate on the subject: "Re- solved, That Winter Is More En- joyable Season Than Summer" The affirmative side was represented by Gertrude McGibbon, Olive Rogers and Lena White, while Mary Edward, Elizabeth Pike and Gertrude Smith supported the negative. The girls brought out some interesting points judges ruled that the argument of the negative contingent entitled them to a decision.
 Harney Hart acted as chairman and the judges were Miss Inez Gald- win, Carl Edman and Wilbur Tierney.
 Purse for Consumpttve.
 Employes in the office of the Greist Manufacturing company of West Haven have made up purse of $40 for Thomas McNally of this place, who is patient at the state sanatOrium ton. The money has been turned over to James J. McNally, the young mans father. McNally was employed
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
TO ATTACK MONTEREY.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb 20.--A mes sage from Villaldama, where the Car ranza forces are concentrating prep aratory to an attack on Monterey, says nearly ten thousand soldiers and a large number of guns are there. Am munition is arriving daily from the border, and il is reported the com mand is equipped with ammunition for an army of 5000 men. s
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
HENRY STANTON DEAD.

New London, Feb. 20.-Henry D. Stanton, a past grand chancellor of the Connecticut Knights Of Pythias died at his home at an early hour this morning. He was a native of East Lyme and for many years was en- gagged in the shoe business in this city.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
1.NEW SOLDIERS CHEERING
 KING ,xz1d klTCHENER"- g. KING GEORGE synd EARL
 KITCHENER REVIEWING NEW ARMY.., te -~ --e

These pictures were taken on recent review of new troops in Eng land by King George and Earl Kitch- ener. Those of "Kitchener's million" who were reviewed enthusiastically cheered their king and military lead CT They are now either in France or on their way there.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

and the Christian Endeavor society at 6 o'clock
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
SIX REASONS

1. Depositing your money in this bank makes it absolutely safe from loss by robbers, fire or accident. 2. With q bank account you can pay your bills by check. The can- celled check is a legal receipt for payment. You cannot be made to pay the bill twice.
 5. check book makes all your money available at any moment, and you arc never bothered to make change.
 i. The bank keeps your records Every deposit and the amount of your checks are carefully itemized by their expert bookkeeper, so that you know where you stand at the end of the month.
 5. Nearly every man needs to bor- row money at some time. If you arc well known at the bank, through your bank account, it is easy to get accommodations. 6. Every check you write is an ad- vertisement of your good business habits and solid worth, which has the effect of raising you in the general esteem of your ncighbOrS Any one of the reasons above is suf- fcient to influence you to open a bank account.
 NOW is the TIME to BEGIN the PRACTICE of these approved busi- ness methods. and make this bank, YOUR BANK The First National Bank
 PLAINVILLE, CONN.
 Banking hours a. m. to D. m. sat. a" m. to 12 m., and to D. m'
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

office will be open between the hours of 7:30 and 10 a. m. and and 6:30 p. m The East Berlin post office will be open from 7:30 to 10.30 in the morning and from 4:30 to in the af- ternoon. The regular hours will be observed at the Berlin office.
 Washingtons Birthday Matinee. 45 Minutes From Broadway, at the Ly- um. Big Show.-advt.
 Miss Gertrude North of East Berlin left today for visit with her sister, Mrs. Ralph Nickerson of Eliza beth, N. J.
 The Berlin Village Improvem ent so ciety will give a whist social Monday evening in the town hall.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

NOTICE
 IF YOU are going to have any paint ing or paperhanging done this spring, let me give you a price. D. o. Hultgren, Kensington. 2156dx
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Arrange For Concert.

Arrangements are being made for T sacred concert to be given in the town hall on Sunday, March 21, under tbe
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20
Five Days Yet of
 House Wares Ss

DUSTLESS DUST BRUSHES, general utility, regular 39c kind, n5c each. -
 WILLOW CLOTHES HAMPERS, with cover, regular $1.1O kind. S9c each.
 BATH ROOM CABINETS. all metal white enameled $4.5O kind, $3.49.
 STRONG CLOTHES BASKETS Tor wet wash, 9Sc value for 79c each.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

 Y All DRYG GooDsP DECEASED
New Britain herald., 1915-02-20

LOST-Thursday nighe, pair of gold glasses Reward for return of same to M. P. Ryder's store. Plainville
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14
IITNEY BUS A NEW
SAFETY FIRST ISSUE
Fifth Avenue Coach Official
Calls Nickel Vehicle FOrerun-
ner of Better System.

Jitney buses and the discords they
have wrought in various communities
will be one Of the topics taken up az
the convention Of the Safety First Fed
Grafton Of America in Detroit next Oc
tober The question of jitneys cropped
ND continually yesterday at the prelim-
mary meeting of the transportation
committee Of the federation in the
Craftsman Building, East Thirty
ninth Street.
other subjects which the committee
will submit to the convention are the
near side stop for streetcars, types OF
car entrances and exits, uniformity OF
signs and signals at grade crossings
and an educational campaign 10 prevent
grade crossing and similar railroad &C.
cidents. Uniform state regulation OF
iitnev buses is favored by the trans
portation committee.
Richard W. Meade, president OF the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company, sald
that the jitney bus was the torerunner
Of A transportation system which would
spread rapidly in proportion to the I'M
provement in highways and motor We
bicle construction. In Philadelphia the
iitnev hut controversy has reached
ibe Injunction stage, said J. W. Gran
lord Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Connanv. A decrease OF 80 per cent
in three years in traffic casualties
among children under htteen years IN
philadelphia was attributed by Mr..
Crawford to the Safety First campaign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14
MOTHER OF 3 IN NEED
Young Widow Might Work and
Earn Food If Rent Were Paid.

When Nr. b. died a few weeks ago
he lef. a widow. twenty-three years Of
age, TO care for three little children,
the youngest a baby born in February.
Since that time Mrs. B. has been liv-
ing with her sister. but the latter is
Door, with a family Of her own, and
can no longer assume to support Mrs.
BIS family. Mrs. B. feels that if some
one would care for the rent she could
leave the children with her sister dur
ing the day while she would do factory
work. at which she may earn 81 or s.
a week fo~ food and other necessities.
10 surrlv the rent for six months the
Charity Organization Society asks on
behalf Of Mrs b. and the children $50.
Gifts PAYABLE 70 the society should be
addressed TO its Office at 105 East
Iwenty-second Street.
, The society acknowledges with
thanks a gift of IS from Mrs. Charles
Norris IN response to a previous APP
peal In The Tribune for another fam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14
AFFIRMS DEATH PENALTY
Court of Appeals sustains
Convictions of 8 Murderers.

Albany, July 10. Sentence Of death
against five men conyicted of murder
was affirmed to-day by the Court OF
Appeals.
The condemned men are Lewis NJ
Roach, convicted of Staying John Bar
rett in Montgomery County in De-
cember, 1918. Barrett was shot after
he had come to tho assistance OF his
daughter, who had been attacked by
Roach.
Pasquale venedetti, convicted Of the
Staying in Brooklyn, in July, 1918, or
Carmela Alfdi. with whose family ne
boarded
Antonio Salemme, convicted Of cut
ting his wife's throat IN Rochester
in June, 1914
William Perry, negro porter, con
victed of killing his sweetheart, IN
New York in 1914.
Thomas Tarpy, convicted or klIling
Michael Kreha. nlGhs watchman' IN
Brooklyn, in May, 1914.
The court also affirmed the conVic
ton of Daniel J. ODey, New YORK
panpster. who was Sentenced to
nrison term Of not less than six nor
more than twenty-four years for the
attempted murder OF Walter Bradley
in December, 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14

the states attorney. The court watched
him with a quiZZIcal smile.
Thaw was still hardly moment dur
ing the day. When he was not walking
over to his mother he was usually paw
ing over the piles of books on ms
counsel table, looking for documents or
case books to help his attorneys.
Several times ne did this while Flint
was on the stand, pauslng now ana
then. standing bolt upright and watch
ing Flint as he withered in the witness
chair under Stanchfed's questions
Frank X. Cook, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral IN charge of the case, sat all day
glumly in his chair, and not once came
TO the rescue Of his witnesses with Cd
jections.
once Mr.. Stanchfeld even showed a
recent photograph of Evelyn haw, 70
Dr. Flint and asked him II 1t looked
like her now. There were two others
in the picture. Then, although II was
not introduced in evidence in any way,
Mr.. Stanchfeld handed the picture to
the Jurors and they passed it around
There was no objection to tins by
state counsel until late in the after
noon, hours after it happened, when
Mr.. Becker called the Justices atten-
tion 10 II.
John Elliott, juror No. IL, who is a
candy salesman, brought some neatly
little ribboned boxes of his concern 5
candies 10 court and passed them
around Justice. clerks, lawyers and
reporters enjoyed his largess.
The last witness for the day was Dr.
RAYMOND F. G. Kieb, present superin-
tendent Of Matteawan. He gave his
opinion az an expert that Thaw is stii
insane. This concluded the case. Both
sides will sum up this morning, having
two hours to do il, when the court WILL
charge the jury and give them the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14

Goats swarmed from Parkville to
Coney Island yesterday Mounted pa
trolmen. whirling lassoes. hunted them
down. And all because James Murdoch,
Of West Fifth Street and Avenue U, in
the Sheepshead Bay district, is the
victim of rheumatism and a theory.
His theory is that goats milk will
cure rheumatism. His rheumatism is
most severe. As the pangs increased
Murdoch added to his flock until he ae'
sixty-two goats. Whatever
they can do TO rheumatism, siXty-two
coats can assimilate most varied and
extensive diet. On Monday Magistrate
Geismar lost his patience and decreed
that Murdoch must pay a fine Of 500
or spend thirty days in the Raymond
Street Jail. With a wicked twinkle IN
his eve Murdoch oplned he'd 90 to jail.
The goats, together with eight dogs
which cared for the flock, were in a
stable at Avenue Y and West Sixth
Street. Hhey did not stay there. Soon
after daylight yesterday morning they
were roaming the countryside, finding
new delights on every hand. Without
the restraining influence Of their owner
they browsed on intimate dehcacles on
countless clotheslines.
The telephone wires began 10 hum
and the ears Of police sergeants TO
burn. Homewood, Psrkville, bath
Beach. Bensonhurst, Gravesend Bay
Sheepshead and Coney lsland-all were
rsvaged.
At his wits end as TO the proper po-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14
THAW HYPNOTIST,
SAYS DIP, FLINT
Continued from page l

by Thaw was a great event, and isn't
il reasonable to suppose that il might
mark the elimination Of his revenge,
and that now that White is dead he
may have recovered ~
Yes, ne may have recovered from
the delusion," DR.. Baker admitted,
again putting himself in opposition TO
DR.. Flint's theory OF Thaw's condition.
Flint Has Hard Day.
DR.. Flint was on the stand under
cross-eXamination all morning by Mr..
Stanchield. lie Jared even worse than
the day before. The court left him to
the mercies of Mr.. Stanchfeld almost
entirely yesterday.
There was one instance, however,
when Justice Hendrick again manifest
cd his skepticism toward DR.. Flint and
his theories. That was when DR.. Flint,
as if at a loss for any other proof that
Thaw has acted crazy during the pres
ent proceedings, suddenly blurted out
that Thaw had been trying 70 hypno-
tie him.
The day before he had testified that
there was absolutely nothing in Thaw's
conduct in court or on the witness
stand by which he as an Glienist could
form an opinion that he was insane
unless he knew all about his past his
tory. Yesterday he modified this bit.
"There was nothing to show he was
insane except retardation in answering
questions, and incoherence at times"
Flint said.
"Can you give me q single instance
of either of those" Stanchfeld said.
but Flint said he could not specify, at
which Stanchfeld's wrath rose to an
oratorcal pitch.
you sit here under your oath and
tell these twelve men there was inco-
herence and retardatiOn," he shouted,
"and you can't give one single in
stance!"
"Well, ] can't give specific instances,
but in general | can say there were in
stances of retardation," Flint replied
weakly.
There was no more retardation in
his answers than there is in yours,
was there p" Stanchfied flung at Flint.
"As a matter of fact, on or of the
stand. there was not a single thing in
Thaw's conduct TO show he is insane,
was there" Stanchfeld said.
eyes. there was" said Flint sudden
". as if something had just occurred
TO him. "His endeavor to hypnotic me
in court was not a normal thing. He
sat there staring at me for fifteen