New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
Valentine Wells Expires While Await
 ing Turn in BaTb5r Shop
FUNERAL TOKO ROW AFTERNOON
ApOplcxy Given as Cause Of Death Leaves Widow and Ten Children Sclcctman Give No Promises to Insurance Men.


 Wells. an aged resident whose sudden
 death in the barber shop of A. j.,
 Bordeau Saturday night, caused great
 excitement in town, will be held to-
 morrow afternoon at 2:3O from his
 home on East street. Services will be
 conducted at the house, Rev. R. H.
 Burton oficiating Burial will be in
 West cemetery.
 Mr. Wells leaves a widow and ten
 children. He was a native of England
 but had lived in this country Tor many
 years, making his home in PlalnNllle
 fO1 a long time. He was well ana
 favorably known and his many friends feel his passing as a personal JOSS.
 MT. Wells was an cmploye of the 'rrumbull Electric company.
 Apparently in good health, MT. Wells entered Bordeau's barber shop Saturday night and after laying down several bundles. containing purchases made during his shopping trip, he sat dawn in a chair and opened l conversation with the proprietor or the place. He made some comment about being out of breath from hls tramp through the snow and mud but
 seemingly was physically fit
 A short time later, MT. Bordeau, 10 cuired if he was ill MT. Wells was unable to talk and was gasping for
 breath. First aid treatment was ap- piled by the barber but as the man seemed to grow weaker steadily pr.
 J. C. Tanner was sent for. When the physician arrived Mir. Wells was still 1 breathing but was barely alive. He expired a few seconds later, a hypo- l dermic injection failing to benefit him. Medical Examiner T. c. Wright Viewed the remains nearly two hours ] later. some difficulty having been eN- pcrienced in locating him. He gave ] apOpleXy as the cause of death and l granted permission to w. A. Bailey 1 and company for the removal of the | body.
 1 Mir. Wells family was shocked by his sudden death. He appeared to be
 as spry as ever when he left home and made no complaint of feeling
 sick. He was sixty-three years of age.
 Start Socialist school. Organizer Kelly of Rochester, who is making a tour of New England in the interest of the socialist party s
 school of social progress, will attend q meeting of the local branch of the organization to be held this evening
 in its club rooms on Whiting street. The socialists are making an eff fort to start schools in every town in
 the country for the instruction of children in the matter of self-goVern- ment. There is a socialist flavor, Of course to the subjects which are to
 be taught and it is the opinion of
 the heads of the party that it will re-
 suit in greatly strengthening their or ganization in years to come.
 The socialists here are in sympathy
 with the plan and it is Organizer kclly'S intention to get them to start l a branch of the school in Plainvllc. Will Investigate Further. Representative or insurance com
 panies who were in town Saturday to get contracts for compenSa ton insur- ance on the employees of the town, re- newed for the coming year were ad- vised by the selectmen that the fea- ture of the policies. which concerns the tremen, will be further investigated
 before any new agreement is made. The board strongly objects to pay ing $45O a year for insuring members of the fire department, the insurance companies having raised the premium to $15 for each of the thirty men in the hose company, and if their is any possible way of avoiding it, the expense will not be incurred. The agents in town Saturday ad- [ 'vised the seleCtmen that all companies have raised the premium on firemen. Last year it cost the town less than Sl00 to insure the members of the company and the large increase this
  tate about renewing the contract. The town paid but $l2l for the services of it's iremen all last year and the officials cannot see why it should cost nearly four times that 1 amount to have them insured under the compensation law.
 William EuStice. a former assist