New Britain herald., 1915-03-17

Mr.. Norton was made a voter when
| tWenty-one years old and he has not
| tailed to cast his ballot at any election
since. He voted, first in the lobby of
the old North church in New Britain
which stood on the site Of the Burritt
| school. He was a Wing and in the
election of SO voted for Winfield
Scott, who was defeated for the
| presidency by Franklin Pierce. demo-
| crat by a plurality of two hundred
votes. Mr.. Norton's father was an
abolitionist and became cNaspcratcd
when informed by his son that he
had voted the Wing ticket.
I Mr.. Norton has been quite promi-
nent in the affairs of the town, having
served as selectman for a period of
three Years. At one time he was ii
member of the town board Of relief.
With the exception of William Bullle-
ley, he is the only man now living
who signed the petition relating to the
separation of New Britain and Berlin
into two towns. This was done in
1850. He is also the only man alive
today who rode on the first train of
cars that ever passed over the local
division of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad.
,Undergoes Second Operation.
George Sariske, the twelve-years-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sa-
| riske, underwent a second operation
at st. Francis hospital in Hartford
! this morning. The bone in his left
| leg is diseased and it is doubtful that
| he will recover. He was operated up
on last Thursday for the first time.
The youth is a member of the
graduating class at the Worthington
Grammar school and his classmates,
| who have been quite downcast oyer
| his serious illness, will be grieved to
learn of the latest development.
The boys parents moved away from
kensington last Saturday and are
now living on North street in New
| Britain.
Altered Death Certificate.
Joseph M. D'Esopo, Hartford UNI
! dertaker, has apologized to Town
F.! Clerk Francis H.. Shaw for altering
an attested death certificate which he
intends to send to authorities in italy
to prove the death of man named
F1rlnto Difabio, who was killed by a
train in Berlin March u. 1911.
MY. Shaw received a letter from the
| Hartford undertak er sometime ago.
| III Wil1CH ne was asked to make out IL
duplicate death certificate that could
| he used by relatives of the deceased
| in their endeavor to gain title to
! some property he owned in Italy.
! At the time of the death the
name of the dead man was misspe11ed
! on the certificate. which fact the
| Hartford undertaken perceived i'm
| going over the records One of his
men erased the name written on tho
| document by the assistant town clerk
f, over her signature and substituted
other changes.
When the town clerk came to look
/ over the certificate, he discovered the
| changes immediately and took the
| undertaken to task for it. following
| which he received an apology, in
| which the latter explained that one of
! his workmen, in ignorance of the law.
| made the alterations.
J Mr.. Shaw wrote Undertaken
! D'Esopo today advising him to con-
suit the state board of health regard
ing the matter in which he is interest
| ed as it is not in his power to change
! anything on q death certificate
Berlin Briefs.
Some Doctor.'-advt.
| Elmer e. Skinner. superintendent
| of the towns road gang, made more
repairs at the Lincoln bridge this
| morning.
J The roller skating craze has struck