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New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
MISS CURTIN GIVEN SHOWER.

A nulnber of young women ot the -Corbin Screw corporation office force rendered Miss Frances May Curtin miscellaneous shower at the home or her parents, MT. and Mrs Thomas J. Garth on Lafayette street last eve ming. The evening was pleasantly passed with vocal and musical selec- tions and a cOllation was served Solos were rendered by Misses Mollie Burke and Mo.Iie Jackson. Miss Curtin was the recipient of many handsome ana useful gifts. She will become the brlde of Herbert Anncar of Rockville at St. Mary's church, June 29. Both Miss Curtin and Mr Annear are em- pioyed in the bookkeeping depart ment of the COrbIr Screw corporation and are very popular among their cO-WOl kerS.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
SUNSHINE SOCIETY MEETS.

On account of the storm of yester- day, there was a small attendance at the meeting of the Sunshine society at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. pr. Valerie Parker of Greenwich sub stituted an address on "The Home for Blind Babies for "The Connecticut ReformatOry for Women", which was originality scheduled. Dr. Parker will deliver the latter lecture at a later date. At yesterdays meeting, Mrs. C. F. Erichson, who was a delegate at the international convention at Ben sonhurst, l.. l., presented a report and Mrs K. F.. Dixon, of Wallngford, state president, also spoke.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
Events Tonight

High class photo drama, Foxs the atcr.
 M0v,rg pictures and vaudeville, Kecncy's theater.
 W. L. Morgan lodge, k. O. F, meets in Vega hall.
 Genital Labor union, mce,s at 34 Gnu, cE street.
 'rrumbull Colony, U. O. |. F., meets at 242 Main street.
 Calumet club meets at g.; Church street.
 Clan Douglas o. S. C., meets at PIT Main street.
 Leading Star lodge, S. of B., meets in Electric hall.
 New Britain lodge, N. E. o. P, meets in Jr, O. l.. A. M. hall.
 New Britain council, R A., meets at PAP Main street.
 Daly Council, K. of C., meets in Hanna's hall.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
City Items

hry Bread is the best.-advt.
 Myra Elliott has resigned as Eapher at the office of the Electric Light and Water com md has accepted a similar po- Sn the office of the Hartford E Light company. Wilson, a local boy recently |ted to the State Reform school B at Meriden, escaped from the Eon yesterday, but was later EC. Nygren of East street will Nhe summer visiting her sons 6e Montana, and Ford Dodge, 6She may also visit her for1nef Sharon Springs, Kansas. Mrs. E will probably be away until Der.
 q your order now for decora- X welcome the Swedish Singers, Eth. The Eddy Awning and Eng Co.-advt. M J. Dougherty, who will be & to Miss Mary Kerrigan in St. &hurch June IA, was rendered T Tor supper last evening at the &y restaurant by a number of & ds.
 Mouth Congregational church # #chool will hold it's annual pie # #aurel Park, June "A. s ish and Game club will meet Hing in Bardek's hall. 8 8ter's minstrels will rehearse
 ing. All members are request #present.
 # will be a meeting of the rep
 Hes of the various factories at @ Britain Machine company 8Sis evening to perfect plans
 organization of a factory base $ ue.
 rvs sodality will meet this
 m school hall. The recently S ficers will be installed. bf Police William J. Rawlings
 rday for Newark, N. J., where 8 ttend the convention of the
 aonal Association of Police K He will return Saturday. < Berg has recovered from his # disposition and has resumed n II Q V n # c. Levitt and children, 7 and Bella, have returned from x New York.
 z Lynch, rmerly of this city,
 rned to Bridgeport, after a "a local friends.
 Catherine Klett of New { lodge, N. E. O. P, has been
 istrict deputy for Iron City 8 this term.
 bigail Healey and daughter, W Winthrop street are regis
 the Clarendon, Atlantic City,
 omen's Home and Foreign
 y society of the English church will hold it's month
 g tomorrow afternoon at the
 Mrs. William Wunder, "A
 street.
 arion Campbell, a mem Der
 Is class of the New Britain
 eool, is attending the course ||a hygiene, under the auspices
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
HOLD PATRIOTIC SOCIAL.

A patriotic social party was held by the members of the P. & F. Cor bins Girls club last evening in the Foremen's club house. The building was appropriately decorated with a profusion of American flags and bunt- ing and the exercises were patriotic in nature. Those in charge were: Hilda Guenther, chairman; Miss Helen Sullivan, Miss Edith Rice, Miss Vic torla Witz, Miss Clair Knowles and Mrs. Joseph Church.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
SUES FOR LOAD OF PEACHES.

Iorooh Brothers, through Lawyer A. A. Greehoerg, today brought suit against the New Haven railroad for damages of $500, claiming that last August load of beaches, valued at $21o, was misdirected by the com pany and sent to New Haven. When they finally arrived here tbo,, bod spoiled. The writ was so,1,, 1- Constable Fred Wrinkle and i
 turnable before the city Court o,, +,oo fourth Monday of June
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
CHIEF GOES TO CONVENTro~

Chief William J. Rawlings has gone to Newark, N. J., to attend the annual convention of the National Chiefs of Police association. The convention lasts four days, and the chief will return the latter part of the week. In the meantime Captain Thomas Grace is in charge during the Gay. Sergeant T. M. Herting comes On at D. m. and Sergeant George Kelly comes on duty at midnight.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION MEETS.

The New Britain Typographical union, No. 679, met in Painters hall last evening and transacted a consid- erable amount of routine business. J . Wilbur Edwards was chosen to fill the position of secretary. Mir. Ed wards succeeds William P. McAllis- ter, who recently left the employ of the Herald to become machinist- operator of the "Meriden Morning Record.'
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
NEJINSkX SUED FOR S1,7N0.
Andrews, Swift & Co, and Andrew
 Truchan Bring Suit Today.

Samuel Welinsky, who has been made the defendant in a number of law suits of late, was sued twice to- day, the claims aggregating $1,700. Klett & filling represent the plain tiff in each instance and both writs are returnable before the court of common pleas on the first Tuesday in September. Constable Fred Wrinkle had attached property Willow street and Hartford avenue.
 The first suit is preferred by An Crews, Swift & Co.,, and attachment was for $500. Damages of $400 are claimed
 7 Andrew Truchan is the plaintiff in the second suit and the attachment was for $1,200, $1,000 being the sum claimed as damages.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06

of the Principals club of Hartford and upon the completion of the term will be associated with pr. c. w. Vivian of Hartforu.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06
THEY'VE HAD EXPERIENCES
Woman to Take Third and Man Second
 Step on Matrimonial Sea.

Carmine CacaVollO and Angelina FL lotta, both of 405 South Main street are soon to be married. Although the bride-tO-be is only tWenty-siX years old, she has voyaged on the sea of matrim Ony no less than two times. She was in her teens when first married, and her husband died shortly after. Later Cupid'S shaft struck her again and she embarked once more, but the grim reaper took her second spouse Not disheartened, Mrs. Elliotta will try again.
 The tO-be has had one matri- monial experience, but is still un- daunted and will make his second bow to Hymen.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06

A joint banquet of the P. X F. COrbin and Corbin Screw foremen will be held iii Bardeck's hall this evening.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-06

Mrs. simon Schaefer O. 4 Wilson street is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Barowsky of 21 Allyn street, HOlNOke Mass
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
CHAS. +. TOWNSEND
United States Senator

Charles f. Townsend has served
one term as United States senator.
He was overwhelmingly nominated
in the primaries Senator Townsend
is recognized not only in Michigan
but throughout the United States as
enc of the staunchest defenders of
the American principles of protection.
He distinguished himself in the re-
cent Congressional session by the ar
raignment Of the administration for
III shifty and ignobe codrse in Mex
leo, its wanton sacrifice Of American
life and property in Mexico and the
useless expenditure Of Sl30,000,OOO
t. keep the militia on the border
when nobody knows what they are
there for. Nj Townsend is known to
be one of the most capable orators.
His speech before the Republican
state convention aroused great en-
thusiasm.
Mr.. Townsend has given the people
of Michigan faithful service. Any
attempt 70 discredit him in any way
is an effort to win a senator who will
oppose protection. A vote for Town
send is a vote for every American in
terest, for your interest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

4 candidate for sheriff of Gratiot
county on the Democrat ticket, | So
licit the support and influence of the
voters from whatsoever party they
may be affiliated with.
During the time between January
LIST. 1910 TO January LIST. 1914 serv-
ed as deputy sheriff in Alma, and re-
spectively refer you to any of the
officials IN the county. with whom
the deputies of the office required me
to work with. | also served as mar
shall of the city OF Alma, one term,
and refer you TO the city officials
serving in Office during my incum-
bency OF to the citizenship of Alma
in general as TO my faithfulness in
the performance of my duties am
now serving my fifth term as super
visor of the fourth ward of the city
OF Alma. a ward that is largely re-
publican. The majority given me at
the last election was ninty-eight.
which speaks for itself as to the sat
isfactory manner in which the affairs
Of the Office were conducted
feel competent and qualified to
give the county thorough business
administration. The enforcement of
the law depends to a large extent on
the sheriff Should | be elected
promise to use my best efforts to en-
force the laws without fear or favor.
II elected challenge any voter to
come before me and truthfully say
that he was promised an appoint
ment by me- firmly believe in CO.
operation, and that where deputy
is needed the good citizenship of the
community should have something to
say as TO who he should be
As a candidate of the MAJORITY
party, | neces sarily must receive the
support of the majority party. If
you can place confidence in me and
give me your support November 7th,
it will be highly appreciated In re-
turn, ! will give the office my best
services and not betray the confidence
Respectfully
fol. Adj JACOB ID HELMAN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
ENTERTAINS THEM
Shows Post Office Force Great
Time Tuesday Night

Howard Lake, mailing clerk at the
post office, and wife. royalty enter
tanned the bunch" from the post
Office. together with their wives, and
some other friends on Tuesday night.
II was some time, if we are to believe
the glowing reports being passed out
by the others of the force
TO start with Mr.. and Mrs. Lake
had their house decorated i'm the ma
tional colorS, and then threw in few
autumn suggestions TO top it off with.
Pumpkins galore were around the
house faces cut IN each to represent
the various members Of the post
office force They say that Frank
was astounded to meet himself face
to face, and that he Immediately rec
ognized himself
Mr. Lake as master Of ceremonies
made things merry all evening with
pamcs, etc, but just one thing he
could not master. the appeities Of
The guests, who are reported to have
cleaned Howard out of house and
home. before they had finished the
oyster supper Lights were out when
they went home
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
NEWS PRINT HIGHER
International Company Will Add $40
Ton to Prices for 1917.

News print paper for 1917 will be
at least so per cent higher in price
than it is today. according to an offic
ial Of the International Paper Com
pany.
Although the company has not yet
taken a single contract for delivery
next year and is not expected TO an
nounce its 1917 prices until November
l. this official stated that news print
would be advanced at least one cent
a pound to three and one-fourth cents
pound delivered. This increase is
equivalent 10 $50 a ton over 1916
prices.
Inquiries for 1917 business are
pouring in on the company, bus be-
fore accepting any the company is
waiting to see what conditions develop
by the end of the month.-Detroit
Free Press, Oct 10Th.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
Geme In Verse
THg LAST CONFEDERATE.

4 LONG the battle fronts far line
~ Where crashing columns told OF
~ strife,
4 y lie saw Wars peerless thousand
throng
To grspple for a Nations life
And men met men those fateful days
As combat ragged DER CORY plain
And hill and vale were valor crown'd
As rags waved o er the battle slain.
And those far days drift into dream
As Oft he feels the stress of years.
For soon the Night with lotus wand
VIII touch his lips and dry his tears
he leaves again the march and camp
And would recall the glories won.
Mayhap he harks the tragic tales
Told when the battles work was done
No cause 10 him e er loomd so large;
No comrade ever less than brave
No struggle ever grew so grand
Nor service greater than he gave
His loyal heart grows sad the while
He counts the .auishod battles Ger.
He hears the old time bugle call
The signal call that thrills no more.
The muster roll no answer gives
And battle flags their symbols fold
The thinning ranks have weaker grown.
The tragic tales have all been told
The dim ca.np fires no more shall fare
A memry counts her treasures all.
In dreamful rest and valor crown'd
He answers Duty last roll call
-Ossian d German.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

OF cheap foreign importations. which
will ovelwhelm our markets when
Europe's soldiers become artisans
again.
With not more than one possible
exception (and even that is doubtful)
Congressman Joseph Fordney is the
best posted Protective Tariff Expert
il the Lower House, present or pros
pcctive No amateur, though of SUI
perior intentions. could approximate
cne-fiftieth Of his utility in this great
problem Of the immediate future.
Therefore, the Eight COMPRESSION
al District confionts national as
well as a merely local need when it
chooses between Congressman Ford
ney and his opponent. We hope the
voters in Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia,
Montcalm, Saginaw and Shiawassee
viii take this plea TO heart. Grand
Rapids Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
Snails In the Aquarium.

Every one who keeps an aquarium
knows that II Is advisable to place n
few snails I'm the tank, not only beca use
snails are interesting In themselves
but because they are good cleaners
says the Popular Science Monthly. If
the keeper OF the aquarium knows that
too much sunlight will produce too
much plant growth and has placed the
vessel In a partly shaded place where
the proportion OF light and shade is
about right the snalls, II they arc nu
merous enough. can control the growth
Nature has provided them with a pc
culiar anatomical structure resembling
a narrow ribbon, which In detail Is like
the band OF teeth on carpenters
rasp Under the microscope these so
called 'lu.ua ribbons or tongues
are seen to he thickly set with rows OF
sharp edged teeth which are them
selves toothcd and which rasp OF mi
croscopic plants aud carry them into
the mouth
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
How Minss Ar. Laid.

On one deck or a vessel are several
narrow tracks supporting the mines.
each OF which is mounted on wheels
Each mine is In turn rolled 10 the stern
and by means Of special launching
tracks Is dropped into the sea without
fitting A mine OF this character Is
made up OF three parts-a spherical
dosting chamber containing the explo-
sives. etc: an anchor chamber. which
Is connected with the former by ca
BILE and weighted sounding line
The length OF the latter is equal to the
depth at which the mine Is TO noat
When the end OF the sounding line
strikes bottom the lessening OF its pull
throws paw. which prevents the
drum In the anchor chamber from paw
ing out more cable to the sphere Con.
sequently the latter is drawn under
water TO a depth equal to the length OF
the sounding line az the anchor cham
Der settles 10 the bottom. Popular Me
chanics
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
Estate OF Jane NJ. Smith. Deceased
HEARING CLAIMS

STATE Of MICHIGAN, The Probate Court
for the County of Grstiot.
At a session of said court. held az the Pro
bate Office in the Village Of Ithaca In SAN
county on the 30th day of October 1915.
Present, J. Lee Potts. Judge.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Jane
Smith. Deceased.
The above estate having been admitted tn
Probate and Cords Smith Of Alma, Michi-
gan. X. r. ID. No. appointed administrator
thereof
II is ordered that four months from this
date be- allowed for creditors 70 present their
claims against said estate and that su1n
claims will be- heard by said court on Sat
urday the Bird day OF March, next. at ten
clock in the forenoon.
II is further ordered that public notLes
thereof be given by publication Of this order
for three successive weeks previous 10 sad
day Of hearing. in the Alma Record. a news
paper printed and circulated in said county
A true copy J. LEE POTTS,
Attes Judge of Probats
Madge r. Barnes,
Register Of Probate sat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
~rM SORRY; WAS wRoNo.-

vpHERE may be virtue In the man
Who's always sure he's right.
Who'll never hear anothers plan
And seeks no further light
But I like more the chap who stnGs
A somewhat different song.
Who says when he has unused up thinD'
I'm sorry; | was wrong
IT'S hard for any one TO say
That failures due 10 him
That he has lost the night or way
Because his lights burned dim.
II takes a man aside to throw
The vanity that's strong
Confessing, Twas my fault. ! know;
I'm sorry. / was wrong"
A ND so. | ngure, those who USE
This honest. manly phrase
Hate IL too much their way TO loes
on many future days
They'll keep tho path and make the night
Because they do not long
To have 10 say when they're not right;
I'm sorry was wrong.
-Des Moines Capital
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

The Eight Congressional District
o. Michigan owes duty to its coun-
Try as well as to itself in the fast
approaching November congressional
elections
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney
is the Republican candidate for re-
election If the next house is Re
publican--aS seems a. probable as
anything humanity can--Mr. Fordney
If reelected in his CONTINGENCY. will
become chairman of the all important
committee on ways and means.
The ways and means committee of
The house will initiate the new tariff
law to succeed the miserable Wilson
Underwood failure This new tariff
law will be the most important piece
oi fiscal legislation in our history for
whether or not the United States
shall be bulwarked against the floods
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
HOW ABOUT SWEET
"Dry" Candidate Seized Dry Measure
to Elect Himself.

Edwin Sweet of Grand Rapids.
Michigan. has seized upon the dry
measure now pending, because he be
lieves that Michigan will go dry, and
that by working as one in favor OF
statewide prohibition might get HIM
self elected governor, is the belief
OF many thinking people around the
state, who on going into Sweets past
record find that he is a former saloon
man.
One cannot and does not object to
a man taking to anything when his
purpose is sincere, but thousands
around the state greatly question the
stand that has been taken by Mr..
Sweet Before voting it would be
well for the people of Michigan to
investigate his past record in the city
OF Grand Rapids.
For many years he ran the Hotel
Livingston. which without its bar
trade could not have kept its doors
open. The license was taken out in
his own name.
The Alma Record is always glad to
hear of changes in people when these
changes are for the better, but why
did not someone hear and know that
Sweet was temperance man before
he started his campaign for COVER
nor of Michigan. when the state was
voting on an amendment for state
wide prohibition. which it is conceded
will carry We wonder, don't you?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN

The South is governing the United
States under the Wilson administra-
ton. President Wilson is southern,
five members of his cabinet are from
the south. southern men are chairmen
OF seventeen out of eighteen great
committees in the house of represen-
tatives, including the Ways and
lated the Underwood Tariff Law.
With population of one-ffth of the
country's people and one-seventh Of
its wealth and less than one-fourth Of
its area, the South under the present
Democratic administration, is master
OF the North, the East, the Middle
West, and the far West The Demo-
cratic party is sectional party.
The Underwood Tariff Law put
most of the farmers products on the
free list The duties were removed
from cattle. sheep. eggs, milk, cream,
wool, beef, mutton, and corn. The
rates were reduced about sixty per
cent on poultry, butter, cheese, hay
and horses. Every farmer knows
that there was an immediate slump
n the prices of his products, which
continued until the European war be-
gan. When the European war ends
the same condition will prevail.
On May "a, 1914. after ten months
OF the Underwood Tariff Law nearly
four million workers were out of EN-
ployment. On that date a delegation
of business men, protesting at the
White House against the operations
OF the Underwood tariff law. were
told by Mr.. Wilson that the condition
was. merely psychological"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

At last we arrived AT the prison and
were locked into separate cells. That
same night we were tortured with the
talagy or bastinado. writes Alexander
AaronsOhD In the Atlantic Monthly
The victim of this horrible punish
ment Is trussed up. arms and legs. and
thrown on his knees then ON his bare
soles a plant green rod is brought
down with all the force OF q soldiers
arm. The pain is exquisite blood
leaps out nj the first cut. and strong
men usually faint after thirty or forty
strokes. Strange 20 say. The worst part
OF II is not the blow itself. but the
whistling OF the rod through the air as
II rushes to its mark The groans OF
my older comrades whose gasps and
prayers ! could hear through the walls
OF the cell. helped me bear the agony
until Inconsistencies mercifully came
to the rescue
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02
INVITATION.

"ohE laugh with me, como play
with me"
The brook said TO tho child.
~ My arms are full OF bloom for
thee.
And all my ways are mild"
Come follow me- come learn OF ma
To youth the river said.
"Pll show the way OF life 10 thee,
For thee shall lore be spread
Come strive with me. come toll with ~"
The ocean hailed the man.
Here shalt thou claim thy destiny,
According 10 lifes plan
III brave thou art tire laureled yesrs
Shall end thy earnest quest.
Give thee the JOY that knows no tears
And grant the perfect rest,'
Arthur Wallace Peach.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years II was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors pre-
scrioed local remedies. and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment
pronounced IL incurable. Catarrh Is q
local disease, greatly influenced by con
stitutional conditions and therefore re
Quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F J
Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio. &: ccn.t.
tutional remedy is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces OF the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Halls Catarrh Cure fails TO cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY e. CO.. Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-11-02

There is much in knowing how to
see sights The discreet and skillful
person when confronted with variety
or attractions viii carefully select
those that are for him the best and
then will devise means TO see them
with the least wear and tear. But
there are excltable people who set out
to see everything, tire themselves out,
see only half Of ANYTHING and are dis
satisfied in the end