New Britain herald., 1916-01-15

Vesugate the case and would like to examine the conservator's report be- fore presenting arguments.
 Minstrels to Entertain.
 Court General Lawton, F. of A., is organizing a minstrel troupe to fur nish the feature of the entertainment at the celebration of the twenty fourth anniversary of it's institution to be held in Grange hall on January 24. Committees have been at work on the arrangements for the affair for some time and their reports indicate that the celebration will be one of the most memorable events in the his tory of the organization.
 A banquet will be served during the evening and an elaborate program of entertainmen will be provided.
 The court will have as it's guests representatives of the various Pores ters branches in New Britain.
 Reports On Convention.
 Mrs. Mary Welles, county president of the w. c. T. U. gave a most in terestin talk at the meeting of Plain vile white ribboners held yesterday F. Lamb.
 MIS- w 61l6S dCCSllueu tile HdIlOItl commission of the temperance people held recently at Seattle, Wash, and she gave a most interesting resume of the discussions at that gathering. Various incidents attending her trip were also related in entertaining fashion
 Shortage of Coal.
 While the embargo placed on ship ments by rail into Connecticut does not include coal, local dealers report that they are having great trouble in getting consignments of that commod ity and their yards are practically empty.
 One dealer reported this morning that he is unable to fill orders for nut coal as shipments made to him from the mines some time ago, seem- ingly are still in transit The short age is due to congested conditions on the railroads and but little satisfac- tion can be secured from the com- pany.
 The factories have also run short on coal and the officers of some of the concerns are growing anxious about the conditions.
 Son of First Rector Here. iSeN EOWdru Livingstone w GIlS son of the first rector of the Church of Our Savior, has accepted an in- vitation to occupy the pulpit at the morning service Sunday. MT. Wells father was pastor of the Episcopal | church here for a number of years and some of the older residents re- member him. For many years his l son was rector of Christs church in | Guilford but owing to illness in his l family he resigned and is now living 1 in Hartford. He will preach at the 1 10:45 service
 Holy Communion will be celebrated l in the morning at o'clock and in the evening there will be a sermon by the rector. Rev. R. H. Burton.
 Other Church Notes. 1 ngregational:-The pastor, Rev F. l.. Grant will preach at the morn l ing service Sunday on the subject '"The Roof and the Wall" l Advent Christian-Morning worship Sunday at 1O:45. Sermon by the pas tor, Rev. J. W. Denton on the sub l ject, "'What Are the Advantages o1 Being a Christian" Sunday schoo will be held at noon. The young l peoples praise and social service will l begin at o'clock. Evening preach ing will be at o'clock. The sub 1 ject of the pastors sermon will be- We Have No King But Caesar" Methodist-Rev. A. A. Houck, the pastor, will preach at both morning and evening services Sunday. Brief Items. The Hose company at it's meeting last evening voted to purchase a | Graphono1a for it's parlors in the town building.
 Owing to the illness of a number of the young ladies in the office of the Trumbull Electric company sev- eral local high school girls are work ing for the concern after school and on Saturdays. The company is busy with it's annual inventory.
 Cards have been received from Los Angeles from Mrs. Harry E. Ed mond who is spending the winter in California.
 Miss Mae Fitzgerald of West Main street, is entertaining Miss Rose Hea- ley Of New Haven for the week end.