New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
Frederick Lodge Pays Tribute to
 R. H. Stephenson'S Memory SING FOR CHURCH BENEFIT
Stage Set For "Cabaret'' Entertainers Ribs Broken By Fa1l-Hunt For cr-Augmcnt Trucking Force.

l attend services over his remains held l in the Congregational church. MT. ] Stephenson was one of the most popu- 1 lar members of the lodge and his ] death was a big shock to other Plain- l vile Masons.
 The young man had many friends 1 in this and other towns and the at 1 tendance at his funeral was large. l Many floral tributes gave silent testi- mony to the esteem in which he was 1 held in the community His asso- 1 ciates in F. and F. Corbins factory l in New Britain, where he was em- l ploycd as foreman, sent a beautiful 1 floral creation. There were also bou- 1 qucts from many personal friends. The funeral was held at 2:30 l o'clock from his home on Red Stone l Till. There were prayers at the house after which services were held in the gregational church. Rev. F. l.. Grant, the pastor. officiated. The church was we'll filled with friends of the young man whose death they regard as a personal loss West cemetery was the place of in termcnt.
 Sing For Church Benefit. Heavy demands for tickets for the entertainment and dance to be given this evening in the Town Hall for the benefit of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy indicates that there will be large attendance. Considerable in terest is taken in the affair and it gives promise of being one of the l lost successful which the young peo- ple have ever given.
 The entertanme will be novel in character. The stage will be set to represent a cabaret dining room and the singers will, be grouped around the tables. An excellent program, which the young people have been re- hearsng for several weeks, will be glVn. Bree's orchestra will furnish the music.
 After the concert dancing will be enjoyed.
 Ribs Broken By Fall.
 An Italian freight handler employed a the local transfer station was pain fully injured yesterday when he fell from a car while trucking boxes to the platform
 He was attended by Dr. J. c. Tan ner who found that two of his ribs were broken. The injured man will be laid Up for some time because of his hurts.
 Hunt For Speakers
 The March meeting of the board of directors of the Business and Im- provement association scheduled for last evening was postponed for week owing to the ina ability of many of the members to be present
 The associations banquet commit tee Is working energetically in pur- suit Of prospective speakers and until some definite answer is received to invitations that have been extended the setting of date for the spread 1 will be held in allowance. The com mittee hopes to make an encouraging | report at the next meeting
 No Word From Company.
 Members of the board of select men continue to await the pleasure or the Connecticut company regarding the results of the ultimatum sent a l few days ago by Chairman Johnson Tn connection with the dispute over the question of lighting Whiting street
 MT. Johnson has insisted that the l company install three eighty candle 1 FCWer lights to replace the ten un- l satisfactory bulbs now in service and that the lamps shall burn all night. ] The town will put up fourth incan- l descent, the selectmen believing that l '2o candle power properly distributed l VIII be sufficient to light the street | satjsfa ctorily.
 The local officials believe that the company will accept the proposition f'aklng 1t unnecessary to appeal to the public utilities commission for he1ter service on this thoroughfare. l
 May Add Second Switcher.
 To relieve the congestion on the sid1ngs and at the freight yard here 1 railroad officials arc planning to send 1 another switcher to Painville to l operate until conditions become more l satisfa ctory. The engine now used day and night in switching the cars is kept moving constantly but the results | are not giving the officials much en- ! COurag cement.
 Practically every siding between ] 1'lainvillc and New Haven on the l Northampton division is packed with l cars and during the past few days freight trains have been stalled hero 1, for two or three hours at a time. the 1 crews being unable to get clear line. Yesterday the congestion was so great that one train had to be abandoned on a spur track the crew returning to New Haven.
 Although it has been found neccs- &arN 10 refuse many shipments OF 1 both divisions the amount of freigh continues to grow and the men in charge arc in a Quandary regarding 1 it's disposition
 Tracking FGrrc Augmented.
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