New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock from Sacred Heart Church. East Berlin. Rev. J. C. Brennan. of 1iciatine. Intermcnt will take place in Middlctown
 10 Observe Forticth Anniversary.
 Rev. Dr. T. C. Manship, pastor of the East Berlin Methodist church, is making final plans for the forticth obScrN Nancc of the building of the cdi- flee, which will be held next Sunday. A special program appropriate to the occasion will be carried out and in- ritations have been extended to the former pastors to attend the exercises The address. of the day will be de- liVcred by Rev. pr. staples of Spring lime the church WAS dedicated. Short addresses will also be delivered hv other pastors and members of the various church boards.
 "Shaun Aroon."
 Final rChcarsalS are being held nightly by the members of st. Paul's Dramatic club, which will present the old time Irish play, Shaun Aroon." in Parish hall on Friday evening, March l1. Considerable improve mcnt has been shown by the artists since the first rehearsal and the club feels the presentation will be a great success. Arrangements arc ulso be- Ing made to have concert, preceding the performance. After the play, dancing will be enjoyed until d late hour
 Isaac \. Upsrn.
 The funeral of the late Isaac A Upson of East Hartford. formerly of kcnsington, was held this afternoon from the undertaking rooms of the James Whitney company of East hartford. Services were conducted m that place and interment took place ln west Lane cemetery, kcnsington Pleads Guilty.
 John Miller of New Britain. who 1 was recently convicted in the local 1 court on the charge of hrca king into 1 the house of Frank Day of I\ensinr 1 ton was brought before the March 1 term of the superior court in Hart l ford yesterday. Miller was chareed ! with breach of the peace. assault and ! intoNication and entered d plea of guilty.
 Hold Banquet
 X very enjoyable banquet was held at the Kilby House last night inc 1 members of the lNilbN setback team 1 being the guests of the team which l represented the Globe Cafe in inc re- l cent tournament. PrODrietor LI,r+ served a fine turkey supper, which was | followed by a series of short speerb- "s, The. kilby team defeated the Globe team by thirty-five points in 1 SIX hlghtS of play. Not satisfied with the result of the tournament. the 1at- ter team issued a challenge for a re- ] turn engagement, the losing side to | furnish a supper. Twenty-two per sons attended the affair last night
 Some Ice
 1ce-dealers will no doubt wish ths f | similar conditions existed in Berlin as in omaha Nebraska. Edgar M. Car | ter received q letter from his son 1 Howard, now resident of that city. this morning in which he said that | in order to clear the Missouri river 1 there, 1t was necessary. to blast with | dynamite, as the ice was forty-two inches thick. Mr. Carter Is a native ! of this town and left four years a go to enter the employ of the Union Pa cifc railroad company. He also said his father would hardly know the ! city now, so numerous have been the 1 changes since he visited there The elder MT. Carter worked in that city in 1878 when the population was about
 26,o0O. Now it has passed the 200 oo" marx The letter states business Is very Sood' but the shortage of labor.