New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
PlafnVlue News DEMANDED DINNER,
 tor THIRTY DAYS
Discharged Railroad Employe h.
 sisted on Having His Flats" MADE GOOD SUM ON CONCERT
Entertainment Given for Church Ben
 eft Ri" SucCcsS-ScheduIc for Services During Lcnt-Othcr Church Notices-Dcfcr Arguncnte-Sricfs.

Although he had severed connec-
 tions with the company, having been
 discharged for tho good of the scr vice" David Nygrcst of Hartford. d freight handler thought the New Ha-
 ven road should continue to provide him with meals and as d result of his insisting on getting his dinner in the railroads travelling hotel he was ar
 rest cd yesterday afternoon by Special Officer Charles Grace. In court this
 morning he was found guilty of drunkenness and breach of the peace
 and was sentenced to jail for thirty days.
 Nvgrest had been working at the
 transfer station one week Thursday.
 When he received his first pay he
 started out to distribute it among the
 saloonl<eepers with the result that by
 the time he was ready to return to
 work he was well under Barlcycorn's
 influence. He was given his pass
 ports by the company's local repre-
 sentativcS.
 Yesterday he reported at the sta
 ton as usual and while he was not
 anxious to press his claim against be-
 ing discharged he insisted on ating
 with the rest of the crew When
 tho walters in the cars refused to
 serve him he became angry and threatened to do them bodily harm
 Officer Grace. who is doing police
 duty at the station, was sent for and when he couldn't get tho disturber
 to leave peaceably he took him to the lock-up.
 Determined to discourage 1awbreal1- ing at the freight yards, Justice Prior decided to make an example of Ny
 Srest and he imposed sentence of
 thirty days in jail at the suggestion of Grand Juror M. A. Norton. The accused was given a meal ticket re- deemablc on Scyms street and Con- stable Downing escorted him to that thoroughfare during the day.
 Entertainment Big Success.
 Success is written in big letters over the results of the entertainment and Soclal given in the Town hall last evening for the benefit of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy It was the
 biggest affair of it's kind ever given
 by the young people of the town and much favorable comment con corning it was heard today. The entertainment for which the singers had been rehearsing for weeks "e'o oi ct cIeIIdcler out or the ordinary for a minstrel overture, the commit tee in charge had the stage set to | represent a cabaret restaurant and the young people who took part sat around the dining ables, the wait 1 ers' serving them.
 The decorations were extrepo1v pretty. The stage scenery was GOV 1 cred with American flags and draperv ] of national hues. In the background i was an electrical arrangement which represented Old Glory flying to the breezes, when in operation. It's use ] in connection with the singing of America" was most appropriate and ! the audience became enthusiastic over 1 it.
 The soloists and chorus acquitted ! themselves creditably. The various numbers evoked consitlcra ble applause and cncores were demanded frequent ly. Especially attractive was the Hello Frisco song, rendered in duo by Bertha Leonard and M Leo Prior, The young couple had to repeat the chorus several times 10 satisfy the demands made upon them
 Other solOistS were the Misses Ne1- lie Conlon, Hazel Conlon, Hazel Leon- ard, Anna Graham. Rcna Le Vasseur. Julia Ora ham. Albert Conlin. Fran c1s lIe Nasseur, James McCuskier Daniel DunWOrth and Edward Bar rows. James J. Graham acted as di