New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

is. never heard of him or his chloreh' but I would suggest to him that Ihe usual chivalrous and manly klnd or argument used in reply to such IS l. Sour Old Maid.'
 Yours truly,
 SUSAN A. PECK.
 Foresters Install.
 Officers of Court General Lawton, F. of A., were installed at the Janu- ary meeting held last evening Tn Grange hall. Deputy Chief Ranger A. J. Greener was in charge of the exercises and he gave the obligations to the following leaders:
 Chief Ranger-John Murphy.
 Sub Chief Ranger-Michael Sullt- van.
 Recording Secretary-James M. Prior
 Financial Secretary-Hugh Flood.
 Treasurer-John J. Bowen.
 Senior Woodward-Thoma Conlon.
 Junior Woodward-John Skinner.
 Senior Beadle-Albert J. Con1on.
 Jun pr Beadle-William Parkinson.
 Lecturer-James H. Cafferty.
 
 A report was presented to the meet ing from the committee in charge of the celebration of the sixteenth on January 24th. The plans are ma turing satisfactorily and a most in teresting time is looked for.
 Oakum Caught Fire.
 Through hard work on the part of Fire Chief M. A. Norton and other business men in the block a fire that might have assumed dangerous pro- portions was averted late yesterday afternoon in the Allderidge building on Whiting street. As it was there was lively blaze in the cellar for some time, bale of oakum having become ignited, and the tenants were preparing to remove their belongings to place of safety when the flames were finally eXtinguished.
 While taking inventory of the stock Of the Plainville Hardware company, Frederick S. Spencer was using lighted candle in the cellar. He got the flame too close to a bale of oakum and it seemed but a second before the highly imf1ammable material was in a blaze. The fire communicated to some cotton waste nearby and for a few minutes it looked as if a serious fire would result.
 MT. Spencer made an effort to ex. tinguish it but was unsuccessful. M E. Rogers and Chief Norton hurried to his assistance and by the liberal use Of sand and the fire extinguisher they managed to get it out. The build ing was rapidly filling with smoke and people living in the block made preparations to remove their house. hold effects.
 In breaking out a window to gain access to the blaze Chief Norton had a deep gash cut in his right arm by broken glass. He kept to his task, i however, his wound receiving no at tention until the fight was out.
 Brief Items. Frederick lodge, A. F and A. M. l will meet this evening in Masonic 1 temple. Installation of officers will | take place.
 The condition of A. N. Clark, who l is ill with pneumonia at his home on 1 Broad street, was reported today to l be somewhat improved.
 F. D. Hastings was able to be out l this morning for the first time in ten l days having been confined to his home 1 on Broad street during that period 1 with injuries sustained when he fell | on the ice coated steps at his house. District Deputy Dietrich of Bristol | will install the officers of Sequassen 1 lodge Thursday night.
 MT. and Mrs. A. D. Cady will leave Friday for Florida where they will spend the balance of the winter Mrs. will manage the MapIehurst succeeding Mrs. Cady.
 Miss Jennie Hickok will entertain he F. l.. whist club at it's regular meeting Thursday.