New Britain herald., 1916-05-17

Jerry Vendrillo who conducts store on Damon's Hill, complained to Prosecutor William H. Gibney yes- terday that two well known local young men had stolen his horse Sun day. MT. Vendrillo averred that he went to East Berlin on that day for the purpose of delivering ice cream. While he was in a house his horse and team disappeared. He was un- able to locate it until Monday, when it was found in a MiddletoWn livery stable. The chief of police in that city succeeded in locating the turn out The owner returned home and found later his animal was on the verge of eXhau ustiOn, so he entered a complaint. Prosecutor Gibney in- vestigated the case last evening and tEis morning Vendrillo withdrew the complaint. It is supposed the matter was fixed up among the parties con- Cerned.
 Truck Comes to Grief.
 A five ton automobile truck belong ing to the Balf company of Hartford came to grief at the top of Galpin's Hill on Worthington Ridge last even ing. The truck was loaded with stone for repair work on the Meriden road Ey the state highway department. As the driver was passing the hill the wheels slipped and threw the rear end down the hill and the engine was unable to move it back. The wheels were unable to grip, because of the wet tar road Finally the driver dumped his load, but still he was not able to get his machine back on the main road. He telephoned to Hart ford and with the assistance of a block and fall hitched to a tree, the machine was drawn up the hill. This 1 morning early the load of stone was l removed on another truck.
 Finds Columbia Bickcle.
 While Investigating the theft of 1 Albert NOrton's Velvet bicycle last l evening, First Selectman Gibney l found another machine of the Colum- : bia make. He searched the cellar of ! the house of man in Kensington l and found it there. The man in question did not know the bicycle was there. Later MT. Gibney found that 1 it was left there by a man who was | employed in the capacity of a mason in town last week. He confiscated i the machine and the owner may have it by proving it's identity. MT. Gib- l rey is still conducting an investiga- 1 ton rSSdrO1nS the CTcIC Ol the NOrtOn machine and the disappearance of ] Joseph Cleary.
 l Observe Anniversary
 About sixty friends of Professor and Mrs. F. E. Nourse gathered at ] their home on Caesar Hill to assist in 1 th observation of the silver wedding 1 anniversary of the happy couple. 1 The evening was pleasantly spent a l sor and Mrs Nourse were the reel | pients of many handsome and useful 1 presents, mong them being a purse, l the gifts of Professor Nourse's pupils l at the Hartford Theological seminary.
 New Bridge Built.
 When First Selectman Gibney and the town workers arrived at the Vel
 don bridge on the old Meriden turnpike road yesterday they found l the structure was damaged beyond | repair. The debris was immediately 1 cleared away and the construction of 1 a new bridge started. The men 1 worked until late last night and com l pleted the work.
 Briefs
 Eugene Sharpe of Kensington is { undergoing treatment for pneumonia l at Miss Nagle's Sanatarium in New | Britain.
 Arthur Wilcox of Brooklyn, N. Y
 is the guest of local relatives.