New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

vicinity and it is hoped that the off, cal opening of Berlin's basketball sea- son will not be marred by such an exhibition of frozen pedal extremi- ties'' as the Highlanders of Hartford exhibited last night.
 John Bunk
 John Bunk of Kensington died at his home yesterday afternoon after an illness of five months duration. MT. Bunk has resided in the town for the past six months purchasing farm of twenty-three acres from Frank Zinke- at that time. The cause Of death was given as cirrhOSis of the liver. Deceased was native of Austria and resided in New Britain prior to coming to Kensington. He was employed as mechanic in the F. & F. Corbin's factory. He was forty years old and is survived by wife and three children. The fun eral will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock at the Sacred Heart church New Britain and interment will be in the Sacred Heart cemetery.
 Mr. Bunk had @ premonition of his coming death and only yesterday the deed of the transfer of one-half of the property, which was owned joint Iy by him and his wife, to his wife, was recorded at the town clerks of- flee.
 Observes Fifty-Fift Birthday.
 Today marks the fifty-fifth birth day of William Lyons, the popular Kensington tonsorial expert. On ac- count of the large clientele, he has hl,i1 n take time away from his daily tasks to celebrate the event in proper fa- shion.
 MT. Lyons was born in Waterbury, January 21, 1861. His parents were MT. and Mrs. George F. Lyons, the former being well known as a veterin- l>2ry surgeon in the Hardware city until his death twenty-one years ago. MT. Lyons up to the time he was | twelve years old, attended the public l schools in Waterbury, afterward | moving to New Britain and later to 1 Hartford. He was employed in vari- ous factories for a time but the labor did not appeal to him, so he di- l rected his energies toward the ton- sorial business, serving his apprentice ship under A. l.. Gayler, of New ] Britain, the dean of the barbers of that city.
 About eight years ago Mr. Lyons took up his residence in Kensington and started his present business. He has made many friends by his pleas | ing manner and a number of them called at the shop today to express their felicitations.
 Receives Car Of Coal. The report in yesterdays column vas trife premature concerning the supply of coal. George H. Baldwin of Kensington had the pleasure of being notified by the local freight | office that a car of the black diamonds l consigned to him had arrived and | would be placed during the night. M. | D. Stanley, the coal merchant, is | anxiously waiting for a consignment, which, according to the mine owners was shipped to him six weeks ago. 1 Minstrcls Tonight. The sale of tickets for the first ap- 1 pc arance of the Kensington Female | Minstrel troupe, which will take l place tonight at o'clock in Parish
 hall, has been very good and it Is ex- l pected the hall will be taxed to it's | capacity when Miss Norah O'Brien, l as interlocutor, asks "Bones": "Why l does a chicken cross the road" The Elnembers of thetroupe were not as loquacious today and the report went around that they are resting their | voices so the volume of music will
 compare with its sweetness. The | management says the girls have
 several new and original local jokes, | which will please the audience. The