New Britain herald., 1916-09-04

as to her conduct and assessed a fine of S10 and costs.
 Andrew Fitzpatrick of Middlet6wn was charged with drunkenness and was fined $5 and costs and placed on probation. A noise was heard in the Roche barn on Pennington road
 Saturday evening about o'clock and
 Officers Hackett and Ritchie found the accused there. He was intoXi- cated. The neighbors in that section have been bothered considerably lately by chicken thieves and it was thought the prisoner was one. He said he came from Wallingford Saturday looking for a job He inn bibed a little too freely and went in the barn to sleep off the effects of the liquor. He expects to go to work tomorrow. As the prisoner showed a
 letter of cOmmendation from
 former employers Judge Griswold
 granted him probation to pay the fine.
 Joseph Matulis. The funeral of Joseph Matulis, whose body was found on the railroad
 tracks near the depot Saturday morn ing, was held from St. Andrews
 Lithuanian church, New Britain, this
 morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Edward Cirikas, the pastor, oficiated and burial took place in St. Marys ceme- tery. New Britain
 Gun Club Holds Shoot.
 The Mattabessett Gun club held the
 second round if it's fall shoot at the
 Fair grounds Saturday afternoon. Two | prizes were awarded in the clay pigeon contest. In one division, Roy 1 Gibney captured first with twenty-one , birds out of twenty-five and Franklin 1 Bassett made a similar record in another division.
 Those Closed Cars. All the residents of this town have 1 to do is to look out of their windows l and watch the trolleys pass, if they 1 wish to know what day it is. If there 1 are closed cars, it is Sunday or a holi-
 day. Although several complaints 1 have been made to the officials of the | company, no action has been taken.
 First Selectman William H. Gibney l sent a protest to the main office in. ! New Haven a month ago, but the Of l ficials have not even deigned to reply 1 Several citizens feel the coming repre- l sentative should be instructed to take l the matter up with the public utilities
 commission and it is probable some
 action will be taken before the fall 1 election
 Automobiles.
 If the number of automobiles, which passed Worthington Ridge this morn ] ing, may be taken as a criterion, it 1 may safely be said that the population | of Hartford is considerably increased | today. Trucks galore passed from
 o'clock until 0 this morning. All had | huge banners with the insignia of var | ious unions in the southern parts of
 the state. They were decorated in i pretty style, the boys all wore their Sunday best and the girls were also logged out in their latest finery.
 There is a growing feeling among | the residents that a traffic officer | should be installed on the new con-
 crete road. for many autoists are
 evidently of the opinion the thorough
 fare is meant for a speedway. Cars
 of all makes and descriptions speed i by from early morning until late at
 night, especially on Sundays and that 1 there has not been a serious accident ! is considered miraculous. Several
 close brushes were noted yesterday by l citizens.
 Postmaster H. L. Porter attended
 the funeral of Captain Nathaniel 1 Hayden in Unionville yesterday.
 Captain Hayden was in charge of MT. Porter's company of the Six