New Britain herald., 1917-01-26

chauffeur, snugly wrapped about in monster fur coat, was recognized, despite his disguise, as Chairman Ed ward G. Babcock of the New Britain board of public safety Giving his passengers final directions, telling them to be good boys and promising to return for them before the sun disappeared below the western sky he departed. The visitors imme diately got busy. held a final council of war and began their winter cam paign. Who acted as field general remains a mystery but it was report ed that Policeman Wagner was as- signed as head of the commissary department. At least, he presided over the noon day lunch and had a difficult time to satisfy the inner man of himself and his companions. The bracing air was the best of appetite stim ulants.
 All three were busy throughout the day but their success is a mystery that the local natives aided by the best detective ability of Chairman Bab cock and the police officers have been unable to solve, either on the scene or after the return of the fishermen. Some reports say that Captain Barnes was the banner fisherman with eight cen fish to his credit, their total weight being one and one half pounds. Fireman Carlson is credited with get ting one perch and acting as special guardian for the hoodoo while Police man Wagner is reported to have caught one perch, an idea that it was very cold and to have been kept busy hustling bait, additional hooks and other fishing equipment to his com panions. He says that there would have been record catch, if he could have given the necessary time to fish ing but that his companions kept him so busy that he was unable to prop erly watch his lines. The report is not verified that these tired men, ladened with fishing euuipment stopped several Berlin residents short ly before dusk with softly spoken 1n- quiries as to whether there was a fish market on the route to New Britain. Also comments of regret that some one by the name of "Charlie' John son was not along with his historic
 boat Monitor With "Charlie'' and the Monitor along there would be TO need of fish market or silver
 boat, Policeman Wagner is said to
 have commented within the hearing
 of several
 About 4 o'clock lone fur-coated
 figure was noted on the shores of the reservoir doing what some thought, was a vaudeville act. Closer scrutiny showed that it was Chairman Bab- cock looking for his passengers. Ills motions were discovered to be at tempts to keep warm and the sounds coming from his direction were found
 to be his attempt to locate the fish ermen by calling. After more than half an hour of this program he got into his automobile. remarked disgustfully that the patience of fish
 ermen is remarkable and disappeared
 in the direction of New Britain.
 Several Berlinites visited fire head 1 quarters today and inquired about the i chowder. They were rolitely re- ] ferred to the. nearest fish market It i is an unverified report that Captain r. ". Grace acting police chief, re- ccived the largest fish as a reward i for calling the detetcives off in their search for yesterdays catch
 Forty Days Of Storm.
 Local weather prophets differ as tC l th2 cause of the three rainbows that
 were seen yesterday morning by many of the townspeople, but they are all Of the same opinion as to it's classih- l catlon According to these prophets the rainbows were nothing more or less than what is known in the ma- rlne world as a sun dog. It Is very