New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-29
City Items

Last week of our Inventory sale,
Besse- Leland Co.-advt.
], Miss Katheryn I. Palmer, formerly
ofsthe Bridgeport telephone exchange,
began work at the local exchange to-
day.
A son was born today to Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene A. Sheehan of Bronson
street.
DR.. J. H. McKirdy, coach of the
athletic teams at the Springfield Y.
N c. A. school, spoke on How Ath-
letes are Made at the Y. M. c. A.
yesterday afternoon.
Rev Warren f. Cook will speak
on Washing the Air" at the Eel
lowship supper at the Y. M. C. A. this
evening.
On February 2 D. Brewer Eddy
will speak before the members of the
New Britain club on Five Weeks
with Kitcheners Mob" After the
meeting a collation. will be served.
Ten young women from the Amer
lean Paper Goods company of Ken
Angton had a theater party at Par
sons theater on Saturday night. Be-
fore they attended the play they had
a banquet at Bonds.
The fourth in the series of member
ship entertainments will be given at
the Y. w. c.. A. tomorrow evening
by the Royal Male Quartet of Bos-
ton. They will give an original pro-
gram of song. story and chamber mu-
sic. The men excel in instrumental
music, their orchestra selections
classic.
Mrs. August Larson, aged about
sixty years, of Allen avenue, Kensing-
ton, suffered serious injuries to one
hip in fall on an icy sidewalk in
front of SO Franklin square yesterday
afternoon. She refused to be taken
to hospital and was removed to her
home in the police service car after
permission had been secured from
Chairman Edward G.. Babcock of the
safety board
fg Miss Eunice Wann was rendered a
shower at her home on Saturday eve
ming. Guests were present from Wa
terbury and this city. Miss Wann is
to become the bride of Irving L. May
Of Huntington, l.. I.
The Kenilworth club carnival COM
mittee met yesterday and organized
with Harry c.. Jackson as chairman
and Howard A. Timbrell as sub-chair-
man. Herbert Brann is secretary and
Eric Erickson is treasurer. The car
nival will be held in Booths hall on
April 20, 81 and %.
The high cost of living in New
Britain has been given another boost,
this time by the bakers. Several
bakers have announced to their GUS
toners that crullers, cakes and cookies
which previously sold at ten cents per
dozen, will now cost a cent apiece
straight.
Last week of our Inventory sale.
Besse- Leland Co.-advt.
The regular meeting of Giddings
chapter. r. A. M, will be held at
O'Clock Thursday evening in Masonic
hall. Degrees will be conferred on
candidates.
2 Miss Bertha l.. Sheldon is ill at her
home on South Burritt street
W. W. Hanna was in Guilford TODAY
4Iompleting a deal whereby his stone
quasry was leased to a Boston COM
pany for a term of ten years
James A. Duffy is seriously i'll with
pneumonia at his home on Locust
street.
Harry Christensen is expected home
from Chicago next week.
President G.. M. Landers and Score
tary A. H. Andrews left this afternoon
for Washington, D. c., to attend the
anntlal meeting of the National
f~Cham Der Of Commerce.
"a meeting Of the collectors and
schurch board of the Swedish Lutheran
church will be held this evening to
discuss finances for the coming year.
The Sewing society Of the church will
meet Thursday evening and in the
evening the adjourned annual meeting
| Of the church will be held.
William Brady plans to leave next
week on southern trip, which will
! Include the Mardi Gras in New Or
f1eaQa.