New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-27

yesterday for the evasion of fare and
turned over to A. H. Bushnell. The
man came from somewhere beyond
Hartford and, according to- his story,
he went to sleep and failed to wake
up III time to get off at his station.
Wien the conductor tried to collect
his fare after the train left Hartford
he would not pay it, claiming that he
should have been notified wsen the
train reached Hartford. He was re-
moved at Berlin with the intention
of ordering his arrest but before this
occurred he decided to pay and was
released upon payment of the fare
between Hartford and Berlin. This
,trainmen consider that it was merely
an accident and that the man did not
in any way try to cheat the compan;
out of trip.
Affirmative Wins Debate.
Despite the inclement weather OF
last night there was fine attendance
at the Mems Lyceum debate which
was held in the chapel of the Ken
sington Congregational church. The
debatable question was: Resolved"
THAT a system Of profit sharing, by
which employees should share the
profits of their industry, ought to be
in general use.' The decision of the
judges and the popular decision CT
the audience awarded the debate to
the affirmative side composed of G.
F. Lewis and E. P. Moore According
to the judges the affirmative should
be awarded two points, one on the
weight of argument and the other on
the matter of delivery, while the evil
dent preparation was evenly divided
The judges were George B. Carter,
Harry Taylor and A. L. Moffitt. Fol-
lowing the regular meeting there was
an informal discussion on the pro-
vision before the legislature to allow
women to vote on excise matters.
Uniform Closing Hours.
According to a decision recently
reached by the storekeepers of Ken
sington there will be a uniform clos
ing hour in the future. During the
past the stores were kept open until
all hours and on two nights a week
but with the new agreement all places
of business will close every night At
$50 o'clock with the exception Of
Saturday. This ruling applies only
to grocery stores and meat markets
and not to the numerous fruit and.
candy stores in town. There has
been a movement on foot for several
years in regard to uniform closing by
the various stores but nothing has
been done in regard to the matter
until this last month when the de-
cision was reached. The new order
will have it's start on March / and on
that night all the stores which have
reached the agreement will close
promptly at $50 o'clock.
Birthday Party.
About thirty Of the friends of Wes-
ley Dickinson gathered at his home
last night in honor Of the 18th ami
versary of his birth. Mr.. Dickinson
had prepared to spend the evening in
a quiet manner when he was surprised
by his friends trouping in and wishing
him a happy birthday. During tho
evening the young people played
games, enjoyed musical selections and
were served with a dainty lunch.
Berlin Briefs.
The checks for the school teachers
were received at the Office of the town
clerk today.
M. A. Tryon has returned from a
visit to Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. George DeMore Of
Bridgeport are visiting relatives in
East Berlin
The East Berlin students in the
Middletown High school resumed
their studies today after a three days
vacation.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
Kensington Methodist church tonight
At 1870 o'Hlael<-