New Britain herald., 1917-04-19

Miss Eva Humason, which was solefn-
 nized last evening at the brides home 1 on Broad street. Following the cere- money the couple left on their honey
 moon. On their return they will re- , side here. MT. Currie Is one of the 1 popular clerks in the National But 1 ter company's store in New Britain. Castle-N -Nystrom.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Castle of Canal ] street, announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Gertrude. to George Nystrom, a son of N. E. Ny 1 strom of Bristol. The date of the 1 wedding has not been set. Ryan, Buried By Town. Unclaimed by relatives or friends. l the body of the man. thought to be Thomas Ryan of Hartford, who was killed by train west of the East Main street crossing Saturday night. l was buried today in West cemetery at the towns expense.
 A friend of the dead man identi- fled the body Tuesday. He claimed that Ryan had no relatives in this country but was & member of Hart ford socic.. club which would pfob- ably look after his funeral. He asked to have burial deferred a day to give him an opportunity to communicate with the members of the club with which he said his friend was affiliated.
 Undertaken w. A. Bailey, to whom the body was turned over by Medical Examiner Moody, heard nothing from
 4yan's friend since and at the sug gestion of the selectmen the body was buried today.
 Two Go to Jail.
 John Marshall and Frank James, truckers at the transfer station, were each fined $7 and costs and sentenced to jail for thirty days by Justice E.. P. Prior before whom they were ar raigned this morning on charges of intoxication and breach of the peace. The men were arrested yesterday by Constable Downing, watchman at the freight yard, to whom report had been made that they were around try ing to sell some shoes which it was believed were stolen.
 After they were taken into custody, a sear--h revealed packages of cigar cites in their clothing. They explained that during the day they went to sleep near a pile of railroad ties on the railroad property and when they awoke they discovered the shoes and cigarettes hidden under the wood.
 Although the authorities placed no credence in their fanciful story, they were unable to press a charge sof theft against them, as their was no evidence to prove that their claims were incorrect. .l Fair Opens Auspiciously. .-.
 The annual fair of the Hose com- pany opened auspiciously last evening in the Town hall. There was a large attendance and the canvassers did a big business, reaping a har>Ast of nickels and dimes from the patrons. The fair is to continue until and in- cluding Saturday night and it is ex- pected that 1t will be the biggest financial success in the history of the fire department.
 An excellent program was furnished last evening by the Foresters' club. assisted by the Imperial entertainers A splendid feature was the colored porter's monologue given by Emmett Wilkinson of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who is visiting here with friends. A dance by Miss Esther Bruce of Bristol and Harold Corning of this place, also evoked great applause.
 Southington night will be observed at the fair this evening. A number of firemen and friends from the neighboring borough are expected to attend. The program will be given by the southington Lady minstrels.
 30 Pound Pressure.
 That Plainville has a good water supply, at least as far as pressure for fires is concerned, was demonstrated at the blaze at Edwin H. Hills fac tcry Tuesday morning. Although five streams were played on the burning building for several hours, tho pres- ] sure at no time was less than 80 pounds. The normal pressure in the vicinity of the Hills place is about 100 pounds. While tons of water were poured on the burning structure the reservoir fails to show any effect. The lake is high in this season and as the water has been running over the dam for several days, the big draught made by the f1remen hardly made an impression on it.
 Insurance inspectors continue work ing at the place with MT. Hills and his aides in an effort to determine the actual loss that an adjustment may be made at once, permitting an early start on the erection of a new building.
 Chief Norton wrote to Chief Dame of New Britain today. expressing his appreciation of the offer rendered by the fire department in that city to render assistance should the fire get beyond the control of the local com panv. A similar communication will be sent to the New Britain safety.l board by the local fire commissioner:
 Brief Items.
 Sequassen lodge will hold a regular meeting this evening in Odd Fellows hall.
 Local bakers have given notice of an advance in the selling price of