New Britain herald., 1917-07-07
City Items

elers bottle of ink on your vacation. Adkins, 66 Church St.-advt.
 Shoe sale at Besse-Leland's.-
 Carl Fridell is seriously i'll at his home on Stanley street.
 Dr. Isaac M. Agard, president of Tillotson College at Austin, Texas, who is passing the summer intermis- sion at his summer home in Am herst, Mass, is the guest of relatives at -Westwood Park over the weekend.
 Shoe sale at Besse-Leland s.-advt.
 The open air services of New Brit ain Christian Endeavor society will be held at o'clock tomorrow eve- ming at Walnut Hill park. Rev. MT. Thompson. assistant at the South church. will be in charge.
 Charles H. Bemis. police reporter for the Boston Transcript. and Mrs. Bemis are passing the weekend with relatives at Westwood park.
 Clothing sale at Besse- -Leland's.
 -advt. Miss Mildred Ramsey of Buell. street, for the past year stenographer for A. H. Andrews, secretary of the State Chamber of Commerce, will com mence her duties as stenographer at the New Britain Chamber of Com merce next Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Riley of Chi cago, Who have been passing the past few days as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley of 1O1 Tremopt< street left this morning for New York city, where they will spend several days as the guest of relatives prior to re- turning home.
 Shoe sale at esse-Leland s.-advt
 The City hall commission will re- ceive bids next week for the painting of the offices in City hall. The John Boyle Co. has been awarded the con- tract to put metal ceilings in the pro- bate court office. the school board office and the city clerks office. At a meeting of the commission yesterday a bid for new ash receptacle was rejected as it was regarded as too High.
 Shoe sale at Besse- -Leland's.-
 Wexler & Stein have filed met chanic's lien for $23,966.5O against tho new Levine block on Main street This firm had the general contract for the building of the block.
 Shoe sale at Besse-Leland's.-
 The engagement of Miss Linda E.. Engel of 165 Greenwood street and Thomas l.. Beaver of New York has been announced.
 Mrs. Raymond R. Healey of T Vine street>figured in an automobile smash up last evening, when 8 touring car which she was driving ran over the curb at Lincoln street onto w. J. Peebles lawn, smashing the fender of the machine. The occupants escaped uninjured.
 The Wednesday half-holidays for the clerks employed in the various stores about the city commence next week.
 Clothing sale at Besse-Lelands
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 Members of Camp Clara, R. N. A.. desiring to make the trip to south Manchester Monday evening should hand their names in to Mrs. Benoit not later than this evening. The party will leave the hall Monday eve- ming at 6:30 o'clock sharp.
 The annual outing of the English Lutheran church Sunday school will be held July 21 at Goodwin park, Hartford.
 A daughter was born at New Britain General hospital today to MT. and Mrs. Frank Bates of kensington.
 John Kiennell, aged 16 years, of 12 Cottage Place, who lost both his arms in an accident at the North & Judd plant Thursday is reported in a slight ly stronger condition today and New Britain General hospital surgeons be- lieve he has a chance for recovery. Remarkable vitality and optimism of spirits, according to the attending surgeons. is being shown.
 Shoe sale at Besse-Leland d's.-advt.
 Additional honors have been na- tionally accorded members of Stanley post, G. A. R. Sergeant Major Will liam F. Sternberg has been appointed an aid to the national commander while James Andrews has been ap- pointed an aid to State Commander B. H. Cheney of the department of Connecticut. i An important meeting of Star of Good Will lodge, $. of B., will be held at o'clock Monday evening in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. Congregation Sons of Israel will meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow in the Jewish synagogue on Elm street. Business of importance will be trans acted.
 Clothing sale at Besse-Lelands -advt. Louis Dunn has transferred prop erty on Elm street to J. August John son.
  made by Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis total approximately s52,000. With the month only one week gone it is expected that a record amount will be collected before August.
 Announcement is made of the we'd ding of Thomas Hart of knightstown Indiana and Miss Jose enhine SnNder