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New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
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ascertained, it will not, the town hav- ing to bear the entire burden.
 About noon the Berlin correspon- dent got in touch with Selectman All- ing who stated. that a special town meeting would not be called until plans and specifications for the Work had been drawn up.
 Old Sol vs Business.
 Taking Humidity as a second, Old Sol sallied forth early yesterday morn ing in search of combat. He met up with Father Business, seconded by Mother Invention.
 The battle ground was pitched "any where in Connecticut
 At noon Sol dealt Father Business wicked blow, striking him with such force that the Berlin Construc- tion Co. was forced to close for the day.
 At. D. m. the American Paper Goods Go. closed for the day.
 Not only did the factories have to shut down on account of the torrld weather. but store keepers and own- CTS of other places declared holiday.
 As soon as the employees at the diff ferent places were dismissed for the day. each and every one made rush for some favorite haunt where he could get out of the broiling sun. The swimming pools and beaches were we'll patronized and a goodly number contented themselves by keeping cool a la trolley car. Ice cream, lemon ade and other cool and refreshing drinks were in great demand. With sorrow the announcement was made at the different refreshment booths that the ice cream supply had gwen out.
 According to old residents, yester- day was one of the hottest days in the history of the town. At noon in Ken sington it registered 108. and at the same time in Berlin the thermometer had risen to 112. It is surprising that as far as can be learned, no one was physically handica pped by the intense heat.
 On the thermometer at the klloy House this morning at 10 o'clock it registered 9S. As the place where the instrument was suspended was in the shade where not the least ray Of sunlight could strike it. today gave promise of being another scorcher. Although the factories had not
  exodus of employees coming from work and vending their way towards their respective places of enjoyment l could be witnessed early. Becklcy Funeral Today. The funeral of Norman L. Beck | ley, third selectman of Berlin, who | died in the Given's Sanitarium in i Stamford, Tuesday night, was held at 1 his home in Beckley Quarter this af- | ternoon at o'clock. Professor Ed l ward E. Nourse, retired minister 1 and former pastor of the Berlin Con- gregational church. offlciated. Inter ment was in the family plot in | Beckley Quarter.
 Land Transfer. Land and buildings in the Town of l Berlin has been transferred from AL 1 bert H. Tdgerly to Oscar and Rosa 1 B. Eagerly and is bounded as follows: On the north by land of Charles J. Stuhlman. east by land of Oscar Ed gerly, south by highway and west by 1 land of Alma Johnson. Hand Caught in Electric Fan. While raising the windows i'll Kellys hotel Tuesday afternoon. Hem 1 ry Oestman, employed as wine clerk 1 in that place, slipped, his hand be- coming entangled in a nearby elec- tric fan which was running at full 1 speed. deep cut was inflicted be- | tween the thumb and the forefinger. l Although not of serious nature it
New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
was very painful and he was attend ed by Dr. Griswold.
"Dynamite'' Jones Complains.

ed by Dr. Griswold.
 "Dynamite'' Jones Complains. B. R. Jones, better and more com- l monly known in this vicinity as "dy- namite" was in town today and was much in evidence. He had a particu- lar grievance to state. According to his story, the town owes him some money, and if remittance is not re- ceived in the near future, there will be trouble brewing. He states that some time ago, when smallpox was prevalent Dr. Griswold, health off, cer, engaged him to watch the houses quarantined to see that the law was strictly complied with. He did so But according to his statement he never received any recompense.
 It might be to the interest of Mr. Jones to learn that the bill which ho sent in has been approvd by Dr. Griswold, sent to the County health officer, and when approved by that of- ficial will be promptly paid by First Selectman W. I. filling. Berlin Briefs. l Miss Julia Ryan, assistant post master at the Kensington post office 1 will leave tomorrow for Niagra Falls 1 where she will spend the next two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Damon spent 1 yesterday at Cozy Beach Mrs. E. c. Nourse is entertaining ] the Girl Scouts at her summer home 1 at Madison.
 Frank McMurray and George Hull
 are motoring through Vermont. They
 expect to be gone about week.
 The American Paper Goods con-
 pany is installing a new machine for
 bailing paper. It is run by electricity.
 James Malone and family have 1 gone to Indian Neck where they will
 spend the next week.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
BENEFITS LETTER
 0N BERLIN BRIDGE
New Structure Must Be 21 Feet
 Wide Instead Of IA
MAY CALL TOWN MEETING
Intense Heat Causes Factories to Shut Down-Beckley Funeral Today Land Transfer-"Dynamjte Jones Again in Lmelight.

As the result of the letter received yesterday from State Highway Com missioner Bennett by First Selectman W. I. filling in regard to the building of the new brdge over Hart's pond near the Amercan Paper Goods com pany. a special town meeting will probably be called soon. At this meet ing plans will be made to comply with Mir Bennett's request that a 21 foot bridge be constructed and appropria- tion for the construction made ac- cordingly.
 At the last town meeting resolu- tions were drawn up and passed to the affect that a 14 foot bridge be laid with a foot sidewalk at one side. For the construction and other necessary expenses, $8,00o was ap- propr1ated and a special tax was laid to cover the expense of the same.
 These plans were laid before Con- missioner Bennett by First Selctman filling for approval. At the confer ence held some time ago between the two men, the commissioner thought that the bridge should be wider than the width specified but at the time did
 
 mite to work on. Since their first nieetng MT. filling has been at the etate capitol several times for an in- terview with MT. Bennett but because of the absence of the latter each time was not successful in seeing him un- til Tuesday. Therefore the work. which should have been started long ago. was held up. The selectman could have called a town meeting but IS long as the commissioner had not specified anything definite as to the plans that should be followed out in the construction of the bridge it would have been a waste of effort.
 This plan will undoubtedly have to be carried out and will entail con- siderable extra expense. An amount much larger than the $S,0OO named for the fourteen foot bridge will have to be appropriated. Also larger tax will have to be laid to cover the cost of the same.
 The reason of the people in voting for a fourteen-foot bridge emanated from the collapse of the old bridge under a heavy truck, and to avoid a recurrence of that catastrophe. With q bridge fourteen feet in width 1t would be impossible for two trucks to pass each other on the structure. Since a larger one will have to be built it must correspondingly be stronger and able to hold greater loads.
 People are asking whether the state will furnish any money towards the construction. As far as can be
New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
Maple Hill

Mrs. D. A. Goodsell and Miss Anna Goodsell of Golf street are summer ing at Warrington, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. L. E. Dary and son. Graham of Maple Hill avenue are at York Beach, Maine, for two weeks.
 Miss Bertha Goodsell and Miss Mary Johnson are at Williamsburg, Mass for the summer.
 R. H. Erwin has sold his bunga- low on Maple Hill avenue to John Carlson of New Britain.
 The registrar will be in session at the Town hall Newington the first and second Friday 3rd and 10th of August from 12 a. m. to g D. m for the purpose of receiving, or transfer ing names on caucus registration list Geo. E. Churchill and S. l.. Morgan registration of voter.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-02

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New Britain herald., 1917-08-02

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New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
Hand Caught in Electric Fan.

While raising the windows i'll Kellys hotel Tuesday afternoon, Hem ry Oestman, employed as wine clerk in that place, slipped, his hand be- coming entangled in a nearby cleo tric fan which was running at full speed. deep cut was inflicted be-
 tween the thumb and the forefnger. Although not of a serious nature 1t
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

The United States National muse
pm at Washington has received and
put on exhibition a notable collection
of swords, uniforms and miscellane-
Gus relics of Maj. Gen. George B. Nc
Clellan. These menentOs were a gift
to the museum from George b. Nc
Clellan Of Princeton university.
The swords, of which there are nine,
are perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of the collection. The most strik-
ing of these is a gold-mounted sword
set with pearls, presented to McClel-
Ian by number of citizens Of Boston
in 1868, in recognition of his services
during the Civil war. The scabbard
is inscribed, ITO Major General
George B. Mcclellan, From Many Cit
liens Of Boston, February 5. 1868. Pro
Rege Saepe, Pro Patria Semper."
Two swords in the collection were
carried by Mcclellan in the Civil war,
dress word and service saber. The
other swords in the collection COM
memorate his Mexican war service,
one dress sword having been present
ed to him by "a number of gentlemen
as testimonial of their high admira-
ton for his gallantry during the war
with Mexico. First at the siege Of
Vera Cruz; second, the battle of Ger
70 Gordo; third, battle of Contreras :;
fourth. battle of ChurubuscO; fifth,
Chapultepec; sixth, capture of the
City of Mexico" Another OF the
swords carried in the Mexican war
is a service saber with a small piece
of the hilt broken away. The donor
Of the collection writes: "a piece of
the hilt OF this sword was carried
away by a bullet which slightly
wounded General Mcclellan in the
hand"
Among the other relics of this Amer
| lean general are several uniforms,
SPURS, f1eld-glasses, revolvers. powder
TASKS and number Of more personal
relics.
| Mcclellan was graduated from the
! United States Military academy in
1846, at the age of nineteen. and the
next year served as a second lieuten-
| ant with @ company Of engineer troops
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
TOWN
Helps
cFFKjNG SITE TO FIT HOME
.,.rv People DO Not Stop to Think at
All of the Vast Importance Of
the Houses Setting.

Most al the people VINO are saving
=. hri,G 4 h0use-the sort they have
'.o.f}e, of pOssessing-give so much
o+|entlan to the actual plans of the
,,cIrfpa that they do not stop to think
~ al Of the vast Importance Of the
house's setting. "a.
rrrv arr Joys and profits in site
,,,,f:ag tNat the average home-builder
Nv, ;. willing to content himself with
N, fist strip Of land in a desir-
ah,n .,t2hjnrhcod with which his real
estate dealer confronts him never
guc>seS,
obviously the average city lot is
Tho FLAT, trceleSS, SO by 1OO," on
which, ~ course, there. is little pos
sshla latitude il building. The house
nrst Ii, o6Iong and stand on one of
sc ends abOut in the center of the
Io+ with an inconseQuential margin on
sitl1er side, and a flower-trimmed
snnar, Of green in front and rear.
rbere are many streets Of this type in
every suburb.
Ru+ in every suburb also there are
odd corners that have been passed by
as unsuitable. Like the neglected creed
beds in the farmers fields, they are
generally of odd shapes and wooded.
the hand of the ''improver" having
nossed them as hopeless. In rural
districts where land rs rated by it's
cu,tiyatabIe area, these are literally
waste and can often be bought for
very little.
One Of the least appreciated kind Of
sites for home is the gully or draw.
Everywhere among the hills there are
Dlaces where the waters have cut out
a he'd to the rocks and stream
snlashes swiftly downward among the
trees, There are few greater outdoor
lows for folk who like to plan things
themselves and execute them with
their own hands than the development
Of one of these spots.
Re YOU have 4 definite plan for your
house in mind before you have an idea
for the site, you should seek your site
TO fit the home. A chateau would be
out of place where a bungalow cot
tage would be wholly at ease. A barn
might be badly misplaced on the ideal
site for farmhouse.
But site hunting untrammeled by
aught save the limits of ones fmag'
nation is great fun and a liberal edu
cation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
CHANGE RAIIONs OF CHICKS
Suitable Mixture Recommended for
Younqster Of Four Weeks-Na-
riety Is Needed.

Chick feeds, as usually made up, are
for small chicks only. A normal chick
of four weeks old has in large meas
ure outgrown chick feed. At this age,
if not already started on something
cOarser, a mixture something like the
following Should be fed: One hundred
pounds Of chick feed. % pounds OF
whole wheat, % pounds of coarse
cracked corn or kafir corn. In week
or two the per cent of chick feed can
be reversed and soon entirely omitted.
The important thing is to change
feeds gradually and let the period OF
change lap over a week or two. DO
not try to make the change by giving
occasional feeds, as of, say, all whole
wheat; rather mix the wheat in, as
indicated in the above formula. Any
one grain fed alone is not sufficiently
balanced to produce proper growth,
and, on the other hand, is so concen-
trated in certain food elements as to
be detrimental to proper digestion.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
MALES FIGHT MORE OR LESS
When Yarded Together There Is Sure
TO Be Some Scrapping-Old Bird
Maintains Peace.

When cockerels are yarded together
they are sure to fight more or less,
especially toward the natural mating
and breeding season. If they haven't
enough vigor and vim to scrap they
aren't of much value as breeders.
On a farm where many game chick
ems were raised the matured young
male birds were kept in small fiocks,
half a dozen or SO in each yard. To
prevent any serious injury an old male
was confined with the youngsters in
each yard. Ordinarily he didn't bother
them, but if they started trouble among
themselves he was in the midst in Il
hurry.
He was simply bound to maintain
peace among them if he had to fight
for it. His action soon frightened
them out of their mimic war.
The plan would probably prove as
effective with other breeds. If any
youngster had the temerity to dispute
the 'boss" he would probably soon get
the conceit knocked out Of him.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

Mount Rainier is the center of one
Of Uncle Sans newest national parks.
to which it has given its name. 1t is
a living volcano. two craters on its
summit still pouring forth steam and
gas. Although it has had no eruptjons
in the memory of man, at some time In
it's history-hefore it was reduced to
its present comparative doci1ity-it
gave itself mighty shake and blew off
some two or three thousand feet Of the
mountain, as it today has compare
lively fiat top, which is broken by the
two craters, but 1t bears four summitaa
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
Duty of the Community.

4 happier childhood, better provis'
ions for play, better surroundings
greater bodily vigor and stronger
spirit, less haInpered by gathering
doubts, are gifts which the comm1-
nifty, as the fairy godmother OF the
rising generation, can lay at the era
die Of every child in America.
Tie community that has not the
vision, the loving kindness and the
plain common sense to make the child
better fitted to fight off the doubts
and the fears of the future, co!islnits
crime against itself as 'VeH as
against its children.--New York eve
ming Mail.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
TO REDUCE fire LOSS
Uncle Sans Experts viii Coop
crate in Big Movement.
Bureau of Standards Plans to Provide
Data to Serve as Basis for Revt-
sion of Building Codes.

With an annual life and property
loss conservatively estimated as some
thousands Of lives and exceeding
$500, OOO,O 900, a per capita loss nearly
ten times as great as that found in the
leading European countries, and this
desDite the fact that the United States
has the most expensive and efficient
fire-fightjng equipment in the world
If would he neglect Of duty, point out
officials of Uncle Sans bureau OF
standards. who have been making
q study of this situation, not TO direct
attention to the pressing needs for
greater activities ON the part Of the
national government in the nation
wide movements to diminish this I'M
DsrfOnable waste of national re-
sources.
officials of the bureau who have
been doing work along the line OF fre
prevention are Of the belief that it Is
the moral duty Of the government TO
lend its fullest cooperation and as
sistance to this work. There is an ur-
gent public demand for the bureau to
continue in it's fire-preventiOn work.
and they claim that the testimony
of the most eminent American en-
giueers can be given In support OF it.
It is believed that the field Of &C.
tivity in which the bureau can be Of
test service TO the many organt-
nations now enlisted In the fight
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
HOME SHOULD BE EXPRESSIVE
Character of the Owner Shows in the
Architecture of the Dwelling and
the Decorations within.

The essential in the art of home
building is the ability to suit your own
taste-to express your own nature.
Your taste may not at all coincide with
that Of your neighbOr, but that is not
important. There are as many indi"
Vidual expressions Of the art that is
within one as there are leaves on a
tree and there is no good reason why
the expression of the individual should
not continue in the home itself.
Imagine what Il thrilling adventure
IN human nature all of us might have
in the course Of a day spent in making
calls If our neighbOrs and acqua1nt-
anceS only allowed their souls ana
minds TO express themselves in the
houses they build and furnish, says an
exchange. It is not hard to imagine
such an adventure, for about every one
has seen one such home. But these are
by no means frequently found.
For peoples characters do show IL
their hOmes-in the architecture or the
dwelling. the decorations within, the
selection of the furniture, even In the
pictures and the way they are hung.
10 persons who are not especially OD-
servant this fact is as plain as the fact
that one can always detect the pres
ence Of feminine fingers in the arrange
ment Of the bric-a-brac, the flowers or
vase on the stand OF the books ana
magazines on the library table. The
thing is so palpahly human that It is
almost impossible not to recognize II.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

meat, cover the whole with chicken,
veal broth or boiling water and SIM
mer until tender. Then add few
peeled mushrooms. as few or many as
taste or convenience pleases, which
should be cooked in little fat be-
fore adding to the mixture. For
mart of the mixture stir in a table
snoonful of corn starch mixed with
cold water, then add to the hot mix
tare. Continue stirring until the mix
ture bOils. then add one or two table
spOonfuls Of dark mOlasses, tea
snoonfuI of salt and tablespoonful
of china soy. The soy gives it the
color and characteristic flavor. A sub
stitnte may be made for it by using
tahlesDoonful OF kitchen bouquet and
a little Worcestershire sauce.
Nessetrode Puddino.-Cook twenty
largo chestnuts OF double the number
oP the smaller ones, in sugar sirup
until tender. Cut six Of the nuts ir
small nieces. the rest put through a
sieve. Cook two tablespO0n1uiS each
of crrrants and su'tana raisins in the
sirun until tender, then add the same
amount Of preserved pineapple enc
cherries or other fruit, to the pieces OF
chestnut md let them cool in the
sirun. Cook the beaten yOlks or fou1
o,os mixed With three-fourths OF a
cun of sugar in Il pint Of thin cream
cook until the mixture coats the spoon.
.dd tho sifted chestnuts and pass the
whole, through fine sieve. Cool ana
nor+lv freeze, then add cupful OF
ryhinned cream and finish freezing
oad the fruit and nuts drained from
tho s,ruD and pack in mold. Press
the cover in place over a piece OF
wrapping paper and let stand il ice
,,d s,lt an hour. Serve with whipped
croan, svcetened and favored with
e-,,i+ mice or viii, the following:
PUDDING Sauce for Nesseircde PUG
d;nc-Bcnt the yolks Of three eggs M
4il thick Add three tablespoonfuls or
,.,,.,or and beat again Stir over the
ere !, a double boiler until the MIX
+ura thickens a little. then pour into
cold dish and beat until cold hsht an"
croo,ov Flavor to taste and then NIX
1917 with n cupful and hall Oh
nroan whipped stiff. For delicious
ness this pudding is hard to equa'. n"t
1r |r fr,,;, combination must he care
fully Blended
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15

in the Mexican war. At the end OF
the war he held the commission Of
captain, one of his promotions being
"for gallant and meritorious conduct
at COntreras and Churubusco." From
that time until the Civil war he. served
in various engineering capacities and
as a military observer in Europe at
the time of the Crimean war.
In 1851 Mcclellan was appointed
major general of the Ohio volunteers,
and little later in an eight-day cam
paign in West Virginia, drove the en-
envy from the Great Kanawha and
captured 1000 prisoners, writing to
Washington that he had completely
annihilated the enemy in western Vir"
ginia.'' Immediately after the battle
Of Bull Run, Mcclellan was called to
Washington and assigned to the COM
mand of the department of Washing
ton and Northeastern Virginia. "A
month later, while reorganiZing the
Army of the Potomac. he was invested
with it's command, and on the retire
ment of General Scott was made COM
mander of all the armies of the United
States. Later, owing to differences OF
opinion between Mcclellan and the
secretary of war, he was made COM
mander of the Army Of the Potomac
only, and served in this capacity I'M
| til, owing to disapproyal Of his poll
cies, he was relieved Of his command
| in November, 1862.
Although the military success that
| was expected from Mcclellan on ac-
count of his early activities was never
| achieved, nevertheless he rendered
very great service in the organization
and training OF the Army Of the Poto-
mac, which did much to bring the
war to O close. His popularity never
waned, and he was idOliZed by the
| army. The most substantial proof OF
| his popularity was his nomination by
the Democratic party for the presi-
! dency of the United States in 1864.
McClellan's defeat was fOregOne con-
clusiOn, owing to the great popularity
| of Mr.. Lincoln, but he received in the
popular vote 100000 against 2,200,-
600.