New Britain herald., 1918-06-17
CITY ITEMS

Miss Esther H. McAvay. formerly employed at the Dickinson Drug Co.,, has gone to Goodhue, Minn., to make her home with her uncle, Rev. Hugh
 J. McAvay. She was presented with
 a purse of money by her friends at
 the store.
 Girl Scouts of Troop will meet at
 the Y. W. c. A., Tuesday, June IS, at } D. m Every scout is requested to
 be present.
 A marriage license was issued today to Frank Logan, of 29S Park street,
 and Miss Bertha Roseen, of 124 Jubi-
 lee street
 The special committee arranging for the July 4 celebration will meet to-
 morrow evening at o'clock in City
 hall. Representatives from all na-
 tonalities are urgently requested to be present.
 A freight engine jumped the track near the brewery yesterday, tying up
 traffic for a short time. The Endeavor circle of the Stanley Memorial church will hold a straw
 berry festival Friday at 7:3O D. m. James A. Howard has transferred property on Lasalle street to R. Ka-
 masiewicz.
 Members of New Britain council Royal Arcanum, will attend a recep- ton to be rendered to Supreme Orator Hoadley in Harford tomorrow night. Local mem bers will take the D. pa trolley.
 David Sundstrom, of HillCrest ave-
 nue, a carpenter employed at Landers, FraTy x Clark S. fell from a staging this afternoon and was shaken up. He
 dropped about 15 feet. The police
 took him home in the ambulance.
 Members Of the Spanish War Veter-
 ans are requested to meet at the Arch
 street armory tonight.
 Miss Ethel R. Coburn, daughter Of
 Mrs. M. V. Coburn, will be graduated
 from Notre Dame academy in Water
 bury on Friday
 Camp Clara. R. N. A.. will meet to-
 morrow night at 34 Church street. The Young Women of the South
 church are planning the formation of
 an auxiliary for church work, and for this purpose a meeting of all those interested will be held on the lawn at the home of Mrs. R. M. Hem ingway of Ill Lexington street, We'd nesday, at 6:30. A basket lunch will be served.
 Matthew and Stanley Skrentny, former pupils of the local high school will be graduated from the East Chi cago High school Thursday of this week. The boys attended the New Britain High school for two years, la- ter moving to Chicago where they entered the East Chicago High school. While in the local school Stanley was a member of the football team of 1916.
 The kavanaugh Shop. 40-46 Pratt street, Hartford, has an endless variety of lovely white and colored crepe de
 chine, Georgette crepe and voiie dresses and also handsome sweaters to wear with them.-Advt, Anna Gauer sold today a two family house at No. 73 Ellis street, through the Camp Real Estate Co.,, to Police man and Mrs. Michael Brophy. A number of young people from this city attended a weekend party at Merwin's Beach, Milford. Those com prsing the party were Misses Louise and Anna Zehler, Loretta Robinson and Young and Messrs. William Sul- lvan, J. Doyle, J. Molyneux and M. Nordfelt.
 Medals which are to be awarded the winners of the events in the Tierney Cadet Field day will be placed on eN- hibition at an early date in one of the local stores Director Pilz of St. Mary's playground is in charge of the events.
 Miss Sadie Fridell, of Dwight street, and several of her friends spent the veek-en at Branford.