New Britain herald., 1918-06-10
CITY ITEMS


 town committee from the first ward, | has withdrawn from the race, leaving Sheriff A. P. Marsh with a clear field. 1 the six wards.
 A marriage license has been issued to William Ledwell of Chester. Mass and Martha D. Pease of Birmingham Mass
 James Mcclure, a former local resi- | dent but now with the United States police at Panama, is spending a few days visiting in this city. He states that a former New Britain man nam ed Doyle is managing a government hotel in Panama.
 Tomorrow the local men who have been attending the army school at Wentworth Institute, Boston, will be graduated It is expected that they will all receive assignments for active duty with the exception of John Dehm who has qualified as an expert pattern maker and machinist and is to be retained as a government instructor The recent whist given by St. Mary s Holy Name society netted S4Z.oo' which is to be used toward buying Liberty Bonds.
 The supply committee of the com mon council will meet tonight and on Wednesday evening the finance com- mittee will meet to approve bllls.
 Emil F. Brumbaum of Bristol, Pa., where he is with the F. T. Ley Co.,, working for the Emergency Fleet corporation, is spending few days at his home on Winthrop street.
 A patriotic meeting will be held in tho Lincoln street school on Wednes- day. All are invited to attend and pick oakum and sing.
 Members of the Sons of Veterans visited the home of Mayor G. A. Quig- ley yesterday and were presented with handsome bouquets of roses and peones which were used to decorate the graves of the 1 , members in Fair view cemetery.
 The executive committee of the en- ergency board which is to be organ ized here will meet in the mayors of fee at o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 A service flag containing eight stars, indicating that number of teach hers who have gone into the service of the government has been suspended in the office of the school department in city hall.
 A social and dance will be held in the T. A. B. hall Tuesday evening of this week by the Immaculate Con- ception Guild of St. Mary's church.
 Fifty dollars was realized on the dance recently held by the Tabs in their hall on Lafayette street At the meeting yesterday four applica- tions for membership were received.
 At the Sunday services in the Pro- testant churches of the town next week, collections for the A. M. F. Zion church will be taken up.
 A milk wagon driven by Eugene Steele was struck by Charles A. John sons auto on Franklin Square this morning and was damaged.
 Anthony Kowalski of 30 Franklin street complained to the police today that his bicycle was stolen.
 Four coils of an automobile were stolen from William Massey's car while it was left in the rear of the Dickinson block yesterday.
 A meeting of the Americanization committee will be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Cham Der of Com merce rooms.
 Charles Morehead of 95 Arch street mOtOred to Camp Upton sun day. Many New Britain boys at the camp were seen and all were in good spirits. The round trip was made in IS hours.
 Durwood Boehm spent the weekend at Lake Congamond.
 Frank Dorasinski has taken out permit to build a barn, 20X30 feet, costing S95O, for Amandus Johnson, of 70 John street.
 Edward Nelson has entered the en- plOy of John A. Andrews Go.
 A daughter was born at the New Britain General hospital this morning to MT. and Mrs. Patrick Nolan of 115 Clark street.
 At the meeting of St. Mary's Holy Name society last evening, it was an nounced that about $50 was realized on the recent whist.
 The postal authorities have issued a request to all users of the mails, that no more small envelopes or colored ones be used. Handling this kind of mailing matter has become a serious drawback in the transmission of mails.
 Paul Robinson, having enlisted in