New Britain herald., 1918-03-18

horn in this town, in the section known as Blue Hills. In 1928. and is remarkably well for one of his age, dong a considera ble amount of work each day. With the exception of fail lnG sight he appears to be no older shan most men at T5. The only other #VinG resident of the town who !1gned the petition setting this town off from Now Britain, is William l;ulkeIcy. Mir. Norton has the dis ''nction1 of being the only man now I'Nirs who made the trip on tho first si,am train from Meriden to Berlin. since the death of his wife. he has made his home with his daughter .irs. k. M. Griswold.
 Berlin Woman in the Navy.
 When tho Sammies take their final crack at Kaiser Bill. it is safe bet Lat some representative of the town tr Berlin will be in the expedition, "e the town Is now represented In about every branch of the service. Not content with giving a few mon tu nearly every camp in the country. n large number of young men to the .l;.Vy. and two Red Cross nurses to inc army. the town has now sent a young woman to the navy. Miss Es- tciIa Goodrich is the new addition to our navy, having resigned her posi- ton with the American Hardware corporation, to accept a position at thc Ncw London navy yard, Whero #nc will be probably rated as a yeo- 1nJn. as she will become connected with the clerical force at that station trdaN.
 William Murtha.
 William Murtha. employed as a hrickmal1er by Richard B. Murray of Berlin. died Saturday night at the New Britain General hospital. He left no immediate relatives. The fun craI was held at 10:30 o'clock this morning in St. PauIs church, Ken sington. Rev. J. C. Brennan off, ciat ted at the requiem mass, and the burial was in St. Mary's new ceme- tciy. Now Britain.
 Dances Modern. and Old. Berlin will give to the followers of the art of tcrpsichore, this evening an l UupOrtunitv to choose between the 1 c.; ncc4s of the long ago. and the mod 1 c1n There will be two dances in the 1 ,ostu tonight. modern dance given 1 hN the Metropolitan String orchestra, 1 in the Grange hall, and one which l will be carried out according to the 1 oId-fashionod ways. which will ba 1 held in the Athletic hall. Hannah Cashman. Tho funeral of the late Hannah t.ashn1an was held from St. PauIS l church this morning With a funeral l mass at 10 o'clock. Rev. T. C. Bren- nan sang the mass and burial was held [ in the new Catholic cemetery. New i Britain
 Berlin Briefs.
 Harry McEcon of a U. s. suhna- 1 rine chaser spent the weekend with his family in this town.
 Private M. Woods. of Camp Devens, has been Snrnding a short furlou%h at his home hrro
 1 SeConda T"ma&Ono and Ernest Tom asonc haNc tr"N%fcrrcd land and build = 1 ings to Joseph Maino on Christian lane.
 Rev Walter phoI;n was the speak, CT at the St. Pa;rick's Dnv celcbra- ton held at St. Pauls yesterday. II is reported that all tho local boys who went with the last increment 'n 1 t."nlD Dcvens have been transferred to l Ca,nu T"ptGn. Several Of thc boys have written home tellinc of their change. and letter received last Wc9lk 1 from one Of them states that the last | of them will leave this week. Mae and Grace sherman and Flor l cnce Ripple have been spending a few
 days in Massachusetts. They visited l at Camp Devens.