New Britain herald., 1918-07-06

bodies require, while others object
 strenuously if advice is given. Miss i Carroll, who is in charge, makes the
 very pertinent suggestion that local
 people having summer homes might
 take one or two of these poor little
 people on their vacations with them
 for q week or two and give them a
 chance In New York this is done
 and right here in this Vicinity New
 orh children are being Harmed out
 for couple of weeks. Why not go
 a little further and look after New
 Britain children too?
 -(NV. $. S.)---~-
 The health department has just
 finished a "cIeancr back yard'' ca0n-
 paign and today the yards of the city
 are as clean as they ever will be
 under the present system. In New
 Britain the cleaning of backwards is
 optional with the owners, although
 tho health department does well to
 prod the owners occasionally. In
 other cities where back yards are
 kept more clean and sanitary. sys- tenn of municipal collection is carried out and at regular intervals the col le%tcd refuse is taken away on s4 simi- lar plan to the garbage collect. This Is the better scheme and New Bri-
 tain would do we'll to copy it. -(W. $. S.)--- A well known local automobile sales man had occasion to purchase 8 pocket knife last Monday evening
 and on getting back to his garage found that the knife was plainly stamped Made in Germany It took him but few minutes to return the knife and get his money back. -OW. $. S.)-- A certain bushes man, owning an automobile, took his car to a gar i age early in the week and left in- strpctions to have the carbon cleaned l out and the Knock" removed IA few days later he got his car and in the evening took a. little spin. Knock, knock, knock! As he drove down Main street the car knocked even louder than before and as the driver saw many people on the sidewalk look at the machine and smile, he became very self conscious Even- tually he became disgusted with his car and drove it home, vowing he would never run 1t again until a good repair man had OVerhauled the motor and taken out the knock. As he rue fully looked over the machine in his yard he say dangling from the start ing crank, and much bent and bat tered, a heavy tin pail. When he had filled the radiator with water he had abently hung the pail on the starter handle and had forgotten to remove 1t before he started on his trial spin -OW $. S.)
 Twenty five years ago the Herald printed these items:
 June 30.-City Attorney Gaffney and Peter Long attended the Yale-H Har- ward boat race at New London today July 1.-Charles Reynolds, Abram Howell and Henry Penfield have been appointed conductors on the electric cars. - Louis F. Dunn has purchased property on Park street from Philip Corbin. - William F. Delaney has been appointed clerk of the board of selectmen.
 July 2.--Sunday
 July 3.-The first electric car in New Britain was sent over the line Saturday night at o'clock A big crowd followed it on bicycles and it
 went to White Oak without trouble, except at Black Rock where there
 was hot box. On the car were; President Young. Treasurer F. c. Platt, General Manager Whitney. Supt. D1nsmore, Secretary Breed and How ard Curtis The New York and New England railroad plans to put & double track between Bristol and New Britain and build a new freight house here. - w. E. Atwood, cashier of the MecheniCs' National bank has been elected treasurer of the Bur- ritt Savings bank to succeed V, E. hamberlaln. - Selectman Taylor has been appointed postmaster in Ken sington.
 July 4.-Holiday. July 5.-There were three fires. numerous accidents from powder burns and much noise and excitement
 in the city yesterday. - w. F. Delaney was admitted to the bar in Hartford
 today and Is now fuIlfedged lawyer. - Patrick Vorbett defeated R. Joyce
 of Terryville in a, half mile race yes terday, thereby winning $50 bet. - E. G. Babcock has Q pet bulldog that
 is very fond of chickens and every day the boy is followed into Walnut Hill park by a brood Of little chicks. There the canine digs and scratches, helping the chicks find their food
 July 6.--I. F. Mills elected noble
 grand of Phenix lodge, l. O. O. F., last night. Mrs R. M Dame and child are visiting in Trenton N. J. -
 George M. Landers will spend the rest
 of the summer at Martha's Vineyard. Where are those men going, papa, with the cute little lunch boxes? Are
 they going camping
 No, my son, that's just the nfeht
 shift of the New Britain police force going on duty -OW. $. S. S.)----