New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

bers of the fair sex without skirts l garbed in bloomers, etc., diligently l hoeing corn or Eilling potatoes. Pop ular fancy has termed them farmer cites, but many object to the title, so the whole question sinners down to one of nom enclature. Farmerettes sayors too much of the suffragette to suit many. Lady farmers is not proper and female farmers would do for brutes as well as women. Why not woman farmers? A compound of two excellent English words that mean Just what. they say. IN. s.. SA-~
 One of our New Britain boys, slightly wounded, writes: What with the- food and care and aD1usernents5 and hospitals and nurses supplied to our soldiers, this would really be a pretty good war if it wasn't for the Germans. - ~,
 ". 5. S.----> . The councils vote to buy 8 Sea- graves motor truck for the fire de- partment harkens back to the days, a few years ago, when one of the old safety board headed by the late Jos-' eph Callahan, was at loggerheads for 8 long time over the choice Of appar- a tus. At that time the Sea graves car was vigorously opposed and after much agitation the board purchased LaFrance>machine. That was the beginning of the motorization or New Britain's fire department. 1t was also the time when M. T. kerWin then an aldermen, is alleged to have made his famous remark about the rela- tive merits of sl six cylinder car. It was said of him that he declared a six cylinder motor was better than a four because when going up steep hill the two extra cylinders could be switched on, giving added. power, while on the levd the four cylinders would be- enough. Mir. Kerwin al- ways maintained that he was misun- derstood. but newspa pers all over the country copied the alleged statement, much to the anusem ent Of the alder
 man and his friends.
 ". $. S. |, Twenty years ago. the Herald printed the following items ~
 Y June 16-The State Normal school graduation exercises will take place on June 28 when Governor Morris NWill give out the diplomas. MT. and Mrs. E. N. Stanley are in Chi cago. = The pastor and standing committee of the South church has been incorporated by legislative act and the church can now receive the $sO,0O0 trust fund left by c. B. Er- win. -- A number of prominent dem- ocrats met last night and agreed to support T. E. Sheehan's application for assistant postmaster.
 JAe 17-There will be a concert at White Oak on June 22. = George M. Landers returned yesterday from his trip to Moosehead Lake where he caught some trout which he says~ weighed five pounds each. The class of 1890 of the High school held a reunion yesterday. those present having been: Misses: Antoinette Smith, Olive Bauer, Mary Upson, Bertha Bowers, Bertha Sheldon. Annie Glad den. Grace Gerard and Mrs F. l.. Bigelow, and" Messrs:i E. F.. ::Osgood Orland Blair, Andrew J.. Barker. George B. Smith and William Still man. - Willis DeWolfe has returned from Cornell for the summer vaca- ton.
 <, June 19-Sunday. '"
 xEJune 19-+-V. B. Chamberlain, at the school board yesterday, opposed teaching other languages in the schools, exclaiming: II am opposed to the teaching of Swedish. Polish German and other languages; l wish they would forget every other lan- guage and learn good English, which is good enough sin this country - Murray street is being repaired so that it will be accepted by the city.
 June 20-T. w. O'Connor, Thomas Farrell and a party of friends are going to spend their vacation at Block Island. Master Howard c. Wilson has returned from 3, trip to Boston, making the trip both ways alone, where he went to spend a week with his aunt. - M. F. Leg horn and bride returned from their wedding trip last evening.
 June 21--Selectma Bassett, who will be postmaster after July l, has offered the position of assistant post master to Charles w Beach who will file a bond and take the job. George H. Dyson was elected keeper of the wampum at the meeting of the Red Men last night A dog belonging to Dr. Strosser wa.s: believed. to have gone mad this afternoon and was finally killed after a long chase.
 June 22--It Is hinted that local coal dealers have, entered a onbine inasmuch as all who have bid on furnishing 300 tons of coal for the schools. have each bid $5.25 per ton. - Editor Reilly of. the Meriden Journal was il. town last :. night. - Miss Mabel stone bas returhed from boarding school, Tin in. %Anaaover.
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 On Tuesday of next week Mayor Qugley will formally open his cam paign for the republican nomination