New Britain herald., 1918-02-02

people in this city, which claims to
| have as a part of it's creed opposition
! to war. This is the sect known as
the Christadelphians. This sect was
originally founded about 1860, but
never seemed to thrive for at present
there are only about 5000 in the en-
i tire United States. In New Britain
! there are five mem bers of this sect
! only one of whom, however, is of mill
ltaFT age and he has claimed examp-
, ton.
J Another unique question that con-
= fronts the second eXem ption board is
whether or not d leader OF the Sal
Naton Army is a duly ordained min
/ lSter' and as such is entitled to ex-
emption A local Salvation army
: Haptaln claims exemption on this
ground and has set forth that b. be-
ing named Captain" he was in re-
alt3 ordained a. minister. The fact
that the Salvation Army leaders have
not the right here to perform mar
/ rlages does not enter into the case as
that is a statutory right. AS far as
can be learned. this is the first tirae
this question has been raised and
probably the board will grant the re-
: quested exemption, after which the
legal advisory board will appeal to the
. district board from the decision and
thus let that higher tribunal make the
; decision that may become a precc-
dent
! From the Herald of rs years ago:
January 27-Henry f. Russell,
president of Russell & Erwin. died
, last night at his home in New York
James S. North and Mortimer H
: Camp have been elected as head ush-
ers for High school graduation day.
A man in the south end of the town
won 5000 yesterday on policy. Aug
ust Berkhardt has been elected treas
urer Of the German Benevolent So
ciety.
January 2s-H. d. Humphrey has
$4,000 contract for the Lyceum car
pet. Special Officer Coffey has sued
Pat NJ cs1uire for $4,000 for SANDER as
result Of a recent court case in which
4 handful of Mr.. McGuire's VIII si> eIs,
pulled out by the roots, we're intro
duced in court as evidence. Miss Eva
Hills of Pleasant street gave a party
last night in honor of Everett Staples,
Z; relative.
January 29-SUnday.
January 3O-Telephone subscrib-
crs are much excited because they
have to pay their subscription rates
in advance. The Russwin Lyceum
com pany has increased it's capital
stocks from $40, 900 to 100000.
January 31-Dr. z. B. Lyons rec
ommends that the city purchase ali
land surrounding Shuttle Meadow to
! protect it against impurities, Amos
. Rrum baum, janitor OF the Normal
school, has invented a new ScrubbiNg
brush which will be patented, which
is especially applicable for hard wood
/ floors. A want ad appeared in the
Herald last night that person or
! West Main street had lost q, dog and
today no less than ten dogs were
brought to her.
February 1T is announced that
the Lyceum theater will oe opened
with Rose Couehlin in "Diplon2 acy."
Several teams Of horse cars and many
people were delayed by the switching
at the Main street crossing today.
February Bert LOOMS, clearing
nine feet six inches in the pole vault
last night, smashed the 7. M. G. A.
record A. B. Goodrich and F. +.
Hall, both of Berlin. are circulating
petitions to become postmaster there.
The Sangervil1e correspondent of
the Bangor, (Me.,) Daily News con-
tributes an article to his paper in
which he says Lemuel ]. Coburn,
one of the towns leading citizens, re-
fuses to be candidate for chair
man of the board of selectmen. Mr..
Ccburn, who form erlv resided on
Maple street, this city, was one OF
the pioneer real estate promoters in
this CITY and it was he who opened
I'D the tract in the eastern section
of the city known as Seymour Park
and also built the Old factory there
formerly occupied by the Monro-
Eastwood Pen company. The follow
ing article tagen frSm the Bangor
paper, may interest his acquaintance
in this city: ''He stated most frank
ly that after going through the
struggle he did for two years to fl
rance the Glencoe mills and put them
on strong financial basis, with large
future developments in view and
most particularly for the benefit of
sangerville he felt that others should
assume the respo nsibilities of town
affairs and not expect him to do any
more, He has no political ambitions
whatever and with his large interests
in the mill. the Sangerville Realty
company which controls about forty
rents and the Morgan Stock Farm
which has gone extensively into the
breeding of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle and Berkshire swine, that he
. should not be considered. He did
state however that including the diff
ferent corporations together with his
own personal affairs that he is by far
Law in
there was no question, in his opinion,
that there should be some very radi-
cal changes made in the rnanagem ent
o. Of ir,S IA rtic11la ri N "a