New Britain herald., 1918-08-29

nounced By Post Office Authorities --~DT. TOpe to Lecture On Prohibi- tion-Rirnbaum Store r,rnovated
 Nine men from this district have been called to appear for examination at the PIalnville Grammar school, on Broad street, August 31, at P. NJ. There are two Plainville men among them: }1eorge Eaton Seymour, and simon A. Okenquist. They are men who registered June 5, 1917.
 Of the men who registered June ,. 1918. nineteen have been chosen to be examined at the Plainville Grammar school August 31, at r. NJ. The only Plalnville man in this list is Alfred E. Perotte, who is now living in New Haven.
 The young men who registered Aug ust 24 1918, will also be examined Saturday, August 8 at the same time and place. F'ifty-eight men have been called for examination from this district. Three of them are from Plainville. They are Philip Gordon Bassett William N. Benjamin, and Ludovico Pedone
 The local board also announces that our colored men from this dis trict will be sent to Camp Devens, on Sunday, September 1. The PlainVille men included in this contingent are, Charles Edward Peters, and Julius Mckinley Naaman.
 Postal Examinations.
 The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that an examination for the County of Hart ford Conn, will be he'd at Plainvillc Hartford, and Windsor Locks, on Sep tember 28, to fill the position of rural carrier at Wetherstield, and vacancies that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices in Hartford county The examinations have here tOfOre been confined to male citizens but in accordance with a. request from the Post Office Department wo- men will be admitted to rural carrier examinations upon the same cOndi- tiOns as men. The applicant must ac- tually reside in the territory of a post office in the county and must meet all requirements set forth in Form No. 1917. This form and application blanks may be obtained from the of fees mentioned above, or the T.. S. Civil Service Commission at Washing
  tained at any post office.
 Prohibition Lecture.
 Dr. Homer $. Tope of Philadelphia, district superintendent of tho Anti Saloon League is speaking for the Connecticut Temperance Union in the interest of wartime and constitution al prohibition. Dr. Tope is trying to secure the election of "dry'' represen- tatives and senators. He spoke from an autom obile in the Center last night at 7:30 o'clock
 Surgical Dressing Rooms. The date of the opening of the rooms of the Surgical Dressings com mittec of the Red Cross has been post poned, and will not take place on Sep tenber 1, as announced some time ago The date will be announced la ter. The rooms are at the home of Mrs. John B. Minor on East Main street
 BirnDaum Store RemodcIcd. I, J. Brnbaum is rcmodeline his dry goods store on West Main street. New show cases have been installed, and the store will present 4 novel ap- pearance to old customers. Mr. Birn- baum was one of the first dry goods
  was the first local dealer to carry d line of mems furnishings. He has been in business in Plainvilc for thir- Y teen years. coming here from New York city at that time.
 New Bread Rules.
 4 new ruling by the food commits sioner will bring joy to the hearts Of all the people who have been obliged to use war bread. Heretofore, flour and substitutes have been sold by all dealers on a fifty fifty basis. The new ruling changes conditions, and 80 per cent. -four will be sold with 20 per cent. substitutes.
 Trolley Checker System. on the short runs from New Brit ain to Plainville, the new system of ] "Checkera'' was used on the trolley !! cars this morning. Two checkers are | carried on each trip, and the passen- 1 ger is given a check 10 sign. and 1 must tell the conductor just how far 1 he is going on the car Most of the people who rode on the short run cars think the system is a nuisance.
 Brief Items.
 Wesley Kavanaugh. Roger Free man, and William Tird have returned from d ten-day's auto trip along the shore.
 Miss Mae Fitzgerald of West Main street is spending a vacation at Sound View
 N l.. Stevenson is i'll at his home on Whiting street
 Miss Bessie Crowley of East Main street IS spending a vacation at Grey