New Britain herald., 1919-07-31

yard across is on exhibition at Foglia- tls store. The cabbage was grown b> William Schroeder of Berlin.
 Miss Elizabeth Bailey is returning today from New York where she has been spending a two weeks vacation.
 The Misses Lyman from Alabama are visiting at the home of S. A. Hart and family.
 pr. R. M. Griswold has pure hased a new six cylinder automobile which he will be driving around the town short ly.
 Emerson Hotchkiss, one of the towns elder residents, is quite ill at his home.
 Berlin Briefs
 Major Frank l.. Wilcox and family are leaving today for Christmas Cove in Maine near the Booth Bay district where they expect to remain for two weeks.
 Mrs. 4. B. Showalter and daughter Jean returned home last evening from their vacation trip spent in New York city. Supervisor ShoWalter also re- turned home last evening, coming from Danbury where he has been in attendance at the supervisors confer ence held there this month
 Miss May Tebbett has returned from her two weeks. vacation spent at Avon.
 Miss Katherine Minor is enjoying her annual vacation at her home on Warrington ridge. -sa+
 E, R. Jones has arrived home from Bristol where he has been for the last three weeks on business for the Du- pOnt Powder works
 Mrs. B. A. Haviland who has been visiting with Postmaster anr Mrs, A. B. Goodrich returned to her home in Southington today.
 Joseph Moore who was taken to the Hartford hospital recently for an op- >eration is reported, to be in a serious condition.
 Doris Honiss who underwent an op- eration at the Hartford hospital for throat trouble is recuperating nicely
 M rs. A. H. Bushnell and daughter Virginia are spending a short vacation in the Litchtield hills
 Narrow, Escape. What would have been a serious accident was narrowly averted this morning by the quick action of an automobilist. A Jewish merchant was driving a covered wagon south, near Upson's corner and for no account able reason refined his horse to the left. A large touring car was a short distance behind, coming along at a 50 mile clip and only a sharp turn Cf the wheel and the speedy. applica- ton of the breaks averted d smash up. The merchant began to take notice of what was happening about this time and brought the horse back upon it's haunchcs
 EHHnUl Club S0rjaI
 The Inanda club is getting ready for it's big social to be given tomOr- row night on Miss Marjorie Moore's lawn. The girls of the club have been extremely active in war work, especially for the Red Cross, for which they did sowing and knitting, besides numerous other work.
 The club was started about three years ago and named after d girls school in South Africa.
 Play a Success
 The Girl Scouts were very success tul in thoir new play given last night at the town hall About 15O were present at the play, Anita Trial,' which displayed considerable dramatic talent on lhe part of the scouts. A large number remained for the dancing which followed the en- tertainment
 Gun Club to Have Shoot
 The Mattebesset Gun club held 2 meeting at the fair grounds Tuesdaz. evening and voted to hold q shoot August 16 on the grounds. Activities in the club have been at a standstill during the war and this meeting was