New Britain herald., 1919-04-03

in this proposition are urged to con- fer with MT. Thomson either personal ly or through the kensinGton post office. MT. Thomson plans to organ ize the club at an early date.
 Writes From MarseillcS.
 Seaman Edwin K. Adams, who has been in foreign waters for the past i months, has written to his parents, MT. and Mrs. Edwin B. Adams of Sun set Lane Berlin, and has informed them that at the present time he is stationed at the United States Sub marine chaser base at Marseilles, France, and 1t is proba ble that he will remain at this base for a number of months. Seaman Adams is one of the youngest sailors serving for Un- cle Sam from Berlin. He enlisted in the fall of 1917 at the age of f6. Dur ing his duty in foreign waters he has visited England, France, Spain and Italy.
 Jones Quits Business.
 Edward R. Jones, better known in this community as Dynamite Jones, who has been in the dynamiting busl- ness for the past 30 years, has decid- ed to retire. owing to the new rules and regulations regarding the storage of dynamite, issued recently by the United States government. MT. Jones, during the past few years, has done a great deal of work for various factor ies which have been constructed. Tho Stanley Works at New Britain con structcd a number of new factories during the past two years and Mr. Jones was given the contract to dyna- mite their base.
 "DNnamite'. Jones is a native of Wales and came to this country in 1869, establishing a magazine in the mining district in the locality of Wilkesbarre, Pa. In 1874 Mr.: Jones received a contract from the English government to go back to Wales and accepted He spent three years in north Wales as assistant mining on gineer and was given charge of the blasting and dynamiting of a three mile tunnel
 Upon returning to this country Mr. Jones received a number of contracts and was put in charge of the laying of the first big shaft at Kingston Pa. He was at the same time engineering the shafts which were being laid at Wil<esbarre. From here Mr. Jones came to Berlin in the 90'c and has been resident Of the town ever since, al though he has spent much of his time away from Berlin while doing work in the neighboring states.
 Invited to Attend Parade.
 The Berlin War Bureau has re celved an invitation from the military com mittee at Hartford inviting them to attend the 18th Division parade which is to be held at Boston. The military committee states that all those planning to attend should an nounce their intentions at an early date as tho committee will secure re- served seats on the grand stand for the local board. This invita- ton is eiy en only to the mem bers of the local war board and all those planning to attend are urged to give their names to Charles F, Lewis. chairman who will report to the military committee at Hartford.
 Tcnemcnts All Occupied.
 Judging from the report Of the To- cal real estate dealers there is not an unoccupjed tenement about the town at the present time. The real estate dalers announce that there has boon more land sales and property sales during the past few months than there has been during the past five years put together. Many of the resi- dences on Berlin street which have been occupied by some of the life long residents of the town have been sold.
 Berlin Briefs
 C.. Fl. Holton. who has been the chief dairy man on the Seibert Farm , at Berlin, has resigned bis position