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New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
REAL ESTATE SALES
 ON THE INCREASE
Week Shows 25 Transfers Four
 Marriages, and "A Deaths

Four marriages and "A deaths were reported at the office of the city clerk during the past week and the follow ing Warrantee deeds were recorded:
 Frank w. Holmes to Patrick Grif- fin ct al, land and building, Fairview street
 Equitable Realty Go, to James Low, land, Newfield Avenue.
 (. Adrian Carlson to New Britain Tool, land and building, manu- featuring Company.
 Mary J. Coniff to Newton c. Cur tis, land and building, Lincoln street.
 Pasquale Scalise to Giuseppe Fioret- to. land, Lawlor street.
 Selma s. Anderson to John A. Andrews, land and building, Walnut street.
 Sara Stein to Hyman Rabinow, land and building, Hawkins street
 Alice E. Stone to David Gorfein, land and building, Walnut street.
 August Bergstrom to Ossian $. Bennett land and building Harrison street.
 BodweIl Land Co. to Sylvester Arosimowicz, land, Derby street
 Union Realty Co. Inc, to Erik H. Runshaw, land, Lindwood street.
 Bessie Andrews. ct al to Bodwell Land Co, land and building, Foxan Place.
 Amelia M. Futile to Donate Gala brese, land and building, Cherry street.
 Frank E. Rackrfe to City of New Britain, land, Pond and Kensington avenue.
 J. J. Erwin ct al, to Patrick Me Cormack, land and building Erwin place.
 Ida NJ. Peterson to James SkeIly, ct al, land and building, South Main street
 George Krum, ct al. to Rachae1ina Wiener, ct al land and building, Dwight street
 Herman F. Wells to Adelaide ". Hine. land and building, Highland Division.
 Abraham Dubosar to Israel Honey man, land and building, Oak street
 Isra c1 Honeyman to Louis Moore, land and building, Oak street
 Cordelia C. Kilbourne to A. Adishoo eft al, land, Oakland avenue.
 Est. Nelson P. Woodruff to Sarah T. Woodruff, ct al, land and build ing, Walnut street.
 The Liberty Corporation to Peter Perakos, ct al, land and building, Main street.
 Frank w. Holmes to Charles w. Holmes. land and building.
 Olof Olson to William J. Hoffman. land and building, Francis street.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
METHODISTS' DRIVE
 BEGINS TOMORROW
40 Solicitors Will Visit Members in Attempt to Raise $16,OOO
 for Church Work.

Tomorrow afternoon 40 male mem- bers of the Methodist church will be- gin a campaign to raise q S9,000 church budget and a $7,0o0 quota for the national Methodist fund. This money will be raised by an every mem ber- canvass, during which every member of the church will be visited and asked to contribute.
 Immediately following the morning service,- the 40 campaigners will have dinner at the church receive final instructions, and begin their canvass. While it is hoped to see every mcm- Der tomorrow, each team will be re- sponsible for the names on it's list and if they are not solicited tomor- row they will be before the drive ends.
 The 40 workers are to be divided into 10 teams of two men each and these teams will make a personal visit to every church member.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
SCHOOL BOARD ACTS
 ON DEATH OF PEASE
Committee Named to Draft Resolu- tiOns-HandsoIne Floral Tribute
 Is Sent-Attend Funeral.

special meeting of the school board was held at 4:30 yesterday aft ernoon for the purpose of taking ac- tion on the death of the late mem Der, l.. Hoyt Pease. Judge B. F. Gaff- ney presided and all the members of the board were present as well as Superintendent of Schools Stan ley H. Holmes.
 Each of the members spoke in tribute of the man whom death called from his active work with the board His hearty cooperation in all mat ters pertaining to schools was spoken of as was his unceasing work in the same line.
 A committee of Judge Gaffney, chairman, Judge John Walsh, George w. Traut and D.. Clayton Goodwin, was chosen to prepare resolutions to be recorded in the boards records and a copy sent to the family of the de- ceased.
 The board also sent a handsome basket floral tribute to the home and the members attended the funeral this afternoon in a body meeting at the board office in city hall.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

Ating of the Mems Broth
 140Dd held in the South church last evening, the returned soldiers of the Brotherhood, who have seen service overseas, and the hero of Seicheprey, Captain Alfred Griswold, were the in vited dinner guests.
 Captain Griswo1d gave a recital of his overseas experiences dating from the time of sailing to his arrival in England, and later to France. He was very modest as to his own participa- ton in the events of the war. in which he was decorated for bravery when under fire, but spoke of the actions which his mpany-Company L., of the 102d Regiment were in.
 In the action of Seicheprey his company were outnumbered by 46O, and he described the days fighting which continued with terrific violence, until the Huns were finally beaten back.
 He also described the opening of fensives of the French and American drive in the Argonne forest when the area of the fighting extended for miles deep, and many miles in width.
 After being wounded in the fighting at Seicheprey, Captain Griswold was detailed with the military police and he described the duties of that order.
 Dr. George w. c. Hill spoke of the men of the Brotherhood who had seen service overseas, saying that out of I'll men who had enlisted with the ranks of the army, five had died in 1 the service, and that many were still with the army of occupation.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
WAR VETERAN TO TALK.
French Army Chaplain At South
 Church Next Thursday Evening,

The Rev. Daniel Couve, who served in the French army as 8 French Pro- testant chaplain through the entire duration of the war, will give an ad- dress at the South gregational church Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock. His subject will be French Professionalism and it's Present Oppor- tunities." Although he is French, he speaks excellent English and the pub lie is invited to hear his address.
 While engaged in service, he was under fire much of the time, and has been cited for bravery on several oc- casions
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
CITY ITEMS

BEEarold T. sloper, manager of the
 Sw Britain Gas Light company, IS at his home on Russell street
 Valentine Hart, who has been at Sading Hamilton college, is spending
 ae spring vacation at his home on
 Hnnyledge.
 kThe next meeting of the Crusaders the Baptist church will be. held sonday evening at o'clock.
 EThe Girls Friendly society of St. Bark's Episcopal church will meet the parish house Monday evening. A son was born to MT. and Mrs.
 rank Rogers of 106 Beaver street !st evening.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
 AT STANLEY CHURCH
Special Program Will Be Rendered Tomorrow Evening at 7:30
 o'ClOck-Pastor to Speak.

A special patriotic service will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 in the Stan ley Memorial church on East street. Attractively prepared and printed pro- grams will be distributed to those at tending. Invitations have been ex- tended to the First and South churches to join in this meeting. A general in- vitation to the public, and especially to those who had sons in the service, is also extended. Returned soldiers and sailors are requested to attend. The order of services will consist of responsive readings, patriotic songs, recitations by Boy and Girl Scouts and consecration of service flags. Rev. c. M. Missirian, pastor, will give a brief address on The Church, the War and the Days Beyond" The Sun beam club of the church will present pantomime, America" The col lection to be taken will be for the ra- tional service comm ission of the Con gregational churches of America and In the interest of the inter- church emergency campaign. The Young Mems club of the Stanley Memorial church has adopted a constitution and bylaws and has elected the following officers: President, Alvid Thorwald- sen; vice president, Edward Stohls secretary. Harry Hoffman; treasurer, Ray Tim breIl; advisory committee, Rev c. M. Missirian and O. A. Marsh
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
SCHOOL BOARD GUESTS
Chamber of Commerce Has Invited Board to Be Present at Banquet, March 26.

The school board has been invited to attend a supper to be given by the chamber of commerce Wednes- day evening, March 26, at 6:15 in the Y. M. C. A. banquet hall, at which time the work of the board will be talked over, and several members of the board will tell of it's work in this city. The accomplishments. scope of work, and plans for the coming year are to be discussed at the sup per, which is to be for chamber mem bers and the invited guests, only.
 The chamber of commerce is plan ming a series of these suppers at which members of the different boards and officials of the city will be invited to keep the members of the bureau informed as to the civic work in New Britain
 Plans have been made to have Cap tain A. H. Griswold present to tell of the work of the New Britain boys in France The chamber will take this opportunity of welcoming the To- cal captain back to the city.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
WOMAN'S CLUB RECEPTION.

At the luncheon given yesterday by Mrs Frank L. Traut and Mrs. George w. Traut at the home of the latter to the officers and members of the com- mittees of the Woman's club and Tn appreciation of the services of Mrs Rufus N. HemenWay as president of the Woman's club, Mrs. John L. Kirk ham acted as toastmistress. She call ed upon Mrs William F. Brooks, Mrs. Frank J. Porter, Mrs. Isaac Russell and Mrs. Justus A. Traut, Mrs. How ard Horton sang and the generous hospitality of the hostesses was great ly appreciated
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
MANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

James F. White, local agent of the Humane society, states that he has heard considerable complaints about the manner in which Jewish butchers leave stock at the municipal slaugh- ter house to be butchered, and then neglect to feed or water the animals. Mr. White said that prosecutions will follow q continuance of these acts.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

let sick of it. Back in the $. o. s.
 4S transportation was available, and Nhe supplies came into the canteens. But up at the front, when you were lucky to get clothes and chow, it was a pretty tough proposition, and what ever did come up to the Y M. C. A. was nabbed by the guys on the special details and various trains. back with division. Some of it did get up to the front, but not enough to create a panic. But that wasn't the fault of the Y. M. c. A., it was the inevitable result Of a constant forward move ment in open warfare. I suppose some of our heroes wanted to get hot chocolate dropped on advanced out posts by airplanes. It's too bad about those kids.
 tSince I've been up with machine guns I've never seen anything Of this chocolate ration that the Q. M. corps serves out troops and don't expect to do so either. Nor do I feel any anguish because the Y. M. C. A. didn't feed me in a fox-hole, especially when I know who had the monopoly on available transportation.
 Mentions Local Boy. "There was a lad named Wilbur, Thomas Whiteside Wilbur of New Britain, Conn.,, who was the secretary assigned to our battalion. He had ] been turned down for the army be- l cause he had only one eye. So he sought the lucrative and luxurious l life of the Y. M. c. A. thus hoping to l be of some service to his country. l When he found that it was impos- l sible to drag chocolate bars and cigars ] +or 1,o
 gave first aid to the wounded under shell fire He had the time of his l young life, and no one had anything 1 on Wilbur when it came to courage. l The Roche winged him up at Blanc l Mont in Champagne, and he got a
 blighty.
 "There were lots of Wilburs in the Y. M. c. A., If you start Investigating l hate to see a, lot of crabs ignoring l them, too.
 ! When we started on our marathon via France, Belgium, Luxembourg and , Germany, we were lucky to have our
 emergency rations keep up with us l Then we settled in various castles on ! the Rhine, and the crabs began to scream for the Y. M. c. A. Where }. was it? Ask the army about that
 ask why the trainIoads of stores were 1 sidetracked so that more important
 things could come up. But now ou1 soldier boys are getting enough candy to make each and everyone sick, and ! enough cigarettes to totally destroy , the lungs.
 have purposely failed to toucf ! upon the work of the women in the
 Y. M. c. A., because I couldn't ade. quately express the appreciation
 that we must all feel for their sacri
 fees and their infinite patience witF us. They come from the best Ameri
 can womanhood, they are the fines
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
WOODS HOME FROM FRANCE.

Howard W. Woods of Southington, formerly of this city, has been dis charged from the army and has re- turned to his home. He served with 8 regiment of American engineers throughout the war and saw action on every front. He was severely wounded by shrapnel during the sec- ond day of the battle of the Argonne forest
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
FORMER EDITOR TO TALK.

Gordon Wye, former managing edi- tor of the Milwaukee Leader, now connected with the New York Call, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Central Labor Union tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Machinists hall on Church street. He will talk on "The Importance of the Labor Press"
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

Union. nlenl Hear .Mye. Sunday, D. m.--adVt.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

Union men! Hear Nye, Sunday, p. m.-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

Free lecture. Sunday D. m,,.. 34 Church.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-22

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
RETURNED SERVICE
MEN TO ORGANIZE
,i.;.i -
General Meeting Will Be
Held at Court House
Monday.

: The committee Of returned service
men appointed recently by Smith
Hood, chairman for the ~" loan, will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
to discuss the part returned service
men can play in the coming loan
drive. Monday evening, in the court
house, general meeting of all re-
turned service men will be called to
form a temporary organization. which
as soon as all service men from Mar
ion county arc returned, will be made
into a permanent organization. This
organization is not concerned alone
with the coming loan drive, but 1t is
to be an organization to preserve
comradship and unity among the men
Who l:arc worn the government uni
form.
Every returned service man in
Marion county is urgently requested
to be At tho meeting Monday night.
Soldiers, sailors. marines and all
osher branches of the military or ma
wi .srvicc arc eligible to membership
in this new organization, which it is
expected will dcvelope into power
FOL factor for the civic, political and
moral welfare CT The county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
FATALLY HURT HERE
Andrew A. Stewart Was
Run Down by Train in
B. & o. Yards.

Andrew A. Stewart, Civil war vet.
eran who has been residing at the Old
Soldiers home in Dayton, Ohio, was
fatally injured in the B. and O. rail
road yards last night when BE was
struck by passenger train No. T2. He
was taken at once to the Fairmont
hospital but he expired within a few
minutes after he reached that institu.
ton.
Stewart had come here from Day.
ton on his way to Monongalia county
and points in Pennsylvania to visi;
relatives. He stopped of here for a
few hours and 1t is thought went to
the yards, to hunt relative who was
formerly employed there. He was old
apparently at least 20 years OF age
and blind in one eye and evidently did
not see the oncoming train. He had
considerable amount of money on
his person when found and papers
which established his identity easily
He is a property holder in Monongalil
county where he has relatives also in
Mt. Morris and Smithfield, Pa.
The body was taken in charge by
Undertakers Carpenter and Ford and
so far no directions have been re
ceived from relatives as to its dispo
Sition,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
-FOUR TRAINS Rl
UP IN ONE WRECK
Pennsy's Main Line Block
ed for Hours But No
Lives Lost.

PITTSBURGH April IL The lesf
Pittsburgh Chicago express and tire
freight trims were wrecked at l1pas
worth near here this morning /. .
reports said no one was killed
fic on the main line Of the Pennfy lVe-
mia railroad was blocked for
hours.
According to reports received hfte =
west bound freight buclded On
track No. 2 and several cars 4t p
rallied and east bound freight on
No. 8 sideswiped the wreclIae aiId "a
a few minutes a third freigiit Kea :
bound ran into the wrecked Train on
track No. 2. The Pittsburgh & ticr 50
express westbound crashed into the
wrecked freight cars which 1a4 eN
scattered over the four tracks
The locomotive, and bagsage faf f.
the express were derailed lie Nft ct
occurred just as thousands 0f pHltpA
were going TO work in the city on ~
trains and great crowds gathe D |
scene. Scores Of freight cars .|1
piled up in the four track ROAD ~ d
and railroad officials said II would , q
several hours before the WIec ft
could be removed.
The PENNSYLVANIA ilnmediats Be
gan operating shuttle trains VI ff
persons whose trains were held ap b.
the wreck walked past the sRiES t e.
and took other special trains % A|
city. AT 8 O'Clock railroad a 4 |
said no enc was injured on Il.
senger train which had al ktse
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
WATER ST. CIDER
HAS POTENT KICK
Variety of Stories Told By
Police Court Prisoners
Today.

at police court this morning Ed VIII
son was charged with being drunk last
evening and admitted he had beer
drinking. Said he got his booze at the
Roush house. A soldier in uniform
came into the sitting room where he
was and asked him il he'd have a
drink. Both Wilson and the soldier
disappeared to various undisturbed
sections of the hotel where a drink
apiece was passed. After awhile Will
son found himself in the police station.
Two pints were drank between the
two. Wilson was held for more Inv
Quiry into the matter.
w. D. Smallwood was fined for vio-
lating the traffic law and fined $5.
John Shaffer, charged with drunken.
ness, said he drank nothing but cider
and got it at various places on Water
street, he couldn't remember just
where. Said he drank about a hal.
dozen glasses and they all effected him
just as whiskey does. Said he hadn't
worked for several weeks on account
Of rheumatism. His home is at Ben
toms Ferry. He hadn't started out to
get drunk. Just wanted a few glasses
of cider. Fine, SIS.
George Cothon was back again at
the familiar bench. Cothon is on the
verge Of delirium tremens and his eyes
are far from sane. His head was still
wobbly this morning and he glanced
furtively in all directions, signing fre.
quently and nlournfully. Cothon re.
ported at the police station day before
yesterday and said he would place
himself Immediately under the care of
physician. why didn't you do it?"
asked the mayor. II did," replied
Cothon. And then went out and
got drunk" He got his whiskey at
Rivesville. Cothon was fined $40 this
morning. The mayor said yesterday
that the man should really be under
the care Of physician. There didn't
seem to be any place to take care OF
him at the jail, however.
James Summers was fined $40 this
morning for parking his car on Madi.
son street. The car is taxi. Sum-
mars said he didn't intend to rent it.
Just loft q moment while he went
down tho street. "We'll have to fine
::uu for violating the orders of this
, oourt," said the mayor.
y!riuDo Maissello was the most sur
! r.,sed man present at police court in
many day. He explained emphati.
cally that lie was drunk-yes- he
carried a loaded gun. sure-hadn't a
man robbed him of S72 last summer
and hadn't he carried one ever since!"
virinzo possessed fierce black mus,
tache and heavy scowls. He was con.
siderably annoyed that anyone should
question his judgment or right to car.
~ revolver under the circumstances.
He waived his hands expressively in
the air but it didn't do bit OF good.
He was fined SO for being drunk and
, Continued on page fonrO
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
Work Progressing
at By-Product Plant

within two weeks 100 additional
men will be employed in connection
with tho erection of the by-product
plant at the fair grounds, said Char
lcs v. Critchfield, Of Cleveland. Ohio.
vice president Of the Domestic Coal
6 Coke company, today. This will
aggregate force of 500 men on the
Job. u is expected that fifty addi-
:;oua! men will also be put or the
railroad contract.
Work appears to be progressing
nicely on the contract, according 10
Mr.. Cri;chfield. A steam shovel will
be unloaded today =, :he plan: An1
work will be on both from the Jloult
end and tho plant end Of the proposed
railroad. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11

PARIS, April 11-Geneva. sw;tzer-
land, has been chosen as the seat Of
the League Of Nations, according to
an announcement here. At the meet
ing of the commission on league Of
nations ten sections of the covenant
were considered and passed.
The japanese amendment was not
reached and the actual text Of the sec
ton exempting the Monroe doctrine
from the provisions Of the covenant Of
the League of Nations iS not yet avail
able American commissioners stated,
however, that the doctrine was al
ready definitely named in the provis-
ion guaranteeing that it will not be af-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
Mrs. Hustead Buried
Today at Boothsyille

The body Of Mrs. Virginia Hustead
whose death ocurred on Wednesday
was taken this morning to oBothsville
for burial in the Clelland cemetery. A
number of relatives and friends accom-
panied the body there, leaving here at
ten O'Clock this morning. This after
noon funeral services were held in
the NJ. z. church south, at that place.
A brief service was also held at the
residence here last evening by Rev.
r. j. Yoak Of the First NJ. e. church,
south. Burial was made bq Undertaken
Musgrave and son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
Two Big Fires at
One Time in Pittsburg
(Rr Associated Press. J

PITTsBURG, April 1.-two specta-
tacular fires swept different sections
of down town Pittsburgh this morning.
While iiremen were fighting third
alarm blaze in Duquesne way another
fire broke out in the building occupied
by the Atlantic Glass company in First
avenue and in a few minutes this as.
sumed alarming proportions threaten
ing destruction OF many nearby build
ings. The loss in both fires was es-
timated at between sl5o,00o and $2o.-
600,