New Britain herald., 1919-05-31

thoughts in regard to the soldiers of the Civil and Spanish wars of more than a half century ago.
 Following the activities at the Maple cemetery, the G. A. R. went by auto to the Kensington Congrega- tional church, where a short program was delivered.
 At the meeting of the board of se- lectmen, held last Wednesday evening the following sixty local citizens were chosen for jury duty for one year from the first day of Septem Der, 1919, and their names have been filed with the town clerk:
 Edwin E. Adams, Louis C. Ander- son, Alfred J. Barrett, Clarence J. Boardman, Elisha Clark, James c. Corr, Arthur E. Crandall, Henry C. Deming, Chauncey w. Doane, William H. Fisher, Herbert W. Goodrich, Henry J. Graham, Marshall J. Hurl- bert, Carl M. Johnson, Edwin C. Loiselle, Albert F. Norton, John c. RaWley, Elmer w. Stearns, William H. Webster, Charles A. Warren, Frank L. Wilcox, George B. filling, James Brown, Arthur c. Colby, Mar tin Crowley. Edward P. Durham, dIucS TdSdll, JOllIl A. r T1tZSSTdl0, James J. Fitzsimmons, George D. Griffith Lewis A. Griffith, Anton x. Iolmquist, Robert Isaacson, Edgar C. Ives, Gilbert A. Johnson, John Kin iry James w. Marks, Arthur Moffatt, John J. McCabc, Frederick l.. Norton, William s. M. Norton, John Rosa, John F. Shorey, Edward J. Stevens, Jason M. Taylor, Augustine F. Wood William Brown p Cody, Edward P. Cody, Mahion H. Hazen, Robert l.. Honiss, Philip w. Iotz. Walter E. Penfield, Lewis A. . Westcott, Charles A. Woodward.
 Sailor Golcn Home.
 Sailor Paul Robert Golen, of the United States transport Rijndym, which arrived at New York yester- day morning, has received a five-d day furlough and is staying with his par ents Mir. and Mrs. $. J. Golen of Hud- ; son street Sailor Golen has been in the service for the past 19 months and has made several trips across the Atlantic Just a year ago today while returning from his first trip to Brest, l Golen witnessed the sinking of the 1 transport President Lincoln, which ! was torpedocd about 300 miles out 1 his second trip, GoIcn participated in | the rescung of several of the crew in lifeboats, which belonged to the 1 CoVington, which was sunk off the i coast of Ireland.
 Chief Petty Officer Argot Nelson 1 who is a member of the same shir i is spending a short furlough with hls l parents in kensington
 Report Holdups Here. Several autOists passing througi Berlin early yesterday morning re 1 ported to Patrolman Patrick Quirlk o l the New Britain police departmen 1 that five men were in the vicinity 0 the Kilby house in Kensington stop 1 ping autoists and demanding thei ] money. One of the autoists report e l that sum was taken from him. Pa ! trolman Quirll reported the affair [, 1 the desk sergeant at the New Britain i police headquarters, who imm ediatel. l notified Constable John Hackett an' l William Ritchie, who made a thor
 ough investigation. No arrests wcr l made.
 UoIdups Cause Criticism.
 The recent burglaries and holdup 1 which have been reported about tn l town have caused the local authOritie 1 much criticism. It was reported thi | morning that at the present tim l there is not an active night officer il
 the town and the people living in tn 1 vicinity of the railroad, by 'whicl l many va bonds travel, have no DO l lice protection whatsoever. Recentl
 there have been many burglaries com : mitted in the local business house