New Britain herald., 1920-01-22
POSTERS DEFACED;
 POSTMASTER RILED
Post Office Is Not Correspondence
 Bureau Headquarters
ODD FELLOWS MEET TONIGHT

VDD AA1V HI V Whu1 1VNAuIAA Veteran Jewel to Be Presented to Charles F. Gootlhue-IocaI Boy Brief Items.
 The assistant postmaster complains ot the practice of school children and older persons of marking, writ ing upon, and otherwise dcfacing the posters and signs in the post office building. The school children can be forgiven. he thinks, for this, but the many young mon who insist upon leaving their autographs on the post CTS and bulletins are considered old enough to know better. Nearly every paper bulletin and poster in the building is defaced with names and addresses, with the words, Drop me d line" and similar legends.
 Women's Club Whist.
 The Women's club will hold a whist in the Masonic Temple on Wednesday evening, February 4, for the benefit of the library fund. There will be about 50 tables The club has been working for about five years for d
 
 tween s2.OOO and $3,O00 from it's va rious affairs. The work for the li- brary fund was discontinued during the war. but the members are now I, .lewing their interest in the fund.
 l. o. Q. F. Meeting.
 ScquasSen lodge, No. 74, I. o. o. F., will hold d regular meeting this even- ing at o'clock in the lodge rooms in I o. o. F. block. The second de- gree will be exemplified at the meet ing for class of four candidates.
 A veteran jewel has been obtained for Charles F. Goodhue and it will be presented this evening with ap- propriate exercises. Mir. Goodhue is a, member of many years standing and is a past noble grand of Sequassen lodge. He and his wife recently cele- brated their golden wedding.
 The entertainment committee of the lodge has planned for a banquet to be held after the meeting this evening and each member has re- ceived an invitation with a special request to be present. Odd Fellows who may be visiting in town are also invited to attend and a royal good time is anticipated.
 Local Boy Married.
 Robert White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick c. White of Norton place, was married on January If to Miss Rhoda Smith of Chicago in Watscka, III. Nr. White has recently cnmplet- cd a course of study at a school in Chicago. He will return with his bride to this town and will reside here.
 Bailey Defeats Greene.
 William Bailey of Southington de- feated Fred Greene of ForeStville in an exhibition match game of pocket billiards at Murphys billiard parlor by the score of 10O-60. Neither of the men were in the best of form and there were no unusually high runs re- corded. The game was the first of a. series which they will play this win ter. Bailey lays claim to the cham pionship of his native town and Greene allows that he can take any of the ForcStville or SouthinGtOn cue artists into camp. An opportunity will be given the rivals to demon strate their ability by this series of match games.
 John J. Murphy, proprietor ot the pool room, has arranged a tourna nitnt to be open only to local players. The teams will be composed of two players each. the pairs to be drawn on Saturday afternoon. January 3l. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
 First prize sI5. second s1, third S.. The player winning the greatest num- her of games will be given a prize of s5 The sim of $3 will be awarded to the player making the highest run in one game The tournament is now open and already Mr. Murphy says that a number of entries have been made.
 Notorman Burns Hand.
 William c. Coughlin, d well known and popular motorman on the Bris- tol & Plainville Tramway company's local line since the first car was run in 1895. was badly burned by an ac- cident on d car recently. He threw in a switch to turn on the heat in the car and it short circuitcd. burning his left wrist so badly that he has been off duty for the past few days. Brief Items.
 Joseph Mccarthy, formerly em-