New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-12

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broke, explaining to one man that he
wore Il rain coat because his trousers
were in need OF repair, He boarded at
Il local hotel and carried trunk and
three bags, He wanted to borrow
some stationery from a local bank
to write letters upon, He finally book
ed up for a lecture, and as soon as
he did, he left town, stating that he
would return the day of the lecture.
He never came back. He was heard of
few days later in Hartford where he
attracted attention. He was known by
the ashen pallor of his face, his need
Of a hair cut, his long and pure white
hair, and the soled collar he usually
wore. Who he is, what he is, why he
came, and why he went are Il few
questions being asked about him. No
one knows of his having done any
thing wrong, But he remains, the man
of mystery
He Changed His Name
They don't know who he is. He
doesn't seem to care. He was boot
black but he graduated. He is a copy
boy on the Herald staff. Some day
he may be a second Horace Greedy.
He was engaged by the business man
ager. What is your name?" he was
asked Tony" was the reply. well
'~"o ono Tony here, Wen have
to call you Buddy" Buddy" he be-
= came, and so far as any known record
~, Go.celucu, the above is the longest
conversation he has held since he
he took the job.
A FirCless Fire.
His name is Mason, sometimes
| known as William. His job is janitor,
| called by some building superinten-
| dent" He is known to the Herald
employees as "Shorty." Shorty" may
not have heard the oft repeated
statement that it is the usual course
for people at a fire to throw the
dishes from an upstairs window and
then carefully carry the mattress
downstairs. He was very much eX-
cited during the big blaze. His one
important job was keeping the Of
flee furnace working. When the edi-
tor Of The Herald was up to his neck
in real difficulties, such as planning
to get out the next days paper, fig
urlng on the most expedient way to
recover from the blow of the dsas-
ter shorty APPROACHED You
won't get any heat In the office to-
day" he stated. ignoring the fact that
the entire building was threatened
, with destruction. why" was the
query in q disinterested manner BE
cause" was the Illuminating reply,
1.-THE cellar is full of water, and the
furnace Is flooded"
salvaging in the Ruins.
His name is Tony. He is employed
by The Herald. His job has never
been defined as any one thing in par
ticuar He is a good boy. has the in
terests OF his paper at heart and
works conscientiously. The morning
Of the fire, when the blaze had been
quenched, he Immediately with per-
mission Of the management, hired
a few helpers, donned a pair of rub
Der boots and started salvaging
amidst the ruins. Later develop
1rents justified his efforts but his JOY
was complete when his first efforts
were rewarded by discovering, not
only the business office ink bottle,
but also and unchanged bottle of
glue from the editorial department.
Navigating Under Difficulties.
Publishing a daily paper in one city
and printing it in another, has its
drawbacks, even though the only port
in storm. Through the kindness of
the Hartford COurant, as Herald
readers very we'll know the paper
was turned out on the Courant press
10 loc
eral rule The Herald kept reasonably
close to its schedule time, but one
night the paper was late Everything
seemed all right leaving Hartford that
night. There were four or five re-
porters who had gone over to help an
editor, and circulation manager piled
on top of a truck load of papers.
Some of the boys hung on the truck
by their eyelashes and others by their
teeth ESQ they claim. Just about
halfway between the two cities, Il tire
blew out. The hour was growing late.
Two of the boys, after vain attempts
to flag four or five other cars finally
stopped the Acme Bedding Company
truck from Hartford. The Hartford
truckmen gladly consented to take
over two men and several bundles of
papers and rush them to The Her
aids temporary quarters. But 10,
and behold, after passing three other
cars with punctures in a distance Of
a quarter of a mile, the second truck
had the same misfortune. What
kind of Jonahs are you fellows?'
asked the Hartford man. A telephone
call and message delivered by Mo-
torcycle Policeman William S. Strolls,
who was on the scene soon had adj
ditional cars on the job, and The Her
aid arrived in New Britain about 6
o'clock that night.
First Break in Record.
Before the fire" The Herald had a
janitress who gave the building a
thorough cleaning as only a woman
can, once every week. She will be
on the job again somewhere tomor-
row. Last Sunday was the first time
in 20 years she did not work There
was no Herald office to be cleaned.
The fire had cleaned us out.
B'r'r'r'r-It'S Cold
"B'r'r', it's cold" she shivered as
she walked into an East Main street
store one chilly night Bystanders
looked. smiled and shrugged their
sho ulders. There was reason. She
had on fur turban, such as women
wear. The Wanderer thinks it was
either Russian sable or Belgian hare,
but 1T might have been something