New Britain herald., 1922-08-03
to the crops in the fall, according


 reports of the local farmers The harvest this coming fall will he great deal less than in the past years because of the rains, it is stat ed. The Berlin farmers are anxious ly awaiting the return of dry weather It has been reported that some sort of blight is affecting the potatoes. Corn is also being badly affected.
 Many of the fruits, it is said, are rotting on the trees for lack of sun shine and the peach crop may not be reported that the local fruit growers are eoing to lose on apples this year as they are also rotting on the trees. Several of the smaller vegeta ble plants such as the cabbage, tomato and celery are rotting due to the heavy rains and as a result the truck produce has suffered probably more than any other farm product.
 Padelli and the Gypsies.
 A small Ford truck came into town yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock and stopped in front of the store on Main street, kensington, conducted by Joseph Padelli. It later proved to be truck with gypsies. three women and one man.
 The women entered the store, it is claimed, and one of them is reported to have so confused Padelli so that he opened the cash drawer to the reg ister upon a command from the wo- man. AS this gypsy was active in getting Padeli to open the drawer the others were taking material and goods from the place, it is said, and putting them in their truck.
 Mrs. ,Padelli, it is alleged. happen cd upon the scene at the time and notified Constable Brown, who is em ployed across the way at the Ameri can Paper Goods company, that something was wrong at the store.
 The interference of Mrs. Padelli is said to have been warning to the gypsies, and they started to leave the store. Prosecutor Lewis was late. called upon the scene and the gyp- sies were ordered to leave town.
 Mir. Padell stated this morning that nothing was taken from the cash reg ister and. that the value of the goods stolen did not amount to more than three dollars
 Stopped In Berlin.
 John Blake of the Blake and Wool ruff store said that truck with gyp sies stopped Tn front of the store CT Berlin street after 12 o'clock yester day noon. He claims that one of th' women wanted to read his hand and when he told her he did not care tc have it read she got into the truck and they started in the direction ct 
 Many Cases August 1G.
 Wednesday evening, August l6 promises to be an interesting one af far as Judge Griswold and Prosecu | are concerned for it was learned this morning that the state 1 police have about 16 eases to be heard on this date.
 One will be that of Joseph Schoil- | nick of Kensington, who was arrested i by Officer Walter Lennehan on Sun i day of last week for speeding on the I, Berlin turnpike. It is alleged, how l ever, that Constable Hackett of this l town was about to serve papers on | some person and he had hired Schoil- hicks car for use. The cases cannot ! be heard before August Is, as Officer | Lennehan is on his vacation.
 Charles William Viets
 Charles William Viets, aged about ! 10 years, died at his home in Berlin afternoon at about o'clock le leaves one daughter, Mrs. George Read of this town and three nephews: Richard Niets Of New Britain, John 'iets of Hartford and Anson Niets of Boston.
 Short services will be held at the }. c. Porter undertaking rooms on friday at ? o'clock and funeral ervices will be held in Granby at o'clock. Burial will be in Granby,
 News in Brief.
 Edward Cowles of Bridgeport is isiting in town.
 Lois Cowles, Blanche Johnson and Helen Nelson are camping at Old .yme.
 John Saridstrom of the Berlin Con- t,rct.on company is spending the feek q. Sa dd.e Fiji, l.idi!oto-'n. Major F. L. Wilcox and family of