New Britain herald., 1922-05-27
STORES TO CLOSE
 ON MEMORIAL DAY Factories, Post Office and Cank
 Also Suspend Business WHITING STREET HEARING
New Advent Pastor Wll Not Preach Here Until Next Sunday Due to lllncss--Company l Will Dine Mon- day-Church Noticcs-Iteins.

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 Business will be suspended in Plain vile on Memorial Day as all the merchants will close their places in observance of the occasion Chair man II. Garfield Jones, of the mer- cantile bureau of the Chamber Of Commerce, has arranged with the storekeepers for closing Memorial Day comes as a holiday on the new schedule Of closing as prepared by this bureau, The stores will be open until 10 o'clock Monday night
 The factories will also close in or der to allow the ex-service men to participate in the parade to be held In the morning. The Trust company will also close. The barber shops will be open the night before and until 10 o'clock and until noon Decoration Day.
 The post office will close at l2 o'clock. noon. There will be no car rier service. No money orders will be issued and the registry window will be open from 7:3o until 11:3o o'clock The stamp window will be open as usual until noon. All mails will be despatched on the regular schedule.
 Whiting Street Hearing
 Some very good arguments are ex- pected to be advanced tonight on the proposed cutting of the corner of Whiting street near Central Square. when the Town Plan commission will present to the public its sketches at the town hall Engineer Joseph N. Mckernan made survey of the pro- posed cut yesterday and marked out the place in front Of the Bordeau barber shop at the corner. Almost nine feet will be taken off the present street line and the building line will cut the barber shop in half. Just what will be done, however, cannot be ascertained until the meeting tonight. Several suggestions have been made in regards to moving the corner store and widening the street at that sec tion and some definite action will in all probability be taken this evening. The property is owned by Mrs. Katherine Tracey of Bristol and Mrs. Rose Mcdonald of New Haven, i formerly of East Main street, Plain vile. What price these owners will l ask for the land to be removed will be learned when the size of the cut is determined.
 George Nj. Phelps
 George M Phelps, who died at his home on Pennington avenue, yes- terday morning, will be buried at 2:3o o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the home. 1nterment will be in Simsbury The Masonic ritual service will be car ried out at the funeral. Mir. Phelps, who was 76 years old was veteran of the civil war and was the son of Hector F. Phelps and Cecilia Barnes Phelps, natives of Simsbury, where he was born. Mir. Phelps was a member of the Con- necticut regiment during the Civil | War retired as sergeant maj jor when mustered out.
 BGndolik Hearing
 hearing of the bankrupt case of | T. Bandolik, East street grocer, was held yesterday morning in the ofite | of Referee Edward M, Yeomans at Hartford. Witnesses regarding the sale of the lease on the store were examined. It appears that some diff culty is being had in ascertaining the rightful owner of the lease and the exact time of the lease has been learned. The matter was adjourned | until June for another hearing.
 Rev. Brooks III
 Rev. Bernard r. Brooks, newly ap- ron rf foI ra ct of r;- church, will not be able to preach at the local church tomorrow as plan ned Rev, Mir Brooks underwent an operation recently and cannot come here until Sunday, June 4.
 Rev. MT. Brooks, who is now stu dent at the Boston Bible school will fil the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Rev. George F. Tyler, who had acted as pastor at the Advent church | for more than two years. Harry Pindar of this town will occupy the ; pulpit tomorrow morning at the f regular services.
 Co. I to Dine
 Captain John Trlmbull of Company I, Connecticut State Guards has is- sued a notice to the members of the annual banquet which will be held Monday evening of next week at the Elm Tree Inn. There are about 65 in the company and some 45 are ex- pected to attend. The members will meet at the town hall at 7:3o o'clock i and to Pennington by autom obile
 Local Fishers Catch | Minton tDick) Norton and Pome-
 
 frogs last night at Moodus. The fish ermen returned early this morning | with 20 pounds of legs from the | "Croakers."