New Britain herald., 1922-05-13
REV. B. BROOKS IS
 ADVENT MINISTER Biston Bible School Student Ac.
 cepts Local Pastorate LIQUOR MAKERS ARE FINED Anthony Gnazzo, Three e-Year-O Boy. Burned While Playing With Match cs-Martha Rebckah Lodge Enter tainmcnt--Church Notices.
tainmcnt--C'hurch Notices.

cs-Martha Rebckah Lodge Enter tainmcnt--C'hurch Notices. Rev. Bernard F. Brooks Of Boston, Mass, has accepted call to come to l Plainville as pastor of the Advent | Christian church. Rev, Mir. Brooks is n student at the Boston Bible school and comes highly recommended, He will preach his first sermon here on the last Sunday of this month, which will be May 2s.
 Rev. MT Brooks will All the va cancy caused by the resignation Of Rev. George F. Tyler. who is now pastor of the Advent Christian church in Portland. Maine.
 The committee in charge of secur- ing the new pastor was composed of F. T. Hallock and Fred Smartwood Several ministers had been considered, but Rev. Mir. Brooks was picked out as the most desirable for the position The pulpit for the past several Sun 1 days, since the leaving of Rev. Mir Tyler, has been filled by Harry Pin dar, a layman, of PlainviIie. MT. Pin dar will occupy the pulpit tomorrow and until the arrival of Rev. Mir. | Brooks.
 Moonshiners Fined. State Policemen Flynn and Hanson were busy yesterday afternoon visit ing several places throughout the | Westwood park section and other parts of the town .and succeeded in uncovcring two illicit Ttills. | still was found at the home of Mary Niezeoea of Westwood Park, 1 and quantity of alleged liquor was also found. She was tried last night before Judge Edward P. Prior and l fined $100 with costs of about S35. | Rose Periodic was found to be mak- irg alleged strong drink and still was al5o seized. She IS resident of | Westwood Park. She paid a fine of s25.
 John Perko!ine Of South Washing ten street is also alleged to have been making wine and was fined s25 by Judge Prior.
 Seeks Pardon. James French, alias Vincenzo Fran cesco, a former resident of this town, aged 2S years, and now serving a sentence in the Wethersfield prison of from 1 5 to 25 years for assault with attempt to kill, has appealed to the board of pardons for his release and will be given a hearing June 12 Di Francesca will be remembered as the | assailant of Miss Margaret Farrar daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Far rar of North Washington street on September 20, 1917.
 The accused was then employed nt Cooks Garage on East Main street, l where Miss Farrar was also work ing as stenographer. It was on the morning Of September 20 that Fran cesco is alleged to have called at the home Of Miss Farrar with one of the garage autos and told her that they were to go to Pennington to collect a bill. On the way he stopped and after grappling with her. fired three shots into her body.
 Francesca claims that he did not realize what he was doing at the time and asks for his freedom that he may have an opportunity to make good again.
 Child Burns Self
 Anthony Gnazzo. four year old son If Mir. and Mrs. Vito Gnazzo of Bank street, received severe burns about the face and hands yesterday after. noon while playing with matches near the home. Dr. Lawrence H. Frost was called and attended the child. The condition of Anthony is not ser ious although he is suffering from painful burns.
 Martha Bebelah Social.
 The Martha Rebekah lodge will hold it's regular meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. Monday evening of next week. An entertainment will be held with social for the members. only. The affair will be in the form of Poverty Social at which all members coming dressed in finery will be taxed. Mrs. Frank Gilbert is in charge of the entertainment.
 Farrar Succeeds Osborne.
 Ernest W. Farrar, proprietor of the Farrar Blacksmith shop in Whiting street, has been elected financial sec retary of Sequassen lodge, I. o. O. F. Mir. Farrar succeeds the late Frank G. Osborne, who held that office for several years
 Crown Street Notification.
 Secretary Frank T. Wheeler of the Town Plan commission, has notified all the property owners of Grown street of the proposed changes in the suu~