New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-08

the opinion of one of the men who
attended the affair, but was not
mixed up in the battle.
According to him the Benjamin
brothers were indirectly the cause OF
the fight. He said that he was sit
ting under a tree about 500 feet from
the scene of the mix-up. He saw the
two Benjamin brothers 60 to a near
by fence and start to rip rails from
1t, probably in order to begin an
argument. Immediately man known
as Alexander ran over to them and
tcld them that they should not rip
the fence, he being a member of the
family that owned the adjoining
farm.
Friends of the Benjamins imme-
diately started to rush Alexander and
he backed off saying, Wait! Come
one at a time!" However, they did
not do so, it Is said, and soon they
were all piled on top of him. His
friends and relatives from the farm
saw his predicament and Immediately
rushed to his rescue. They We're
Joined by several of his friends who
we're among the picnickers. After
that the police arrived, the narrator
said
When asked If John Mosshie and
Sam Bahia were selling LIQUOR, he
said that they were passing among
the crowd selling what he thought
was wine, but that he did not see any
whiskey. However, he stated that
the people might have brought their
own liquor
According to the witness of the af-
fair, the Benjamins and another fam
lily have been having a feud for sew
eral years. The two groups formerly
lived in BSsstol and there they had
some trouble. They have also en-
gagged in disturbances at other times.
The people who lived on the farm
were said to be members of the
other group.
Land Transactions.
The following records of land
have been received at
the office of the town clerk, Arthur
l.. Woodruff:
Marjorie Moore of Kensington has
sold to Florence A. Griffith, also of
a lot 6ox1s5 feet between
the Peck Memorial library and the
residence of Patrick Kelly.
John Carlo has sold to Joseph T.
sisti a plot of land 5ox15o feet
north of the factory of the Amer
can Paper Goods company in Ken
sington. Both parties are Kensing-
.on men.
William S. Norton of Kensington
has sold to Patsy Sisti, also of Ken
,ingtol, a plot of land 50x165 feet on
he New Britain road nearly opposite |
he Prentice manufacturing company
t is expected that Mr. Sisti will build |
residence there.
Raffaelo DeMajo of East Berlin has
;old to Rose Sanada. his daughter,
wo acres of land on the East Berlin
Berlin road on the north side of
Caesar hill.
Rocco Tolomeo has sold to Anna
=. Barnard a piece Of land west of
he American Paper Goods pond in
<ensington.
Michael sziIagya has sold to WIKI
or Kawecki oft No. II on Treasure
field. /
DaHRhtPr Is BOTH.
A birth certificate was returned to
he office of the town clerk this
morning announcing the birth of a
laughter. Maria Mildred, to Mr.. and
frs. Giuseppi Ara of Berlin on Au-
.ust 4.
- On Auto Trip
Dr. and Mrs r. NJ. Griswold and
fiss Esther Griswold left this morn
ng on an extended trip by auto
through Vermont and the White
fountains. They will be gone until
bout the last of the month.
Receivers From Fall
Paul Huston of Berlin street is re-
overing from a. fall sustained short
me ago when he fell down some
airs in his home. He fell in such a
ay as to bend one of his legs under
i'm and he suffered for some time
'om bad wrenching that the men,
er received. Gr. Huston has re-
entity returned from trip to Canada,
here he spent his vacation.
WIN Lay Cement Walk
Work was started today upon a new
.ment platform which will be laid al
lie Berlin railroad station on the west
de of the main line tracks. This