New Britain herald., 1924-11-10
NOT IMPRESSEDBY
 GOOD LUCK CHARM
Colored Man Has Friend Arrest.
 ed for Stealing Suit
FOX HUNTERS UP IN ARMS
Become Indignant Over "It Amt Coin To Rain No Mo"-Armistice Day Plans-So Ratings Received Tor Simmons and Merrill.

Noodo charms and mysticism of a credit to darkest Africa or the wilds of Haiti, were revealed to the police Saturday in the arrest of William Stillmacher, 16 years old of Plain- vile, upon a charge of theft of a suit of clothes from John Corry. also colored, Of East Bristol.
 Corry and Stlllmacher met at a Halloween party last week in the colorcd settlement off King street and the quality of Corry's clothes impressed Stillmacher so greatly that he decided what wonderful Beau Brummel he would be in his friends trappings.
 A few days later, while Corry was at work in the Bristol Brass factory his suit went awande-jng and report came to the police of the disappear ance. Circumstances pointed to- ward SHllmacher and he was watch ed for time. He became a trfle repentant and Saturday appeared with the suit at Corry's home, say ing that the clothes had been given to him by a woman in Hartford, who promised him q certain good luck charm if he made the return and then collected the sum of s for her. As proof that he was merely an agent in the matter, he produced a letter, which informed Cory that his suit was in the hands of the bearer and that $5 would be ample 10 cover the necessary expenses of the return. The signature was the conventional skull and crossbones, artistically inscribed in red ink.
 Corry was not of the type that could he awed by the red ink so that the letter and the bearer were turn- ed over to the police wfereupon Stillmacher confessed. As full res titution had been made, the case was nolled today on the payment of costs
 Asleep With Chick ems
 Wearied by strenuous week end, Joseph Dinelo sought refreshing sleep last night where darkness over took him on Pine street and crawled into a chicken coop, being unable to finish the stretch from that point to his home off Pine street. The owner of the coop, in the course of his nightly duty of locking up his establishment, heard the snores, emanating from his coop and won- dered at the type of fowls withing. Dinello was discovered, guarded by the feathered inmates of the place, who seemed content to have him present, but the slumbers were rude ly disturbed by the arrival of the police, who decided that a different kind of coop would be more suitable for a bird" like Dinello.
 When presented at the city court session this morning, Dinelo said that a few drinks had caused him to wander and his memory was playing him tricks, even this morn ing, as he could not remember where he secured the drinks, except from an oblging friend" The case was continued until tomorrow morn- ing to stabilize his mind so that the friend" may be located.
 Ratings Slowly Coming
 Outside of the rating of Post master William A. Hayes with a per Al Fo- examinations. the ranking figures or George w. Simmons and Captain Frank S. Merrill have failed to ar rive. The civil service commission announced that the examinations showed Mir. Hayes as first with Mr Simmons as second and Captain Merrill as third.
 Should Captain Merrill he ap- pointed to the office by Congressman F, Hart Fem. as many local people believe, a vacancy will be created on the city council.
 Conjecture was rife about the city this morning as to the new council- man, should Captain Merrill re- linquish his office to assume the postmastership.
 First Snow Falls
 The first snow Of the season fell yesterday but only in a few flurries that caused no great concern. The youngsters of the city ioyously un- earthed sleds and skoos, only to be disappointed when the sun put the flakes 10 rout.
 Ut Ain't Coin Rain No Mo"
 Nearly riot was caused on Satur- day night at Mountain View park, the hunting preserve of Councilman Homer II. Judd, when someone at the gathering of fox hunters Of western Massachusetts and Connecti- cut put on the record on the Vic trola, entitled; Tt Amt Coin Rain No Mo- The fox hunters have been yo-N t.l lg fy~-