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New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
RECORDS BROKEN AT POST OFFICE
Bulk Of Mail Exceeds Total Of
 Previous Year

Al previous records for speedy work in mail delivery as well s for bulk of mail handled during the Christmas rush have been broken in this city, according to reports from Postmaster II. F. Erwin today. and New Britain residents are practically assured that packages arriving this aft"rroon will he delivered before midnight,
 Until the tim1 the carriers loft on the second delivery today the post office had q force of 1l0 mail car large furniture trucks delivering mail, not to mention Edward Nc Aoon's trucks which have h""n kept busy day and night delivering sacks of mail from the general post office to the parcel post station and to and from both places and the Now Britain and Berlin railroad stations.
 1 Despite the heavy mails there were two complete deliveries made all over the entire city today. Car riers came back to the office last icynning after supper, routed all the mail that was on hand at that time, showed up this morning full hour before their regular time and got out on the street so early that tho second delivery became a realty instead of mere probability. All day yesterday the entire day force which went on duty at a. m, worked, stopping only for a nasty lunch usually out of q paper bag, until 1 o'clock this morning, when the men went home for rest,
 only t0 return at : q. n., and work through until o'clock this after noon. making a total of llQ clerks and carriers on duty all forenoon AS result packages and other
 mail are being delivered almost os rapidly as they come in, and while
 delays in some of the western mails
 mean that there will N" some ar rivals tomorrow and Saturday, the post office department expects tt
 clean up everything which arrives
 this afternoon before going home to night,
 There will he "o opportunity fol . anyone 10 learn if q package arrlNe'
 tomorrow since there will he n' , sorting of mail at the post of[ic' ] between mlinieht tonight and mid ) night tomorrow night,
 3 Tho volume of mail hcinr handle
 this year by the post oiir" is iron . 20 to 80 per cent hiEh'T than eve . before, and it is safe to say that h' X tween 4U,o00 and 5o,oo3 package
 have been received and delivered q t the local post oficc this week. f A tribute to the boys In the nosi | oTcc was paid by Postmaster lr |, win this morning, who stated tha :. the men have not spared them
 selves in tho feast in making q
 almost supcrhuman effort 10 E""
 ahead of the avalanche of Chris ,. mas mail. Ho particularly m"r - toned Edward McAloon. who ha q been delivering mail between lh 1 postcffice and railroad stations fc '. the paet 14 years.
 a Nr. McAloon makes night trtI
 to Berlin as well as trips durin
 the day and in all the II wars |
 has not been known 10 miss q sir I. glc trip.
 B Among the vast accumulation lt Christmas mail being handled ar d in addition to inc 4".o00 or 50,o' It pieces. is tho fact that in the fir W three days Of this wccH approx
 mately q quarter of q millir T. pieces of mail wero posted in tl IS city either for local or foreign d
 livery.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

are being left where needed most urgently,
 Welfare Association
 Christmas dinners will be given to many New Britain families this evening and tomorrow morning &C., cording to figures at the confden. tial exchange maintained by the Welfare association, the following organizations will di.Sose of din. ners: Churches, SS; Rotary club, 20; Kiwanis club, 12: Salvation Army, DO; factory clubs, IS: Well fare association. SS. and tho Amer. ican Legion, 10. In addition to the numbers given through the conA. dental exchange number Of other families will be taken care of. The Salvation Army will take care Of so families altogether.
 Christmas parties will be given to lS0 children through tho eX- change.
 Salvation Army
 At the Salvation Army headquar- ters this afternoon Mayor A. M. Pao- nessa handed out baskets 10 S0 fam flies. On Monday evening the Blue Army of Eyeryman's Bible class will
 have charge of Christmas exercises
 where toys and candy will be given
 to 300 children.
 American Legion
 1 I ie gl
 Auxiliary and municipal home serv. ice bureau have sent packages tc , nearly 100 soldiers in hospitals and , 10 Christmas dinners will be giver r out to veterans families, New Britain Lodge of ElkS . Through the generosity Of New : Britain lodge of Elks, dinners have 5 been provided for 4 families. St |. complete is the gift that it even in
 cludes d bag of coke with which t' 5 keep the home fire burning whil' = the turkey is sizzling in the pan. Il = addition to providing dinners 10 9 families, the Elks are sending pack l ages to every New Britain unfor s tunate, male aud female, who is con g fined 10 a correctional institution i n the state.
 Party At Town Homo 8 The annual social and party give l to inmates of the Town Farm by tn l Sunshine society was held at the SC | cial rooms of the homes yesterda a afternoon with several popular loca t entertainers and three members C y the clergy in attendance. Gifts Wer t distributed among the inmates b d the society and it's friends. $ Rev. William A. Alderson of Trir !; itv Methodist church, Rev. John l ;t Donohue of St, Josoph's church an l. Rev. Lyman S. Johnson gave inteN l. esting talks which were both ir n structive and amusing 10 the lister 9f CTS
 E The entertainment, the feature { Iy which was several solos by MT d Mary T. Crean. accompanied on Il il piano by her daughter, Mrs. Catl le crime Boilard Tho Imperial Trun Id peters, d quartet consisting Of Pa lc Heimar, Waiter Young, Ware tc Rrainerd. and Edgar Horton, sal g. several good numbers, The rest '. the entertainment was as follow or Violin selection, Irene Winger a l. companied by Katherine Wackcr at the piano: Russian dance, Annet he Glacier; Christmas poem, Miss II re cry Pagan; Highland fling, by Ge Id trude Zieglcr; selections from Edg lis Guest, a reading by Audrey lagar a. Nir. and Mrs. G. Waite Palm i'd superintendent and matron respt IT, lively of the Town Farm, have ( ed pressed their gratitude 10 the Su in shine society, clergy, and the entt if tainers for their efforts in maxi ch the social success.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
FLOUR PRICES SOAR

Minneapolis. Dec. q Rs-Flour prices scared 40 10 45 cents a bar rel here today, as a result Of the steep advance in wheat prices yes tcrday. The range in quotations at the mills here jumped from s9,ob at Sa15 a barrel 10 S945 at $9,6o for family patent four when sold in carlots.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
WRIT DISMISSAL
 PLEA IS DENIED
College Student Remains in
 Custody Of Sheriff

writ of haheas corpus obtained by John s. R, Torell 10 bring about Ms release from custody of the Sherin Of Hartford county, was dis missed by Judge L, P. Waldo Mar Win In superior court today and Tor ell, who is college student home for the Christmas holidays, has been remanded back 10 the sheriff's GUS toiy.
 Torell had been arrested on a body writ for failure to meet a judg- ment secured against him in super for court by Charles s. Drohegg for injuries Dropegg sustained when Torells automobile struck him. The . young student Is now out on bonds but cannot leave the city of Hart ford until the case is disposed of in court.
 Attorney S, Gerard Casale who se- cured the judgment for Drobegg in superior court, and who caused the writ to be issued for Torers arrest, appeared with Assistant States Attor ney Gideon in superior court yester- day, Attorney Edward A. Mag repre- senting Torell set forth that pro- begg died before the body writ was issued and it was therefore defective,
 Judge Marvin's finding follows:
 "A writ of habeas corpus having been issued this day by the under signed as a judge of said court, re- turnable forthwith and directed tc the sheriff Of Hartford county, said sheriff appears in court and produce: the body of John Torell and make: his return which is ordered kept or tile.
 And thereupon the court having heard the parties upon an agreed statements of facts and considered the argument of counsel finds tha' one Charles probegg obtained { judgment in tort action agains said Torell in this court, Februar! 26, 1928, for S1,561.c4; that no par Of said judgmfnt has been paid ant no appeal taken; that said Charle Drobegg died November 6, 1925 that execution was taken out agains the body of said defendant. Decem Der 1. 1925, and that upon his fail ure to exhibit goods or estate ol which to levy for the satisfaction o said judgment the officer haVin said execution levied upon the bod of said defendant and committc him to the keeper of the county ia at Hartford in said county; that tn eXecutor named in the will of sal Charles Drobcgg, upon proof of tn same and it's admission to probat ny the court of probate for the di: trict of Hartford on November . 1925 duly qualified as such execute and now exhibits in court a cert ficate of said probate court 10 tht effect, but that no suggestion of 1T death of the plaintiff has herctotol been made q part of the record an said eXecutor had not entered h appearance as the legal reprcsentt tive of the plaintiff at the time sal execution issued but that the alto ncy for said cXcCutor has now aSkt that his appearance he entered said cause as of the date of qualii cation Of the oXccutor and that suC an entry of appearance has been al thorized hy the court nunc pro tun
 Said writ is accordingly dismisst and thn said Torcll is hereby r mandcl 10 the custody of the sher of Hartford county to be by hi held according 10 law.
 Torell may, with four days no'ic 'akc the debtors oath, but q , d. "criod is then allowed for appe and in the meantime he is kept
 he shrrifl's custody.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
Marlin P. Andrews

Funeral services for Martin r, Andrews, former New Britain resi- dent. were held from his late homo in New York this afternoon at o'clock. Burial was in that city John A. Andrews of this city, a brother, attended the funeral.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
OFT OF DANGER

Rcston. Dec. q UPI-Dr. Edmund $, Rnusmanicrc, dean of St. PaulS cathedral. who has been ill at his home herc for some time suffering from the effects of q shock, today was reported out of danger.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
EXCHANGE
 IS STRONG TODAY
American Gan, Up IA Points, Is
 High Scorer

New York. Dec. :i P'--The Christmas spirit rermeated today's stock market which gave another exhibition of strength under the leadership of the high grade rails and industrials American Can was again the spectacular individual per former. soaring nearly l4 points 10 another new high record for all time lat @o6.
 The heavy accumulation Of the railroad shares was based on the publication of another batch of fav. orahle November earnings state. mcntsc, AchiSon loading that grour hy advancing five points Tn the early afternoon to record top at l3T, while New York Central and Atlantic Coast line moved up to new high records for q year or longer. Rail. way steel spring scared 1ois points, and General Electric, Postpm Cereal and Remington Typewriter advanced 5 to 6'3 points, Call money eased to hi9 per cent in the early after noon.
 Spectators for the advance cele- hrated Christmas on the floor of the exchange by hidding up a wide variety Of industrial and railroad shares, American Can Opened IA lower at 2S2 and then shot up to q new record high at :a0 before the end the first half hour. Atchison crossed iS3 10 a new 1923 high and ! Pacific oil moved up points to a new top at 66 S-S,
 Fox Film extended its early gain to three points. Stewart Warner to
 . and International Harvester, Otis
 Elevator, Weber and Heilbroner, Ma.
 tional Biscuit and Woodwork wert among the many issues to sell z point or SO higher
 Motors were heavy, Chrysler anr
 Hudson each falling about twt
 points, Foreign exchanges opene,
 irregular. Demand Sterling hel,
 steady around S4S4 1i-16 am French francs sogged a coupla o ' points to S6s cents.
 Opening of Market / Strength and activity of the o
 shares, apparently based on th , publication ct constructive trad \ statistics and merger rumors in Volving some of tho California an
 mil-contincnt properties. marke
 the firm opening Of today's stoc
 market. Non-fcrrous metal share \ moved higher under the lcadc' a ship of American Smelling, whic
 sold at its highest price in cigl .o years. General Electric showed a ,r initial gain of 3 1oints
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
SSO,OOO FACTORY BUILDING

Stanley Works Takes Out Permit
 For Erection of Ono Story Steel
 structure, 11tN23S Feet.
 X building permit has beon issued to tho Stanley Works for the ercc- ton of a one story factory building lllx.3S at a cost of $So,ooo The building will be of steel construction, and will be erected by Martin C. Futile of Boston, Mass,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
GENEROSITY MARKS
 CHRISTMAS GIVING
Continued from First Pagc)

hal, Mrs. George Storrs, Mrs. r. W. Aldridgc, Mrs Mary T. AnIrc%s, Mrs. k. x. Il"monway, Miss Mary Whittl, soy, Fts5 Mary smith. Laurel Court. Orlyr of Am&ranth. State Normal school Urcn and trimminCs); Monroe street school (threc trees and trimminss); United Wceh-d day Church schools; uluy nursery tree and trinmiugs); Mrs, Hubert War nvr's Junitr Achievement club. (toys); Girl &couts, troop 2, t2d Gols). A. A. sorority U2 stocking dolls): kiwanis club, (5Q toys}; Brsse-Lc.and c.. Ccandy); Walsh and holfrlder; Mrs. r. (. Flood (siN dolls) Mrs. A. F, Corbn. Uwo hush rl apples): ,tr. uul Mrs. NlrEiI Palmer. (harr, of appi"S); Mrs, John Atwood, Noys ami CiothinE); Mrs Arthur Iacon, (to|S and cloth ing); Mrs. r. r. Mcponoueh, toloth- ing and sho,sl; William w. |. Squire; Dwight Skinncr Mrs. r. j. Vibhcrts. (toys and clothing); John J. Crcan. (canly); Mrs. Charles Oldcrshaw. tcaNdy); Mrs. George Damon. Mrs. Augusta Nlhberts, Mrs Charles Mitchell, Mrs. Sarah F." Alley. Mrs. C, W. Cpson, Mrs. Charles Laudcrs, Miss Katherine w. Bryan. Herbert Y. Camp, Attorney Nj. II. Camp. Mrs. Grorgiana Eaily' Miss Bertha Eow,rs, Mrs. Mary A. I'orbin. Miss Norma Trc"hclln, Peter Crona. Mrs. Elizahrth Bacon, Miss Corinnc Bacon, George sherman Mrs John Blake, Mss Kate stanley Mrs. C. ]. Parker, Ms. ]. E' Cooper. Miss A. Blake, Mrs. w. H, Humason, Mss Edith DcNman Miss Francis Crean, Miss Elsie Kim hall, Mrs. C. II. Parsons, Mrs. Ed ward Stevens, Mrs. A Littman
 Contributions also wer" received from Mrs. w. E, Atwood and Mor' timer Judd. There were shoes stockings ami mitt"ns supplied tC 30 children of widows. tooth hrushc' to 80 ard candy and oranges 10 l"'
 gas stove was given to on' widow.
 Visiting Nurses
 Following the custom Of forme wears nurses in the Visiting NurS association will visit the homes 0 as many of their present and for mrr patients as possible this after noon and evening. In more tha' Go homes they plan 10 stay an light Christmas candle and lea' well filled stocking for 'ac child. Forty attractive baskets 10 mothers and shut-ins as well a brrry bowls for special and chronl rufirnts are being left 10 che' rem. Clothing and useful gift
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24
Fall Street Briefs

Twenty-eight new or additional securities of corporations and for oiEn governments have been admit ted 10 trading on the New York stock exchange, Initial lists include bonds of tho Republic of Peru. the Copen- hagen Telephone company, Grand Boy Consolidated Mining company, and National Dairy Products corpo- ration and stocks ot the Gotham silk Hosiery company. the New West Fenua Electric company Christie. Brown and company. Motion Picture Capital corporation. International Match corporation, Safety Cable company and the General Gas and Electric corporation of Delaware,
 Foreign government dollar bonds maturing in the United States dur ling 1926 total $lS.,249.000. in con- trast with $2S4,5E0.S50 in 1928, ac- Icordns 10 compilation made in |1hn financial district, For the frs, time in several years no large European obligation falls due, Can. .ad,on government and provincial
 loans, however make up a large part ot the 1926 maturities, the most important being the sTo,0h0,oo0 Do.
 minion of Canada per cent nott
 issue due September 1.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

Square park and the corner of Vine and West Main street, were blown down by tho heavy wind yesterday, breaking q number of the eolored light bulbs. The tree erected by Bel videre residents was also blown down.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

Tho earliest military book in the British war office Is dated l575.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

E II. Rollins and company liar ris Forbes and company and associ- ates will offer S6,ho0,o0o Illinois Power and Light company first and retundins 5i3 per cent series E bonds early next week at a price around aS'a Those bonds will be an additional issue under the pres ent first and reiunding mortgage.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

The depression caused by the sus- pension of anthracite mining has caused not only tho hard coal com- panics but also some of the anthra- cite carrying railroads 10 maintain conservative dividend policies. Hav- ing lost large part of its traffic . because Of the strike, the New York. i Ontario and Western railway gave no consideration 10 dividends al its December meeting. A year ago a payment of s1 q share was made on tho common stock.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-24

TREES BLOWN DOWN Public Christmas trees al Franklin
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-25
BY VIM. e. DOUGLAS

Now, BellZebub our old Tom cat
mas up an gone, can't say where at
but gone he is, I'd have You know,
account Of yer darn radio. You mind
you had that highbrow dame, the one
with such funny name? Well, Bell
zebub, he heard her sing an he gets
mad as everything. Most gener'ly he
sings his tune out on the back fence
to the moon. we sorter miss his hap
py strain an wish We had him back
again. He yowled his best, but bless
his heart she had him beat right frum
tn start an now hes gone. 'spose
he must uf give up tryin' in disgust.
Tain't often you'd expect a cat to
show his jealousy like that, but hon.
estly. it wuz n fright the way he took
on tother night. Them hifallutin
melodies amt made a hit with our
malteze; he seemed to like the grand
pianner but drew the line on that
suppranner. When she'd climb on to
some high note old Bellzebub would
clear his throat, but tWant no use fer
just cat to match his voice with one
like that. OF course I liked her sing
in fine but some way that there cat
OF mine when any tunes of hers were
heard WIZ just a little mite per-
terbed. But be that as it may, 1
know he's left our peaceful fireside,
so, since you're to blame l think at
that you'd ought to help us find our
cat.-Copyright, 1925. Westinghouse
Electric e. Manufacturing Company.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-25
KENNEbEC COUNTY
PROBATE Court

The following routine business was
transacted at the Probate court the
week of April 20, 1925:
Administrations granted-Of the
estate of John j. McAuiey late of
Augusta, Eva II. McAuley of Angus
ta. administrative; of the estate of
Ida c. Hallettt late of Augusta,
Charles Z. Flanders Of Augusta, ad-
ninistrator; of the estate of Horace
F. Hanover late Cf Iittston, O. Il.
Clason of Gardiner, administrator;
of the estate of Alice +. Trask late
OF Sidney, Eugene c. Weeks OF Sid
ney, administl ator.
Adoptions grantcd-John David
Bowles adopted by Alton S. and Ma
ry E. Haskell Of Augusta; F.ossie NJ
Folsom adopted by Earl T.. and
Blance NJ. Stevens of Augusta.
Inventories filed-In the estate of
Frank Z. Peterson late of Gardiner.
Papers filed for notice-WiIl and
petition for probate of Ferdinand
Bourie late of National Soldiers
Home; petition for distribution of
the estate of Edward G. Meader late
of Waterville; will and petition for
probate of Thomas Jacques late of
Augusta; first and final account in
the estate of Calvin Spaulding late
of Hallowell; first and final account
in the estate of Amelia Spaulding
late of Hallowell; will and petition
for probate thereof of Nathan F.
Folsom late of Augusta: first and fl
nal trustee account in the estate of
Algernoon S Wright late of Wayne:
will and petition for probate thereof
of Emery w. Cook late Of Water
vile: petition for administration of
the estate of William A. Blackman
late of Augusta: will and petition
for probate thereof of Ida B. Whit
man late of Clinton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-25
ct. UN1vERsAIrST.
Irene Goodrich in Monday
Show at Opera House

Augusta people will be interested
to learn that Miss Irene Goodrich
of this city has prominent char
acter bit in the moving picture. bad
Company" featuring Conway Tearle
and Madge Kennedy. This picture
will be shown at the Augusta Opera
house April q and %. Miss Good
rich appears in the latter part Of
the picture as a comic stenographer.
with appropriate makeup. She also
has two flashes Of close-ups, short
showing of Miss Goodrich near to.
And a coincidence in connection
with the initial showing of this pic
ture is that Monday happens to be
the birthday Of the young Augusta
miss who is making such creditable
showing in the moving picture world.
Mrs. H. E. Goodrich. Green street.
mother Of Miss Goodrich, left FRI
day morning for New York City,
where she will pass two weeks visit
ing her daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-25
CHURCH NOTICES
CHRrSrrAN scrEwc

:. OA14ST1AM SCIENCE Society, Will
tiams nan street: Services at 1880: sub
day school. 11.30. Reading room open
| daily at S35 Water street from 2 to S
except Sundays and holidays. Mid
week services Wednesday at o'clock.
| Free circulating library of authorized
Christian Science literature.
st. BARNABAS' chapel, Bangor and
Linden streets, East Side, Rev. Rush
w. d. Smith vicar (second Sunday
after Easter): Church school and
children's service. $50 p. NJ; evening
cHRIsrIAN AND MISSIONARY
Church school. i.so 2: NJ: AFTERNOON
worship with sermon, 3; evening pray
er and praise. 7.S0. Tuesday, 2:30 P.
street: evening prayer at $50 at 81
Summer street. All welcome.
g. A. b. hall, Evangelist Lawrence
B: Greenwood: 8 p. NJ, THE Mark
Of CAIN continuing the Genesis sto-
service. Carrying Out the Commission
OF Christ to Preach the Gospel-Not
Merely to Educate"
SOUTH PARISH CoN01E0AT1oN-
Al, a. T: MeWhorter: 1890. public
sic: cordial welcome. Sermon Sunday
by Rev. A. G. Luce of Houlton.
METHODIST meetings at City hall:
$50. love feast led by A. Z. Luce;
1890, sermon by Bishop Thomas Mich
olson OF Detroit. Other services at
Green street church: $50, memorial
service, Rev. John Clifford in charge;
$50, ordination by Bishop Nicholson;
Epworth League rally, $50: organ re-
cital, 7.30; evangelistic services at 8
p. NJ. Rev DR.. A. c. Goddard preach
er. No Sunday school today
PENNEY aEMoR1AL UNITED
BAPTIST church, Rev. Howard H.
Brown pastor: 1890, morning wor-
ship: 12, Bible school; $50, C.. E.
meetings; 7.30, evening service. 1t is
expected that the pulpit will be occu-
pied by Methodist pastors who are
present at the conference. Wednesday
at I, Junior c. E.; 7.S0, prayer meet
ing.
A. Francis JNalch minister: Services
at 10.30-special anniversary exercises
for the Odd Fellows Of Augusta: Sun
day school at IL; Y. Z. c. U. at $50.
SPIRITUALIsT Temple, corner Of
Court and Perham streets. Mrs. Mada-
line Mucklin of Monmouth, Maine.
speaker and message bearer: Services
at ESQ and 7.30 p. NJ: lyceum at 4
o'clock: public circle Tuesday, the 2Sth.
at 7.30 p. NJ, Mrs. Mucklin message
bearer; admission IS cents.
SAINT 16AHK'S, Stuart b. Purves,
D. D.: Services at 7.3O and 1890 A.
NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ. Mid-week services
Friday at 4.30 p. NJ.