New Britain herald., 1925-10-12

public works department and a gang of men were kept busy on Saturday night and for a while on Sunday in remaNing fallen trees from danger spots. Reports of trees across sew eral streets were m,fde by the police department, which immediately nos tited Mir. Donovan. As n result of his quick response. no accidents from tho Instructions were reported. On Vacations
 Captain Thomas r. Gucken left today for a weeks vacation from his duties of the police department. supernumerary officer Joseph Gau- diano is also enjoying weeks va- cation. Detective Sergeant Daniel McGilllcuddy had weeks rest from his duties last week.
 During the absence of Captain Gucken, Officer Joseph Strup will be acting captain this week. Officer Lawrence Doolan has heen on the sicklist for several days. because of Liberated teeth.
 May Cause Change | Election of former Postmaster William A. Hayes 10 the city council i at the recent election may cause a change in the ranks Of the board of education, of which he Is a member. Mir. Hayes will assume his council duties in January and, as his place on both city boards will be somewhat Of an embarrassment, the general Impression Is that a new member of the board of education will be ap- pointed soon after he sits at the council table.
 Mir Hayes has been a member of the board Of education for many years and has been one of its most valuable workers. He has had ex- tensive knowledge Of the local school system through his connection with the southside district for many years.
 Mcriden Defeats Locals
 In a well-played contest at Meri-
 den on Saturday the local high
 school eleven was defeated by the
 Meriden high team by a score of
 10 Q. The locals were outweighed
 by the Meriden eleven, but pre-
 sented a fine defense against the
 heavier opponents.
 Withdraw Application
 Application of the American
 Trust O., receiver of the Bristol
 Manufacturing Co.,, to rage the
 Plainvlle plant of the concern was
 withdrawn from the superior court
 in Hartford on Friday through its
 attorney. Judge s. Russell Mink of
 this city.
 Judge Mink said this morning
 that the application may be pre-
 scented later, as the best means of
 disposing of the plant property was
 being discussed and may lead back
 again to the decision that the prop
 erty will be more valuable without the buildings than with them. This
 idea was in mind when the appli- cation 10 rage the structures was presented.
 Mrs. John Kingsley Rirgc Mrs. Annie Harlow Birge. wife of r the Rev. John Kingsley Birge of
 this city, died at the Hartford hos
 pital at 6 o'clock on Saturday after a series of operations. She was born in Brooklyn, N. r.. on Feb
 ruary l?, 1887. the daughter of the Rev. s. Allen Harlow and Mrs. f Catherine Usher Harlow. She was a graduate of Wellesley college and Of the New York City
 Missionary Training school. She was married to Rev. Mir Brge on 1 May 12, 1918. after which she spent Y the summer abroad with her hus- band, Upon her return to this coun- F try she took post graduate course , in missionary work and went to I Turkey in the summer of 1914. She 1 was connected with the American International college at Smyrna, Fur l key. with her husband, where she , remained until 1918. She returned e to thts country In 1918 and then ' went back to her post in Turkey in Q Il919.
 g She was at Smyrna at the time of Q the Turkish massacre of the Ar- a menias and the burning 6f the city r in September of 1922. She fled 8 with her children 10 Greece and re- e turned to this country. Her husband y left there the following spring.
 For the past two years she and s her husband have been living at Q Northampton, Mass, and since April e they have mado their home at 1sl
 Summer street, this city. Her rus- y band was a representative of the u First Congregational church of this city in the foreign field during his
 missionary career. " She leaves her husband. four cfiI- 7. drcn, Robert, Kingsley, William and o Marguerite Birge, the latter only d three weeks old, all of this city; her parfnts, the Rev. and Mrs. S. Allen
 Harlow of Canton, Mass, and two o brothers. the Rev. Ralph Harlow. A professor of Biblical literature at q Smith college at Northampton, and
 Robert F. Harlow. manager of Wal
 ter Hagen, professional golf player e The funeral will he held at her home at 154 Summer street on Tues Q day morning at in:SO. Rev. S. Al !, lon Harlow. her father, and. Rev V Ernest l.. Wismer. pastor of th. S First Congregational church of thl, Il city, will be in charge. Th. body Q will he cremated and the remains q will he buried In West cemetery ir z this city on Wednesday. 1t Mrs. Gertrude Hale. New YorR, s
 recluse living in 14-room houss
 had 4o cats as companions when she le died short while ago.