New Britain herald., 1925-07-23
NEW DEPARTURE Co.
 WILL REMAIN HERE
No Invitation to Move, President
 Page Says
STORM DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Youths Arrested At Kccnc. \. H., For Theft ot Auto --- James Gov crty, Well Known Resident, bead --Bristol's Thirst Grows.

--Bristol's Thirst Grows.
 Nothing to it. was the answer of | President Dewitt Page of the New | Departure Mfg. Co.,, and a director 1 of the General Motors corporation to question as to the foundation for the statements yesterday at a lunch- on of the Kiwanis clubs of Water bury and Now Britain al the Burrltt hotel hy w. B. Rogers, president ot the Hartford Advertising club, Tn regard 10 ovcrtures being made to the local concern to move west. MT Rogers was reported as saying that | invitations had been sponsored ny Detroit interests 10 have the big To- cal plant move to that city or N- cinity.
 Mir. Page said that nothing of that nature had been considered ny the local concern lately although invita- tions had been extended in the past
 Recently 1t was rumored that an arrangcment was under way whcre- bv the local concern would move to the west or that huge steel n'aN- ing plant would be moved here rms story was also denied by the local officials.
 Power Cut ON
 Electric power was cut off durlnS the heavy doNnpour of late Ees''r- day afternoon, causing disrnpuo, of tbc trolley service for several hours and interference with hgh'l'E orronrcmcnts, Even the local paper was a affected as the press stopped us r,amor, soon after it began, when inc "uice" failed to flow over the
 Njros and not until after oc'oCh did operations get under way aga1n' The city streets were roaring tor rents for time but no great amount
 of damage was done. Several wash outs took place but repairs were quickly affected today by the puoh' works department,
 Tclcphone wires suffered 10 sonl'
 extent thereby giving the repa'' } men no relief from the rush CT 'h' r ,,et few weeks as several storms II
 close succession have presented l Iarre amount of repair work. | Auto "Rorrowcrs" round q Charles Spoon and Clarcnc" EWens IT both r. years old. were arrested yes
 tcrdav in Kconc, x. H.. at the re ,' nuost of the local police" on charge l. of theft of a motor car on Tu"Sda q afternoon from Mrris AprcA h'
 tcr,ive Sergeant Daniel Mctii'hcudd F. Icn last night to bring back tn U two mon.
 - The youngsters appeared here o' ' Tuesday applying for Wol% at 'h ," New Departure plant They Wer '' unsucccssfuI and few hours later , tho Appel car standing on K1Ner It side avenue near the Princess thea
 for. proved too great an attraction ,, and off they went.
 VI In the course of investigation O ', the theft. the police came across tn ~ trail of the Kccne youths and 500 after their arrival home, they wcr ~. arrested.
 W James CONCrty \, James Covertv. 59, a well know '' merchant of this city, died at h' home at 9 Pleasant street at ] ,Io'clock last night. He had bee C' about during the day as usual but 5:So he suffered a shock and san
 rapidly.
 He was born in Italy tho son T., Frank and Mary Covcrty. He can '" 10 this country with his paren |" when two years of age and settle
 in New Haven, He was married
 New Haven 26 years ago to Mi ", GraCia Amaranto, He came to th u" city 92 years ago and for many yea , conducted fruit and grocery bus '1' ness. He retired from active bus
 ness three years ago.
 , Mir. Coyerty was a member of Il '' old Hook and Ladder company al
 was an active fireman in past year
 He was also a member of Bell Ci
 Acrie. Fraternal Order of Eagl, .a and was a charter member of q ,.n local lodge of the Loyal Order .o Moose.
 oa He leaves his wife, two sor m Frank and Joseph Covcrty of Rr' ,r,, Itol. and three daughters, Miss Is
 belle Covcrty of Bristol, Miss Ma
 Covcrty of Bristol and Mrs. Antho - Conforte of New Haven. and thr . brothers, Joseph Coverty of Flori, a Michael Coverty of nanbury, a Louis I. Covcriy of Bristol, N The funeral will he held at
 Anthony church on Saturday mor
 ing at 9 o'clock. Rev. L. RcCCar
 will celebrate the high mass of
 quiem and burial will take place I the new St, Joseph's cemetery.