New Britain herald., 1926-05-08

tIhe sixteenth anniversary report will be read and the last mortgage on the church property will be burned. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev. A. B. Pierson or Meriden and there will also be two short talks by pr. J. E. kliugberg and Mir. J. IT, Palmer on Memories of By-gone bays" The choir ot the Hartford Swedish Baptist church will sing several selections.
 At ' o'clock in the evening. the closing services will be held and addresses will be made by the Rev crends Axel I. Peterson and C. A. IChader.
 To Broadcast From NTIC May fl will be American Legion night on tn. air from WTIC at Hart ford and an interesting program has been arranged. Those selected 10 represent Bristol are Este!le Platt Richardson. soprano. accompanied hy Elizabeth Platt Arnold and Mich ael Brennan, tenor, accompanied by Raymond Canhelj, piano and James Bachand. violin.
 Band Concert Tomorrow
 The concert program at Lake .Compounce tomorrow, which will start promptly al 6 p. m.. and con unuc until ?. m, will be rendered by tho Veterans Of Foreign Wars band under the leadership of Thom- as J. Fischer. who for q number ot years was leader of the Bristol brass band,
 Local Firm Gets Contract Fisher X Crowley of this city have been awarded the contract for lay ing an IS inch waste pipeline for the city Of South Norwalk, The esti- mated cost to the city for carrying out this work is S90,00o.
 To Deliver Mothers Day Address
 Mayor Joseph F. Dutton, re- cently elected president Of Bell City Aerie r. Q. E., of this city. will de- liver the 'Mother's Day" address at i Plymouth. Mass, tomorrow and at l Brockton, Mass, on Mondoy, May 1 h.
 Purchases Large Tract
 A real estate deal was closed yes terday afternoon whereby Mrs. Mili- cent P. Huh acquired by purchase, l l50 acres Of land on South Mountain, 1 the east boundary fronting on Willis street. from the Bristol Brass cor poration. T. Is underst ood that this land will be developed at once a portion at least 10 be sold in five acre pieces.
 f Attending Gymnastic Exhibition ! Miss Helen Tracy and Miss Mil dred Rowe, public school physical directors in the city. left yesterday for Boston, where they attended the annual Sargent gymnastic exhibition theld in the Arena last night. They will spend the weekend with friends in the city. returning Sunday night.
 Library Board Meeting The annual meeting of the board of library directors will be held this evening at s o'clock in the public | library. Several matters Of im- portance will be discussed. Funeral of DomeniCo Maf1i The funeral of Domenico Maffi who committed suicide last Wednes- { day afternoon will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the un- derraking parlors Of James J. Dunn Interment will be in St. Thomas : cemetery.
 Going To Milford About o5 members of c. 4. Had sell Camp, |. s. W. ". will travel by auto bus 10 Milford this afternoon, where they will he the guests of the Milford camp. A chicken supper will be served and will be followed by dancing.
 Hayerhhl Here Tomorrow
 The New Departure baseball team will officially open their home sea son tomorrow afternoon at Mnzzy Field. when they will line up against the crack Haverhill, Mass. club, one of the entrants in the newly or ganized New England league.
 The game will start at o'clock daylight saving time. Bob Cough lin, who has umpired the contests for the past several years, will handle the indicator.
 Playing at West Hartford
 The Bristol high school baseball team will cross bats this afternoon al 3 o'clock with the high school team Of West Hartford in the lat ter town. Comerford and Roberts will he the battery for the local boys.
 Holding Dual Meet
 4 dual athletic meet will be held this afternoon at Muzzy field be- tween the Bristol and Meriden high school teams. The list Of events scheduled consists Of 100. 220 and 440-yard dashes, half mile and mile races, shot putting. discus and iaveHn throwing, pole vault, high jump and broad jump. The local entries have been training under the supervision of Richard Anderson, assistant instructor Of physical edu- cation at the high school,
 Harry B. Charmer'S Funeral
 The funeral of Harry B. Charmer, who died suddenly last Thursday  evening, will be held tomorrow aft ernoon at 3 o'clock from his late home at 331 Main street. Wash ington commandery. Knights Tenn plars, Of Hartford, will have charge of the services and the remains will be shipped to Magnolia, N. J.. for intermont in that town next Mon day.
 To Decide on Store Closing
 A special meeting of the mer- chants division of the Bristol Cham ber of Commerce will be held next Monday morning al 1n o'clock to definitely decide just what policy will be carried out in regard to losing the stores on Wednesday