New Britain herald., 1926-01-29

fddlcrs' contest in town also looms mp ,aud it is believed that consider able interest could be stirred mp among residents if such an event were held, deciding the champion ship of the town.
 Blaze Quickly f,Ntin2uiohcd
 The speedy response of Engine Co. No. of New Britain and Deputy IChict Eugene r. Barnes prevented what might have been serious fire at the home of August Albert of .Ecnsington last evening. The blaze was discovered in a chimney at the house ana 8 call was sent to the New Britain department, the above mentioned company responding shortly afterwards. Chemicals cX- 'tmguished the flames before tbey had done much damagc.
 The high wind last evening would IhIve carried the blaze for some dis tancc. it is thought. if the ti"omrn had not arrived promptly.
 .tnt0ni CichCttc
 Tho funeral of Antoni CiChntto, who died of pneumonia at his homo yesterday. will be held at St. Paul'F Church. Kcnsington. tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. John C Brennan officiating Burial will hC lin st M1rys cemetery, New Brit lain,
 Thermometer Takes Plunge
 The temperature in Berlin thi
 morning was reported as being any
 where from one to ten degrees be How zero in the early hours. Every lthNg was frozen solid and even a
 moon tho effects of the suns ray .rouI not hn noticed on tn" ic which had formed in the roadWay> 1t was one of the coIdrst days rest Idcnts have experienced so far thi winter,
 Meeting or Boy scouts , X meeting of the Berlin troop C , H0v Scouts will be held tonight q
 o'clock in the scout room at th . Berlin Congregational church. Re- , samuel A. I'iske, pastor Of tn n church, who is scoutmastcr of th r troop, will he in charge of the mee
 ing and it is expected that an intel
 csting program will be provided. f Conlons Team TriumphS - John Conlon and his little band .t har,iy card sharks. took the T. A. O society team into camp last cNenir C in the third match of the Sotbat ,f contest for the championship |. Kcnsington. thus winning tn" titl d Tho g;llrry was q large one, so lar| IS in fact that it was impossible if crowd anyone else into the hall. A q ,thos, present were greatly intcrcst' n in the games and the entire grol W aupc.lrtd Il 10 be enthusiastic throug lv out. The winning score was 3l-l'
 II was pointed out today lhi Id while John and his team have WI lS the title this year, the Tabs won 'd las, yuar by much greater marE Df so the score is now tied. Apparent It. the boys are now going by yea p- When they haze played long enon te it is probable that the scoring " n- b" rcrkoncd by decades.
 The match Of second importar Il. was that playc l between Grifl' tei a from the American Paper Goo .f- Co.,, and the T. A. E. society. Gri 'h organization came through a Cl' rs winner, score 1i-i.
 IT, In the Firty-Five match, the l nd streets won from the Downstre' as l5~lO. The score now stands ( IT. and one in n two out of three e
 test. The decision wlll be reacl ro at tho close of next Thursday c all ning's session. The Upstreets in | captaincd by Tom Malarncy and he chief of the Downstreets is Jim
 gan.
 II is expected that the attenda .d- rext Thursday evening will be CT, large, if not larger than that to night. Several players from \ nr- Britain are expeCtcd 10 be present old John Challenges County nis John Conlon, Mayor" of I
 Hills, whose thrilling setback nd tory over the T. A. R. society set an- blood of all sport lovers tingiing, as day issued q challenge 10 any tt led in Hartford county. it being nei cat sary. however. that the team acc' md ing inc challsnge has an cstahlis be reputation. John said today that lso squad will have nothing 10 do ' nee seCond ratCTS.
 Newt" Baldwin, Johns r old bower. will be back in the har