New Britain herald., 1926-03-13
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People


 their man will win but the truth Is that no one can say with any amount of certainty based on study Of the situation which man will got tho moro votes, MT. Quigley Is an old war horse, He bears the scars of many battles. He has an organ ization. Mir. Weld is net an anna teur in politics, having served as n member of tho common council. But he Is not as widely known as Mir. Quiglcy, who has been before other for tho past decade. However, Mir. Weld has q large number of personal friends, who will work earnestly for his success and this may offset whatever advantage the oX-mayor seems to have. MT. Weld is a li&eablo young man who has been successful in business and who has energy and spirit of deter mination which will help in his quest of the nomination.
 Mir. Quigley and Mr. Weld have started off in the proper spirit, by expressing admiration Of each other and pledging their support on cleo ton day to the victor at the primar- ies. This is as it should be, A clean, wholesome race with person. al animosity eliminatet will be something worth watchir
 He Is a garage mechanic and ho lives in the east -end of town. He has lost a coat. He says he would like to offer a reward but the coat has been gone so long Several weeks) he's afraid he would not want to wear it if 1t did come back.
 He and several friends attended q party several weeks ago. The party was lively and hilarious. In the well known and much advertised wee small hours of the morning he. and his friends started out for home. They found navigation difficult, the streets wouldn't stay put. So the friend, as much the worse for wear as he was, ordered taxi.
 The nearest guess the party could make to his home was about a half mile away, In the taxi, things grow ing rather warm, he took off his oyercoat, and unknowingly his other coat also. It was the third time he had worn 1t, the coat belonging to g new $65 suit.
 When he got off he is sure some one helped him into the overcoat Apparently his arms missed the first pair of sleeves and found the sec ond. When he "came to" the ncx' morning an inventory showed his as' sets as follows: One pair Of brand new trousers, one brand new vest one overcoat slightly used and ont second hand headache.
 Now he wants to know-where i! that other coat? Despite boyish bobs, shingle cut! , and permanent waves hair pins art still used by women for the following purposes:
 Cleaning comb. Buttoning her shoes. Opening letters.
 Buttoning gloves. Punching holes.
 Cleaning finger nails. AS a book mark, Substitute for hat pin. Lifting lid of powder box. Picking a locked door.
 As a safety pin, AS a toothpick.
 . As a key ring.
 As lamp trimmer, For repelling assault. Husbands uso it as a pipe cleaner A barber at the Burritt hote was lounging in 6 chair a few day U ago reading the Herald when
 customer entered and, removing tn U usual garments. stepped into tn . chair. stating that he wanted V haircut, shave, massage and sham poo.
 . The barber looked at him in n quizzical manner and proceeded t carry out instructions. When h
 was about half through, ho brok
 into conversation with remark
 about the weather and other sut
 jects of like nature.
 Finally. ho could bear the su!
 pense no longer and said: "Yo
 seem to like barber shops"
 "Why do you say that?" inquire the customer.
 "Because you were In here tn
 morning and you had haircu
 shave, massage and shampoo Bl
 in spite of that you are back agai
 and you look as if the barber hadn