New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-06

'lllb iIIu wal 81 VI lll' lana lltIl
and the PIanvillc post OF the Ameri.
can Legion were the guests of the
local post.
The officers installed were as fol-
lows; Commander, Nalmore pilon;
senior commander A. H. BrcCk-
bill; junior vice-Commandcr Ray
moml j. Mcfarland; finance officer,
". Walter Clark; financial secretary,
Eugene u. Secbcrt; chaplain, Rev.
Ernest l.. Wismcr; adjutant, G. NJ.
Pfennig; historian. Harry Francis.
A roast beef supper was served by
the Ladies' auxiliary Of the American
Legion.
$4,000 for Hospital
The sum Of $4,000 was voted by
the city council at its meeting last
night TO the Bristol Hospital, Inc,
as the result Of an agreement
whereby the Bristol hospital will
lake care of the cases of the city
at u minimum charge for various
forms of service rendered. This
amount will be placed in the buget
when it is prepared.
building Line on CurtisS Street
Following the recent agitation by
the property owners on Curtiss
street when an attempt was made
to erect a store building out 10 the
street front but which was settled
whom the city council acted as arbi'
trn in tn n ortinn
taken upon petition of the prop
"rtY owners Oh that street for the
establishment of a building line. by
passing a vote to call in the prop
"rty owners to a hearing to see
why building line should not be
established. The hearing will be
held At the next meeting OF the
city council to be held on February
..
First Diphthcria Victim
The first victim Of the recent
liphtheria outbreak was Evelyn
Mohiitt, five year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George MofIitt of "a
Putnam street, who died at the
home Of her parents yesterday.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon with the Rev. DR.. Will
liam j. West, pastor Of the Pros
pect Methodist church in charge
and burial was in the West ceme-
tery.
Most Victims Back in School
More than half of the children in
the l'orestylle section of the city
who We're quarantined with diph-
liberia or as diphthcria carriers
lust prior TO Christmas in the out
break of the disease in that sec
ton, have been released from
quarantine and were back in school
at the opening of the schools yes
1erday, according to a statement by
Health Officer DR.. 3. 3. Robbins
TO the city council last evening.
Nearly $50 persons were quaran-
tined in that section Of the city and
in other sections Of the city only
isolated cases appeared.
No one is released from quaran-
tine until two positive reports have
been received from the state
laboratories on cultures taken.
Petitions for Lights
Petitions for street lights on
Molrose street and on Crown street
were received by the city council
1T its regular monthly meeting last
night and were referred to the
street lighting committee for in
vestigation.
A large number OF new street
lights recently have been installed
as the result Of previous action by
the council.
Not to Meet for Month
With the winter season now In
full swing and not a great deal !
more than the usual city activities
in progress, the city council de-
cided to hold only one meeting this
month. As a result the next meet !
ing of the council will be the regu-
lar February meeting on Tuesday
evening, February 2, instead OF a
meeting two weeks hence as has
been the custom.
May Lose Last Train
Strenuous objections to the remov- !
al of the last train at night from
Hartford to this city and Waterbury |
is being made to the railroad COM
pany officials at New Haven, accord
ing to an announcement made from
the local Chamber of Commerce Of |
fees this morning. It is likely that |
similar action may be taken by
chamber of commerce bodies in New
Britain. Hartford and Waterbury.
The last train at night, which the
railroad company has contemplated |
removing from the schedule when |
the new timetable goes into effect on |
January II, leaves Hartford daily |
including Sundays at 11:40, arriving |
in Bristol at 1920. Not only does |
this afford Bristol residents an OPP |
of spending the evening in |
Hartford but it also gives important |
rail connections from New York city |
so that it is now possible to leave |
that metropolis at $50 at night and |
arrive in Bristol the same night. II |
the last train is removed it will |
mean that passengers will have TO |
leave New York two hours and thir- |
ty minutes earlier to arrive in Bris-
tol the same night. This will work |
to a distinct disadvantage TO local |
business men and others who have
occasion TO be in New York.
Samuel B. Harper. q director of |
the Bristol Chamber Of Commerce !
and two years ago head of the trans
portation committee Of the Bristol
Chamber OF Commerce, is taking the