New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-26

asked to notify the pastor as soon
as possible.
Legion Meeting
The meeting of the Hartford
County American Legion was held
yesterday in Bloomfield, on the
Woodruff farm. A good-sized dele
cation from this place attended
Commander Harold Ventres urged
all members of Bolton-Kasica post
to make special efforts in keeping
up the record that the post has had
in the past in the matter of men,
bership. At present Fair Haven is
leading in membership and Com
mander Ventres requests that all ex-
service men eligible submit their
names to Joseph Wilson, who will
take care of their application.
Picnic Successful
About $50 children from the Ken
sington Congregational church at
tended the annual picnic held Sat-
urday afternoon at the Benedict
Phillips recreation field. Games
helped the afternoon to pass enjoy
ably.
Selectmen Meet Tonight
A meeting of the board of select
men is called for tonight in the Of
flee of the town clerk, where sew
eral important matters will be dis
cussed. Among the most imperative
of these is the handling of traffic or
Sundays and holidays. when the
roads are choked from curb to curb
with tourists from all parts of the
state. AT present two policemen
handle the tangles that present
themselves Officer Brown being at
the intersection of the New Britain
road and Berlin street and Officer
Lewis being stationed at the inter
section of the Middletown pike.
This place has long felt the need
for more adequate solution to the
traffic problem and tonight's meet
ing is being looked forward to by
those who are anticipating relief
from the congestion.
knights of Pythias to Meet
The Knights of Pythias will hol1
a meeting in their hall tomorrow
evening at o'clock. A full attend
ance is requested in order to COM
plete plans for their summer meet
ing.
Drunken Driver Jailed
Alfred Felechner of 1875 Clinton
street, New Britain, got all muddled
up Saturday night over the intrica-
cies of the roads around this place.
In order to straighten himself out
he switched out the lights and
on the gas, his opinion be-
ing that every road must lead to
somewhere if one went fast enough.
Pennington avenue certainly led
somewhere, first, it nearly led Eel
echner into the Connecticut bus that
was going along ahead of him;s then
It placed him within the confines of
the law in the form of Officer
Frank Brown.
Officer Brown hailed him as he
sped past, but Felechner was in a
Dig hurry to get bone and couldn't
stop to chat. Officer Brown was
nsistent and finally caught the
speedster near the Stearns residence
On Worthington Ridge, where the
lome-lover was tearing slong to.
Yards Meriden.
To make certain that Felechner
wouldn't land up in Long Island
sound in his search for Clinton
treet, Officer Brown locked him up
Inder a bond of $500 pending trial
tuesday evening where he will en-
Ieavor to explain to Judge G. G.
just low he got turned
round.
Accident On Pike
In spite of the exceedingly heavy
rattle on the roads yesterday, only
ne slight accident marred the day
or motorists travelling through this
lace. Eustachio Dangelo of Stan
ey street, New Britain, collided |
With another car at the intersection
+ the New Britain road and Ber-
in street. Neither car was serious
Y damaged. Dangelo stated to Of
Ger John P. Lewis that his brakes
ad not held when the officer had
topped the line of cars. He will
ppear before Judge G. G. Girls |
'old Tuesday evening.
James Fitzimmons III
James Fitzimmons of the Ken
Ington bank is confined to his home |
18th an liberated tonsil and is re-
orted to be much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pagan Return