New Britain herald., 1926-07-09

cert dancing and number of
 booths have been erected.
 Wednesday Closing
 Starting next Wednesday, July
 l4th all of the stores fin the city will
 start the Wednesday afternoon clos
 ing to enable their employees to have
 half holiday during the summer
 season.
 P. o. of 4. Meeting
 The regular meeting of Camp No.
 10, r. Q. of A. will be held this eve
 ming at s o'clock in Arcanum hall
 tollowing the business session. re-
 Treatments will be served and a so-
 cial hour enjoyed.
 To Hold Annual Dinner | The annual dinner of the Trsut <
 Hine club Of New Britain will br
 held this evening at Lake Com
 bounce.
 Endces Booked for Two Games
 The local New b. Parture baseball team is scheduled for two games over the weekend. Tomorrow after
 noon they travel to New London
 where they will oppose the Clair ! baseball team Of that city. On Sun day afternoon at Nruzzy field the Whaling City outfit will play a re- turn ensa cement
 The New London contingent ap- ] parently have a snappy ball club and | their record so far this season shows ! nine wins and two defeats. Listed among their victims are South Man chester asd Norwich, the latter team having defeated the New Departure outfit on two occasions.
 Attending Grand Lodge Meeting Edward W. Niering, a past exalted ruler Of the local lodge of Elks. left today for Chicago as a delegate in attend the annual meeting of the grand lodge to be held in that city He expects to be gone about ona week.
 Highway Contract Awarded
 Many Bristel autoists will be glad 10 learn that the contract for the laying Of 14,023 feet of seven inch Frap rock macadam which will run from the Bristol town line across Eight Acre bridge to join the main road about one mile south of Farm ington center has finally been awarded. The successful. bidder raa the l.. Sudo Construction Co. Of Meriden, whose figure was sSS.5ne.- "a. If is understood that there will he an undcrpass south of the Farm lngton railroad station, which will eliminate grade crossing but this work vii be covered by a separate contract.
 The complexion of this work will result in a direct route for Bristol people to Hartford and will save of miles which they now have 10 cover by going through Plainville. Pennington avenue in Bristol, which will connect with the new thoroughfare, is state aid road and In good condition.
 ultimatum to Twelfth District
 Instructions in the form of an ul- timatum have been issued to the voters of school district No. 12 in Fall Mountain by the board of edu- caHon, insisting that the differences oXisisg for a long time past between -vo factions be iro1ed out and steps -aken for the erection of the new schoQl recently voted upon. An ap- of S10,00o had been vot- ed by the district for the new build ing but all bids received for the work on plans drawn by Architect T. G. Burnhanl of Hartford were in excess of the expenditure author zed.
 In the past it has been necessary, m account of inadequate facilities. n Fall Mountain. to send some of he pupils to the third school dis rict. This privilege will no longer 'e sanctioned by the board of edu- ation and 1t is up to the voters up n the hill to take prompt action if he new school building is to be rected by the time the fall term pens.
 Requires Special officer
 Edward Lawley, arrested shortly liter midnight this morning by Officer Joseph Strup on a charge of was sent to jail for so % lays by, Judge William J. Malone n the city court this morning. Law ay appeared at police headquarters esterday afternoon and informed Thief Belden that a gang was going o tar and feather him. The'chief. eeing his condition. told him to so ome. He next appeared at the ome of- Officer Joseph Strup and oused him out of his sleep, telling i'm the same story. When the fficer tried to get him to so home. e lay down 'on the lawn and re- used to leave. Strup then called or the wagon and took him to eadquarters, where he was locked ?. During the night he became so iolert that il was necessary to as- ign Officer Connolly as his guard m. Shortly after being placed in he cell he knelt on the hosr and altered his head against the cot { was necessary to call in a police urgeon who found it necessary to ake several stitches to close his 'ounds.
 Chickens Come Home to Roost.
 This morning R. $. Kelly of Ter. yville avenue was surprised on go- ng out to his chicken coop that lumber of chickens were. outside the cor endeavoring to enter, but were nable to do so because Of precau- ions taken by Mir. Kelly against hicken thieWs. A few nights ago ome marauder entered the coop nd left with 30 young chickens. hose al the henhouse door this
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