New Britain herald., 1927-10-11
October Deyotions

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 October DevotiOns
 October devotions will be held al 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening 1t St. Joseph's church. Similar services will be held each Wednesday eve. ming during the month
 Columbus Day Observance Tomorrow. Columbus day. will be observed as a holiday by the city of- fees, banks and barbershops, which vii be closed all day. All other busi- ness will be open as usual. An elaborate program has been arranged by the Sons of Italy. No 567- The afternoon will be featured by parade. which will start near the central fire station on Meadow street, proceed down North Main and Main streets and over the Me morial Boulevard to the high schonl, where a demonstration will te staged by hremen with the aeria} truck In the line of march will Ia members of the Sons of Italy, j company Of Boy Scouts, and tvc bands, the Veterans Of Foreign Wa band of this city and the Savoy Band of New Britain.
 At 7:S0 o'clock in the evening a card of boxing bouts will be staged at ,lUzzy field and starting at o'clock there will be a display of fireworks.
 Neiehborhood Prayer Meeting
 The regular weekly neighborhood prayer meeting will be held at s:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at the home of Mrs. A. L. Norton of 49 Woodland street. The first part of the fifth chapter of St. Matthew will 1 be discussed.
 Arrested For Reckless Driving James 4 Miller Of Is Wilton road. Windsor, was arrested yesterday aft ernoon by Motorcycle Policeman James Burns for driving recklessly in the vicinity Of the Park street school. Miller was released under bonds of S25 for his appearance in court next Friday morning. Wife Deserter Arrested Napolean Lecuyer, who gave his address as R. r. D No. l, Waterbury, was arrested last evening on request of the police of Morristown, N. J. on charge of desarting his wife and family. Lecuyer was taken back to Morr'stown today by an officer sent on from that city.
 Railroaders Paid by Check Railroad men of this city and other points on the Waterbury di- vision were paid by check today for tne first time. These checks may be cashed at any Of the local banks or at the ticket office by the ticket agent Under the new system such checks are made out at the division headquarters in Waterbury. 1 The use of checks will result in saving the railroad considerable money. according to railroad men. In the past 1t has been necessary to operate pay cars over all the branches of the road. Each car was in charge of two paymasters and at least two guards.
 Assistant Sales Manager to Retire
 Announcement is made by officials of the l.. Ingraham Co. that E. E. Stockton, for many years assistant manager in charge of sales and sales promotion, will retire from active service on January ]. 1928, but will continue for some time after that date in an advisory capacity. He will be succeeded by H. A. Keller. who has been with the concern since 1921 as travelling representative. MT. Stockton first entered the en- ploy of the 1ngraham Co. in 1898 and until 1914 covered territory in the United States and Canada as a travelling representative. Since the latter date he has been in charge of the selling organization.
 Mir. Keller was with the Peters Cartridge Co. from 1907 to 1916 as a salesman; from 1917 to 1921 az New England representative of the Remington Arms Co.,; and since the latter date with the E. 1ngraham Co.
 Found Dead in Bed
 Mrs. Fannie M. Morris. aged 67 years. was found dead in bed at the home of her son, Arthur c. Morris on Queen street, yesterday. Death was attributed to heart disease.
 Mrs. Morris was born in Hornell. x. I. on September P, 1860. The greater part Of her life was spent in New York state. After the death of her husband five years ago she came to Bristol and has since made her home with her son.
 Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Pickop of Honolulu and Mrs James Harper of New York city; one son, Arthur c. Norris. with whom she made her home: and one
 The funeral will be held at the Bristol Baptist church at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. P. F. Wolfenden will conduct the service and burial will be in West ceme. tery.
 Jailed For Tire Thefts
 Sixty days in jail was the penalty meted out to Henry Cemira of 51 Curtis street by Judge William J. Malone in the city court this morn. ing, after he had pleaded guilty tc the theft of two automobile tires from the car Of Clifford Lyon of 20 Conlon street. The tires were stolen on different dates, the first theft oc. curing on Wednesday, October 5th and the second last Friday night.
 Camire's arrest was made by Ser. geant Henry Jeglinski and Officer William Thompson yesterday after. noon, after suspicion had been di- rected to him by garage man who recognized the tire on Camire's car as the one he sold only few daye ago to Lyon.
 According to the police, Camire