New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
DENIED DIVORCE
FROM wife ABROAD
Veteran Of Russo-Japanese War
Wants His Freedom
NO GROUNDS, JUDGE SAYS

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Day With General Holiday-sul
For $4,000 Over Gas Station Sale
| John Parat of Bristol. q veteran
of the Russo-Japanese war, faile,
to secure a divorce from his wife
| Julianna, living in small town il
! Poland, when he appeared befor'
Judge Marvin Of the superior cour
yesterday, the Judge dismissing TIL
\ petition with the statement that til
petitioner had no grounds.
Farat testified that his wife re
fused to come to this country II
| 1907, because she feared to trave
on the ocean. In 1912 he Dough
| her house in her home town, h,
said. and was agreeable that sh,
live there. He was represented b.
S. Russell Mink.
Dorothy Grubey Smith. ~. of %
| Prospect street. Bristol, sought ;
divorce from F'ufus A. Smith. charg
ing intolerable cruelty. They wer,
married September ii, 1928, at Der
lin. New Hampshire. Mrs. Smitt
| testified that her husband frequentl,
struck her, abused her, called he
vile names and threatened her life
His conduct, she said, aggravated
her nervous and lame condition SIN
was represented by William A
| Reiner.
Special Stockholders Meeting
! A special meeting OF the stock
holders of the American Piano Sup
ply Co. viii be held at 1:15 O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon. May 31st. a
the offices on Church street to con
firm the decision OF the board OF di
rectors to terminate the corporal
existence Of the corporation. An Of
fer of the Hammacher Schlemme
company. Inc, Of New York cit
TO take over the holdings OF the 10
ably several weeks ago by the direc
tors and it is understood that thei
decision will be confirmed by tn
stockholders.
The board Of directors OF tn
American Supply company consist
of ". G. Hess, William Muir. w. II
Bacon. NJ. D. Edgerton. Charles L
Warner and John T. Chidsey.
Rotarians-Iions Golf Match
J Arrangements have been complet
I'd for a golf match to be held a
the Chippanee Country club o.
June Is between teams represent
ing the Rotarians and the Bristc
Lions club. The losers will be obi,
gated to give a dinner To the win
ming team.
! Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan is man
ager of the Lions club team an
A. J. koziell Is manager OF the Ro
tarians.
Funeral Of Rev. Albert S. Hagarty
The funeral of Rev. Albert Stan
ley Hagarty, who died at the Hart
ford hospital Thursday afternoon
will be held from his late home Of
Lake avenue at 3 o'clock Sunda,
| afternoon. Burial will be in tn
family lot In West cemetery.
Returns From New York
DR.. b. N. Whipple Of Laure
street. who has been taking a tw'
weeks special course of surgery II
New York city. returned to his HON
today.
Marriage Licenses Issued
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday by City Clerk Thomas T
Steele to Ross Everett Dewyea o
429 North Main street and Agne
Vonda Blashke OF So Jacob street.
Local Musicians In Concert
Three local musicians will appea
on concert program TO be give
at Sis O'Clock next Tuesday eve
ming at the Hartford Women's clut
1877 Broad street, Hartford. viii
fred Theaker. violin, will play POL
onaise in A" by Wieniawski Will
Sidney Alexander will play "Andan
tino" by lie Marie and "Polonais
in D" by Wienlawski. They wi
be accompanied by Paul Umpire
OF this city on the piano.
On Motor Trip
Miss Agnes Barry, assistant sec
rotary Of the local chamber of com
merce and Miss Eileen Guckin c
Stearns street left today for a moto
trip through the White Mountain
and Canada. They will return Mon
day night.
Holiday Observance
Monday. Memorial Day, will b
generally observed throughout tn
city as q holiday. Schools and fac
tories will close for one day onl!
The public library will be closed a
day and holiday hours will be OF
served at the post office. Barbe
shops will be closed all day and a
OF the stores will close tonight unit
next Tuesday morning.
Al Lake Compounce Sunday after
noon the New Departure Band wi
furnish the concert and on Mcnda