New Britain herald., 1927-09-26
DAHL|A SHOW PRIZE FOR CHAS. D|GGLE
Local Man Wins Gold Medal
 ClanSnan a Sensation
COUPLE WED 50 YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fo>s Observe
 Golden WcddinS-Gasolinc Bus>es Replace Train>-H. <. Notes Blues Hold New Britain Champs.

Blues Hold New Britain Champs Charles Dlesle Of Washington street won the gold medal for high, "St honors q. the official show ot the American pahlia society held last week at the l"4th Field Artil. lery armory in New York city. Tn, local hortculturist exhibited in ih. HH-Square-toot class. showing be. tween 500 and 1.p0d flowers all told The award which he received was he highest which could he ohtain. d, and Mir Diggle won it against hundreds of growers from all ovel the Tinted States, He had th, highest score of any exhibitor. ac. 'ually scoring three points nor, than dld the winner in the 800 square-foot class.
 MT. Diggle featured his new dah. la, the "Clansman." This nowcr made the highest score or any rria dahllas at the Storrs exhibit last year, and al the present show il proved the sensation of the eNhIbi. lion. Mir. pircla was hesiaged b> flower enthusiasts and literally swamped with orders for his neW and beautiful creation.
 Al present he has received onl, the gold medal ribbon which was at. tachod n his exhibit during the show. The medal itself will be for warded 10 him later.
 Al the Charter Oak show earlia, in the month he exhibited in si> out Of the seven classes and won si, first prizes, winning everything fol which he competed,
 Married Half Century Nr. and Mrs W. W. Foss of Fair. fax VI. yesterday observed thoir golden wedding at the home Of their daughter, Mrs. B. !. Chichester oi East Main street Mr. and Mrs. Foss ""re married on September o5 lS77, in Fairfax. Mrs Foss having heen Miss Amhrosia Danforth be. fore her marriage Mir Foss for 27 yr1rs travelled for the Mccormick and then the International Harvest CT Co. He is now selling nursery stock. Al - years 0. age he still has great vitality and drives his car from here 10 Vermont in q single days steady run without feeling any harmful effects
 The couple have two children. George Foas Of Fairfax and Mrs, B I. Chichester ot this place. They spend their summers with their daughter here. Yesterday they spent in quiet celebration. receiving their local friends. Several presented them with gold pieces. and almost innumorable cards were received.
 \ more elaborate celebration Is planned for October q. when Mrs. foss's brother and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Danforth Of Buck Hol- low. Nt., will observe their 50-h wedding anniversary. 4 double ccle- bration will he held 0, that time.
 Gas Buses Replace Trains
 Two gasoline buses, seating about 7n persons, wcro placed in us" on the Hartford Waterbury line through nlainNillo this morning and will ro- place tn" steam locomo'iyc-drawn trains at six places in The daily schedule. The us' Of these huss.S is believed to he merely an experiment at present and represents an cltort 10 cut down operating costs al hours of the da% when rail traffic is not heavy Tho huSsos are larger than the ones used by railroad officials. which have been familiar sights here for same size as that in use between New Britain and Berlin.
 The S:53 a. m. train from Hart ford 10 Bristol is one which has been replaced by power vehicle Another bus will supersedc the o.30 q. m. train and will connect for New York at Waterbury instead of at Bridgeport Tho third change from steam 10 gas will hc on the 2:5u p. m. 10 Waterbury. Hartford bound tdillS l'pidtti ny the ulSS'N arc those at 10:27 q. m. l.15 and 4:5& ?. Ill.
 This is th" second move of the New Haven railroad resulting in the substitution Of EdS-propelled N"- h!cleS for trains. The first occurred about two years ago when service on the canal line" lin" from North ampton 10 New Haven was stopped and motor coaches along he high ways were put into use. These coaches are at present abl" to Op- crate only between New Haven and Pennington. as the highway is torn up beyond the latter town. No change in the schedule of this line is made in the new timetable which went into effect with the return 10 standard .ime yesterday, and as soon as the state road is completed be