New Britain herald., 1927-01-24
Bristol Neus
SUES BUTCHER ON ISLANDER CHARGE

Bruce A. Young Attaches Harry
 Friedman for $3,OW
 CLAIMS REPUTATION HURT Ex-Mayor Dutton Head of Al smith
 Club Fifth DiStrict-Man Held For Auto Theft in NauSatuck-Hodg- kinson- -Beckstedt Nuptials.
 Suit in the amount of S2,000 has
 been instituted by Bruce A. Young
 of Sixth avenue. through his attor-
 ney, Robert J. Stack, against Harry
 Friedman, who conducts a meat
 market on King street in the East
 Bristol section. Mir. Friedman has
 retained Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan.
 It is alleged by MT. Young that
 his character has been defamed by Mir. Friedman by the placing in the
 Mr. Young on which the words Dead Beat" have been printed. He further states that the matter was | first brought to his attention last week at which time he called it 10 i the attention Of Officer Edgar Nor ton Of the local department and asked him to instruct Friedman to remove the card from it's conspicuous place over the cash register or tele- phone. According to Young Fried man refused 10 comply with the re- 1 quest and suggested that if he ! tfoung) wanted the card removed, | to come and try 10 removed 1t him. 1 self. Judge Donovan, when ques-
 tioned today, stated that he as yet knew nothing of the particulars in l the case, but had an appointment with his client later in the morning. Papers of attachment in the suit
 were handed to Deputy Sheriff Jo- seph Harding Saturday afternoon. but after conference between At torney Stack and Mir. Friedman. service on them was postponed until today. The amount of the attach i mont was sS.ooo. MT. Friedman. in talking to the ! writer yesterday. stated that Young had owed him q bill for some time and had refused to make any pay ment on 1t, although both he and his wife had asked for settlement on number of occasions. It is
 loungs contention that the bill as rendered is incorrect
 Al Smith Club Formed
 At a meeting of representative democrats of the fifth senatorial dis { itrict, held Saturday afternoon in the office of Attorney Joseph F. Dutton,
 the organization of the Fifth District
 Alfred F. Smith for President club
 was perfected. .
 Men and women prominent in i democratic affairs of the district were in attendance and there was much enthusiasm manifested. Attor-
 ney Dutton was elected chairman of the meeting and William J. Hurley tof Southington was elected secretary. | The newly elected officers and di-
 rectors of the club are as follows: 1 Acting president, Joseph r. Dutton; secretary, Richard Dillon of West
 Hartford: treasurer Mrs. Anna R. {, Kennedy of West Hartford: auditor,
 Hilary Driscoll of Bristol; vice-presi- dents, Joseph r. Dutton. Bristol Elliott Alderman. Burlington: Edwin ". Mitchell, West Hartford; Mrs.
 John J. Moran. Southington: Mrs.
 Mayro w. Minor. .Unionville: Maurice
 H. Rourke, tnionville; William J.
 Foran. Plainville: George T. Manion,
 Avon; Mrs. Richard J. Lardner, of
 Berlin; directors. John Donnelly, of
 Bristol Mrs. Richard Elliott. South |ington; Thomas Clancy, Unionville; {; Bernard r. Moore, Berlin: Edward 1 Quinn, West Hartford: William J.
 Hurley. southington; Mrs. Joseph
 T. Donovan. Bristol; John J. Ken
 nedy. West Hartford.
 Membership in the club is divided
 into three classes. First are the founders. who will contribute Slo or
 more: second. the active members.
 who are registered in the democratic
 party and will contribute one dollar
 or more; and associate members, who are voters of any party who
 may contribute one dollar or less.
 The constitution tf the organiza- | tion was drafted during a recess Of
 the meeting by John J. Kennedy and John Donnelley and accepted by the
 members present The aim of the club. as expressed in the constitution ! is to increase the interest in the can
 didacy of Alfred F. Smith for presi-
 dent of the United States by creating | local units to develop this interest land by cooperating With all agen- Icics established within the district | for the same purpose. The govern ment of the organization will be un- ! der a board of directors consisting | of the president vice presidents rep lresenting the various towns in the district, secretary treasurer and six other members in addition to the two members of the state central committee of this district.
 : During the meeting. resolutions of sympathy for the family Of Miss i Adele Murray of Kensington, who