New Britain herald., 1927-07-02
COUPLE OBSERVING
 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
MT. and Mrs. (. ". Webster
 Married Half Century
BOTH BRISTOL NATIVES

For Week k-End-General Obsery.
 ance of July 4-Sixth School Dis-
 trict Elects Officers. Mir. and Mrs. Charles W. Web .ter of ASA West street are today celebrating in a quiet way their 5oth wedding anniversary. The couple have spent all of their married life in this city.
 Mir. and Mrs. Webster, who before her marriage was Miss Ella N. Thomas. were married at the old Methodist parsonage located on the corner of West street and Cemetery avenue. Mrs. Webster was born in of William Thomas. Mir. Webster was also born in Bristol September 26. 1855. For the past 20 years he has been in charge of the press room of the American Silver Co. The couple have one son. George R. Webster, Of South street, this city.
 Holiday Monday
 AhohHdst VIII bt SSlSI dllS observed as holiday throughout the city. The banks. stores and pub lie library will be closed all day. At the post office, regular holiday hours will be observed. There will be no city or rural delivery by the carriers. The stamp window will be open from 7;sO to 9:So q. m, the registry Yx-t,, 4or t4 I, money order window will be closed all day.
 Mail will be received and dis patched as usual, the last mail clos ing at 1.30 D. m. Patrons may re- ceive their mail on July 4th at the stamp window providing they notify the post office prior to 7:30 p. m. today.
 Engagement Announced The engagement of Miss Pauline Wolfson of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Morris Hickman of this city has been announced.
 Miss Wolfson Is private secretary to the president of the Rottenberg Silk Co. of New York and MT. Rick man is a prominent business man of this city. for the past several years being proprietor of the Rick man Drug store at the corner of Main street and Riverside avenue. Deyotions This Evening There will be devotions at 7:S0 o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's church in honor of St. Ann. School Meeting At a meeting of the voters of the Sixth School district in Stafford last evening. Carl Mahannah was elected chairman of the district. Kenneth Johnson and Joseph Pratt were elected to the committee. A. V. Alderman was elected treasurer. Howard Dutton clerk and Marshall Spring tax collector. A six mill tax was laid without opposition.
 Two Small Fires
 The fire department was called out for two small fires yesterday. Welch Fire Company and Squad A were called out in the morning for a fire in Jim's Inn in Forestville and a short time later Squad A and En- zine company No. 1 responded to a call at the home of Albert Bachman of 45 Field street.
 The fires in each instance were ex- tinguished with chemicals with but small amount of damage.
 Marriage License Issued
 A marriage license was issued yes- terday by City Clerk Thomas B. Steele to Francis J. Eagan of Wind sor and Miss Magic Myers of 53 An- drew street, Forestville.
 Endees Have Three Games
 The New Departure baseball toss CTS have been practicing diligently every day this week in preparation for their strenuous weekend grind which finds them carded for three games over Sunday and Monday against two of the states premier clubs. On Sunday afternoon at the local ball yard the Bearing Makers will tangle in a double-header with Manchester, meeting them at Muzzy Field beginning at 10:15 o'clock and then travelling to the Silk City for the afternoon encounter. Btoh of these cities are represent ed by formidable aggregations and are certain to give the local factory contingent a tough tussle to come. through in front. The Rockville bunch recently forced Briistolites to step twelve innings before suc- cumbing to defeat.
 Included in the pitching staff of the Silk City tossers may be found Jack Carroll former Washington college brilliant, and Russ Fisher, who pitched the New Britain Fall cons to a ? to win over the locals on Memorial Day.
 High Wind Raises Havoc
 A large tree on Maple avenue near Stearns street. was blown down by gale last night about II o'clock, plunging the Federal Hill district