New Britain herald., 1927-10-01

| ielai!' tredsureF, captain, house committee and nominating commit. tee Will be acted upon. and officers for the ensuing year will be elected,
 Large Number Of DischarRes
 A large number of ex-service men Of this city have hastened to the office of city clerk to file their dis charges in that office so that the statutory tax exemption for ex-eerv. ice men may be obtained. Today at noon was the last opportunity for the filing of the discharges.
 lnasmuch as most of the dis charges are nicely framed, the col. lection of documents bulks large ip the city clerks office.
 Teachers Hold Outing
 The members of the Men Teach. CTS club Of the Bristol public schools, together with Supt. of schools Karl 4. Reiche and the men , principals of the schools, are en- Joylng the annual outing Of the club at Pleasure Beach, New London. | The men left by auto yesterday aft ernoon to return Sunday afternoon. Boy Scouts Open Season Troop No. 5 Of the Boy Scouts of America, celebrated the beginning of the season Of scouting, with | banquet in the Parish House of tho First Congrega gational church. Nearly the full membership of the troop to- gether with the club scout troop which is connected with the same church, were present. The banquet was served under the auspices of the Community club and Frederick G! Hughes acted as toastmaster. The Rev. Ernest T. Cooke, the new pas tor of the church addressed the scouts and he was followed by Will liam 0. Calder, Scout Executive A- fred Ereckbill Miss McCauley and Miid Bradley, director of religious education and leader Of the cub scouts respectively.
 It was announced that Scout Mae ter Irving Wasley, who has been tH charge of the American Legion troop with a great deal of success. would be scout master of Troop No. 5 in the future.
 B. II. s. v.. Torrington High
 Coming to Bristol with record of two wins and no defeats this sea- son, the gladiators of the Torrington high school will expect to add an- other scalp to their string this after- noon at the high school athletic neld. But as the Bristol boys have the same record for this season. a regu- lar battle is expected. The locals have been practicing steadily all tho week and are in the pink Of condl- ton. The athletic field is in tho best condition ever. and for todays game, the field has been laid of into five yard strips. This Is a new un- dertaking for the Bristol boys. ana the work was done under the d. rection of Manager Rodney Canfield and his assistants.
 To Play Plain,illc Tuesday
 For the first time in the history Of interscholastic football in Bris- tol, a game has been obtained with the Plainville team. The game will be played at the local athletic field next Tuesday afternoon at 3:so.
 Funeral of Ada Gaylord
 The funeral of Ada Gaylord 75. who died Friday at the Hartford hospital after a short illness. will be held Monday afternoon at the home Of her sister. Mrs. Frank Miles of IF Divinity street. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Fran cis Cooke. pastor of the First Con- gregational church and burial will be in the cemetery at Terryville.
 Terry vs. Terry
 Property belonging to Charles B. and Cora B. Terry on Laurel street has been attached in an action brought by Fowler F. Terry also of Bristol. to recover $1c.ooo damages. According to the complaint prom- issory note was issued in April. 1922. by Mir. and Mrs. Terry. to Charles A. Sleicher for $S,S7o with interest, payable on demand. It is alleged in the complaint that last April. Sleicher assigned the note to Fowlo P. Terry, since which time, 1t Is = leged the note has not been paid.
 The action is returnable on the first Tuesday in November In the superior court in Hartford.
 John B. Maynard
 John B. Maynard, 50. of Landry street. died suddenly last night fots lowing heart attack. He had for the turn of the traffie light at the corner Of Main and North Main street, and apparently when he attempted to start the caY after the light changed, he was stricken and stalled the car. After the occupants of the long line Of cars behind had grown impatient It the delay, Motorcycle Policeman James w. Burns made an investSsa- ton and found that Mir. Maynard had died.
 Medical Examiner Arthur C. Bracket was called, and after view. ing the remains. authorized their re. moval to the undertaking parlors Of James Dunn.
 Mir. Maynard was born in New Hartford on August 3, 1867. the SOB Of Maxine and Aurela Parry Nay nard and he lived In New Hartford until the age of Is, when he moved 10 this city. He has been a resident of Bristol ever since with the excep- ton Of few years spent in Sims. bury where he was the proprietor Of q fruit and confectionery store. and two or three years spent in New Britain. He had been In the ex-