New Britain herald., 1927-02-10
By tho Associated Press.


 talking more than ever at the age of l26 years plus. He has been owned by Colonel W. B. Ferris for 55 years and records show he was captured by British soldier in h. dia in 1901.
 New York-William Durland, in whose riding academy for 43 years New Yorkers learned how to sit on horse long enough at least for a jaunt through Central Park, is re- tiring from business. His son makes and sells automobiles.
 Hayden. Ohio-A bull disliked the looks of a passing freight train and expressed his feelings as a bull does. He charged. knocking four cars off the track, including one loaded with dynamite. There was no explosion. The bull will charge no more.
 Chicago-Fifty stray dogs are maintained in the house on Grand Boulevard bequeathed to Mrs. Laura Wickes Walter, daughter of Thoma l. H. Wickes, who was a vice president of the Pullman Company. on com plaint of Negro neighoors rhe vas fined slo0 for maiptaining null sance. The fine will be revoked if she permits inspection of the prop erty. which she continues to occupy for her father wished it.
 New York-Miss Dorothy L. Scott was being arraigned.
 Do you plead guilty 10 3s?" a magistrate asked.
 "Oh. dear. No"
 How fast were you going then ,"
 "Oh, I was speeding all right. l thought you meant my age"
 She paid a s25 fine.
 Bucharest - In Queen Marie's opinion the low price Of Henry Ford's product permits American workmen to enjoy their Sundays ir the country. Apparently she did not notice that many of those workmen have other kinds Of cars
 New York The present Mar. quis of Queensberry has little in- terest in the sport which his ia nous grandfather helped regulate He's a member of the London stock exchange and Is here to study American business methods, not boxing, and the marchioness is very anxious to paint American women. especially because of their marvellous" hands and feet in contrast to those of the athletic English girl.
 Rome Alfonso Fusco, who was a general in the Italian army when he became Franciscan monk in 1914. died in his old uni form with the cross and tricolor sewed to the breast. They were found under his religious robe.
 New York - Stella Chaliapin thinks her father. Russian singer is getting more and more Ameri- can every year. He has no objec- tions to her working a store. since everyone works in America. and he does not want the Bolsheviki to give him back his estate unless they restore all conflscated prop erty.
 Topeka Any two persons de- string to wed in Kansas must be worth at least s1.o00 net if bill approved by a committee .of the state senate becomes a law.
 New York - Her ancestor fought John Bull for Uncle Sam; her husband fought the Germans for John Bull. Miss Lucille Jenning Perry, descendant of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, is the bride of Captain William Mclean Stewart Jackson, formerly of the British army, now of Cleveland.
 Olympia, Wash. Gene TunneJ is a charming gentleman, but as q vote-getter he is something else He made a hit before the legisla- tors as an ideal. living boxer but the defeat of a bill to allow boxing followed. The bill lacked three votes.
 New York Carmen" with T Metropolitan opera cast, Is to be presented by talking movies.
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