New Britain herald., 1927-01-08

St-lts and ID uayllgnt OiIlCe5 De- | sides the theater. will cost approxi- mately s17o,o00. Fred Helmipg, local contractor, has the contract for the excavation work.
 The theater. which when finished will seat 1,S00 people will probably be the finest playhouse of it's size in New England All of it's features | will be up-to-date in every respect and the stage, which will be 30 feet in depth. will be so equipped as to present any kind of a performance. Work on the rebuilding of the old ! Bristol theater, which was gutted by fire Several weeks ago. has been started by Contractor George J. La course and will be ready for opening within three months. This theater, as well as the Palace and Princess theaters, is also owned by the Col onial Theaters Inc.
 Boys Club Auxiliary Meeting meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Boys club will be held at 7:45 o'clomk. Monday evening Janu- | ary 10th. at the club rooms. 10 Degrees Above This morning at o'clock the 1 thermometer at police headquarters 1 re eeistered 10 degrees above zero. This was 10 degrees colder than yes terday morning at the same hour. Springfield Here Tonight
 The Bristol New Departure bas- [, at hof .;I it's victory string to six straight games tonight at the local high school gym when it is slated to tackle the Springfield Athletic as sociation in a return engagement. There will also be a red hot pre-
 lminary attraction between two of the crack junior outfits Of the city. the Bristol Boys club Midgets hook ing up with the St. Anne quintet. Clyde Waters will referee both games and dancing will follow tha principal attraction with music b. the New Departure orchestra.
 Engineers to Meet Here ! The New Britain section of the { American Society Of Mechanical ! Engineers will hold it's January | roeoting at th" Endea club on North i Main street on Wednesday. Jar,1- ary 26th. beginning at ?. m. Tho | New Britain section. which incluIrs l Bristol, has been interested in brinc- 1 ing lp for discussion for the benefit , Of it's members. topics Of consider able interest and the meeting In this city Is held primarily 10 interest all ; in the profession as to tho benefits derived through membership. 1 The sneaker for the occasion will be \. IT, de Arcambal, sales man. ! acer of the small tools division o' ] tho Pratt X; Whitney Co, Hartford. | His subject will he "Thc Manufoc- ture Of Metal-cuttine Tools" and the : lecture will be illustrated with Ian- | t~rn slides.
 Funeral of Mrs. George \. Warner l The funeral of Mrs. George A. i Warner Of 1o2 High street was held from her late homs at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev P. F. wolfenden. pastor of the Bristol Baptist church. conducted the services and interment
 was in West cemetery.
 Parcnt-Teacher Meeting
 A meeting of the Parent Teacher
 association Of the North Side school will he held st < o'clock Monday
 evening in tho school building. There 1 will he election of officers and after 1 the business session will he an er-
 tertainmont. short address on the ! Cub Scout movement will be given 1 by Mrs. l.. A. Wheeler.
 Dcvotions This Evening There will be devotions at 7:so
 o'clock this evening in st Joseph's church in honor Of St. Ann. 1n the past these services have been held on Tuesday nights but Tn the future
 will take place each Saturday eve
 ming.
 Deaths Increase
 During the month Of December, 1926, there were o3 deaths record
 ed in the office of City Clerk Thom-
 as B. Steele. This is five more than for the month Of November.
 Bristol High Victorious The Bristol high school basket i ball team defeated the fast Torring- ! ton high quintet on the floor of the ! local sym last evening in one of the 1 most exciting games of the season. i g 10 20. The first half was a nip
 and tuck affair, ending with Tor ring,on in the van by a 16 to 15
 score, with Szeszl1owski. flashy Jeff . forward of the visitors accounting { for all of his teams points Coach
 Monahan. in an effort to stem the activities of the Torrington flash, switched Zetarski to the hacllfield
 with the result that Szezskowski
 was held scoreless during the second ] half of the contest, while the Bristol