New Britain herald., 1927-12-27

damage was esilm1;cd at approxi-
 mately Sl00.
 Christmas EG.Cr.:;.n:lcnf. { Chr.Stmas tree and enter aln- ment will feature this evenings pro-
 gram of Magnolia Rebekah lodge,
 No. q. The affair win be ope 10 , all members and their children. ' Fined For Drun..en Driving Peter thapor Of ln7 Park street was fined $lu0 and costs in the city court this morning. charged with driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. $50 Of this amount was remitted by Judge Don ovan.
 Chapor admitted having T few drinks of beer in New Britain. put denied being drunk. He was exam med at police headquarters after his arrest by Dr. B. B. Robbins. police surgeon. who testified this morning that he was in no condition 10 drive a car.
 Chapor's arrest followed a colli- sion at the corner Of West and Pleasant streets between his car and one operated by Frank E. Downs of i1 Prospect street.
 Reports Theft of Purse
 Giles Roche Of B Russ Lane re- ported to police headquarters that ms Wite's purse, containing three new ten dollar bills. one new five dollar bill. a five dollar goldpiece and a dollar In change was stoen at the high school gymnasium last evening Mr. and Mrs. Roche were attending the basketball game be- tween the Bristol Endees and the Nc" Britain team and the purse had been laid on an adjoining seat. When they looked for it. it had vanished.
 Holiday Passes Quietly
 Aside from q few arrests. the Christmas holiday passed over quiet iy Thousands enjoyed the excellent skating afforded at the various ponds in the city, the largest crowds Hooking 10 the Rockwell Park La goon and Malone Lake in Forest vile.
 ih"aters report capacity attend ances at all performances and the Ilgh school gym was filled to over flowing for the state league basket ball game between the Bristol En. dees and the New Britain team.
 Radio fans were particularly in- tfrestcd in the program broadcast last evening by the New Departure Band under the direction of Direc- tor Ernest A. Becker from Station WT1C at Hartford. Beginning at o'clock. the opening number was March RelIgioso,' the theme of which was "Adeste Fideles' arrang- ed to march time by Chambers. The half hour closed with q paraphrase. Christmas Greeting,' arranged by Buys. the principal theme of which was the Christmas hymn Silent Night
 Postal Receipts
 Receipts at the Bristol post office for the year. which will end next saturday will total approximately Slf9,"OO, according to q statement Of Postmaster Frank Merrill this morning. This will be an increase of so.00o over 1928.
 A record of the Christmas busi- ness handled for ten days prior 10 and including Christmas indicates that there was an increase in the in mail of twenty-seven per cent. The amount of outgoing mail was considerably in excess of all previous years. although the exact percentage of the increase was not available today.
 To handle the Christmas rush of mail. fourteen additional clerks and carriers were employed. with the re- suit that all packages were delivered prior 10 the closing of the post of ice yesterday morning. This record IS point at as remarkable. in view of the volume handled, and also be- cause the greater part of it was re- 'oived for forwarding and delivery he last four days Of last week.