New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-01
Pereau Given 80 DAYS

Pereau Given 80 Days
David Pereau Of Bohemia street
was sentenced Saturday to 80 days
in Jail for failure to provide for his
family, but when he broke into tears
and promised to go to work Justice
NJ. o. Ryder relented and suspended
sentence on condition that Pereau
carry out this promise. Pereau has
been in court number OF times
since he came to Plainville his chill
dren not attending school regularly,
his wife and children having been
allegedly mistreated. and his chill
| dren having been improperly cloth
ed. Justice L. S.. Mills once fined
him nominal amount for breach of
the peace. but at other times he es-
capped without punishment.
Reed W. Hitchcock, agent of the
State Humane society. testified that
he did not believe the Pereau home
was fit place for bringing up chill
dren, since there was no woman to
care for them. His daughter, Mrs.
Helen McDall and Miss Clara l..
Gallant, the visiting nurse, corrobor-
ated this statement. Pereau feared
the trial was a frame-up to take his
| children away but agreed to send
them to an institution IL he would
| be allowed to see them.
Trumbull Outing Today
A large crowd went on the 18th
annual excursion of the Trumbull
Electric Mfg. Co. to Savin Rock to-
day the first car leaving about 8
O'Clock and being followed by sew
eral others. One car came from New
Britain, and others picked up excur-
sionists at towns along the route. A
| record crowd was in prospect. The
committee in charge consisted of
r. J.. Seymour, T, A. Lyman and O..
NJ. Baker.
Gate Smashed
The East Main street railroad
crossing gates were penetrated again
Saturday night, Merle Englehart of
East Fourth stheet going through
| and smashing the right hand gate
on the east side of the crossing.
/ Englehart, whose car was dented.
claimed the gates were being operat-
ed by novice who lowered the
gates one at a time and boxed him
in. The gate was repaired this
morning.
| Bump In Center
Autos driven by Chaimer Morrell
of 25 Summer street, New Britain,
and Cleaphus Loving of 90 Pearl
street New Britain, bumped Satur-
day night in Central Square. Tenders
of both cars were damaged, but Con-
stable E. w. Furrey, who investigat-
ed, found no cause for arrest.
Trciber's Hens Again.
The pen of buff rocks entered in
the Storr's egg-laying contest by
George A. Treiber of Unionvile ave
nue.. has been making great strides
during past weeks and has now
gone into second place in the white
and-buff-rock class. according to
the bulletin issued today. His hens
have laid 1875 eggs in the 80 weeks
of the contest, but a Massachusetts
pen is ahead of them with 1928.
SeymOur-P Parsons.
Charles C. Seymour of Maple
street and Margaret W. Parsons of
Southampton, Mass, We're married
| Saturday afternoon at the Methodist
church parsonage by Rev. A. A
Ball. The members of the immediate
families were present. Mr.. and Mrs
Seymour have taken up their resi-
dence on Maple street.
DR.. Bull Health Officer.
DR.. ]. n. Bull has been appoint
ed temporary health officer to act
during the two weeks vacation OF
DIR. George FIJI Cook, DIR. Bull for
merly was health officer here and
has substituted since DIR. Cook sue
ceeded him. A supply of antitoxin,
serums, vaccines and other cultures
has been left at Thralls drug store
| for use in emergencies.
Opening OF Chautauqua
With the closing of the camp
meeting, the Plainville camp
ground today was preparing for the
opening of the annual Chautauqua
| assembly, "nlcn begins tomorrow.
The program for tomorrow will be
as follows:
Tuesday, August 2: SIS a. M,
opening exercises to the 2Sth an
nual assembly. Devotional service in
the auditorium, conducted by Presi-
dent Truman J. Spencer.
$50 a. M: Opening exercises In
course of six lectures, Half Hours
With The Bible" by Mrs. Truman
J. Spencer of Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
a. M: Class in elocution, Miss
Gertrude I. Beebe, of Wetherstield,
a graduate Of Miss Goes School of
| Oratory.
$50 a. M: Opening of School OF
Domestic Science, with pure food
| demonstrations, Mrs. May Brockett