New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-28

CASTLES STORES
| ARE INCORPORATED
Local Business Man Opens Hard
ware Store Schoolmate Partner
SCHOOL CLASSES ELECT
Choose Officers and COMMITTEES
Mrs. william Walker Dies-Grand
Lodge Rebekahs Cosning-Red
Cross Has $1Sl-Bricfs

The doubling of his floor space
by the addition Of another store and
| Incorporation under the name OF
Castle Stores. Inc.," was announced
today by Samuel j. Castle. proml-
nent young business man. MIR: Cas,le
will be president and treasurer OF
the corporation and Leon Tiley of
Essex becomes vice president and
secretary. The stores are incorpor-
ated for $4,000 of which $4,000
is paid in.
Mr.. Castle bought out the periodi-
cal store Of the Marshall j. Ryder es
tate in July, 1927. after having been
employed there for several years.
This store which had already been
conducted by the Ryders for SO
years. is located in the Russell
block on Central square. The new
owner Immediately set about re-
modelling and improving the store.
and three months ago he secured the
Plainville agency of the United Cigar
stores The latest acquisition Is the
store formerly occupied by the Iro-
vision firm of Eastwood & Foran
and adJoins Mr.. Castles former
store.
The new store had been complete
ly remodelled and equipped with en-
tirely new fixtures and a new heat
ing system which will warm both
stores. A doorway has been cut be-
tween the two establishments. The
additional store will give the Castle
firm the largest floor space of any
mercantile establishment in Plain
Vile.
The new addition will be opened
next Friday and will carry a COM
plste line of general hardware and
household supplies. While it will
not be possible to carry stock
which will meet every need at first.
it is planned to attain this ideal by
building UP the stock to meet the
expressed desires of the townspeople.
The firm will operate on a strictly
cash basis SO as to give Plainville
residents the lowest possible prices.
This will also apply to the cigar and
! lIlt Sld'loHtlS tIluS VI tllt buSillSos.
The latter will be expanded to in
clude a complete line of office equip
ment.
Mr.. Castle met Mr.. Tiley six years
ago when the two We're students at
Williston academy. Upon finishing
his studies there, Mr.. Tiley entered
the New York State Nautical school
and, after graduation, spent about
two years in travelling around the
world. During the past two years he
has been located at Williamsburg,
Mass, working in the colonial and
builders hardware factory OF his
brother.
School Glasses Elect
Walter Gerke was elected presi-
dent of the senior class at the
senior high school yesterday after
noon as the three classes chose
their officers for the present school
year. Other officers named by the
student were as follows: Vice
president. Ruth Tyler; secretary,
Vivian Davis: treasurer, Ruth Lewis.
!
consist of Abbie Usher. chairman;
Carl Peterson, Dorothy Ives. James
Simpson and Doris Spencer. Martin
Conlin. Earl McGibbon and Walter
Gerke were elected delegates on the
athletic council.
The juniors elected the following
officers: President, Allen King; vice
president. Betty Jewett: secretary.
Theresa Dillon: treasurer. Olga Neri;
athletic council. ROLAND Gauthier
and Harlowe Smith: entertainment
committee, Leila Ryder. president:
Gertrude Cullen, vice president;
Henry kowaleski, secretary: Chester
Coy treasurer.
The sophomores chose the follow