New Britain herald., 1928-04-24
Judgo Jennings Postmaster

Superior Court Judge Newell Jen- nings of this city will be the toast master at the testimonial banquet to be rendered Tommy" Mona han, coach of the Bristol High school basketball team which has won the state lnterscholastic title for the past two years, at the Ellls club on We'd nesday evening. May :. This an- nouncement was made yesterday by officials of the Maple End Athletic club. who are sponsoring the af- fair.
 Principal Henry F. Cottle, Facul- " Athletic Manager Samuel Josolo- wi'z and members of the team have accepted invitations to be present. Thv principal speaker of the evening will be Chick" Meehan, football coach at New York university.
 Reception to Rector
 4 farewell reception will be fem dcred in the parish house of St. Johns chapel on Academy street. Fores'Vllle. this evening to Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Styring of Southinston. MT Styring. who for the past several years has been in charge of the To- cal mission, has submitted his resis- nation to take effect May list, On that dato Mir. and Mrs. Styring will '&k" up their residence In New Brit am where Rev. Styring will be as- so".ated with Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe of St. Marks church.
 Red Mems Meeting A meeting of Compounce Tribe, l. Q, R. M.. will he held at s o'clock this evening Tn the wigwam on Pros pcct street.
 ". R. C. To Meet \ meeting Of G. w. Thompso on. w. If, C., No. i, will be held on W.l- nes1ay afternoon, April 25th, in G. A, F, h1ll A large class of candi- dates Will be initiated. In the morn Ing thore will be sewing and TO- treShrnents will be served at noon. At tncic's Funeral Mrs, Edward Augustus Of Bris' o! ! attended the funeral of her unclc, John E. Selhcrt, which was held in New Britain this afternoon. Mir. Heihert was one Of New Britain's s veteran milk mon and was promi- nent i'll that city.
 1 James Kcllcghcr 1 James kelleghcr, f5. of 39S south street died last evening at his home following a short illness. l MT. kellcgher was born Tn this city. the son of MT. and Mrs Frank i kcllesher. His carly life was snnt i hero, later going west where he re- nalncd number of years. He re- turned to Bristol 12 years ago and 1 has since resided here.
 i Surviving are two sisters. Mss Catherine kcllegher and Miss Mary { lleliesher, both of Bristol; three brothers Cornelius kellegher of this ! city, Frank kelleghcr of Des Moiues, la, and William J. kellegher of Long Beach, Cal.
 l Iie funeral will be held at St.
 Josoph's church at 9 o'clock Thurs | day morning. Rev. Oliver r. Mag l nell will celebrate the high mass of requiem and burial will be in St. [
 To Act On Merger 1 \ meeting Of the stockholders of
 tiIe (. J. Root Co. has been called for
 tills afternoon, at which time formal
 approval 10 the sale of the con- I pany 10 Payno, Wcbber Co. will be
 gwen The new owners have com rIeted a merger of the local concern with tho Necdor Manufacturing Co of Hartford. Ii is understood tha, tthc sale price of the Root Co. was
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 Detention Room Hooded The floor of the ladies' detention
 room at the local police headquar-
 terS has during the rainstorm of the
 past three days taken on the appear ancc of q miniature lake. The cell which is lighted by hugh skylght IS flooded during each rainstorm al. though It has been repaired on numerous occasions. Fortunately none of the gcntler sex have been ! obliged 10 spend any time during the past few days fin 'he room ir . question.