New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

Michael Brennan. local soloists;
 Casey and Jones. in . sinEinv and
 dancing act: and P. L. Noonnn oi
 Torrington. in banjo. harmonicA and
 juggling act.
 Music for the dancing will be fur.
 nished by the New Departure or. Chestra.
 High School Debate
 Members of the Bristol High school debating team will hold | debate with the Crosby High school team of Waterbury in that city on April e5. The subject of the Gebate will be Resolved. that the Monroe Doctrine should be abandoned" The Crosby High team will take the af- f'rmative and Bristol the negative side.
 Found Not Guilty 1 John Paradise of 56 North street. charged with assault on two young 1 boys. was found not guilty by Judge William J. Malone in the city court this morning. Paradise was repre- sonted by Attorney William ". De-
 Roster and Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather presented the case. The testimony of the two boys. one seven and the other five years, was not considered sufficient cause for the court for finding or guilty. ! The boys, when asked if they knew what would happen to them if they did not tell the truth. both re- piled, T will go to he'll" Harry R. Umphrey Harry +. Cmphrey. 56, teleGraph operator at the local passenger sta- ton of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for tho past S4 years, died at : o'clock this morning at his home. l42 South street from complications. He had been In failing health for the past two years but until a few months ago had been able to attend to his duties each day.
 Mir. Imphrey was born in Wilkes barre, Pa. October 19, 1873, the son Of Jerome and Elizabeth Umphrey. He attended the schools of that city and in 1892 he entered the employ Of the Central New England Railway company as an operator remaining with that company about q year. In 1928 he entered the employ Of the old New York and New Enrland railroad. serving for a year as spare telegrapher. He came to Bristol in 1sa4 for the N. '. and N' E.. remained hera during the time that road was known as the New England railroad and later when it was taken over by the New York. New Haven and Hartford. He was affiliated with Order of Railroad Photographers.
 Surviving are his wife and one son. Paul M. Umphrey, both of this city.
 The funeral will be held ak [ o'clock Friday afternoon at the funeral home of Thomas P. O'Brien on Main street. Rev Francis T. Cooke of the First Congregational church will conduct the service and burial will be in the Forestville cemetery
 Contract Awarded
 The contract for the new build ing of the recently orga nixed North Side Bank and Trust Company has been awarded to George J. Lacourse, local contractor. This announcement was made following a special meet Ing of the bank directors Tuesday afternoon. Numerous other bids were received both from local and out or town contractors. The lowest bidder was the Charles Smith and sons Company of Derby, which built the new Cameo theater on Main street last summer. The amount of the contract was not announced. The contract for the excavation work was let to Edward L. Dunn of this city and work will be started imme- diately so that the building will be ready for occupancy early tn the fall.
 The new structure is to bs loeaAed on the northwest corner of North Main and North streets on land re. gently acquired from the Bristol Na. tional bank.
 To Improve Telephone Fac1littas
 Announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by Philip J. Ranney. man. aser of the local exchange of the New England Telephone Company that the sum Of t1lo.0oo has been appropriated for improv- ing the facilities of the company in this city during the current year. Of this amount. $10.000 is to be spent for alterations to the new central office. seS,o00 for exchange aerial and underground cable. 3:7.ooO for subscribers station equipment. pole. wire and miscellaneous small jobs 42,oo0 and toll cable extensions, s3.ooo.
 The expansion Of the local office. according to Mir. Ranney. is made necessary by the large increase in the number of subscribers. At the end Of 1927, there were <.se5 tele- phones in service. showing a net gain of loo per cent in ten year period. On an average day there are about eoooo calls originating in the focal office. or which number lS.S33 are local. S3o are 10 nearby stations with which Bristol has direct communi- cation and S3o are toll calls.
 Evcning School Graduation
 One hundred and forty eight pu- pills of the Bristol evening schools received certificates at the annual graduation exercises held last eve- ming in the auditorium of the South Side school. The opening remarks were made by Arthur 6. Barnes. eve. ming school member of the board of who presided. The certificates were awarded by Kari 4. Reiche. superintendent of schools and addresses were given by Eiliot Barber. director of AnericanixatieA of Danbury. and Ernest Andrews. president Of the Bristol chamber of commerce.