New Britain herald., 1928-05-26
BOYS AND
 MATCHES EXCITING
Two Youngsters Occasion Work
 for Fire Department
LOSS REALLY IS MINOR
Confirmation Class This Afternoon Bouts Arc Good--Church
 Memorial Exercises - Contracts
 Approyetl-Other News Items.

Two little boys and box O, matches. Those seven words tell the whole story of fire shortly be- Tor o'clock Friday afternoon, winch called out two fire companies destroyed small outhouse and for time threatened other adjoining buildings.
 In response to a telephone alarm, squad A Of the central fire station and Welch Fire Co. of Forestville arrived at the home of Oscar $. Me Ieod of Forest street. The latter company. which arrived first, seeing the fire had gained too much head way to be extinguishcd by chemj- calls, laid four hundred feet of hose from hydrant located on Oyer- look avenue. The prompt work of the firemen saved an adjoining henhouse, and three small bunga- lows. each of which was located less than 50 feet away.
 Chief John II. Hayes. in investi- gatlng the origin of the fire, learn cd that two small boys. each five years old, had kindled the blaze. One of the youngsters admitted climbing through the window of his own home and securing the matches, Roth were let off with a roprimand by the chief but apparently were less fortunate when taken to task by their mothers.
 A peculiar situation exists in con- nection with Forest street. The high way Itself is in the town of Plain vile and residents on the east side of the street pay their taxes to that town while property owners on the west side are assessed by the city of Bristol. Had the fire department attempted to fight the fire from For est street. however. they would have been handicapped by lack of water By approaching via Overlook ave- nue. they were able to make a hy drant connection while at the same time they were obliged to climb a high mesh wire fence 10 reach their objective.
 The loss will not exceed s10O, ac cording to an estimate of Chief John H. Hayes.
 Liquor Gases Continued
 The cases of Jacob Hacllman, cigar store proprietor at s6 l-o Main street and Catullo Fucini, restaura- teur. of IS Race street, both charg- cd with violation of the liquor laws, were continued until Thursday morning because of the absence from the city of their attorney, An thony Rich. The case Of John Bayer, charged with frequenting was also continued until Thursday.
 Church Memorial Services
 Patriotic memorial services will be observed in both the Prospect Methodist and the First Congrega- tional church Sunday. The exercises at the Congregational church will take place at 10:45 a. m. and will be attended by members of Gilbert w. Thompson Post, No IS. G. A. R.; G. W. Thompson, Women's Relief Corps; T. R. Robinson Camp No. 13, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Ladies' Auxiliary; Sarah l.. Reynolds Tent, No. 1s, Daughters of Union Veterans: c. A. Hadsell Camp No. 21. United Span- ish War Veterans; Harold F. Elm melt Post No. 9a4. Veterans of For eisn Wars; and Seicheprey Post No. ?, American Legion. Rev. Francis T. Cooke will be the preacher.
 At the Prospect Methodist church evening the memorial serv- ice will be in charge of Gaylor E. Cook, choir director.
 Children Confirmed
 150 children of St. Matthew's parish in Forestville were confirmed at exercises held in the church at } o'clock this afternoon. Rt. Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe. auxiliary bishop of the Hartford diocese, ad- the sacrament and de- livered the sermon. Assisting the bishop were Rev. Oliver T. Magnell and Rev. Thomas r. Lynch of St. Joseph's church. Bristol: Rev. James Broderick of the church Of the Immaculate Conception. Terry vile: Rev. John Fay and Rev. A. r. Munich of Our Lady of Mercy church. Plainvile and Rev. William P. I.aflin. pastor of St. Matthew's.
 The sponsors for the children