New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-26

warned, must not be seen on the
streets at night. must not hang
around the stores. must cease smok-
ing and swearing and fighting. and
must be regular In school attend
ance. Amy failure to live up to his
instructions. he forecast. would
make great difference in his ulti-
mate disposition Of their cases.
Flames FAN On Children
Awakened by flaming pieces of
wood which fell on their bed and
reused them at .;20 o'clock on
Christmas morning, children Of Tony
Santucci gave the alarm for fire
which badly damaged their fathers
house at Whiting street and South
avenue with loss of between $500
and $4,000. Faulty wiring is believed
responsible for the fire, which broke
out in the second floor apartment.
occupied by Clifford Lee and family.
The Lees were away in Winsted for
the holidays.
The flames spread rapidly through
the upper floor and ate holes
through the flooring Pieces Of this
fell UPON the bed In which two of
tho Santucci children were Sleep
ing. and the heat awakened them.
They then found themselves sur
rounded by flaming bits OF wood and
rushed out to rouse the family. Had
they slept few moments longer q
bed in the room above would have
crashed through the floor and land
ed on them.
The fire company responded
promptly to the alarm and laid two
lines of hose to the smoke-fllled
house. 1t required an hour and =
half to stamp out the last sparks.
the fire having gained great head
way and being prevented from
sweeping the entire building only by
the excellent work OF the firemen.
Liquor FSne Paid Quickly
What is believed to be a record
for prompt payment OF 4 fine in a
liqusF case in Plainvills was made
this morning when Louis Litenski
handed Justice NJ. o. Ryder 1880
less than a minute after the latter
had imposed fines and costs totalling
that sum upon Litenskis wife, Mrs.
Emma Litenski. The Litenski home
at 1+S Whiting street was raided
Saturday afternoon by Constabl
George Schubert and two deputy
sheriffs from the states attorneys
office. They found the woman ac-
tually operating a still and also dis
covered 1875 gallons OF mash and
five gallons of alcohol.
No testimony was presented to-
day. Grand juror Charles F. Con-
Ion summed up the case against
Mrs. Litenski. but said It was heI
first offense and her reputation was
good. He recommended 4 minimum
penalty. The justice fined her $50
on each of two counts-manufactu
and keeping with intent to sell.
Because the house Is Jointly
owned and because Litenski was
working at the time OF the raid. nc
count was brought against him. He
produced big roll. paid the $13s.7o
and walked out with his wife only q
few minutes after court began.
Engagement Announced
The engagement Of Meyer Sneide-
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sneide-
man of Whiting street, to Miss
Pauline Weiner. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Weiner OF IS Adams
street. Hartford, was announced last
evening at supper given in Silver
berg's restaurant, Hartford. Mr..
Sneideman is associated with his
father In the management Of the
Yale Dry Cleaning shop on Whiting
street
Town Recci.ts $4,000
The selectmen this morning re-
ceived checks from the Trumbull
Electric Mfg. Co. and the Standard
Steel and Bearings. Inc. for partial
payment of the recent resurfacing Of
Each concern had agreed to pay 81
coo. so that the two OF them con-
tributed approximately two-thirds Of
the entire cost of resurfacing and
improving the streets.
Double Celebration
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Ranncll held .
double Christmas celebration yester-
day. it being the occasion of a FAM
lily reunion and also Of the birthday
anniversary Of their daughter. Anna
May. three years old. The little girl
received a number Of birthday gifts.
any many beautiful and useful pres
ents were exchanged among the
other members OF the family.
SO Pheasants Killed
An order was made out by the Sc
lcctmen today for the payment of
s162.50 to Mr.. Stuart OF Unionville
avenue. who recently suffered the
loss Of Sc pheasants al the hands OF
unknwn dogs The state has placed
a valuation OF sea on these pleas
ants and fixed the salvage at $3.50.
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