New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
R0SENFELD HELD FOR E|MBEzuING Alleged to Have Taken S1,M0
 Funds From Lyman Company CONTINUANCE IS GRANTED
Po'iceman's Son Dtes-Ch Chimney Fire Calls Out Department - Another Blaze At Factory - Tax OfRice Opcn-First Real Snowfall,

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 Opcn-First Real Snowfall. Samuel Rosenfeld of 177 West street was arrested yesterday after noon by Sergeant Henry Jeglinski on warrant issued by Prosecuting At torney James T. Mather charging embezzlement of funds from the Hy- man company, dealers in tire and auto accessories. The amount speci- fled is approximately $1,50o.
 Rosenfeld until week ago was employed IS manager of the local branch, a position which he had held for the past seven months. It is understood that recent audit of the company's books showed con- l siderable discrepancy
 Attorney Joseph P. OConnell has been retained by Rosenfeld and at a hearing held last evening between defense counsel and Prosecuting At torney James T. Mather. the bond was set at $1.200. When the case was presented in court today. a con- tinuance was granted for one week pending the outcome of an investi- gation being made.
 James Peter Burns James Peter, 11-year-old son of Policeman and Mrs. James Burns of
 42 Willis street. died yesterday fol- | lowing a three days illness with in testinal grippe. He IS survived by his parents and two sisters, Doris | and Mavis Burns. The funeral was l held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home Of the parents. Burial. in charge of Undertaken Thomas F. O'Brien, was in the new St. Joseph's S 1 cemetery.
 James was born in Bristol and
 was a pupil at the Southside school. To Play in Meriden The Bristol Endees will travel to .Meriden this evening for a basket
 ball game with the Endee quintet of
 that city. A victory for the locals
 tonight will give them a stronger
 hold on first place while a victory
 for Meriden will put that team back 1 in the running. A large number of
 rooters are planning to accompany l the locals.
 1 Chimney Fire Squad X and Hose Company No. 2 | were called to the home of Vernon
 Crinkhit on East View street yester- day afternoon. The blaze' was ex- | tinguished with chemicals without 1 damage.
 Fire in Factory The New Departure fire depart
 ment was called out late yesterday
 afternoon t9 extinsuish fire caused
 by an accidental upset of q l plumbers torch. The damage was
 nominal.
 Funeral of Mrs. Edward E. Newell l The funeral of Mrs. Edward E.
 Newell. who died yesterday. was
 held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at
 her late home. Rev. Francis T. | Cooke. pastor of the First Congre- 1 gational church, conducted the serv-
 ices and burial was in West ceme-
 tery.
 Services This Evening | There will be services at 1880
 o'clock this evening at St. Joseph's
 church in honor of St. Anne. Past Presidents Meeting A meeting of the Past Presidents 1 association of Manross Women's Re- l lief corps will be held on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Her
 bert Young of East Washington street.
 Tax Office Open For the convenience of those wish
 ing to pay personal taxes. City Tax Collector Frank B. Riley has ar ranged to keep his office open this afternoon between 1880 and and l this evening from to 8. Setback Tournament The seventh sitting of the setback
 tournament between G.. A. Hadsell
 Camp. Y. S. W. ". of this city and the A. c. Hammond Camp of New
 Britain. will be played in Arcanum
 hall next Monday evening. The New
 Britain veterans are now leading the locals by four games. First Real Snowfall Bristol residents awoke this morn- ing to find. ground hlanketed with a 1 two-inch fall of snow and prospects of considerable more before the storm abated. Automobile traffic was hampered slightly but trolley service was maintained on schedule
 on the Bristol Traction company.
 Trains passing through Bristol ar-
 rived and departed from the local
 station on time.
 Bristol High Wins | The Bristol high school basketball
 team had little difficulty in defeat
 ing the South Manchester quintet ir
 the Manchester Recreation Cente,