New Britain herald., 1928-08-16

home of Mrs. 0. C. Eagerly at 2:so o'clock All the ladies of the parish are cordially invited to attend.
 Commits Suicide
 John K. Webb, 30 years old, sales man for the Silver Lane Pickle com pany, died from gas poisoning at his home at Il Gold ctreet, East Hart ford, early Wednesday evening. His body was found at ll:lo o'clock Wednesday evening by his brother in-law.
 Mir. Webb was well known in Ken slngton and IS survived by his wife and one child. His wife was a resi- dent of Kensington up until the time of her marriage.
 No reason for the suicide can be assigned by friends. He has been in good health and left no notes. His wife and son were away. His broth er-in-law missed him during the eve- ming and upon Investigating, found him dead in bed with the gas flow ing from light jet. Medical Exam iner H. J. Onderdonk pronounced death due 10 suicide by gas poison- ing. Mir. Webb had been dead about six hours before his body was found, according to the examiner.
 Fined In Court
 Mrs. Mary Gagliatti, 36. of Farm ington avenue, kensington. was fined Sio and costs in the New Britain police court this morning for the alleged theft of wearing apparel from Davidson x Leventhars store yesterday. She pleaded guilty.
 According to the police she had been caught by employees of the store in an attempt to walk out with two dresses valued at total of SIC. She was held at the store while the po- Ice were notified and Captain George Kelly sent Policeman Bloom- quist down to arrest her, after which she was charged with theft.
 PRACTICE THIS EVENING
 The Triangles baseball team will practice this evening at the Percival avenue grounds. All players are asked to be present without fail. Sat- urday the locals will meet a strong team from Waterbury at kensington
 East Berlin Items
 The Hartford County Y tcnn,s will be conducted at Walnut Hill park, New Britain, com- Saturday afternoon, August 25 and continue through the follow ing week with the final matches to be played Saturday, September l. Entries for the event have been re- ceived from New Britain. East Ber- lin. Kensington. Plainville, South ington and Simsbury. Each team will be permitted to enter either one or two men in singles competition and one team in the doubles tournament. must be filed immediately 50 that the park department Of New Britain may have the schedule by of this week. Frank Kramer. Jr.. will have charge of the local entries in the tournament. Suit able trophies will be awarded to the team.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. F. Turner have returned from q 5000 mile automo- bile tour by way of Niagara Falls to Arkansas and to Texas, traversing II states on their itinerary. No mis- haps were incurred throughout the entire trip.
 Miss Eunice Pratt has returned to the Methodist hospital in Brooklyn. N. Y.. after three weeks vacation spent at her home here. She will complete her course of training in that institution next March.
 The first meeting of the East Bcr- lin Partners to form plans for the coming football season will be held at Athletic hall Monday evening at s o'clock Candidates for the team are eligible from any part of the Town of Berlin and the request has been made that athletes from Ken sington, Berlin and East Berlin at tend as the team will be composed of the very best players that the town affords. The organization is in ] stable financial condition to begin operations and team will be put in the field that will be credit to the town. Royal Holmes will be in charge of the meeting Monday eve- ming.
 The East Berlin Fire and Drum, rorps has been invited by the Amer can Legion post of Middletown to in the street parade Sat- urday afternoon. More than 5.ooo