New Britain herald., 1929-01-07

o'clock this evening in the Masonic
 temple on Main street.
 Gasoline ExplO4lcs-Two Busscd ] Hector Farrand of 1el Prospect
 street and his daughter, Mrs. Annette
 Greet of Waterbury, were slightly
 burned Sunday afternoon when 8
 pail of gasoline. in which the latter
 was cleaning Q dress. exploded. Mrs. Creel was burned about the neck and face and her fathers hands were scorched when he seized the pail and hurled 1t through the doorway onto the veranda. They were attended by Dr. B. B. Robbins. Squad A and Engine Company No. responded to the alarm and ex- tlnguished the fire with chemicals. The rear door and veranda were damaged to the extent of approAi- mately $l0O.
 Mrs. Greet was unable to accouu, for the explosion of the gasoline. Fire department officials however. believe that it caught fire from spark produced by a piece Of metal accidentally rubbed against the side of the container.
 Defective Chimney Causes Fire
 Sparks from 8 defective chimney dropping into a pile of wood in the cellar of Gustav Jabs of 79 Lawn dale avenue shortly after [ o'clock last evening caused a fro which called out Engine Company No. l and Squad A and tho necessitate used of a considerable amount of chemical before it was subdued. The fire was just reaching the first floor when the f1remen arrived and their prompt work prevented tho flames from reaching tho living quarters. The damage to the building was slight.
 School Attendance Report
 The report of the attendance de- partment of the public schools for the month of December indicates that during that period three pupils were illegally absent. four were ab- sent who had . legitimate excuse, seven were absent without proper ex- cuse and ten were chased as truants. Several cases were brought to the at- tentton of tho prosecuting attorney during the month and in each in- stance the responsibility for the ab- sence lay with the parents.
 Medical Inspocttoa Department
 During the month of Decembar a total of 4.435 inspections wers made in the public schools by Dr. 4. 8. Bracket and the three school nurses. 1,os4 dressings were attend ed by tho nurses and 50 home visits made. During the month 16o chil. dren were excluded for contaxious disease causes.
 Essay Contest
 Favorable action has been taken by the board of education on the re. quest of Mrs Helen B. Cook, chair. man of the committee of the Wom. ems Christian Temperance Union. to offer prize of te.5o in kold for the best essay submitted in each of tho three classes Of the adult educa- ttonal department Of the evening school. This contest will be conducted under the supervision of the board Of education and the superintendent of schools.
 PlatnvtI1e Priest to Speak
 Rev. Austin F. Munich, assistant at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Plainville. will be the speaker at . smoker of the Rev. NJ. 5. Roddan Assembly. Knights of Columbus. to be held Friday eve 'ing. January 11th, in k. of C. hall 'n North Main street. An entertain nent program has also been arrank- d.
 The committee in charge Of the lffa1r consists of Joseph l.. Mac Donald, Daniel J. Donovan, Donald 3rown and Richard L. Lambert. Heavy Rain Causes Mucl, Damage
 Much damage was caused to both he city streets and the state high. ways by the heavy rainfall. which tarted shortly after 10 o'clock Sat. 'rday night and continued until arly Sunday afternoon.
 Early Sunday morning Meadow nd School streets were flooded 'hen surface water sewers proved to care for the large mount of water. Large quantities f dirt were carried into tho street nd a force of street department Ten were busy this morning in clean. 'g rp the center. A number of the pads leading to the outlying districts 'ere badly washed by tho heavy ownfall.
 Workmen of the state highway de. artment, under the supervision of brennan Patrick J. Collins, were usy all day Sunday in cleaning up 1e state highways within the city mlts. The surface water sewer Tt ,e corner of Mellen street and riverside avenue became plugged ith large amount of dirt and re- 1lred several hours work before 1t as opened up.
 Endaes Win Easily
 In spite of the fact that the score ould indicate close game. the rlstoi Endees experienced no diff. 'ulty in clipping the wings of the asles of Pittsheld Saturday night
 the local armory. The final ore was 36 to 3c.
 The visitors in the first half were in every department of ay, the locals leading at half time to s. To make the game more terestinE in the last half. Bristol lot a number of substitutes into e lineup. When the Pittsneld am threatened. the Endees bore 'wn and ran up sufficient lead to
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