New Britain herald., 1930-03-12

way and instead of going from Bridgeport to Berlin he had gone to New Britain and then to Waterbury and wanted to know how soon he had to be at the courtroom. State police present advised him that the sooner he was there the better it would be. The motorist turned up after the court session. having spent three hours on the road from Bridgeport.
 Six motorists were discharged last ies to Judge Griswold but most of the remainder were assessed the minimum fine of S1 and costs, which in each case amounted to almost s14. All of the motorists were from this state and all had been stopped by state police officers at the scale- house on the Berlin-M Meriden turn pike within the last week.
 According to Judge Griswold, the minimum fine was in effect last night but from now on motorists will be moro severely dealt with"
 The cases disposed of were as follows:
 Norman r. Stocker, g Levcsque avenue, Hartford, sl and costs: A.. Irving Green, $5 and costs; Linus Deming, East street, New Britain, holled; Edward r. Allen. Gamer street, New Haven, Sl and costs; James K. Garvin, Winchester street, New Haven. s1 and costs; Franz Scata, Franklin avenue, Hartford, sl and costs; Joseph Durso, St. James street, Hartford, discharged; Ray mond C. Smith, 145 Oakland Ter race, Hartford, nolled.
 Raymond Harvey Smith, Daven- port avenue, New Haven, discharg- ed; Monty Scorlin, Central avenue, New Haven, discharged on payment of costs; Margaret Mozzi. Meriden, discharged; Howard Thompson, Murdock avenue, Meriden. discharg- cd on payment of costs: Irving Ncl- son. California street, Stratford. dis charged on payment of costs; Ger ald Wheeler. Seaview avenue, East NorWalk. discharged; Forest Scott, New Britain, $ and costs.
 Eliot Burnham, South Marshall street. Hartford, s1 and costs; Rob- crt O'Neil, Edsewood avenue. New Haven, sl and costs; E. Fillmore, Newington. discharged on payment of costs; George F. Cox, Berkshire avenue, Bridgeport, s1 and costs; Arthur Jensen, Albany avenue. Hart ford, discharged; Clinton r. Marsh, Thornton street. Bridgeport. dis charged on payment of costs; Thom. as Quick, Seymour street, Meridcn. discharged.
 The cases of Michael Bclkin of New Britain, Eleanor Reynolds. of New Haven, and Sydney kadisk of William street, New Britain, were continued.
 Legionnaircs Rchcarsc
 The minstrel show cast of Bolton- kaslca post, American Legion, held rehearsal last night in the Legion rooms at the town hall in prepara- tion for the show to be held on March 17 at Lloyd's hall in Kensing- ton under the auspices of the Amer ican Paper Goods Foremens club. The entire cast was present and Robert l'agan put them all through their paces.'
 Fire to Cost Town S2OO
 The New Britain fire board will shortly receive s20O as payment for the work of the New Britain fire de- partment when, a week ago Sun- day night, the smoke caters were called to the home of E. Thomas Of Kensington to extinguish a garage fire there. According to the report os the department two hours were spent at the Kensington blaze.
 East Berlin Items
 A meeting of the Fife and Drum corps has been called for the pur- pose of organizing for the coming season. The meeting will be held tomorrow evening at s o'clock in Community hall. This is not a re- hcarsal but is to bring together all former members of the organization so that plans for the season may be made.
 The Boy Scouts will meet this evening at o'clock in the base ment of the Methodist church. The attendance at these meetings of the Scouts is on the increase. There are now three patrols. Any boy wish ing to join may do 50.