New Britain herald., 1930-01-25

flames, but only after damage esti- mated at about $2,000 had been done. The three principal rooms Of the building were guttnd badly.
 Ice Carnival Tomorrow
 senior ice carnival will be held at the Rockwell park lagoon 10. morrow afternoon starting at 2 o'clock Prizes will be awarded to the winners Of events by Caretakec Joseph CiviZzio, who is sponsoring the carnival. IL is thought that more than l560 persons will be on hanIl 10 witness the races and novelty events.
 Installing system
 A gang of workmen from the Electro-Automatic Signal are string ing up wires on the Memorial boule- ward for the new system which was ordered tried at the last meeting Of the city council. l. will be tried for 90 days and, if satisfactory. will br contracted for for three years. I'm Ii ghls will he the same as those uoe ia operation #t the intersection oG Main and North Main streets.
 Bouts 10 Be Staged
 \ card Of three bouts has been arranged for the Bristol Wrestling 1 clubs program at the old town hall | tonight at S:50 o'clock. Fred Bruno ! Of Hartford, holder of the lishl Heavyweight championship of Italy. will face John Ranhart of Kew York city in the top bout. Steve ! Passas Of Providence, R. l.. will op- pose Bobby Brooks Of Hartford Iii the scmi-fnal bout and John su- ! prie and Fred Moran. and Tony Perrone and George Colby will Grupple in the preiminarjes. Women with escorts will be admitted free Of charge.
 i Funeral Of Joseph Naumchich
 The funeral Of Joseph Naumchch ;, son Of AIr. and Mrs. John Naum- ] chick ot 2i Curtiss street. was held from St, Cyrlls church in Tcrryviile this morning at S:30 o'clock. The remains were inferred in the Rus sian Orthodox cemetery in Terry vile.
 Richard IT. McCabe
 The funeral of Richard II. Me , tabe, who died at Fort Lyons, Col. on January 70, was held from the home Of his sister, Mrs. Charles Booth of Terryyille avenue, this morning at S:3O o'clock. and from St. Joseph's church at 2 o'clock, . where solemn high mass of re- quiem was celebrated. lnterment Was in St. Joscph's new cemetery. The body was borne from the home 10 the cemetery with full military honors.
 Ar. McCabe was born in New Britain on August %, 1887. and IS survived by . sister. several nepheWs and nleces The funeral was in charge Of the local post of the American Legion.
 General Rehearsal
 A general rehearsal of the play CTS in the West End Athletic clubs minstrel show and musicale, which is to be given at the high school auditorium on the evenings of Mon- day and Tuesday, February and 4. with an all Bristolitc cast, will take place at u.e Federal Hill school auditorium tomorrow afternoon. starting at @:SV o'clock. Ted Worth IS directing the play.
 Burdett II. Cur,iss
 Burdett II. Curtis, 74 years old, Of Tcrryville avenue. died last night at Hartford hospital, where he un- dcrWcnt an operation more than a week ago. He was a native of Bris- tol, the son Of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Curttss, and spent his entire life in the city of his birth. For many years he was engaged in farming, entering in recent years into the trucking business lifiy-one years ago he married Miss Mary I. Beardsley. who survives. as does also son, Earl E. Curtiss, and two Srandsons. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at a:3O o clock from the home, with burial in West cemetery. Rev. Hubert D Jones Of the Methodist church, of which Mir. Curtiss was member. will oficiate.