New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
LIGHTNING STRIKES
 F0RESTVILLE BARN
Resulting Fire Causes Several
 Hundred Dollars Damage SPEAKERS STRESS TARIFF
c. o. P. Rally Draws 15O Persons H. S. Eleven in West Hartford Owner of Biting Dog Found Parker-Be Wedding-Items

Damage estimated at several hun dred dollars was caused last night when a bolt of lightning struck the barn of Thomas Moffitt of 99 An drews street, Forestville, during one of three electrical storms which swept over this section. The charge made a hole in the roof of the barn, which housed hay. and set the con- tents af1re.
 A split from the main bolt went through a window of the Moffitt home, nearby, and set curtain aflre. A daughter, Ethel, aged 3 years, was in an adjoining room but was not injured, MT. Moffitt extiu- guished the flaming curtain,
 Squad A and Welch Fire Co. of Forestville responded to an alarm and put out the barn fire.
 Parker-Beach
 Miss Virginia Beach, daughter of City Treasurer George s. Beach of High street, and Charles Stewart Parker, son of Mir. and Mrs. Will
 
 Meriden, will be married at ' o'clock this evening at the First Congrega- tional church.
 Carpenter Gets Award
 Dewey Carpenter has been award ed future medical treatment at the expense of Murphy & Sheehy, Inc, the Compensation Commissioner J. Leo Noonan ruled this week Car penter's injury is a fracture of the bone at the tip of the right elbow.
 Protective Tariff Stressed
 Speakers, prominent G. Q. F. leaders in this state, stressed the need of a protective tariff and pay you-go policy" of the repuh- lican party at a rally held last night at the French American Republican clubs headquarters in the Club Champlain, Prospect street, before q gathering of about 150 persons. Colonel Clarence w. Seymour of West Hartford, republican candidate for congressman, as in an address delivered at Lake Compounce recent ly at a banquet of partisans of the fifth senatorial district, blamed "over- production" for the current business depression. The colonel said:
 We've had a great war. At the end of every war, there's imitation. Then, as sure as the sun rises and sets, there's a defation-accom panied by production" He said that a protective tariff must be maintained. and quoted number of instances where countries were over stocked with their products. In opening his address. he asserted that his great great grandfather hal fought under Lafayette, the great French general.
 Some remarks made by the various speakers at the rally proved ex- tremely entertaining. Colonel Sey- mour before closing his address. told the assemblage that Rene Tail lon, president of the French organ ization, looked enough like Napo- leon to be his brother" and termed Mayor w. Raymond Crumb hand some" Senator Fuller F. Barnes, renominated candidate for the sen- ate from this district, he said, was lone of Connecticut financial genluses." Judge Epaphroditus Peck, in his address. quoted Will Rogers, famed comedian, who he said was an intelligent politician. Attorney Fred erick w. Beach, chairman of the re- dressed the audience as "brother sufferers"
 Senator Barnes told the gathering that "a protective tariff on ball bear ings is a very essential part of our