New Britain herald., 1930-04-21
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 | Police first believed that police fdogs were again at work but dismiss ed the thought upon investigation. when it was found that someone who | had a craving for an Easter dinner had done the job. The investigation will be continued to find the person guilty of the theft.
 The number of chickens and other | barnyard birds killed in Bristol dur | ing the past week has established record, it is believed, as such an oc- curance had never happened in the 1 history of the city before. The num- Der of birds slain here in the past 1 ten days is now in the neighborhood of the 50 mark.
 | Nicola UrSo | Nicola Crso. 5S, of 34 Magnolia avenue. died at his home Saturday morning following a three days Ill., ness with pneumonia.
 Born in Italy, Urso came to this country about IA years ago and set tied in Bristol. He leaves. besides l his wife, two sons. Frank and Ben- jamin Urso of this city; three daugh- ters, Miss Frances Urso and Mrs. | Rose Lacollo of this city, and Mrs Camera of New York city; and two grandchildren.
 1 The funeral was held from St. 1 Anthony's church at o'clock this morning, when solemn high mass | Of requiem was celebrated. Burial was in St. Josephs new cemetery.
 Engagement Announced 1 George s. Beach of High street, treasurer of the city of Bristol, an- nounces the engagement of his daughter. Miss Virginia Beach, to Charles Stewart Parker of Meriden, son of MT. and Mrs. Wilbur r. Park CT, also of Meriden.
 Deeds Filed l Land on Field street has been quit claimed from John Fiorillo and Sperry Mastrobattisto to James E. Heffernan, and land in Fanway manor has been quit-claimed from Wesley H. Bradley to the Lomas and Nettleton Co.,. according to deeds filed at the office of the city clerk this morning.
 A warranty deed recorded the transfer of an undivided one-half in- terest in land in the Wolcott Villa tract from Nicola Urso to Anna Urso.
 Marriage License Issued
 A marriage license has been is- sued by the city clerk to Leo Adrien Forter, a die setter, of 25 Manchu- sen avenue and Fernando Tessier of Laurel place.
 William P. Birdy
 Word was received here yesterday of the death of William P. Birdy in Lakeland, Fla.
 Birdy, a former resident of this city, was employed as a plumber for number of years and also did contracting in that trade. He is q member of the Bristol lodge of Elks.
 The body will be transported here for burial some time early this week.
 Fire Damages School
 The firemen of Squad A and Hose Company No. were called to the East Bristol schoolhouse at 7:3S o'clock this morning to extinguish a small roof blaze. The fire had evidently started from sparks flying from the chimney of the wood en structure. Damages were nom. inal, only a small hole having been burned in the roof
 The firemen of Welch company of Forestville were called to fight a. brush fire on Broad street at $50 o'clock this morning.
 At S:35 o'clock yesterday after noon Squad A and No. of Farm ington avenue were called to Brew ster road to fight a brush firel
 Excellent Spelling Records
 The North Chippens Hill school missed only one word last week in the spelling contest between the various schools in the outer districts and as a result continued to lead it's rivals with an average of ss.66 per cent. The sixth school district missed four words, but the Fall Mountain school. which missed live, l Helu ollo second place W1tn SS.19 per cent.
 Falcons Win Opener
 The Falcon A. c. of Forestville won its first game of the season yes- terday afternoon, coming from be- hind in the late innings and defeat ing the Bristol Maple End Juniors by 54 in a tight game at the For estville grounds. Steve Nyerick stole second, third, and home in the eighth inning to knot the count at 4-all, and victory came in the last frame on Wiesnewski's hit.
 Kerr, Kroll and St. Denis forme ed the winners battery and Robey and Coan worked for the losers. Ham, erik and Bunnell umpired.