The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-14
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUS

The most successful function of the autumn social season was the party held at Old Hundred on Fri- day last. Mrs. Fred Chandler, Oak dale Manor resident, was hostess to Mrs. R. c. Mitchell, Mrs. Calvin Kazanjian, Mrs. Walter Bray, Mrs. Gordon Sperring, Mrs. Harry Hyde, Mrs. Nettie Luf, Mrs. Jesse Fowler, Mrs. Ora Wheaton, Mrs. Scott Clarke, Mrs. Louis Racke, and Mrs. George Benham. First prize at bridge went to Mrs. Kazanjian; sec- ond honors to Mrs. Wheaton.
 South Britain woman's Club plans a food sale soon.
 Clarence Lewis of Kettletown had a painful accident on Armistice Day when he fell against circular cord- wood saw and severed his right arm between the elbow and wrist.
 MT. and Mrs. Claude Marble are visiting in Ridgewood, N. J.
 Henry Joselovitz, the Constable's son, recently detained by the Water bury authorities on motor vehicle law violation, has had his case con- tinued until November goth.
 Newton Post, No. 1907, VIEW, held an Armistice Night dance at the Southbury Community Hall. Many guests from out of town at tended and expressed satisfaction with the music. Junior Hennessey acted as caller-off: George Merton fiddled for the square sets.
 Horace Green has a new car with large hole in the windshield. Hor- ace reports that his sister went through that hole but says she is resting comfortably.
 Robert K. Mitchell moved the Bellinger family from his tenement at the lower end of Main street to Sandy Hook, imodernized the flat, rented to Red Stoddard from Flat Hill.
 Local merchants have great dif- ficulty combating chainstores. A clerk in a local store wears overalls purchased from leading mail order house. although local sources of supply are satisfactory. Distance lends enchantment. Goods from faraway. bought sight-unseen, some- times win out in the scramble for the consumers dollar but when credit is desired the hometown ner- chant gets the chance to fill an order, One man charged a pocketbook at McCarthy's General Store last week
 William Henry Harrison, of Paradise, made a lengthy call in the village on Armistice Day, chatted with old friends about the poor con dition of town roads, and went on crosslots, to Kettletown. MT. liar. rison recently made a deal with 6 city man who owns property near the Harrison Homestead. Bill agreed te let the urbanite shoot birds on the Harrison property in exchange fol the right to hunt squirrels on about a hundred acres. Birds are scarce but the grey squirrel crop is hefty
 Constable David Joselovitz i: planning a coon supper. Joe Evarts presented Dave with a fat coon, after the pelt had been removed.
 Overseas veterans of Newton Post No. 1907, VIEW, gathered at tn, post headquarters on Sunday morn ing, marched to the war memoria where they placed a wreath and helc a brief ceremony, were joined by thu Boy Scouts and the Ladies' Auxil iary and marched to Southbury Con gregational Church for the Armis tice Sermon on peace. Several out of-town veterans were in the column Color bearers were Harold Benedict formerly of the U. s. Marine Corps and Clarence Roberts, late of tn honored 23rd U. S. Infantry. Ex cellent march discipline was main tained by Commander Charles Weiss.
 | Mrs. Diana B. Paine, authoresl spent the weekend at her estat on Mulberry Corners. The Pain boys have discovered a large cave i
 the woodland just north of tn
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