State Librarian "S »,t teili 5S32a«;-- \-nJ,::-t- < v^V < « *' THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OF ENFIELD, CONN. FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 6. THOMPSONVILLE, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR—SINGLE COPY 5c. OBSERVANCE OF li Fire District Losses Will Be the Small­ MEMORIAL PARK TO CELEBRATE Passes $7,000 Mark BIG BAZAAR OF MEMORIAL DAY est In Its History. WILL BE OPENED HIS FIRST MASS CCORDING to the records of Town Treasurer J. Hamil­ K. OF C. TO OPEN CCORDING to the tentative figures of the fire department of the A ton Potter, the collections IS IMPRESSIVE Thompsonville Fire and Sewer District, which closed its fiscal NEXT SATURDAY NEXT SUNDAY of Personal Tax Collector Ter- NEXT MONDAY A year yesterday, the fire losses for the past year will be the esio Marinaccio, has passed the smallest in the history of the district since it became equipped with $7,000 mark. This exceeds the Ceremony of Decorating modern fire fighting apparatus. The figures when the compiling of Park and Playground Rev. Frederick Olschaf- figures at this time last year Five Night Event To Be them has been completed, the department officials state, will indicate Commission Announce by considerable. The result of Graves of the Town's that while the local department responded to more than the average ski, Recently Ordained the work of this department for Held At Cottage Green Soldier Dead is Carried number of alarms during the past year, the loss in every instance That Plans Are Com­ To Priesthood, Will Be the past few weeks has proved was so small as to keep the figures for the entire year down to an so satisfactory that the propos­ Park—Unusual Enter­ < Out By Patriotic and exceedingly small amount. The district and department officials are pleted For Opening Of the Celebrant of High ed prosecution of the delin­ engaged in compiling their reports for the fiscal year, and same will quents has been held in abey­ tainment Program For Veteran Organizations be put in the ucual pamphlet form for submission to the annual dis­ New Recreation Place. Mass at St. Patrick's. ance. In the opinion of town .* r trict meeting which will be held the last week of the month. While officials the receipts from this Each Evening. source will have amounted to With the five remaining veterans the fiscal year closes on the first of June, the books of the Secretary- The tennis courts in the new Mem­ Rev. Frederick H. Olschafski, who Treasurer will be kept open, according to the usual custom until about all that it is possible to Washington Irving Council, K. of of the Civil War as guests of honor orial Park on the high school grounds was ordained to the priesthood by collect before the close of the •the veteran and patriotic organiza­ June 10th, in order to clear up all obligations for th*j year, includ­ j C., will open its five nights' bazaar ing the annual payment to the members of the fire department which will be opened to the public Saturday Bishop John J. Nilan at St. Joseph's present fiscal year, and that the I and out-door carnival next Monday tions of the town paid the usual Mem­ drastic steps which were con­ orial Day tribute to the soldier dead takes place the first week in June. At the end of this ten days of afternoon, the Park and Playgrounds Cathedral, Hartford, last week, will evening on Cottage Green Park, As­ grace, the report of the officials will be prepared for printing. The celebrate his first mass in his native templated to bring about a full nuntuck street. This event has been of the community. The program, as Commission announced this morning. payment on the personal tax planned by these organizations was district officials will endeavor to have the complete report available Three double courts have been in­ parish here next Sunday. The service j planned^ by an experienced commit- for distribution among the taxpayers at least a week previous to which will be a solemn high mass, collector's list will not be nec­ I tee, which has been working out the carried out in an impressive manner, stalled, the first public courts which essary. Collector Marinaccio despite the fact that the demonstra­ the annual district meeting. the town has had, and it is expected will take place at 10:30, and the |details for several weeks, and will be young cleric will be assisted by the expressed the opinion yesterday i on the usual elaborate scale that tion^ failed to attract the usual num­ that local tennis enthusiasts will avail that he had been helped consid­ ber in the parade or the customary themselves freely of the privilege for local clergy at the ceremony. Sev­ I has characterized the public events eral priests from other parishes will erable in the work of his office jof this organization for years. As •outpouring of people along the line of play afforded by the new courts. by the publicity given to it dur­ march. The decorating of the graves IONIC CHAPTER FORMER RESIDENT The courts will be under the care be present, among them Rev. Wil­ I has been the custom of this society liam A. Downey of St. Thomas' Sem­ ing the past few weeks, and , particular attention is being given to in the Hazardville and Enfield street of Edward Wing of New King street that it was undoubtedly largely cemeteries was the first part of the who is acting as caretaker of the inary, and Rev. John B. Malley of St. I the entertainment program. Each Donato's Parish, New Haven, both instrumental in the satisfactory night will witness a program of high •day's program and took place at 9 HAS CEREMONY IS IN CHINA WITH park, and reservations for use of the headway made in this depart­ and 10 o'clock, respectively. This courts at specified hours should be natives of this town. Father Malley I class, or as is known in the parlance made through him. While the defin­ will preach the sermon. At the close ment during past few weeks. | of the stage, "big time" vaudeville ceremony was performed by the vet­ I numbers. The committee has listed eran organizations with the school OF INSPECTION "LEATHERNECKS" ite regulations governing the courts of the mass, Father Olschafski will will be decided upon by the Park give his blessing to the members of up a number of professional acts for children assisting in Hazardville, and each evening, and this part of the the members of Penelope Terry Ab­ Commission as soon as the necessary the congregation. A reception and State Officers Visit Loc­ restrictions can be determined, no dinner will follow in St. Joseph's hall. FATHER MALLEY ! program alone will be worth seeing. bey Chapter, D. A. R., in the Enfield Will Arrowsmith, Who | For Monday night the entertainers street cemetery. The latter organiza­ person will be allowed on the courts In the afternoon from 3 to 6, there al Chapter of Eastern Lived Here For Num­ with other than soft-soled shoes, and will be a public reception to Father I will be the musical team of Max'tin tion also decorated the graves of the and Storen, whose piano and accord- soldiers of the Revolutionary War in enthusiasts will act wisely in prepar­ Olschafski at the home of Washing­ IS BID FAREWELL Star; Impressive Exer­ ber of Years, Has Been ing themselves accordingly. ton Irving Council, Knights of Colum­ |ian numbers have been heard on sev- the King street cemetery. I eral of the larger vaudeville circuits, The exercises in Thompsonville be­ cises Are Held Follow­ The commission has posted regu­ bus, on Pearl street. Father Olschaf­ In China For the Past lations prohibiting destruction or ski has been an active member of BY PARISHIONERS j Another number for the same even­ gan at 11 o'clock with the parade ing will be Oakley and Young, acro­ •which formed at Monument Square, ed by Supper. Eighteen Months. misuse of any property in the park, the local council for a number of and parents particularly are urged years and the organization has plac­ bats, which has also a "big time" at- and followed the usual line of march j traction. Listed with these events is to the cemeteries. The organizations to warn the children against picking ed its home at the disposal of the Members of the Sacred The official inspection of Ionic From information forwarded to flowers or shrubbery, or in any way public in order to afford the towns­ i a pie eating contest in which there participating in the parade were the Chapter, O. E. S., was conducted with relatives here if is learned that Will I are several local youths already en- World War and Spanish-American causing injury to park property. people an opportunity to greet the Heart Parish, Taftville, very impressive ceremonies last Fri­ Arrowsmith, a former resident, is The large American flag, the gift young priest. In the evening at 7:30 jtered and "raring to go." There will War veterans, the Sons of Veterans, serving with the U. S. Marine Corps Give Farewell Recep­ i also be dancing each evening with day evening in the Masonic Temple of Penelope Terry Abbey Chapter, D. a vesper service will be held at St. representatives of the Women's Aux­ now located in China. Mr. Arrow- Patrick's Church in which the local I music by a high grade orchestra. iliary organizations and the civic and A.