;•• -.•?>:•.• ;i*/T/.VH- ' ^v. --•- 'V-V^ w\ M Wi .$?* M ^ . •: '~'f • f^::^ .j-r*°^Vvv GEORGE GODARD State Librarian .•I; WBimniH .£ •.:•.••-fr: • - *K« .V.ir :/>'i4'-?uk'..' isr^' _§Pi- IsfeiSSW; THE ONLY >IEWSPA^Eft PUBLISHED IN THE TOWN OP ENFIELD, CONN. PORTS-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 37 THOMPSONVILLE, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1928 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR—SINGLE COPY 5c. ANNOUNCE HONOR I|orseItWiliBe LIBERTY AGAIN THE OFFICERS Never Touched Us EXTENSION OF ROLL FOR SECOND local organization with the long name, and Kill HEAD OF TOWN'S OF IONIC CHAPTER ¥TNLESS he hits it better than longer career, the Society |J in several recent instances, SEWAGE SYSTEMS IG PERIOD for the Detection of Thieves we will develop a distrust and Robbers, gave a perfect ANCIENT SOCIETY ARE INSTALLED in the ability of the weather demonstration this week of the man insofar as it goes in pre­ PROBLEM FOR'28 Students Named By tenacity with which we New "Thieves and Robbers" dicting the weather for this sec­ Englanders stick to tradition. New O. E. S. Officers In­ tion of the land of steady hab­ At Least Two Districts j Principal Karl D. Lee The proposal was made at the Name Local Monumen­ ducted Into Office With its. His promise of a devastat­ I On High School Honor 105th annual meeting of this ing storm, with an abundance Of the Town Find This ancient body that more modern tal Dealer As President Very Impressive Cere­ of snow, and extremely cold >11 For November and methods of pursuing be employ­ weather all in regular order to Question Most Pressing ed in chasing any thoughtless For 15th Term—Plan mony— Former Mem­ usher in the New Year in this jmber. citizen who might take a notion region, for instance, failed to Problem; Have Baffled > Annual Reunion. to appropriate unto himself any ber Speaks. materialize—at least only in Solution So Far. of our local specimens of horse part. _ The wind blew—some, The honor roll for the second rank­ flesh. The "modernists" advo­ M. J. Liberty, proprietor of the the big fall of snow came with­ The beautiful cex-emonial of instal­ Regardless of what might be the ing period of the school year was an­ cated the use of the aeroplane, ll^Thompsonville Monumental in a few miles of us and then and a few timidly advanced the Works, lation of officers of Ionic Chapter, O. changed its course—happily, but course the town will be compelled to nounced this morning by Principal was re-elected president for the 15th Karl D. Lee during the opening ex­ idea of the automobile, but both E. S., was carried out very impres­ the thermometer did drop. In take on the major problem of sewage were overwhelmingly and de­ consecutive term of the Enfield So­ the latter instance at least, he ercises. Sixty-four students were sively by the retiring worthy matron, disposal and its co-related question of cisively defeated. Neither the ciety for the Detection of Thieves and Mrs. Mary M. Woodward, as install­ guessed correctly for the first "named on this honor list by reason celerity of the air transporta­ two days of the year were de­ river pollution either this or next Robbers at the annual meeting held ing officer, assisted by Past Patron of their scholarship standing during tion nor the plentitude and cidedly cold—the coldest in fact year, it would appear that at least availability of the motor vehicle last Monday. The other officers elect­ William H. Braginton and Marshal of the season, and it can be the months of November and Decem­ WILLIAM S. CHESTNUT two of the local fire and sewer dis- could ihduce the members to ed were: Secretary, Henry J. Bridge; Gertrude E. Wiesing. During the said correctly at least, with no ti-icts are confronted with sewage dis­ ber. Of this number 22 are from the change the constitution so as to treasurer, James Hughes; prudential rites vocal solos were rendered by desire to be facetious—of the posal problems that cannot be evaded Treshman class, 15 from the Sopho­ provide for other means of pur­ committee, Samuel H. Neelans, chair­ year. At least two interests much longer. It had been hoped that suit than the horse. And so the Mrs. Cardice A. Bishop, Mrs. Mabel were served even by this un­ more class, 13 from the Junior and man, Judge Charles J. Fowler, Frank­ action on these problems might be 14 from the Senior classes. The fol­ traditional method by which "BILL" CHESTNUT Bower and Mrs. Claire Anderson, welcome condition however. deferred until the proposed sanitary lowing is the complete list by classes this century old society will fol­ lin J. Sheldon, Henry R. Cooper and with Mrs. Bishop at the piano. There The coal man could scarcely be survey of the town was made, in fact •with those who attained high honors low this ancient calling will still Lawrence Klein; pursuers, J. Hamil­ were several gifts, the presentations blamed if he indulged in a grim this course was advised by the state indicated by a star: be the horse—and that's that. ton Potter, chief, Herbert M. Marks, HAS THIRTIETH being made most happily with very smile, and it could not be ex­ sanitary authorities last fall, but as Seniors: Josephine Bent, •Eliza­ The question is, however, if that Howard Brainard, William A. Furey, appreciate responses from each re­ pected that the ice man would this general survey appears to be beth Best, *Carolyn Blowen, Ethel in sticking to the horse the so­ James H. Liberty, William Hilditch, cipient. Past matron's and past pat­ be deserving of public censure held in abeyance, at least for a year, Burnham, Mary Carroll, *Anna Cy- ciety has not imposed a some­ Olin Olmsted, William J. Hughes, ANNIVERSARY ron's jewels were presented to Mrs. if he found the condition satis­ the authorities of the two districts ganus, Charles Dutton, Hazel Iski- what more difficult task on its Henry' R. Cooper, Selectman Edward Woodward and Walter Shields by factory. Meantime we will find are still left with sewaj problems yan, Robert Jackson, John Johnston, members than even operating Bromage, R. C. Neelans, Chief of Po­ Past Worthy Matron Elizabeth M. little about which to disturb our which will require immed Fannie Niemiec, Inez Stebbins, Har­ an aeroplane, for many are un­ lice Clyde W. Harris, Patrolman Wil­ Well-Known Local Bus­ Melladew in behalf of the chapter and mental equilibrium if the weath­ eration. old Thatcher, Dorothy Fuge. gracious enough to say that liam J. Fleming, Patrolman James H. iness Man Completed also for the chapter a beautiful bou­ er man continues to guess In the Thompsonville Sewer Dis­ Juniors: Claire Andre, Ethel Drake, most of them would experience Bailes, Raleigh Brown, Edward C. Al­ quet of Madame Butterfly roses was wrong for the remainder of the trict the section wherein this prob­ *Robert Gourlie, Eunice Green, Dom- some slight difficulty in stick­ len, Harvey C. Brainard, William Co- His 30th Year in Busi- given to Mrs. Kate Harrison, the in­ season. Thus far much that he lem exists is the Belmont Avenue inick Lepore, Mary McCann, Helen ing on one as they would the vil, Albert J. Epstein, Lawrence Klein, coming worthy matron, by Associate has promised us in the way of area, while in the North Thompson­ Olmstead, Albert Phelps, Nellie other. Anticipating such a con­ Leslie C. Brainard, Henry J. Bridge, iness On Main Street Matron Ruth C. Melladew. weather never touched us. ville District the Highland Park sec­ Phelps, Flqrestine Sharon, Claire J. tingency, no doubt most of the George S. Phelps, Charles Bridge, D. Mrs. Woodward received a hand­ tion is the region that is trouble­ Sloane, Mary Stinson, Naomi Thomp­ pursuers are hopeful that horse William Brainard, James E. Lough- On New Year's Eve. some silver celery tray from her 1927 some. Both present engineering prob­ son. stealing will still continue to be lin D, Everett Neelans, Olin E. Wood­ officers, Past Worthy Matron Margar­ lems that have so far defied solution Sophomores: Helen Black, •Kath­ a lost art here. ward, Philip J. Sullivan, William A. et A. Johnston making the presenta­ except at an expense that would be The honor of having dealt with the tion, and Mrs. Woodward presented TO ADDRESS THE leen Carroll, Dorothy Clarkin, Mary Fletcher, Frank A. Stuart, Edward local public longer than any other ruinous to the property owners in the Connor, Kenneth Cordner, James Leete, Charles H. Brainard, James T. Associate Conductress Gertrude E. effected areas. Both sections are be­ Crombie, Doris Cormier, Frank D'- Burgess, Constable Albert J. Fiedler, business man on Main street, has Wiesing a bouquet of pink carnations ENFIELD PARENT ing served by the septic tank method Lorenzo, Edward Gwozdz, John Jako- Clarence Sylvester, S. Raymond Ep­ long been the distinction of William from the chapter following a very ef­ of disposal at the present time, and THE NEW YEAR IS fective exercise, in which a floral arch *wicz, Virginia Jandreau, Mary' Mal- stein and Tudor Gowdy,... president . of S. Chestnut, the newsdealer. This in neither case is this method prov­ ley, *Jennie Middelaer, Anna Parak- was formed by the five star points, ing satisfactory. The situation has the Thompsonville Trust Co.; histor- distinction was particularly empha- in recognition of her four years' ser­ ilas, Fannie Sharapan. RECEIVED HERE Secretary Henry J. Bridge; rep- sized this week when "Bill" reached in fact, developed to the point that Freshmen: Catherine Alaimo, Alene resentatives on Community Christmas vice as marshal.