New Britain herald., 1914-06-01
PlainVille News FAITHFUL DOG SAVES
 NINE FROM FLAMES
Breaks Down Door of Burning Houses and RouseS Occupants.
FAMILIES FIFE SCAN1ILY DRESSED
Home of Robert Graham Burned to
 the Ground-Origin of Blaze Un- < known-To HoiA Annual Meeting
 Want Oil for Roads.

Want Oil for Roads.
 The dwelling house, together with the outbuildings, on the property known as the old Fogg place. on Queen street, Southington, took fire from an Unknown cause yesterday morning about o'clock. So fierce was the confiagration that the build ing was completely consumed in about an hour from it's discovery. Insurance covers a part of the total damage of approximately $4000. The place was | owned and occupied by Robert Gra- | ham, formerly of New Britain ave- nue.
 The blaze was first seen by a fire- | man on d passing freight train. He | stopped his train and blew several blasts on the whistle to spread the alarm. He then left the train and went to the house, which was by that time in a lively blaze in the rear, but i found that the family dog had been before him. The animal had broken in the door and awakened the oc-. and their three children and MT. and Mrs. Fred Hayden and two children l They had only time to effect their ! own escape, and practically nothing of the furnishings of the house wa saved.
 The chemical truck of the South. ington fire department was upon the l scene in a few minutes, but in spite of the efforts of the firemen all the buildings were entirely burned. A few weeks ago another fire was dis covered in the same house, but was extinguished with little damage.
 To Elect Officers.
 The first annual meeting of the 1 Mems club of the Church of Our Saviour will be held this evening at | 7:45 in the parish house. Reports will be presented and there will be election of officers for the ensuing year Refreshments will be served.
 The club has had a most successful year and has served to keep the men of the parish interested in church work.
 Want Oil For Roads.
 There is considerable local criticism of the highway commissioners office for its failure to provide oil for the trunk highways which pass through the center of the town and unless something is done by the state with ir a few days there is talk of asking the selectmen to have the streets about the center sprinkled with water, the expense to be paid by the prop erty owners in the area benefited.
 The streets in the center are thick with dust and with eevry breeze their is a cloud of dirt whirled through the air and into the stores. Merchants are greatly annoyed by the conditions and they have registered several pro- tests against the neglect of the of ncials who have charge of the mat ter.
 Death of Former Resident.
 Mrs Thomas Nolan, a former we'll known resident of this place, died Saturday night at her home in Southington. She had been ill for but brief period and her death was a big surprise and shock to her friends In Plainville.
 Mrs. Nolan's mother died sudden ly here a few years ago and since that time her daughter has been in Southington. Mrs. Nolan Is survived by her husband, who is a well known contractor.
 Livery Horse Dead.
 A horse owned by a Meriden livery man was taken i'll while being driven l through Plainville Memorial day, dy- ! ing at Hart's stables, where it was taken by the young couple who had hired it for the day.
 The animals death was due, 1t Is thought, to indigestion and there was no evidence that it had been abused.
 Crowds at Compounce.
 Nearly twenty thousand people, it is estimated, paid a visit to Com bounce Saturday or Sunday, and the owners of that resort report the larg- est business of any two consecutive days in their recollection.
 Both the Bristol and Plainville Tramway company and the Connecti- cut company reaped a big harvest of nickels, and while there were several extra cars run on both days it was impossible to give anything like ac- ommodations during the rush hours Out-of-town people waited in Plain vile for some time before they could get transportation, most of the cars being taxed to their utmost capacity by the time they arrived here.
 Get Oil For Amiesite.
 Shipments of oil to be used in mix ing amiesite for East Main street have been received by the Connecticut and Rhode Island company, which has the contract for laying the pave