New Britain herald., 1914-04-13

owned by c. l.. Barnes of New Britain.
 MT. Barnes owns a big tract of land or tho mountain side. The big cliff near the Electric field is a part of his property and it is understood that he proposes to blast in this locality for stone to be used in road construction and railroad work.
 The place is admirably located for a stone crusher site on account of its accessibility and proximity to the trolley tracks John Norway Near Death.
 Reports from the bedside of John Norway, of Maple street. who Is i'll With cancer trouble indicate that he lH sinking rapidly and may live but a short time. Mir. Morway's condition has been critical for weeks. He has Eeen making g. brave fight, however. and his friends have marvelled at hts vitality
 He is now unable to take any nourishment whatever and is growing weaker steadily.
 Was Passenger on Train.
 Fred Babcock, son of Fire Commis. sioner George s. Babcock, was a pas. senger on the "dinkey'' train wrecked at Clayton Saturday afternoon put fortunately escaped being injured MT. Babcock was shaken up a bit and for time was in a nervous state as a result of his experience but he shows no i'll effects from it today
 MT. Babcock is of the opinion that the train was going at the rate of about fifty miles an hour at the time of the derailment. He does not be- lieve that spreading rails caused the accident but rather inclines to the theory that Engineer Benson applied the air brakes too suddenly, consider ing the speed the train was moving at, aS Clayton's crossing came into view. The engine was running backward at the time and MT. Babcock thinks the sudden application of the brakes lifted the wheels from the rails.
 Saturday Night 'Drunks."
 The town had an exceptionally large collection of visiting "drunks," mostly representatives of Forestville and Bristol. to deal with Saturday night After the saloons closed there were several of John Barleycorn's victims around the center and for time they made things lively for the officers. Two or three fights were quelled while they were in the incipient stage and the participants managed to get on the trolley car without being arrested.
 It was said today in authoritative quarters that Selectman Johnson is preparing to instruct the officers to make an effort to clean up the center of the town. The local gang of curb stone decorators, which since Bristol became dry" has been augmented by several loafers from the neighboring place Is being complained of frequent ly and the selectman believes 1t Is time the police did something to keep them out of sight. They at least should be forced to make their head quarters in some place other than the streets in the center.
 Unless the Plainville constables prove themselves able to cope with the situation which has arisen as a result of the action of the Bristol vot- CTS, an out-of-town patrolman may be appointed.
 Easter at Churches,
 Impressive services were held in the local church yesterday with appro- priate Easter sermons by the pastors.
 In the Church of Our Lady of Mer- cy the decorations were elaborate. There was high mass in the morning and the choir furnished a special pro- gram. In the evening the pastor, Rev. H. T. Walsh, celebrated vespers.
 The Women's Relief Corps present. ed the Sunday school class of the Church of Our Saviour with a silk American flag at the Easter festival held in the afternoon,
 The children in the Baptist church also participated in an Easter festival.
 Auction of Machinery.
 Machinery and other equipment of the plant of the defunct Plainville Pa per Box company was sold at auction this afternoon to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure judgment recently ob- tained by the Trumbull Electric com pany. s.
 The box people were given eleven days by the court in which to settle ure sale. They neglected to take ad- vantage of the offer and Deputy Sher- if Marsh sold the machinery. and equipment under the hammer.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. Chloe Warren of Canal street was in Concord, N. H.. today. attend ing the W. R. c. convention as a rep resentative of the national president of the organization. Mrs. Warren Is the national senior vice president. She will attend the state encamp- ment of the G. A. R. at Meriden to- morrow. Mrs. Norie l.. Spencer, al- so of this place. will accompany her.
 Mrs. George Eaton of West Main street has gone tc Boston where she will undergo an operation.
 A. c. Barrows of Whiting street entertained over Sunday his son Frederick and family of Hartford and his son George and family of Waterbury.