New Britain herald., 1914-05-07
RUSSfLL'S FUNERAL
 LARGELY ATTENDED
Townsptop'e Pay Last Respects to Deceased Citizen.
BUS NESS ttEk'S ANNUAL MEETING
Saloons Closed During Funeral School Board Will Keep Expenses
 Within $14.OOO Estimate-HOly

Name Societys Smoker-Briefs.
 The funeral of Thomas G. Russell,
 whose death occurred Monday night,
 was held this morning at 9 o'clock
 from his home on East Main street
 and was one of the largest held in
 Plainvilre in a long time. The att
 tendance was not confined to local
 people either, large number of out
 of-town friends coming here to pay
 their last respects to the deceased citi-
 zen. Twenty-four hacks were re-
 quired to convey the funeral party to
 the cemetery.
 Beautiful bouquets and set pieces
 of flowers which covered the casket
 gave mute testimony to the esteem in
 which MT. Russell was held MT.
 Russell was the oldest saloonkeeper
 in town and out of respect to his memory the other liquor dealers closed their places during the funeral.
 The mourners we'll filled the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, where a high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. H. T. Walsh, the pastor. Dur ing the services Miss Margaret Mehegan of Hartford sang Face to Face and Some Sweet Day. Acting as pail bearers were Frank B. Newton, James J. Murphy, AL phonse J. Bordeau. Thomas G. Prior and Edgar Bentley of Plainville and Edward Dugan of Hartford. Thomas Missett and Charles Officer were flow CT bearers. The interment was in St. Joseph's 1 cemetery.
 Keep Within Estimate. 1 That the school board will keep 1 within it's estimate of $14,O00 for the 1 expenses for the year is the opinion l, of one of the members expressed to- day. The selectmen are making a ] determined effort to pay all the bills l for the year on the receipts from l taxation and without plunging the i town further into debt, and they be- ]! lieve that if the cost of maintaining 1 the schools is not in excess of the $14,- 1 900 estimated last fall by the com mittee, they will succeed. While the 1 board had some extraordinary ex- penses during the year, they were not as heavy as in 1913, and while he could not be positive at this time, ] the member expressed the belief that 1 the cost of schools will not be greater 1 than had been anticipated before the 1 tax rate was established.
 The school committee held it's May l meeting last evening, but transacted l only regular routine business. The 1 election of teachers for next year, l scheduled to come up at this meet l ing, was ordered postponed until the 1 next session. The board is not slated i to. meet again until June, but it is l probable that a special session will l be called within the next two weeks 1 to consider the matter of sending contracts to Principal Judd and his associates.
 Holy Name Society Smoker. l Arrangements were completed to- day for the lecture and smoker to be given in the Town hall tomorrow night under the auspices of the Holy Name society of the Church of Our
 Lady of Mercy. The committee in charge has prepared an entertaining program and expects that there will be a large attendance.
 There will be lecture by Judge w. J. Malone of Bristol as a special fea- ture. Judge Malone is an eloquent