New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Plainvillc News WESTWOOD PARK TO
 GET R.F. }. SERVICE Postal Department Orders Ezten-
 sion of Carriers Route D, R, MOSES NEW SUBSTITUTE
Hartford Man to Succeed Frank O. Thon,p.on--NIineIlo Brings Suit Against Halpern - Drunk Han Wooden Lcg--JoIn Cafferty Dead

Notice of the extension of the route of the rural letter carrier to include the district known as Westwood park, beginning August 1, has been recelv- ed by Postmaster Prior from Wash ington and; residents of that section will now be given an opportunity to arrange for thef delivery of mail to their homes. This improvement in the service has been sought for long time but 1t was held hack by the postal department owing to the poor condition of tile passways used as eil- frances to the district
 Acting under instructions from the annual town meeting the selectmen 1 some time ago built a highway from Whites crossing to a point near the Electric field, making Westwood park more accessible to vehicles and favorable report On the advisability of having the carrier make regular calls to the houses in that locality was then presented by the postmaster
 There are twenty-two houses in the section that is to be served. The
 occupants heretofore have been call- ing at the post ffices in either New [ l and for the past few years they have been exerting every effort to get the
 district included in the rural car- I rier's route.
 ! Carrier Mercy has been instructed ! to call on the residents of the park l during the nsxt few days to advise 1 them of the new order and to learn whether they wish the services. l Postmaster Prior also annouGced ! today the selection of Daniel R. Moses ! of Hartford as substitute city carrier l to succeed Frank O. Thompson, re- I gently resigned MT. Moses was se- l cond on the ist of eligibles, Robert
 Iathrop of New Britain, the leader having declined to accept the place
 as substitute. He is now located in I Boston. The new appointee will be
 expected to make his home in Plain
 vile as his services may be required
 at any time, when only short notice
 can be given him.
 The vacation season at the office l will start Saturday, when Miss Edith A. Ellis starts on her fifteen-day leave
 of absence. Miss Ella D. Smith, sub-
 stitute clerk. will take her place, while i she is away.
 l MineIlo Sues Ha1pern.
 
 l perm, which it was thought were I strengthened out after attachments on 1 the Central Meat Market were re leased following the sale of the store l to John E. Conlon, have brought by l complicated by a suit brought by ! Judge w J. Malone of Bristol for l James Minel1o The action is fo.. l $500 and is made returnable before the September term of the court of I common pleas. I Halperns troubles dated from the ] time he took the market and a house ] and lot on Whiting street in exchange 1 for some property he had in New I Britain. His creditors have been af- l ter him since and he has been involv- 1 cd in a number of actions of litiga- I ton.
 A few days after the market was I transferred to Halpern it was closed by l sheriffs to satisfy creditors who had brought suit. Minello now claims that 1 Halpern should be held responsible for 1 the rent of the store, during the time ] the market was his. The lease at the