New Britain herald., 1915-04-08
Delegates From Many Towns Come
 Here for BI-Monthiy Session. FIFTH DEGREE WILL BE A FEATURE
Local Grangcrs to Entertain at Din ner-Wiu Give Play in Town Hall- Former Resident Dcad-Cartcr Votes Against Woman Suffrage.


 Local grangers are making arrange ments. for the entertainment UI Cen tlal Pomona grange which Is to hold ;l meeting here on next tuesday. It will be an allday session anu us grangers from all over the state are expected to attend the local members are planning to make the day one of great enjoyment. Committees are now at work on the arrangements tor the session and the members report satisfactory progress.
 The central pomona has a member ship of about eight hundred, repre- senting twenty subordinate Srangcs in Hartford, MiddlCSeN and New Haven counties. It's bi-monthly meetings are always well attended and the indications are that there will be Il large crowd here to take part in next Tuesdays session.
 one of the features of the meet ing will be the eXemplifying of the fifth degree. The degree work will take up Il consid erablc part of the morning session. The visiting dele gates will be entertained at dinner to be served by the local grangers at noon. In the afternoon a program Of a musical and literary character will be presented
 The grange announced today that it has made arrangements with Bur- Tit Grange dramatic club of New Bri- tain for the presentation Of the four act drama, Our Friend the Enemy" in Plainvillc. The piece will be given in the Town hall on April 18th. The New Britain players have enViable regulations as amateur thespians and during the past two years they have won considerable praise for their dramatic offerings. The play to be given here is said to be one of the best theatrical successes which the New Britain grangers have achieved. After the drama there will be danc- ing.
 Former Resident Dead.
 Word has been received here of the death of Orrin Bassett, formerly of this place. which occurred yesterday in Wichita, N. Y. The body will be brought here tomorrow for interment in the Bassett family plot in West cemetery.
 MT. Bassett lived in Plainville for many years. He was well and favor ably known and his passing will be mourned by many. He was a me- chanic of considerable skill and for several years worked in the Clark X Cowles factory, later operating 8 small machine shop of his own. He went to New York state a few years ago to make his home with his step daughter.
 He is also survived by a ,son. En- ward L. Bassett of West Main street, Plainville.
 Murphy Again Absent
 James J. Murphy of this town, holder of the Cameron proxy in the Eastern baseball association, was again absent from the meeting of. the board of directors held today in New Haven. Despite the adverse decision O., the national commission, Clarkin of Hartford, Carey of Springfield and Murphy. acting for the New Haven club, have refused to take part in the affairs of the association as they don't want to have any games this season. The national commission has approved of the action of the other directors in declaring the three fran chises forfeited on account of the action of the owners
 MT. Murphy does not believe the victory will have any special meaning. as he feels it will be next to impos- sible to get grounds in Hartford, New Haven and Springfield for league games this summer unless Cameron. Clarkin and Carey are in the league, as they have control of practically all the available parks
 The local man iS nf t1e npipfny, that there will be but little, if any. professional baseball in Connecticut this summer, and next year he expects to find Hartford, New Haven and Springfield in the New England league
 Carter Opposed to Suffrage.
 Representative Edward r. Carter of Plainville was among the solons on Capitol hill who refused to bow to the suffragettes' will by voting in favor of submitting to the people the matter of amending the constitution to give women the right of franchise. He cast his ballot against equal suf- frage yesterday. The bill was defeat ed by a small majority.
 The Equal Franchise league is now preparing to show up" the legis- lators who claimed sympathy with the suffrage cause before they were elected and who voted with the antis yesterday.
 May Organize Company.
 Among the advocates of a sewer there are few who are seriously considering the plan of organizing q stock company for the purpose of building q sewer system for the town and operating the same as a financial venture. They claim that while such a scheme might be novel in this local ity it has been proven practicable in other parts of the country and there is\no reason why the investment wouldn't show profit in PlainviIIe,