New Britain herald., 1915-12-18
PlainVille News
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mOCkS Wn1cn made driving in teams impossible and sleigh riding extreme ly hazardous.
 When the matter of taking away the snow was first called to the atten- tion of the company. the selectman was advised that as soon as all lines were opened in New Britain a force would be sent here to clean the streets. MT. Johnson was willing to make allowance in view of the diff culties with which the company had to contend to have service resumed on it's lines but he said this morning that he didn't expect to wait for a spring thaw to save the expense of making the highways fit for vehicular traffic. , Unless the company attends to the matter by tomorrow MT. Johnson de- clared his intention of having the snow taken away by the town, bill for the expense incurred going to the officials
 Streets Inundated
 Last nights rain and the thaw to- day played havoc with the snow blanket which has covered the town since Monday and on most of the streets pedestrians made their way about with difficulty, those without boots getting wet before they had gone far from their homes.
 Selectman Johnson had a force of men out this morning opening the gutters and catch basins about the center but he was unable to attend to the drains on many of the streets. No effort was made to remove the snow from the sidewalks with a blow fol- lowing the storm as has been the GUS tom and a consequence the walking ,oJ1 Iol . iyN r.1on
 At the Churches.
 Advent Christian-Regular morn ing worship Sunday at 10:45. Ser mon by the pastor, Rev. J. w. Denton on the subject, "The Wise Shall Un- derstand." Sunday school will fol- low. The young peoples praise and social service will begin at 6 o'clock in the evening. The regular evening service will start at o'clock The pastors subject will be We See Je- sus.
 Episcopal-Holy communion will be celebrated in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. The rector, Rev. R. H. Burton, will preach. Tn the evening MT. Burton will exchange with Rev. M. J. Simpson of Cheshire.
 Baptist-10:45 a. m., preaching by the pastor, Sunday school following. Rev. Victoc Ferranti of Bristol, will preach in Italian at 5 o'clock in the afternoon The young peoples ser vice will be held at o'clock. The pastor, Rev. J. G. Ward will occupy the pulpit at the evening service at z o'clock.
 Congregationa1-Ch Sunday will be December 26th but the ser vice tomorrow morning will have a sermon by the pastor, Rev. F. L. Grant, and music, appropriate to the season. The Sunday school Christmas tree will be held in the chapel Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
 Play for Choir Benefit.
 Entertainment seekers who braved the storm last evening to attend the play, "The Irish Linen Peddler," given in Grange hall for the benefit of the choir of the Church of Our Saviour were rewarded for their trouble, the cast which presented the piece giving 1t an admirable interpre- tation. The attendance was not large but the audience made up in enthus- iasm what it lacked in numbers. Members of the church delineated the various characters in a manner giving strong evidence of their histrionic abilit4 and the play from a dramatic and social standpoint was a big success.
 Those who took part were Edward Lackey, Francis Morse, John l.. Ahl- qu!st, Mary Cook, Ethyl Foster and Lydia Butler.
 Brief Items.
 Norman R. Freeman, a we'll known resident, who has been ill at his home for some time, was reported today to be very low.
 James Heary, who has been in charge of the Amiesite plant of the Connecticut and Rhode Island com" pany at White Oak during the sum- mer months, has returned to his homo in Philadelphia.
 The selectmen are preparing to the engineer to make a new map, preliminary to the acceptance of the new street lines. The board will soon call together property owners on Broad, Bohemia and South Washing ton streets Go consider the matter of accepting the map recently drawn by Engineer J. N. McKernan.
 The Plainville Trust company has n ade plans for the formation of a Christmas club for 1916, open for | membership from December 20 to January 22. The bank will be open Monday and Friday evenings next week to accommodate those who wish