New Britain herald., 1915-05-15
PlainViue News WHITE RIbBONERS 10
 HOLD SESSION HERE Ceu,ly Branch Of W. C. I. U. to Have Annual Meeting Wednesday. ARRESTED FOR ABUSING HORSE
Driver for Central Market Refused to Step Whipping lAnfnlal-Sheriff Hart Arrests an Itinerant--Nfarried at Rectory-Frost Does Damage.

at Rectory-Frost Does Damage.
 Local white ribboners' are busily engaged i'll making pre"arat1ons for he thirty second annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Hartford county, which is to be held in the Methodist church here, Wednesday, beginning at 9:45 ill the smorning. Delegates from all the branches of the organization in the county have notified the commit- tee of arrangements that they will at tend and the cities and towns in this immediate locality are expected to be strongly represented.
 The morning session wlll be given TIP to routine business, large part of which will be the presenting of re- ports. Statements on the work done during the past year will be submitted iLy all the officers and committees and 1t is expected tlla tit will taxe most of the morning session to dispose of them.
 At noon the visitors will be enter tained at lunch to be served by the plainville women in the parlors of the church
 The afternoon session will open at 1:15 for the election of officers and superintendents This will be fol- lowed at 2 o'clock by a gold medal contest for orations on temperance questions. The following young people have entered their names for the competitive test: Marie Bradley, Forestville; Miriam Taylor, Windsor; Lillian Newbury, Warehouse Point; Hazel Wedge, Plantsville; Gladys shaefer, Windsor; Alice Brooks, East Hartford. The judges have not as yet Eeen selected.
 The day promises to be a most irl1- portant event for the locar prohibition advocates and they are working en- ergetically to make it success Plans have been made to make the session, most interesting and the delegates are anticipating much enjoyment.
 Charged With Cruelty.
 Charged with cruelty to animals, William Chamberlain of Middletown, was released under bail this morning with instructions to report to Justice A. H. Dresser late this afternoon for a hearing. He is accused of abusing a horse owned by Albert Halperia, the new owner of the Central Market OF West Main street. . The arrest was made before o'clock this morning by Constable Cornelius Downing, The officer was on his way to work when he met Chamberlain's outfit on West Main street. The driver was beating the horse with whip and when ordered to stop it is alleged he gave the officer an idea as to his opinion of the Plainville authorities and then re- sumed his flashing of the beast.
 The constable then took him into custody and brought the horse back 10 it's owner. Chamberlain said this morning that he proposed to retain counsel to defend him. He argued that he had been driving the horse since last January and knowing the habits of the beast was aware it was necessary to whip him. He denied having abused the animal, claiming that the flashing did not hurt it..
 Shcriff Gets Hobo
 Deputy Sheriff w. C. Hart has as his prisoner in the lock-up, William smith of Holyoke, arrested early this morning for vagrancy. The man was found sleeping off a jag in the rear of the Stanley home at tn center He was given fifteen minutes in which to shake the dust of Plainville from his LSCiS. IHS OlIlCeTzs AOuHu d ldlL hour later entering saloon and took him into custody
 He will be given hearing as soon as he has sobered sufficiently to per- init of his arraignment in court.
 Talks on Sunday Schools.
 Rev. Elmer T. Thienes of New Bri- tain gave a most interesting address at the Sunday school district institute held last evening in the chapel of the Congregational church. The min- ister gave some valuable advice re- garding the methods of conducting Sunday schools.
 Reports of officers were presented and their various features brought about interesting discussions.
 Practically all the% Sunday schools in the several churches in the dis