New Britain herald., 1915-12-14
Suits Of the EltOnS and CarterS to
 Be Tried Friday
BENTON NAMED AS TRUSTEE
Partners of Missing Couple Ask Court For FrctNiOm-ltockweII Defers De- vclOpmcnt of Plainville PIaps- PIa1hNlllc i'll Grip of StDrm

i''S D' carter and MrS. Veronica stone Elton, whose elopement sever al months ago created a state-wida sensation, owing to the prominence of the young people and their social con- ncctions, will not contest the actions | for divorce brought by their respec- tive partners in wedlock, Mrs. Jennie ] L. JOnnSon Garter and Edwin H. FL l ton. The cases are scheduled to come l up for trial Friday before Judge Jo- Scph |. Iuttle in the superior court l ana 'hey nave been put on the calen- l d2r with the uncontested actions.
 The present whereabouts of the | missing soulmates is unknown, except 1 .erhaps to some of their near rela- lives, and their deserted spouses deny i having received any word from them since they ran away together, Mrs l Carter and her son left Plainville some 1 lime ago and they are now said to he living with her relatives.
 The Carters and Etons had been l friends for years and the couples vis- l ited each other frequently. Relatives lad failed to observe that an attach mcnt other than platonic in character had sprung up between Carter and Mrs Elton until two years ago when the young couple suddenly disap- pcared. On the night they made their getaway the Eltons were calling at the Carter home. Mrs. Elton and Car ter left together on the pretense that they were going to a nearby store to make some purchases. They were not seen again for over week when, weary and penitent, they returned to hni,. 1nt ,fo ing that they had spent -four days in Hell.'
 They were forgiven and their elope- ment took it's place with other nine day wonders. The town was again sta rtled short time later when the pair again disappeared simultaneous ly and presumably in each others company. They have not been heard from since.
 After waiting a reasonable time for the return of their unfaithful part ners Elton and Mrs. Carter brought suits for divorce and their counsel tions for decrees brought before | Judge Futile at Fridays snort calen- | dar session. l
 BenZon Made Trustee.
 Frederick l.. Benzon was appointed | trustee of the bankrupt estate of Will liam c. Hart by Referee E. M. Yeo- mans after a brief hearing held in | the latter's office in Hartford yester- day afternoon. MT. Benzon is ad- of the estate of F. B. MT. Hart's heaviest creditor and most of the others to whom the selectman was indebted at the time of his failure were satisfied to have him named
 MT. Hart was anxious to have Deputy Sheriff James Clark of Berlin serve in that capacity and ne had one or two small creditors to seek his appoint ment. They did not make much of contest, however, realizing that the favored MT. Benzon.
 The hearing was continued until | December 22nd at 2:3O in the after noon at which time the matter of set dement, will be considered. MT. , Iart's schedule of liabilities and the inventory made of his stock by the { appraisers would indicate that the I creditors will get but a very small , percentage of their money. f
 Won't Build Here Now. t
 A. F. Rockwells venture in the mu- litions manufacturing business, his I lection as president of the Marlin Arms company, a $3,80O,00O New Ha- V 'en corporation attending, has re- s ulted in deferring to some extent the r xecution of plans which the Bristol t nan had made for development of C usiness which he proposed to locate n a tract of land which he pur- hased in the eastern section of Plain file 8 few weeks ago.
 At the time the property was ac- uired, MT. Rockwell, while refusing U ) divulge his intentions admitted hat in short time factory would e erected on the land. It was said V nat he intended to back his sons ln i ne manufacture of ballbearings com V eting against the New Departure ompany, of which he was at one time resident, and that a small factory ,ould be erected this winter, larger uilding to be constructed in the bring e MT. Rockwell said yesterday that f q had eyes on the property for a F ng time and when he bought it he ltended to start developing: it 1t nee. The Marlin deal, however, made postponement necessary. He would ot say what plans he was consider r. g. 'The location of the property .I Id it's advantageous facilities make ', good buy at any rate." he said, ', md I felt that I could secure it and 4, 't lose even by holding it for time" r Plainville people were hopeful that (. r. Rockwells plans would not mis- |, Try and that the town would have a, wv factory this winter. The neces- |, ty for postponement will be big q, to them
 Town SnOwbOund.
 Plainvil1e, with the rest of the state, 1 IS literally buried under snowbanks day as 8 result of last nights storm M i'd it was nearly night before the h' nditions, especially as regards traf- 's were nQrmll.- Os