New Britain herald., 1915-07-15

panbury and they were married at a nuptial high mass celebrated in St. Peters church in that city, Father Kilccyne performed the ceremony.
 The couple will spend their wedding trip on an auto tour of New York state, residing in Danbury on their return. The bride is popular in her home city. For several years she was q teacher in the public schools. MT. McGcwan is also prominent in the hat town.
 Plainyillc Stayed Dry.
 While New Britain was in the throes on one of the heaviest rain storms in, years for more than half an hour last evening, Plainville re- mained dry, not a drop of water fall- ing to relieve the humidity. The storm passed over Plainville, black clouds and wind of almost hurricane proportions furnishing the only signs of the threatened downpour. The electric light service here was put out of commission for a time by the storm and it was nearly nine o'clock be- fore the incandescents could be pur- suaded to spread their effulgence.
 Local people who went to the Hard- ware City to attend the band concert were surprised on their arrival with the announcement that the entertain ment had been postponed on account of the storm of which they were in ignorance until they reached the park.
 Old Resident Failing.
 Roland B. Smailey, a we'll known resident of the town for many years. is critically il at the home of his daughter Mrs. Edward G. Bassett of West Main street. A trained nurse has been attending him for some time
 MT. smalley has been confined to his bed for about three months Dur ing the past week his condition has been getting worse steadily and his death is considered matter of but a short time.
 Boy Scouts Take Camp Grounds.
 The Boy Scouts of several places in this vicinity took the Plainville camp grounds by storm today and for a few hours the Chautauquans in at tendance at the sixteenth annual as- sembly surrendered to Young Amer ica It was Boy Scout day at the grounds and that organization fur nished tho principal feature of the afternoon program.
 Carl F. Northrop of Waterbury was in charge of the youngsters and he prepared program of athletic sports that furnished great deal of amuse- ment, not only for the boys but the Chautauquans as we'll. Representa- tives of number of troops were en- tered in the competitive tests and riv- airy was keen MT. Northrop will give an: illustrated lecture on The Boy Scout as the Chautauqua at- traction for tonight. Manyfof the young scouts will camp out at the grounds tonight and the Chautauqua managers have made plans to enter tain them. s.
 Tomorrow White ribboners 3-o's Litchfield, New Haven and Hartford counties will gather at the grounds for the annual observance ofs Temper ance Day The fight against John Barleycorn will take the place of the regular Chautauqua class meetings in the afternoon, a number of young ladies contributing orations in which the Demon Rum will figure, in their efforts to capture the gold medal of fered by the ". c. T. U, as prize. Tn the morning Miss Julia F. White will give nature talk Her sub- ject will be. Ferns and Fern Allies, The F1owerless Plants" The fea- ture of the program in the evening will be an interpretation 7 of The Man Of The Hour' by. Miss. Theresa M Siegel, a popular elocutionist.
 The attendance at the sessions is growing steadily and there is great enthusiasm among the classes. The ofacers anticipate that the assembly