New Britain herald., 1915-05-29

chimes were idle. The Edwin Hills factory started this week on a forty five hour schedule, the plant to be closed all day Saturdays during the summer.
 Veterans to Decorate.
 Commander E. S. Williams and other members of Manross post, G. A. R.. were busy today making final preparations for the exercises to be held on Monday in connection with the decorating of the graves of the old soldiers who have been mustered out of the service by death. Markers were placed on the last resting places of the veterans in the various ceme- teries and many of the plots were made presenta ble for Memorial day exercises
 The services in Plainville this year will be very simple. The veterans and the members of apxiliaries of the post will go to Forestville in the morn ing where exercises appropriate for the day, will be held at the cemetery. They will return to Plainville before noon the school children joining them at the town hall. Headed by the Eureka drum corps they will then march to Broad street as far as Whit ing, coming down that street to the monument plot at the center. The Woman's Relief Corps will conduct the services here. The veterans and Sons of Veterans will then proceed to West cemetery, where they will strew flow CTS on the graves of the old soldiers. detail from the post will decorate the soldiers graves in St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Autos have been offered by local people for the use of the veterans and the members of the Relief Corps on that day.
 Many New "Jitneys."
 The ranks of the .jitneys" oper- ating between Plainville and neigh boring places, were augmented today by a number of new machines, the owners of which. have laid out routes which they propose to cover on Sum day and Memorial day, continuing the service regularly if the business war rants.
 Two new cars started on the New Britain line, and although passengers were charged ten cents for the ride, the autos seemed to be in great de- nand. line to Unionville and Coll linsNille was also opened and new cars, carrying signs bidding for pas sengers to Compounce, were also in evidence today for the first time. A charge of ten cents is to be made for this trip, the "jitney' men claiming that the road to the, lake is so rough that a five-cent fare would be insuffi-' cient to cover the expense of keeping their cars in repair
 Competition between the "jitney'' drivers is now very keen and their shouts for business give color to the scene at Central Square.
 Charge Changed to Theft.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn has changed the. charge against William Meleski, bound over from Plainville, and the young man will be put to plea in the superior court Tuesday for theft, instead of burglary. Meleski is charged with appropriating a bicycle from c. c. Seymour's barn on East Main street.
 The accused entered the barn to sleep several weeks ago. When he was about to leave in the morning he discovered the wheel, taking it to New Haven with him. He was .subse- quently arrested in the Elm City. The authorities here claimed that the barn was IOCheu aIter ne had entered 1t and that it was necessary for him to get out through a window, later break ing open the door to get the bicycle.
 He was charged with burglary here but the states attorney will bring him before the higher court as an alleged thief.
 Brief Items.
 B. D. Lamb, formerly of this place. is spending the week lend as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dresser of West Main street. Mir. Lamb is now To- cated in Pittseld, Mass.
 , MT. and Mrs. E. D. warfield of Park street and their son, Edburt, of Hart ford, and Mrs. M. P. Ryder of Maple street, left this morning for an au- tonobile trip to Warrington, Mass
 The entertainment given in the town hall last evening by Eugene Sweet, elo- cutionist and musician, attracted d very small crowd. The program was finished in time for the Grangers' dance, which was also scheduled for last night.
 The Daughters of the Good Shepard will hold a social in the Methodist church parlors Friday evening at 7:so.
 The Plainville Regulars and the nine representing the Athletic club will be the attraction at Aliens field tomor- row afternoon The game will start l at o'clock Cunningham and Wads- |