New Britain herald., 1915-12-27
Platnvjue News EVENING SCHOOLS
 MAY BE ABANDONED
Lack of Attendance Disappointing
 to School Board
CHIMNEYS FALL BEFORE WIND

Overtime In Factories Responsible For Small Classes-Wed In Bristol -Odd Fellows to Elect-Briefs. Lack of attendance during the fall term may cause the school board to
 decide against re-opening the towns evening school after the Christmas recess and this feature of Plainville's S educational efforts may be abandoned for several months at least.
 Members of the board admit that they are disappointed over the fail- ure of many of the non-English speak Ing residents to take advantage of the opportunities to learn the langu age or the country, which the night school affords, and as 2. resuIt mart or the appropriation made by the an- nual town meeting to cover the ex- pense of paying teachers, etc., may De diverted into other channels
 The principal reason for the small K in the factories, making it impossible TOT some or the employees to attend the sessions. There appears to be considerable interest among foreicn- CTS, Italians especially, in the school but prospective pupils find it impos- sible to enroll, owing to business con- ditions.
 The war in Europe also affected the 9ffan69nca CoUara1 of employed at the quarry, who were ex- pected to become members of the evening classes, having gone back to fight for the land of their birth Rev. R. H. Burton, chairman of the school board, has been advised that eight members of last springs classes re- sponded to the call to arms in Italy and since that country joined in the fight against Germany and her al- lies four of them have been reported killed in battle.
 The school board does not believe the attendance sduring the fall war rants the expense of the money neces- sary to keep up the school and it may be abandoned, at least until next fall
 In The Storms Path.
 Yesterdays miniature hurricane played many pranks in Plainv;lle in addition to doing considerable dar- age and this morning some of the streets were filtered with the debris which it left in it's wake. It was the most severe gale in the memory of the towns oldest residents and that the damage was not even greater is considered remarkable
 Trees and chimneys fared badly during the gale and a number of them succumbed to the breeze The chimney on the Church of Our Lady of Mercy collapsed before the wind and many shingles were ripped from the roof of the Congregational church. Outhouses were tipped over, the roof was removed from James Burns barn, chimneys of the Hotel Clarendon and a building on Main street owned by Miss Nellie Lewis also failed to resist the Storm Kings ef- forts to topple them.
 A large pine tree in Miss Barnes yard on Whiting street was broken off at the base and several smaller trees on her property also surrender ed to the gale. A large buttonbaT tree which stood in the near of Frank s. Meals place and at one time helped to shade the canal of bygone days Is no more. It crashed to the ground during the storm. On Park street | wires were torn down by limbs If trees which were broken off and in l several other sections, elms and va ples as we'll as fruit trees were ruiner. |
 A billboard was ripped from the | Newton block on West Main street | and the weather vane on the factory | of the Bristol manufacturing com pany got so confused owing to tlie winds that 1t was not in com mission this morning having been twisted out of shape during the storm.
 A section of the fence surrounding he Electric field was blown down and l large billboard located nearby also ell a victim of the blow
 The electric light service was put put of business and for several hours trolley cars on the New Britain line were stalled for lack of power. It vas one of the worst storms in many years and the damage in Plainville will amount to considerable.
 Odd Fellows to Elect.
 Sequassen lodge will hold it's annual meeting Thursday evening in Odd Eel ows' hall. There will be reports for he past year and election of officers or the ensuing term.
 n addition the third degree will be conferred on a class of three candi- lates.
 Wed in Bristol.
 Miss Roberta M. Hall, daughter of dr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, formerly of his place, and Orrin Moore were nited in marriage yesterday after loon at 2 o'clock at the home of the rides parents in Bristol. The cere- ,ony was performed by Rev. MT. )ownes.
 The couple were attended by James Varfeld of this place as best man h,nil n,-o 1