New Britain herald., 1915-09-22
GRANGE WELCOMES
 MANY "NEIGHB0RS"
Entertains Nearly 200 Guests at
 Meeting Last Evening
HARRIS LEFT PAIR OF WILLS
Eccentric Negro Gives Estate to Wo- man Who Cared For Him--Neyy Haven Gangstcrs Get Off With Light Fines-Othcr Briefs.


 Mem bers of the grange organiza- tions in several towns in this vicinity were the guests of the local branch at the regular meeting in Grange hall last evening. The Plainville society observed Neighborhood night at the session and nearly two hundred visi- tors, representing several towns, were entertained.
 Each of the visiting granges con- ,tributed one number to the program, rendered at the social. session. The entertainment was of an exceptionally high order and was greatly enjoyed.
 The program follows:
 Vocal solo-Mrs. Jennie Anderson, Avon.
 Reading-Miss Minnie A. Gibbs, Berlin.
 Piano selection-Miss Coe, Bristol.
 Violin and piano duet-The Misses Morse, Cheshire.
 Vocal solo-Miss Dorothy Clark Meriden. y~
 Recitation-Mrs Florence Town send, New Britain.
 Vocal solo-Miss Nordstrom, New ington.
 Recitation, "Welcome The New Mipisters Wife"-Miss Charlotte I.~Hi: Southington. .+. Vocal solo-W. G. Maynard, Weth- crSfeld; accompanist, M orjorie Palm Dialogue, Auction Mad'-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Matthews. ,o l During the evening refreshments were served by the local grangers. l At the business session a report of ! progress was made by the committee l having charge of the arrangements l for the annual Grange fair which is l to be held September 29 and 30. Get Off With Light Fines. Members of the New Haven gang which caused a riot on the Sdimcwick farm near Dunhams bridge, Sunday, fared extremely we'll when they were arraigned before Judge Welch in the Southington town court yesterday aft ernoon. The nine men arrested in Plainville, where they came seeking physicians to dress the wounds in ficted in the fight, were simply charg- ed with intoxication and breach of the peace, all entering pleas of guilty. Their counsel attempted to make light of the affair which he described
 
 his clients had good regulations in the Elm city and most of them had never been in trouble before. 1 The court was inclined to be lenient and imposed a fine of s4 in each case. the costs of prosecution to be divided l among the gang. Each mans assess meme was $9s7. 1 Zdimcwick and his neighbors, who were injured while defending the | farm from the attacking forces, made 1 an attempt to have the bill due the | doctors for treating their hurts in- 1 cluded in the costs of the court, but they were advised that they would have to settle themselves or seek damages through civil proceedings.
 Birds Here for Breeding.
 Minton A. Norton yesterday rec | eived a consignment of twenty-two English pheasants sent here by the 1 state fish and game commission with l orders to release them in the woods in this locality An attempt is being l made to breed pheasants in this state and the commission is distributing 1 the birds in the various towns. 1 Application for consignment for Plainville were made several months l ago by Mr.. Norton and J. H. Trum- bull, but nothing was heard from l them until a week ago. Frederick ". Manross, a member of the commits sion, told MT. Norton few days ago that arrangements were being made to send some Of the birds to Plain vile. The local man advised that l they be kept at the state farm until spring, as he considered they would be easy prey to hunters this fall if l they were liberated at this time. ! A crate of the pheasants arrived here yesterday, however, and MT. Norton is in a Guandry as to what dis 1 position to make of them. He be- lieves it would be as we'll to kill them for use at a game supper as to free them in the woods hereabouts. The hunting season opens October 1 and l MT. Norton feels that it would be 1 signing their death warrant to release 1 them now.
 l Harris Laeft Two Wills. 1 Levin Harris, the eccentric negro | who died few days ago, was so anxious to have his wishes carr.,d out regarding the disposition of nis estate that he made two wills ex- pressing in each the desire that his money be given tc Mrs Thomas Nix on, friend of long standing who had cared for him for years.
 This came to light yesterday when two documents were filed in the pro- i bate court. Frank S. Neal offered ! one which had been entrusted to his 1 care by Harris two years ago. The other had been in possession of M. 1 Q, Ryder for few months The l latter bore the latest date and will 1 probably be accepted by the court. Harris has ID relatives living. It ic expected that his estate is worth