New Britain herald., 1915-08-05

day night. have been sent to the New Britain general hospital There were many handsome bouquets in the con- test. B. w. Edwards and Miss Ella D. Smith won the prizes for the best entries. w. S. Mason of Farming ton and J. L. Ahlquist of Plainville acted as judges.
 Flower games were enjoyed dur ing the evening and an interesting program of an appropriate nature was given. Miss Lottie M. Beckwith gave a reading on Millions in Flowers and P. A. Cowles spoke interestingly on raising sweet peas for profit. There was also piano solo by Miss Lila Daniels and recitation by Mrs Mary F. Williams.
 Did Little Damage
 While Plainville people claim that nowhere in this locality was there heavier rainfall yesterday than right here, the damage done was compar- atively light The town has but few hills and consequently did not experi- ence wash-outs on highways, fea- ture of the havoc wrought by the storm which will prove expensive to many other places.
 Vegetation suffered the only dam age and the farmers report that the JOSS will not amount to a great deal. Corn felt the effects of the storm more than any of the other vegetables ana this morning the stalks in several fields were found levelled with the ground
 Both the Pequabuck and Quinnipiac rivers were greatly swollen and the meadows in the vicinity of the streams were inundated today Mrs. Cavanaugh Dead Mrs. Elizabeth Cavanaugh, an old Plainyille resident, died last evening at the New Britain General hospital where she had been a patient for sew eral weeks. She had been one of Plalnville's charges in the town home in the Hardware city for the past lew years. She was about so years 1 or age. For number of years the woman made her home with her son i Tn an old and defapidated house on | Neals Court, the selectmen finally pursuading her to go to the Town | home.
 She is survived by two sons and 1 three daughters The funeral was held this morn
 Ing rom St. Joseph's church in New l Britain Interment was in the new | Catholic cemetery in that city. l Brief Items. l Mrs Thomas Conlon entertained a
 number of her friends at her home l on Pierce street last evening. It
 was the anniversary of her birth. Her I guests spent a most enjoyable eve l ming.
 Mrs. Fred H Bentley of New York
 is visiting with relatives in town.
 The Misses Dorothy and Emily ] Snead of Ludlow, Masc., and Master
 Amos Johonnot of Winthrop, Mass.
 are the guests of their grandfather l Robert N. Smith of Camp street.
 Miss Bertha Dean has returned
 to her home in Litchfield after spend. l ing few days in town as the gues' 1 of Mrs. Samuel Pratt of Forestville | avenue.
 pr. J. C. Tanner is back from Myr. tie Beach where he spent several days with his family.
 l There will be a meeting of Sequas
 sen lodge. this evening in I. O. o. F 1 hall.
 The directors of the Business and | Improvement association will hold l the1r monthly meeting this evening. Workmen started yesterday making | alterations and other improvements l at the Advent Christian church The l building is to be painted and other l wise improved.
 l The Socialists vii hold an open ! air meeting at 7:30 this evening" at I Central Square O. F. Bransetter, state organizer in Oklahoma, will be the speaker. '"The Right To Work" will be the subject of his address.