New Britain herald., 1915-08-05
Plafnville News LICENSE ISSUE IS
 AGAIN PROMINENT
'Drys Plan to Concentrate Efforts
 in This Vicinity
HAVE HOPES IN THREE PLACES

0HIu HUI UU IN lllltlll uAULN Expect To Keep Bristol Without sa-
 1oons-Also Get Terryville and
 P,ainviIIe In "Dry'' Column-Mrs.
 Kayanaugh Dies at Hospital-Briefs
 Although the annual town meeting will not be held for two months and the prohibition advocates nave put ar ranged the rreliminaries in the cam paign they are toN conouct, 10 put Plainville in the dry column, wagers are already being made regarding the outcome of the battle against John Barleyccrn and while the liquor deal- CTS and their supporters claim to be confident that the town will continue 10 have saloons, their anxiety over the situation is most apparent. Again this year the license question prom lis,s to overshadow all issues of the election and it will probably prove the only real contest to be settled.
 The prohibitionists of Hartford county have decided to concentrate their efforts in this locality in the fall. They propose to make deter mined effort to keep Bristol dry and they have hopes of winning over both Plainville and Terryville, the two towns which secured a large part or the Iiuuor business from the neigh boring city Meetings have been held at which ministers and others inter- ested in the fight have been in attend ance and plans for the campaign, while still in embryonic form ,indi- cate that the battle will be waged with exceptional vigor.
 Even among the license advocates in Bristol there is difference or opinion as to the results Sf the fight to keep that city dry and there are a large number willing to wager that the saloons will not be reopened for at least another two years. That there. are probably as many with views entirely opposite is evidenced from the fact that offers to bet are not permitted to pass. Considerable money it is said, has already been placed with stakeholders and it is ex- pected that the speculation will con- tinue until the election.
 Last year Plainville managed to keep in the license column, the vets getting a substantial majority, con- sidering the work done by their op- ponents. The prohibitionists de- clare there will be no let-up this year and if the town keeps it's saloons, it will not be the result of any negli- gence on the part of the antis Ter ryville is in a position similar to that of Plainville and that town is prom ised a battle royal in the fall.
 It is not expected that the cam
 
 month The prohibitionists will have prominent temperance advocates here to expound the doctrines, which, if accepted, will make Plainville sa- loonless town and there will be much ''buttonholing' and other quiet work done by the leaders of the "drys" The saloonkeepers, of course, will not be idle and an interesting campaign Is predicted.
 Adventists To Meet.
 Members of the Advent Christian churches of Plainville and vicinity are making preparations for the annual campmeeting which is to open at Dunham,s grove on the Southington road on August 2S. The meeting will continue for eight days and min isters of the Advent denomination from various parts of the state will preach.
 The program for the session has no. as yet been issued. The managers ! however state that some interesting sessions have been arranged for and they expect large attendance.
 No Personal Injury.
 Claiming that Olin W. Wetherel of Maple street failed to show that his illness was the result of any personal injury sustained during the time he 1 was employed by the Corbin Cabinet Lock company of New Britain, Com ] missioner George B. Chandler in his formal decision filed yesterday refus- l ed the locals mans appeal for com pensation under the employers lia- bility act. Since the hearing a few l days ago it was expected that an un- ! favorable decision would be given, Commissioner Chandler having inti- mated at the time that he could not grant the appeal.
 Mr. Wetherel is over seventy years of age. He had been i'll for over a year and he sought compensation from the New Britain factory own CTS, claiming that his sickness was caused by a poisonous dust which he l inhaled while scraping off the walls of certain departments in the plant. His average earnings were s12.09 a 1 week and he asked for benefits for ! several months.
 Although they admitted that it was possible the aged mans health had 1 been affected by the dust which he l inhaled, physicians who testified at l the hearing explained that the real l origin of his illness could not be defin- 1 itely determined. He had compli- 1 cation of diseases, any one of which