New Britain herald., 1915-12-23
PlainViIle News
(Continued From Ninth Poge.)

was provided with a team today to expedite the delivery of the mail. The other carriers supported heavy loads of Xmas packages when they left the office and they had a hard day before them
 Will Soon Incorporate.
 Practically admitting that in the very near future a factory building will be erected on the property re- gently purchased here by A. F. Rock we'll of Bristol, one of the sons of the Marlin Arms company's president said this morning that articles of incor- poration are now being prepared for the company which is to finance the scheme, and that plans will have de- Veloped sufficiently in a short time to D, rmit of a formal announcement of their intentions
 MT. Rockwell was interviewed re- Eard1ng advertisements of the Rock We1l-Drake company of Hartford, in which employment is offered to girls in the Capitol city with the under standing that in a short time the To- Cation of the plant will be changed to the vicinity of New Britain The young man admitted that at this time he was unwilling to disclose the secret as 1t has been planned to keep the plans from the public, at least until articles of incorporation are fled
 He admitted, however, that Plain- vile is the location. meant in the ad- vertisement
 The Rockwell-Drake company is en- gagged in the manufa cture of ball bearings and it is believed that the new corporation will take over it's bus mess, enlarging it's field to such an extent that it will be an important competitor of the New Departure company of Bristol, the presidency of which was recently taken from MT, Rockwell.
 "We are at present keeping as secret the names of the men behind the venture' he said, when asked for information by Herald man. He in- timated that it W ould not be long be- fore the erection of a factory build ing will be started.
 This will be pleasing news to Plain- vile people as it was feared that with the election of MT. Rockwell as head of the Marlin Arms company, plans which he had made for the develop ment of the Plainville property would be deferred for some time and per- maps entlreIy aDanQOned.
 May Sell Business
 Formal examination of William c. Hart, who was recently .adjudicated a bankrupt by the United States court was made yesterday at hearing held before Referee E. M. Yeomans in Hartford
 MT. Hart's livery and trucking bus- mess is now conducted under the di- rection of F. L.. Benzon, appointed as but it is expected that it will sold soon to settle the estate. It is understood that there are several l rospective8customers and, if satisfac- ory to the creditors, the business may 1 ,e sold. --s
 Mr. Hart's liabilities are so much n excess of his assets as figured by he appraisers that the creditors will eceive but a very small part of their ills whe nhis affairs are settled.
 Brief Items.
 Fire Chief and Mrs. M. A. Norton will leave tomorrow for Fall River where they will spend the Christmas holidays With relatives.
 Wallace Beckwith, son of George A. 3eckwith, who is in the navy, sta toned at New York, is home on a h ort 'furlough.
 Sequassen lodge will hold regu- ar meeting tonight in Odd Fellows | lall.
 The selectmen will have their 1 weekly session this evening.
 The Sunday school classes of the 1 Methodist church will have their an- 1 1ual Christmas tree exercises this l exercises this evening in the church 1arlors. In the Congregational church chapel tomorrow night there will be a Christmas tree for the chill lren.