New Britain herald., 1915-06-11
CASTLE TO TRACE :. CHURCH HISTORY
His Address to be a Feature of Anniversary Celebration
OBSERVE EVENT ON JUNE 27
Church Will Pass Seventy-fifth Mile stone on June 27-Another Autoist :, Fined-Prisoner May Be Insane Attorney Woods to Speak.

Plans for the observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Con- gregational church are maturing sat- isfactorily and the members are antici- pating very interesting exercises on Sunday, June ,27, when the event is to be celebrated. A committee has been at work on the arrangements for several weeks and while all details have not been completed, the progress made indicates that the event will be celebrated in elaborate fashion and will prove one of the most memorable events in the history of the church.
 H. A. Castle is now at work on the history of the church, an address on which is expected to prove an inter- esting feature of the exercises to be held in connection with the celebra- tion. MT. Castle for years has been interested in the history of the town and it's institutions and he has &C., cumulated a wealth of information on the subject. He has been selected to give the Congregational history at the anniversary observance. His talk will be a part of the historic service to be held on the morning of the 27th.
 There will be 8 vesper service in the afternoon and a cantata by the church choir, followed by other exer- cises. Local ministers as we'll as clergymen from Pennington, the smother town, will be be invited to speak at this time. - .-
 The Congregational church Is the oldest religious institution in Plain vile, having been organized in March, 1S40. In June of the same year the first church building was erected on Canal street and local Congregational ists then left the Pennington church of that denomination where they had worshipped up to that time. Some years later the edif1ce now used was erected and it has since served as a house of worship.
 From a small beginning the church has grown steadily and it now has a large and influential membership. Its pastor, Rev. F. L. Grant, is one of the most energetic clergymen in this To- cality. To his untiring efforts for several years may be ascribed its rise to the position it now occupies.
 Regarding membership, Mrs. Mary F. Morse of Broad street, nono- genarian, is the oldest person in town affiliated with the church. The oldest
 
 is Mrs. Phoebe C.. Cowles. She is now in her 1o1st year. A. N. Clark is an- other old member.
 Associated with the pastor in nak- ing arrangements for the anniversary celebration are R. c. Usher, Frederick Bullen and Miss Elizabeth Cowles.
 Another Autoist Fined.
 Another pair of auto drivers who, ir,tn p1ai a iY, tail lights on their machines ran afoul of Patroln1an Philip Marine last night and were order to appear before Jus tice A. H. Condell for violation of the motor vehicle laws.
 One of them, F. J. King of Water bury, was in court this morning and was taxed the usual assessment, $1 and costs, making a total Of $6.O1. King at first entered a plea of not guilty, but later changed it to guilty, explaining that he understood the writ to charge him with driving through the town without light, whereas he only came as far as the center. He was arrested near the post office at 8:11, sixteen minutes after the time the law provides for the lighting of auto lamps. He had stopped his car to ignite the head lights when the officer came upon him and arrested him because the tail light was not burning. King said he had the rear light burning when he left Hartford and he did not know 1t was out.
 Charles L. Holmes, his employer. declared that the driver was making no effort to evade the law. Grand Juror Gwillim and Justice Condell agreed that in this contention he was probably correct, but they had no course to pursue other than imposing the usual penalty. Had King per sisted in his plea of not guilty more substantial fine might have been inn posed, Justice Condell explained.
 Steve E. Charland of New Britain was running machine through the center without a rear light later in the evening. The officer halted him and instructed him to appear in court. Charland will be arraigned tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 Believed to Be Insane.
 John Lennahan of Bristol, arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Marine, was not brought into court this morn ing. The man was seemingly in- toxicated and was raising distur- bance at the center when the officer took him into custody. An investiga- rion, subsequently made, revealed the fact that Lennahan is mentally un- balanced.
 The case was reported to Selectman Johnson He will confer with the charity department in Bristol in an effort to have the city take care of him.
 Attorney Woods to Speak. Attorney Joseph G. Woods of New Britain has accepted an invitation to give an address before the Holy Name society of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. The society is making nlans for a smoker and social tn he