New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-01

no encouragement. In fact, he aver
red, the owners appeared to have a
sentimental attachment for the land
and they did not want to even discuss
the idea of selling it.
Should the Rockwell Drake factory
develop as rapidly as the men behind
it have predicted there will be a big
demand for tenements in PlainVille
in a year or two and a building boom
is anticipated. 1t is not as yet APP
parent. however, very few property
owners having made any plans for
the erection of now homes.
Report On Banquet
Reports from the committee in
charge Of tho arrangements for the
annual banquet of the Business and
Improvement association will make a
report to the directors at their March
meeting to be held tomorrow night
The date for the affair has not as yet
been selected but it will probably be
held in the Town hall during the lat
ter part of April.
The matter of getting desirable
speakers is the committees hardest
task and tho date Of the banquet will
be set to satisfy the convenience of
| men who will be invited to respond
to tOasts.
Given Surprise Shower.
| Miss Irma Seymour was given
| miscellaneous shower Saturday eve
! ming by a number Of her friends at
! the home of her brother, Ralph Sey-
! mour of Maple street. The house was
prettily decorated, a color scheme of
red and white being effectively ar
ranged. During the evening there
was music and games. Mrs. Seymour
| was the hostess at dainty luncheon
served to the guests.
Miss Seymour was the recipient of
many useful and beautifuE gifts.
Congestion At Freight Yard.
Owing to congested condition at the
local freight&yard representatives of
the railroad have been forced to refuse
to receive Plainville shipments in con
| Torrance with the embargo placed OF
certain materials Monday.
Never in the history of the railroad
has there been much freight ship
ped through P1ainville. Although
! there is hardly an hour that one OF
more trains can't be seen in the
freight yard conditions grow worse
| instead of better and the officials are
at their wits end to know what course
| to follow.
A switcher is kept at work here
day and night but the cars como in
| so rapidly that it can't handle them
all and 1t has been found necessary
to refuse shipments until the tangIe
| is unravelled
At the transfer station business is
also very brisk. A large force is
workin on an overtime schedule in an
effort to keep up with the work.
Brief Items
| The school board will hold its
March meeting this evening. Only
matters of q routine character are
scheduled to come up for considera-
ton.
Mrs. W.. c. Trask of West Broad
street. is slowly recovering from her
recent illness. She is now able to
sit up for short time each day
Mrs. Arthur Ryder is confined to her
! home on Washington street by illness
| and IS under the care of a nurse.
| Ihere has been a big advance sale
| or tickets for the entertainment and
dance to be given in the Town hall
FRIDAY evening for the benefit of the
Church of Our Lady of Mercy and
| it is expected that the attendance will
| be large.
The formal transfer of the grocery
! business formerly conducted under
! the name of Boynton and Simpson to
James Simpson was made yesterday,
| the estate of A. z. Boynton selling
! it's interests to the new owners.
| The Grange gave a successful dance
! last evening in the Town hall, about
| twenty-five couples narticinatinp
| FOXs orchestra furnished the music
The Parish guild of the Church Of
| Our Saviour will meet for work to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
| HARTF0Rn DOCT