New Britain herald., 1916-04-26
START MACHINES AT
 ROCKWELL FACTORY
New Concern to Begin Operations
 at Local Plant Monday FULL BLAST IN A MONTH
Worl1men Hustle to Get Machinery
 and Other Equipment in Position--
 Wedding Takes Place Day Ahead of Schedule-Dog Owners Must Hurry.

Wedding Takes Place Day Ahead of
 Schedu1e-Dog Owners Must Hurry.
 While it will probably take at least three weeks longer to get all of it's equipment in position, the Rockwell Drake company is hopeful of begin- ming operations on a small scale in it's new Plainville plant next Monday morning. One of the officials of the company said today that there is single large machine set up in the plant, and the power will be turned on for it's operation next week.
 Mechanics and other craftsmen have been 1ustling for the past few weeks to get things in shape at the factory, as the company has large number of thrilled orders on it's books and is anxious to get the plant run ming Much of the machinery which will be used has already been con- structed in the company's Hartford plant and besides that which has already been brought to the factory. there is considerable equipment at the freight depot awaiting carriage to the new building.
 Within three weeks the concern ex- poets to have enough machines in place to give employment to forty or fifty men. Some of the mechanics now working in the factory in Hart ford will be transferred here and it is believed a number of new hands will also be- engaged.
 If the plans of the men back of the enterprise mature in expected fashion the growth of the local branch will be rapid and in year or two much additional floor space will be required, making necessary the erection of extra buildings for which drawings have already been made.
 Ball bearings will be the company's chief product. The demand for these is heavy throughout the country, and abroad as we'll, and the concerns en- gagged in this business cannot begin to fill the orders sent to them. The Rockwell-D Drake people are expected to become important competitors Of the New Departure company of Bris- tol, the presidency of which was held until recently by A. F. Rockwell, who is said to be responsible for organiz- ing the new corporation It was through him that the Woodford prop
  factory, and while his name does not appear with those of the officers, he is thought to be interested in the cor- poration. His son is president of the concern and will be active in the management of it's plant
 Wed Day Ahead of Schedule.
 Rather than consent to a postpone ment of their wedding pending action
 
 tion from the bishop, Miss Helen Eliz- abeth Conlon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Conlon of Pierce street, and Sidney J. H. Hemingway of New Britain, surprised their friends this morning with the announcement that they were married last evening at the rectory of the Church of Our Saviour Rev. R. H. Burton performing the ceremony. The couple had made ar engagements to wed this afternoon, and number of invitations had been issued for a reception to be held at the brides home after the ceremony. The reception will be held as planned and the couple. will later leave on their honeymoon after which they will reside in New Britain.
 As the groomsman is not of the 1 Catholic faith, a dispensation had to 1 be secured before the ceremony could l be performed by the priest. Rather | than wait for permission the couple ] their plans and were united 1 last evening at the Episcopal rectory. l They were attended by Mason An- l drews of New Britain and Miss Hazel l Conlon, sister of the bride.
 Their wedding announcement made l this morning was a complete surprise 1 to their friends. who had been ad l vised that the ceremony would be i performed this afternoon.
 MT. Hemingway is employed in the l Corbin Screw factory in New Britain. His bride until recently worked in l the local plant of the Bristol Manu- featuring company.
 Program Still Incomplete.
 According to committees in charge of the annual banquet of the Busi- ness and Improvement association to be held on May 12 in the Town hall, the post prandial program is still incomplete. The members hope, how ever, to announce the full list Of speakers before the end of the week.
 Plans for the banquet are pro- gressing satisfactorily and the com nittees have reason to expect that the affair will prove a big success. There is the usual interest in the ar and the demand for tick ets will undoubtedly be big.
 The speakers already selected are: Charles B. Chandler of Rocky Hill, commissioner for this Charles Pease of Hartford, state president of the Chamber or Commerce and F. T. Wheeler, pres dent of the local association. The latter will deliver the address of W Nelcome. Rev. J. w. Denton will be postmaster.