New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
PlainViIle News DISCOVERS GRAVES
 OF PATRIOTS OF '76 Early Settlers Who Fought in
 Revolution Buried Here WILL HONOR THEIR MEMORY

Soldier of French And Indian Wars
 Also Lies At Rest In East Ceme-
 tery-H. A. Castle Locates Unno-
 ticed Grayes-Other Matters.
 Five of the early settlers of Plain vile or it's environs, who fought dur ing the revolutionary period 10 throw off the yoke of England and one of the men who participated in' the French and Indian wars are buried in the old East cemetery, and plans are now being made by Manross Post, G. A. R. to decorate their graves when they hold their annual exercises for the soldier dead on Memorial Day. That the bodies of these patriots were inferred in Plainville was discovered by H. A. Castle during his search for matter for his history of the town and the information was given by him to the officers of the post.
 While the graves of the nations he- roes have annually been decorated with flowers by the veterans, the bury ing places of the men who helped to give the country a start have here tofore been unnoticed, the town '7av- ing no records to show that they were in the local cemeteries. MT. Castles careful search revealed the fact that five of the men who came to this locality to settle on the plains had hand in the countrys early strug- gles.
 Among the graves located was that nf Tra of hn nous family of that name which set tied in Hartford. He was a soldier in the revolutionary war. The grave of Dr. Samuel Randsley, who served as surgeon in the French and In- dian wars was also found in the old cemetery.
 The East cemetery was in use over a century ago and the monuments re- veal the names of many of the first inhabitants of this section. It's use was discontinued a number of years ago.
 The veterans are now completing arrangements for the memorial day exercises The services will be sim- pie in character and will be conduct ed under the direction of Newton Manross post.
 The graves of the old soldiers buried in Plainville will be decorated in the morning. The veterans will assemble at the town hall at 8:3O. Autom obiles will be provided for them. The schoo children will also meet at the hall and will march to Broad street to Whiting and will then proceed to the monument on Central Square, where they will have appropriate exercises while the members of the post are strewing flowers on the graves in St.. Josep11's cemetery The post and the Woman's Relief corps will have mem orial services in West cemetery after which they will go to Forestville to take part in the exercises in that village.
 smith Gets Decree.
 Archibald Smith, a foreman in the local plant of the Bristol Manufactur- ing company, who considers his legiti- mate name, "Archie," was granted 8 decree of divorce from his wife Grace Smith in the superior court in Hart ford yesterday by Judge William &. Case. The divorce was given on the grounds of assertion and was uncon- tested.
 The couple were married on Feb ruary 25, 1899. On May 8, 1912, Smith testified his wife deserted h1m. He understands she is now living in Sheffield, Mass. The plaintiff said his wife was dissatisfied, didn't like her home and was by no means fond of married life
 Asked if anyone else was involved in the case, Smith admitted that he didn't know but did suspect that there was. When he charged his wife with being unfaithful she entered a denial, he told the court.
 Three children were born of the