New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

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 Reports showed that the court now has over $2,200 in it's treasury and the expectations are that the amount will be increased to $3,00o by the end of the fiscal year.
 Veterans Attend Funeral.
 Members of Newton Manross post were prominent at the funeral of John w. Gray, deceased quartermaster, held this morning at o'clock from St. Matthews church in Forestville. A high mas of requiem was celebrated by Rev. w. P. Kilcoyne. of this place. 1 St. Joseph's cemetery, Plainville, was 1 the place of interment. l The veterans conducted G. A. R. 1 services over his remains last evening ! at his home in !: Forestville and this | morning they turned out in a, body 1 to pay their respects to his memory at the church services. Need Extra Car. The Bristol and Plainville Tramway company is coming in for considerable criticism from its local patrons be- cause of it's failure to provide satis- factory accommodations for Plainville people working in Forestville Local commuters on their way to the fac tories in the neigh boring village are crowded into a little single truck car and the congestion is so great that some of them almost have to ride on the lenders
 Iacked like Sardines the passengers ride to their places of employment and the1r disposition is not the sweetest when they reach the factories as result. The conductor has an almost ferculean task before him when he starts to gather the nickels and he mas to depend on those in the rear Nestlpule to give the go-ahead signal aIter the car has stopped to give pros pectlVe passengers a chance 10 trv to worm thelr way into space alreadv crowded almost to suffocatiop
 bec'use Of these conditions m ac- cioeht was narrowly avorted yester- iay morning tho 'let her go'' warning haNlhg been given prematurely with tIe result the car started on it's way hcfore all were "aboard" One vouna Iaoy who had secured a foothold on tne t,,'e, step became frightsHrd and jumped jumped. She fortunately escaped "ltho It. iffn Iii if'uiTics. Maledi,tions wore heaped on the heads oe the crew for tIleO :ncident although the passenrors admitted that che fa1l4 WIS with rho company itself, rather than the cm- 2loyes.
 One of hose long promised double truck cars would give satisfactory ser. vice on the line during rush hours and l the commuters believe thIt 2n "cxtra'' should be run until peumanent inn 1 provement in the service is made. ]
 Fell From Tender.
 A fireman on the Highland division | whose name was not ascertaincd +ad 1 his face badly cut yesterday after | noon when he fell from the tender of | an engine which had stopped near the ocal station. Ice had formed on the coal and when he attempted to shovel The black diamonds he slipped and ell to the ground.
 His injuries were treated by Dr. J. ;. Tanner.
 Change Opening Hours.
 Beginning tomorrow Postmaster Prior has arraneed to have the post flee closed in the evening a. o'clock Instead of S:45 Permis.uon to make he caange was granted by the postal department after the postmaster OK Sained that there was no occasion for ,5eplng the clerks on duty after ight
 The postmaste" has also decided 70 ave the lobby vpcn on Sundays from q o'clock in the morninA until ! in ne evening instead of to 10, the ar angement now in force.
 Bti1f Items.
 The Parish %u!d of the Church of ,ur Saviour wiil meet for work at ? clock sharo Thursday 1tyernoo in he Parish ho2ac. Supper will be crved at OK lock.
 The Grange will give a leap year ance in the Town hall this evening. The March meeting of the school