New Britain herald., 1916-03-23
PLAINVILLE BOY IN
 CHASE AFTER VILLA
Frederick ]. Dimes a Member Of
 Cavalry Troop Pursuing Bandit CALLED FROM FORT MEADE

OOH OI MI. allu MfS. J. E. Dimes Docs Not Believe Mexican Will Be Taken Without Long Struggle-TrolIey Co. Comes to Iactory's Rescue. Plainvlle is probably represented in the expedition of the United States for the capture of General Villa and his band of outlaws by Frederick J. Dimes, son of MT. and Mrs. J. r. Dimes of this place. who is believed to be with the second division sent across the border to reinforce the army marching under General Per3h- ing. Young Dimes is a member of the third squadron in the Twelfth cavalry, with which he has served since his enlistment as a soldier two years ago.
 He had been stationed at Fort Meade in South Dakota but aCcord- ing to a letter received by his par cnts a week ago his squadron had been ordered to the Mexican border to take the place of the division sent after Villa. Monday a postal card bearing a Texas postmark was re- ccivcd from him. The young man at that writing advised that his squad was to proceed into Mexico to join in the pursuit of the bandit chieftain. His parents now believe he is on foreign soil.
 Young Dimes did patrol duty on the border for several months after his enlistment. He is more or less familiar with the Mcxicans and in his letter sent from Fort Meade he was enthusiastic over the prospects of get ting into real fight. He expects that Villa will prove a very elusive quarry and the troops will not capture him without considerable time and trouble if he succeeds in getting among his friends in the mountanls. TrolIcys to the Rescue. The Connecticut company came to the rescue of the Bristol Brass com pany last evening, delivering thirteen tons of copper which had been held up in New Haven owing to the inabil- ity of the railroads to get the ship ment to the plant in East Bristol. The company was forced to close it's mill yesterday, as it's supply of metal was exhausted. and despite pleas to the railroad for relief the indications were that the shop would not he able to resume operations for several days.
 The officials finally arranged with the Connecticut company to have the metal sent as far as p1ainvil1e by trolley Freight Tho shipment ar rived here late last night and auto trucks and teams were pressed into SorNicc to transport it to the factory Although there were many drifts on the highways, the vehicles manageI to get through and by o'clock this morning the delivery of the metal was finished.
 The company has arranged to have several hundreds tons of copper sent in this manner until the embargo is lifted by the New Haven road.
 Early Vacation for Pupils
 The school board has arrang ged to close the local schools Friday for one week for the annual spring vacation. This course was decided on because of the lateness of Easter.
 Tn the past it hasc been the cus- tom to have the schools closed for week at Easter time but this year the vacation will probably be con fined to Good Friday.
 Orchestra Had Trouble
 >Lynchs orchestra from New Brit ! ain had considerable difficulty in get ting to Forestville last evening to play at the annual society whist and dance | in Firemen'S hall, and the members l did not report until an hour after tEe l festivities were scheduled to begin.
 The musicians started from New 1 Britain in taxicab. but the vehicle | was stuck in a snowdrift on the way l and the balance of the trip had to 1 be made in trolley cars. On the Bris- tol and Plainvillc line more trouble 1 was experienced. Snow had piled up l high on the tracks between here and l Forestville and the journey was made 1 slow because of the necessity or shoveling away the drifts to open the line tho blows making hardly an i'm pression on the obstruction.
 The dancc was continued until l o'clock this morning because of the delay in starting. A number from Plainville attended.
 To Attend Anniversary.
 Many of the Plainville Foresters will attend the. celebration of the fortleth anniversary of Court Prosperity of New Britain which will be held in that city next Monday evening.
 To enable the officers to get away carly the meeting of Court General Lawton, scheduled for that evening, will begin at 7:45. Members are urged to be on hand early.
 Fix Rural Roads.
 The board of selectman is anxiously ] awaiting the Spring thaw that the work of repairing the roads in Vest wood park used by the rural mail carrier may be started The pass ways which serve for highway pur- poses are in wretched shape and the post office department advised some time ago that the town would have to improve them if the rural carrier service was to be continued in that