New Britain herald., 1916-01-08
PlainVille News COURT SEVERE WITH
 FREIGHT HANDLER Transfer Station Employe Fined
 $S2 and Given Thirty Days GRAND JUROR MAKES ARREST

Samuel Dennison Before Justice E. P. Prior-Schools to Cost About $14,- coo for Year-Service for Masons- Hens Make Record
 Imposing severe penalty to demonstrate to rowdy element in the sang of freight handlers brought here to work at the transfer station that the authorities will not tolerate any abuse of the privileges given to transients who come to Pla1nvllle, Justice E. P. Prior last evening fined Samuel Dennison of New York $32 and costs and sent him to jail for thirty days. The accused was out of funds and he was taken to the Hart ford jail where he will spend the next three months.
 Since the arrival of nearly one hum Gred "ruStabouts" at the freight yard the police have experienced some trouble with an element which seems inclined to cause trouble at every op- portunity Some of the gang hail from New York and are rather rough looking characters. Apparently they regard Plainville as tank town and they act as though the laws are to be ignored during their stay here. One of their number must realize their error He was arraigned Tn court last night on the charge ot drunkenness and indecent exposure and he left the chamber a much meeker individual. Dennison was ar rested yesterday on Central Square. His actions caused Grand Juror M. A. Norton to take him in tow, subse- quently turning him over to Constable Cornelius Downing. Justice Prior fined him $7 and costs for intoXlca- ton and an additional $25 and thirty days in jail for indecent exposure. The punishment meted out to the 1 accused is expected to have salutary effect on his associates It should serve to make them realize that the town does not propose to permit them to ride roughshod over the laws and that during their stay here they must deport them selves as gentlemen. Service for Masons. Frederick lodge, A. F. and A. M. has accepted an invitation to attend the evening service in the Church Of Our Saviour Sunday. The sermon will be given at 7 o'clock by the rector, Rev. R. H. Burton, who is chaplain of
  of the grand lodge of Connecticut, serving for this Masonic district. Masons in other towns in this locality lave been invited to be present at the service tomorrow night. The service, however, is not for Masons only and the public will be welcomed
 The morning service will be at 1O:45, Sunday school beginning at 12 o'clock.
 We Love Our Teacher.''
 The following self explanatory com munication was received by the "Plainville, Conn.,,
 Jan. 7th, 1916. 'The New Britain Herald:
 "Gentlemen: Following is an ar ticle I would like to have appear in Plainville News Item:
 <There is great need of a child welfare league in Plainville, Conn. There is not single thing for a boy or girl to do in Plainville except to roam the streets evenings and then they are apt to get into bad company as all the rum holes are right in the center Of the village you can plainly see what society is like for young boys and girls to mingle with
 That isn't all that the Welfare league will find that needs correct ing.
 Our schools are under the present management, simply rotten. The board are of the old reactionary type of men, who believe that might is right and so the children are thrashed and thrashed and then thrashed some more, until the schools are nothing more than a preparatory to the reformatory at Cheshire and while it costs the town of Plainville one-third of their entire income, this money is simply thrown away, be- cause the children hate the very ground the superintendent walks on and therefore there is nothing learn ed and nothing gained.
 This particular situation has ur- gent need of welfare league, for the sake of the children and we are going to work for the formation of the same.
 "Very trurly,
 A. B. Bentley'