New Britain herald., 1916-07-31
PLAINVILLE LOSES
 PROMINENT CITIZEN William Allderridge, Veteran Pho-
 tographer, Passes Away GIRLS LURED FROM HOME

With Stranger Who Abandons Them
 Here--Child Breaks Arm While at
 P1ay-Camp Meeting Closes.
 Another of Plainvilles old residents l answered the Grim Reaper's call Saturday when William Allderidge, until his retirement from business a well known photographer and hotel keeper, passed away at his home on Huugh street after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Allderidge suf- fered complication of diseases and he had been In a critical condition for a number of days. His funeral will be held tom orrow afternoon from the Baptist church. The services will be conducted by the pastor Rev. J. G. Ward Burial will be in West ceme- tery.
 Mir. Allderidge had been a resident Of the town for a long time and he was one of it's best known citizens. Burn in England April IS, 1929, MT. Allderidge came to this country when but a boy. He had but few cents in his pocket and had to earn his own living from the beginning. Indus
 
 progress and at his death he was re- puted to be worth considerable honey.
 He at one time conducted a meat market here later. going into the photographic business. Tn those days photography had not developed to anything like the extent noted today and the taking of pictures was a busf- ness in which there was but a very small profit. MT. Allderidge went around the state in his portable studio and he became we'll known in all the towns he visited. He subsequently went into the hotel business, conduct ing the Allderidge hostelry. A strong advocate of temperance, he in sisted on keeping intoxicating bever- ages out of his place of business and there was no bar In the hotel while It was under his management. Never the1ess he prospered, saving consider abel money out of the profits.
 He was a member of Frederick lodge, A, F. and A. M and in point of years of aff1liation with the organiza- tion was recognized as one of the oldest Masons in this section.
 He was twice married, his second wife surviving him. He also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Anna Neal of Hartford and Mrs Charles M. Dean of Torestville.
 Child Breaks Arm.
 Priscilla, the ten-years-old daugh- l ter of MT. and Mrs. Everett Dlst1n, Is at the New Britain General hospital | suffering from a broken arm, the re- suit of an accident at her home in Mountain View Saturday afternoon. The little girl was playing around the ward while her father was at work on
  to climb a ladder which had been n1aced against the side of the building and fell badly fracturing her left arm at the elbow.
 She was taken to the hospital where the bones were set.
 Sunday Court Session.
 Constable Marine and David filled the cells in the lock-up oaturday night with "drunks Who hau oeeh ricted un near the center and a Sun 6av session of the court resulted, IT, stice A, H. Condell presiding.
 R,,t one of the prisoners went to ioi1 Toseph Gonvar being the victim. He made a poor showing in court and ,stice Condell "sent him up" for thirty days. Vincent Dross, Isaac Jerald and James Cairns each received sentences of thirty days but judgment was s,spended on the payment of costs. The men were also ordered to leave town. George Durham, a former resident who came here last week on @ visit after an absence of seventeen years, was among those to appear in court. He was charged with drunkenness. The court imposed a fine of s5 and costs.
 Lured Girls From Home. .. Two Hartford girls, aged nine and ( ten years, were found wandering round the streets late Saturday night , by Constable Marino. The children ' old the officer that man met them < near their home early In the day and I invited them to go trolley riding. f They accepted and came with him as ( far as Plainville where they were r l abandoned. They did not know any ( thing about their erstwhile ''friend." , Investigation showed that swart11y z looking individual, believed to be the stranger who lured them from home, f brought the girls into a local lunch z room early in the evening and bought r for them He was not f known here. G Officer Marino communicated with f the Hartford police and the father of z one of the girls came here after 9 them. When he arrived the last Hart f ford bound car had gone and as he 1 didn't have enough money to hire an Q ob1le he called on the authori- ties to provide lodging for himself and |. the children. The little girls were put ! up for the night at the home of Mrs.