New Britain herald., 1916-06-19

West cemetery in a body to decorate
 the graves.
 AerOpIane Damaged.
 During the storm yesterday aft
 ernoon, Nels J. Nelson's aeroplane,
 which has been at Tylers Field for
 the past few weeks for try-outs was
 torn from it's moorings by the wind.
 The machine went on a "joy ride without a passenger. It was carried into the air nearly a hundred feet, subsequently diving to the ground.
 It was badly damaged.
 Several apple trees in the western section of the town were blown down, the wind for 8 few minutes having alm ost hurrican velocity. Auto Cuts Capers. An autom mobile, operated by chauffeur, said to be under the in fuence of liquor, cut up a few capers On East Main street this morning.
 The car crashed into Dr. J. C. Tan ner's auto which was standing in front of the physicians home and later rammed into a telegraph pole in front of the residence of the late Judge Neal.
 Dr. Tanners car was slightly damaged. The wind shield on the other machine was shattered when it hit the pole and one of the occupants received a bad gash on the forehead fl om flying glass. The car continued on it's way, however, and was zig | zagging towards Forestville when last seen.
 Dr. Tanner copied the number of l the machine and will present a claim l to the owner for the damage caused 1 to his car.
 Trolley Cars Collide. A number of passengers were i shaken up considerably and a few sustained minor bruises late yester- l day afternoon when two trolley cars were involved in a rear-end collision at Lazy Lane. It is said that the cars were moving close together at the switch at the time. The first car was brought to a stop but the m motorman
 cn the one following turned on the
 current in his excitement and the
 crash resulted.
 One of the cars was badly damaged.
 the front vestibule having been
 crushed by the impact. Motorman
 Barrett was injured slightly. His
 knee was bruised when the cars came
 together but the injury gave him but
 little trouble and he was around as usual today. Attorney Holden's Funeral. Several from P1ainville are ex- rected to attend the funeral of At- torney William C. Holden of Forest
 vile, which will be held tomorrow
 morning at 8:3O from St. Matthews church in that village.
 Lawyer Holden died Saturday af- ternoon at his home after an illness of several months. He was a highly respected resident of Forestville and was we'll known in Plainville. He represented Bristol In the legis-
 lature of 1910 and until i'll health forced him to retire was otherwise
 active in municipal affairs. His death cut short a career which gave con-
 siderable promise before i'll health forced MT. Holden to give up his 1 practice.
 To Answer Presidents Call. James Minor of New York, who has been visiting at the home of his father John B. Minor of East Main street left this morning for New York, where he will fall in with the
 militia with which he is connected in answer to the presidents call for the National Guard for duty on the Mexi- can border. Mr. Minor is a horseman of unusual skill. He is a member of | a New York cavalry troop. Harlan and Joseph Burgess and Charles B. Allen expect to be among | the soldiers to mobilize with the Connecticut National Guard at Man 1 tic. The young men are members of prit itoin nj nd will probably leave tomorrow to re- | port for duty.
 Brief Items. John E. Conlon was stricken with on attack of acute indigestion yes-