New Britain herald., 1916-01-26

a week ago caused the officials to make plans for her commitment to the town home in New Britain. Mrs Lloyd is a highly respected resident and widow of a Civil war veteran. Consequently there was a storm of protest over the idea of sending her to the almshouse, resulting in the selectmen changing their plans.
 While she is practically penniless, Mrs. Lloyd receives a pension of $3 a week and to protect that, the select men want a conservatOr put over her. An effort will be made to have the pension increased that she may get enough money to support her without any assistance from the town.
 Relatives of the woman tried to have conservator put over her few years ago before her funds had be- come exhansted owing to her benevo- fences but .she made such a favorable impression fon' the court at the tim {, that the application was refused. Y 2, Judge Byington has not as yet as5. signed "a date. for hearing, the se-' 1ectmen's petition: & .r "., f. Birthday Surprise. f
 Mrs. Ralph Seymour was rendered a birthday surprise visit by a number of friends last evening at the home of her father-in-law Charles c. Sey- mour of East Main street, where she has been staying for the past week. The affair was made most enjoyable. Music and games gave considerable pleasure to the young people during the evening.
 A buffet lunch was served, birth day cake, decorated with candles, tln Building Material Arrives.
 Two carloads of brick and other material to be used in the construc- ton of the Rockwell-Drake com- pany's factory building have arrived in town and have been placed on spur track near the Rockwell prop erty.
 EXcavating for the cellar is pro- ceeding rapidly and the pouring of cement has already been started. It 1 is expected that within a week the | brick masons will begin work. It is l planned to have the work sufficiently advanced by the middle of March to permit of the installation of machin- l cry.
 1 Fell From Building. | Ernest Armstrong a carpenter, fell l from the building on Whiting street l which is being erected for J. Arthur l Lynch, yesterday and sustained pain | full although not serious injuries. The ] man was at work on the house when
 he slipped and fell striking the ground
 about fifteen feet below. He was attended by Dr. J. c. Tan ner. A supercial examination failed 1 to reveal any broken bones. The mans back appeared to be injured ] and he was removed to his home on l Linden stret, New Britain.
 Entertainment Postponed. 1 The Woman's club announced to- 1 day that the third entertainment l in the course it had arranged for the benefit of the library fund has been postponed from February 1st, the date | for which it was scheduled. Walter EccIes was to appear at that time, but l the Red Path bureau of Boston, under whose direction his bookings are made, notified the club yesterday that he would be unable to make his PIainville debut until later The date of the entertainment will not be set until further advices are received from the bureau.
 The Savranoffs, Russian players will be here on March 8 to give the final entertainment of the series. It is like ly that Eccles will give his program before that date.
 Laid Up Two Years.
 E. D. GridIey, we'll known old resi- dent, was able to be downtown today for the first time in nearly two years. MT. Gridley is badly crippled with rheumatism. For over @ year he was confined to his bed. Of late he has ben able to get about the house with the aid of cane, but until today he made no effort to venture on the streets.
 Mr. Grid1ey for a number of years was principal of the local school Many of his old friends, particularly those who were his pupils, greeted him this morning.
 Brief Items.
 John Irish of Manchester is the guest of MT. and Mrs. William Calm bach of Pine street
 James Simpson is making plans to take over the grocery business for merly cond' | q under the name of Boynton & Simpson. He proposes to buy out the interests of his deceased partner and will probably conduct tAe business under his own name after February 1st
 A. N. Clark is again able to be out arter having been confined to his home TOT few weeks He suffered from pneumonia.
 Rev. w. P. Kilcoyne of this place was speaker at the Catholic frater-