New Britain herald., 1916-05-03

a fair start. That they will receive the aid of the townspeople is gen orally expected.
 State Deputy Visits Here. S. w. Eddy deputy of the state l Grange, was here last evening to pay l an official visit to the Plainville branch of that organization. He found the society to be in good condition and he complimented the members on what they have accomplished during 1 the year MT. Eddy gave a most in- 1 teresting talk on the work of the Grange throughout the state Entertained at the meeting in addi- 1 ton to the deputy were members of the Oranges in Bristol Colchester, Whigville, New Britain and Avon. 1 The third and fourth degrees were 1 conferred on a class, and a harvest | supper was served.
 The meeting was one of exceptional interest and was largely attended. Archdeaconry Meets Here.
 Representative of the various Epis- ! copal churches in Hartford county, which included a number of clergy i men, gathered here today for the Easter meeting of the Hartford arch 1 deaconry, which opened this morning i at 1O:15 in the Church of Our Saviour.
 The morning session was given up 1 largely to a sermon by Rev. E. G. Reynolds of Glaston bury and the pre- ! sentation of reports from all tho i churches and missions in the county. At noon the visitors were enter tained at a luncheon served in the , parish house by the ladies of the , church.
 An address on Dante was a feature of the afternoon session. Cosgrovc Pneumonia Victim. Stephen Cosgrove, employed by the ! New Haven road as despatcher at the White Oak quarry, died yesterday af- i ternoon at St. Francis hospital in , Hartford, after an illness of a few | days with pneumonia. He was tWCn- ty-siX years of age. The young man ! had an attack of pneumonia during l the winter from which he recovered. A few days ago he was taken down with a cold from which a second at tack of pneumonia developed His condition was critical when he was removed to the hospital and he died a short time after he was received at the institution.
 The young man was a native of Bristol and was held in high esteem in that city. His widow, to whom he was married several months ago. a 1 brother living in Bristol and sister, ! who resides in Waterbury, survive ! him.
 MT. COSgrONc made his home with | his father-in-laW, Martin Anderson, ; quarry foreman for the White Oak ! Quarries company.
 The funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed.
 Macleod Buys Property
 Formal transfer of property on 1 West Broad street from the estate of l Albert Carlson to A. A. Macleod has 1 been made and the deed has been recorded with the town clerk. The property consists of a house and 1 eleven acres of land. It is part of the property known as the Bishcp place.
 MT. Macleod plans to have the house remodelled and he will make his home on the place.
 Brief Items.
 Franklin P. F'risbie has resumed his duties at Frisbie St Hemingways store after an absence of several months during which he made a nine thou sand mile pleasure trip with MT. Fri5- bic. While most of their time was spent in California and vicinity, MT and Mrs. Frisbie were in both Mex ico and Canada while they were away
 The condition of Miss Eliza beth Burns, who is at the Hartford hos pital suffering from bronchial pneu- monia, was reported this morning to be critical
 Pythian lodge, K. Of P. held an interesting meeting in Odd Fellows hall last evening. A smoker was eli jOyed after the business session.
 Mrs. J. J. Murphy and Mrs. Gather inc Cameron are spending a few days with relatives in Springfield.
 c. w. Russell of Mountain View had the index finger of his right hand badly crushed while at work in the Rocllwell-Drake factory yesterday. He is under the care of pr. J. c. Tan ner. It is not believed that amputa- ton will be necessary
 Consta ble Henry David was able to be around town today. The wounds inflicted Sunday night when he was stabbed in an altercation with the Cappia brothers, who he was at tempting to arrest, are healing nicely although they continue to give him considerable pain. The police conf