New Britain herald., 1917-02-12
PlainVflle News
CLOTHING STOLEN
 AS TRUCKERS SLEEP
Men, Who Appropriated Garments Unable to Pay Fines
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 White Ribboners of Hartford County l to Gather at Baptist Church Friday Business Men Wear Footpads- Eighteen Degrees Below Zero. of two pairs of shoes, although it was claimed that they had also stolen other articles of wearing apparel, James Burns and William McKenna l tice E. P. Prior. who heard the testi- mony in their cases this morning. The men are employed at the trans fer station and the shoes which they appropriated belonged to Patrick Hurley and James Butler. their fel- l low workmen.
 Burns and McKenna were in court Thursday for having abused Constable Marino because of his refusal to go to 1 the sleeping car to arrest two negroes l who had gone on rampage and had driven the other occupants of the coach out into the night. They were | given fines but were put on probation | that they might have a chance to set tie without going to jail Friday night while the other truck CTS slept considerable clothing disap- l peared and in the morning Hurley and Butler were without their rai- l ment Walking through the snow in his bare feet tho former called on Grand Juror Norton Saturday and registered a complaint. Constable Downing and Railroad Officer Grace l investigated, the arrest of Burns and McKenna yesterday following. The prisoners were unable to pay l their fines this morning and they were 1 taken to Jail to work out the penalty. Trolley Wire Down. Presence of mind on the part of 1 Charles Johnson of Mountain View probably averted what might have been a serious accident early this
 morning. During the night nearly
 1000 feet of trolley wire fell onto l the tracks near Hoyts station, the wind having tore it from it's position. Realizing the danger should a car run into the highly charged wire, MT. JOllHSOu lcll HIS HOAAC GU el1i C1i y hour and using his lantern for a danger signal stopped the first car coming from New Britain. It was dark at the time and had not the warning been given the car might have come in contact with the wire with the possibilities of disastrous re- suits.
 It was an hour before the repair crew could set here to fix the break Passengers the first west bound car had their choice of remaining in their seats for over an hour or walking to Plainvlile. They accepted the alternative and braved the zero climate. White Ribboners to Meet Here. White ribboners from the various places in this section will gather here Friday afternoon for the Ipid-winter institute of the Hartford county W. c. T. U. which is to be held in the 1 Baptist church. Temperance workers from all over the county are expected to attend and it Is believed that the attendance will be large.
 The institute will open in the morn ing at 1O:3O and will last till o'clock in the afternoon. The program will take the form of an "eff1ciency con- gress' in the morning. In the after noon there will be an address by Rev. 1 w. E. Lanphear of Hartford, a tenn perance orator of recognized ability. Lunch will be served by the ladies of the church to the townspeople as we'll as the visitors.
 Aged Resident Ill. Mrs. Ann Donahue. one of the old residents of the town, was reported this morning to be critically i'll at her home on Elm court and fears for her
 recovery were entertained.
 Mrs. Donahue was taken i'll with heart trouble yesterday and was in a seriuos condition last night.
 In Honor of Lincoln. Part of the afternoon session in the
 various grades of the local school
 were given up today to patriotic ex- ercises in commemoration of the birthday of Lincoln. Recitations were
 given by the children and the teach
 CTS discussed incidents in the life of
 the Great Erna ncipator.
 The Plainville Trust company was closed all day. Holiday hours were
 observed at the postofice. which closed at. nodh, the carriers making
 but one delivery.
 Eighteen Degrees Below.
 Plainville was today caught in the
 grip of King Frost, the thermometers
 registering the most severe cold of the
 winter In some sections the mercury
 dropped to eighteen below the zero
 mark early this morning. although
 the average was figured at fourteen
 and fifteen degrees.
 There was big demand for