New Britain herald., 1917-11-08

suits among the men.
 livan of East Main street will be pleased to learn that she is on the road to recovery and is now able to sit up for few hours each day. She is still confined to St. Mary's hospital in Waterbury where she has been for the past several weeks as the result of a trolley accident in which she re- ceived serious injuries.
 For Boys cover There"
 Fire Chief Norton, custodian of the tobacco fund which was raised through the efforts of the Plainville hose company, stated this morning that the money now in the fund will be expended among the enlisted and the drafted men. As soon as it is learned definitely the number of To- cal young men who are in th( serv- ice and their respective addresses the fund will be sent for smokes for those in this country and those ''somewhere in France.''
 It is planned to send tobacco and cigarettes to the boys in France with in the next few days in order that they may get there before Christmas. MT. Norton said this morning that he did not have the addresses of all the young men who have gone abroad ] and 1t has been suggested that he get in touch with Stanley Gwillim, chair man of the local committee of the 1 Connecticut State Council of Defense who had charge of the compilation of a list of all enlisted men and will | probably be able to furnish addresses. Packages to the men stationed at
  probably be sent at a later date. Dry, But Wet.
 Under the above caption an article appeared in Tuesdays issue of the Herald stating that New Milford, Conn. saloonkeepers are keeping their cafes open despite the fact that the town went dry at the last election. | 1t attracted the attention of num- Der of the Plainville residents. main- l ly, it is supposed. because this town also went dry at the last election, as a result of which local hotel men l were forced to close their emporiums the first Monday in November. In New Milford it was also sup posed that the saloons would close l the first Monday in November when | their licenses expired. However, it ! was later found that under one l amendment adopted by the last legis- 1 lature the saloons were permitted to 1 keep open apparenely until Decem- ] Der l. A still further amendment was ! later discovered which it is claimed | added to the confusion of the issue, some asserting that it nullifed the 1 other amendment.
 | Five of the saloonkeepers in New Milford applied to the county com- 1 missioner for renewal of licenses, were refused and have taken an ap- peal direct to the supreme court. Pending the decision the saloonists claim that they have a right to con- tinue business until the first Mon- l day in December and are so doing. It is not expected that a decision on the New Milford case will be handed 1 down before January and the mo- license advocates say that in the mean l time they will take no action. 1 A number of people who read the l article on the New Milford case have asked why the local hotel men did not
 stay open until December instead of | closing last Saturday.
 l AS far as can be learned the 1 saloonists here contemplated closing
 in December until a decision was 1 C~
 month by ordering them to close their 1 business in November Accordingly,
 it is said that several saloon keepers
 applied to the county commissioners for renewals of their licenses but met
 with refusal. Rather than to take an
 appeal the local men decided to avoid
 a controversy by closing on schedule l time.
 p1o1pville Briefs
 The Foresters' club will hold a social
 and dance at the Town hall Friday
 evening, November 23.
 James J. Murphy received word to- day that his mother died at her home 1 in Springfield, Mass, at o'clock this 1 morning. Mrs. Murphy, who lived in Plainville and was well and favorably
 known here, had been III for a num-
 Der of years and news of her death did 1 not come as a great surprise. The condition of Mrs. B. A. Freeman l of West Main street is\ critical, and no ] hopes are held out for her recovery.
 She is suffering with pneumonia. l Henry O'Hara, who is also suffering
 with pneumonia, is not expected to l live.