Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
PLAINFIELD
Three Boys Arrested For Breaking in- to a House-Hifie Club Supper Post poned-Notes of Interest.

Albert Young, Leo Young and Ar mand Lacrose, the three youths who were arrested Wednesday by Officer Allen in connection with repeated rob- berries committed at Gottfried Kais- CTS home on Dougherty Flat. were given hearing before Justice Benja- min R. Briggs. at the morning ses- sion of the town court. The fathers of the boys were present and acted as guardians, entering a plea of guilty to entering the Kaiser home and to stealing $S5 in money along with ar ticles, including a. reySolver and watch. Judge Briggs ordered the three boys committed to the state school but the sentence imposed on the Lacrosse boy was suspended for one year during which time he is to report weekly to Grand Juror Frederick P. King.
 Before sentencing the youths, Jus tice Briggs gave them friendly advice, from which they could obtain an inn measurable amount of good. The boys took their sentence without any com ment Grand Juror Frederick King prosecuted.
 The Kaiser home had been broken Into three times and a total Of lSS5 stolen, the thieves securing s55 on the iast~ break. Grand Juror King was notified of the repeated breaks and he started to work quietly on the case, and on Wednesday Officer Allen ar rested the Young brothers and the Lacrose boy. The older Young denied having anything to do with the rob bery but at the Plainf1eld Grammar school, his brother. after denying at first, confessed to having stolen the money. Of the stolen money and articles, a revolver was the only thing recovered. they claiming that they had spent all. the. money.
 Appearing at the court also was Gottfried Kaiser. the complainant, who became quite Indignant when he found nut that he was unable to recover his ss5. He thought it a rank injustice and said that he would seek lawyer's aid to obtain his lost money.
 The Young boys will be sent to the school for boys at Meriden today in charge of Officer Allen.
 The case is expected to be an ex- ample which will cause the petty thefts here to stop.
 Supper Called Off.
 Owing to the failure of the commit tee in charge to secure clans for the supper of members of the Plainheld Rife and Gun club, the match shoot ever. in which Frank Congdon with a mark of 466 toped the list. The next three men in order were: Arthur A Chase, 462; Henry Ensling. 46 and William Cantwell, 457.
 Caboose Draped With Flags.
 One train crew which worked in the Plainf1eld yard yesterday showed their patriotism and their respect and hon. or for the memory of George Washing ton by draping their caboose with a large American flag
 Unclaimed Letters.
 Unclaimed letters at the Plainfield post office for the week ending Feb ruary 10, are addressed to Mrs. A. L. Ulricl1 and Mrs. William Vinicus
 Restrictions on Sugar.
 Plainheld stores, like many of the stores in neighboring cities and vil- lages, has a sugar restriction. When it was reported that sugar was to take a big jump in price. many of the housewives started to order a large quantity of sugar but found that they could buy only 50 cents worth week from some of the stores, although the supply was placed as normal.
 Mrs Charles Duville and daughter, Albina, of Baltic. were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Stanislas Charron-
 Rockwell Lyons of the Newport Ma val Training station is at his home in Central Village on a short furlough.