New Britain herald., 1917-08-01

entitled to enough credits for volun-
tary enlistments to make conscrip-
ton here unnecessary at this time.
However, as Plainville is but part
of a district, the town will apparently
be Obliged to send additional young
men into the service.
Among those who have enlisted
from this place are Corporals Earl
Madeley, Leon Roberts and James
Livingstone and Privates Frances
Barnes, William Bartlett. Harry Judd,
Walter Livingstone and Anthony Cut
tuci, all Of Company I, First Connec-
ticut Infantry; Private Emil He'd
quist of Company NJ; Private Albert
j. Conklin, aerial squadron, stationed
at San Antonio, Texas; Francis p
Sicily, Judd Wadsworth, Albert Allen,
Wesley Russell, Walter Hirsch, Will
liam Forshaw, Bruce Gilbert, Ray
mond Roberts, Clarence Hemingway,
Harold Hemingway, Elmer Howard.
Eugene Parkinson, James Fox, Will
liam Nichols, Frank Nichols and Wal
ter Forshaw of the navy: Harold
Lamb. naval reserves; Harry Fisher,
Merton Lamb and William Butler,
regular army, and Clifford Cowles
radio branch.
The town will have other voluntary
enlistments in a short time according
to present indications. Among the
prospective workers in the cause of
democracy is DR.. L. H. Frost, who
has been recommended for a commits
sion as first lieutenant in the medi-
cal reserve corps. DR.. Frost has pass
ed the necessary examinations and
the receipt of his commission is ex-
pected in the near future.
Price Of Milk Jumps.
Mr.. High Cost of Living is again
making a drive with milk and the
townspeople beginning today, are to
pay more for that necessity than ever
before In the history of Plainville.
Milkmen have advised their custom
ers that In the future they will have
to pay 12c instead of lie quart for
milk.
The farmers claim that because of
the great advance in the cost Of grain
they have been forced to increase the
selling price Of milk and they report
that even 12c a quart will not bring
them sufficient returns for the profit
which their investment and work
warrants.
fACIOr1eS close.
Because Of the excessive heat,
practically all the local factories sus-
pended operations early yesterday,
permitting their employees to seek a
breath of fresh air in the open. The
Elm City Brass and Rivert company
and the foundries remained closed to-
day, the owners thinking it inadvis-
able to ask the men to work with the
mercury climbing beyond the hun
dred mark.
The Plainville plant of the Bristol
Manufactu company was not in
operation yesterday afternoon but the
closing. however, was due to a break
down in the engine room rather than
the heat.
Brief Items.
Two women shoppers succumbe
to the excessive heat while trading at
the A. & P. Company's store yester-
day. Other heat prostrations were
reported from other sections of the
town but in no case was the patient
very seriously affected.
Frank Bowen of New York city is
visiting his mother Mrs. Margaret
Bowen of East street.
Mrs Robert Thorne and son have
returned from a visit to Maine.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
societies will have their annual meet
ing at the camp grounds tomorrow in
connection with the Methodist camp
meeting.
L. S. Mills Of SIS East Main street
is conducting a course of lectures in
citizenship in the summer school at
the State Normal school at Danbury.
Mr.. Mills is one of the state supervis-
ors of schools and has written a book
on Connecticut government.