New Britain herald., 1917-03-05

ganization, according to plans that have been made by women interested in the movement.
 The first of a series of such af- fairs was given Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. A. Tinker on East Main street. Cards were played at the tables. A buffet lunch was served. Mrs. Tinker's guests spent a most delightful afternoon and were well pleased with her idea for assist ing the club in its worthy work. The receipts of the gathering were $f1 which Mrs. Tinker turned over to the. club to add to the library fund. 9th CT. women present expressed the inten- tion of having similar affairs at their homes to help the library cause.
 Four prizes were offered, Mrs. F. "A. Gillette winning first, Mrs. Henry Norway second, Mrs. William Eaton third and Mrs. Philip Kent fourth. No Contagion Here. According to the report of Health Officer J. N. Bull, Plainville passed another month without having a con- tagious disease within its borders, the town showing a clean bill of health for February as far as infectious ail- | dition was true in January.
 Eight weeks of mid winter without a single contagious disease. especially in view of the outbreak of diphtheria, scarlet fever and smallpox in other places in this immediate vicinity au- gurs we'll for the health of the town.
 To Open Undertaking Business.
 Leo M.. Prior son of Postmaster F. J. Prior, is making arrangements to open an undertaking establishment on Pierce street. He will continue as manager of his fathers store.
 MT. Prior was employed as em- palmer for number of years by B. c. Porter Sons of New Britain.
 Get Plans Wednesday.
 Plans for the proposed addition to the Broad street school house will probably be presented to the school board at its March meeting Wednes- day night. Architect M. J. Unkelbach of New Britain, who is making the drawings. having made the changes suggested by A. L. Rogers, chairman of the committee.
 Brief Items
 Mrs. Michael Fitzgerald is report ed to be quite ill at her home on For estville avenue
 Dr. J. E. Prior of Boston spent Sun day in town with relatives.
 The directors of the Plainville Young Mems club will meet Wednes- day night Thursday the clubs bas- ketball team will play the Ramblers of New Britain in the Town hall.
 Frank O. Thompson was elected chairman of the Hose company's fair committee at a meeting held yester- day. The firemen are planning to have the fair in the Town hall about the 4middle of April.
 A committee from the Foresters of Kensington will attend the meeting of the local Foresters' club tomorrow night to invite the local minstrels to give the program at the coming F. of A. fair in that village.
 Work on the construction of Leland C. Hart's new ice repository has been completed.
 There will be Lenten services in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy Friday evening at 7:30.
 Miss Pauline Barreuther of W1nsted has resumed teaching at the Gram mar, school after an absence of ten days. enforced by illness. Miss Helen Dunn of Southington substituted at the school while she was laid up.
 Negotiations are in progress for the sale of the Clean Little Store" con ducted by Harry Rifchin, and the bus- mess may change ownership before the end of the week.
 Charles H. Norton of Worcester is making arrangements to make ex- tensive Improvements at the property in Red Stone Hill. which he recently purchased. Mir. Norton proposes to eventually build a home on the place, .nao13n9 to. Riainvflle after his retire.