New Britain herald., 1917-04-21
PLAINVILLE COUPLE
 MARRIED 50 YEARS
MT. and Mrs. Samuel Pratt to Celebrate Golden Wedding Sunday DESCENDANTS TO ASSIST

at Gatl,ering-Fincs Imposed by Juatices-Lawn Club Committees Named-At the Churches.
 Fifty years of happy married life will be rounded out tomorrow by Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Pratt, two of Plain ville's old and highly respected resi- dents, and members of their family will gather at their home on S3 Forestville avenue to participate in a quiet. celebration of the event. The couple have made no plans for an elaborate observance of the day but permit the anniversary to pass un- noticed and it is likely that three generations will be represented at the reunion to be held in connection with the golden wedding celebration.
 MT. and Mrs. Pratt were married on April P, 1867 in Harwinton, some time after MT. Pratt returned from the Civil war in which he served as g. member of Company I, First Connec- ticut Heavy Artillery. The ceremony was performed by Rev. MT. Bissell. At the time Mrs. Pratt was a widow with two small children, her first husband, Frederick l.. Dougal, having been killed while in the service of his coun- try. He was mortally wounded by a sharpshooter while with his regiment at Suffolk, Va.
 The couple came to this locality only a few years after their wedding and they have since resided here. MT. Pratt is clock maker by trade and for many years he worked in the Ses- sions and Ingraham clock factories in Bristol. He has been retired for number of years.
 MT. Pratt is a native of Harwinton and his wife was born in Plymouth. Her maiden name was Mary M. Griggs. Their descendants are the following children; Clarence H. and Frederick l.. Dougal of Torrington; Mrs. Frank Dains of -IAtchfield; Ed ward M. Pratt, superintendent of the Corbin Screw factory in New Britain Emerson s. Pratt foreman in Russell and Erwin's in New Britain and Mrs. Frederick Loomis of Glas- tonbury. They also have eight grand dren.
 The couple arc we'll known in this section and they have many friends as was attested to by the large number of postal cards and letters contain ing congratulations on their golden wedding. which showered them today. Both are in excellent health
 Since retiring, MT. Pratt has given up considerable time to trout fishing in season. He is an enthuiastic disciple, of Izaak Walton and is perhaps as we'll acquainted with the favorite haunts of the speckled beauties as is any of the fishermen hereabouts. He l is a thorough sportsman and is recog {! nized as an expert with the rod and reel His wife is a woman of many 1 admirable traits and enjoys the esteem l of tho entire community. !
 With Court Officials. Found guilty of abusing a horse | and disturbing the peace, John Do- l bruck, New Britain youth, was 1 fined $6 and costs by Justice Condell l before whom he was arraigned on sev- | eral charges yesterday afternoon. l The young man had interfered with l Constables Marine and Anderson when | they attempted to take possession of a team which he had hired at a New 6rlldln livery SIaDle. 1H0 morse which he was driving had apparently been abused and after communicating /, with the owner the officers had de- l cided to put it in livery barn. Do bruck objected so forcibly that the po- licemen locked him up. In court the young man pleaded guilty to 1.-two charges and the other counts were nolled. 1
 Matthew McInerney. also of New Britain, appeared at yesterday after noon's session of the court. He de- nied that he was drunk at the time of his arrest and although the court I explained that if he admitted. his f guilt, there was a chance that judg- ! nhent would be suspended, the pris. r oner was unwilling to confess. A fine of $7 and costs was imposed and the accused was taken to jail to work { out the penalty.
 Justice E.. r. Prior and Grand Juror NJ. A. Norton were unable to get ] away from their business duties this 1 morning to try David Meyers, a truck | CT at the transfer station who had l been locked up by Constables Down. i;
 ing and Marine for intoxication. ! Rather than force the man to remain l in the lock-up until this afternoon 1 they had the officer bring him to the ] Plainville Hardware company's store l where the charges against him were heard. Justice Prior imposed fine oft$1Nnd costs for drunkenness and l a sentence of thirty days in jail for breach of the peace but suspended execution of the latter penalty.
 Lawn Club Committees.
 The governing board of the Plain- vile Lawn club has appointed the i following committees to serve during i