New Britain herald., 1917-05-31

Gwillina, Esther and Florence Trum- bull and Elizabeth Benjamin.
 The girls gave playlet last fall for the Children's home benefit and for a number of weeks they have been working on fancy articles which they propose to sell for Saturday for the same cause. Grown-ups interest ed in their philanthropic efforts have made appropriate contributions and the prospects of a successful affair are indeed bright
 The Pussy Willow club was also numbered among the organizations donating to the fund raised for the purchase of flags for the Home guard and the town as gifts of the women and children of Plainville.
 southington Here Sunday.
 The All Southington baseball team will come here Sunday to play the team representing the Foresters of Plainville. It will be the first of a series of games for the championship and it Is expected to be a lively con- test. Southington will bring dele- gation of rooters here to cheer the visiting team on to victory. Supp porters of the local club will un- bers to furnish additional vocal fea- lures of the exhibition.
 A Number Register.
 Town Clerk R. c. Usher has re- ceived application to register for con- scriptton from a number of eligible young men. who either work here d. though their homes are elsewhere or! who expect to be absent from town on next Tuesday which is to be designated as National Registration day.
 Only those who plan to be out of town on Tuesday are allowed to rsg- ister ahead of time under the order of the war department. The others will be expected to present themselves at the town building on that date between a. m. and 9 p. m. at which time the registration boardew and . corps of assistants will be on rank to i'll out the blanks and issue cards to those who comply with the law.
 Over Twenty Acres of Hotatoes. i,
 Plainville's potato crop should be q. record breaker this year judging from the activities of the amateur
  planting tubers. &
 Nearly every family in town has {. plot of ground under cultivation end most of them have included potatoes in the crop they will attempt. to har- vest. e. .sssg
 Employes of the Trumbull Eleo- trio company alone. have sown potato seed in twenty acres Of Ind, fhe use of which was .3ivsn them sbx the Plainville Realty company The work is being done under the super- vision of Joseph Ednan, practical farmer, engaged as overseer, and he expects that with~ faYorabla .weather1 a big crop will be gathered in the fall.
 Brief Items. The funeral, of, Vincent Minella. I who died yesterday was held this of his parents, MT. and Mrs. vincen- 20 Minello of Whit4fE street. In- torment was In St. Joseph's cemetery. ' Miss Rena s4Levassar ha. accepted the position as-clerk in the PIainville ] cant by the resignation of her sister who is to become the bride of John L. Ahlauist on June 5. <
 The yForesters nave purchased a 1 new fias for their club room on Whiting street.
 Mir. and Mrs. John F. Graham and 1 son of Springfield were the guests of !! relatives in town over Memorial Day.
 Herbert .Ewald has accepted po- sition as clerk in Conforti's market.
 Miss Josephine Donahue is con fined to her home on Pierce street 1 with tonsilitis and grip
 Mrs. Enoch White of Hough street l has been elected a delegate to repre- 1 sent Fidelity lodge at the supreme !, convention of thes Order of the l Daughters of St. George to be held in l Chicago in August. FOR sALE-Cord wood, Cedar bean l
 poles and Cedar fence posts. Row. i
 land E. Hoerle. Plainville, Conn. |
 Tel. 51-2. @ 5-29-tf, 1 TO RENT-SiEgle house, all modern i
 conveniences, open fireplace. In- l
 quire F. F. Usher, Is Farmington l avenue, Plainville. 5-31.3dx | <