New Britain herald., 1917-03-29
Plafnviue News
OLDEST RESIDENT
 CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. Olive M. Hemingway, Aged
 96 Years, Succumbs to Disease FUNERAL SATURDAY

I U N u h IA u D "A U N U IA l Had Been Resident Of Plainville for 65 Yeals-Iiome Guard Recruits Now Number Sixty-Hurdy Gurdy Comes to Grief-Othcr Items.
 Mrs. Olive M. Hemingway, Plain- villes oldest resident, and the last of a trio of nonogenarians whose careers attracted attention during the latter days of their lives, passed away last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James E. Webster of Broad street. Mrs. Hemingway had, been in a weakened condition for days, ail- ments incident to Advanced age prov. ing a great strain on her constitu tion, but her death had been unex- pected until few hours before she died, when she lapsed into state of semi.consciousness from which she failed to recover.
 Her funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at o'clock from her daughters home. Services will be conducted at the house. Mrs. Hem- ingway was the oldest member of the Congregational church and an effort will be made to get Rev. F. l.. Grant of East Hampton, former pastor, to oficiate at her funeral. The inter-
 ment will be in West cemetery. ! Born in Harwinton, Mrs. fleming way was ninety-six years old last January. She had lived in this town for approximately 65 years and was ono of Plainville's best known and ! most respected residents. She was a l woman of charming disposition and she had many characteristics that en- l deared her to all who had the pleas ure of her acquaintance.
 Although nearing the century mark
 in life's journey, Mrs. Hemingway re- tained her faculties in remarkable | manner until brief period before ] she passed away. She took a lively l interest in current topics and was a I most interesting conversationalist Her "reminiscences of Plainville's early days were fascinating and her neigh bors and friends were delighted with opportunities to chat over olden times with her.
 Mrs. Hemingway'S two closest friends, and for long time neighbors, oAOA "ASiAAA lhC pdoC IWO yQdIS 1Hcy
 were Mrs. Phoebe Cowles, who passed
 away at the age of 101 and Mrs Mary
 Morse. who was 97 when she was
 claimed by death.
 She was the widow of Jacob w. Hemingway, who died number of years ago. Besides her daughter she leaves a son, Tax Collector w. J. Hem ingway, a granddaughter, Mrs. Arthur Robbins of Waterbury, and great grandson.
 Hurdy Gurdy Comes to Grief. l< Canned music was spilled in the street last evening when a team owned by New Britain parties. whose names were not ascertained. collided with a hurdy gurdy, which had been enter taining the populace with patriotic airs and strains of the latest Ha-
 waiian melodies, the instrument being wrecked from the impact The organ grinder in charge of the outfit, was thrown by the' collision and sustained painful though not serious bruises. The hurdy gurdy was being drawn by it's operator along West Main street when the team crashed into it, the driver failing to see the music box in the darkness. There was med ley of popular airs as the mechanism ] in the instrument was put out of cons
 mission. the cries of the operator add 1 ing to the discord.
 The team was topped and the driver went to the aid of the injured man. who although suffering considerable pain was not badly hurt. He was l subsequently, able to tow the wreckage 1 of his meal ticket to New Britain. Recruits Number Sixty. Plainville men continue to report at ! the post office for enlistment in the local unit of the Home Guard and
 the committee in charge of the re-
 cruiting reported this morning that | there are now seventy names on the
 roll. Last night large number pre- sented themselves to take the oath and to submit to medical examination ] Among them were number of 1 foreign born residents, several of
 whom have not been made citizens. All of them, however, are ready to sever ties with the government of the l land of their birth and to shift their 1 allegiance to Uncle Sam.
 By the end of the week, the com mittee expects that nearly 15O will be
 in the service. ready to respond to