New Britain herald., 1917-08-07
jail sentence, Justice Prior electing to give him another chance.
 May Oore Here Oct01,eT

jail sentence, Justice Prior electing to give him another chance.
 May Come Here October 1.
 That Rev. Edwin c. Gillette, who has accepted a call to the pastorate of the local Congregational church, may come here early in October is indicated in the letter of resignation sent to the Congregational church in Canaan of which he has been pastor for the past fifteen years. MT. Gil- lette has asked to be relieved of his work in that town on October l to permit of his appearance here on the first Sunday in tbat month.
 The Canaan minister Is held in high esteem by his fellow townsmen and the members of his church are so interested in his success that it is likely his wish to have his resigna- ton accepted before October will be granted.
 In his letter of leave-taking he said: Here in your honey and comfortab ble parsonage has centeyed all our home life. here were born our two children and here we have re- ceived from the many friends every courtesy and deeply cherished ex- pressions of good will and affection. I can assure you, my friends, that such ties as these cannot be easily or painlessly broken. But for some time I have felt that I should not stay beyond my fifteenth anniversary. have been considering two calls which have been extended to me. one in eastern Massachusetts and the oth- CT here in Connecticut.
 T have now decided to accept tho one which will keep me in the asso- citations of this state and not very far from the friends in this church. The church in Plainville is the ono with which I have been led to cast my lot.
 According to the terms of my call here, l am supposed to give this church three months notice; but am going to ask you to release me in two months, that I may be able to assume the new duties on the frs: Sunday of October. I make this re- quest feeling sure that the work will not suffer thereby''
 Seven Blasts Call Guard.
 Captain J. H. Trumbull of the Home Guard has made arrangement to have the fire whistle sounded in case the services of his command are needed to quell a riot or otherwise perform the duties for which they enlisted. Seven blasts of the fire whistle will call out the local com pany, the members of which will as- semble immediately to receive com mands from the senior officer on hand.
 The Plainville company is now a we'll drilled military organiza ton and is ready at any time to respond to a call for service
 Brief Items.
 The Grange will have a regular meeting tonight in its hall on Pierce street
 Miss Anna Murphy of Whiting street. has gone to Freeport Maine, where she will spend a few weeks in camp with friends.
 Miss Leona Danes of Forestville avenue is visiting with relatives in Litchf1eld.
 Judge Byington will give a hearing in the probate court on August II on the petition of Epaphroditus Peck for permission to settle a claim of Jeremiah Lewis against the estate of Sylvester N. Ryder of which he is ex- ecutOr.
 Among the enlisted men with which Pla1nville should be credited George Fl. Young is conspicuous. Mir. Young has served in the army for ten years and Is now somewhere on the At lantlc' on the U. s. S. Reid. He is chief petty officer on the destroyer. Young served in the Phillipine Islands when the Moros rebelled and also took part in settling the recent dis turbances in Haiti