New Britain herald., 1917-08-14

Contractors May Not Finish Addition Before Oct. 1-Teacher Asks For
 Leave of Absence-Falls From Sec
 ond Story Veranda-NinistersH Here,
 Delays in the construction of the addition to the Grammar school building on Broad street have caused postponement of the opening of the Fall term to September 10, according to an announcement made today by Frank G. Osborne, secretary of the school board. While the contractors do not expect to have the addition ready for occupancy before October l, there is possibility that at least one extra room will be availa ble for use by September 10. An effort will be made to get one room ready that the congestion in the school building may be somewhat relieved.
 When the Fall term begins it is ex- pected there will be record-break- ing registration, Plainville having grown considerably i'll population during the last few months as re- suit of the coming of the Rockwell Drake company to this town and the big increase in the business of other manufacturers. How to accom- mo- date the children is liable to prove a big problem until the addition is ready as every grade last year had more than the quota usually assigned to a single teacher.
 The board continues to experience difficulty in getting a full compile ment of teachers. Negotiations are still in progress for making contracts with various applicants for places on Principal Judds staff but the board admits that vacancies are yet to be filled. The latest gap in the force re- suits from the request for leave ab- sence filed by Miss Susan Brock, who IS anxious to remain out of school for some time owing to illness. Miss Ruby Lepper has also requested that she be freed from her contract owing to illness in her family.
 As there are number of candi- dates the board expects to have g. complete staff when school re-opens.
 Child Takes Tumble.
 While attempting to give an exhi- bition of circus acrobatics, Frank
 
 expected lofty tumbling yesterday afternoon but fortunately escaped without serious injuries. The little fellow was playing with some other children on the second story veranda of the home of Hayden Griffin on East Main street when he fell from the railing to the ground below.
 Dr. l.. H. Frost, who was called to attend him, found that aside from a few minor bruises and a bad fright the child was seemingly none the worse for his experience.
 Veteran Odd Fellows.
 Plainville will be represented by a number of the members of Sequassen lodge at the annual meeting of the Veteran Odd Fellows association of the state to be held Saturday at Will cox's at Savin Rock. Those eligible to attend by reason of the fact that they have been Odd Fellows for over a quarter of century are A. J. Graham R. R. Roberts, George E. Spencer, B. T. Carter J. E. Webster, A. H. Dres- ser and E. D. Warfield.
 Confer Fifth Degree
 Central Pomona grange had it's quarterly meeting here today, mem- bers from various towns in this vicin- ity gathering to witness the exempli- fication of the fifth degree and to take part in other numbers on the pro- gram.
 Tonight the visitors will be the guests of the local grange at it's regu- lar bi-m monthly meeting.
 Foresters to Install
 Court General Lawton, F. of A., will meet this evening, when the officers recently elected for the ensuing year will be installed. It is expected that a number of Foresters from New Brit ain and other places in this vicinity will attend the session.
 Justice Has Good Memory.
 Were it not for the fact that Jus tice A. H. Condell has good memory for faces, Frank Murphy of Hartford arrested Saturday night for intoxica- ton, might today be enjoying his lib- erty. Instead the said Murphy is lan- gushing in the Hartford jail, where he must spend the next thirty days the court having imposed sentence as much for the false statements made by the accused as for his original of- fenSe.
 When presented to the court yes- terday Murphy declared that he had not been arrested before in six years Justice Condell, however, recalled that he had been before him on an charge but few months ago, a statement which the accused eventually admitted was correct.
 Many Ministers Here.
 Many of the Advent Christian 1l,, i,, v~i@ Novefc 0f% %10 c%o tD were represented at the ministerial of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts association held today at the Advent Camp grounds. Pastors of most of the churches were here and there were l also 8 number of lay delegates at t ho tn o,rtia aix tn