New Britain herald., 1917-04-18


 their stores at noon tomorrow to give their clerks an opportunity to attend the celebration. The barber shops will also close at 12 o'clock. Canvass of the employees of fac- tories was started this afternoon to as- certain what number plans to spend the afternoon in the neighboring city and 1t Is probable that the concerns will shut down at noon.
 Trumbull Calls Out Guards.
 The Plainville unit of the Home Guard will have it's first company drill Saturday afternoon, a call to the members to assemble at the Town hall at 2 o'clock having been sent out to- day by J. H. Trumbull, commanding officer.
 The company will march to tho drill grounds, to be selected later, and will spend part. of the afternoon learning military maneuvers It is hoped that uniforms for the mempers will have arrived here in time to have the com pany equipped for it's initial drill.
 Captain J. H. Trumbull has been se- lected to give a talk in Hartford Sun day before the officers of the Home Guard of the state on "Marksman- ship" Mr. Trumbull is a crack rifle shot and a big game hunter of con- siderable experience.
 kPhones Out of Commission.
 Owing: to the fact that the gen. orator current, which supplies the power used in ringing up subscribers, suddenly went out of commission at the Platnville Exchange at noon yes- terday the town was without service flor about 20 minutes. The district office at Hartford was immediately mo- tified of the trouble and work men at once started for PIainville. Before they arrived there, however, the trouble had been recti1ed and the cur dent restored by Joel B. Hart, a cen tral office installer who happened to be in PlainYille Exchange on other work at the time. District Traffic Chief Nickerson made arrangements to furnish service over a spare trunk line and there was some service be- ! tween New Britain and Plainville AS the break in the ringing power oc- cured at the lunch hour, few tel ephOne users were inconvenienced and the promptness with which the break was repaired enabled the resumption of service in about 20 minutes Few subscribers even knew of the inter- ruption of the service.
 Woodwork Goes to Jail.
 John woodworth, arrested yester- day morning by Constables Downing and Marine for creating disturbance at the home of Roma c. Barrett in the Russell block. where he has been boarding. was fined $7 and sentenced f0 ioil fnr ri " do b,, T,,~<ao~ E D Prior. before whom he was arraigned on charges of intoxication and breach of the peace. Woodworth had been on probation for a similar disturbance which he created some time ago and the court decided that a term in Jail might serve to make him change his ways.
 Three transients, charged with drunkenness. also appeared in court ] yesterday. Sentences of thirty days in jail were imposed but Judgment was suspended in each case on payment of ] the cost of prosecution.
 Firemen's Fair Opening.
 The annual fair of the Piainville 1 Hose company will open in the Town 1 hall this evening continuing until and l including Saturday. Committees have 1 been at work on the arrangements | for several weeks and they look for l large attendance each night.
 The program this evening will be l furnished by the Imperial entertain | CTS. Dancing will follow. Fox's or- 1 chestra furnishing the music.
 The firemen at present stand we'll l in the affections of the people of the | town, partly because of the excellent 1 service rendered the community at 1 the devastating fire yesterday morn ing. and it is likely that their fair I, will.be well patronized.
 Cur1ie-Humason.
 Alexander Currfe and Miss Eva will be- united in marriage