New Britain herald., 1918-05-20
WARRENP. MORGAN SUCCUMBS TO SHOCK Prominent PlainViIIe Resident
 Born in Kent in 1888 RED CROSS DRIVE OPENS
CanNassers Report Early Success Carl H. Nelson of ForestViIIe Ave- nue Missing in Action-Rockwell- Drake to Build Addition.

Drake to Build Addition.
 Today Plainville mourns the death of one of it's oldest citizens. Warren P. Morgan, who died Saturday aft ernoon from the effects of a shock which he received last Tuesday at his boarding house on East Main street MT. Morgan was born in Kent, Litchtied County, in 1888, and at the age of Fl was married to Maris E. Miles. They. took up their resi- dence in Plainville where MT. Mor- gan conducted a grocery store in the Morgan block on West Main street
 For IS years he owned a clothing store. After IS years of business life he moved to Meriden where he lived a few years He returned to Plain vile and opened restaurant which bears his name. He conducted the restaurant for eight years and then decided to give up business life and sold out to John F. Gleason. Mr. Morgan's wife died about five years ago and he is survived by a brother, Henry, of this place, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Matthews of New Ha- ven, Mrs. John A. Curtiss of Meri- den. He Is also survived by two children and three grandchildren. His children are Ernest Morgan and Mrs Nellie Roberts, both of this place. The grandchildren are War ren Roberts. who is in the service, stationed at Fort Houston, Texas, and Ruth and Nelson of this place. MT. Morgan was the oldest member of the A. F, and A. M. The funeral will be held from his late home Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with interment in West cemetery. Rev. R. H. Bur ton, pastor of the Episcopal church, will officiate.
 Plafnville Boy Missing.
 Carl H. Nelson. son of John Nelson of "A Forestville avenue is reported among the missing in action on April 22nd, according to telegram re- ceived by his father from Adiutant General Mccain.
 Rockwell Drake to Build.
 The Rockwell-D division of the Marlin Rockwell Corporation will be the largest plant in town if it's size keeps increasing. According to re- port of the officials, the company will soon begin a new addition to it's present plant on Woodruff avenue. Al the present time the plant employs about $50 hands.
 Red Cross Drive Opens.
 The Red Cross drive which began yesterday afternoon is success thus far. All the canvassers of the town began their work yesterday. They will probably make a report to the executive committee tomorrow. It is hoped that the to 6 plan will work out we'll and if it does there is no reason why PlainvilIe cannot reach the quota. 5000. The 1 to 6 plan means that every working man and woman of the town will give at least one days pay to the Red Cross Yes terday all the Clergymen of the town made an earnest appeal to their con- gregations to help all they possibly could.
 Red Cross Pamphlets Distributed. The local Red Cross workers of the town made tour of the town after the parade on Saturday and distri- buted Red Cross pamphlets which told of the work which the Red Cross l was doing and what it expects to do 1 in the future.
 Plainville was well represented in 1 the parade on Saturday and the l toWnspeople were very proud of the l PlainVille floats. The w. c. Cahill l company contributed the use of their l truck to Rev. Lucyan Boinowski | pastor of the Sacred Heart church, 1 New Britain.
 Ball Game. Yesterday afternoon the AH-Plain- = l vile team went to defeat at Rock l vile. The score was ? to 1. This
 is the first defeat that the Plainville
 team has suffered.
 At RoCkWell-Drak field the Rock l well-Drake played the Terryville h.
 dependents. The score was in Rock | well-Drakes favor, Il to 1. | Brief Items.
 l Britain avenue are receiving congrat-
 ulations on the birth of a son, Robert i Edward.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Sl1inner of New ! Haven. formerly of this town, are re- ceiving congratulations on the birth
 of a daughter.
 Sergeant Peter N. Prior spent the 1 weekend at the home of his parents
 on Canal street.
 Mrs. M T. Nolan of Hough street
 has received the United States sea
 prize contributed by the w. c. T. L
 Word has been received by Mr ant
 Mrs. Corning of the safe arrival o1