New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
PLAINVILLE AGAIN
TO SEND SOLDIERS
Three Colored Registrars Go to
Camp DeveDS August /
LOCAL BOYS MEET IN FRANCE

Barr Judd Wadsvorth and Francis j.
Skelty Accidentally Meet Overseas
Thieves.
PlainVille is once more called upon
to send more men to the service Of
their country and help fight for lib
erty. Rowland Evans HeerIe of West
Main street has been called upon to
so to Syracuse Recruit camp, Syra
cuse, n Y, on July %. On August
the second colored CONTINGENT to eo
from this town will leave for Camn
Devens. Following is the list of men
to go: Sylvester G. Mason. "A Farm
nSton avenue: David Brown, Morris
Logan Of Mountain View.
WadsWorth Heard From
Mrs, Mary Wadsworth of Broad
street has received a letter from her
SON Barr Judd Wadsworth, who is
now stationed Somewhere in Franco "
IN the letter that he wrote he said
that he was enjoying good health and
was glad that he was able to do his
DIT. In the letter Wadsworth saws
That he met one of the Plainville
boys on the streets of France The
boy that he met in France was Fran
els j. Sicily, who is a brother Of Rob-
ert Skely. Sicily is stationed in Il
training camp in France and has not
AS yet done any active duty. Both
are serving in the navy
Potatoes Being Stolen.
Several complaints have been made
of late to the local town officials bv
the conductors and motormen on the
New Britain trolley line about the
Steallng or potatoes at the Connecticut
company garden at Sharp's crossing
One of the motormen Oh the trolley
line reported that over three bushels
OF potatoes had been stolen from
his garden in less than two weeks.
some made the complaints that beans
tomatoes and various kinds Of vegeta-
ples had been stolen and no one seems
to De able to discover the thief. One
OF the trolley men remained at the
garden few nights ago and no one
appeared on that night
Russell Home on Etarloueh.
According to information given by
William RUSSELL member of the
United states navy, who is stationed
on transport carrying wounded SOL
oilers from France to Ellis Island, n.
Y, two New Britain boys have arrived
at the island safely. One of the BOYS
is Private Fred Becker. Russell ar
rived home Yesterday and is now
spending a short furlough at the home
of his parents in Mountain View.
No Automobile Mail Service.
According to reports now about the
town as we'll as the surrounding cities
and towns Southington and PIainvile |
will be omitted from the new auto
mobile service which will begin in the
near future. When the plan was first
formulated Plainvile was among the |
list of towns which was to have the
benefit of the new automobile mail
service. The reason for emitting
PlainVille from the route is not known |
but it is thought that the new route |
VIII In some way he operated so that |
New Britain can be included and at |
the same time come frOr' Waterbury
by way of Cheshire. The local post Of !
fee officials were planning upon fne (
new service as a relief from the con- }
gested parcel post and mail conditions /
which are being experienced at va |
rious intervals. While the matter of |
changing the route and emitting
Plainville is not definitely decided |
upon by the post office officials at |
Washington, the reports now current |
about town may prove to be true.
War Savings Stamps
The general committee Oh War. Saw |
ings Stamps reports that the sale of !
stamps in this town is progressing |
Well A few weeks ago when the |
stamp campaign was nearly completed |
the committee reported that about !
$4,000 worth of stamps had heen
pledged, About a week ago the cam |
paign was completed and the town was
found to have pledged about s24, 600 |
which brought the sale of stamps to |
about one-half of Plainville's Quota
Plainville must raise about $4,000 be- |
fore the end Of the year. All the |
societies Of the town have pledged to |
buy a large quantity OF stamps At |
the present time the local court of |