New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-09-26
PLAINILLE NEWS
PLAINvILLE QUOTA
IN LOAN $4,000
WOman'S Committee Meets and
Prepares to Aid in Drive
THE TOWN CAN Do IT
Charles f. Smith, Former Member of
Hose Company, Fights Fires in
F'rance-Lightning Hits Water Main
Magazines Wanted.

France-Lightning Hits Water Main
Magazines Wanted.
The Liberty Loan quota for Plain
vile has been announced as $4,000.
This is double the quota for the third
loan and means that the committee
will have to work twice as hard to
raise the amount. Everything is be-
ing done to make it easy for people 20
subscribe. The bank and factories, at
considerable trouble and expense to
themselves, have agreed to continue
the old weekly payment plan. All are
urged to do their utmost. Plan to
subscribe as soon as possible. And
plan to subscribe in Plainville If
YOU subscribe out of town it adds to
the trouble of accountants in that
town and it is eventually credited to
Plainville.
An important meeting Of the WOm-
ems committee was held last evening
at the home of Mrs. c. H. Newton.
Mrs. Emma Hills presided. Plans for
the campaign were discussed and
methods were studied. It has been de-
cided for the sake of efficiency and to
avoid duplication that the women are
men to canvass the men only This
point will be strictly enforced.
The new buttons have arrived and
are ready for the first subscribers.
button in your coat before Wednesday
will mark you as a volunteer subscrib-
err for the solicitors are not to begin
their work until then. It is confident
ly expected that there will be little
work left for the solicitors. The plan
Of the committee to raise the sum by
voluntary subscriptions is meeting
with great interest and enthusiasm.
Get into the game and put Plainville
on the map before Sunday morning!
Fights Fires in France.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Smith of Park
street have received letter from their
son, Charles F. Smith, who is IN
France with the American Expedt-
tionary forces. Before being drafted
he was a member of the Plainville
Hose company, and according to his
letter he is fated to continue fighting
fires. He writes as follows:
Dear Mother and Father:
"I suppose you have had some let
tiers from me before this one. L
haven't had any mail from home yet.
Take it from me, when do get some
it sure will seem goa It is two
months since we arrived over here and
the time goes by fast. Some of the
boys think we will come home pretty
soon, but others thing the war will
last some time. | think myself that
the Huns are nearly all in now and
that they will quit soon; if they don't
we will have to use force, that's all.
Zone of my buddies and I went over
tl,ie
coming back we saw smoke over by
the boys out. We beat it over and
I had to do that work since / left
the P. F. D.
This morning a Y. M. G. A. tent
caught fire from a cigarette butt and
we had to put that out. \ hay stack
also caught fire and We saved stack
of grain next to it. This place is
behind the times. We haven't a hose
and we had to get water in pals;
We pumped two wells dry. L suppose
the old town is as quiet as ever I'd
like to hit it for a little while. / hope
we may before long
II have been Watching for some of
the boys from home but I haven't seen
any Of them yet This seems to be
a big country, especially when you
are looking for someone.
well, [ will have to close this let
ter now Tell all my friends I was
asking for them and don't worry about
me- 7 am feeling fine. From YOUR
son who Is waiting to see the Statue
of Liberty,
PRIV. CHARLES F. SMITH
"Co. c., 116 Field Signal Battalion
"a. P. O. 727 American f. T.
Wednesday Closing Ends.
Yesterday afternoon was the last
afternoon on which the stores will
close this year. Beginning at the early
part of the summer, they closed every
Wednesday afternoon with the eXcep-
ton of two which closed Thursday aft
ernoOn. Beginning next week they
will be open every afternoon.
Minor Home on Furlough.
Richard B. Minor is spending a ten
day furlough at his home on East
Main street. He enlisted in the av1a-
ton corps in March and was sent to
Rochester, n. Y. He took a course
in aerial photography and is now an
instructor in that branch. He eH~
poets to be transferred to the ground
school in November.
Magazines for Soldiers.
The public is requested to need the