New Britain herald., 1918-07-08
IS ON
 MOTOR MAIL LINE
New Delivery Service Expected to
 Begin Very Soon
ROUND TRIP DAILY
Several Minor Auto Accidents Over Week End-Draft Board Moves Office Here-OthcT News Items About Town.


 About Town.
 Postmaster P. J. Prior has received l word to the effect that a motor 1 vehicle mail service will soon be 1 started between Danbury and Wind 1 sor hy the way of Hartford This l service will include Plainville
 The service will begin at Danbury 1 and will go through the following 1 towns: Newton. Sandy Hook, South 1 bury, Woodbury. Middle cbury, Water l bury, Cheshire ALildale. PIantsville l Southington, PIainviIle. Pennington, 1 Hartford and end at Windsor One round trip a day will be made and ] if the plan works out well several l more trips will be made. The auto l mobile will leave Danbury at about l 5:30 A. M, and will arrive in Plain l vile at about 9:45 A. Nj. and will reach Hartford about 11:45. Tho 1 trip will be competed at noon. 1'he ! return trip will be started at 1915 1 p. M. and the mail will arrive in ] Plainville at about o'clock. The l trip Will be completed at ' o'clock. 1 The postoff1ce department feels l that the new system will save time
 
 some of the parcel post which is sent daily from the various postofi- 1 ces included in the rout. Fverone IS 1 asked to cooperate in making the ! new system a success and the driver l will be required to accept all articles ! carried by the United States Mail at 1 the present time. The postoffice off, 1 cials at Washington guarantee good 1 service and are positive that there 1 will be no delay in mail. Automobile Smash-Up. PJainVille witnessed three autOmo- 1 bile smashups over the week end. The first accident to take place was when an autom obile owned by Water bury party turned off the road at Broad street and ran into the ditch 1 The automobile lenders and lights were badly damaged and it was nec- essary to call garage man to install new lights. The car was a, large seven passenger Buick. None of the occu- pants were injured but all were badly shaken up.
 An automobile on it's way to Bristol from Plainville was struck by a tour ing car in ForestviIle center Saturday night The left wheel and lenders of the automo obile were badly damaged A large moving van owned by the Leon Washburn Shows Company was ! damag ged yesterday afternoon while on it's way from Waterbury to New Bri- tain The van was travelling at l rapid rate of speed when suddenly the left heel caved in and the van was ditched. It was reported today and the show will be able to take place in New Britain tomorrow. Draft Board Moved. The local draft board division No. 2 has moved it's headquarters from 1 Pennington to Plainville. PlainvilIe will be the Cafe on East Main street. 1 the members of the boards will be at the office daily excepting Sundays. Of flee hours will be from a.. m. to , D. m Any one desirin information concerning the draft may obtain it by applying at the draft boards office between the above named hours.
 Roc,well-Drake Notes.
 The Rockwell-Drake baseball team was defeated in 8 well played game Saturday afternoon at St. Marf's field in New Britain by the Annex team.
 The Rocl1Well-Drake team would like to ask the cooperation of all the toWnspeople in making this year a banner year for the PIainville team The team does not ask any admission but a silver collection WiM be taken up at the different games. The man agcr of the local team state that he can arrange for some of the best ball teams ill this section to come here providing that a good crowd shows up and backs up the team. The team donate a certain am mount of pro ceeds to the Red Cross.
 Curtin Arrested
 John Curtin, an employee at the local transfer station was arrested Sat urday afternoon by Detective William Grace on the charge of drunkenness. He was given a hearing this morning before Justice F. r. Prior. Justice Prior thought a good jail sentence fenced him to jail for 30 days. 1.
 New Canning Glass.
 A canning class is being organized in Plainville, and the first meeting will be held in the kitchen and din- ing room of the Masonic Temple on East Main street Wednesday,, July 10th, at S:3O The class is under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Scoville Everybody interested in food preser- Vation and the canning of fruits and vegetables is invited to join the only qualification for membership being that students must bring their own aprons, pairing knives, cans, and Vegeta hleS
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