New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
PaainViale News NORMAN l, CURTIS
 PLAINVILLE NATIVE We'll Known Farmer Passes Away
 At Home in Avon WAS "A YEARS OF AGE

Victory Bread-SmoI1e on Trolley
 Car Costs $5-Diyorcc Granted to
 Mrs. SchacfCr.
 Norman l.. Curtis, well known farmer, formerly for many years a resident of Plainville. died at his home in Avon yesterday at the age of A after an illness extending over a period of three years. Of late years he had made his home in Avon where lie was engaged in farming up until the time of his illness. Mr. Curtis was well known in Plninvilie by the older and some of the younger peo- pie of the town, having conducted butter and egg route for over 90 years here, giving up the route about ten years ago on account of advancing years. He had conducted his farm in Avon for some years. having been born and brought up in Plainville as a boy where he lived with his par ents ~at the old homestead on Wash ington street, and attended the school house on the corner as a boy. He was a member of the Advent church having in his younger years taken a very active interest in the doings of the church and in the Advent Camp Meetings which were held every year. He was never known to have missed any of the camp meetings in all these years having put up his tent and attended the meetings as much as his farm work would allow him to. Mr. Curtis was a brother of the late George c. Curtis and is survived by his wife and one sister, Mrs. Francis Dimock of Bristol Funeral ar rangem ents will be announced at a later date.
 Divorce For Mrs. Schaefer
 Judge Lucien F. Burpee of the Su- perior court in Hartford has granted Sadie Schaefer of Plainville divorce from George W. Schaefer who is liv- ing at Beacon Falls, and to whom October 2S, 1907. Mrs. Schae1ers maiden name was White and she was we'll known in Plainville where she had lived for a great many years previous to the time of her marriage. On September p, 1914, Schaefer was charged with deserting her. Mrs. Schaefer said that they had words be- cause of the fact that he was assciat- ng With other women. There was a child born to them of the marriage whose custody was awarded to the mother but it was agreed, that the father was to be permitted to sec the ehild at reasonable intervals.
 Fined For Disturbing Peace.
 The long arm of the law was put into effect last Sunday night when John Wojtusik, a resident of the city of Bristol was garnered in by Con- stable Marine on a charge of breach of the peace and general disturbance. ohn had been out on a party Of some kind Wherc a celebration was in order md had taken just little bit too much of the merry mucilage which l vas the cause of his debauch When ne first got into town he started to make trouble for the trolley men by boarding the car and wanting to lick ! every one that was in the car at the 1 ime. he was prevented from doing l his however by being gently escorted l rom the peaceful atmosphere of the | rolley. That was not enough for him ! put when the next Bristol car came 1 n he got on and proceeded to smoke 1 lis pipe. a violation of the statutes l This was too much fot the trolley men ;0 Constable Marine took him In ;harge and he was in court yester- fay and faced Judge Conden who ordered him to pay fine of s5 and 1 :osts which he promptly did.
 In connection with the Patriotic Food Exhibit to be held in the Red Cross rooms, March 9th and 7th here will be a competition in Victory Bread making, on both days. open to III the women of Plainville, who wish 0 complete. A prize of s2 in Thrift stamps is offered for each day. The bread will be judged by Mrs. J. M. Dean, County demonstration agent.
 Tn view of the drive for members to ,e made by the Hartford county eague during the week beginning March 3. booth will be open lroughout the exhibit where all who wish to identify themselves with the eague may register and receive mem ,ership cards. Plainvilles member hip quota has been fixed at one hum Lred and forty four, divided equally mong the men and women of the own.
 Wherever these food exhibits have ,een held, public interest has been reat. Here, as elsewehere, the object S to show what foods may best be substituted in place of those now ractically impossible to obtain. or which should be conserved for the se of our army and navy or our lilies.
 This exhibit is free and all are in +ted.
 Piatnvi1Ic Briefs.
 The meeting of the Women's For ign Missionary society of the Meth dist church which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon of this week has cen postponed until Wednesday fternoon of next week.
 Miss Genevieve Conlon of Whiting treet. employed as chief telephone