New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-11

May be Center of New Catholic
District-Liberty Bond Quota Near
ly Subscribed.
Spanish influenza and pneumonia is
on the increase in town. The deaths
of Miss Jeanette Smith of East Main
street and Miss Elizabeth Leishman of
Bristol, who, for the past nine years
was stenographcr at the Trumbuli
Electric Ca, which occurred yesterday
proved shock to their friends.
Jeanette f. Smith.
Jeanette Elizabeth, aged 16 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Smith of East Main street, died yes
terday at her parents home of pneu-
mon1a. She had been i'll since last Sat-
urday when she was taken down with
a hard cold which rapidly developed
into influenza and pneumonia.
Miss Smith was we'll known among
the younger set, was a member of
the Congregational church Sunday
school and when she was graduated
from the Grammar school she was
valedictorian of her class. She was
a pupil at the New Britain High
school.
The funeral of Miss Smith will be
held from Ter home tomorrow at 1
o'clock and interment will be in Mid
dlebury. Conn.
Miss Elizabeth Leishman, aged %
years, oldest daughter of Mrs. Agnes
Leishman of No. 211 Goodwin street,
Bristol, who was taken i'll with the
influenza on Sunday, died yesterday.
H.
the daughter of the late John and
Mrs. Agnes Leishman. For nine years
she has been employed as ste
nographer in the sales department Of
the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing
Company in Plainvile. She was a
member Of the First Congregational
church and of Olivet Chapter, Order
of Eastern Star. Besides her mother
she leaves two sisters Misses Marquee
rite and Ethel of this city, and three
brothers, Frederick of this city and
William of the 3O1st Trench Mortar
Battery, now in France; and David of
the Canadian ENpeditionary Forces,
now in England.
The funeral will be held at her
home Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
L. II. Dorchester, pastor of the Pros
pect Methodist Church in the absence
of Rev Ernest L. Wisner of the Con-
gregational church, who is in training
at Camp Taylor, Ky. Burial will be
in West Cemetery.
Owing to the prevalence of Spanish
influenza the graded schools of the
town will remain closed at least an
other week.
FATHER WAV,SH,S SyTTCESC0p
No appointment of a successor to |
Rev Henry T. Walsh, as pastor of the |
Church of Our Lady of Mercy, has
yet been made, and it is probable that |
the vacancy will remain for a short |
time longer
1t is probable that there will be a !
division n the parish over which |
Father Walsh ministered. 1t is ex- |
pected that st. Matthews parish in |
Forestville will be set aside as a sep |
arate parish. This church has been |
under the direction of the pastor of |
the Church of Our Lady of Mercy |
since its organization. Father Walsh |
was the founder. The parish has in /
creased in membership, and it is be- |
ieved that the church authorities will !
decide that it should be ministered to |
by resident priest. ST. Patrick's |
church in Pennington, another mis- |
sion of the parish of Our Lady of |
Mercy, will probably be continued as |
a mission of the local parish.
1t is not known whether Father |
Walsh left a will. Searches made |
thus far do not reveal one.
Liberty Day.
A general observance of Liberty |
Day on Saturday is being planned. |
There will be one delivery of mail in |
the morning. The rural delivery will |
be made as usual. The post office will |
be open from 6:45 to IL o'clock, noon, |
and will then close for the rest of the |
day.
Going Over the Top.
Plainville is going to go over the !
top in the purchase Of Liberty Bonds. |
The sales yesterday took a big jump !
and the amount reported this morn |
ing by Mr.. Gillette of the committee, |
is $40, 600. The town has yet to sub
scribe $4,000 in order to attain the |
towns quota. The canvassers feel |
that the town is now in the "glean-
ing stage" and the work is going on
as earnestly before. 1t is fully ex-
pected that by Saturday night every
wage Garner in Plainviile Will have |
been solicited and there is no reason
why there should be a home in Plain
vile without a bond of the Fourth |
series. A member of the committee |
said this morning that anyone having
read of the Hun sacking and devastat-
ing in Cambria who is without a, Lib
ROnd of the Fourth series is NOT |