New Britain herald., 1918-01-09
T'RUNBULL At Head
Of BANK AGAIN
Reelected President at Meeting Of
Trust Company Directors
ONLY EIGHT DIRECTORS

Bernard c. Skinner Granted Divorce
/ Funeral of Mrs. Gribbon Held This
MorninG---Ngasons and Foresters In.
stall Officers for Year
The annual meeting OF the Plain
vile Trust company was held last
night in the directors rooms and the
election Of officers took place. The
bank has gained a great number of
new depositors during the past year
and had a successful season for the
Christmas club. There was a total of
i $1,000 paid out to members of the
club on December ! ) last and the club
for the new year has already begun
with q greater number than the pre-
Vious year which proves the popular
ity Of the project among the people.
Tho bank was successful in the
floating Of two Liberty Loan cam
paigns In the first one a total of
$4,000 worth Of bonds were sold, and
in the second campaign the amount
totaled $4,000, most of which has
been paid up. The earnings of the
bank have been normal and were sat-
1sfactory to all those present
The directors for the coming year
are J. H. Trumbull, c. II. Calor, A.
II. Condell, T. It, Wheeler, Henry
Trun1bull, c. w. Hird, E. H. Hills and
A. A. Mcleod. The directorate has
been reduced to eight The officers
of the bank are J. H. Trum bull, presi-
dent; A. H. Condell, vice president;
urer; f. 7. Wheeler, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer.
Skinner Granted Divorce.
Bernard G. Skinner of New Haven,
formerly Of Plainville, who is a tool
maker by trade and gets good wages,
and does not drink, has been divorced
from Alice J. Soule Skinner. They
were married on July 5, 1915, and he
makes a charge that she deserted him
on May IA, 1914, as the result OF a
quarrel the night before. He found
her at the home of her uncle in East
Hartford where she was living at the
time. She is now living with her
mother in the Forestville section Of
Bristol
Masons Install Officers.
The regular meeting of Frederick
lodge II, A. F. & A M. was held
last night in the temple and the in
stallation of officers for the coming
year took place. A. A. Mcleod has
been chosen master for the coming
year.
Funeral of Mrs. Gribhon.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret Crib
bon was held this morning from the
home of her cousin, Postn1 aster Peter
J. Prior, of So Pierce street and at
$50 o'clock from the Church of Our
Lady of Mercy, where a requiem mass
was celebrated by her cousin, Rev
John Landry, of Moosup. The pail
bearers were all relatives Lauren
Graham, Harry Graham, James Ora
ham, James M Prior, Nathan Hale
Prior and Frank Prior. The body
was borne to the West cemetery where
it was placed in the receiving vault,
later to be buried in ST. Josephs
cemetery on Pennington avenue.
Father Landry read the committal
services at the vault.
Souvenirs From France.
Mrs. Charles L. Hopkins of West
Main street, has received from her
son, somewhere in France. two explod-
ed shells, made into little vases, one
with the German coat of arms. and
the lDScrptlOn 'GOtt Nit UnS, the
other, the American spread eagle,
shield and arrows.
Court General Lawton Social.
Court General Lawton held q So
cial and smoker at the club rooms
on Pierce street last night and the
installation of officers for the coming
year also took place. Those installed
were: Chief ranger, Joseph Keefe;
sub-chief ranger, James Hanley; fin
ancial secretary, Hugh Flood; record
ing secretary, James M. Prior; senior
woodward, Joseph GIynn; junior
woodward, James Foran; senior bea-
ole, Edward Barrows; junior beadle,
Arthur J. Dame; trustee, Thomas
Taylor and William Koran; treasurer,
William Cafferty. District Deputy
Grand Master Frank Osborne and
suite will go to Bristol tonight to at
tend the installation of officers Of
Pequabuck lodge, I. O. o. F.
Bradbury's Crullers and Doughnuts
on sale at Simpsons store.-advt.
WANTED-Board for two young
lady school teachers. Address Plain
vile school board 1-9-6d