New Britain herald., 1918-07-25
DRAFTEES Sing AS
THEY MARCH TO WAR
Seven Leave to Become Soldiers
for Uncle Sam
HEMINGWAY WRITES HOME
Sailor Describes Battles With Subma-
Idnc and Interesting Trip Ashore
Display Light RestrictiOns-SiIent
Traffic Officer Ignored.

Display Light Restrictions-SiIent
| Traffic Officer Ignored
| Several hundred people were at
| the station this noon to see the draft
contingent off. Plainvine sent seven
| men to camp. They left the local
! draft boards office at 1880 and were
| escorted to the station by four mem
| bers of the local State Guard. Among
| the seven men to so from this town
were three married men. The local
| board sent ITO men from this district,
| most of them coming from Souhington
and Bristol. All appeared to be in
excellent mood and arriving TT the
! station, sang popular songs They
| left this town for camp at 1905. The
men to leave were as follows: Allan
Mckee, Martin Foran. Michael JOS
| eph Lovett. Howard Henry Radcliffe,
Angelo A. Cassoria, Robert Joseph
! Crosby and Thomas Lappie.
Restriction On Display Lights
Postmaster Peter J. Prior has re-
ceved g notice from Washington to
the effect that no more display lights
can be used on Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
The new order applies to all local
storekeepers who have been burning
lights in their front windows.
Hemingway Heard From
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hemingway of
North Washington street have re-
ceived a letter from their son, Clar-
ence, who is stationed on the United
States Steamship Texas He enlisted
in the United States navy in 1916. His
letter follows:
United States Steamship Texas,
July 5, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father:
Just a few lines to let you know
that I am in good health and hope
that you are the same. This place is
an awful old town. Yesterday we
went to shore and went into
church that was over two hundred
years old. Some friends and myself
went into an Earl's Castle. 1t had a big
cellar filled with various kinds of cells
and some of them reminded me of the
cells that are in dear Old Plainville
There are several castles in this town
We are having four day vacation
on account of the Fourth of July. We
were out on a scouting party the other
day and were attacked by two sub
marines in an hour. Our gun crew
shot at the submarines several times
and I do not know whether they were
sunk or not. I heard that they are !
over here and if the United States de-
stroyers get after them like our crew !
does there will not be many of them
left in a little while"
Grand Army Day. ..
Veterans from all over the state
gathered at the camp grounds today |
for the annual G, A. r. convention.
The only important event of yestcr-
day was the annual entertainment last
evening of the Village Improvement !
society. Lectures and patriotic songs,
as we'll as demonstrations on conserva-
ton Of food, constituted the program
of Yesterday.
The town officials have issued or
ders to all the local officers to enforce
more strictly the automobile laws con-
corning pssing on the right side Of
"silent policemen" OF late several !
complaints have been made to town
officials to the effect that the condi-
tons at the corners of Whiting street |
and Central square are very danger
Gus. Several autoists from some of
the nearby towns como through here
at an excessive rate of speed and fail
to go on the right side of the police
man Some of the local officers have
thought that the silent policeman was
rather an ornament than something to
protect the lives Of pedestrians.
Funeral of Ralph Scovillc.
The funeral of Ralph ScoNille, who
was accidentally drowned at Queen
Hill lake in Cornwall, was held this
afternoon at o'clock from the home
of his mother, Mrs. T. S. Scoyille Of
Red Stone hill. Rev Mr.. Coe Of
Washington was in charge of the serv-
ice, while Rev. E. Q. Gillette of the
ngregationaI church assisted. In
termcnt was in West cemetery. Scv- |
eraI Of Mr.. Scoville's college mates at
tended the funeral as we'll as dele
cation of professors from Cornell col
Iege. where he was a professor few
years ago.
Brief Items.
James Moon has resigned his posi-
ton as mail carrier between the rail
road station and the local postofiice.
clinton Hamm. who recently enlisted
i'm the United States navy, will act as
temporary carrier While waiting for
his call.
Private Merritt Harrison has arrived
safely over seas, according to a card
which Mrs. Chloe Warren of Canal
street has received Private Harrison
formerly lived in this town He is a
member of the medical corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Luxsord and
Professor Fish of Washington attend
ed the funeral of Ralph Scoville this
If