New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-28
PLAINVuLE NEWS
GOES
PAST $1,000 GOAL
Total Of $6,825 Subscribed for
American Red Cross
HE WORKED ON SUNDAY

MINOR Have Argument over Labor
ing on Sabbath-Eyerybod Has
Little Row to Hoe.
Plainville again has the honor of
Icing among the honor towns of the
state who oversubscribed the Second
Red Cross fund. Up to the present
time there has been s6,S25 reported.
The factories have not made a COM
piete report and it is thought that
when the report is made Plainville
will have reached $1,000. The local
schools have done wonderfully we'll
in the drive. Principal o. L. Judd
made a canvass of the various rooms
end $103 was received. The schools
have been active in all war funds and
were placed on the honor roll of
schools who have scored one hun
dred per cent in War Savings Stamps.
The following is the list of rooms
W hich have contributed: Grades 7
and s, Splits; Grade Z, S9.49; Grade
3, S7.12; Grades 3 and 4. $3.50;
Grade A. $500; Grade B. s3.11;
Grade A. 1851; Kindergarten,
S22s and some of the parents $500;
Grade 1 B, s2.S2 Grade 5, s4.S7;
Grade 1 c. $3.50: Grades 5 and 6,
s4.91; Grade 6. 1895. The Girls
Economic club which is connected
with the schools gave a food sale at
the schol and s13 was realized Prin-
cipal Judd and his staff contributed
money also to the Red Cross.
Food Bulletin.
A bulletin board for the use of
the Woman's Food committee has
,,1a in
rooms Notices for and by the COM
mlttees will be found there. Notices
for canning fruit and vegetables will
be placed on the bulletin. If any
have food for sale or wish to buy
such, notices can be placed there
Many Gardens Planted.
Plainville citizens have started the
planting season in full force. Last
Saturday at the Norton gardens on
Washington street about so men and
Nowhere can there be any vacant lots
found and it seems that everyone has
promised to raise a certain amount of
vegetables this year. Even the small
school children are planting small
gardens 1t is estimated that there
are nearly 900 gardens The farmers
are very seldom seen around town but
people can see them early in the morn
ing planting. In the Mountain View
section passersby on the trolleys can
see nothing except gardens At the
rate which the people are planting it
is estimated that there will be nearly
1000 bushels of potatoes raised of
which probably one half will be needed
for the town and the rest will go to
Uncle Sam.
Minor Stops Sunday Work.
What seems to have caused con-
siderable attention is the conversation
which took place between John B.
Minor, one Of the towns best known
citizens and Benson the owner Of
local feed i'll. 1t is said that on last
Sunday morning Benson thought it
would be good scheme to unload his
grain from the local freight house.
Minor heard of the work which was
going on and went imm ediately to the
freight house and ordered Benson to
stop unloading the grain. The order
caused an argument but in the end
Benson stopped unloading the CLAIM.
Store to. Close.
It has been decided by the majority
of the StorekeeperS of the town to
close the stores on Wednesday after
moons beginning June .. The only
stores that will not close on Wednes-
day afternoon are those owned by
James Simpson and c. w. Hird who
claim that they have large routes on
that day and it is impossible to cover
the rutes in half a day, All the stores
of the town will close on Memorial
day.
Brief Items.
George Livingston of Pearl street
and Peter Scot of Russels block, Cen
trail Square went fishing Sunday at
Cozy Beach.
Edward J. Collins of Winsted is
spending a, months vacation with
friends in town.
Frank Hobeine of the clerical force
Of the local post office leaves on a ten
day rest tonight
w. c. Hart and family are moving
from the Bassett place on West Main
street to the Cady house on Maple St.
The committee in charge of Memoir
ial day parade wish es to have as many
of the townspeople who have automo-
biles, give the use of them for the
veterans to ride.
Mrs. Wilbur Stoddard Of Cook
street picked two quarts Of native
strawberries and some red and yellow
roses in her garden yesterday.