New Britain herald., 1919-10-16

ally and that PlainVille'S quota will be oVer-subscribcd.
 Pledges will be received at the Sun day services and every one who sub mits his pledge at the service will save the committee and the state campaign representative the necessity of calling on individuals.
 Alex Given Hearing.
 John Alex of 68 Prospect street, New Britain, was given a hearing last evening before Judge Merritt o. Ryder and was released under bonds of $1OO. He will appear in court here on Mon day evening, October 27, at 7:30 o'clock and will be charged with recI- less driving and operating a public service car with private markers. Alex was the driver of the automobile which was wrecked in New Britain last week, killing one man and injur- ing several others.
 Ideal Switch Rccovcrs.
 Judge Daniel A. Markham asso- ciate judge, who in the court of com mon pleas a few weeks ago heard the suit of the Ideal Switch company of this town against the Precision Gauge ts Tool Co., of Bridgeport has direct ed judgment in favor of the local concern to recover $45O and the costs of the action.
 The suit was instituted by the Ideal Switch company to recover for a piece of machinery, said to be a press, which was sold to the Bridgeport con- cern. The latter company claimed that the press was guaranteed to be in good condition but that when it was received it was found to be defective. The PlainVille concern affirmed that the defendant company sent a repre- sentative to inspect the press and that it was in good condition. The Preci- sion Gauge & Tool company offered to pay $500 for the press and when the offer was refused the company decid- cd not to accept the press, and the controversy resulted in the suit
 < Water Main Bursts.
 The residents of Pierce street were without water from p. m. until near ly midnight last night as a result of a break in the water main near the corner of Broad and Pierce streets The street was flooded and a force of laborers were dispatched in haste to repair the damage. The water was badly discolored this morning.
 NTinstrcIA to Entertain.
 The PlalnVllle Young Mems club which has been in operation for some time and which has recently been reOrganized, will present a minstrel show in about a month. The troupe is composed of about 30 members of the organization and they have been rehearsing for the past few weeks un- der the direction of Paul Hayes of UniOnVIlle.
 The young men plan to widen the l scope of the clubs activities within i a few months and are working hard 1 to raise funds for a club house, the i, estimated. cost of which will be $6OO. l The minstrel performance will be i staged to add to the fund. The pres ent quarters of the club are located | on Aliens farm near the old trotting park but the membership has in- creased so rapidly that the present is too small to accommodate l the boys.
 Brief Items.
 Guy McLeary has left the Rock well-Drake plant and has gone to New Haven to take charge of the | drafting departmtnt at the Marlin Rockwell factory. MT McLeary was formerly employed at lie New Haven / division but came here during the 1 war to assume charge of a depart 1 ment at the local branch.
 Mrs. C. R. Stroebel and her moth CT, Mrs. Eyelet of Broad street left 1 this morning for Cleveland, Ohio, | where they will visit with relatives.
 A number of pupils from the fourth and fifth grades at the Grammar school, hked 10 Sunset Rock yestcr- day afternoon. They were accom- paniod hN the ora de teachers.