New Britain herald., 1919-01-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 GETS SOME ACTION
Blaze Quickly Extin6uiShed in
 RuSSeIPS Block This Noon
DAMAGE IS BUT SLIGHT
Burned--McNally Coming Home
 Soon--Benjamin Lamb IlI--Brief

News Items. The fire department was called out i at noon today to extinguish 2 blaze in 1 the Russell block on Central square. |, Frank Reale. who owns a shoe re- pairing establishment on West Main { street, went home and found the i house full of smoke. He investigat- 1 ed and found that a bed was In flames. An alarm was turned ill and 1 the fire was quickly eXtinguished with the aid of fire extinguishers. The bed 1 was burned and the furniture slightly 1 damaged. This is the second fire in 1 the block within a short time, a small | blaze starting when the safe in Neri ] Brothers store was blown open in the 1 burglary a few weeks ago. The Neri 1 Brothers store is in the same build l ing.
 Coming Home Soon.
 Sergeant James L. McNally has written to his father, James McNally, 1 of this town, saying that he hopes 10 l stort for home soon. He Is in France 1 with the American army. He Is in a 1 transportation company driving an 1 automobile truck. His father, who l owns garage in PlainvilIe, received | a picture of a mammoth garage in 1 France, used for storing army trucks, 1 and Sergeant MCNaIly writes Tt isn't ! like Macs Garage. but I would rather be there than in this one.'' Sergeant 1 McNally went to Camp Devens with 1 a Graft COntingent, being one of the 1 first young men to go from Plainviue, l and when VOlI1ptpars 13rare- IIa6 l to go overseas, he was the first one l to offer his services
 Stockholders Meeting.
 The stockholders of the Plainville 1 Trust Company have been notified l that the annual meeting wiH be held ] ill the directors room of the bank on l Tuesday evening, January IA, at 7:30 l o'clock for the purpose Of electing di- l rectors for the ensuing year and to l attend to any other business proper l to come before the meeting.
 The bank has just issued a state l ment of it's condition and the report ] shows the assets Of the institution to ! be $735, 5,139.29. The savings deposi- 1 tors fund is $3G1, 1,928.16. The general l deposits are $267,971.25- The bank 1 has United States bonds to the 1 amount of $117,800.
 Benjamin Lamb HI.
 Benjamin Lamb is critically ill at l his home on East Main street Mr l Lamb has been in failing health for some time and he suffered a slight l shock yesterday He Is s3 years of l age, and has lived in PlainvilIe for many years.
 Coal Situation Better.
 H. A. Castle, fuel administrator for 1 the town of Plainville, has announced 1 that the prospects for keeping warm this winter are brighter than they 1 have been for some time. There Is a l fair supply of coal in town at the l present time, and several cars of ! coal arc in transit. Although the recent storms may delay the arrival of the precious commodity, MT. Cas- tie is satisfied that the people of l ing to death.
 Brief Item.
 Velvet hats reduced 10 less than 1-2 price at Goldenblum Millinery Co. 1 ---advt.
 A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Plainvi1le Business and Improvement association will be held in the club rooms Friday eve ming at S:3o o'clock.
 Satin hats, lowest prices, largest assortment i'll the city, 1oldenb blum Millinery Co.--advt,
 FOR .SALE--Going West. Will sell
 my furniture very cheap; also sew
 ing machine and exceptionally good
 square piano; come and take your
 choice. Dubin, Pearl St, Plain
 vile. 1-7-2dx
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