New Britain herald., 1919-03-05
PLAINVILll. 1 MASONIC WHIS WELL ATTE1 Several Prizes Are AWardel
 Those Successful at CrdS ICE CROP TOTAL FALUH
ICE CROP TOTAL FAHUM

rlainvilIc Dealers Will Have to Inks
 port Supply For Next Sunmerl Lenten Season Begins-Othcr Brief2
 News Items.
 A whist held at the Masonic temples last evening for the members and their friends was well attended. The prlzes were awarded as follows: Ladies, first prize, Mrs. Joseph Me- kernan; second prize Mrs. Charles r. Spaulding; third prize, Mrs. Pearl smith. Gentlemen, first prize, Rev. E. c. Gillette; second prize, Charles R. Sherman; third prize, Pearl Smith A. A. Mcleod was the winner of the consoution prize and he was given a comb.
 Horse Runs Away
 horse owned by Simpson Brothers was left standing near the freight depot yesterday afternoon while the driver was unloading some goods and the horse became frightened at passing engine. It ran from the freight depot to Central Square and several men tried to stop the animal
 
 to run across the Main street rail- road crossing in the path of a train when Joseph Ncrt stopped him. The wagon was not dama gcd.
 Parish Guild Needing
 The Parish Guild of the Church of Our Saviour will meet tomorrow af- ternOOn at 2 o'clock for work There will be no supper The Women's Auxiliary will meet at 7:3O tomorrow evening. Mrs J. A. Riddle of Hart ford will be the speaker Mrs Bid dle came to Plainvile to speak last week but owing to the late hOure at which the meeting ended, she did not address the meeting. Mrs Bid ale is an interesting speaker and it is urged that as many of the mem hers as possible hear her tomorrow evening.
 Ienten Services There will be services and a lenten sermon at the Church of Our Savior this evening at 7:3O. At the church of Our Lady of Mercy there will be services and distribution of ashes. ] Mass was celebrated this morning at 8 o'clock and will take place at that l houf each morning during lent.
 Must Import Ice. AlthOugh tho ice is nearly a III melted 1 on most of tho ponds in piainville and 1 no prospects of any more winter are i in sight, the ice houses are not filled. i The warm weather was the principal ! cause of the failure to secure a. good 1 crop and added to this was the difr 1 culty of securing help. When the 1 ice was ten inches thick and the , dealers had a chance to house the i crop, it was almost impossible to . secure help, and only a few men were ! at work on the ponds. It may be l! necessary to transport ice to Plainville 1 from surrounding cities and towns 1 next summer.
 Back From Conference. Rev. F. c. Gillette and Rev. Robert 1 H. Burton returned yesterday after noon from MiddletOwn, where they 1 attended the conference of the Con- ncctiCut Federation of Churches at the Berkeley Divinity school Many interesting speakers were at the ses- sion and many interesting questions were discussed, among them the Morrison bill, the child labor ques- tOn and the liquor question.
 Property Sale Pending. Negotiations are being made for the Sotlt Ol l1le NCeneN property on wash { ington street. The property consists 1 of land and 8 dwelling house and was the residence of the late Fred keeney. It is understood that sev- eral out of town parties are anxious to purchase the property and that ; several offers have been made
 Brief Items. Frank Ellis has returned to his home on Whiting street after minor operation at the Hartford hospital A daughter was born yesterday morning to MT. and Mrs Ernest Hall bach of West Main street.
 John J. Fitzgerald, son of MT. and Mrs. M. J. Fitzgerald of West Main street, has been highly honored at Clarkson college in Potsdam, N. Y, by being elected president of ihe junior class. He is a graduate of the New Britain High school. He is talk ing q technical course.