New Britain herald., 1919-01-24
PLAINVILLE PLAN
 ON SHORTER HOURS
Cancellation Of Government Con.
 tract Causes Change in Schedule
WORK FOUR DAYS EACH WEEK
Card Tournament Opens At Fire Sta tion-E'eay Cases of Influenza Here mittee Members Chosen.

The Plainville plant of the Bristol Manufa curing company which was engaged during the war in making knit underwear for use of the sol dlers overseas, has found it necessary, owing to cancellation of contracts, to discontinue this line, but instead of following the example of other firms Tn this vicinity in laying off men, it has shortened it's working schedule of working hours. bulletin was re- gently posted at the factory notify ing the employees that several of the departments of the shop would oper- ate on a schedule of four days q week until further notice. The card room, the spinning room and the mixing room of the factory are affect ed by the new schedule, as they em- ploy more operatives than the other rooms.
 Card Tournament Opens.
 The first sitting in the card tourna- ment in the new firemen's rooms was held last evening. Some delay in starting was caused because Captain Fred Callen of the Independent team instructed his followers to report at Grange hall instead of the Town hall. The personnel of the teams is as fol- lows: Bremen, first team: William Cook, captain; Edward Prior Jos eph Keefe and James Hanley; second team, Charles Livingston, captain; Peter Duffy, Herbert Brault and Charles Hill. Foresters of America, first team: James J. Murphy, cap tain; Thomas Conlon, Joseph Glynn and Louis Conforti; second team: Hugh Flood, captain William Caffer- ty, John Cassidy and John Murphy. Independents, first team: Robert Skelly. captain; Edward J. Dyer, Matthew Doyle and Joseph Burns: second team: Fred Gallon. captain: Louis Higgins, Charles Prior and Will liam Calmb bach.
 The results of the first sitting are as follows: Games played. 27: fire men. 12: Foresters of merica. 8; In- dependents, :. The next sitting will be held next Tuesday evening In the fremen's rooms.
 The occasion was the first time that an affair has been held in the rooms, no public opening having been held. The rooms are fitted up comfortably. finished in mission style. The town Of Plainville appropriated $500 for the work and the fremen added to that sum a part of the money in their own treasury
 It is planned to end the card tourn- ament with a smoker in the rooms. This will probably be about the last week in February.
 Few Cases of "F1u'
 Dr. J. N. Bull. health officer of the town, stated this morning that there are very few cases of flu" in Plain- vile at the present time, and that they are scattered. He says that there have been no cases of con- tagious diseases reported to him in several months.
 Stockholders to Meet.
 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company will be held on Monday afternoon, February 3, at ? o'clock Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and other busi- ness proper to come before the meet ing will be transacted
 Committee is Named.
 At the recent town meeting held to take action on the proposed increase in hydrant rates, some difficulty was experienced in securing m memb bers to act as a committee to investigate the changes Chairman GwilHm stated that he would make the appointm ents at later date. He has named Select man William J. Johnson, John H. Trum bull and H. H. Castle as n1em- bers of the committee. They will meet with the officials of the water company to consider some tentative agreement. The committee will rep resent the town at the informal hear ing before the state public utilities commission.
 Kent Now i'm Germany.
 Gage Kent, son of Dr. C. M. Kent of Forestville, who went to France with a medical unit is now with an evacuation hospital in Trier on the