New Britain herald., 1919-08-07

ing calling upon some of his former acquaintances. ,'"t'
 Miss Hortense Loiselle is Visiting out of town for few days.
 Miss Ruth Bacon of Beckleys has returned from Philadelphia where she has been spending her vacation.
 It is reported that Thomas Ensign :andt wife have purchased place in New Britain &t".
 Mrs. Hodge of. New Britain is now making her home with her daughter Mrs. Nelson Minor of Warrington Ridge. ,-:.' ,..
 MT. and Mrs H. B. Cooley of Maple street and Miss Cora V. Crosby are spending their vacation at the Double Beach house at Branford. @<.
 Old Factory Being Looked OFT.
 Several men from out of towTfHWere at the old Mott Stitched Tire plant in Kensington a few days ago test ing out the boiler. What their plans are no one knows. but it looks as though something is going to be done with this plant which has been idle all during the war. Several concerns have made a fizzle here and it is hoped that a real live, aggressive y there is every opportunity for their success.
 Realty Transfers. A warrantee deed has been record ed in the town clerks office of the sale of the property of E.. E. Nourse the land containing eight acres to Charles Edgar. Pratt and Harriet Wood Pratt of New Britain,
 Edmond Fl E'O11y1o,. JN Wilhelmina Kelsey and Mary E. Ha- zen have sold to William Rowland a parcel of land containing 20 acres bounded on the north by the. land formerly owned by Levi Deming, on the south, by the old Peck Stowe & Wilcox plant on the west by the N. 1 Y, N H.. &, H. railroad, and on the east by the Mattebesset river. Bittner-CIark Nuptials.
 Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Edna F. Clark, daugh- ter of George A. Clark of 22 Markum Place, Meriden, and Walter E. Bitt- ner, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward Bitt- | her of Beckleys. which took place yes- terday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the brides home ih Meriden, the mar riage being solemnized by Rev. Tim , bey. The couple will be at home to their friends in Rocky Hill after their return from their honeymoon. East Berlin Items. Miss Marion. Fancher of Winsted is spending her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. J. ". Wetherill.
 Mrs. Rose Belden returned home yesterdaXx from Hartford where she has been. On business trip. Mrs. Richard Hubert and daugh- ter were visiting in town yesterday with Theodore Carns and wife. The Modern Woodmen hold their weekly meeting in their rooms to- i night.
 Charles Fisk and family are en- 1 terjaining Mir. Fis<'s brother from Greenfield, Mass. Miss Georgianna Kelsey returned | home today from New Britain where she has been visiting with Ellis Steed | and wife.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the 1 Methodist church will be held this ! evening at 7:30. o'clock in the church l parlors.
 l Mrs. Charles Pratt of West Crom - well was a visitor in town yesterday.
 New Factory Buys More Land.
 The Connecticut Metal and Chem ica1 company has bought 20 acres i of land bordering on the railroad run
 ming towards Beckley's in ordar to ] allow of further expansion. The old l Peck Stowe plant has eight acres in itself so that in all there is over 2S l acres belonging to the new factory. l There is 33,o0o square feet of space l for factory purposes at the present time which will be all that is needed