New Britain herald., 1919-08-09
LOvERS' LANE HAS A
 MYSTERY ID SOLVE
Spoonln6 Couples Thought Re- F. sponSibIe for Broken Bulbs
PROVOST GUARD NEEDED
NoadS in Outskirts in Poor Condition --BaSeball Game of Interest To- morroW-Church Services Sunday Brief Items.

SpooninG, crooning, incoming they Tamble up Red Stone Hill way these lovely summer evenings and their way is made dark by the pleasant eraces of broken electric lights" are the words of a local male resident who wants to know who is supposed to replace broken electric street lamps and see that streets in town are kept in well lighted condition.
 Love has had many aides but PlainVille comes to the front with the latest that of darkened streets in supposedly well lighted residential section. The section mentioned is that running from Washington street westward which is known to residents as Red Stone Hill. The town street lamps are supposed to extend up the hill and the United Electric Light and Water company of New Britain is being paid neat sum of money to keep the lights in working order.
 Yesterday the report came that one light in the hill section was causing considerable trouble, so much so that neighbors were becoming suspicious of each other, and even the trouble" man from the Light company saw mystery surrounding the whole affair.
 The particular light in question has caused more trouble than all oth- CTS in the town. Every few days complaints have been received that the light was broken, burned out, or tempered with. The area was known to have been infested of evenings by lovers strOlling that way to "see the town" and it was the common thought that some of the more daring youths had taken many accurate shots at the bulb in the particular light. But that thought is now discredited and a new one, that some person in the vicinity knows about the ''mystery,' has been substituted.
 The repair man for the company fixed the light yesterday although he was told by a neigh Dor that there was nothing wrong with the lamp. He started to SCOUT the neighborhood for the lamp that was out of commission when he met a man who whispered the whole story to him and, as d re- suit, he returned to the much talked of lamp and place! a new bulb in position with an announcement that he would put a guard on duty to watch for the person or persons guilty of breaking the bulb. All such mat terS are supposed to be reported to the seectman who will in turn notify the New Britain office. The people in the section were told that the mat ter had been officially reported and would be attended to. Days passed and no action was taken. At last a female resident called the New Brit ain office Within an hour the repair man was on the job.
 The person who told the story stated that the repair man and his guard will not be the only persons to watch the lamp and he is of the opinion that it will be a popular tar get for the observing eyes of all the hill residents for some time to come. If the light is broken again the resi- dents in the section will take some action The town is supposed to get a rebate for each night a light is out of commission but it is skeDtical whether the 'mystery' lamp will reap any harvest when it wasn't re- ported.
 Poor Roads Reported.
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