New Britain herald., 1919-12-08
PlainvilIe Legion Men to Use New
 Factory Building
JAN. 1, 2 AND 3 THE DATES
E'ircmen's Fair Nets $500 Proiit-Dan Collins to Open Restaurant at Stan dard Steel X Bearings Co.-Other News About Town.

Flectric Manufacturing comDany's fac tory addition. The proceeds of the af- fair will be used as the foundation for a building fund for the local post The carnival committee, of which Dr. Law renee Fl. Frost is chairman, will hold meetins this evening.
 It was originally intended to hold the carnival in the 'Trumbull com pany's new concrete building but this plan was abandoned as there is some doubt as to the date on which the structure will be completed The Le zion will use the second floor of the new building and may have the first floor for a check room.
 A feature of the carnival will be drawing for S1O0 in gold and a num- Der of articles. The post has secured about 15 of these articles and can- Nassers will start work very soon. Ara thur Booth presented the committee with an imported carved meerschaum pipe which is one of the most valuable prizes included in the' drawing. :Ehe local lodge of the Sons of Italy voted vest erday to supply one of the articles for the drawing, and the merchants of the town have contributed others,
 A mum Der of posters made by the mem bers of the post have been placed in conspicuous places about town. Fair Nets $i,8OO.
 The tiremens fair which closed Saturday night was the most success ful affair ever held by any local or saniza ton. 1t is estimated that the net proceeds will be about s1,S00- The canvassers have not completed their returns and the tickets have not been turned in and it was decided tn nesday evening. when it will be held in the court room of the Town hall.
 The largest crowd of the three nights was present Saturday evening. The plans of the tiremen received a setback and the public was dis appointed at the failure of the Nau- gatuck department to present it's minstrel show. The members of the troupe left Naugatuck in two auto mobiles and one of them reached here on time but the other failed to appear. A telephone call to NauGa- tuck elicited the information that the second car met with an accident soon after leaving that city and that it would be impossible to reach here on time The only entertainment pro- vided was when a young man from Burnside sold a pair of "a bbits at
 
 amusement and gaining applause.
 After the close of the affair the visiting firemen were the guests of the local department at a banquet in Grange hall. The party stayed until the wee Sma hours and the NauGa- tuck delegation did not leave until nearly daybreak.
 The local department extends it's thanks to the merchants, to the can- vassers, and to the Trumbull Electric company for their part in making the fair a success. The proceeds of the fair will be used to purchase new uniforms for the members.
 Restaurant at Factory
 Daniel M. Collins, who has con tucted a lunch room in this town for a number of years, will soon open restaurant at the plant of the Stan dard Steel X Bearings, Inc The firm will equip the restaurant and MT. Collins stated this morning that he would probably be called upon to furnish more than 1000 meals each day within d. short time. The em- ployes who live out of town have heretofore taken their meals at the lunch room in the center of the town but the crowds cannot be accommo- dated there now. The officials of the factory had their attention called to this condition and put up the proposi ton to MT Collins who accepted
 Brief Items.
 Assistant Postmas ster James J. Gra- ham is i'll at his home on West Main street.
 Seaman James Davis spent week end furlough at his home.
 Masses were celebrated this morning at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy at 5:30 and o'clock, it being the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
 Mrs George C. Turner of Flint, Mich, who has been visiting here, was admitted to the Wildwood sani- tarium yesterday for treatment
 Auto Smashes Hydrant
 A break in a fire hydrant at the cor ner of Pierce and West Main streets about midnight Saturday flooded the street and made it necessary for gang of laborers to work all day sun day until midnight last night in re- pairing it. It is thought an automo- bile struck the hydrant in turning the corner as traffic was unusually heavy at that point Saturday night.
 Will Double Capitalization.
 There will be a special meeting Of the stockholders of the PlaanNllle Trust company in the directors room on Wednesday evening. It IS planned to increase the capitalization of the bank from s25.00O to $5o,ooo. lhe proposed increase is the result of the rapid growth of the bank since US opening. The bank started buSlheSS with a capitalization of S29'ooo ana now has in addition to that an uh"l- Vided surplus of $25.000. Christmas Sale. The annual Christmas sale ol Ile