New Britain herald., 1919-06-30
PLAINV|LLE HAS NJ
 WORRIES OVER ICE
Business Mems Action Assured
 Plentiful Supply
THIS TOWN DRY ANYWAY


 News That Will Interest Local Readers.
 Plainville people are sitting back and smiling as they read in all the state papers Of the ice troubles which other comm unitios are having and the worries entertained for fear of a shortage of the. much desired com modity. The reason the people here sit and smile is because they know there is a plentiful supply of ice in this town.
 The necessary steps were taken by the PlainNillc Business and Improve mcnt association after business meeting some time ago. ordered SIP tons of Lake Sunapcc ice.
 \ special town meeting was called on Tuesday evening Juno and the citizens voted that the town should assume the financial obligations for the ice as well as thank tho commit- tee which secured the supply. Mr. Norton. the local dealer, has been given the supply to sell. He charges 60, 70 and so cents per hundred pounds The 60 cent ice is for
 
 quantities, the 70 cent ice for busi ness places buying small quantities, and the so cent icc is the retail price to the people of the town delivered tu the house.
 DOubbIyDry.
 Ilainvillc in line with other towns and cities throughout the country will go dry tonight at F o'clock. But for this town it will be bout a mere formally for plainville has been with out licensed saloons and liquor for two years.
 This town was noted years ago for its many booze parties and was visited by people from all parts of the state for that reason. There used to be five saloons in the town and all of them did good business. The town did an especially heavy liquor busi- ness when tho city of Brit tol was dry and it was perhaps tha> fact which caused it's banishmcnt from this town as the police court convened nearly every day to drive in toXicants from that city.
 Since Plainville has been without liquor of any kind business men have Kept watch to see it's reaction on the towns financial condition, but no detrimental effects have been found and tho town made it's wonderful War records during the same period
 Fourth of July.
 Plainville generally celebrates the Fourth of July in a quiet manner and this year will prove no exception. The street dance of last Wednesday,
  is agitation for another on the fourth. The permission of Sclectman Johnson must be secured. The firemen. it is known, will offer their services and several business men are known to nave favored the plan and will hclD financially.
 D1SobCyiRg Parking Rules.
 The attention of tho authorities has been called to the many violations of parking rules in thc center of thc town. Recently tho sclcctmcn had NO Parking" signs placed in the re- strctcd districts in the center of the town. For a short time the signs stayed in place and the rules were ob- served. Perhaps the signs arc as much to blame as the violators as the paint is off most Of them.
 1t has been particularly annoying to motorists to find cars parked on the cast and west sides of Whiting street near the junction of Whiting and Gen.. tral Square. Action may be taken if the violations continue.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. Clyde Norway of Washington street returned homo yesterday from the Hartford hospital where she was t,NI d li,,it tiI- mother, Mrs. J. Durcllart. of Brooklyn, N. T., is visiting here for a few days.
 Frances Mason daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur C. Mason of Bicycle street, is in the Hartford hospital where she has been operated on for appendicitis. She graduated with the Grammar school class last Friday and was on the class outing at Lighthouse Point MhCn tAlCn sick. She Was rllSh-