New Britain herald., 1919-01-13
TOWN MEETING WILL
 BE HELD SATURDAY
To Act on Increase of S1O Rental
 for Each Fire Hydrant
PRESENT CHARGE IS BUT S15
Private Cassidy Home on Short Fur Iougf1-ConfOrti Sells StOrc--Fire Early This Morning-Library Is Now Open-Bricf Items.

The voters of the town of PlainviIle are notified that there will be a spe- ciai town meeting on Saturday at 7:30 ?. m. for the following purposes:
 The PlainvilIe Water company ex- poets to ask the town for an increase in the price for each hydrant for fire purposes from $15 to s25 yearly rental for each hydrant.
 Tho meeting Is called to take action toward instructing the select men what to do in the matter and perhaps appoint a committee to act with the selectmen to bring it before the public utility commission or to do whatever is best in the Judgment of the voters in arranging with the PlainvilIe Water company as regards the amount to be paid for the rental of hydrants.
 Red Cross Gets Call
 The Plainvi1le branch of the Red Gross has received an urgent request for flannel waists to be shipped to refugees in the allied countries. There will be plenty Of work at the Red Cross rooms for all women who have any leisure time to spend in doing the work. The need for the refugee gar ments is known to be great and the women of Plainville will appreciate this fact and are expected to give their aid.
 Funeral of Benjamin Lamb
 The funeral of Benjamin Lamb, who died Friday at his home on Crown street, was held yesterday afternoon at PRO o'clock at his late home. The 1 pail bearers were Joseph White, J. Benjamin White. Edward Sechrest, <, William Lamb Walter Dexter and l Hugh M. Charlton. The first four l named were in uniform, being enlisted l men, and the first five are grandsons 1 of Mfr. Lamb The services were con- ] ducted hy Rev c. F. Strobel, pastor l of the Methodist Episcopal church l Burial was in West cemetery.
 Conforti Sells His Store. {
 Louis Conforti, who for the past two years and a half has conducted the 1, Plainvil}e Cash Market on West Main 1 street, has sold the market to Levin 1 and Meyerowitz, of Meriden. Mr. Con forti conducts "a confectionery and fruit business also on West Main street. Mir Levin has for some time been in business in >southington and Meriden. The transfer was made this 
 Private Cassidy Home.
 Private Frank Cassidy, son of Mrs. ! Sarah Cassidy of Cafal street arriv- ed at his home Saturday night on a surprise visit to his family. He ar- rived at Norfolk, Va, several days ago and was sent to Camp Devens.
 Private Cassidy enlisted in the en- gineering corps of the army on Oc- tober II. 1917. Previous to his enlist nent he was yardmaster at the ] freight station. He was an expert rail- road man and telegraph operator and so was q valuable addition to that branch of the service. He was sent overseas shortly after his enlistment and was in France for II months, see Ing active service for more than eight months. He passed through several battles safely and wrote home to his relatives saying that he had not re- ceived 8 scratch. But his good for tune could not endure forever, and one day tho company of which he was a mem Der went over the top five times and the last time G bullet pierced Cassidy's helmet and fractured a bone n his skull. The bone was taken out of his head at the base hospital. He was also wounded In the leg by ana wears two wound stripes for his injuries. He brought home his helmet with the bullet hole in it, and he prizes 1t highly as souvenir If his experience. Private Cassidy is home on a five day leave.
 Other Soldiers Back.
 IT iB reported that Privates Ran lolph Stewart and Ward Futile and Corporal Harlan Burgess are at Camp Devens. Private Steward was re- ,ently released from q German prison ,amp, having been captured at the battle of Seicheprey. Burgess arriv~ 7 ed at Norfolk, Va. Saturday and 1t Is thought propable that he is at Camp Devena. He was with Company I, t l02d U. $. infantry and was badly ] gassed and spent several months in ] he base hospital. It Is thought that it Is improbable that Ward Futile is II this country. as he has been over 1e n$ .9x |