New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
PLA|NVILLE PLANT
 LAYING OFF HELP
Standard Steel & Bearings Co.
 Feels Effects Of Steel Strike
HEALY FARM IS SOLD
Acre Tract Changes Hands-MrS. Jennie LaCkey Dies Toresters Plan Big Membership Campaign.

Campaign.
 At the plant of the Standard Steel & Bearing company, 4S operatives re- ceived notice yesterday of an ln- definite lay oc. Lack of material is responsible for the suspension of the men. according to a 5tatennet made this morning by an official Of the plant. The concern has found it pra ctically impossible for the past few weeks to obtain d sufficient supply of steel to keep the entire force Of men working. In answer to ques- ton as to whether or not transpof- tation and weather conditions caused the shortage of material. it was said that these conditions are not re- sponsihle. but that the local ball bear ing plant is now only beginning to feel the effects of the steel strike of few months aga
 A. Mrs. JcnIfic I.,ckey.
 Mrs. Jennie Lackey died last even ing at the home of her daughter, at Dunham's Bridge, Southington Ave She was sixty nine years old and has made Plainville her home for the past eleven years, She leaves one daughter and two sons, George and Wilfred Lackey, all of Plainville. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
 Sells 25 Acre F'aym.
 EEbert Healy, of Red Stone hill, has transferred to Frank GraboWsh, of Queen street, Southington. a farm comprising twenty five acres of land. The farm is adjacent to the James Burns farm. bordering it on the north. The deal is one of the largest vx-1,i taken place here for several months.
 Food Sale Tomorrow.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church will con- duct a food sale tomorrow afternoon from . o'clock until i o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank White, at the corner of Broad and Whiting streets. The society will meet for sewing at the same time and place.
 F. of X. Becomes Active.
 The members of Court Gen ncrat' I.awton, Foresters of America. have become unusually active within the past two weeks, owing to the mem bership campaign which was 1nauSur- ated at the first meeting of the year in the new quarters in l. 0. o! +. block. The mem bers are working hard to swell the ranks of the local court and it is said they are meeting considerable success. Reports on the activities of the membership commit tees will be received al the next regu- lar meeting.
 Court General Lawton was at one time one of the most active local fra ternal organizations, taking promi- ncnt and influential part in most CIVIC undertakings. Their quarters were on the first floor of the Grange hall and the society retained the use of the hall for meetings for about two years With the coming of the war. however, large percentage of the member ship joined the colors and the rooms were usually deserted excepting on meeting nights. It was finally decided to abandon the quarters and they were dismantled, part of the fixtures being disposed of to the hremen for use in their headquarters. The court recently decided to secure new quar- ters IS the members are all out of the service and a mem hership commit tee was appointed to look up new rooms for the court. The com mmittee recently secured the use of the new rooms in I. c. Q. P. block where m cetingS are now held.
 Dog Awaits Claimant.
 Officer Philip Marine has in the 
 Tuesday afternoon on the street. The animal has a collar but no tag and it appears that it has not been register ed. If is brindled with a. white neck. The officer is opposed to killing the canine if the owner can be found. The owner may recover the dog upon proof of own ership.
 Brief Items
 iss Catherine Mccarthy of the grammar school teaching staff is ill at her home on Pearl street. Mrs. John Wade is substituting.
 Seven more days. then the bis Elks' Fair.-.Advt.
 Piainville Notes.
 Mir. and Mrs. Butler Corlett are i'll a their home on Pearl street.
 Miss Ethel Pindar has accepted a position with the clerical force at the Newton Manufacturing Go.
 Letters and post cards have been received by local friends of Miss Margery Strong. who is spending the winter at San Juan. Porto Rico.
 The teaching staff at the Grammar school has been depleted during the last few days by the illness of instruc- tors. 4 rumber of substitute teachers have been employed.
 The trolley cars have been troubled cold days of late by water getting into the hollows between the switches. This condition causes danger of cars being derailcd when crossing the switches.
 Henry Willis Mitchell and sons. of North Washington street, will leave Saturday for Bridgeport, where they will make their home in the future.
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