New Britain herald., 1920-03-08
METHODIST CHURCH
 DEBT HALF RAISED
Already About S875 of the S1,600
 Has Been Pledged
TRAIN SERVICE IMPAIRED

And Bristol Trolley Line Has to Suspend for First Time in Its His- tory-Other News Items Taken Around Town.
 The members of the Plain<ille Methodist Episcopal church have collected about sS75 for the fund 10 raise the church debt which totals s1,6oo. The contributions were re- ceived by the members of a com mittee of 12 members of the church and were obtained by subscription. Rev. H. " Benedict the recently ap- pointed pastor of the church, IS chairman of the committee and John E. Lamb is one of the most active workers.
 It was learned this morning that the campaign 10 raise the church debt is the result Of a communities ton from benefactor of the church who promised to donate $500 If the church members would raise the oth- CT s1.0Oo. The offer was signed. "A Friend" Ii is said that some of the church mem bers know who tho
 
 disclosed.
 Mir. Lamb said this morning that the attainment of the s1,O00 goal is now in sight and he requests that mem bers who wish 10 donate sub scriptions give their pledges to mem- beTs of the committee as soon as possible in order that they may pro- cecd with the plans for the ceLebra- ton and 'burning of the mortgage on the evening of March IT. When the $1.000 mark is reached the com mittee intends to claim the offer of the $500 from the unknown bene- factor of the church.
 Mrs. Mary Brady.
 The body of Mrs. Mary Brady. who died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Dent of Elm Court. was sent today to Skan- eateles, x. Y.. where the funeral will be held. William J. Dent, Mrs. Bradys son-in-law. has gone 10 Sl1an- eateles to make arrangements for intcrment.
 Aftermath of Storm.
 The storm Of Friday and Saturday closed the lines of the Bristol & Tai vile Ira nn~ay company for the t.st time since the organization of the compan> in August, 1895. All lines Of the company were forced to suspend operations. The rain of Friday night settled in the grooves formed by the tracks and was frozen so thickiy Saturday morning that it through.
 There were several gangs of labor CTS at work opening the lines Satur- day night and by Sunday morning the Plainville and Bristol line was open from the switch at the Bristol and Plainvile town line to the Bristol Trust company. The oars ran past the New Departure conapany's plant and local employes of the concern were enabled to get to work.
 The gang at work on the Terryville line yesterday was transferred to tine local line this morning and the job assigned to them was to open the line from the town line to the Plainville center. At 10 o'clock this moaning the cars were running as far as the Calor factory on Forestvile avenue.
 The power which is transmitted from the station at Falls Villa ge failed shortly after midnight Satur- day night and did not come on again until six o'clock yesterday morning, By that time t was too late to at tempt to keep the lines open by fun ming cars as the ice had frozen firm ly in the rails.
 Local employees of Bristol factories were una ble to get to work during the te-up and they had to walk to the su itch at he town line this morn ing Local pupils of the Bristol High school also were forced to walk to the town line.
 It is expected that with the trans fey Of a gang of laborers to the PIaiuN-ille division the line will be opened all the way la1c this after noon.
 The Connecticut com panH's line be- tween here and New Britain did not suffer as much from the effects of the storn, as did the Bristol com pa ny. The Plainville line was one of the first in this section of the state to be opened to tratfc. The line kept open by crews who worked all night Saltins switches to prevent freezing. The cars. however, are still running f.r from schedule time. All New Britain trolleys arc running on the short line schedules, that is every h minutes from here. The Lazy Lane division is closed and the cars have not run on the line since early Sat urday morning. From present indi- cations it is improba ble that there will be any cars on the Lazy Lane run for the next few days
 The steam traInS on both the High land and Northampton divisions of the New Haven road are running late, the 'diakN' trains averaging from one to two hours late, and the trains