New Britain herald., 1921-07-07
NEW YORK CHILDREN
 WILL SUMMER HERE Local Families to Care for Youngsters
 WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY
Death of Former Local Resident Rev. Robert H. Burton Resigns From School Board Baseball Game for SunGay-Items.

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 The New York Tribune will send a party of about eight children from New York to spend a two weeks va cation with various families in this town. The children are supposed to arrive here tomorrow but word has been received that they will not come until Monday. The paper follows this rule every season and the young sters of the Metropolis are given an opportunity to escape from the heat of the city and see what the coun- try has in store for them.
 John Lamb heads the local com mittee for this work and is assisted by Joseph N. McKernan as vice. chairman. Mrs. Grace Lamb is sec retary and others who are on the committee are as follows: Charles H. Newton, Miss Elizabeth Heineman, Rev. J. G. Ward, Rev. George F. Ty- Ter, Rev. Robert H. Burton, Carrie Stewart, Miss Mary Rooney, Mrs F. J. Callen and Harry Castle | Homes f r the children have been secured by this committee and they will make arrangements for their stay here. The train leaves New York with a carload of the children and drop them off at the various stations on the line. Some will be left at Southington, Bristol and ot1er tow IS beyond Plainville.
 | Hayes Case Heard.
 Judge Merritt O. Ryder and Grand Juror Stanley S. Gwillim heard the ! case of Hannah Coffee Hayes and Paul Hayes at the town court last night. Paul Hayes applied for the removal of their two children from the home of Mrs. Charles Klatt. He desired them to be boarded at some other home. This was granted him and the children will live for the present with MT. and Mrs. Peter Duffy of East street. The case has not been closed yet as action will be held pending the outcome of the re- moval
 Death of Former Resident Word was received here last night of the death of Frank Scott at his home in Larane, Ohio. MT. Scott was a former resident here and was vel known locally. He leaves a wife and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Bates of ETerryville and Mrs. Laura Roper o1 this town. Four daughters also sur- vive him, they are: Mrs. Edward l Ellis of that place also, Mrs. Helen Need of New Haven and Mrs. Isaac Madeley of Plainville, one son, Arthur Scott of Larane, Ohio is left as well as five grand children. Death was due to a paralytic shock. The tuner al will be held tomorrow morning from his home at that place.
 School Board Meets
 The town school committee held its meeting last night when regular routine business was transacted. The teachers contracts were considered and the reports were gratifying to y the committee. There seems to be nc difficulty in securing teachers for the force and the complete list of teachers will be announced at a later date pending the return of one more con. tract.
 The resignation of Rev. Robert H Burton was handed in and accepted Rev. MT. Burton will probably leave this fall as his resignation at the Church of Our Savious will take eff feet on September 1. Rev. MT. Burton has been an able member of the board and has served for several terms. His leaving will be regretted.
 Happy Nine to Play
 The Happy Nine baseball team vii clash with the Milldale players at that place Sunday afternoon. This will be z red-h game as both teams are in eX- cellent shape. The Happy Nine is newly organized team of this tow1 and has been playing good ball. They are all old timers.
 f Hird SurrenderS
 } Robert N. Hird of Maple street, al legged embezZler of funds amountin: to $4,900 of the Plainville Trust Co was arrested yesterday on a benc] . warrant charging him with that of fense. State Policeman Flynn arrested Hird at the Union Station in Hartford He was immediately arraigned befor . the clerk of the superior court ant bonds were set at $5,00O for his ap pearance in the Septem Der term of tn Superior court. They were furniShe,