New Britain herald., 1921-09-30
PLAWVXLE NEWS
FINANCE BOARD HAS
STIRRED CONNECTION
Will Be Tug-Of-War at Election
Monday
BASEBALL GAME TOMORROW
Hird Commences Sentence Today
Baseball Game Tomorrow-Dcath
Avcnuc-Othcr Items of Interest.

The missing snap of the coming
| town election on Monday of next
week, has put in it's appearance
| among the voters of the town and
the proposition of the appointing a
finance board has come under fire
| and much criticism. Leaflets have
been forwarded to the voters of
| Plainville by. the Chamber of Com
merce informing them of the need
of finance board, and thereby have
started the ball rolling. The great |
| est question of the day is: WHO will |
constitute the board and just what
party will control it?" The leaflets |
state that the board is non-partisan |
and non-political. Yet the members |
| must be voted upon and elected at |
| a special town meeting and the |
voting machines put into use again. |
However, should the vote of yes" |
be passed Monday. and the board to
be appointed, it will be necessary
that a special town meeting be
called for the purpose or wait until |
next election.
Hird Commences Sentence.
Robert n. Hird local embez-
zler at the Plainville Trust company,
commences his sentence Of one year in
prison today. Hird was sentenced by |
Judge Wolfe yesterday at Superior
court. There has been no restitution
made at the bank by Hird. However,
this will be done voluntarily on his
part should ii be done at all. Each
employee of the bank is covered with
a bond by bonding company and this
company stands the loss. The bonding
company may start action later.
Baseball Tomorrow.
At Aliens Field tomorrow afternoon
o - tl,o ID I'LL l.
will clash with the Portland team in
the third game of a series of five.
Each team has captured one game
apiece.
Appointed Notary.
James J. Graham, assistant post
master at the local office. has been
notified by Governor Everett T. Lake
of his appointment as a notary pub
lie.
Higgins Fined.
Frank Higgins of Hartford was fin
ed 500 in the superior court yester
day by Judge Wolfe for avoiding re-
sponsibility of an automobile accident
which happened on the Plainville-New
Britain road on September Q. He was
also sentenced to 10 days in Jail but
this was suspended.
Mary Griggs Pratt. III
Mrs. Mary Griggs Pratt died at her
home on Forestville avenue yesterday
followin gan illness of several weeks.
Mrs Pratt was born at Plymouth,
Conn, on May 2, 1s41. She was the
daughter of the late Hiram and Lu-
cinda Fenton Griggs. Her first hus-
band, Fred Dougal was killed during
the Civil War, leaving her with. two
sons. born of the marriage. In 1867
she married Samuel Pratt, resident
of i- /
also leaves five children. They are:
Fred l.. Dougal of Pennington, Mrs.
Thomas Bailey of Litchfield, Edward
NJ. Pratt of New Britain. Emerson S.
Pratt of this town and Mrs. Fred
Loomis. also of Plainville. Seven
and IL great-grandchil-
dren. also survive her.
The funeral will re held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock and will be
private.
Dinner Party. liz
Miss Mary M. Fitzgerald entertain
ed at n dinner party last evening in
honor of Miss Grace NJ. Emmett, who
is 10 become the bride of Robert G.
Simpson of Southington October 5th
1T the Church of Our Lady of Mercy.
The party included Miss Emmett's for
ner office associates of the New Brit
hin Machine Co. The table was very
hastily decorated in autumnal colors
Covers were laid for Is.
Plainville Briefs.
Tho voting machines will be locked
tonight at 9 o'clock. Demonstration
will be given until that time.
The Busy Bee Sewing Circle will
hold a meeting tonignt at the home H.
IF Katherine Hogan.
Mrs. Anna Hogan of Crown street
s n patient at the New Britain hos
oital.
Pythian lodge. X. o. p, will hold a
Meeting tonight when three ranks will
De conferred. They will be that of |
page, esquire and knight. Visitors will
attend.
Examinations for clerk carriers for
he local post office will be held at the ;
Vow Britain nOSt Office tomorrow aft | IS