New Britain herald., 1921-02-05
PLAWNHLE NEWS
PLAINVILLE MAY
 HAVE DANCE HALL
Neri Bros. Buy AirdOme Theater
 and Plan Changes
DEATH OF COLONEL SHAVER

DEATH OF COLONEL SHAVER Freight Situation Changed Hero Zion Church Social-Epworth League
 Contest Ends-Rev. Burton Honor- ed-Items.
 The Aairdom theater, long idle has been purchased by the Neri brothers. The place was owned by Thomas Cafferty and was closed when the cold weather set in. it being an open air picture place It was built the latter part of last summer and did not run any great length of time. The sale price is said to be upwafds of about $2,O0O. The place is situated in a. good location, but the support of the townspeople evidently was lacking. Nothing definite has been planned by the new owners but they expect to hare several changes made before tT summer. It was at first thought that a bowling alley would be made out of it, but this will probably not be carried out A dance hall, one that will be capable of holding a greater
 
 v planned. A complete new floor will nave to be built, as we'll as a roof There is no. floor nor roof on it at the present time The theater has q. depth of about 80 feet and frontage of some 30 feet. A plan of having pie lures half of the week, and the re- maining days devoted to dancing will in all probability be carried out. This will relieve the monotony of pictures all of the time, or dancing each eve ming. First class orches tra tion music will be given the dancers.
 It will take a good deal of money: to fix the place into shape. A new pie ture machine will have to be pur-. chased and the booth will have to be built. This will necessitate making one fireproof, which is required by the state law.
 Harley c. Seaver. Harley C. Seaver, better Known as Colonel Seaver, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Pease of Ca nal street, yesterday afternoon. MT. Seaver was "A years of age. He had been sick for some time, having been taken down in October. He was born at Clairmont, New Hampshire, and had been resident of Plainville for about 12 years. He served in the
 
 daughters and one son.. They are, Mrs. Johp Pcase. Mrs. Will Waldo of Roya ltond Vermont, Mrs Lee. Waldo of West Clairmont, New Hampshire, and Henry Snaver of Woodstock, Vt. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home. Rev. James M. Tranmer will ofticfate. Burial will be in the West cemetery. A delegation from the Brock Barnes post will attend.
 Freight Situation.
 With the completion of the new freight house at New Haven which had been under construction for sev- eral months, the freight situation in Plainviile will be changed to some ex- tent. This new house will change the present schedule of freight trains that run through the town. There have been about 16 trains daily pass through from Northampton. This number has been reduced to eight. With the new house. all freight com ing from Northampton will go over the New Haven line, by way of Hart ford and Berlin, instead of the Plain vile branch. The greater part of the freight handled here will be local. The freight hands at the local sta tion have been reduced.
 No Factory Work Yet.
 Almost every day brings rumors to the effect that the long closed Stan dard Steel and Bearings plant will open soon, which always turn out to be more or lcsa street talk. Some have the assumption that with the opening of the Ford plant at De- troit, the local factory will resume work. This is not so. Of course L~I h4n 1yf bearings for the Ford Tractors, but in all probability the plant at Phil ade1phia will take care of that sup ply. In case the local place does open up. work will be resumed with only small units of men at a time. The previous force of almost 1900 employees will not be necessary. MT.