New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
TOWN WILL SEND
 CHILDREN AWAY
Humane Society Takes Action in
 Local Gases
HOME CONDITIONS ARE BAD
George Cook of Plain>iIlc Road Will Observe 9Oth Birthday Tomorrow Congregational sunday school Plans Giving GiftS-ItcmS.

Congregational sunday school Plans Giving GiftS-Itcms.
 The Humane society and the local authorities have taken action regard ! ing the conditions Of certain cases in town where negligence of children has been seen and will send away to be cared for, six who have come to their attention during the past several
 months The families with whom ] these children live have encountered considerable difficulties and the action vas warranted, it is claimed.
 Four children of Mir. and Mrs. John | LeGrandc of Washington street, will be sent to the County Home at Ware house Point, immediately after Christ
 mas. They will be given inc oppor- tunity to enjoy that day at home and the day after will be taken to the other home to be cared for The con- ditions in this case are said to be neg ligence. Considerable trouble has been had by the town authorities in an effort to straghten out the marital difficulties of this family and the par cnts have been halcd into court on several occasions and brought before the humane board after inVesiga- tons of the treatment of the children
 has been made. The children range in age from four to nine.
 The other case which has been at tended to is that of the Noisurd fam ily on Bank street This case is the most pitiful which has come before the Humane society for some time and immediate steps were taken to aid the family. Two children ont oi
 the family of six, will be removed to 1 the home at Mansfield, Conn. The
 rather of the children has been unable to secure work for some time and the mother is striving to earn wages by working out,
 To Celebrate Birthday.
 George Cook of Plainyile Road 1 will observe his 9oth birthday to- morrow. The celebration will be quietly held at the home. Mir. Cook, | who is one of the most active men in | this vicinity of that age, is the last l Of the Cook family. He has been 1 crippled for years and through this | fault was unable to participate in the | Civil War. which he remembers well. | His father. George Cook, was a taV | erm keeper Mr. Cook is well known to people who traverse the PlainVillc- l New Britain road frequently as he | is always to be seen sitting at his window in the home and waves q l Cheery hand to all who pass.
 | I,l. | Cook, lis not much of place to ob~ | serve style and l never have seen a l fashion parade pass here that l can remember of However, l see quite a bit of the hobbed hair and short skirts and I think short skirts are healthful. They allow plenty of free dom for the legs and do away with the i old long train to drag in mud and dust wherever they walk"
 Mir. Cook does not think much of the Volstead Act and although believes | in temperance, does not think 1t wrong for a man to take a drink once in a | while. He was never married, but | believes in matrimony nevertheless. "Perhaps if l did get married" said | the aged man with a twinkle in his i eye, "I never would have lived this 1 long,"
 Mir. Cook attended tho local school and worked for some time on a farm 1 He attended Deacon Hart's school in | FarminEton also. He has been elected | justice of the peace twice, but never cared for any public offices
 Eobcr2e l'incd.
 Walter D. Robergc of Mountain View was fined Sl in the local court yestcr- l day afternoon by Justice Merritt O. Ryder for not having his dog licensed.
 He had also to p2y for registering the ! dog, which was $t0.50. Prosecutor | Stanley s. GWillim presented tho case i Dog Warden Philip Marine made tn. arrest on a complaint.
 To Distribute Presents.
 The sunday school Of the Congrc- Eational church will distribute nres- rItS to the youngsters at the New i Britain ChiIdrens Home Christmas, and any persons who wish to aid them in any way are urged to do ao Gifts such as toys, books, games and other things which will make the hearts of the young tots happy, will be greatly appreciated, They may he taken to the church this Sunday morning and will be taken over to tho home carly in the week. Tho sunday school has followed this example of giving pres "nts for the past several years and their work is much appreciated, A