New Britain herald., 1922-01-13
STREETS WILL RE CLEARED OF SNOW Work at Central Square Started
 Today ROADWAY OBJECTIONS IN
settlement of l5 Per Cent Entered on
 Local Bankruptcy Case--School Notes Smith Loses Finger -

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 Work has been started by Select man William J. Johnson toward cleaning the snow from the center of the town where there Is the most traffic The cost will be small com pared to other storms, and MT. John- son estimates that not more than Sb9 will be spent at this time. Some of the unemployed will secure work while it lasts.
 The sidewalks in the outskirts have been plowed and walking Is not bad in slime sections, The property own CTS were not slow in needing the new town regulation whereby all owners must have their sidewalks cleaned not later than "A hours after a storm.
 Roadway Objections
 Many property owners are up in arms against the assessments issued by the new roadway planned between Broad street and the Plainville Cast ing company
 The commission published a list of all owners who will be benefited by the highway running through their property and evidently the list did not appeal any too well to many of them. The commission, however, expected these objections and will let the mat ter rest in the hands of the people Those who object strenuously, will carry their plea to the superior court, not later than 5 days from the date the list was published. A new con- mission will then he appointed by the I superior court officials to look over the ground and consider the assess ments entered. They will then make any changes deemed necessary and these will go through with no more arguments. The new commission will be composed of three men who are in no. way interested in the highway planned.
 ] Woodrow Wilson Club Mrs. Harriet Barnes of 124 Broad street, has been elected chair | man of the plainville committee of l the Woodrow Wilson foundation l Plans are being made for a public meeting to be held this Sunday after l noon at 2:30 o'clock at the town building. This will be for the pur- pose of organizing an executive com mittee and other business to be | transacted The foundation Is non- partisan and the public is invited to attend and take part in the activity | of the new club. The local commit tee has also to raise the sum of SSG towards the quota throughout the country. It is not thought that this amount will be hard to raise and the committee is looking forward to a I hearty response from the people Special certificates will be given each contributor. Bankrupt Settles The preliminary account of Robert Stack of Bristol, as trustee of the bankrupt estate of the Plainvile En- gineering and Supply company on Whiting street, was approved at 8 meeting held in the office of Edward M. Yeomans' bankrupt referee, at Hartford yesterday. A first dividend of Is per cent was declared for the creditors
 This bankruptcy case has no con- nection with the present store on Whiting street but largely concerns Herve and Rene Breault and William Dorfng of this town who owned the concern and voluntarily filed the peti- tion of bankruptcy some time ago.
 Old House History
 The old house now standing on the | southwest corner of East Main street, | facing East street, well known to the | older inhabitants of Plainville, has an interesting history which dates back to 177S. This old landmark, which may be torn down in the near future, was erected in the early part of 177S and was one of the first houses in that district On May 30, of that year the land upon which it now stands was purchased from one James Per cival by Ladwick Hotchlliss of New Britain for the sum of 20 pounds Two years later Mir. Hotchkiss bought another piece of land nearby and in l7S0, came to live on that site. He became a member of the Farm ington Congregational church, which had just started. In the year 1797, a son, Josiah Hotchkiss, bought half interest in the house and lived there with his father. Joseph Hotchkiss was a blacksmith by trade and his son, JeTtlilldll, u pllS OCiCl was the first postmaster of Plainville, having received his appointment on February H., 1880. Following that period, the house changed hands sev- eral times with the death of it's resi- dents until today is occupied by a family who have made their home there for years.
 school Notes.
 Thrift Week probably will not be observed at the local Grammar school next week with any special program. In a sense, Thrift Week is observed every week at the Plain vile school as the system of banking installed by Principal Orrin l.. Judd is practiced every Monday morning by the children. Some of the other schools in the state have not intro- duced this system and therefore the plan of having a Thrift Week for this purpose, has been recommended. The savings of the pupils at the school are fast increas- ing and the first week of the past term brought in s40.5o deposits.
 The children of the higher grades ,Uere addressed this morning by G.. Bochman of Hartford, a representa- tive of the w. c. T. U. Mir. Boch- man spoke on character building
 Mrs. Alice K. Williams, teacher of music and drawing, has resumed her duties after weeks illness.
 Miss Mildred Nelson Is confined to her home by illness and her vacancy Is being filled by Mrs. Inez Bedford
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