New Britain herald., 1922-03-07
Plainville News

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 LEGION SECURES MEMBERS Charles Prior Arrested for Intoxica.
 tion-Legion Gets Seven New Mem. bers at Mccting-PIans California Trip-Itcms.
 The newly organized Mems club of the Episcopal church will hold It's first meeting tomorrow evening, at the church parish house. Lewis w. Rip. ley Of Glastonbury, an expert ir radio and wireless operating, will make an address to the members or the work of the radio instrumen, and the progress and Improvements will give demonstration of the radio instrument.
 An apparatus has been connected at the parish house and the members of the club will have m opportunity i to hear concerts and speeches which are sent broadcast by various ntations A program issued by the stations {, published daily in The Herald, anc the program to be carried out ,omor. row evening will be published. Concerts may be heard from and possibly from the Naval Flying station at Washington.
 Charles Prior Arrested Charles Prior was arrested las | night by Patrolman F. w. Furrey fo drunkenness. Prior will be given hearing this afternoon before Judg Merritt o. Ryder. Prior, it is said drew some money from the bank yes terday, and after fitting himself ou i in new clothes. shoes and hat, did th same thing with some liquor an' | I'lainville.
 | Fire Last Night The fire department was called ou It 9:15 o'clock last evening by al ylarm from Box 6. A fire had starte' n the barn owned by Thomas Conlol If 107 Whiting street. There wa ;ight damage, the blaze being confin ,d to the upper story which contained some hay. An automobileswas on thu ground floor but was not damaged The origin of the fire is undetermined
 Cemetery Association Meeting The annual meeting of the Plain vile Cemetery association will be helt on Monday evening, March Is at thu office of Town Clerk Robert c. Usher ! Reports of the treasurer and Gsecre , tary will be presented and the cleo ton of officers will be held. Tn, 7 meeting will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Scanlon Arrested
 Peter Scanlon, who claimed Ney , Britain as his home although he ha not been there since 1880, was arrest ed and tried yesterday afternoon fo ,agrancy. Judge E. P. Prior foun, probable cause and sentenced him tt 30 days in iail. Sentence was late suspended. Scanlon promised to leave town.
 Legion News.
 The Brock Barnes post, American Legion, has added seven new mem bers to it's present enrolment. These members were secured through the efforts of the committees during per sonal interviews Saturday afternoon They were formally entered as mem bers to the post at it's meeting last evening
 The meeting was open to the public and there was a decided improvement in the attendance of eX-srvice men Commander John Guiden and Treas urer Thomas Prior gave short talks to the men on the work of the l.e- zion. -..
 The drive will continue for two weeks, after which the post is expect ed to have almost doubled its enroll ment. Daniel Collins gratuitously do- mated refreshments to the cX-service men last evening.
 Trip to California.
 Stephen Dietzko is planning for ar automobile trip to California. The local young man is employed in the James clothing store and will leave this Sunday morning. He plans to be gone about six months. The trip vii carry him through Florida and the lower part of Texas as well as other large western states and cities
 Busy Rec Meeting Postponed.
 The meeting of the Busy Bee Sew ing society scheduled to take place this evening has been postponed or account of illness of one of the mem bcrs. The meeting was to have beer held at the home of Mrs John Mur- phy of East street. It will take place next week.
 Nr. Stanley Improving. Charles Stanley of 3 West Mair street is reported as being slightly i'm proved, and Mrs. Edwin Stanlcy's condition remains unchanged Mir Stanley has been ill for several weeks and his friends are looking forward to an carly recovery.
 Plainyillc Briefs.
 Charles Boyse of Ansonia has ac- cepted a position as manager of the H. A. James clothing store on Wes, Main street.
 Rev. James Nj. Tranmer attend the meeting of the New Haven Min. isterial district in that city yesterday A daughter Doris, has been borr 10 Mir. and Mrs. Michael kosenko ot South Washington street, at the New | nr;taip iOspjtal