New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
BRISTOL MEN BUY
 LAND TO DEVELOP Allen Tract Of 65 Acres Sold
 for S16,000 BALL DIAMOND WILL GO
Mrs. Mary Ellen Dunbar Palmer Dies at Her Home on West Main Street Following Long nlness-Rcv. Geo.
 Hilton Starts on Months Vacation.

Following Long nlness-Rcv. Geo
 Hilton Starts on Months Vacation
 The 66 acre tract Of land owned b, Richard Allen, situated on East stree and known as Aliens field has beer sold to Joseph T. Donovan and VII liam J. Phalen, Bristol men The ga lt was made through Charles r. Con lon, local real estate man, and tn. sale price was said to have reached s1s.o00. .o"
 The property, which is centrally To- cated, borders the immense tract ot land on the north. known as Broad. view. which has built up considerabl, 1 of late. This section of the town promises to outgrow other parts O, Plainvile and with the plans in the future of building an addition to the Standard Steel and Bearings factory 1t is the belief of many local citizen. that this part of the town will be- come the manufacturing district Frontage On East Street ] The Allen tract has a frontage on Fast street and that measures ap. proximately 1,50o feet Its depth is practically equal and reaches close to 1 the river on the west
 It is the intention Of the new own CTS to immediately commence opera tions for surveying the land and cut ting the property into farms and large and small building lots
 The survey will be made as soon as possible and streets laid out accord ing to the best plans endorsed
 Ball Diamond To Go.
 Aliens baseball field, W hich is re- garded as the best diamond in the town, will eventually be cut up ard homes built. It is not believed, how ever, that this part of the land will be touched this year as the team management has lease for the sea son. Next year, howeN CT, the local | baseball team will have to secure some other diamond for their games, and without doubt, Rockwells Field will be the one in demand then. | The old race track, which is one | l.alf mile in length, will also be in- cluded in the survey. The track is still used and is leased by local men | interested in horse breaking. It was | used years ago, however, for racing, and at one time was the center of at- , he track was also once used for re- | lay races.
 Hennery On Land
 At the present time, there is ono two tenement house standing ,n the property which 's occupied by Will liam H. Buys There is also a large modern hennary which has been uscu ir bree ling prize stock. The farm vas forn erly operated by the late | Harry Clayton rnd his partner, C. Freeman, and was generally known as the Clayton and Freeman farms The breeding GOODS are steam heated A workshop and other barns are lnclud- ed in the sale There IS also a small pond on the land.
 Richard Allen, who sold the prop erty to the Bristol ran, made his lrme there up to a short time ago He lived there for Is years and now makes his residence with his sister, Mrs. E. D. Gridley of Whiting street. Prominent Bristol Men. Both the new owners of the Plaln- vile property are prominent business men Of Bristol. Mir. Donovan is an attorney and has used much of his time in the development of real estate end as a land promoter. Mir. Phelen is known as a real estate dealer. The men are now owners of the Bristol Furniture company and have lived in that town for the past 5 years
 Mrs. Mary Ellen Palmer
 Mrs. Mary Ellen Dunbar Palmer, of West Main street, died at her home some tinla between Ii o'clock last night and o'clock this morning. She had been ill for the past six months and her death had not been uneX- recte l. She was found dead in her bed by her daughter, Miss Clara Palmer, when she went into her room at o'clock this morning.
 Mrs. Palmer was 63 years old last March,an was born in Torrineton. She lad lived in Plainville about II years, coming here In 1911, At the age of four years, she was taken West by her parents. who remained there. Mrr. Palmer. however, came east again and was married.
 Her husband died two years after the family moved to Plainville. which was on August 21, 1913, They then ived on Church street.
 Mrs. Palmer Is survived by her daughter, Clara, who made her home with her, and sister, Clara Dunbar of Mankato. Minn. Two brothers are also left, stephen of Cornell, H., and Bert, who lives further west.
 Mrs. Palmer was a member of the Plainville Martha Rebekah lodge and also of the Past Grand association of that order. She was member of the Episcopal church of Bristol The body is in charge of W. A. Bailey and the funeral arrangements are incom- plete.
 Martha Rebekah Sale
 The members of the Martha Re hekah lodge are planning for holding a food sale and ice cream festival next Wednesday afternoon and eve ming on the lawn of Mrs Wallace Beach of Whiting street The food sale will be conducted in the after noon while the evening will he devot- ed to the lawn festival As an added feature, the P!ainvile Fife and Drum