New Britain herald., 1922-08-16

The farm is owned by Mfrs. Miles M Smith of somers. who was for nierly Miss Dot Frisbie Of 94 East Main street. 'Plainville, Anyone de- sirlng nor information in regards to the picnic may communicate with her by telsphoning Thompson.ile, lb6-4.
 Father Kennedy on Adriatic
 Attorney w. E. Egan of Hartford, In statement concerning the acci- dent which threatened to send the monster ocean liner, the Adriatic, to the bottom of the sea, when an ex- rlosion damaged one Of its holds last Friday while off New Foundland. ..and bound for New York, made known thc names Of the Catholic priests who did heroic work in giving the last rites of the church to the men who were caught in the blast of the ex- plosion and burned so badly that they died. Interesting to local people will be the reading of the name of Rev. William P. Kennedy of New Haven, and formerly pastor In Col linsville, for 1t will be recalled tha. Father Kennedy was curate at the church Of Our Lady of Mercy in this town for many years during the pas- hrate of Rev II. T. Walsh
 Father Kennedy was returning from a trip to Europe and was in com pany with Rev. Father sinnott. de- scribed as hero during the explosion. I he early morning accident awakened the priests and, clad in pajamas, they made hasty descent to the hold in which the victims were caught. Father Sinnott as the elder priest, was Immediately given charge, while Father Kennedy and two other priests assisted him. He era wled into the hold, where the fumes were still poisonously stfline. and administered the rites of the Catholic church to two of the unfortunate men who died of burns later. Father Kennedy as- sisted him. The next day the clergy men said mass for the dead sailors and conducted the Catholic burial service, at which, gowned in their black cassocks and white surplices, they stood at the rail as the bodies, tied in canvas and weighted with stones, were lowered into their final resting place in the deep.
 Mrs J. P. Jennings and daughter Mary, of Bristol were also on the liner. Both are we'll known in this town. The Bristol women had the highest praise for the action of the captain and the perfect discipline Of the crew as well as the unflinchlng duty done by the priests and others in descending into the hold at the risk of their own lives.
 Legion Lays Platform
 The ex-servicemen of the town have been busy during the past few days by laying a platform In the va cant lot on Whiting and Maple streets which will be used for dancing dur ing the Society Circus which starts next Monday, under the auspices of the Brock Barnes post.
 The platform measures GA by AS feet and booths are being erected around it. All the concessions will be under canvas covers so that rainy weather will not interfere with the progress of the circus.
 The grounds will be clearly illum- mated as 2,oon electric lights are 10 be strung up. l nlS WOrK IS also III tne hands of the ex-servicemen who are electricians.
 The post officials have asked all the men to be at the grounds every eve ming this week in order to arrange things in shape for the opening night Most of the carpenter work now has been done by a few enthusiastic help CTS and as the proceeds of the circuh will be for the building fund which will benefit all the members. the off, cials believe 1t is no more than right