New Britain herald., 1922-12-19


 w. l.. Cooke Of the John Cooke Co, lpreared before the commission last ,Nening with reference to the nccep- lance Of tho town of street known as Bnnnel avenue. The. Cooke Co. has been developing tract of land raching from New Britain avenue to Pennington avenue, and has already laid sidewalks there anu installed Il two-inch water main in the tract. All preliminary work on the land has been completed In the street mem tioned, and Mir Cooke has made ap- plication to the town officials to have the town accept the street This mat ter will be taken under consideration by the plan commission.
 Grange Initiation a
 There will be meeting Of Plaln- vile Grange this evening. The third and fourth degrees will be conferred on class of 10 candidates. The har- vest supper will be served at 6'So o'clock owing to the many matters to uome before the meeting. The houi heretofore has been much later, ano the change has been called to the at tention of the members. Installation of officers will take place at the next meeting.
 Christmas Seals
 Reports from the various centers of distribution of the Christmas Seals state that the sale is going alons fairly well, Returns are coming in slowly and the sale will have to speed up, If 1t Is to be a success. mis- understanding has arisen this year ow- ing to the fact that many of the seals were sent through the mall, and at the same time, general canvass of the town is being made by the school children. The committee wishes to explain that the seals were first given to the school children for disposal and were afterwards mailed to various citizens. E4
 Members of the committee feel that the sale this year will be more suc- cessful than any other year, because of the fact that there are num- Der of patients from Plainville being taken care. of in the various state in- stitutions. this being the first year that such has been the case, the money taken in the sale of previous years Is pretty nearly gone, andsthe local committee for the prevention of tuberculosis needs great fund if the work is to be carried on without ex- pense to the town. Confidence is ex- pressed by the members, however, that the sale will be a success this week.
 Coal Dealers Troubles Everybody seems to be picking on Plainville's one coal dealer these days, to all those who wish it. Just a few moments in the office of the Plain vile Lumber and Coal Co.,, and one will realize that the present day coal dealers life is anything but path of roses. Telephone calls come in almost without cessation and demands in the name of every law and justice for coal are made upon the unfortunate one answering. Many of the request. for immediate delivery are met with the answer that there is no coal avail able, and then the local dealer is described in various terms because those who called up a few minutes before see the local wagons delivering coal about the town.
 The situation at the local yards re- mains about the sameS There is very little coal on hand, and that is all ordered for months gone by. The re- strictions placed on delivery by the fuel administrator make conditions l,1o many are without coal or are so near ly that way, that the cold weather is beginning to get under the skin, and people are fervently hoping for relief in the near future. The local dealer says he is doing his very best to satisfy everyone. and he promises de livery if he received any shipments in the near future.
 Painfully Injurzl>
 Frank Thompson proprietor of the Central Garage is on a pair of crutch- es with one leg injured. This waa the result of an accident in which Mir. Thompson figured early Sunday morn- ing in Southington. He was drawing telephone poles to the town and while unloading number or them off his truck, one of them rolled back, bad ly crushing his foot. When he re- turned to Plainville. he had pr. Eros X-ray the damaged member, but nc bones were found broken. The ankle was badly sprained, and 1t will b' some time before Mir. Thompson will have the use of his foot again. Fox Trot Contest
 The fox trot contest at the Commun