New Britain herald., 1923-05-01
Pain0iNe NeWs
RECORD RECEIPT OF
. MAIL IN PLAINVILLE
Thirty Letters Sent Today 10
Dead Letter Office in Washington
HEALTH SITUATION is GOOD

HEALTH SITUATION is GOOD
Last Minute Rush for Dog Lieenses-
Legion Meets in New Rooms-oncr
Reward for Capture OF Thieves
4, T.. NJ. 20. Bowling Standings,
What is considered a record receipt
/ OF mail was taken IN at the local post
I office yesterday morning from the
/ first mail train, The total number 81
bags which were packed full, was 81
and this is the largest amount OF
mail received in for some time, The
entire force was impressed into serN-
leo asserting the letters and packages
and deliveries were all made on time
The new schedule for hours at the
post office has been posted on the
window and the people of Plainvi!le
are requested 10 make themselves Ia
miliar with the changes
The postmaster announced today
that Il was found necessary 10 send
\ 80 letters TO the dead letter office al
Washington. d. c., because OF inc
! fact that illegible addresses were
written on the envelopes. There has
heen an increase In the number OF
letters being received at the post
office with either no means OF identi-
fication OF the persons TO whom they
were sent. or IN writing so unintel'
lig,b,e that even the clerks, who are
Il considered experts at figuring ou'
unreadable names. have been unable
IN discern the destinations OF those
which are not only received here
from outside sources. but which are
also mailed here.
Healt, situation Good.
DR.. J. n. Bull. health officer, stated
4 this morning that the health OF the
community was exceptionally good
/ during April Except for the cpl
demic of measles which has spread IN
| certain quarters, there is no COM
municable disease reported in the
town.
The doctor stated this morning that
! il is necessary that property owners
( take care within the next week TO
| have their property cleaned up. One
thing that he lays especial stress on
is the practice of persons spreading
papers about the yards These are
almost always caught by the wind and
| are sent whirling all about the
streets He cautions that now is the
time to have all windows and doors
screened so that the disease carrying
| flies might be kept away
Rush for Dog Licenses.
Miss Mae Morgan, town clerk, stat
ed this morning that there was last
minute rush yesterday of dog own
ers to secure dog licenses. Yester-
day and throughout last night, fully
| so dogs were registered and she eX-
pects a like rush today and tonight.
Several people called her on the tele-
phone last evening and stated that
they had forgotten to secure the
I licenses and said that they would Sc
cure them today AS the law reads
that licenses must be secured on or
before the first day of May to avoid
an added fee. today Is the last day
and Miss Morgan will be present IN
the town clerks office this evening
for the accommodation of those who
wish to comply with the law.
Meeting in New Rooms.
Brock Barnes post, American Lee
gion, met in a Joint gathering with
the members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
last evening in the new quarters In
the Recreation building on Whiting
street. A large number of peoples
were made by the women and these
will be sold to the public on Memorial
Day. Several important matters were
discussed and tentative plans were
made to hold an open house for the
public as soon as the rooms have been
nut into shane.
Offer Reward.
James Simpson and w. J. Hem
mingway, the two grocers from whose
delivery wagons the sets OF front
wheels were stolen some time Friday
night, have announced that they will
give SO to anyone who will furnish
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