New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-03
PainpiM News
COLONEL TRUMBULL
IS HON0RED AGAIN
Senator From PlainyilIe Made
President Pro IenpOre Of Senate
HIS MANY FRIENDS ELAIED

HIS MANY FRIENDS ELATE.
New iiritain Man Fined for Rres.
~ the Peane-warrant Issued ID
Bristal Man-juiius Clark Dies
Mrs, Joseph Pagan Passes Away.
Senator John II, Trumbull of thi
town was unanimously chosen as IN
republican nominee for president pr
iemnofe Of the state senate al 4 eau
Gus Of republican senators-eleei hei,
last night at the capitol in Hartford
HIS nomination was not contested h
any member of the house and il i
virtually an election 10 the position
because Of the overwhelming ma jor
ny OF republicans in the senate,
Colonel Trumbnll's name was pre,
senied 20 the caucus by Senator JOIN
\, brooks OF Torrinston ana the
nomination was seconded by senator
Charles NJ, BLACKWELL of New Haven
Senator Trnmbull was appointed
chief OF ordnance on the stan of Coy.
ernor Templcton on December OF
this year, this being the most recent
honor conferred on him until the eau
1 Gus OF last night. Although not "A ma
tive Of Plainvlllc, having been born
In Ashford, the son of Hugh and
Mary Trnmbul. he IL. for the most
part. product OF this town. He was
educated In the public schools here
and started his business career here.
Ills Connections
He Is president OF the Trumbull
Electric Manufacturing Co.. and is a
director OF the Plainyille Trust Co,
the Plainville Realty Co. and the
Bristol and Plainvilc Tramway Co.
He Is also president OF the Plainyille
! Trust Co. and treasurer OF the Plain
vile Realty Co.
He Is a member of Masonic bodies
MP to and including the thirty-second
degree and Is president and director
of the Plainyille Masonic Temple Cor
poration. He is past noble grand
of Sequasen Lodge, /. o. o. +. He Is
captain of the officers reserve force
of the Connecticut state Guard and
a lieutenant in the Nutnam Phalanx
Senator Trumbull Is director OF
both the New Britain and PlainviIle
Chamber of Commerce and is also a
director of the Connecticut Children's
Aid Society. He is a member of the
board Of governors OF the Associated
Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies
of New York; "A member of the Ameri-
can Trapshooting Association, the
American OrnithoIogical Union, the
Hartford Club, the Aero club of Hart !
ford. the Hartford Gun club and the !
Pennington Country club. He served
in the last session of the General
Assembly as chairman of the COM
mittee on finance.
Plain,illc Eiated
The town of Plainville has good /
cause to rejoice with Senator Trum-
bull over his election. BESIDES being
a manufactures of note, Senator
rrumbull has become one OF the lead
ng men of the state both officially and
and in that respect, the sig
lal honors that he has received
the state rebound to the
own OF which he is a resident
Fined in Court
Tony Silva of Lilac street, New
Britain. was fined SIS and costs in the
own court by Justice Prior yesterday
lfternoon on the charge of breach of
he peace. He was arrested Friday
vening by Patrolman l.. W. Furrey
fter he had created a disturbance on
Nest Main street. Silva came to town !
o attend the dance here, and during .
he interniSsion. he imbibed, 1t is said
90 freely of moonshine. Leaving the
ance hall. ne became reckless and !
when passing a number of tool boxes, {
property of the Southern New Eng S
md Telephone Co. he became reck- s
SIS and pushed one of the boxes into /
pool OF water about eight inches r
eep.
ratrolman furrey attempted to
uestion him, but he, being n for c
lgner, could not understand. the II
,wn officials postponed his trial until t
report could be had from the tee- n
hone company as to the extent of the
amagc done to the tools in the box.
is understood that IL number of a
elicate testing instruments were in 81
lie box and when it was learned that o
one of them were injured to any en- U
mt. the charge of breach of the u
aace was placed against him. He
,uld not give any explanation of his
,nduct IN court and justice Prior
led him So ana costs. Prosecutor ~
lillian Foircn handled the states ~
Se.
Warrant Issued ~
i'll
Prosecutor S. S. Gwillim issued a
arrant. today for the arrest of $. NJ.
ellis of Bristol on the charge Of
ckless driving. Ii was given to the
'istol police and they will serve it
day. Fl
Wells will be charged with reckless at
Grating of an automobile which ev
ok place on December 81, when he ia
owe through the town in a reckless tei
amer The case will be tried in on
an court this afternoon before JUS wi
? MERIT o. Ryder with S. s. CIVIL tn
4 prosecuting. da
Julius Clark
Julius Clark. age 50 years. died
out 9 O'Clock this morning at the