New Britain herald., 1923-08-02
PainviM News
GLOVER |. HASTINGS
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Well-KnoWn Inventor SucCumbs
During Nigh to Heart Trouble
TRUCK WRECKED BY TRAIN

10 Register Voters Tomorrow--High-
way Department Starts Making
Road on Corner-Auto CANNING
Party keaves-Drive Going Slow
Briefs.
Glover L. Hastings, a resident of
FlainVllle Tor over 80 years, was
found dead In bed at his home on
Tomlinson avenue this morning. Medi-
cal Examiner DIR. Charles C. Moody
gave the probable cause of death as
heart failure. Mr.. Hastings was 81
years old and was an inventor of note.
having devised glass handles for
knives and forks. He was one of the
pioneer makers of cutlery in this state
and Is known throughout the country
for important improvements he has
made for the trade.
He is survived by two sons Glover
Hastings of Boston. and Fred Hastings
of Plainville both of whom are well
known insurance men. Arrangements
for the funeral which have been turn
ed over to A. w. Bailey & Co., are in
complete.
Train Smashes Truck
Robert c. Mitchell, owner and
driver of moving van, narrowly es-
capped instant death last evening
shortly after 6 o'clock, when his
truck, loaded with furniture, was
struck by a train on Whites cross
Ing. The truck was demolished and
the furniture was reduced to kindling
wood by the force of the impact The
furniture was owned by the family
of Raymond Fonseca, Portuguese, and
they were moving from. house along
side the tracks to New Britain. The
truck had gone only a distance of
about 100 feet, however, when there
was no more necessity for moving the
stuff. Mitchell, the driver, saw the
train, only when it was on top of him,
and making wild leap, fortunately
landed clear and escaped being hit.
A flasman had been placed on this
crossing by the railroad authorities
acting on an order of the public utili-
ties commission because the road was
being used as a detour while the
Painville-New Britain road was being
made over The fagman was re-
Gently removed, however, leaving the
crossing unprotected and it being
blind on both sides, the truck driver
was unable to see the train approach
ing. Fonseca's furniture was total |
loss and the truck was badly dam |
aged.
To Register Voters
Joseph N. McKernan and Peter |
Duffy, republican and democrat regis
trars OF voters, will be present in the |
town hall tomorrow from II to 0
p. m., standard time, for the purpose
of registering voters for their respec-
tive parties. Notices have been pub
lished that they will be present also
next Friday, August 10, at the same
hours for the same purposes. This
move is in preparation of the party
caucuses which will be held in the fall
in preparation for the annual election
which happens in October.
Making Road on Corner
Employees of the state highway de-
partment began work this morning on
clearing out the section of road to be
laid at the corner of Whiting and
West Main streets. The town work.
men cleared away the cement side
walk some days ago anu COIllillsSioH- |
err McDonald's men, in compliance
with his recent promise, were at work
this morning preparing to lay the
roadbed. 1t is expected that the
work will be finished within IL week
or in less time. ;
Camping Party Leaves
An automobile camping party. con- /
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold La
rayette and family, Louis Lafayette,
Moore and his son, Myles, left 9
carly Wednesday morning on tour -,
IF the Mohawk Trail. They will then =
our through New York state to Boz =,
,ton Spa. They expect to be gone ,
several days. ,
To Build Power House
A permit was issued to the Stan
lard Steel & Bearing Co. yesterday
O construct a power house at the
EASTERN end of it's plant on Woodford e
venue. The power house will be one u
tory high and is to be built of brick.
t will replace the present temporary II
tructure and will encompass much
arger area. Work will be started on
[ Immediately.
Drive Returns Slow
The returns from the drive which