New Britain herald., 1923-05-09
.TEMPLETON WILL
 SPEAK AT BANQUET Chief Executive to Be Guest of
 PlainYllle Commerce Chamber ENTIRE PROGRAM FOR NIGHT
Think Maniac Was Here-Town Neet- ing Friday Eyening-Farmer Resi- dent Dies in Hosnital-Hiils HneP- al Tamorrow-slate League Match --Rriefs,

--Rriefs,
 Governor Charles A, Templeton will be the guest lef the Plainville Cham. her of Commerce al the annual han- quet 10 be held in the banquet cham. her Of the Masonic Temple this eve ming at 1880 o'clock daylight saving time, This will. without doubt, he the biggest social affair of the year in Plainytlle and will be attended hy about l40 members Of the Chamber of Commerce and other citizens Of plainville and vicinity,
 Rev. Charles s. Wyekoff, pastor Of the Plainville Congregational church, George c. Hilton. rector of the Epis- eopal church of Our Saviour will say grace.
 Following the banquet the first speaker will he Senator John II, Trumbull. president pro tempore of l the state senate. He will he followed by Governor Charles A. Templeton. Rev. Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter Of Hartford and Principal Orrin l.. Judd of the Plainville public schools. The Methodist church orchestra will furnish music during the dinner and | between the speeches.
 Maniac in Pennington. l Officials of Plainville arc of the be- lief that the supposed maniac caught in Pennington yesterday, was the same man who appeared at the pas senser station here yesterday morn- ing obsessed with the idea that he was q cleanup official. The man caught in Pennington set two brush fires and then lay down on the railroad tracks | in front of a moving freight train. The train crew saved him and he was turn ed over to the police who held him for examination. The man who acted SO strangely at the local depot was last seen walking the tracks towards | Pennington.
 l Town Meeting Friday The adjourned town meeting of April 27, will be resumed Friday eve ming and the report of the special committee appointed on that evening will be heard. The committee, it Is understood, has come to an agreement
  and the voters of the town will have an opportunity to either accept or re- iect it's recommendations
 Former Resident Dies
 Word was received here last night of the death in St. Francis hospital Hartford, of Miss Mae Cronin age 2I years, a former resident and one Of the most popular young women Of the town. She left Plainville recently to take up her residence in New Brit ain and entered the hospital short time ago. She was operated on day or so ago for appendicitis but was un- able to rally from its effects. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's church, New Britain, and burial will be in St, Josephs cemetery, Plainville.
 Hills Funeral Tomorrow
 The funeral of Mrs. Maria Hough Hills, who died in New York state Monday, will be held tomorrow after noon at 2:3o o'clock with services in the chapel in West cemetery. Rev. Charles S. Wyckoff. pastor of the Plainville Congregational church, will cfficiate. Burial will be in West ceme- tery.
 State League Match.
 The New Britain team of the state bowling league will roll the Plainvile team tonight on the Recre- ation center alleys. This promises to be one of the most interesting matches played here since the league started as the Plainville team has been greatly strengthened by the ad- dition of a number of players.
 To Strengthen Road
 Plans have been made in construct ing the new concrete road between pIainville and New Britain, to change the entire roadbed at the junction of the roadway and Cooke street. At the present time, there is a sharp turn at the bottom of the hill and in times past there have been several bad accidents there. The company in