New Britain herald., 1923-04-27
SCHOOL LAND TO BE
 DISCUSSED TONIGHT Special Town Meeting Called to
 Act on Petition of 28 Voters VOTE MAY BE RESCINDED
Woman's Club Recital Success Pass Examinations in Banking-R. E. Cooling Dies in Ansonia--Odd Fellows Confer Degree--Bricfs.

I
 A special town meeting will | | held this evening at o'clock in th
 town hall to act on a petition signe
 by about 2S voters asking for tn
 resembling of vote taken at a spe
 cial town meeting on April II a
 which measure was passed givin the board of selectmen the power |
 purchase tract of land on Linde street to be used for school pur poses at the cost of s7,50O. The las meeting which was attended by
 small number of voters decided i favor of the proposition by the smal margin of about four votes, and whe sidered an exorbitant price was L be paid. a wave of protest sprea' about the town.
 Judging from the talk about town tonight's arguments promise to b bitter and plenty of fireworks ar looked for. Many voters who failed |, be present at the last meeting de clare that they will be present to night to vote to rescind the forme NOle. oIIlCIS StdNC lIdL lHty dIC II favor of the movement because {; schoolhouse is needed in that section and they claim that the Cooke trac is the only one there suitable for tht purposes. This point Is conceded b, the opposents of the measure but they state that If the town is to be required to pay such price for the land. temporary quarters should be set up for schools and condemnation proceedings should be taken against the place.
 Appearances today indicated that the meeting tonight will be one of the best attended sessions held here in a long time. At other special meetings, only handful of voters were present to voice their opinions on the matters involved. but no ques- ton brought up in Plainville in re- cent months has created so much excitement as the matter of buying land for the schools.
 Concert a Success.
 The concert rendered by the Colo nial Male Quartet of Hartford in the .@OlSt GSdllOidl tlu idSt CNCHiHS under the auspices of the Woman's club, was received by a large and appreciative audience.
 The program was admirably rem dered and the quartet was very gen. erous with encores. The large audi erce applauded every number and those present were ali agreed that the concert was one of the best that has ever been heard here.
 The church was prettly decorated for the occasion and the ushers were Mrs. F. L. Burgon. Mrs. E. T. Bras- tow. Mrs. J. K. LaField. Mrs. J. N. Mckernan, Mrs Henry Trumbull and Mrs. F. F. Wheeler.
 The Woman's club wishes to thank the public for it's cooperation and when a final report is prepared, the amount realized for the Library fund will be published in this paper.
 Fred D. Hastings of Strong Court was very generous in helping the cause along. taking s20 worth of tickets and entertaining the members of the quartet after the concert at his home.
 Among those present were Mrs. Andzulatis, Miss Andzulatis of New Britain and Mir. and Mrs. J. H. La Field.
 Pass Examinations.
 A A. Mcleod, treasurer and secre- tary of the Plainville Trust Co.,, T. P Prior, assistant treasurer of the same institution. Mrs Cora w. Oliver and Mrs. Lillian J. Trombley have passed the examinations In Negotiable Instruments course of study in the American Institute of Banking. The Plainvile students re- ,eived high marks during the course.
 K. B. Cooling Dies.
 R. B. Cooling, aged "A years. of Bristol died last evening at the Grif- In hospital in Ansonia. He was ad- nitted to the institution a short time ago, but had been ailing since the ime of his wife's death a year ago.
 He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leon Loomis and Miss Frances 'odling, both of Plainville. He was employed at the American Brass Works In Ansonia up to the time of lis illness.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow fternoon at o'clock from the un- lertaking parlors of w. A. Bailey ,S 70. Services which will be conduct d by Rev. Charles S. Wyckoff, pas or of the Plainville Congregati tional hurch, will be strictly private. | Burial will he in West cemetery.
 Confer Degree at Meeting. Sequassen lodge, I. O o. F., held | ne of the most largely attended meetings of the year in the I. O. O. '. hall last evening and the first egree team, under the leadership of l. l.. Raymond, r. G., conferred the egree on large class of candidates. The second degree will be conferred n a large class of candidates at the egular meeting next Thursday eve ing. The degree team under Master :. W. Pease. P. G.. will conduct the york. Several applications were re- eived last evening and the degree Till be conferred each week,
 Musical Entertainment.
 A musical entertainment under the uspices of the trustees of the A. M. II ;. Zion church will be held at lrange hall, Plainville, on April 2S. frs. Lillian Tillman of Hartford. a ramatic reader. and Miss Ross, oloist. also of Hartford, will be on he program. Bemorties orchestra ill furnish the music for the eve ing.
 Receives Gold Watch.
 Mrs. B. J. Chichester has resigned CT position in the scanning depart .nt of the Bristol Mfg. Go. and the nployes of the department presented