New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
PainmiM News
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ATTEND RECEPTION
Brock-Barnes Post 10 Be Host 10
Veterans In New Home
HEARING ON STREET LINES

To h suspended Wednesday
baseball sotes-Tawn Meeting To
morrow sight-flain.ille nriefs
Brock. Barnes post, American lie
ginn, will be host tonight to more thai
600 ex-seFyieemen In the new pas
rooms IN Whiting street al an open
house reception to ali exsseryteemaf
in the town and visitors from Ieglof
posts throughout the state, The naa
quarters have been furnished and s
royal welcome awaits the visitors
State Commander Edward Kelley al
Bridgeport. one OF the leading lawyer.
In the Park City. will he the pFinei,
pal speaker His reputation as an or
ator Is we'll known. An excellent pro,
gram OF entertainment has been pre-.
pared for the evening and luncheon
will he served by the members of tho
Ladies' auxiliary. A large number OF
visitors is expected TO attend.
Town Plan Hearing
The plainsille town plan commits
sion will hold n rehenring on the pro
| posed building lines on Fast Main and
East streets In the town hall this eye-
ming, No objection to the revised
program of changes Is anticipated by
the residents OF East Main street. hut
| the question OF the corner OF East
| Main and East streets will bring Il
strong protest from Lawyer Joseph
! - I1,,Ea szi IL L.
said. At the first meeting M. Dono-
van raised strong objections 10 tine
plans OF the commission 10 cut away
part or his holdings and Il In "xpnrtsl
that he will be present again this eve-
| ing 70 protest against any changes ~
the property
Mrs. Sarah 4. Martin
Mrs. Sarah A. Martin, age 81 years,
of Laurel street, died yesterday noon
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Arthur Galaise of Laurel street. She
had been Ill for some time AMI her
death was not unexpected. She leaves
one other daughter in Torrington. The
funeral will be held from tho church
of Our Lady of Mercy tomorrow
morning at o'clock and burial will
be in st. Josephs cemetery. w. A..
Bailey e. Co. have charge of arrange
ments
To Suspend Business
Business will be practically sus-
pended In Plainville all day Wednes-
day, Memorial Day. Officially. the
town will observe the day as a ho'i-
day. the Town hall. being closed for
business. The Plainville Trust Co. will
be closed all day and most of the
merchants will suspend business both
morning and afternoon. Stores that
deal in perishable goods, will he open
for several hours in the morning. The
h.fbershops will be open until 10
O'Clock tomorrow night and will close
Wednesday. The program of military
observance and decoration Of graves
viii he carried ont by military and
civic organizations. assisted by the
school teachers and children.
Frenchmen lose Two
The Plainville town team dropped
two games over the Weekend, losing |
the first on Saturday afternoon to the
rorbin a. G.. of New Britain by the
score of to and the second to the
Picreers of New Britain Sunday by
IT,, score of II to 10. Both games
were loosely played and were marked !
oy free hitting Plainville is notice
Ably weak in the catching department |
md Manager Roy French expects to
this within the next few days.
The nine of Our Lady of Mercy
),-,k ut, |
soys club team yesterday afternoon
II a swatfest, by the score Of 6 to 2.
rhe visitors were swampcd by the
ocal swatters, while the local bowman
leld them helpless before his slants. !
Mrs. Lillian Water
Mrs. Lillian Water, age 4s years
wife of John Water of rlainvil,e. died
asst evening at Z o'clock in Hartford
fter a lingering illness. She leaves
Ter parents, Edgar l.. and Sarah Fur
ey of Wilson, and one brother, Of
Ger f. w. F'urrey of Flainville. The ,
uneral arrangements are being cared
or by Erwin l.. Furrey Of Hartford.
ndertaker, an uncle of the deceased.
ut have not been completed. Burial ,
ill probably he In Plainvile and
prvices will he held at the Meth
Town Meeting Tomorrow I
There will he special town meet 1
,g in the town hall tomorrow ere- 6
ing to settle the question of the pur-
base of plot of land for school pur- 7
oses. The call states that a petition 2
the resembling of the last z
-,
on of the Ca1len property. large !
lumber Of voters is planning to at Il
md.
Drum Corps Prizes
The TaIcottri'e drum corps cap |
Ired the large cup for the most
,i,,t. LA, drum cnrrc, r,,i,.n1 :