New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-19
PNainmM News
CONSTABLES ROUT
OUT GYPSY BANDS
Mountain Road Residents Excited
When Nornads Pitch Camp
INSTALLING NEW CROSSOVER

Fire Department Called to Landers
Piant-Thomas Lawrence Is Taken
to Hospital-Necessary to Remove
Pole-Plainville Briefs.
Resident. on Mountain road last eve
ming became so excited when q band
of gypsies pulled into the neighbor-
hood and pitch I'd their camp, that
First Selectman William J. johnson
decided that they would have to or
4 der them ont of town. He called
Constables Thomas Boyce and Daniel
Emery into service and they ceard
| the landscape of the picturesque but
bothersome nomads.
The band moved IN about o'clock.
/ The residents of the Mountain road
section watched the strange process
sion pass their homes, and the young
sters, filled with curiosity and awe,
followed the tail end of the process
sion at safe distance, until they saw
| them turn into cleared space and
make preparations to spend the night.
When the women of the section heard
| that the camp was to be close by for
| the night, they gathered and recount
| ing strange tales connected with
other bands of gypsies and notified
Selectman johnson of the unwelcome
visitors. Complaints began to pour
in from all sides, until the selectman
decided that for the sake of peace
the gypses must find other living
quarters. The constables lost no time
in acquainting the leaders of the band
with the orders they had received,
and despite the chieftain's objections
they convinced him that he had bet
ter pull out. The last wagon of the
train was gone by $50 o'clock.
Installing CrosSOver
Work was started this morning by
employees of the trolley company in
stalling the trolley crossover near the
center of the town. The new rails
will be directly in front of the John
r. Minor residence on East Main
street. Employees of the state high
way department have reached point
close to this section In repairing the
highway and they will probably be
able to repair the roadbed after the
trolley company is through. The
crossover will be used by the short
line trolleys, doing away with the
necessity of pulling UP in front of the
post office and switching back.
Fire Department Called
Persons living in the vicinity of the
plant of the Landers. Frary e. Clark
Co., seeing a bonfire near the build
ings last evening, sent in hurry call
for the fire department. When the
firemen arrived. they discovered that
workmen In the building had been
burning a. large amount of chips, and
that there was no need of their serv-
ices.
Taken to Hospital
Thomas Lawrence, for years a well
known shoe cobbler with an estab-
lishment on West Main street Just
across the railroad tracks, was taken
to the Hartford hospital last evening
bv, First Selectman William J. john
son. He had been in i'll hath for
long time, but his condition became
worse within the past few days. He
was taken away and before leaving,
he handed over to the selectman,
small amount of money and some per-
thew be turned over to his son who
is reported to be living In West wat
erbury. sii
Removing Pole
A new trolley pole which had been
set in near the new curb line at the :
corner of West Main and whiting !
streets. had to be moved when the
lines were laid out because 1t protrud- !
ed over a foot onto the new sidewalk. ,
Employees of the company started to
remove It this morning and 1t Is said
that an iron pole will not be erected
in the place of the wooden pole. The
he'd for the new sidewalk was cleared
way this morning and 1t is expected
that the first layer of cement will be !
aid today. t
Campaign Starts Today. c
The campaign for 1900 members i
for the Plainville Public Health Nurs-
ing association was started today and
will be carried on to whirlWind nm E
sh on August /. The town has been '
1ivided into IL districts and teams .
will canvass from house to house In =
hat time. A great deal of enthusiasm
8 being shown because the residents
nave come to the realization that the
lrive is one of the most important
aver carried on here. 1t means that d
he services of visiting nurse will be
Sept in Plainville.
Mrs. Thomas Logan. II
Mrs Thomas Logan, age As years,
# 522 Summer street, Plantsville, died
It her home yesterday She was well p
snow in Plainville and has a host of ?
and friends here. w. W
\. Bailey & Co. OF this town have
harge of the arrangements for bur-
al and funeral services will be held fl
afternoon with interment in N
euinnipiack cemetery. Iii
Baseball Notes.
Manager Roy French of the Plain
lille town team is arranging for
tar attraction for Rockwells field :
unday afternoon. Slight details have r
Ma Af;td,,,r, III