New Britain herald., 1923-05-05
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DEVOTION SUNDAY
Annual Observance al Catholic
Church Commences al 10 O'clock
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Forty Hours devotion will open Al
the church OF our Lady OF Mercy To-
morrow morning al The 10 O'Clock
mass and viii close Tuesday morning
at 7ig1 o'clock. The 10 o'clock mas,
| tomorrow morning will he high
mass as will be the services Tuesda,
morning al tao o'clock and process,
| sions of the Blessed Sacrament will
be hell after the conclusion of the
regular services on both mornings
During the three days, masses al the
church viii he said on Monday md
Tuesday al b:30 and 1880 o'clock
Visiting priests will be present "a
hear confessions at 1880 o'clock sun
day evening and at $3.50 and 1880
o'clock Monday afternoon and eve.
n!n.. They will hear confessions in
French. Italian. Polish and English.
Thursday OF this week will be
Ascension Thursday, holy day of
obligation. Masses will he said al
$40 and 5 o'clock and confessions
will be heard wednesday evening at
1880 o'clock.
Gift Ia Library.
Tho Holy Name society OF the
church of Our Lady Of Mercy has
presented to the Plalnville public
library full set OF the Catholic En-
cyclopaedia, consisting OF II volumes,
handsomely bound and engraved.
These books will be for the general
Use of the public and school children
OF Plainville.
Gets Jail Sentence.
Thomas Conlon, who was arrested
on the charge of drunkenness Thurs
day afternoon by Officer +. w Fur
rey, was tried in the town court YES
terday afternoon by Justice Merritt
O. Ryder. Prosecutor S. S. Gwillim
presented the states case and Conlon
was sentenced to serve 80 days in
Jail.
Trouble at Mountain View
The town authorities have been at
their wits end the past few days be-
cause of more trouble in the Noun
tain View section. Stephen Stepanick
again has caused the ire of the neigh
bors there by letting one of his
horses run wild around the neighbour
~ood. The animal was caught by one
of the residents and was confined in a
arm and Stepanick may have his
horse by paying the pound charges.
First, complaints We're received
some time ago concerning a number
of Stepanick's pigs which, it is claim
cd, were allowed to run loose over
other peoples property and great
deal Of bad feeling seems TO exist |
among the people in that neighbor-
hood over this and other incidents.
The town authorities are contemplat-
ng action TO stop these quarrels so
Mountain View.
Popularity Contest
Painville Knights of Pythias have
arranged to have the members of the
Ne-uns club conduct the popularity
contest in connection with their gala
week which starts today. The club
members will receive all proceeds
rom the contest for the fund for the
automobile for the Visiting Nurses.
five young women in Plainvile have
llready been entered as contestants
md the winner at the conclusion of
he show. will be awarded a diamond
ing which is on display in Neri's
tore. Headquarters for the contest
viii be on the Whiting street grounds
nd a bulletin board will be set up
here with the standing thereon. The
Ne-uns club will also conduct a food
ale on the grounds next Saturday on
large scale. the proceeds also being
urned into the fund.
Baptist Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Plain
lille Baptist church was held last
vening and the following officers
ERE elected: Deacons C. II. Bronson
nd a. +. Williams: clerk, Mrs. Irv-