New Britain herald., 1923-09-20
Judge Assesses Hartford Man for
 "Cuttins ln'' on Road
LEGION JUDGES ARE NAMED
Library to Iie Closed saluriay-sew- ing Glass to Meei-faiitieai Outlook Is Quiet-Attes,d Meeting in Hart forl-iiriefs,


 Ryder on the charge Of reckless driV-
 ing, it was brought out at the trial
 that he had cut in on Thomas Iioyt
 Of North salem. \. r., causing the
 New York state man 10 drive into
 t ditch al the side Of the road, Al-
 though the New York car came out
 Of the affair without any damage. the
 possibilities Of serious accident to
 either parties was so great that Jus Il iiee Ryder felt that the Hartford man
 was guilty of earelessness.
 Mir. Hoyt was so ineensed at the actions of Morley that he asserted that he would appear ai the trial and when summoned. he made the trip from New York state 10 Plainville arriving here yesterday. Grand Jur- or William Foran prosecuted the case and recommended the fine.
 Legion Committee Named Brock Barnes post. American Le- zion. has appointed James Usher chairman Of the committee which will have charge of the essay contest which will be launched among the graded school children of Plainvillc within a short time. Thomas Prior and Cecil Bedford have been appoint ed to work along with him as mcm- bers of the committee. The judges of the essays have been picked from among the members of the womans auxiliary and when the contest is fin- ished, the following will choose the essays for first. second and third prize:-Miss Helen Brock, Miss Helen Fisher and Mrs. Lillian kunne. 1t is planned to have the contest end so that the awards can be announced on Armistice Day.
 Library to Close
 r. E. Bunnell, librarian at the Plainville public library. stated this morning that the library wilE be closed Saturday, September 22, on ac- count of the Firemen's Field Day. It | is expected that the parade and the the day will be such an attraction that all those who patronize the library will be present.
 Sewing Class Meets
 Pythian Sisters sewing class will meet at the home of Mrs. Edward Aspinall on Broad street tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Plans will be made for the winter months and work will be started on new lines of endeavor.
 Political Quiet
 Little interest is being manifested in the coming election in Plainville. Although both major parties are carrying on a silent campaign, the -Nfn l1 ,at fo hn cfir |, over any of the, candidates. Unless things can be different and some of Z the candidates start campaigning, it ( is expected that the local G. o. P, will f re-elect its candidates for the coming r year. Some dissatisfaction has been s expressed by younger members of the f party. but from their state f nents, VI does not seem that they c will bolt the party. i
 Attend Hartford Meeting I, A large number of Plainville mem- f ,ers of the Baptist church attended I, he meeting in the Baptist Blue Hills hurch yesterday afternoon. Noted :, packers were present and the Plain- !. lille attendants report that some in ,,, eresting work was carried out
 Episcopal Notes e The opening meeting of the Parish U iuild for the fall session will be held J' hi sevening at 7:30 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. The a hurch school will reopen next Sun p ay at 10 d. m., and attention of the q arents is especially directed to this. z
 Fircmen's Carnival tt Probably the largest crowd of the IT eek attended the Firemens carnival t the Town lot at the corner of U Whiting and Maple streets last even ol lg Dare Devil Oliver made his spec di ocular leap at 10 o'clock and as he tf urtled himself backwards off his 10 pl pot ladder turning three back on the descent downward a ,e gasps Of the spectators could be VI card for some distance. The feats ev physical skill exhibited by the oung woman on the trapeze brought ,rth rounds of applause and re- r arks heard upon leaving the lot ere that the two acts constituted one the best shows seen here in years. F, The booths were well patronized A, roughout the evening and success wi ems to be spelled already for the N forts of the local fire caters" di turday. the biggest day that Plain ac He has ever had, will bring to- co ther members of fire departments fr, om all over the state. Preparations ,i, we been made to give the visitors pr royal welcome and an immense rade will be staged. e. The women of the town are prepar- r,, 2 tasty dishes for the marchers and hletic events will be run off during g afternoon. ns
 In Superior Court. an Two cases which are of unusual in- ah est to people of Plainville were "e ed before Judge Kellogg in the m nls ptember term of the superior court VIZ Hartford yesterday. The first was at of Paul Cromier. charged with au eft of an automobile. He was ge ,tenced to one year in jail. Cro- = CT was caught in Rumford. Me. CT an automobile had been stolen m Gridley's garage in Plainville.
 was brought back by members of state police. tried in Plainville and und over to the superior court. The other Plainville case on the .ket was that of John Skibo, urged with operating an automo- ? while under the influence of nor. He had appealed from fine s100 in the Plainville town court yesterday changed his plea from
 guilty to guilty. He was sentenced thirty days in jail. hy Judge Kel- z. who remarked that he vas sorry accept the recommendation of the S