New Britain herald., 1923-02-21
ROBERT 'COE HEADS
new CORPORATION
Directors Are Elected and By.
Laws Accepted at First Meeting
EMMA WATERMAN LEWIS
Piainyiiie Yards FilIed With Cars Of
Gnai-No General Observance OF
Holiday-Epworih League Team
Mins-PIainyiiIe Briefs.

Robert coe was elected president Of
saqnassen Corporation al ~ first
meeting OF the organization held in ],
o. o. y. hall. He was chosen by the
board OF directors.
Tho following men were elected as
directors: A. NJ. Raymond, Roswell q.
Hart. Robert J. Coo. James Simpson.
Hayden Griffen. Leroy French and
Ralph Morrill,, all OF Plainvillo. and
August Matson of Southington.
The other officers who were elected
TO serve with Mr.. coe are Roswell
Hart, vice president: Ralph Morrill,.
secretary, and A. NJ Raymond. treas
urer. Subscriptions collected TO date
amount to $500.
Emma Waterman Lewis
Mrs. Emma Waterman Lewis. wife
OF Frederick Lewis of 1871 Chestnut
street. New Britain, for years a we'll
known resident OF Plainvillc. died yes
terday afternoon at the New Britain
General hospital at the age of IS
years. She was born in Pennington
and passed most of her life here. She
leaves. three sisters. besides her hus-
band Mrs. Fred Gamer. Mrs. George
Case and Miss Harriet Waterman OF
Plainvile and one step-son, Horace. OF
South Norwalk. The funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from the undertaking parlors
of w. A. Bailey and Co. and burial
will be in West cemetery.
Congestesl With Coal
A check made on the railroad yards
in Plainvile shows that over 100 cars
of coal are resting on the spur tracks
about the yards. These have been
here on an average OF from four to
eight days. Only about 10 or Is cars
have been moved daily, while strings
of cars loaded with fuel have been
moved into the transfer point here.
Most of the coal is said to be hard
coal. It is reported that the locomo-
tive power attached the Plainville
yards has not been sufficient toSmove
the cars out fast enough.
No Observance
George Washingtons birthday will
not be generally observed as a holiday
in Plainville according to informa-
ton from several sources this morn
ing. The Plainville Trust Co. will be
closed and the post office will observe
the usual holiday hours. but regular
sessions will be held in the schools
and the stores in general will keep
open. The factories will run as usual.
League Team Wins
The Epworth League team of the
NJ. f. church swamped the Clock
shop team of the Sessions Clock Co.
CT Forestville in a fast game of bas-
ketball at the John Jennings school in
Bristol last evening. The locals end
ed up the game on the long end of
an is to score. /
Married This Morning
Miss Michelina Dugo and Frank
Reale were married this morning at q
o'clock in the church of Our Lady i
Of Mercy by Rev. John E. Fay, pas r
Tor. The young couple left immedi- c
ately after the ceremony on an ex-
ended honeymoon trip to New York
ind other places. Upon their return t
hey will reside in PlailNile. 6
Installing Signals
The Connecticut Co. has completed
he installation of the automatic
block signals on the Meriden end of
he line as far as Lazy Lane and work
will be commenced on this end in n
lay or SO. 1t will not be possible to
Use the signals to any advantage, it
S thought, until the turnout at Han
on's factory and the cross over at "
he center arc completed and this v
york will not be started until weather
onditions warrant and uninterrupted
pace of working days.
Woman's Federation
The Woman's Federation OF the :.
church will give :. -
birthday social at the -
hurch parlors tomorrow evening -