New Britain herald., 1924-07-03
PLainUiM News
DRIVERS ARE FINED
 IN POLICE COURT
Justice Ryder Hands Down Pen'
 allies of S25 and Costs
OBSERVING ANNIVERSARY

Shower Tor Miss Barbara farrar -
 Rusy Week For si, MHry's Team - Ruling On Rural Mail Bo,es -
 Plainsille Rriefs,
 Two automobile eases occupied ihe attention of Justice Merritt Q, Ryder in the rlainNille police court last eve- ming and in both eases, inc drl' were found guilty and fined. The drivers hailed from New Britain,
 Adam Geyesk was fined fsS and i costs on a charge nf reckless driving | against him as the result of an acci- dent which occurred in plainville re gently. Ga2eski pleaded not guilty and claimed to be innocent Of any recklessness hut Prosecutor $. s. Gwillim's presentation of the case led Justice Rdyer to think otherwise,
 Moses bohemian, who had been ar- ! prehended hy Policeman Patrick H. oMara of inc New Britain police dc- pariment detective bureau. was also fined se5 and costs by Justice Ryder on charge of evasion of responsible ity after an accident Tn which an au- tomobile he was driving figured. bohemian claimed that he was un- aware that his automobile had struck another on the day in question.
 Observing Anniversary Mir. and Mrs. F. n. Hastings are to- day observing the e9th anniversary of their wedding at their home at II Strong court. They were married in New Britain on July T, 1895, and have lived in plainyille since. They will ob- serve the event quietly at their home. Mir. Hastings is a well known insur- arce agent here and has been in that business for the past 3n years. Miscellaneous Shower
 Miss Barbara Farrar. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. F. w. l'arrar of Broad street. was pleasantly surprised last evening at the home of Mir. and Mrs Allan w. Bailey on Broad street when about so of her friends gathered 10 tender her a miscellaneous shower in honor of her approaching marriage to Vernon Gragger of Forestville, Mrs. Bailey was aided jointly in the role of hostess by Mrs. Bessie Mcleod who resides on the upper floor of the house.
 Musical selections, both vocal and instrumental, were rendered during the evening and a number of games were played. A tasteful lunch was served by the hostesses. Miss Farrar received large number of beautiful gifts. The wedding will take place in the near future.
 Busy Week For Team
 The St. Niarys baseball team will have a busy week starting tomorrow when it engages Terryville in game This will be one of the strongest combinations that the locals have met this season and there will be plenty of work if Plainvile pulls out with win.
 On Saturday. the team will journey 10 Middletown where the strong team of that town will be the opponents of the locals. This will also be hard game to win and the locals will have their strongest lineup in the field. A home game will be played on Sunday, probably on Rockwel's field with the opponents of the locals to be an- nounced later.
 Ruling On Mail Boxes
 The attention of all rural patrons of the post office is called to the rul- ing of the department with regard 10 names of their boxes. It is absolute ly necessary that the names of the pa trens be plainly painted on the boxes. Otherwise there will be no delivery of mail. This rule is ons of the strictest of the many in the post office depart ment and it will be enforced with re- gard to the non delivery of mail if the names are not placed on the boxes.
 Precautions For Tonight
 Tonight, the entire constabulary of Plainville will be on duty to prevent any of the usual damage which oc- CUTS on July Srd night. The laws with regard to frccrackers and pistols will be strictly enforced and persons are warned that the state police will not tolerate any display Of fireCrackers on the state highways tomorrow. The | entire town will be patrollod tonight | and men will be played in each sec
 
 The first arrest of the year with re- gard 10 the shooting Of treCrackers | was made last night when q young | man who persisted in firing off the | cannon crackers was taken in by the l police. Disposition of his case was made by the selectman who warned | him 10 stop the practice or he would | meet stiffer opposition the next time. |
 The present week has been the l noisiest pre-Fourth week in years and | hundreds of complaints have reached | the cars of the authorities about the l, promiscuous display of firearms and the exploding of crackers. The police | are prepared to cope with any situa- ton which may arise tonight and the | exubreance of young Plainvile will be | calmed down with an iron hand un- | less orders are obeyed.
 The members of Plainville Hose Co. |