New Britain herald., 1924-07-28
 PRAYERS FOR RAIN
 SAID IN CHURCHES Farmers Predst Crops Will be
 Ruined Unless RelleI Comes OIL STOVE STARTS FIRE

To Register Voters rfida,--siI
 wall in ha e"mpieled Ta,lay,
 Plain, He iiriefs,
 In many Of the churches in piail
 Vile yesterday, special prayers wel
 said for rain and everyone is honir
 that the long sought for deluFe wi fall on the land this week,
 The farmers in and around plaiI
 Vile are worried over the continu,
 drought which threatens to destro
 their crops Of vegetables which Inc
 depend on for living, nany Of theI
 have stated that unless rain comes th
 week and m great quantities, ther
 Will be a scarcity of the common tahl
 variety Of vegetables this coming win ter
 The potato crop especially IS suffel ing for the want Of rain and it thought that the dry spell has . dread
 ruined il. The hills and rows ar completely dried Gp and althoug many of tho farmers have ntt.nIpte, to water their plantlngs. they have me with little success. It is R long tim since any one in this vicinity remem bers such a serious condition.
 The berry crop. which was ono 0 tho best ever seen around these parr this year. is a total loss. it Is though, because Of the fact that although th, fields have been covered with berric! the lack Of rain and the heat Of th, sun have withercd them up. SO tha there will be very few when the ralr does come.
 Grazing land for, the stock of the dairy men Is burned up and this make, another serious condition. Tho dairy. mon are forced 10 draw on their re. serve stock of grain and cdibcs and this is costing them a great deal of money.
 The streams are at their lowest ebb and this also is causing the land about 10 dry up and the crops 10 withcr. Very little water is flowing down inc rivers and the brooks in some places are dry. The situation as far as drink ing water is concerned In Plainvtlle, is good. according to Joseph x. Nc kernan, secretary Of the plainville Water Co.,, because Plainyile in the summer gets it's water from wells through the pumping system used here.
 oil Stove starts Fire
 Plainville Hose Co. No. 1 was called out this morning at s o'clock to the Manning homestead at Hart's corners when an orerf1owing oil stove threat ened to cause conhsgration. No damage was done because the mem- bers of the Pope family and their neighbors put the fire out. The stove 8 one of the oil burners of the primer system. This works by pour ng some gasoline into the priming up and them lighting it 10 get the tove going. The cup overtlowed when lghted and the flaming fluid went into he pan underneath and hared up he fire was smothered before the | apartment arrived at the scene, al- | hough the truck. with Frank Thomp- on at he wheel, made a record run ) the place.
 Team Loses Two Games
 St. Mary's baseball team lost two ames over the week end the first on aturday to East Glastonbury by the ore Of to 5 and the second yester- ay to East Berlin by the score of 1, Saturdays game was an eXcit- E contest Throughout and it was only 'e breaks of the game that prevented 'e local boys from bringing home a in. Yesterdays contest was anothe lse of having to play ten men as the ast Berlin umpire. who was a mem- sr Of q team which was beaten Lrlier in the season by the locals, led in all questionable decisions with e home team. Some very rank de- sions were rendered. according 10 c members of the. local team.
 Register Voters Friday Registrars Of Voters Joseph N. Me- ernan and Peter r. Duffy will hold session in the town hail Friday from
 o'clock noon to o'clock D. m. lndard time for the purpose of ucus enrolment of all voters in the WI. Those who have been made ters and who choose 10 make efercnce as member of either ,.ior political parties, may be en- lied on the caucus lists at this scs- n. No voters will be made at this ne, but all voters who wish may get
 the lists of either party so that ar may vote at the caucuses The yistrars will be in session the second ,e on Friday, August 8 al the same urs
 To Complete sidewalk Norkmen installing the sidewalk at .
 corner of Broad and Whiting ,ets will complete the work today, ging from the speed with which y have laid the cement on the ks, The sidewalk will be laid from Broad street side to the next walk Whiting stret and will eliminate a at deal of uncomfortable footing his particular spot during the win or wet seasons. Efforts will be le bv those interested in such mat s' 10 have sidewalks laid before all na property in or near the center of E' town and it is expected that Inc oe n itself will install sidewalk III md it's property al the corner of co ,le and Whiting street, because it th ns contrary for the selectmen to - ordering property owners to in-