New Britain herald., 1924-01-01
|PLAINVILLE ENDS
 PROSPEROUS YEAR
Reports Of Merchants, Town Officials and Bank Are Good
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1928
Boy Suffers Bad Cash on Check Hebckah Sewing Circle to Hold Annual Mcc:iug-Plain,iIl Trust Cos. statcmcnt-i;ricfs.

Annual Mcc;ins-Plain,iIIc Tri. | Co.'S. statcmcnt-iiricfs. The advent Of New Years day 1924, brings to a close one Of thu
 most prosperous years in the histor!
 of Plainvillc. according to the re, ports given out by merchants, manu.
 facturers and businessmen. Tho town has grown rapidly both ir
 buildings and in population. until il
 has become one of the recognized
 progressive communities in Con. necticut.
 Merchants and storekcepcrs in general in talking over the year just past, agree that the business donc was better than it has ever been This is due mostly to the steady work which the residents here have had and to the increase of population | which has been brought about l through the increase in manufacture ing. The factories have been busy the year through and report q prom 1 ising outlook for the coming year. ! Although the year was marked by I the closing down of the Plainville plant of the Bristol Mfg. O.. which threw several hundreds out of work. ! the return of the Standard Steel and Bearings, Inc, to PlainNilc and the resumption of business with Plain 1 Nille as main headquarters offset this and provided those who lost their Jobs in the Bristol plant with work. Plain,iiIc Trust Co.
 A. A. Mcleod, treasurer of the TlainVille Trust O., in his statement dealing with the local business at the 1 bank said that tho year has been a prosperous one. He stated that it could not be called an extraordinary one but the increase in business has been steady and the present outlook for the future is good.
 Tho total assets of the bank amount to slS21.5Nn which is an in- crease Of s2Sl,S35 over that of last year.
 The total deposits increased sa67.- li1, lotalling today the sum Of sl,- l90,G79. Just before Christmas this year, approximately s15.o00 was sent out in Christmas club checks to 433 club members.
 Al present thcr" arc @,5iI dcposi- tors in the savings department and S53 in he commercial department or checking accounts. The bank has .50 safe deposit boxes which, with the uN- ceptton ot about I2, are occupied throughout the year.
 The bank gives liberal rate Of !n- tcrost to its deposturs and stock holders and dividends are declared a' the annual meeting each year. The capital of hc l'lainville Trust Co. is s50,o00 and the surplus and undivid- ed profit amount to s5l0no. The same officers who were elected to con duct the business of the bank at it's inception in lHn1 are siill in office and their efficient handling Of the banks affairs assures the institution | Of prosperous and bright future. !
 Happenings in 1928.
 Amoag the outstanding happenings in tho year of 1928 was the Compic- ton Of the two roads leading into the [ town, ono coming from New Britain. and tho other from Southington.
  deal to bring tourists hcrc and have put Plainvilu on the main road of travel both sumner and winter.
 \ chronological account or inn rortant events concerning plainyillc which took place through 1928 are arranged in inc following paragraph for thc benefit Of thosn who would ike tn review he year.
 January [. Roy Ackcrt was clectrl chancellor rommandor o' l'yhian lodge. January 2. Srratur John frumbull WAS nominated as republic ran aspiran nt for the position Of prcsi- lent pro tempore of hr satc senate. January 9. Joseph Grc"n was elected rhirf rangcr of Court Gen t.awtun. r. of \. January To. j. \. Eaton was 'l"rted senior warden O. tho Episco- pal church of our Saviour January @. Senator John II. Trumbul was r'-oiectcd president or thc rlainville rrus' Co.
 March j. John Bcrsir was r.oIect- 'd president O. the Holy Nam" so- .iety or the church or Our Lady of jrrcy March 6. Robert Hughes was ppointcd fir" warden for th" local istrict to succeed walt"r O. Cook of Sew Britain.
 May 90. t1c body of Jos pin Mai ski. farm hand. was found in ;h" Pond. The catse of death ras established through following nVcstigaiioH as accidcntal drowning. August IS. David Baly was killed gar Hart's corners hy a trolley car. Srptcmb,r i3. tiguiring d"s' roy"l hc tabernacle and fi,e cottagaE 1t the 'lainVillc Camp Grounds or Qurcn trcet during terrific storm. The amago anouHtcd to ahiu' s25.o60.
 October I. the Pia;ntiTi' republican a ariy wHs victorious in thu town rlcr- lon by small ma ioriiy and William <. Johnson vas reelected Hrst select nan.
 November :. John Mclaughlin vas ound dead on thc New Britain road gar Norton's .cc mouse.
 Annual 1ieaine Tonmruw.
 The annual meeting of Martha I;c-