New Britain herald., 1924-06-04
PLainuiMe News
MIDNIGHT SEARCH
 FOR TWO CHILDREN Boy and Girl Thought to Have
 Drowned Are Found in Bel PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING

PUBLIC HEALTH MEETING
 Local Girl Wins Prize for Essay- l Court Trial Postponed - Grange Holds Past Lecturers Night-Ob- i serve Anniversary.
 i Deputy Sheriff F. W. Turrey. Pc
 liceman George Schubert and Fire
 Chief E. r. Prior were called 10
 White Oak pond this morning about
 o'clock by a frantic appeal from a
 fanlily living at Whites Crossing, that two children, a boy five years
 old and girl 10 years old, had been
 missing from home all day and night
 and were thought 10 have fallen in
 the pond and have bcen drowned.
 Efforts to locate the bodies were made.
 by the local police and fire chief and
 A thorough search of the banks
 lining the pond failed 10 reveal any trace of the pair. About 2:la o'clock, the searchers were notified that the youngsters had crept into their home and had sccretcd themselves in bed and inc search was called off.
 The two children had gone to school early in the morning and when they failed to return homo Al night, | their relatives started 8 search for them. No trace Of them could be foud other than that they had been followed as far as White Oak pond. l Whom inc trail led to the edge Of the water the sister of the children with whom they live. became frantic and | called Deputy Sheriff Furrey for help Hs quickly. summoned Chief Prior | and Officer Schubert and they made | preparations 10 drag the waters. |, In the meantime. ihe two young H sterst who had evidently secrsted II themselves in the bushes lining inc popd, heard the scarchers and beeom- ing frightened. il is thought, stealth s ily made their way home and were Tn . bod when found. Quito number of , local people collected 10 watch and , aid in The search.
 puhlic Health Meeting.
 ' The monthly meeting of the Flain' s vile Public Health Nursing associa- ion was held yesterday in the asso- ciation rooms on Whiting street, Mir. C. II, curtis. tho president. re-
 portod on th. meeting of tho state
 association held in Rockville on May P ss, pianS for community heaith , work were discussed nnd il was , brought out that Inc charge for serv-
 
 2 is lower than thst of most or the
 other associations of the state comparing the visits or MISS . ueincnnn with those of the othe' :. nurscs. il wns also discovered thai n she makes ss many visits as most oi !. thrm and inc total of visits compares y fayorablv with th. total in othei
 paces where :he work is diflded fl among one or more nurses. lt wa' Y. impressed on the delegates present
 lhel., that inc nurse should he free - a, nights and Sundays 20 that sha '. could do more efficient work.
 i Nis, Hoineman reported that sh'
 had mad. ssa visits Tor tha month !. and she has stS patients under her Q care st tho present time She ha' 2 changed BIS dressings on rscr'na
 tons and spent three entire days s'
 the school during inc month sidinf l. m ihe vaccination work.
 : Awarded Essay Irizc.
 [. Miss Marjorie Rutland Of inc Plain r vile eramnsr school has been Q awarded colonial history Of ron'
 psctirut ,nd certificate Of honoI B for her assay in the prize rompeti' 7. ion offered by the t'olonial Danes o'
 America 10 tho pupils of grammar :. schools fhronenout ths state Tho ,f cssse, arra written about tolonia n history. Mics Rutland chose for he' W subject. "The life and Chsrac'er oi r. Benedict Arnold
 # Court Trial Postponed.
 v The trial of John kempa of Pierce l. street which was held last evening 1f
 ihe local police court, vas continued
 untn Thursday evening at I:S' o'rlork. He is charged Nith dritinl IF an automobile while under inc inhu ii once of intoxicating liquor and rec k ,f 1ess driving.
 Past ic,turprs Night.
 h, rIaiD,f'Ie Grange observed Ias .. Lecturers night after inc reEulai business meeting last evening tr \ Grange hall on Pierce street. pro Q. grant Was furnished by the past Tee r., tu-srs nf inc order. eight of whom F. src s,it members of Inc grange. ! r. talent party vas held in which 'h'
 brothers were to save . dollar ant p inc sisters fo earn a dollar and ihci ,- they told last evening in rhyme hoT |. thNv did E. An interesting tslk Va .- given bv Waiter scirotEcr of th' s. state trade school at New Britain o' \. fhs york bring carried on in iht ,- trade schools throughout inc state |, Mrs. Louis Ryder read poem of he
 n-n composition. Mrs. Henry Vii tr Hams favored with a reading. hr' !. II. Tyler rad 2 paper on 'rhil1rei D. in t'oloriaI Times" Miss Ressi is i.oon,is rendered number "f tocs D.. solcs and responded io various en }. corrs. usieu Phelps delivered 2 read r- ing, Miss Edith rook followed siil K another reading and Oiis Hohertsoi r: rendered several vorai numbers. A i- ths nsxt tsrr efinr Of the Grange hirI n. siij he hold Tussday kErninr. Jun ik f5. r-hildrsr's night -iIi he observe