New Britain herald., 1925-03-20
BREAK REPORTED
 AT SODA SHOPPE John Pettinato'S Place Entered
 Twice in Past Week MRS. KAVANAUGH DIES
Fined In Town Court-FixIng Town Roads-Odd Fellows Notes -- To Rehearse Degrees--Cady Return ing Homc-Plainville Briefs.

The Rialto Soda Shoppe on West Main street was entered for the sec ond time this week. last night. John Pettinato, propretor of the place, could find nothing missing this morning, but had been unable to make a complete check up on his money or stock.
 The break last night was made through the transom which is set under the plate glass windows in the front of the store. This has been nailed tight by the owner with four inch spikes. but these had been driven out and although replaced. were not driven solidly into the framework. The midnight mau- rauders proceeded to the upper floor, breaking the bolts on trap door which leads to the main store. It Is thought that at this point, something happened to scare them, as they failed to disturb anything as far as MT. Pettinato could sec.
 The front door on the inside was jimmied, according to all appear ances, but the reason for this could not be ascertaincd, except that the robbers might have been after big ger game than little cash. The brass door plate on the inside had been torn away and the heavy lock had been partly ripped from the door. The plate itself was pried in the middle as if crowbar had been used in the attempt and was twisted out of shape.
 Earlier in the week, the same place was entered although the method of operation was different. Two back doors lead into the cellar and at the first one, the maurauders broke off the bolts and at the sec ond the door was ripped from its hinges. At this time, nothing valu- able was taken according to an in- vestigation and the two breaks with out any material gain, are a mystery.
 To prevent any further entrance into the rear of the place, MT. Pet tinato took two heavy barrels of sugar and rolled them against the door. ? He then took stout boards and nailed them crosswise on the door and piled a number of other heavy objects against it. To remove these, would take over an hour for a person working from the outside.
 Mir. Pettinato, upon discovering the entrance this morning. got in touch with Captain Nichols of the state police and he promised to have a detective on the scene as soon as possible.
 About year ago plainville stores suffered from q series Of breaks such as last nights and the Rialto was entered and money was taken at the time. The state police were called in and after a time the cul- prits were arrested and brought to trial, Several clues are at hand in the present instance and 1t is ex- lpected that results will be obtained by the state policemen.
 Mrs. William Kayanaugh
 Mrs. William J. Kavanaugh of Park street died last night at S:30 o'clock at St. Franc!s' hospital after a long illness. She had been con- fined to the hospital for several weeks and her death was not unex- pected.
 She was 4o years Of age and was born In Meridon but she lived most of her life in Painyile. She is sur vived by her husband, William J. KaVanaugh; her mother, Mrs, Kate Brophy Prior of Park street and several relatives in Bridgeport.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row morning at 9 o'clock from the church of Our Lady of Mercy on Broad street. A high mass of re- 1uiem will be sung and burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery, Plain vile.
 W. C. T. [. Notes
 The apron and food sale an- nounced by the Plainvilln w. C. T.