New Britain herald., 1925-01-21
Postpone installation

Postpone Installation
 Plainville Grange was forced 10 postpone the installation of It's offi- eers which was to be held in Grange hall last evening and the ceremony will be carried out at the next meet ing which will bo held on Tuesday evening, February 8, The commit- tee in charge requests that all those who were solicited for food for last nights affair. consider themselves solicited for the next meeting.
 The work of installation will he in charge of Robert Andrews of Bur ritt Grange Of New Britain. The first and second degrees will also be conferred on class of II candi- dates at the next meeting.
 Clean Fire Hydrants
 Officials of tho fro department have issued a warning to property owners that they should clean a space around inc fire hydrants in their ncighborhool The heavy snow Of yesterday has all but cov- cred the water plugs and when the wake were shoveed off the added snow has buried most of them. This move is not only in the interests of tho fremen, but also an added pro- lection 10 the property owners as 1t will make the work of hltching to the hydrants easy and at less time than with the snow around them.
 Close For Eclipse
 Ralph Seymour. president of tho Plainville Chamber of Commerce, announced today~that that body is urging all the storekeepers and busi- nessmen of the town to keep their places of business closed on Satur- day until after 10 o'clock because Of tho coming of the total solar eclipse. The majority of the storekecpers have decided to close the places of business according to a canvass un- tll after the eclipse. The factories, 1t Is expected will be closed Satur- day to enable their employees to view the happening and business will be practically at standstlll during those hours.
 The eclipse will start soon after 8 o'clock in the morning and will last until shortly before 10 o'clock. The time for the total eclipse period for Plainvile as figured out by the as- tronomers will be for two minutes and will start at approximately 9:12 o'clock and will end at 9:l4 o'clock
 The Plainville Trust Co. considers the total eclipse of the sun as an event not 10 be missed and for this purpose, the opening hour Of that institution will be at 10 o'clock in' stead of on Saturday morning.
 Everyone should grasp the oppor- tunity of viewing the total eclipse of the sun on Saturday for accord ing to the astronomers, 1t is some thing that occurs in precisely the same place only once every "o' wears. "Once in a blue moon is yer yaccurate description of the re- currence of the eclipse because thai mart Of the moon which shall be seen will be actually blue instead oi it's silvcry hue. This, of course Will be because the sun will De shining on that side Of the moon which VIII be invisible to the earth.
 The total obscuration of the sun will last not longer than two min, utcs during which time the suns disc will be totally obscured and the cor ona or fringe of light around the sur faring forth red, famelike wisp' hundreds of thousands of miles IT space will furnish a spectacle wei worth seeing. The effect is yer.
 weird, for the light from the sun , edges Is not the usual color. m often strangely alters the colors 0 the landscape and presents som , novel sights.
 , The eclipse will start soon after o'clock and will be over shortly be fore 10 o'clock. During this tune |, observers will be able to take som' interesting photographic studies 0 the phenomenon. An ordinary cam 5 era will record it, but of course : tclephoto lens would be hette% l has often occurred that c-o careful ly set up and gigantic camera len of the scientists, trying to photo graph the eclipse from the earth have been useless because of clouds In these instances, the photograph of amateurs have been the onl' rictorial record of the eclipse. Thi may provide an extra thrill for thos who will photograph the eclipse Sat urday. In any event, PlalnVl'I should not miss it as it only hap pens once in $50 years and it vii be d long time before the next ecIips comes around.
 = Odd Fellows Initiate Seauassen lodge, l. o. o. F., VII : confer the initiatory degree on large class of candidates at a meet ing in Odd Fellows hall tomorrow night. A large gathering of mem bers is expected to attend.
 Bowling Notes
 The Trumbull bowling league he' a. weekly session last evening O
 Hart's alleys with the following Ill
 diyidual and team scores;
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