New Britain herald., 1925-01-14
,Irs. Margnret McpdnaId

ihp iuhNihi VI MIos NhhiB BuiNA FN~ Donald, who died in St. Mary's home for the aged in West Hartford, will be held tomorrow morning at S;S0 o'clock from the home on Bank street, and at o'clock from the church of Our Lady of Mercy, Rev. John E Fay. pastor of the church will officiate at the services and will celebrate the requiem high mass, Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. -
 No Installation Tonight
 Contrary to an announcement made yesterday. there will be no installation ceremonies carried out at the meeting of Pythian Temple, No. go, Pythian Sisters tonight, The ceremonies and also the reeep- ton to the grand lodge officers will take place two weeks from tonight, or on January 2S. There will be a regular meeting of the temple at S o'clock tonight.
 Leaving for Florida
 First Selectman and Mrs. William J. Johnson, will leave tonight for Fairhaven. Florida, to spend the re- mainder of the winter there. Mir. Johnson's health has been poor for some time but 1t has improved greatly within the past two weeks. The party will join relatives from | Ohio in the South. During his absence, the duties of Mir. Johnsons s office will be administered by Se- lestmen James Simpson and Edward P. Prior jointly.
 Reception Suggestions
 Several suggestions are being offered regarding the nature of the town reception which will be planned Friday night for Governor John II. Trumbull, but no definite plans have been formulated as yet. h. ritations have been sent out to the members of the general committee to attend the meeting 10 be held in the court room of the Town hall on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock and 1t IS the hope of the selcctmen and the town committee charmen, that all the members will attend.
 The idea of having q town recep- ton to the governor as resident of Plainville. seems to have evoked a great deal of enthusiasm in all quarters. Last Saturday afternoon when the Trumbul Co. employees serenaded the governor on his front porch, many were heard to remark that they thought the town should do something of the sort. As it happened the plans were In the works al the time for meeting be- tween the selectmen and chairmen of the town committees that same night, and concrete expression of the pride and respect that the people of the town feel for the great honors bestowed on one of it's sons, will be made within the next few weeks
 Hearing On Crossing
 A large number of local peoplf who are interested in the fight being waged between the town and the railroad company regarding the widening of the West Main street railroad crossing, are planning to at- tend the hearing before the mem- bers of the public utilities commis. sion in Hartford Friday morning al l0:S0 o'clock. Judge Bernard F Gaffney. town attorney. will repre-, sent the town at the session and others who have made study o, the situation, will appear as wit nesses to express their views on the subject.
 The question of widening tn. crossing and at the same time elimi mating the dangers that beset tn, traveler at this point, was original, brought up by the town plan com mission which in it's work of revis ing the lines on the streets through, out the community, saw the in. equality in width in the street apC the crossing and brought it to the attention of the town officials.
 Later, when one of the gate. which projects into the highway fol several feet, was demolished by al early morning autoist, the select men asked the town attorney tc bring the matter before the utilitio, commission in the hope that before the gate was replaced, something might be done about widening the crossing. The gate was erected or the same location as formerly, how ever but the commission has hac the matter in mind and has called for the hearing this week. The railroad company refused to wider the crossing because of the expense it would undergo and the towr officials did not feol that the towr was liable to the expenses of moy ing the railroad property.
 Representatives of the state high, way commission have been on tht