New Britain herald., 1925-03-02
NEW CHURCH IN
 USE NEXT SUNDAY
St. JOseph's ParishiOners to
 Occupy Modern Building
RESTAURANT OWNERS FINED
Gay Assessed S200 and Treadwell
 S100 -- Cellars Flooded During Heavy Downpour-Eyening School
 Graduation-Fcw Feel Earthquake

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 The last services in the old St. Joseph's church took place yester- day as plans of the pastor. Rev. Oliver T. MagnelI, include the be- ginning of services in the new edi- ice on next Sunday. The new church Is we'll on the road to com pleton as the exterior work has been finished and the decorators are applying the last touches to the in terior. The organ installation will be completed within another week. No date has been anticipated for the decoration as the marble work must be received before an approXi- mate day may be set.
 The old church was erected in 1855 and has served this community for the last 70 years. The builder and the first pastor was Rev. Luke Daly, resident of New Britain, whose parish at the time ,included Bristol as one Of it's missions. Prior to the erection of the church, mass had been celebrated in a building at the old copper mines in the Edge wood district of the city. Later after the discontinuance of the cop per mining operations and the be- ginning of the railroad, mass was celebrated in a house on Queen street known as the Roche place. The Moran estate on the same street was used afterward for a time.
 Michael McGovern, q pioneer Irish settler, gave over his home for a time for church use. With the in- crease in the congregation. larger space was needed so that the old Crinoline Hall. which stood on the site of the present Bristol House, was engaged. When this place proved inadequate. masses were celebrated in the old Gridley hall, which was located in the Cleveland building on Main street, structure, which was torn down when the Memorial Boulevard was construct cd. At that time, the congregation numbered about 200 people and since then, the church members have increased to about 10000 peo- pie today.
 Rev. Michael B. Roddan was the first pastor of the local church when the parish was set off from New Britain. Included were the missions of Forestvile, Plainville Pennington, kensington and Water. town. This was in 1864 and four years later. Father Roddan's il health caused his assignment tc Greenville, R. l. He was succeeded here by Rev. Father Duggett, who bought the site for the present rec tory and the old St. Joseph's ceme- tory, which adioins the new church. In 1872, Father Roddan returned to the local pastorate and rounded out 30 years al the head of the parish.
 Liquor VioIators Fined
 Nelson Gay proprietor of a North Main street restaurant was fined $200 and costs on two counts of liquor law violations by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan at the police court session this morning. Gays place was raidcd last week when an ingeniously contrived containcr in a hot water tank, with q supply of contraband was formed. Gustave Mikor, to whom the place had just been sold as the police entered, had a nole entered in his case.
 William X. Treadwell, proprietor of restaurant at Pond street was fined $100 and costs for liquor law violations last week. He was rep resented by Attorney Noble F.. Pierce, who also represented Nelson Gay.
 Walter and Lawrence McKierncy. charged with breach of peace, as the result of an uproarious duet on last Sunday night when they tried 10 disrobe the police after their ar rest, were allowed to go on the pay ment of s10 and costs each Both seemed well tanned in court this morning. aScording to the police.
 Roof Catches Fire
 Flames bursting from the roof of the home of Platt JacQuats on Sum mer street called out the fire depart ment, shortly before noon on Sun day. The prompt arrival of the