New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

school The desks and seats for these two rooms have arrived and were set up today.
 Old Timers Win
 The Oid Timers added anothe, scalp 10 their belts last night h, trimming Ike Lyons Pets in Aleri. den' 5.l in five inning contest Allen Bailey pitched great game TOT 'h" winners, while Polly Birn- baum turned in some great fielding plays, The Pets Wcr. even older nan the Old Timers. and some of mem probably played inc gpmc when i' was still newly dcvcIopcJ out of roundors.
 !" Stanlardilr Couplings
 u" couplings on the local firr hEdrani9 will be standardized in thc near future in order that they m,y conform with those of other cities and towns. Tools with which to carry out this work have been prom. lscd and oncc started the work can DO qlnckly complctel The advan- 'age in standard couplings lies in the fact that, in the event Of big fire "h'ch neccssiated calling apparatus rom out Of town. the hose of the visiting companies would fiji the hy- drants, whereas if might not with coupling Of q different size.
 
 The present hose or the local com pany is in excellent condition and will continue 10 bc uscd. Adapaters will he purchas"d 10 allow the hose to Inc attached 10 the standard coup- lings. When new hose is purchased Il Will ho Of standard size.
 Legion Carnival
 All plans have been completed for the carnival of Brock Barnes Post, American Legion. 10 be held on the town lot at the corner of Whiting and Maple streets every evening next week. A fine assortment of prizes has been secured and there will be q large number Of booths and re- freshmcnt stands.
 Allo Diavol1o, the dcath-defying daredevil has been secured 10 per form his thrilling stunt each night. DiaNoIlo rides a bicycle al break neck speed down q long incline. up and out into space. through a hla2- ing horseshoe. and down again to the ground.
 Monday night will hN Legion Night. when cX-scrrico mon from all posts in Hartford county will he present, The carnival will be opch- od by big street parade of these visiting Legionaires. headed hy Ed dy-Glover Post band of New Britain. This band will give q concert after the parade.
 Wednesday night 40 and S Night" Will' he featured hy th" an- nual promenade of this society. There will be q most unusual street parade, with freaks machine guns, and other spldom seen features. Plainvillc is very fortu- nate to secure this affair, as posts of many other places sought il.
 Delegations from all over the state will be here and number of will be put through their narrowing pacos.
 Legion Auxiliary Meeting
 Tn" regular meeting of the Amcr- Can Legion auxiliary to Rroch- Barnes post will be held this eye ming at s o'clock in the post rooms m Whiting street. Final plans for 'h" annual convention of the auXil- larY in New London will lhc madn.
 Following the meeting thc old fashioned social planned by Mrs. Carney, Mrs. Hemingway and Miss Fisher will be hcd
 No:CS
 Miss Ethel pindar has r, turned to !, Ter home on Park street after | spending q ton days vacation in New . r, ,ork stat" f
 Frank Schcihle and family of , East street are spending q week in 'hila1"lphia. Pa.
 Horace Grayson of Tomlinecu . 'venuc is spending a weeks ,aca- | ion with relatives in Bridgeport.
 The regular weekly prayer meet . ngs will be held at T:45 o'clock this . voning at the Plainyil" N r.. and . \dvent Christian churches
 Mrs. William Graham, who has 'cen seriously ill at her homr on . lark street for several months, is cnortcd to he in a critical condition.
 Mir, and Mrs. Frank N Ellis and . on Kenyon have returned from 1rattlohoro, Vt,. where they were allcd by tho illness and death of lrs. Ellis mother Mrs. Julia A. ;toCkwcll