New Britain herald., 1926-08-18

WEDNESDAY, AUGUS' field fell on the High School Athle- tic association and this, together with money due on the high school piano, had left the High School as- sociation's treasury with a consid- erable deficit. Therefore, this money is doubly appreciated.
 Respectfully yours,
 'L. s. MILLS,
 Superintendent of Schools"
 Ffremcn Prepare For Meet
 The Plainville fire department will meet at its hall on Pierce street on August 20 and attend the field day held in New London on that day. Members will wear full uniforms with white tie and gloves. Automo- olles will leave the hall at 6:30 a.. m. without fail, the committee an- nounces.
 It is expected that about 30 mem- bers of the company will make the trip. Some SO companies from all over Connecticut and from Rhode Island and New York will be pres ent, making the two-day meet one Of the largest ever held in this state. AS the greater part of the fire fight ing force will be absent over this weekend, residents are warned to be more than usually watchful for fires.
 Lawrey Family Reunion
 The Lowrey family reunion was held today at the Burns farm on Redstone hill, which was formerly the old Lowrey homestead. Here Thomas and Mary Lowrey settled in the early seventies, and today about 100 descendants of the couple as- sembled Tor their annual gathering. Tables to seat 100 were erected on the farm and dinner was served at 12:S0 o'clock. Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Lowrey of Plainville were present. as were other descendants from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut.
 Peck Spring Has Game
 The Peck Spring Co. baseball team will play the Sessions Clock Co. nine of Forestville at the high school grounds tomorrow evening at 1:45 o'clock. The two teams are evenly matched; the spring manu- lecturers are looking forward to re- beating their victory Of last week. while the clockmakers are confident Of getting revenge for the game they lost on their home grounds. Boys Aid In Rescue Three Plainville youths, Robert and Hubert Simpson and Harold Henne, all of South Washington street, aided in the attempt to save | George Gustafson, who was drowned in lake of Cedar swamp, Bristol. last Saturday. it has been learned. They were fishing In the lake and heard cries for help. Rowing hur- riedly in the direction of the shouts. l they pulled into their boat Thomas Rich, who was struggling vainly and about to go under.
 They then looked for Gustafson, but it was too late and his body lay in eight feet of water. Hubert Simp- son was lowered over the side of the craft and dove down. coming I'D with the body. The youths tried to resuscitate him and sent for the Bristol fire and police departments. but even the pulmotors brought by these proved unsuccessful in b ing ! ing life back to the drowned boy. Photo On Exhibition The group photograph taken of the sixth annual reunion Of the 1 Plainville Graded School association | Saturday is now on exhibition in the window of Thrall's Drug store. Orders for copies may be left there 1 Votes
 A daughter has been born 10 Mir. and Mrs August Gaudette of Noun i tain View.
 Miss Julia Park has returned 10 1 her home in Rrattleboro, Nt., after spending several days at the home of Mir and Mrs. Frank Ellis of 1 Park street.
 Mrs. Myles G. Limehurnes of 2S ! IluuSll StJ ttl lS d pdllCill at NIlp Bristol hospital.
 Town clerk Miss May Morgan and Mrs. c. F. Kicker motored to New | York and returned yesterday. The condition of Rev. John F. 1 Fay, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, remains about the | same. He is patient at St. Fran cis hospital, Hartford.
 1 pr. and Mrs. John D. Hird have returned to Washington, D. C., after spending a week at the home of Mrs. Alice H. Taylor of Hamlin 1 street.
 Mir. Peplow of South Canal street was operated on today at the Mt. Sinai hospital. Hartford, Three weeks ago he left the Hartford hos pital, where he had also submitted to an operation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Martin Merriman of | Park street entertained several ! friends last evening in honor of Mir. l Merriman's birthday anniversary.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs. | Frank Dorazio has been brougl' back from St. Francis hospital. 1 Hartford. where it was confined for ] a few days.
 Alfred Mills, son Of Superin- l tendent of Schools and Mrs. l.. s. l Mills. Is improving at the Bristol | hospital.
 Stop at the Pennington avenue filling station and get your Golden Bantam sweet corn. Fresh picked every day. G, Ostman, Prop.-adVt.