New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
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PASTOR COMPLETES
 SECOND YEAR HERE
Rev. X. A. Ball Will Probably
 Return to PlainVilIe

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 40 NEW MEASLES CASES Outbreak Is Of Light Variety.
 Trolley And Automobile Collide
 Cleanup Week To Culminatc On
 May Day---Briefs.
 Rev. Arthur A. Ball today com pleted his second conference year as pastor of the Plainville M. E. church and will leave tomorrow for Brook lyn, N. r.. to attend the New York East annual conference, which will be held at the Anson Place NJ. r. church in that city. Mr. Ball Is |eXpected to be reappointed pastor of the local church. as the members or the church have sent letter re- questing this action. Theoretically, however. he Is homeless when he leaves here tomorrow and until he is either renamed for the local pas torate or sent elsewhere.
 MT. Ball came here two years ago from Long Island and has greatly increased the membership and &C., tivities of the Plainville church. During the first year there were 26 new members admitted and 25 were added during 1925-l926 making the present resident membership ap- proximately 160. This means that the membership has increased 50 per cent during his two years here.
 The records for the past year show that there were 23 persons baptized. l7 children and six adults. The members Of the church con- tributed $459 In benevolence during the twelvemonth. this amount being considered very good for such small church.
 The men of the church will serve a turkey supper at 6;S0 o'clock this evening in observance of the close of the conference year. A fine menu is promised. After the meal there will be program of entertainment, Hutton & Jones having installed a radio to provide music.
 New Measles Outbreak
 Forty new cases of measles have been reported to Dr. George r. Cook, the local health officer, during the past three days. This new out break is not considered serious, however. as all of the cases are of a mild variety. It Is expected that the Easter vaaction of the schools will cause less contact among the children and will definitely end the epidemic scare which has hung over Plainville this spring with the con- stantly recurring high tides" of the disease.
 Collision on Whiting Street
 The first automobile accident of the spring occurred on Whiting street about 9:20 o'clock last night when a machine driven by A. D. Decker of l92 Winthrop street, New Haven, collided with a Connecticut Co. trolley car at the point where the tracks leave the right of way and cross into the center of the road, With Decker in the car. which is registered as the property of the Rochester Greenery of Rochester, N. Y, was R. B. Ferguson of 102 Lewis avenue, Meriden. The trolley was in the care of Motorman William Roudge and Conductor Bernard Felix.
 According to the story told by Motorman Roudge, his trolley, in- bound toward Plainville, was coming up the right of way when he saw Deckers machine some distance away Decker speeded up to pass in front of the trolley, the motorman says going over on to the left side of the road, but at the last minute he changed his mind and came straight down the tracks in the middle of Whiting street. Roudge applied the brakes and threw the trolley car in to reverse, but the two vehicles came 1 together.
 The automobile was tossed across the road The left front wheel was crashed, the fender was crumpled. the hood was damaged. and the windshield glass was shattered. The step of the trolley car was torn off. Neither Decker nor Ferguson was injured. Decker refused to comment | on the accident,
 Lady Cornetist Here
 An unusual feature of the concert 1 at the Baptist church on Friday eve ming will be the rendition of two cornet solos by Miss Anna Howarth of New Britain. Miss Howarth is a skilful musician and is perhaps the ! only lady cornetist In the state. The i readings on the program will be rendered by Miss Fife Carlton, elo- cutionist, also of New Britain. The | principal numbers will be given by l the 20-piece orchestra of the Every | mans Bible Glass. The program will | be announced later.
 Silver Tea
 A silver tea will be given by the 1 ladies of the Parish Guild of the l Church of Our Saviour from ? to