New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
FIRE THREATENS THE COLONIAL INN Morning Blaze Causes More Ex-
 Citement Than Damage $100,@ STOCK ISSUE
Sequassen Corporation Trebles Capi- tal-"Alley War" Goes Over Basketball Season Almost Here Partnership Dissolved.

Fire which started in a waste pile on the floor of & shed threatened the Colonial Inn on East Main street at 9:15 o'clock this morning but was eXtinguished with only nominal damage. John Gross, the proprietor ofathe inn, had deposited paper and other waste on the floor of this shed. which Is connected with the inn itself, opening off the kitch- cn. He stepped outside for about five minutes and returned to find the entire pile in flames, apparently hav- ing been lighted by a cigarette butt which one of the roomers had tossed away and which had been collected with the other refuse.
 Gross rushed into the kitchen and began to fight the fire with pails of water, but the flames crept up the lathe work along the walls and he sent for the fire department. Both pieces of apparatus responded rapid ly, but there was little for them to do, for Gross had continued his one man bucket brigade with good effect and there was hardly any fight left in the fire when the department ar rived.
 A line of hose was laid but was not needed, chemicals sufficing 10 extinguish the last sparks. The smouldering rubbish was carried into the yard and by 9:30 o'clock the fremen were ready to leave the scene. A fair-sized crowd gathered at the scene, the proximity of the fire to the center of the town caus- ing considerable excitement for a few moments.
 Vote StOO,OOO Stock Issue
 The issue of s1o0,0o0 additional common stock was voted by the stockholders of the Sequassen cor poration at their meeting last night. This will treble the capital of the corporation, raising it from s50,o0o to S15O,000. The new stock will consist Of 5000 shares of non-voting common stock, par value s25, draw ing per cent interest. The extra money will be used in financing the theater and office building being erected on West Main street.
 A. NJ. Raymond was in New York city today to purchase the seats for the new theater.
 Alley War; DragS On
 Yesterdays skirmishing in the Alley War" over the right of way through the driveway between the Community theater and Legion hall vas indecisive. F. L. Benzon asked Judgment in the superior court to restrain John J. Murphy and Charles W. Hird from interfering with the use of this passageway by Lucia T. Newton. The defendants claimed that the property leased to the Newton Feed company by Ben- zon had no right of way through the drive. Judge Nickerson con tinued the case until today.
 John H. Kirkham and Margare. w. Perkins of New Britain acted for Benzon, while Murphy and Hird were represented by Donald Gaffney of the same city.
 Basketball Soon
 The basketball season for local teams will open in the near future, both the Y. NJ. C. A. Juniors and the Panthers being engaged in mak- ing preparations for their first con- tests. The "" team is entered in the County "Y' league. which begins play next week. The first game for the locals was scheduled to be played in New Britain with the state trade school team. but the school gym will be unavailable and the game has had to be postponed; 1t will probably be played during the Christmas recess. The Plain vile boys are county champions at present and hope to keep this title; they have practically the same team as last year but are handicapped by the lack of a home floor.
 Partnership Is Dissolved
 The partnership between Fred Weston and Richard Naples, pro- prietors of the Liberty Barber shop, has been dissolved. Weston will continue 10 conduct the shop, while Naples will aid him until he finds an assistant. Naples will travel for a while, but provision has been made for him to return when he so desires.
 South Ends Challenge Blues
 The South Ends have issued a challenge to the Plainville Blues for n game to be played this Sunday at the high school field. The Blues won a ard-fought game from the South Ends at the start of the sea- son, but the latter are confident that that they could turn about and