New Britain herald., 1926-01-08
PLANNING SAFETY
 ISLE FOR CENTER Encouragement Of Central Square Traffic Will Be Made MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Tax Collector Hcmingway's Golden Anniversary--Announce Simpson
 Whitcen Wedding-Pythian h. stallation--Wil Exchange PuIplts.

The entire encouragement of traf- fic through Central Square involving the creation of an isle of safety. is planned by the selectmen and will be carried out as soon as weather conditions will permit, First Select man William J. Johnson stated this morning. The square was looked over yesterday morning by MT. Johnson and Connecticut Co. rep resentative. and the details of the plan were worked out between them.
 The trolley stop at the end of East Main street will lbe moved and established fin the center of the square, Just west of where the traf flc dummy" is now located. It is telt that the present distance be- tween the end O track of the Bris- tol line and the spot where the New Brita1n-bound cars wait is too great, especially as most of it is across the wide street intersection where traffic IS heavy, making it necessary to cross and recross the street several tlmes' The new stop will be locat- ed nearer the West Main street line and with less roadway between car and curb. The cars will take pas- sengers on the left or north side in- stead of the opposite as heretofore.
 The silent policeman or dummy" will be moved to the north and west ana placed across the trolly freight track. This will allow plenty of room for traffic to pass between dummy and trolley and, while wid- ening the sweeping curve for New Brltaln-Southington traffic, 1t will cut down the corner for Bristol New Britain cars.
 An isle of safety will be set off on the north side of the trolley stop and will be protected by chains. The chain will extent across the trolley switch, over which there is little traffic, but provision for un- hooking it 10 allow the trolley freight cars to pass will be made, The result of this revampine of Central Square, Mir. Johnson be- lieves, will be 10 make for much greater convenience and safety for the street car patrons.
 Golden Wedding
 Tax Collector and Mrs. Willis I. Hemingway of 166 West Main street quietly observed the 50th an- niversary of their wedding Wednes- day, They were married in Terry vile on January 6. 1876. Mr. Hem- ingway has been connected with the grocery business as employe or en- ployer since he was II years old and has conducted his own provision establishment since 1884, being now located on West Main street. He has been tax collector Of Plainyille for the past 33 years and has car ried out his duties in that office so efficiently satisfactorily that he has been named by both major political parties for a number of years and has been unopposed at the town elections.
 Mr. Hemingway is a member of Frederick Lodge of Masons, also of the chapter and council and of Washington Commandery, and be- longs 10 the New Britain lodge of Elks. He is one of the most genu- inely and universally beloved men In Plainvillc.
 Mrs. Hemingway, who was Miss Gertrude Allen before her marriage, Is also very popular here. It was originally planned to have an an. niversary celebration, but her slight illness led to his hushing up of the occasion. Friends learned of it ot the last minute and extended their congratulations by telephone. Mrs. Hemingway is reported as much bet ter now.
 MT. and Mrs. Hemingway have | one daughter, Mrs. Lena Robbins | of Watertown.
 SimpSon- Written
 Announcement is made of the 1 marriage of John F. Simpson of this town and Mrs. Stella Whittcn Of Brockton, Mass. which took place | on January l at tho Plainvillo NJ. ] F.. church parsonage. Rev. Arthur | A. Ball, the pastor, performed the 1 ceremony. Robert l. Dick and Mrs. | Dick, hrothcr-in- law and sister Of the groom. were the attending |