New Britain herald., 1926-06-14
PLaiinuiWe News
MRS. MASTIN DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME Active Many Years in PIainViIIe
 Congregational Church VIRGINIA CONFORTI WINS

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 Arrested in New BritaIn-Ncw
 Britain Corps Cleans Up-Bricfs.
 Mrs, Jennie Stanley Mastin died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at her home on East Main street, aged "A years Mrs. Mastin was at the New Britain General hospital for a number of weeks last winter with a broken hip. returning ito her home early in the spring, ap- parently in good health and has since been about her room on crutches.
 Mrs. Masun vas born February 2S. 1852, in the house wherein she died. She was the daughter of the late Henry D. and Betsy Ives stan ley and the granddaughter Of Rod erick Stanley. the founder of the Congregational church of Plainville. Mrs. Mastin became a member Of this church May i. 1870. since which time she was active in all its work: for number of years she was president Of the Ladies Rene volent association and for many years teacher in the Sunday school
 Mrs. Mastin is survived by her husband. George D. Mastin, who was actively engaged in the manu- facture Of carriages. being a mem- her of the firm Of Condell, Mastin and Butler of Platnville: by two brothers, Henry D. and Edward Stanley of Bridgeport, and by nu- ,merous nephews and nioces.
 The funeral will be held at her Hate home tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock. Rev. Charles $, Wyckoff, minister of the Congre egational 'church. officiating. The burial will be il the West cemetery.
 Best at Defamation
 Miss Virginia Conforti won the S5 first prize ir the annual Reclamation contest held in Grange hall. second prize of $2.5O being awarded to FL lery Haskell Five sophomores and five freshmen competed, those be- sides the prize winners being Charles Mills. Ruth Tyler, Fillmore Paige. Helen Ostman, Elizabeth Brastow. Edmund Tolh, Doris Spen- cer and Margaret Mary Collins. While the judges. two of whom were from Southington and one from Bristol, were deliberating. the boys glee club sang two numbers and an encore. The club is com- posed Of Dana Paige, Earl McGib hon. Howard Downham. Edmund Toli Walter Murphy, Oscar John son, George Backman. Nelson Royce, Philmore Paige, Charles Mills. and Victor Hurtado
 After the decision of the judges was anonunced, dancing was enjoyed until II o'clock. The girls of the school did two folk dances learned as part of their physical training, these being a clown dance and highland fling. A feature of the dancing was a Virginia reel for the parents. large number of whom were present.
 Just Misses No-Hit Game
 Kalish just missed perfect game yesterday when the All-Plain- villes turned back the Hartford post office by the rhythmic tune of l0-0. He held them hitless until there were two out in the ninth, when Tobin poked a short single over short. The locals are coming stronger and have not lost a game since their reorganization. Datoh. batting for Mcclure in the seventh, smacked out long one into left field for the circuit. Goch gave a fine exhibition of outfielding throughout the game. There was q large crowd which enthused over the All Plainvilles so much that it seemed certain they would be pres ent every week. A game has been arrange d with the Watertown team but the place has rct yet been fixed. The box score:
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