New Britain herald., 1926-12-31

| Plainville Casting Co. S-1. M. C.. l A. wins county "" basketball league without a defeat. 10-Edward Ric- cio of Bristol sues town of Plain- vile for s10,000. 11-Atlantic & Pacific store on West Main street gutted by fire. 14-Hosford home stead on Crooked street levelled by fire. 15-Special town meeting votes to erect s200.000 high school. 24- Mrs. R. c. Usher observe S3rd birth day anniversary. 27-Public library moved to Byington block.
 April 1-Ground broken for new high school. 2-Henry Trumbull elected president of Chamber of Commerce. c. II. Norton re-electeo prsident of Plainville Cemetery as- socaition. 10-Arthur Farrar. 63, dies after sons vain gift of blood. 19-Successful cleanup week be- gins. Selectman E. P. Prior kills mad dog on Broad street and dogs are again quarantined. 23-Nigh. school diplomas awarded 14 pupils. l 26-Edward Barrows resigns as commander of Brock-Barnes post, 1 American Legion; succeeded by | Vice Commander James Paul. 27--' | Three slight fires in 2i hours. 29 Terms of high school bond issue changed at special town meeting.
 May Airs. Frank Usher elected president of Plainville Public Health Nursing association. 7-Death of I 1d-P Pociur1o- tion of Rev. George l. Browne as rector of Church of Our Saviour ac- ccpted. 16-Triplets born to Mir. and Mrs. Fred Hayden. 17-His Holiness Grenadios, metropolitan of Ihessalonica, visits godson, John Stamatis of Whiting street. 27- Robert Craig charges favoritism and i resigns as state vice-commander of American Legion. 2S-Max Fl. En- der, SO, dies. Ex-Governor John II. Trumbul lays high school cornerstone.
 June 4-Seiectmen forbid further CarniyalS on town lot. S-Mr. and ] Mrs. Frank A. Hart married 2T years 12-Mrs. George D. Mastin, 4, dies. 17-Class of 70 pupils, largest in history of school, gradu- ated al Broad street school. Three prisoners. including Joseph Lipski, of New Britain. talks keys and escape from town lock-up. 22-Eight cases require session of two courts simultaneously 30-Mr. and Mrs. John Le Vasseur married 36 years.
 July 1-Opening of Plainville camp ground, 63rd season. 2- James Burns. 79 dies. 5-Howard Smith, 12, dangerously burned by fireworks exploding in his pocket; many hurt in Fourth" accidents. 1.-Two cases of typhoid fever re ported at Westwood park. State condition in Westwood park. S. Constable Philip Marine discharged on count of cruelty to animals. 12- Rev. John E. Fay admitted. to St. Francis hospital, Hartford. 13- Cornelius Prior takes oath as lawyer. 14-Rev. Austin Munich takes charge of Church of Our Saviour parish. 15-New trolley stop at Central Square adopted. 19-Wat- kins' swimming pool closed by health officer as health menace. 21-State recommends sewage sys- tenn. 26-Ban on Watkins swim ming pool lifted.
 August Mrs. Augusta Alder man, S2, dies. 9-J Wallace Beach celebrates S5th birthday anniver- sary. 12-Lightning strikes barn of F. L. King and does s2,000 dam age. 14-SiXth annual graded school reunion; plan to establish summer playground at Broad street school approved 17-Mrs. A. A. Ball dies of illness following auto- mobile accident in New London
 1S-Lowrey family reunion. Buell. family reunion. 25-Pinnaclerox farm milk receives first perfect rating in Connecticut. Ralph l. Seymour succeeds Charles H. New ton as republican town committee chairman. 30-William J. Foran again chairman of democratic town committee.
 September 1-Plans announced for new S100,000 theater to be erect ed by Sequassen corporation and leased to George Levitt of New Britain. Public school teaching staff increased from 25 to 35. 2-Traffit officer David Kaufman fined for keeping liquor with intent to sell 3-Helger Ericsson dies of menin- gitis believed contracted while in swimming: brother drives from De- troit in A hours in vain race with death. 6-Mushrooms poison 17 people. ' William G. Manchester. A, founder of Plainville NJ. E. church, dies. S-William J. John- son announces intention of retiring after 13 years as first selectman. 1S-School Committeeman Fred Bullen sues wife for 5000 damages. 14--Republican caucus nominates John J. Kimmel for. first selectman, democrats name Edward P Prior. 1S-Nivian Cambridge, 2 taken to New Britain General hospital with open safety pin lodged in her throat. 30-Republican sixth sena- torial convention here names Elijah Rogers for state sena~.
 October - Republican ticket headed by John J. kimmel sweeps town election-iinance board adopt ed by 2 to l majority. 6-Mrs. Rose Di Julio, 15, deserted by husband, Joseph Di Julio and asks aid in To- eating him. 11-Robert B. White nominated for assembly at repub- lican caucus. 12-White endorsed by democrats. 13-Three cases of typhoid fever reported. 1S-Town meeting votes $12,o0 storm sewer but fails to make appropriation for it.; John E. Lamb and James Eaton re- elected to town plan commission. 22-Winfeld Loomis, Frederick Bull