New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
RURAL DELIVERY
 ID BE ENLARGED 40 More Families to Be Served
 in For@tYlle District ROUTE M MILES LONG
Grocer Injured By Fall-OConncn special Officer At Rockwell Park Amateur Boxing Show July 29 -30-Day Quarantine On Dogs.

-30-Day Quarantine On Dogs.
 Announcement was made yester- day by Postmaster James F. Holden Of the Forestville post office that ef- fective August l a number of changes will be made in the rural delivery service. These changes have been made as result of pe- titions received and authority for such changes has been given by the post office department.
 Under the new arrangement 40 additional families will be served by the rural carrier. The new layout will include Overlook avenue and the entire length of Brook street, making the total length of the rural route 27 miles, the longest in the city.
 A check of the amount of mail handled by the rural carrier showed that for the first 15 days in July 14,- 364 pieces were handled. classified as follows: First class, 7,733; second class, 3,063; third class, 3,372; par cels 196. This is a large increase over year ago and the mail handled during the period in ques- tion has been particularly heavy, es- pecially for summer time. The amount handled in winter is con- siderably greater.
 Over 300 members of the State Dairymen's association enjoyed an outing at Lake Compounce yester- day. A barbecue dinner was served at noon and a program of athletic events was the feature of the after noon.
 The annual picnics of the Marion Sunday school and the Southington Lutheran church were also held at the resort yesterday.
 Tomorrow the Plainville Grange will hold picnic at the lake and outings will be enjoyed at the resort by employees of the Goodyear Rubber Co. of New Haven and R. S. Peck and company of Hartford.
 P. o. of A. Meeting
 Sdlllp ANO ] U, V. Ol A., VIII Iloiu their regular meeting at 8 o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall. The recently elected officers of the camp will be installed and refreshments will beserved during the evening.
 Appointed Special Officer
 Announcement was made yester- day that Grafton OConnell, life guard at Rockwell park, has been appointed a special officer with jurisdiction only on the park grounds.
 A number Of cases of vandalism and rowdyism have been reported to the mayor and police department re- wantonly destroyed. particularly dur ing the evening. It is for this reason that the appointment of MT. O'Con- nell as special officer was made, and he will work in conjunction with Caretaker Joseph Civizzio, who was made a special officer last year.
 Injured in Fall
 Joseph A. Brown, who conducts a grocery store at 165 Prospect street, 1 received a broken rib and injuries 1 to his back as a result of a fall in | his store yesterday. He was stand ! ing on a chair placing articles on a ! top shelf when he slipped and fell | to the floor. He was removed to the ] Bristol hospital, where an X-ray will | be taken today to determine the ex- tent of his injuries.
 Case Nolled
 The case of Joseph Viele of South ington, charged with collecting jnnk | without a license, was nolled by As sistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert | J. Stack this morning on payment of | costs.
 Eiele was arrested yesterday after : noon in the East Bristol section of 1 the city by Motorcycle Policeman Edgar Norton. |
 Amateur Boxing Bouts
 A program of boxing bouts is be- ing arranged for Friday evening, July 29 at Muzzy field by the Park Athletic club. The card will consist of ten bouts, the principal and final bout obe between Tony Lariviere and Mike Cavaliere.
 This will be the first boxing pro- gram to be held at MuzZy field since the board of park commissioners au- thorized its use for such purposes.
 Quarantine on Dogs
 A 30 day quarantine on dogs Will De placed in effect immediately ac- ,ording to the statement made today 1y Dr. B. B. Robins. The order will oe drafted in the office of state of domestic animals md should arrive in the city today.
 Agent Ellis of the bureau of do- nestle animals, Mayor John F. q Wade, Health Officer B. B. Robbins md Dog Warden Thomas l.. Ryan were in conference yesterday and