New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-06
same SUPERVISOR
FOR PLAYGROUND
Miss Gerard Re-engagd-NeW
Equipment Opening July9
BOY dies OF ASPHYXIA
Goes to Sleep Over Open Gasoline
Tank-Grange Holds Memorial
Scrvicc-Chambcr Secures Stop
ping OF Another Train-Briefs.

bury has again been secured as
supervisor of the summer play
ground sponsored by the Plainville
! Graded School Alumni association,
! 1t was announced today by Princi-
pay Orrin l.. Judd, chairman of the
playground committee. Miss Gerard
was the supervisor last summer,
when the playground was first OPEN
| ed. and under her the grounds be-
| hind the Broad street school came
to be favorite spot of recreation
among the younger boys and girls
of Plainville. A teacher in the Farm
ington schools. Miss Gerard had
| had playground experience before
coming here. and her work last year
was highly satisfactory to the COM
mittce. AS was the case last year,
Governor John n. Trumbull was
paying the supervisors salary.
The playground will open on Mon
day, July 2. The committee has
voted to install more swings and
possibly some other additional
equipment. Nolley balls and other
athletic material will also be pur-
chased, In order that there may be
more organized athletic games and
sports.
Child Is Asphyxiatcd
| Angelo Cianco. 3, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cianco of Southingt on
road was asphyxiated Monday night
when he was overcome by gasoline
fumes as he lay asleep on the seat
of his fathers auto truck. DR.. c.
4 W. Moody. medical examiner, said
that it appeared that the boy had
been lying in doubled over posi-
ton near the gas tank, which was
under the seat and was open. The
fumes. he believes, ovcrcame the
| youngster. while the cramped. twist
ed position into which he slipped
shut off his breath and choked him
He pronounced death due to as
phyxia.
| The boy was found by brother.
II is said that he had been in the
habit of sleeping in the truck
The body was buried at 10 O'Clock
this morning in st. Joseph's ccme-
terry.
Grange Memorial Services
The meeting Of Plainville Grange
last evening took the form of q
memorial service. The Grange ha!
been fortunate in that it has los
only one member during the pas
year. but she was a charter mem
ber Mrs. Helen Buckley. The ser
vice was in charge of Mrs. Ann;
Noyes. After the regular meetin:
the members participated in severa
games.
On Friday night the local Grang
crs will so to Collinsville. and OF
June 16 they will visit New Britain
Plans are being made for the New
England lecturers conference a
burlington, VI, on August 1925
The next meeting, on June 10, viii
be a "Neighbors' night"
School Break Even
The diamond rivalry between the
Broad Street and Linden Stree
schools was fought out twice thi!
week and no results has yet beer
reached. On Monday the seventh
grade boys from the respective
schools met and the Broad Stree
team scored an easy 12-2 triumph
Yesterday afternoon the fifth grad,
boys engaged in game, and thi
time victory rested with the Linder
Street nine after exhausting slug
fest which ended with the scor'
Fill. The seventh grades viii
meet again at a latter date.
Childrcn'S Program
The annual Children's Day Serv
ice of the Congregational churcf
will take place this Sunday m orninl
at 10:45 o'clock. This service re
places the usual church and schoo
services and exercises by the child
rem. Infant baptism and presenta
ton Of flowers to members Of TIL
cradle roll. The entire offerini
will be given to Thorsby institute