New Britain herald., 1928-01-19
DEATHS INCREASE;
 BIRTHS ARE FEWER
But Vital Statistics ReYeal Net
 Gain of 4S in 1927
TEACHERS CLUB BANQUET
President Orrin l.. Judd to Be Toast master - League Baseball Game Here Tonisht-Report Pcepcr On Broad Strect-Tlainyille Briefs,

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 The year 1927 was marked by . check in the normal increase of population here. more deaths and fewer births being recorded than in l92e. but there was net gain of 43 persons during the year. the vital statistics on file at the office of Town Clerk William H. Wilson re- veal. In 1926 there were 4s deaths and 124 births, q gain of 74, while 1927 saw 56 deaths and only 1O3 births. Marriages last year slightly outnumbered those the year befoe, 57 to 49.
 Whereas January had taken. the severest toll of Plainville residents in 1926. last year the most deaths were recorded in March and April eight in each month. March lost its leadership in births to November, when 13 new citizens arrived. After year in which it's vaunted su- premacy had been shattered, June reSained its place as the hymeneal month. but February tied 1t and II marriages were recorded in each month. September. which led in 1926. could boast of but one mar riage last year.
 December was an unusually bar. ren month as far as vital statistics go. There were but three births and four deaths. while the entire month passed without a marriage being recorded---the first month in a num- Der Of years when this had hap pened.
 The births, by months, during 1927 were as follows: January 10, February II. March 12. April 1e, May s, June s. July z. August 5, September 3, October II. November 1S. December 3.
 Marriages were recorded as fol- lows: January 5. February II, March l, April :. May 5. June II, July 6. August 5, September l, October 5, November 2, December 0. The following deaths were record ed: January 6. February 4, March S. April 8, May 6, June 4, July 8, Aug | ust 1. September 1. October 3. No- Nember 1, December 4. date un- ! known 1.
 Teachers Club Banquet The social committee for the Janu- ary meeting of the Plainville Teach CTS club is planning a banquet fo, the club on Thursday evening, Janu. ary 2s, i'll the high school gym. nasium. Superintendent of School. Leon c. Staples and the members oi the school committee and their wives will be guests of honor. Orrin L. Judd. president Of the club, will act as toastmaster.
 The speaker of the evening will 1 be Morris F. Sherman of the Hart ford "courrant." He will speak on The Political and Economic Condi- tions i'll Europe" There will also be addresses by Superintendent Staples and by Joseph Mccarthy, chairman of the school committee.
 Music. vocal and instrumental will he part of the program. Mrs 1 kronholm of New Britain. well ! known to Plainville banqueters. will cater. A business meeting at { o'clock and a social hour will pre-. cede the banquet. A most pleasant | evening is promised all those who 1 attend.
 Basketball Tonight | The first Pennington Valley league | basketball game to be played here will take place tonight, when the 1 fast Cnionville quintet will oppose | Plainville. rnionyille won a hard l fought victory on it's floor earlier in the week when the teams met, but Plainville showed good form and with the players becoming more ac- Custoned to each other it should put up an even better scrap tonight Manager Stanley Smith is still jug.