New Britain herald., 1928-05-04

smith In Westwood park. A defective orooder lamp is blamed for the fire. which destroyed the coop and all its occupants. An alarm was sent in at GAO o'clock and the fire company made the two-mile run to the spot, put there was nothing but ashes left when they arrived. It is believed that there was delay in sending In the alarm. either because the fire was not discovered promptly or because IL Was fought vainly for some time by the owner.
 rms was the third fire in 24 hours. At {. o'clock yesterday afternoon a stlll alarm brought a squad of men To hght a grass fire in the swamp at the rear of lS3 West Main street, Al o:la o'clock in the evening a chimney fire in the home of Frank seolles on Hillside avenue brought the company out in answer to a still alarm. There was no appreciable damage In either case.
 Benefit Entertainment Program
 The program for the entertain mont which will be held Monday and Tuesday nights in the Strand thea ter for the benefit of the PlainyiIle Public library building fund, was today by the Woman's club. which Is sponsoring the affair." There will be feature picture and film, but the chief interest VIII focus on a program Of dancing and speclalues provided by local talent. Eleven clever numbers will De offered by Palinvillc performers, and highly successful show is ex- pected. The program is as follows: l. Moving Picture.
 ?. Dancing by pupils Of Mrs. F. L. Benzon, assisted by Mrs. II. $. Mir. Pearce Clark at the plano, Mr. Rrayton Goodwin, saso- phone, Mir. Frank Warden. banjo.
 ta) Coming Through the Rye Miss Helen Alpress, Master Edward r. Geetersloh.
 tb) Oriental Dance-Miss Louise Brastow.
 tcp Japanese Dance---Ntiss Ruth Seymour Miss Marjorie French.
 td) Waltz--Miss Dorothy l.. layton, Mir. Douglas Macdonald.
 'e) Group Dance Miss Mary Kyle, Miss Catherine Minor, Miss Ethel Neff. Miss Phyllis Peace, Miss Madeline Williams, Miss Maralyn Woodng.
 (D Stamp - Miss Dorothy L. Clayton.
 5. specialties (assisted by the ~leif Dwellers orchestra of Plain rille).
 (a> Comedy skctch-Mr. Charles D. Orsie.
 (b) Vocal Solos-Mr. James Fur ami.
 tc) Singing and Dancing - Miss Margaret Delaney.
 td) Vocal Solos Miss Josephine 8osco.
 (e) Musical Novelty Messrs. | Henry Powers. Andrew Sataline. i frank Warden, Miss Ellen O'Conuell 1 tt the piano.
 4. Moving Picturc-"The Coheus md kellys in Paris"
 Daughters of tho womans club members will usher. Thesc ushers will be Mrs. Olive Snelgrove, Miss 5etty Brastow. Miss Florence Trum- 'uil, Miss Esther Trumbull, Miss Dorothy Clark. Miss Thelga Clark. ''iss Elizabeth Spalding of Hartford. Hiss Abbie Usher, and Miss Eliu- 'eth Benjamin. Home made candy will be sold.
 Tickets are going rapidly. Some 70 or 60 merchants have contri.ut- d to aid in printing the souvenir programs which will be given out t both performances.
 A special matinee, at which only he motion pictures will be shown, VIII be held Tuesday afternoon for he school children. Tickets will be laced on sale in the school rooms ihen school reopens Monday.
 Two Fined In Court
 Edward Bombardy of Grcystore venue, Bristol, and John Machuca f Lewis street, Plainville. appeared ] court before Justice Cunningham lst evening as the result of an acci- ent at 1:SO o'clock Sunday morn- IS near the railroad crossing on road street. Bombardy's car was arked, without lights and out of as. while the owner waited for a 'esh supply of fuel. Machuca drove is car into the rear end of Bom. ardy's and Constable Thomas oyce. summoned by the police sht. notified both 10 appear in 'urt. Machuca was fined sl0 and 'sts for reckless driving, $5 being while Apnbardy was as. ssed s and costs for parking<&ith- 1t lights. Grand Juror William J. oran prosecuted.
 Assn. Treasurer Reports
 Mrs. Edna C. Burns, treasurer of le P1ainville Public Health Nursing has submitted her an- lal report, which was released to- ". In the report 1t will be noticed l lat the sum of St,600 instead of e regular &s0O appears to have zen received from tho town. This
 explained by the fact that the leck for last year was turned over