New Britain herald., 1928-07-14
RAIDERS DISCOVER
ALCOHOL IN CRIB
Sylvester Zima and Wife, Old
Offenders, Arrested
PLAN ANNUAL REUNION
Committees For Alumni Affair An
nounced - Union Service - Still
Seeking Driver-Church Notes.
LenoA A. c. Coming-Briefs.

| Sylvester lima and his wife of
Forestvllh avenue were arrested
ABOUT $50 o'clock last night in a
Joint liquor raid conducted by the
Bristol and Plalnvllle authorities on
their respective sides on the town
llhe. Lma, an old offender, was
locked up on charge of keeping a
place with the reputation of selling
intoxicating liquors, while a count of
selllns llquor was to be brought
against Mrs lima when the case
came to trial late this morning.
The lima house is the second one
from the Bristol town line, and while
Bristol police descended upon an
other home across the street and on
the other side of the line Consta bles
E. W. Furrey, E. W. Farrar. Thomas
Royce. and Clesson H. Saunders
ralded the local place. About three
quarts of alcohol in one full quart
bottle and three partially filled ones
were found by the raiders. Two
| small bottles of the alcohol was dis
covered in baby's crib.
lima is an old offender, having
been tried and sentenced on several
previous occasions. The last was on
January IS. 1925, when he was fined
500 and costs.
The trials we're to take place this
morning before Justice L. B. Mills.
Grand Juror Charles F. Conlon an
rounced his intention of charging
1.-THE prisoners with being second Of
Tenders and asking that they be
bound over to a higher court.
The lima raid was the first liquor
raid made in Plalnville in some time
Still Seek Driver
Local authorities are still working
feverishly to locate the driver of the
car which struck and fatally in
Jured three year-old John Chadwin-
ski late Wednesday afternoon. An
ether man was questioned by them
yesterday. but witnesses of the ac-
cident did not identify him and he
was released. The police are being
handicapped by the fact that the
witnesses were all small children.
, Reunion Committees
| The annual reunion OF the Plain
vile Graded School Alumni asso-
citation will be held at the High
school on Saturday, August is, be-
ginning at l p. m. Formerly this
annual event has taken place at the
Broad street school, but it Is felt
that more space will be available at
the new building. A change in the
! program is also planned. and instead
| OF having a series of speeches. an
effort is being made to have one par
ticular class. that of which Cover
nor John H. Trumbull is a member,
provide the entire entertainment.
Harold Newell, Miss Barbara Case.
Miss Catherine Mccarthy, and one
more member to be selected by them,
will form the committee on grounds
tables. and decorations. Other COM
mittee appointments are as follows:
Publlcity-Mrs. Charles R. Clark
and Miss Julia Barnes.
Picture committee-none.
Nominating committee H. A.
Castle, NJ. A. Norton. and Mrs.
James Simpson.
Hospitality committee J. Nc
Carthy. DR.. c. w. Moody, Mrs. w
A. Bailey Mrs Annie Callen. Mrs
May Manchester Gates of Spring
field. Mass; NJ. A. Norton, Irving
Tinker. Jane Hamlin of New Brit
ain, George Johnson of Pittsfleld
Mass: and Louise Potter of Hart
ford.
Invitation committee-Mrs. P. c..
Smith and James j. Graham.
Derazio Sole Leader
1dleness allowed Mundy Derazio