New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-22
BRICK
BLOCK FOR CENTER
Slnt TAM Granted Permit for
$4,000 Structure
"P0PPY DAY" TOMORROW
Products Of Disabled Vets 10 BE Sold
Industrial Baseball IAAeue
Opens Tonisht-Pagcant OF School
Children Friday Night-Briefs.

A tNo-story brick store and apart.
| ment building costing $4,000 will
| rise shortly on the site OF the wood
en- structure at rs Whiting street
owned by Santi Tani. Mr.. TAM was
! granted the necessary permit by
| Building Inspector Axel johnson last
evening.
The proposed new building will be
OF brick fireproof construction. Four
stores Will be located on the ground
floor. while on the second story
there will be four apartments. Harry
! Battiston. New Britain builder. has
I been granted the contract and WORK
will be started as soon as possible.
The present building will be torn
down TO make room for its success
sor. ]. contains the plumbing shop
of +. W. McCrum, the Yale Dry
Cleaning Co, and Mr.. Tani's shoe
making shop, with tenements on the
second floor. The new block will
make a distinct improvement in the
appearance Of the center, and will
replace the last OF the old wooden
business buildings.
Poppy Day" Tomorrow.
Poppies made by disable World
War veterans who are still patients
in government hospitals will be
placed on sale in Plainville tomor-
row. The proceeds will be used for
welfare work among needy eX-
sarvicemen and their dependents, as
we'll as for filling boxes for disabled
soldiers at Christmas time.
The poppies will be sold on the
streets and IN various store. 1t is
the hope OF Brock Barnes post and
its auxiliary that the public will give
generously and thereby help the Or
ganizations to carry on their work.
Miss Anna Graham Is chairman of
the poppy committee and will have
as her helpers members OF the
auxiliary and the post
Industrial League Opening
The Plainvlle Industrial baseball
league will open its second season
at the high school field at $3.50
" ClOth lHlS tNtlIthS, With NV J. WIN
Spring Co. and Standard Steel teams
will clash. Both teams are prtmed
for the struggle and a worth while
opening fray Is predicted. The Peck
Spring team will have with II a num-
Der Of the players who lifted it into
the championship last year, while
the Bearing Makers are putting
their faith in new pitcher whose
identity is being kept secret and
who will be sprung on the league
tonight.
Before the game First selectman
James Simpson will present the 1927
trophy to the management Of the
Peck Spring team.
The league held a ANAL meeting
last night with DR.. l.. II. Frost pre-
the trophy to be awarded the win
ming team this year. cups will also
be offered for the highest batting
average and for the greatest num-
Der Of home runs by individual
players. Brick" Murphy was ap-
pointed official scorekeeper
The league, in conjunction with
the town team, will seek the per-
mission of the school authorities to
improve the field. 1t Is planned to
scrape and roll the diamond. to
erect backstop. and to make the
playing condition Of the field much
better generally.
slater VIII Case Ends
The long legal tangle resulting
from the will Of the late William
Slater has finally been cut and the
contest ended. Attorney NJ A. Sex
ton OF New Britain. counsel FOR
Mrs. Catherine Tierney Of that city.
has withdrawn from the superior
court an appeal made from the de-
cision Of the local court upholding
Mr.. Skaters last will. It was con-
tended by Mrs. Tierney that the de-
ceased was under undue influence at
the time, but the will now stands as