New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-15

and is changed by the autos them
selves as they approach the inter-
section. 1t was said that the light
can be arranged in GA different set
tings to meet almost any traffic re-
! quirement. The demonstrators an
swered numerous questions and won
over many persons who had come
to the meeting determined to speak
against the lights
Suggestion locations for such
| lights. in their various forms and
notifications, are Blossoms corner,
Broad and Whiting streets, West
Main and Washington streets, and
West Main and Pierce streets.
Grange Installation
| The new officers for 1929 were
| installed last night at the meeting of
| Plainvillc Grange in its hall. These
officers are the following: Master.
! Charles II. Curtis: overseer. Irving
Gridley; lecturer, Mrs. Charles We'll
| don; steward. Floyd Stillman; as
sistant steward, Winfield LOOMS.
chaplain, Mrs. Anna Noyes; treasur-
err Mrs. S. r. Carpenter; secretary.
Mrs. H. L. Newell; gatekeeper pro
tenn. William Smith: Ceres, Miss
Geneva Distin; Pomona. Miss Irma
Mautner; Flora. Mrs. Priscilla
| Noyes; lady assistant steward. Mrs,
Winfield I.oomis.
The installation was conducted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tolles of South
ington, assisted by Julius Carley as
chaplain, Mrs Carley as pianist, Mrs.
Irma Godfrey as soloist and Mrs.
Charles II. Curtis and Mrs. Ernest
. Phelps as assistants. Mr.. Tolles is
state overseer ard Mrs Curtis state
lecturer.
Reports were read by the secre-
tary and treasurer, while reports
were also made of the state Grange
meeting in Bridgeport last week, at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis represent
ed the local Grange.
A sketch, A Successful Opera
ton" was presented by Charles
Weldon. ,'uhA Elliott and Miss Mabel
johnson. Refreshments were serv-
ed
The next meeting, on cbruary 5.
will be in the form of a Valentine
social, when all women will bring
boxes with lunch for two in each and
will auction these off to the men.
There will be roll call. which will
be answered by the giving of some
current event by each member.
snow Fails 10 Delay
Plainyillc. in common with this
entire section, awokn this morning
to find the first real snowStorln of
the winter i'll progress, but the fall
ceased at noon with less than two
inches of snow on the ground and
traffic was only slightly delayed by
it. Railroad, bus and trolley sched-
ules were hardly affc d. The state
highway department had it's motor
ploughs out early this morning Keep
ing tho main roads clear, while the
trolley companies did the same for
their tracks. The selectmen did not
order out the town ploushs, feeling
the snow was insufficient to warrant
such an expense.
JOINT lnstaIlati0fi
pynipn lodge, No. Al, X. of p.
and pythian Temple, No. -, 7. s.
/ will hold Il Joint installation tomor-
/ row evening in |. ., q. +. hall The
/ 1929 officers of the two lodges VIII
be installed and supper viii be <erv-
ed ut $50 O'Clock by the pythian
Sisters to their members and friends.
Action on Town Court?
| \ meeting of the Chamber OF
/ Commerce committee on legislative
matters will be called within 4 few
/ days by Chairman $. S. Gwillim TO
/ discuss plans for a bill for a town
court here. 1t is expected such 4
bill Will he shaped and presented to
the present session of the general
assembly.
Funeral OF Ezra Dunworth
Funeral services for Ezra Dun
worth were held at II O'Clock this
morning at the undertaking rooms
of w A. Bailey 4 GO. on Broad |
street. Roy. A. a. Ball, pastor OF
the plainNilie NJ. =. church otficated. |
Burial WAS in Mill Plain.
Still More Influenza
The total number of cases of liz
fuenza in Plainvillc has now mount
Cd to between IS and so. according |
to DR.. George +. Cook. health Off
Ger. There are also six cases OF
measles. nine Of chicllcnpoN, four of |
whoopinG cough. and one Of scar
let fever.
The Teachers club is planning to |
hold It's second annual dance on
Friday evening February Is.
A demonstration on Square Meals /,
for Health" will be given a the
Farm Bureau meeting at 1915 |
o'clock tomorrow morning in the
Baptist church parlors.
Litchticld High Will meet Plain |
Vile in league basketball game |
here Saturday night.
Tcmco Bowling
W. l.. PC. |