New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

the Plaiaville Grange at its hall on Pierce street Thureday evening. The event will mark the reopenins of the hall after being closed for two months for repairs.
 The play opens up in lighthouse off the Carolina coast and each act teens with bright dialogue and quick action. The situations are natural and work themselves to . happy ending in . logical. concise manner. It is . Jmelodrametic story of re- flnement and while the situations are strong. they are not lurid. and the comedy is clean cut and human.
 Tickets for the affair are now on sale and may be obtained from Grange members or at the door. Dancing will follow the play.
 second Annual Field Day
 The second annual neld day of the elementary schools of Plainville will be held on the high school grounds tomorrow. Glasses will be dismissed at 10 o'cock and all the children will go to the grounds. The morning will be devoted to folk dancing. games, maypole, etc. The afternoon session will include track meet between the fifth and sixth grades. Prizes will be awarded the various winners in sports.
 All children should bring a picnic lunch to the field. Ice cream and tonic will be on sale.
 Tho parents and friends of the school children are invited to attend any or all of the field day events and to participate in the picnic lunch. In case of stormy weather, the field day will be held on the next pleasant day.
 Town Clerk Items Marriage intentions have been f,l. ed at the office of the town clerk by Miss Lena NJ. Melito and An. thony M. Monde. Jr. It was stated that the wedding will take place or June IT.
 Grave L. DigGle has sold a piece of land on Broad street to Harriet B. Morse. according to a warrant, deed recorded at the town clerk'i office.
 Objects to Verse Rev. George w. Hilton, pastol of St. Paul's Episcopal church Ht Huntington. who has asked his par ishioners to eliminate the second verse of the Star spangled Banner from Memorial Day exercises nex Sunday because he believes 1t to b, too wArlike, was formerly pastor O the Church of Our Saviour in Plain ville.
 l The clergyman believes the es pressions in the verAA e-e out O keeping with present peace move ments and harmful to the minds Q children. Due to objection by pa triotic organizations, however. Rev MT. Hilton has consented to with draw his objection to the verse. Auxiliary Party Next Week
 The auxiliary of the Brock -Barne post, American Legion, will hold : birthday party on the Legion hal on Tuesday, May 2s. at s o'clock Miss Helen Brock will be the host ess.
 Congregational Church
 The executive committee of tn Congregational church will hold t regular meeting this evening at 7:3 o'clock in the parish house. | The evening group of the Won ems federation will meet with Mir
 A. D. Bridgeman at her home on ]
 Spruce street at 1880 p. m. Thuri day.
 Cases Are Continued At hearing held in justice coul yesterday afternoon by Justice Mel rit o. Ryder. Frank Amodio of o2 Elm street. New Britain. pleaded nc guilty to a charge of criminal neslI gence. Amodio is the owner of tn
 truck which was parked along th road near the Plainville- -Southina town town line and into which a ca operated by William Nixon of George street, Naugatuck. crashe late Sunday night, resulting in tn death of Michael Cullen of Nauga ] tuck.
 Following the entering of the pie of not guilty. Grand Juror Charls
 F. Cenlon asked for a conttnuanc to June 3. Bonds which were place at $1.O00 at the time of the arret
 were ordered continued by Justic Ryder. Mir. Nixon. who Is bein
 held in connection with the acc
 dent, pleaded not guilty to a chars of criminal negligence at a mornin ] session of the court. and his caa
 was also continued until June , UT der bonds of &1.000. Mir. Nixon, wh : was close friend of Mir. Cullen. the probation officer in Naugatucl Il It was discovered yesterday ths George Nixon. young son of NJ Nixon. who was riding in the car , the time of the accident, and wh was believed to have escaped unhur was suffering from a concussion ( the brain. He is under care at th Waterbury hospital James Re, holds. 63 and Robert Curran. l. both of Naugatuck. who were ridin in Nixon's car. were reported | resting comfortably today by tn New Britain General hospital al
 thoritiee.
 . Mir. Cullen was prominent in Ma, Eatuck where he was employed i,
 the United States Rubber Co. fs
 many years. Mrs. Cullen was ovel
 come with grief when she learne of her husbands death. Mir. Guile
 was a member of the choir of s FranciA church for many years an