New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Of tie road. The Fainsterm Of yes.
tsrday morning raised the level d
the ponds 1T White Oak 20 that they
flowed over the highway at this
point The state highway depart
ment corrected the slippery condi-
ton early today by spreading sand.
The state made more extensive re-
pairs on the hill east Of Cooke
street. it being necessary to all the
cutters up with fresh sand. m the
heavy streams Of yesterday had
eroded them to some depth. The
waters today had receded In nearly
all places except the White Oak
ponds.
~" to Play Southingtou
The Plainville =. NJ. c. A. basket
ball team will finish it, County "Y"
league schedule tomorrow night
when 1t meets the Southington ~"
quintet at the local high school at
o'clock. This will be the first
game sponsored by the local "Y"
management. and . large crowd Of
supporters 10 hoped for. Plainville
10 tied for first place in the league
and win tomorrow night will en-
sure it Of at least remaining in that
position. southington has fast
team and expects to bring its full
strength onto the floor tomorrow
night In hope Of avenginE the de-
feat inflicted by the locals in South
/ ington. The old Plainville-south-
ington rivalry will be in evidence
and bitter and thrilling game IL
predicted.
The game will be followed by
| dancing.
Mrs. Margaret Hamm
Mrs. Margaret Hamm, n. widow
of Frederick Hamm. died yesterday
| afternoon at her home at ia Whit
Ing street She was born In Ger
many and had resided in Plainville
for number Of years.
She leaves two sons, Clinton
Hamm of Plainville and Lynn
Hamm Of Poquonock; two stepsons,
Roscoe Hamm Of Plainville and
Montague Hamm of Key West, Fla,
and a brother.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at ESQ o'clock at the w.
A. Bailey e. Co. funeral rooms. Rev.
A. A. Ball. pastor of the Methodist
church, will officiate Burial will be
in the Forestville cemetery.
Civil Court Actions
The civil actions of Frank and
Helina Toscano OF Bristol against
Leland c. Hart of Plainville has
been assigned for trial in the supe-
rior court on Wednesday, Feb. 49,
The actions are an aftermath of an
automobile collision in F'orestville in
1928. James r. Mather of Brst oil
represents the plaintiffs. Perkins,
Wells, Davis & Schaefer of Hartford
represent the defendant.
r. o. Receipts Increase
An increase Of 500 for January
over the corresponding month of the
/ previous year in the receipts ut the
rost office was reported today by
/ Postmaster Jam j.. Usher. The
postmaster also reports a steady in
crease In the money order business.
In spite Of the adverse conditions
yesterday, the carriers made their
deliveries in good time according to
the postmaster. Letter Carrier
Pearl Smith returned 10 duty today
after weeks illness.
Dance This Evening
A large attendance is expected at
, the dance to be given at 8 o'clock
this evening at the high school under
the auspices of the Plainville Public
Health Nurse association. During
| the program 4 number OF special
ties will be introduced. Tickets may
he purchased at Thrall'a. Byingtons,
or the Plainville Pharmacy or at the
high school door.
Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs Theresa
william we're held At her home at 21
East Broad street this morning at
$3.50 o'clock and at 2 o'clock at the
Lady Of Mercy church. Rev. Austin
Munich celebrated requiem high
mass.
At the offertory, James D. Dona-
hue sang Bailey's Ave Maria. He
was accompanied at the organ by
James Graham. At the conclusion
Of the mass. Mr.. Donahue sang
vale" and at the occasional. Some
Sweet Day. accompanied by Mr..
Graham.
The pail bearers we're Oscar Pro-
>encher. William Cunningham, Jr.,
William Foran, James Foran, Mar
tin Foran and Francis Foran. Bur-
ial was in st. Joseph's cemetery.
Funeral services for Elizabeth
Radcliffe. two year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Radcliffe, who
died Wednesday evening at the
Hartford hospital, will be held Sum
day afternoon at the w. A. Bailey
& co. funeral rooms. Rev. J. Roy
Wilkerson, pastor of the PlainvilIe
congregational church, will officiate
Burial will be in West cemetery.
Travel to ThOnlaston
With high hopes Of scoring q vic
tory. the Plainville High school
basketball team will travel 10 Thorn
aston this evening to meet the
Thomaston High school five in a
Western Connecticut league game.
In the previous meeting between the
two aggregations. the Thomaston
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