New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

A hazardous situation exists at this point on nights when the court is in session, as spectators and par ticipants park their cars on both sides of the road and anyone who at tempts to pass the point wi.noUt slowing down creates a dangerous condition.
 Local Clergyman on Vacation
 Rev. and Mrs Allan L. Dodd and family are spending their vacation at Belgrade Maine. They are expect ed to return about August 16.
 Grange Meeting
 A small gathering of Grange members heard each tell of their hobbies of work, recreation, and pleasure at last nights meeting, which was held in the local Grange hall on Pennington avenue. The attendance was not as great as had been expected but this was because of the excessive heat of the past few days rather than from any hes itancy on the part of the members to disclose their particular hobbies.
 It was announced that the local members would pay a visit 10 Hem lock Grange of Portland on August 22 and would also journey to Cheshire Grange on September 3. The Berlin Grangers will be expect ed to furnish two of the entertain ment numbers on each of these oc- casions.
 Inspectors Busy
 Inspectors in the employ Of the agricultural department who are charged with the maintenance of the quarantine against the corn bor- CT at the boundary line of Berlin and New Britain admit they are kept busy these days.
 They report large number ot cars passing this particular point but also state that they are not finding a great quantity of contra band vegetabl and say this is so because people are aware that It IS illegal to transport any of the pro- ducts that come under the quaran- tine ban from an infected area into another that is free from the pest.
 MacKendrick in Hospital
 Arthur MacKendriCk, one of the three young men involved Tn an au- tomohile accident in Cromwell seV- eral weeks ago, is confined to the Hartford hospital, He had been at his home in New Britain for several weeks as a result of the shock but, not improving perceptibly, he was taken to the hospital for examlnatloh and an X-ray revealed a fractured vertebra. When the accident first occurred he was thought to be the least injured, but it now develops that he was the most seriously hurt of the three. William Johnson ana Philip Bourgeois of East Berlin were the other two young men involved. MacKendrick formerly resided here with his parents, later moving 10 New Britain. The news of his con- dition came as a surprise, as he was thought to be recuperating nicely.
 East Berlin Items
 The local Boy Scouts will leave here Saturday for Camp keemosah- bee. One care has been promised for transporting the boys to the camp. Another will be needed. as there will be seven boys with their baggage, which takes up as much room as the boys.
 The Thursday evening meetings or the Methodist church will be omitted for the next two weeks The Sum- day evening services for the same period will also be discontinued.
 Miss Edith Northrop left today for Gilead. where she will spend a week with friends
 The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books.
 George Demore is enjoying his an- nual vacation from his duties at Landers. Frary & Clark Co. of New Britain.
 John P. Lewis has purchased the residence formerly occupied by Mir. and Mrs. William Fogette.
 w. H. Payne has returned from a several days stay at the Plainville camp ground.
 The continued drought of the past several weeks has begun to affect the water supply. Wells and cisterns are low and unless rain falls within the week some wells will run dry. Crops are also beginning to show the ef- fleets of the drought.