New Britain herald., 1930-06-28
!NGRAHAN N-GR0SER
 MARRIAGE TODAY
Local Man to Wed NeWtOWn
 Girl This Afternoon
MUST WAIT FOR FOURTH
Judge Warns That Premature Shoot ing of Fireworks Will Lead to IineS-Silyer Co. CIoses-Funera Of Oscar Thomas-Items.

Of Oscar Thomas-Items.
 Miss Dorothy Waite Groser. who makes her home with Mir. and Mrs. William A. Kimball of Newtown. will become the bride of Norman Ingraham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ingraham of Grove street. at the First Congregational church a. 4:3o o'clock this afternoon. Rev Francis T. Cooke. pastor, will per form the ceremony.
 The best man will be Paul Tracy and Miss Molly Kimball of New town will be maid of honor. MT kimball will give the bride away The ushers will be Chester Scott Of Newton, Mass, Ernest Hubert of Portland, N. Y, Moves Fiske of Springfield, Mass, Kenelin Winslow of White Plains, N, Y., Billings Fairbrother or Stonington, and LOT enzo Fairbrother Of Stonington. The brides attendants will be Mrs. Ches- ter Scott, Mrs. John Burr of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, Miss Helen Mills of Scarsdale, N. r. Miss Gertrude Johns Of Detroit, Mich, Miss Muriel 1 Carpenter of White Plains, N. Y, and Miss Alice Glingan of Hartford.
 The bride will be attired in an ivory satin gown with veil of Brus- sels lace. Her maid of honor vii. wear a green lowered batiste gown and will carry garden flowers. The attendants will wear pink lowered batiste and carry garden flowers
 A reception will be held at the Pennington Country club, where 800 guests will gather. When the couple returns from their wedding trip they will reside in Bristol.
 Factory shut Down
 The American Silver Co. closed last night and will not resume oper- ations until July '.
 Oscar Thomas
 Oscar Thomas, 63, died Thursday night at his home IS Federal street. after an illness Of two months. He had been in failing health for two years. The funeral will be held from the late home at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Services will be con- ducted by Rev. Hubert D. Jones. pastor of the Prospect Methodist church, and interment will be in West cemetery
 Born in Jefferson Valley. N. Y. where he received his education in the public schools, MT. Thomas learned plumbing and steamfitting as an apprentice and then came 70 Bristol taking up a position as sta tionary engineer at the Sessions Foundry Co.,, which he held for only short time. He resigned that posi- f. ton 32 years ago 10 take up a second . in similar capacity with the Birge | Co.,, one which he held until illness forced him 10 retire. He was mar 1 ried twice, the second time in 1919 ] to Miss Mary Ordncr. who survives . him, together with one son, Oscar , Thomas, Jr,, of Weehauken, N. l.; | sE grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. | Jessie Brooks Of New Jersey.
 Mir. Thomas was a member of the New England Order of Protection, the Bristol Society ot Stationary En- gineers, and the National Associa- ton of Stationary Engineers, He was q past president of the last named organization. and was a dele gate 10 the national convention from the local unit on several occasions. besides having been a member of a number of committees.
 To Address \. NJ. O. s.
 Attorney Joseph F. Dutton. for mer mayor Of this city, will be the speaker Of the evening at a meeting Of Korum Sanctorum, A. NJ. o. s. 10 be held in Hartford Saturday at the Hotel Garde at G;15 o'clock. where a good fellowship dinner will be served, and at the odd Fellows temple at S:l5 o'clock. when a busi- ness conference will be held
 Meeting of Fire Board
 Al meeting of the board Of fire commissioners held last evening in the council chamber of the city hall building, Chief John Fl. Hayes of the fire department reported that m expenditure of $35O would be nec- cssary to repaint one of the fire trucks, but no action was taken, T was announced that the new Terry vile avenue fire house would be pre- pared for occupancy in either Sep tember or October of this year.
 Perfect Attendance
 A letter received by Dr. Benjamin R. Robbins. health officer, from Lela R. O'Connell, teacher at the Park street school, shows that 26 pupils Of the class registered perfect at tendance for four months The com municstion was signed by the teach CT and pupils together. Success in 1 the venture, the letter reads Is due 10 the keeping of the bodies of the