New Britain herald., 1930-07-30
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 CLAIMED BY DEATH
Rev. George 1. Browne Passes
 Away in Washington
STATIONED HERE IN 1924

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 gagement Announced-Items. Rev. George l. Browne, aged 65, former rector of the Church of Our Saviour of Plainville. and a mem- | Der of an old New England family, died at his home in Washington, i Conn, last evening. He had been in ill health for several years.
 He came to Plainville in Novem- Der, 1924, to take charge of the Episcopal church and remained | here for about two years, being suC- ceeded by Rev. L. O. Melville who later met death in an automobile accident Rev. Mir. Browne had a large circle of friends while in | Plainville, both among the towns people and the members of his church. News of his death came as a shock to his former friends | here
 He was rector of St. Johns Epis- copal church in Washington until | failing health forced him to resign Previously he had served as rector of St. Johns church in Stafford, Trinity church in Hartford. St Johns church in Bellefonte, Pa. St. Pauls in Lancaster, Pa, and the Church of Our Saviour in Plainville
 Rev. MT. Browne was a graduate of Trinity college at Hartford and the Berkeley Divinity school at New Haven.
 He was member of the Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution. and was very prominent in Masonic circles
 Old Trinity church in Brooklyn, Conn, which has been closed for several years and in which his grandfather once served as rector, will be reopened tomorrow for Rev. Mir. BroVne's funeral He will be buried in Old Trinity churchyard Many of his former parishioners i from Plainville plan to attend the ! services.
 Blocks Are Stolen i daring robbery was staged yes- i terday afternoon at the Plainville I Block Co located on Bohemia street l Nothing unusual was noticed about truck which pulled into the drive way of the plant and was 'oaded ! with between 50 and 75 cement ! hni16i,o h1ool-c ap everyday doing to neighbors in the vicinity and no one paid any par ticular attention to the truck or the
 men loading the blocks on it.
 Later in the day Constable George
 Schubert was notified that the blocks had been stolen. Officials of the
 plant stated that between 3 and 5 o'clock, no one was at the plant. 1 During his investigation Constable i Schubert learned from a woman liv- l ing nearby that she had seen a truck | drive out from the place during that | time. Police in nearby cities were | given a description of the vehicle.
 Engagement Announced MT. and Mrs. T. H. Morrow of | " lllle $ Cl lOSsIIS dlluOUlSc NliC tH 1 gagement of their daughter, Eva. to William Bochus. son of MT. and Mrs. Otto Bochus of Bristol. The wedding ! is expected to take place in Septem- | Der. Both are well-knoUn among the younger set of Bristol and Plain i vile.
 Few Fires Here ! July proved to be an uneNentful ] month for the hremen. only three 1 alarms being sounded during the ! past four weeks. All of the blazes ! were of 9. minor nature, no serious 1 damage resulting.
 i This was great improvement 1 over the months of May and June, 1 when the fire department was kept ! constantly answering alarms due to 1 frequent forest and grass fires Dur l irg the month of July in 1929, five l alarms were sounded.
 Ready For Battle The well known opponents of hot air namely, the Businessmen and i Trumbull hines. will come to grips i in the third and final game of their | series tomorroW evening at the high