New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
HICKEY CALLED IN ON LOCAL ROBBERY
GetChel Home on Cedar Street Is
 Ransacked by Thieves
MRS. H. B. WOODRUFF DEAD
Special Session of Town Court Plainvilic Grange Meeting Tomor- TOW Evening - Funeral of Ralph W. NilIiamS-Othcr Items.

County Detective Edward J. Hic key has been called in by the local police authorities to assist Constable George E. Schubert in investigating the burglary which took place Sat urday evening or early Sunday morning at the home of Benjamin Getchel of 6 Cedar street. The thieves secured about s200 worth of household articles.
 Sunday morning MT. Gctchel and his family returned home after an overnight trip and found that the | house had been ransacked. InYesti- gation by Constable Schubert show cd that the robbers gained entrance to the house by breaking the window in the back door and "jimmying" 1 the lock from the inside. Neichbors. upon hearing of the robbery, report ed that they had seen lights in the Getchel home about l o'clock Sun day morning.
 MT. Getchel made an inventory of his household effects and discovered the following articles missing: a smoking stand, an antique brass lamp, a new waffle iron, a coffee percolator, and end table a mantle clock, a pair of brass candlesticks, five pairs of window curtains, a pair of mems trousers, a gold watch valued at $40 and S2 worth of first issue buffalo nicllos.
 Several valuable rugs and a quantity of silver ware were un- touched. Police believe that the rob- bers were scared away before they could complete their work. MT. Get chel is an engineer at the Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co.
 Although they have very little to work on, County Detective Hickey Constable Schubert are conducting 2 thorough investigation and expect tt take definite action in short time The robbery is the largest one tc occur here since Wright's tavern ant Naughton's store were burglarized
 Mrs. Harriet B. Woodruff
 Mrs. Harriet E. Woodruff, aged 76
 widow of Edwin Woodruff, died a the Plainville hospital yesterda. afternoon. She had been q resi-
 dent of Southington during the pas
 eight years but lived in Plainvil,
 practically all of her life. She Wal
 we'll known here and had larg,
 number of friends.
 Funeral services will be held a
 the home of her niece, Mrs. Fred ericll Root of ? Norton place. Plain vile, tomorrow afternoon at 2:3 o'clock. Rev. Arthur A. Ball. pas , , tor of the Methodist church. will of ,, ficiate. Burial will be in the Wcs cemetery, Plainvillc.
 ." Tickets On Sale
 1, Tickets for the play "Hono Bright" which is to be presente, April 10 and II by the senior clas of the Plainville high school went ol sale today. The play was original ly scheduled for one nights per , formance but it was decided to siv , it two nights in order to donat part of the proceeds to the publi
 llbrary building fund.
 It is planned to have the libra r, building committee sell some of tn ,, tickets as we'll as the high schoo pupils. Enough money is to b taken out to help defray the ex
 penses of commencement while tn
 rest will be donated to the librar . fund. Dancing will follow the per formanccs each night.
 The cast is made up Of member of the senior class who have bee carefully selected. Rehearsals ar being held regularly in preparation for the performances. Plays give by the high school have always bee. largely attended
 Special Court Session At a special session Of the tow
 court held Saturday afternoon
 George Bra ford Of New YOr; wa