New Britain herald., 1930-03-06
DEATH TAKES TWO
 LOCAL RESIDENTS Miss Marie Prior and Mrs.
 Minnie Buell. Bartlett Dead (. OF (. MEETING TONIGHT
High School Five to Meet TcrryyilIc -Lcntcn Services At Episcopal Characterized Callen's Car Stolen Police Investigating Thefts.

Death again laid d heavy hand on Plainville when two well known women, Miss Marie Prior of 5S Pierce street and Mrs. Minnie Buell. Bartlett of 10 New Britain avenue. passed away. The deaths brought the total here since the first of the month to four and to 22 since the beginning of the year.
 Miss Marie Prior Miss Marie Prior, 67, died at her home at 5S Pierce street yesterday afternoon at o'clock after an ill., 1 ness of about d week with pneu- monia and a complication of diseases. She was born in Plainyille, the daughter of the late James and Ann Shields Prior, and lived here all her life. She was well known and had q host of friends.
 She is survived by two brothers, Peter J. Prior for many years first selectman of Plainville. and Dr. James E. Prior of Boston; a sister, Mrs. Catherine Graham of West Main street. Plainvlle, and several nephcws and nieces.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning at $50 o'clock at her late home and at o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy X requiem high mass will be cele- brated. Burial will be in St. Jo- seph's cemetery on Pennington avenue
 Mrs. Minnie Buell. Bartlett
 Mrs. Minnie Buell. Bartlett, 4S. wife of George W. Bartlett, died at her home, 10 New Britain avenue. last evening. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
 Mrs. Bartlett, the daughter of Francis and Harriet Buell.. was born i'll Bristol and attended the Plain vile grammar and high schools. She was member of the Plainville Congregational church.
 Besides her husband, she is sur vived by five children. Eleanor. AL len, Alma, Phoebe and Ruth Bart lett; and two brothers, Giles C. Buell. of Plainville and r. Norman Buell. of Hartford.
 The funeral will be held tomor- row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from her late home. Rev. J. Roy Wilker- son. pastor of the Plainville Congre- gational church, will officiatc. Burial will be ill West cemetery.
 State Aid Grant : The Plainville school department will receive a state aid grant of $3,. G61 this year, according 10 figures released by the state board of edu. cation This sum is based on the school enumeration, the total avail able for distribution being $S56,541 Car is Stolen A brown coupe bearing rcgistra tion number 46S75 and owned bS Fred Callen was stolen from il front of the town hall on Pierce street last evening at 10 o'clock. Mr Callen was in the fremen's rooms in the town hall and, when he was ready to go home, discovered thai his machine had been stolen. Hc immediately notified local police ar. thorities. who in turn gave a de, scription of the stolen car to the New Britain police. The description was sent over the police wires about the state.
 1 Mr. Callcn recently returned tt Plainville after an extended vaca. ton in the south.
 : W. C. T. |. Meeting
 The regular meeting of the Wom , ans Christian Temperance Unior i will be held tomorrow afternoon a 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mimic l Hyde Of 5S Maple street. A gool , attendance is desired. = Meeting Successful , Nearly 100 persons were presCn at the meeting of the New Britain group of Epworth leagues held las : evening at the Methodist church