New Britain herald., 1930-05-06
COUPLE NEAR GOTH ANNIVERSARY DATE
MT. and Mrs. Reuben Q. Day
 Married on May 19, 1880
BUILDING DECLINE HERE
Plainyille Grange Meeting This Eve ning-TaN Bills To Be Placed In Hands of onstable-RcpOrt Is Made of Christmas seal Sale.

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 Mir. and Mrs. Reuben 0. Day of 54 North Washington street will celebrate their 50th wedding anni- versary on Monday, May 19. The couple is we'll known here and have resided in Plainville more than 45 years. They plan to hold a dinner i for their immediate family and rel atives on Sunday, May IS. After 3 o'clock they will be home to their many friends.
 Mrs. Day was born in 1859 while Mir. Day was born in Southinston in 1 1856. The couple were married in Forestville on May 19, 1880 by Rev. Mir. Dickerson of the Methodist l church.
 MT Day was employed at the Scs- | sions Clock Co. in ForestVille for 49 years, retiring six years ago. He was considered an expert in his line and held the position Of foreman. Since leaving the factory Mir. Day has de- voted his time to farm work at his home on North Washington street. Mrs. Day has been a member of the Plainvlle Congregational church for many years. Both are enjoying good health and are very active about their home every day
 The couple have had six children, five of whom are living. Their chil- dren are Mrs. George Brooks of Mil ford, Mrs. Cora Bruce of Plainville, Harold Day of New London, and Misses Bertha and Helen Day ot Plainville. They also have 10 grand children and two great grandChil- dren.
 Decline in Building
 Building operations have beer practically at a standstill in Plain, vile since the first of the year, ac cording to Building Inspector Axe Johnson. Only a few permits have been issued for the erection of new buildings and during the past two months little activity along con struction lines has taken place. These ANO IilCIll4lo hI ' S-A4'I diIF h44iDA'e 2 the busiest periods of the entlr' year.
 The building report for the montl Of April shows that not single per
 init was issued for the erection Of { new building, a very unusual occur
 renee and an indication of poor ant
 dull business. An indication of tn
 great drop last month in comparison
 Ito April of the previous year can b
 seen in the building inspectors rec
 ords which show that permits 10 three new houses valued at sl4.8O
 were issued in 1928 with a ger mark registered for 1a30. Furthe : figures show that A permits for var
 ious work were issued last year wit, . fees amounting to s70 in compari son to II permits month with fee of but st3. This is almost an un l believable drop in building activi ? ties. which have fourished in Plain . vile during the past few years. ) The complete report Of permit
 issued during the month of April . as follows: Plumbing, heating, l
 electrical, ?; garage, 1; and altera tions and repairs. s, with fee { amounting 10 Sl3. Mir. Johnson sai ) that he had no idea if bushes , would pick up in the coming month , and was not in position to mak D any prediction.
 p Christmas seal Report Christmas seals to the amount ( r F66.S4 were sold in Plainville as result Of the campaign during tn . days before Christmas in 1929, ac
 cording to an announcement mad Q today by the state tuberculosis con l mission. This was a drop from l92' Q when sales netted s789.4S. The pc = capita purchase in Plainville. how
 ever, was very high when compare . with other towns and cities abot Il the state and represented an avel