New Britain herald., 1930-01-06
FAMILY IS ROUTED
 FROM BED BY FIRE
Damage Of S4OO Done to Olson
 Home on Bohemia Street
WILSON APPOINTS AIDE
Annual Meeting of Nursing Nssocia- tion-NinccnzO RonafCdc Dies suddenly in Brooklyn- Interior of Town Hall Being Painted.

Plainvillc was visited by it's first fire of the year yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock when the family or Alfred Olson of 3l Bohemia street
 was forced 10 flee from the house when a serious blaze broke out in the cellar The fire department was called immediately and upon arriv. ing at the scene found a large amount of rubbish ablaze in the eel lar and the house filled with smoke. 1 The firemen managed to keep the ! fire confined to the cellar and re mained at the scene for about two l hours. After the blaze had been eX- | tinguished, it was discovered that the
 family cat had perished in the eel 1 lar, evidently a victim of the heavy smoke.
 Chief Edward P, Prior estimated
 the damage as being approximately
 $4O0, mostly from smoke. Twenty
 two members of the fire department answered the alarm.
 Miss Royce Appointed
 ON II NItIh " lllidlll IL " llHoil dll -
 nouncrd today the appointment Of
 Miss Mary C. Royce. daughter of
 Constable and Mrs Thomas Royce of
 School street. as assistant town clerk Miss Royce native of Middletown but has lived in Planville for num- | Der of years. She graduated from | Bristol High school with honors. Jo Nv bt ! town clerk Miss Royce has been a | clerk in his office for two years and | her capable and efficient work | proved that she has sufficient ability : 10 carry out her new duties. The ap pointment is for two years, Miss
 Royce starting her new work today. , The object of town clerk Wilsor in appointing Miss Royce is to hay, , an official town clerk in the office at all times and to render the hes
 possible service to the public. Mis-
 Royce has a high standing anon,
 the town officials and residents be cause of her efficient work and he appointment will prove to be popu . lar move with all. She is well know
 SiliouS ll4t Nobilto'l ''' ii4 to VI U Judge Merritt o. Ryder has bee V acting as assistant town clerk durin v the past two years.
 " Dies While Visiting
 Word was received here NeSterda
 that Nincenzo Bonefede of Hulteniu
 street died suddenly Saturday ev, i' ming at the home of his nephew, NJ lE chacl Morenzo of Brooklyn, N. ' whom he was visiting. Death "; ie due to heart trouble.
 u Mir. Boncfcde was a resident ( l PlanVille for many years, bein ra about 50 years of age. He was popl Is lar among the Italian residents (
 the town and was q member of Il II Italian American club of Southin& l., ton. He had been in bad health fC st d long period of time
 IT, Three weeks ago he loft Plainvil q to visit his nephew in Brooklyn, an ; his friends were shocked 10 hear (
 his sudden death. Funeral service :, will be conducted in Brooklyn ar ,' burial will also be there.
 " Nursing Assn. Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Plail ' vile Public Health Nurse associate 70 will be held tomorrow afternoon
 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Jof No Minor, Jr.. of 30 East Main stree Us The association is dcsirous of havil ," d large attendance and issues SD 'S. cial invitation to the public to Ill present. The directors and office l'- are especially urged to be on hand hE The annual reports for 1929 W H. be read and officers and directo or for 1880 will be elected. Miss Sarf Ih- k. Addison, R N., director of tI no bureau of public health nurses be Connecticut, will be present and W 'n- speak to the gathering. It is anti' he natnI that u large crowd will be