New Britain herald., 1914-04-25
Plainville News

Given Tests in New Britan. PRIOR DOES NOT EXPECT DELAYS Believes Numbers and Mail Recep-
 tacles Will Be Provided Before Date
 for Establishment of service-Base-
 Ball Association Endorses Tango.
 Examinations for carriers to be ap- pointed in connection with the estab- lishment of city service in this town will be held at the post office in New Britain on May 9, according to an order issued by the postal department at Washington and received today by Postmaster Prior. The examination will be of the usual civil service char acter and will be held at o'clock in the morning. From among those who take this test a register of eligibles for clerks and carriers will be made. The official order follows:
 "A special civil service examination will be held for the Plainville post office on May g, 1914 in New Britain, Conn.,, at 9 a. m. to establish a register of eligib1es for clerk (male and female) and carrier (male), from which two regular carriers and .one substitute carrier will be appointed when the proposed establishment of city delivery service at Plainville is in- stalled on June 22, 1914, and others as the needs of the office may require. Applicants must be between the ages of IS and AS years on the date of the examination (except preference claim ants under Section 1754, R. S., to whom the maximum age limit does not apply) and must be citizens of the United States.
 Male applicants must measure not less than five feet. four inches in height. without shoes. Men whose normal weight is less than 125 pounds should not apply, as no male eligible will be appointed either as clerk or carrier who is under this weight. For the required application form, and a pamphlet of general Information con- ta ming specimen examination ques- ticns. apply to Miss Edith A. Ellis, local secretary, at the post office, or Edward E.. Stebbins, district secretary, P. o. Building. Boston, Mass. Applica- tions should be promptly filled out and filed with the latter not later than 4:30 p. in., May A. if possible
 Postmaster Prior expects that there will be & number of applicants for the appointment of carrier and several local young men he believes will take the examinations. The new carriers ,AxN ~EE >SS~. 40 year and if their services merit they will be favored with increases until they receive SLIGO, the maximum amount allowed for a post office of PlainviIle's standing.
 Postmaster Prior does not expect that there will be anything to cause delay in the establishment of the ser vice. The town requires a system of house mum bering and mail receptacles for each house in the district to be served and 1t is expected that these features will be attended to by the selectman before June z, the date on which the post office must make a re- port to Washington on the conditions.
 The establishment of the service will necessitate a change in the route of the rural carrier as some of the ter ritory which he now "covers" will be served by the city carrier.
 Another visit of the post office in- spector is expected within a few days and 1t is thought that at that time something definite will be decided re- gardfng the matter of providing better quarters for the office. Postmaster Prior believes that M E. Rogers building on Whiting street will even- tualIy be selected.
 Gets Foreclosure Judgment.
 Judge w. l.. Bennett in the superior court yesterday directed Judgment for the. foreclosure of mortgage on dwelling house on East street owned by Cornelius Downing and others. The judgment was obtained by the Farmington Savings Bank.
 The total mortgage debt is $1,032.20 and the court was informed that the value of the property is between $500 and $1,5OO. Judge Bennett gave the defendant until July 1 to redeem and subsequent dates of re- demption were fixed for other parties who have an interest in the property.
 At the Churches.
 Episcopal.-Reguler services will be held in the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow morning at 10:45, the rec tor, Rev. R. H. Burton, preaching. Sunday school will follow.
 Congregational.-" and Hope" will be the subject of the ser- 
 will be seen with Scinskfs New Brit ai, ha Soha1 toam whAu fho san pa0r