New Britain herald., 1914-04-01

| terfeits are being sold here. Don't be i fooled!
 On what promises to be a busy two weeks.
 Each package must be counted, measured and weighed and a record l must also be made of the zone to which 1t Is sent. As regular mail stamps are now used on parcel post bundles. the records made during the two weeks are the only means by which the department can determine to what extent the recent innovation is being patronized.
 Make Early Settlements. Tax Collector W. J. Hemingway has already heard from bills sent out to property owners for taxes, which be- came due today. The collector got his, books early this year, enabling him to send out bills a few days ahead of time. As a result some of the tax payers settled Monday or Tuesday while a number were heard from to- day.
 The entire month is given in which to make a settlement and interest charges will not be made except on bills not recetpted by May 1st
 MT. Hemingway today distributed notices giving the dates on which he will be at his store to receive taxes. hand practically every day during the month and people anxious to pay their bills should experience no difficulty in locating him.
 Business Men Still Waiting.
 s. s. Gwillim, president of the Bus- mess and Improvement association, stated this morning that the committee in charge of the annual banquet, Is still pursuing a waiting policy, the result of the inability of one of the probable speakers to give definite answer to their invitation, but it ex- poets to be in a position to set date for the affair by the end of the week.
 The committee desires to have the date suit the convenience of the guest in question. He has promised to give a definite answer by Friday and 1t is probable that the date can be decided on by that time.
 To Auction on Relics.
 c. R. Sherman and A. A. Mcleod, administrators of the estate of Mrs. Julia Lynch, have arranged to hold an auction sale Saturday afternoon in Grange hall to dispose of the balance of paintings and curios which the woman had collected during her life.
 Mrs. Lynch had many antiques val uable bronzes etc., at the time of her death. The administrators have disposed of most of the collection by <0 oNt rid of the remainder Saturday.
 Brief Items.
 Mrs. James J. Murphy of Whiting street was admitted to the Hartford hospital yesterday. She will probably undergo an operation on Thursday.
 A special meeting of the Holy Name society will be held tomorrow even- ing in the basement of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. Among the matters to be attended to Is the ap~ pointment of a committee to arrange for a lecture and smoker to be given under the auspices of the society in tho near future.
 Mrs. Charles W. Diggle is con- fined to her home on Washington street with dislocated shoulder, the result of an accident yesterday. While coming down stairs Mrs. Diggle tripped on a bath robe, which she was wear ing, and fell to the = bottom of the flight.
 Grange entertainers are rehearsing a minstrel overture which is to be pre- scented at the social to follow their regular meeting next Tuesday even- ing.
 Several local Waltonians were out this morning to try their luck at trout fishing in the streams in this locality. They report that cold weather and swollen brooks made trout fishing poor at the opening of the season and as proof of their claims many of them exhibited empty baskets when they returned home.
 Supper will be served at o'clock tomorrow evening in the Parish house of the Church of Our Saviour, fol- lowing the working meeting of the Parish Aid society to be held at 2:SO.
 Paintings and bric-a-brac remain ing from collection of Mrs Julia Lynch will be sold at auction Satur- day afternoon at o'clock in Grange hall. Plainville. c. R. Sherman, A. A. Mcleod, administrators.-adv