New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

The choosing of MT. Moore is con- sidered a very good step, for he has always been very active in the towns affairs and has shown on numerous occasions that he has the best inter- ests of the town at heart. He is native of Kensington and is popular among his neighbors. MT. Moore is employed in the office of the Stanley Works in New Britain and is judged a capable man by the officers of that concern. He is also a member of the Berlin school board and his colleagues have great faith in his ability MT. Moore will assume his new duties at the next meeting of the board.
 Meriden Will Settle.
 Prosecutor William H. Gibney re- ceived a complaint from Dennis Rah- ley of Blue Hills that two of his val uable herd of cattle were killed by dogs Saturday. He conferred with Dog Warden James Clark and they found that the dogs were the prop erty of a Meriden man. After search it became known the deed was performed by three dogs, two St. Bernards and a great dane. William Kennedy told the constables he had seen the great dane and had shot him.
 Following the trail it was found the other dogs belonged to James Bonolo of Meriden. First Selectman George w. Miller of Meriden was notified and he agreed the town or Meriden was responsible and offered ,, to settle at the rate of $25 apiece. This was acceptable to the local se- lectman and he is very gratified to get the settlement without any expense | to the town of Berlin. The cattle in l question were two Holstein bull calls. Speeding Machines Menace.
 The residents of East Berlin are considering whether or not good roads are a blessing. The concensus of opin- l ion is the town has a fine road run ming through the main street now. This road has just been completed un- 1 der the directions of the board of se- I lectmen and was excellently laid. For l the past few days the automobiles l which pass over it have made a prac- tice of speeding, going anywhere from l twenty-five to sixty miles an hour, and | there is great concern lest some one be injured or possibly killed by the speed merchants. Sunday night two drivers evidently 1 thought they were on the Sheepshead d ] track, for they raced through the vil- ! lage at a speed estimated to be sixty five miles per hour. One had @ large l Packard touring car and the other a l Chevrolet runabout bearing the license 1 of a Bridgeport dealer. They had l passed each other several times and 1 were neck and neck, when they l reached Kelsey's corner. The big car 1 came to grief here when without any warning the rear wheel flew off and i landed in Amos Burgeous' yard. That no one was hurt is considered a mir l acle and the townspeople were not slow in condemning the drivers.
 The inhabitants are considering pe- titioning the town to place constables there to prevent such reckless driving, for many school children pass over the thoroughfare daily and their lives are
 in danger. They feel the practice
 should be stopped at opce, before any
 one 1t hurt.
 Bookkeeping System Held Up.
 The board of finance held a business
 meeting last night and discussed rou-
 tine matters. Miss Olive Shaw has
 accepted the position of secretary and will commence her duties at the next
 meeting. The committee on the se-
 lection of the board felt the town
 needed a new bookkeeping system and
 some time ago held consultations with
 a representative of the Eaton com pany, accountancy experts of Spring field, Mass, regarding it. The com- mittee was led to believe the installa-