New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
Wilson's Right.

l The Kensington Mems Lyceum held l It's first debate of the season last even- 1 ing in the Methodist church, before a ] large crowd. The question was: "Re- solved, That the Increase in Our Army l as Advocated by President Wilson is Necessary The affirmative dis putants were J. L. Wilson and Harold Upson, while William Emerson and Ora Eagerly upheld the negative side. The judges were Mrs. Henry Moore of Southington, Colonel w. w. Bullen and A. D. Bradley, both of New Brit ain. They decided that the affirma- tives had proven President Wilson was right by weight of argument. The next debate will be held on the twenty-second of this month in the Kensington Congregational church. The question is: Resolved, That the Demand for an Eight Hour Working Day Without Reduction in Wages is Justifiable." A. L. Moffit and A. w. Scho11 will be the affirmative speakers while c. w. Stevens and Harold As pinwall will argue negatively. Current Events Club. The Current Events club opened it's winter season yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. H. Damon. Present day topics were discussed,
  The next meeting will be held with l Mrs. F. l.. Wilcox on November 22. Grand List to Increase. The assessors have finished their 1 preliminary work and will start to 1 visit the property about town in a few days. Their report will not be com . ] pleted until another month From 1 present observations the grand list will be considerably larger than here 1 tofore. 1 l In New Britain Court. A. s. Gordon, colored, a we'll known member of Kensington's municipality, 1 where he has lived for about a ba.t
 century, coming here in 1867, immo- i diately after the Civil war, was ar ] raigned before Judge James T. l Meskill in the New Britain p lice
 court this morning on the charge of l intoxication. He said he had never been arrested before. Judgment was 1 suspended and as he left the court
 room Gordon shouted over his shoul-
 der, "Ah'n never come here again, no l sah.'' Gordon left Kensington y':- terday morning at 6 o'clock with the
 firm purpose of buying stovepipe.
 His friends became very anxious cHn- 1 corning his whereabouts in the act.r-
 noon and were thinking of formi -g a
 searching party.
 Briefs.
 Hunters licenses have been issued
 to Manton c. North, William H. Gib-
 ney, Henry Porter and George Bur-
 dick. Edward Burr, 15, has received
 a license to trap only.'' Up to the
 present there have been eighty li-
 censes made out at the town clerk s
 office.
 The East Berlin Knights of Pythias
 will hold an oyster supper after their
 meeting Thursday night.
 | Richard Binlze has accepted po-
 sition as foreman of John Harc's
 farm and will commence his new duties next Monday.
 Stephen Dudock and M. J. Ken
 nedy of Ypsilanti, Michigan, are
 spending few days with N. B.
 Pineer.
 William Stills of Kensington has
 returned from a trip through the Berkshires.
 The women of the East Berlin 1 Methodist church will hold a social at the home of Mrs. George Good rich on Wednesday evening. A pleasing literary and musical pro- gram has been arranged. Judge George G. Griswold was \ confined to his home today, suffer Ing from a severe cold.