New Britain herald., 1915-12-22

Forestville of a pocketbook contain ing $S1. According to Johnson the roll was extracted from his clothes last evening while he was on a Bristol bound trolley car.
 He told the police that he was re- turning from work at the time. The car was crowded and he had to stand in the rear vestibule. He got off to let some women board the car two slick looking strangers jostling him as he stepped to the ground. He thought the incident was but an acci- dent and had forgotten it until he missed his pocketbook some time later. He then remembered that the men left the car after they had pushed him and he suspects that they had his money when they made their departure.
 Cover Tract in Three Years.
 While A. F. Rockwell continues to keep from the public his plans for the development of the ten acre tract of land which he bought here a few weeks ago, contenting himself with the declaration that he will some time use it as site for a factory, an intimate friend and business associate who is thought to be interested in the Bristol manufacturers proposed ven- ture, is authority for the statement that in three years time the entire property will be "covered'
 He vouchsafed no details of the plans that have been formulated but intimated that manufacturing on an extensive scale will be conducted in buildings erected on the land before Q great while. In his talk with friends he gave the opinion that prob ably before spring, and no later sure 1y, work on the factory buildings will be started.
 State Lecturer to Install.
 State Lecturer Blakeman of Oronoque has accepted an invitation to install the officers of the Grange elected at the annual meeting The new heads of the organization will take the obligations on January 3.
 At last nights meeting arrange ments for the installation were made. The members enjoyed a social session after the business meeting.
 Make Final Rounds.
 The board of assessors made their final trip of inspection yesterday and they are now preparing to make an abstract from the grand list for 1915. The members have personally visited all streets where improvements have been made on properties during the year.
 The board does not expect that the tctal this year will show any ma terial change from that of 1914.
 It is the intention to have the | work sufficiently advanced by Janu- ary 10th to permit of report to the | adjourned town meeting on that date | 0f o11Jo DJoiv vile properties. This will enable the l voters to discuss intelligently the lay | ing of tax rate, the town officials l having arranged to present budget | showing the estimated expenses for 1 the fiscal year at that session.
 To Play Ice Hockey.
 Since the opening of the skating season, there have been a number of | exciting games of ice hockey on ponds in this section. Several teams have been organized and the members are looking forward to some enjoyable sport while the ice lasts.
 A game has been arranged for Christmas morning at g o'clock be- tween the Federals and the Trum- bulls It will be played on the Plain vile pond. With the Feds" will be Hultenus, Buys, Oakes, Nelson and Hart while Conlin, Derby, Oranges, | Ewald and Smith will represent the Trumbull aggregation.
 Brief Items.
 Sequassen lodge has postponed the conferring of the third degree from tomorrow night to next weeks regular meeting.
 Carroll Moore, son of Walter Moore, is home from the navy on ten day furlough. The young man has been stationed at Norfolk, Va.
 Mrs. Norie l.. Spencer has returned from Fair Haven where she had been visiting her sister for the past few days.
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