New Britain herald., 1915-01-22

Austin turns over his books to Charles F. Lewis in May and, for that reason, he did not care to say much about the matter, as it would not look well He did state, however. that he con- sidered S70O good pay for making tax collections
 Up to two years ago, the Berlin tax collector did his work on com mission of one and half per cent.
 It is possible under the circuir- stances, that the collectors commission will be cut down at the adjourned town meeting
 Bowling Game Postponed
 Owing to the fact that two of the Berlin Construction company men are on the sick list, the third game of the bowling tournament between the American Paper Goods company and the Bridge Shop" was not played last night, as scheduled. It will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
 Seibcrt Gets License.
 Secretary William C. Redhelc of the department of commerce and E. T. Chamberlain. com missioner of nav igation. have licensed Leroy G. Sci bert of Pennington road as radio operator amateur of the first grade. He took an oath before Francis H. Shaw. justice of the peace, this morn ing, agreeing to preserve secrecy of all messages coming to his knowledge through his employment under the license.
 Young Seibert is the second Berlin young man to have received a license, Alden Lincoln, also Of Pennington road, being the other. To get his H. cense. he was required to show, by examination, a good knowledge Of general adjustments, operation and care of apparatus; transmitting and sound reading the Continental Morse code and general knowledge of inter- national regulations and acts of con- Eress to regulate radio. .-#.t
 Scinert is a member of the Hard- ware City Radio club. Lincoln be- ! longs to the Hartford Radio club. Awaits Eighty ninth Birthday. Probably the eldest resident in Berlin today is Mrs. Betty Gould ] who resides with her daughterin-law Mrs. Fannie Elton. of Worthington ridge. She is now eighty eight years old and will pass the eighty ninth milestone of her career on June Is, 1 if she lives.
 Mrs Gould first saw the light of { day in Gardener, Mass, June l5, 1 1926 being tho daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Priest of that town. She received her early education in the schools of Troy, N. H., where she moved with her parents when quite 1 young. Shortly after becoming the wife of pr. Austin k. Gould. suc- cessful young physician in Troy. she moved with him to Fitchburg, Mass, where pr. Gould developed a large practice. When the Civil war broke l out and the north was all aroused i over the assault on Fort Sumter and the subsequent call for volunteers by President Abraham Lincoln, Dr. l Gould left home to become q men- bcr of the hospital corps of one of the Massa chusetts regiments Mrs. Gould heard nothing from her hus- ! band for long period and was about to give him up as dead when she re- l cejved q letter from him one day, in
 which he told that. while being trans ferred to Charleston, S. C., from the famous Andersonvile prison he had l succeeded in making his escape Soon 1 after he returned to Fitchburg. He re re-enlisted and went to the front a gain, remaining four months at the expiration of which time he was mus | tered out of service. Returning to Fitchburg. he resumed his practice and lived until about fifteen years ago.
 To Dr. and Mrs. Gould were born