New Britain herald., 1915-03-26
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Cemetery Association to Meet.

Cemetery Association to Meet.
 A special meeting of the South Cemetery association will be held, to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on the cemetery grounds in kensington. As business of importance is to be tram sacted, it is hoped that everybody 1n- terested will attend.
 Last fall, ex-Senator, Claude w. Stevens, Frederick H. Norton and Frank Hutchinson, were appointed a committee of three to- look into the matter of improving the grounds. which, in the last several years, have become rather run-doWn and over- grown with weeds and tall grass. MT. Hutchinson has succeeded in pledg- ing several people to contribute tow ards a sum to be expended for lm- provement work and now the com n1ittee wants to meet all the mem bers of the association and ascertain just what action they wish to take
 High Mass for Michael Fox.
 Requiem high mass will be cele- brated at St. Pauls church in Ken sington tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock for the late Michael Fox, the nonagenarian, who died suddenly at
 
 S. of V. to Give Dance.
 At a meeting of the Berlin Sons of Veterans association held last even ing at the home of Comrade Alvin BunneH, Hubert H. Damon, chairman of the committee which is arrang- ing methods for raising funds for the engaging of a band on Decoration day, made his report.
 Tentative plans were made for an fashioned dance to be given in the town hall in the near future, probably April 26.
 Judge filings Birthday.
 Tomorrow Judge Willard A. AL ling of Kensington will observe the since his birth. He was born in K Kensington, near his present resi- dence, March ,27, 1855. His early education was received in Berlin and supplemented by course in the schools of New Britain. Returning to Berlin, he remained with his father two years, then took a special course at the carriage makers trade with well-known carriage makers of Plain ville remaining there about two years. MT. filling soon took charge of his fathers carriage shops, and on his own account. engaged in the manufacture of wagons, which he con- tinued for about twenty years, be- coming quite well-to-do and retiring in 1893. Since that time, he has been engaged in the real estate busi- ness and in the management of his several properties in Berlin, Kensing- ton and New Britain.
 Mr. filling married December ,, 1877, Harriet Elizabeth Upson, the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Dru- silla (Allyn) Upson. To them were born the following children: Benja- min Willard, the prominent New Britain lawyer; George Baldwin, Mar shall Louis; one son that died at the age of seven months; Lulah Eliza beth, whofis now Mrs. Harold Upson Lauretta Della, a student at Welles- ley college and Esther.
 In politics MT. filling is repub- lican. He has represented his town at various congressional, county and probate conventions, and has held various other town offices such as member of the republican town com mittee, town auditor and president of the West Lane Cemetery association. He was judge of the town court for many years, being succeeded by Judge George e. Griswold some time ago.
 He was enrolled upon the books of the Berlin grange many years ago