New Britain herald., 1915-04-12

been up to the mark of early winter
 and the pastor urges again the duty | and privilege of supporting this ser
 vice. From this time to July should
 be the most favorable period of the
 year for the prayer meeting; the timid
 do not need to fear the riSors of win
 ter and there is something of let
 up in the many tasks of the over
 worked. Let us all get together and
 boom the prayer meetings of this church for the next ten weeks and just see if we don't feel better Willis AsiIdrum Quite III. Willis w. Mildrum of East Berlin, former postmaster in that village, is ] SO seriously ill that but little hope is ! held out for his recovery. A trained i nurse is in constant attendance at his l bedside.
 Mir. Mildrum received his appoint ment of postmaster June 22, 1898. ! His commission was signed by Presi- dent Mckinley July 9. 1898, the office l having been made a presidential one i during the second administration of
 President Cleveland.
 l In politics Mr. Mildrum is an ardent republican, and since early manhood
 he has taken an active interest in pub l lie affairs. For about fifteen years i he served on the school board, and
 he was also a member of the town l executive committee. He has been l offered and has declined a number of 1 political offices MT. Mildrum is a ] prominent member of Washington 1 lodge, No. ST. A. F. and A. M., of ! Cromwell and nas filled the chairs of l senior warden, master and deacon in i the lodge. He is a native of East Ser 1 lin.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Laurabello Compton of Pough-
 kecpsie is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
 James Woodruff of Worthington ] ridge.
 Carl Johnson. caretaker at the 1 Misses lrandcgee'S place on Worth i ingtun ridge. ani Mrs. Johnson today
 moved to the farm in the northern 1 part of the town which they pur 1 chased from Carl Carlson last week. 1 A marriage license was issued this | morning to Tony NolOro, aged thirty : three, and Miss Antonctte Angiere, ! aged tWcntN-six. both of I\cnsington. i Ecrorts will be presented and of 1 ticers elected at the annual meeting | of the Ecclesiastical society of the 1 I.kenSinEtOn Congregational church, ] which ia to be held this evening in
 the church parIors. commencing at 1 I7:30 o'clock.
 ! The Berlin Literary society will hold i this evening the meeting which was
 to have |" >cn place last Monday
 night, bat which was postponed on 1 account of the town meeting. An at { tructiTe program has been arranged. Sclectman Gihney has the town l ing tho road from the Mill corner to 1 be erected at the side of the road on Honiss' Hill.
 Mrs. A. B. Eden and daughter, of
 East Orange. x. J.. are the guests of 1 East Berlin relatives.
 The town clerk today completed the
 work on the tax books which are to l he used by Charles F. Lewis when he assumes his new duties next month. A number from this town will at l tend the annual meeting of the Cen ! tral Congregational club at Middle i town this evening. Rev. Samuel A. | Fiske of Berlin has been the president 1 of tho organization during the past 1 year.
 The Epworth league of the Ken sinctor Methodist church met at 6:30 o'clock last evening instead of to- morrow evening. as several of the members wish to hear Miss Armor's