New Britain herald., 1915-07-15
considerable interest, because

3s X E sa -zs 5f 8@5 considerable interest, because the Connecticut state circuit will provide it's first contests. This will there fore 4fford racing enthusiasts an un- usually good opportunity of seeing Con- necticuEs best trotters Good stakes will be offered
 The first day of the, fair will be Children's day. Games similar to those indulged in by the children last year, only more elaborate, will take place. There will be peanut scrambles. orange scram bles, caramel scrambles, obstacles races, relay races, amateur races and many other sports for the children
 The midway this year is expected to attract a good deal of interest. The committee in charge has already fe- aceived a large number of applications for places on the midway. The mid way will be brilliantly illuminated each evening and should provide con- siderable amusement for the public.
 The poultry show will also occupy prominent place and good prizes will be given to the successful en- trants.
 Cost of Sending Pupils to H. s.
 It cost the town of Berlin s6,722 to send pupils to High school during the past year. This amount includes $5,574, which will have to be paid to New Britain, while $1,14S is asked by Midletown for teaching pupils from this place in its High school. Besides this the transportation of the students will amount to over $1,000. This amount does not include the $40. l which the town will pay the Connect icut trolley company for the transpor- tation of pupils from Kensington to the eighth grade of the Worthington l Grammar school.
 There are about eighty-four stu l dents from Berlin and East Berlin re-
 ceiving high school education in Mid- l dlctown and New Britain. Sixteen I were registered at the Middletown I High school while early in the fall l sixty-e eight pupils from Berlin were enrolled at New Britain High school. l Two Or three however, have since l discontinued attending the institu- l tions, It is expectd that when school | commences next fall the number will 1 De greatly augmented as every pupil With the exception of one which grad
 uated this June from the Worthing- 9I ton Grammar. school Has sig i nified his intention of enterisg high I school in the fall.
 At the last meeting Of the school I board it was voted to have installed an extension telephone from the l principals office to the school room l at the Kensington Grammar school next fall.
 i Rain Plays Havoc. I Considerabl damage was done in I Berlin and kensington. early last eve
 ming by the rain storm. The storm I came unexpectedly asd no preparation l was made for it.. Several handsome trees in Kensington were demolished. | The East Berlin Sunday school of the Methodist church was caught in the fury of the storm as the pick
 nickers were returning home from the annual outing held at Lake Com i bounce.
 l The law festival which was to be
 held on Mrs. Tryons law in Kensing-
 ton under the auspices of the Ep-
 worth league of the Kensington
 Methodist church had to take place in the. basement of the church.
 As usual the lights in this town went out and Berlin was in darkness ! for over two hours. A trolley passing i under the bridge became disabled
 when it's motor burned out. It was
 several hours before traffic was re. stored.
 { The water underneath the bridge ] at the Berlin depot reached the depth of two feet during the storm.