New Britain herald., 1915-10-26
FORMALLY WELCOME
 BAPTIST'S PASTOR
Reception to Rev. J. ". Ward and
 Family This Evening
TRUST co. HEARING NOV. 16
Bank Commissioner to Decide on Ap-
 plication-Rebel<ah Whist Prize Winners-Assessors to Start Night Meetings Thursday-Other Matters.

Meetings Thursday-Other Matters. Plainville Baptists will formally receive the new pastor of their church. Rev. J. w. Ward and his family this evening at a social ses- sion to be held in the church parlors. The news pastor has been here nearly | a month and has already become very popular with members of the church and others who have the pleasure of | his acquaintance. He is forcefuI speaker and his pleasing personality has made him a favorite with his parishioners.
 The church has been prettily dec 1 orated for tonight's reception. The parlors are attractively garbed in autumn foliage and potted plants, and presents most pleasing appearance. An attractive program of entertain ment has been prepared for the even | ing. Members of the church and rep | resentatives of other denominations will have an opportunity to formally meet MT. Ward and his family, and it is expected that there will be l large attendance.
 Pastors of the various Protestant | churches have been invited to be present
 Trust Company Hearing. Bank Commissioner Sturgis has an | nounced that he will give a hearing on November 9th on the application | Of the Plainville Trust company to do | banking business here. The organ | ization certificate was filed with the | commissioner some time ago and the l coming hearing is expected to be but l a formality preliminary to the issuing l of the permit.
 l The bank, which is now doing bus mess as national institution, has l given notice of it's intention to surren- | der it's federal charter when it gets permission to change to a trust com | pany.
 After the hearing there will be but 1 few technical points to settle before 1 the formal change of the name of the | corporation is changed l Rebel<ah Prize Winners. | Martha Rebekah lodge had a most l successful whist last evening in Odd l Fellows hall There was a good at l tendance and the players spent a most l enjoyable evening.
 l First prizes went to Miss Elizabeth | woods and Hayden Griffin, Mrs. Grace l Morse and Mrs. l.. P Minor captured
 
 l pfizeS went to Mrs. Anna Vance and 1 l. P. Newell
 l Night Meetings Start Thursday. hVenlng meetings of the board of l assessors held for the accommoda- l lloh oI property owners who find it | inconVehlent to appear at the after 1 noon sessions to present sworn state l ments Of their taxable possessions, 1 Will begin Thursday. The board will
 hold four evening meetings, the last on November 1st, and will be in ses-
 sion from to g o'clock. There are a number of property l owners. resident as we'll as those iv- ing out of town, who have not as
 yet submitted their lists. They have
 until November 1st to make a declara-
 tion, the assessors imposing a fine of
 ten per cent. on those who fail to
 comply with the law. The taxpayers
 also forfeit the right of appeal to the
 board of relief by neglecting to swear
 to their holdings within the prescribed l time.
 1 Foresters At "Forty Five" l Card players, representing Court
 General Lawton, F. of A., won out in 1 the second series of games in the For
 esters forty five" tournament last l evening, defeating Court Beethoven
 of New Britain. The Plainville team
 is now we'll up in the standing. Five
 turkeys will be given to the team win ! hing the tournament.
 The local players will have Court l Friendly for their opponents next
 Monday and the following week they | will have a session in Grange hall. "Spuds" Bring Good Prices. Farmers in this locality who have 1 been fortunate in cultivating potatoes
 this year are now realizing a substan- l tial profit on their labors, the "spuds" l being sold at exceptionally high pri- l ces. A small crop in Maine and the | effect of the blight on the vegetable
 here has caused a scarcity of the l tubers and the farmers are getting
 between $1 and $1.10 a busheI for
 what they have harvested. 1 Joseph A. Pagan of Scott's Swamp
 will again lead the Plainville agri-
 culturists in potato harvesting. He
 expects to dig about 5000 bushels from the twenty acres he has under
 cultivation. First Selectman John
 son also had some luck this year and
 his fields are yielding big.
 Organize Thursday.
 The new board of fire commission
 CTS has arranged to hold a meeting
 Thursday night for the purpose of
 organizing for the ensuing year. H. c. Thompson, republican and
 senior member of the board, will
 probably be elected chairman. This
 place was held for a number of years | hv George S Rahcock wbo foiJad of