New Britain herald., 1915-02-09

too high a figure. He submitted a list for s2,o45. but the grand list showed that he was assessed for $2,460
 John Conlon of kensington could not understand why the assessors boosted him s2OO when the only i'm provennent he had made on his place during the year was to "put a few gallons of red paint on the barn.
 The board was asked to deduct ?2O0 increase from the assessment on the estate of Ellen and William Lynch in Nensington. The assessors valued it at s1.0OO. which was s200 more than the list figure.
 School Children F'lun.1ing.
 At the meeting of the town school committee last evening, Supervisor J. W. Dovs stated that. in looking over the records of local young people who attend the High schools in New Britain and Middletown. he has found ti1at several of them are not getting rassing marks.
 He suggested that the parents of these students be notified and re- @'sa, ested to urge them to put forth rncfe effort. The parents will also he remlndee of tho fact that tho school beard at oro of it's recent meetings. passed a vote 10 the effect that the town of Berlin will not ha ros>orsih1e for pupils who for an5 reason. re- cuire more than tho regular four years in which to go through the High school.
 The supervisor exhibited 32O sam pies of tho arithmetic. language. drawing and pcnman:hip work being done in the local ScloOOle. which he raid would be on exhibition at the exhibition of children's work to be given by the state board Of education. in the capitol building 2t Hartford ia. 2 fe" weeks. MT. DCws said that the work Of the local children was unus- ally sroOd on the samples h sh owed. and that ho would send to the exhibit ClGht samDles on each of the four sub jccts. There were many other spcci- mons Of such merit as to warrant places at the exhibition. but. owing to tho humber limit, he was obliged to throw them out.
 During the evening tho following bills were ordered paid: "A. H. Der CoroT. S10: Herbert Damon. s1153; Henry Colby, s3; Emelio Martino, S1.64; New Britain Lumber and Coal company, $.75.
 Opposed to Annexation
 After a lively debate, a large audi enCc at last nights meeting of the Mems lyCeum expressed itself by d popular vote as opposed to the an ncxation of I<ensington to New Brit ain. The topic, "Resolved That the Annexation of a Portion of kensing- ton to New Britain is Dc5ra ble " was discussed in a very able manner by r. r. Day and A. ". Sch 0ll as affir1n. ative disputants and George Green and William Emerson as negati de- lenders.
 The judges Rev. Carleton Hazen, J. Shorcy and Charles r. Lewis ren- dered decision upon the weight of ar gument to the affirmative but ruled th2t the teams were tied as regarded the evident preparation and manner of delivery. The vote Of the house was strongly in favor of the negative, however.
 The chief umcnts brought out by the affirmative debaters were that, if kcnsingtOn were annexed to New Britain. the village would benefit i,v mum OCT Of ilnproNeme ents such as water system. better street lighting police and fire protection and walks
 The negative disputants contended however, that in the event of annex ation. kensingtOn would be only an insignificant section of the Hardware City and, for that reason, would not receive the many improvements stated by the affirmative side. Furthermore