New Britain herald., 1915-01-06
White Oak Co.'S Repository Only One Yet to Be Filled.
NEARLY 10000 TONS IN STORAGE
lcenlen Extremely Fortunate This Winter-Reduction in Price Not Property Owners Wait for Checks.

! ', l Except for the White Oak company l which now has it's repository mere 1 than half filled, local ice dealers have 1 completed the harvesting of the seasons ice crop and their worries are l over, for another year at least. collec- tions from their customers remaining as their sole necessity for a liveli- | hood The ice cut this winter is of ] excellent quality and the dealers be- l 1iere that the crop they have put in l their storehouses is the best harvested l in a long time.
 A record was also established this year for early harvesting as the ice , mon seldom get the crop in before the | last of January. The average thick l ness of the ice cut on all ponds is 1 eleven inches and all the cakes are 1 clear as crystal.
 Tn the Scott's Swamp district ice I crops were gathered from Bryant's and l Johnson's pond. At the latter place the farmers in that locality get a supply for their own use, each of them having a small storehouse on his property. Selectman Johnson had charge of tho harvesting this year and he reports that all the farmers are now supplied with enough ice to last for a year.
 Nearly two thousand tons has been harvested by Leland Hart at his pond on the New Britain road and the 1 capacity ef his storehouse is now l taxed to it's utmost, MT. Hart esti- mates that the crop he harvested is alone of sufficient size to satisfy the wants of the town for a year. About 5000 tons of ice can he ;,, bank of White Oak pond. A force of l men has been at work on the pond 1 since last Friday and unless indictment weather makes it necessary to cease l operations, the entire crop will be | harvested by the end of the week. While the icemen admit that they were exceptionally lucky this year trey report that there is but little l Likelihood of a reduction in the price of their product next summer. They claim that the prices now charged for family use is so small that 1t allows but a small margin of profit after the expense of harvesting and delivering is deducted and unless they are to lose money they will have to maintain the same rates next summer.
 Changers Have Installation.
 Selectman Frederick S. Spencer be- came master of the local grange at meeting of the organization held in it's hall on Pierce street last evening, the officers recently elected for the ensuing term reporting at the session for installation. The exercises were in charge of Past Master Percy A. Cowles, assisted by Mrs Henry $. Tyler, and the work was done in an exec ptionally capable manner.
 ,,ho ho cIJ cations of their respective positions are:
 Overseer-Haro Newell.
 Lecturer-Miss Ethel M. Hart.
 Steward-H. P. Lowrey.
 Assistant Steward-H. l.. Dow. Lady Assistant Steward-Miss Lot tie Becl<with.
 Chaplain-S. B. Carpenter.
 Treasurer-Mrs. $. B. Carpenter.
 Secretary Miss Florence A. Cowles.
 Gate Keeper-Henry Bryant.
 Ceres-Mrs. H. P. Lowrey.
 Pamona-Miss Harilla Smith.
 Tlora-Miss Lila Daniels.
 After the installation, light refresh ments were served.
 During the business meeting 1t was decided to hold a whist next We'd neSOay evening Tn 1IdlSe Idli. Il iiS affair will be in charge of Miss May B. Hart and Miss Alice Knute and 1t is planned to make 1t one of the most successful of the season.
 Still Waiting For Checks.
 Property owners who received awards of damages for trees which were killed by gas from Judge Gager in the superior court recently, admit that they are still waiting for checks from the Bris- tol and Plainville Tramway company to satisfy the judgments. They have not been notified of appeals, although the company still has time to file notice of it's intention to take the case higher under the thirty-day clause, and they are hopeful that they will receive their money this month.
 The decision of the court in these cases, even should the company sat- isfy the judgments without an appeal, admittedly does not have any ef1ect l the home of MT. and Mrs. William Luby.