New Britain herald., 1915-12-22

muskrat, and her hat is of sealskin.
 The groom's gift to the bride was pearl necklace. The brides gift to the maid-of-honor was a bracelet and to the flower girl pearl enameled pin.
 AAmong the out of town guests were Jefferson Wells, father of the groom, Miss Louise Humphrey, former pu- pill of Miss Field at the Hathaway Brown school in Cleveland and tho Misses Fitch of New Haven, cousins of the late B. K. Field the brides father. After the wedding supper a reception was held at "Cherryfield" which was attended by 1Ir t<csts from this town and neal'y cities. The happy couple will spend their hon. turn, will reside in St. Louis, where the bridegroom is employed in the sales office of Landers, Frary and Clark of New Britain.
 's.% School Board Meets.
 The December meeting of the school board was held last night with all the members present. At the pre- vious meeting, which was the an- nual the president, J. T. Molumphy. was empowered to appoint committees
  last night. F. N. Bacon, W. H. Wye and John A. Moore were selected for the finance committee. The building committee will consist of F. P. Day, J. T. Molumphy and A. l.. Woodruff w. w. Pagan, s. M. Cowles and D. F. Honiss will comprise the teachers committee. E. w Mildrum's report an school enumerator was read and accepted. There are 914 pupils in the town at present. It was voted to put weather strips in Miss Keena's room in the Kensington Grammar school. This room faces the north and considerable difficulty is encoun- tered in keping - it warm. At a re- cent meeting the matter of fixing up a room in the basement of the Ken sington Grammar school was tc@xed of but last night it was decided not to do this because many parents fear their children would be in danger of contracting colds.
 There are forty-six pupils in the first grade of the Kensington Cram mar school, which is conducted bv Miss Helen O'Brien, many of them being of Italian percentage. The mem bers of the board feel this is too many pupils. for one teacher and the teachers committee and superinten- dent of Schools, J. N. Dow were ap pointed to secure an assistant for that grade.
 The following bills were ordered paid: Mrs. Stiquel, s3; Harold Day $2; Ginn & company, s1O.97; c. H. Baldwin, $20.20; F. E. Honiss, s4.20; Gottfried Kunrich, .63; S. Frank, $11.73; M. E. Taylor, s975; H. H. Martin 75c: S N F. Tel comnapv $2240; E. H. Gaines. s1.53; John (enumerator,) $45.70; John Binardo, Water company, $1.5O; F. l.. Norton, M. Cowles, $1.20; J. B. Perry (stamps) $500; Caulkins Post, $25o; Spring and Buckley, $2O; Elizabeth Scheer, $2.5o; Milton Bradley, $415.23; Rus sel Sage Foundation, s6.3O; F. w. Martin, $75; S. N E. Tel. company, $7.66; Adkins Printing company, $5.90 MacMillan company, $7.52; Phillips Supply House, $500; state board oI education, $16.62; Felix Daus, SIS; Hubbel Merwin, $26.5S; E.. E. Babb; $72.29; Gustave Fischer, $6.6O; Sil- yer Burdette company, $5.76; Tough ton, Mlffl1n company, $26; Rem bert company $1.5O; and Hinds anl Noble l com pany, $23.s2
 Changers Elect.
 The Berlin Grange held it's annual meeting last night and elected the following officers for the coming year:
 Master-Edwin B. Adams. ..