New Britain herald., 1915-03-26
Mr. and Mrs. ". ]. Johnson to CcIc-
 bratc Silver Wedding Tomorrow. POST OFFICE BUSINESS HOLDS Uo
\ Nc1ghbors in Scott's Swamp District to Assist in Celebrating Event Loses Fiancc and Mother By Death Winter Term in Schools Closes.

tnelr silver wedding anniversary and number of their neignbors in the Scott's Swamp district are making
 preparations to assist in making the event memorable one for the towns chief official and his wife. It was originally planned to have the an- niversary celebrated in a very quiet and informal manner, but the many
 friends of the couple have decided to give the occasion due recognition and
 they will join in the festivities to-
 morrow
 Both Mir. and Mrs. Johnson are
 well known not only in Plainville but
 Tn surrounding towns. They are held
 ln nigh esteem by all who have the
 pleasure of their acquaintance and the toWnspeople will unite in extending tnelr best wishes on the occasion of their silver wedding.
 The Johnsons have lived here for
 many years making their home in the
 Scott's Swamp section, where the se-
 lectman has cultivated large farm successfully for a long time Their union has been blessed by two daugh- ters who will join in the celebratiol tomorrow. Their married life has
 been one of great happiness and the
 completion of a quarter of century of welded bliss has a great signif1-
 canoe for them.
 Mir. Johnson has been the towns first selectnan for the past two years. His earnestness, honesty and gener- osity make him character greatly
 to be admired even by those who dis agree with him politically or on the
 methods of conducting town business. Both he and his wife are prominent
 members of the Congregational church. They have been active grangers for many years. MT. John son is one of the four charter mem bers of the local organization now living.
 Winter Term Closes. The winter term in the local schools was brought to close at noon to- Gay when the pupils were dismissed for the Easter vacation. They will have weeks recess, resuming their studies on Monday, April 5. Most of the teachers left this afternoon for thelr respective homes, where they plan to spend the holidays. The others will stay nere until tomorrow
 Principal O. l.. Judd will spend the Easter recess at Old Point Comfort, Va. He will leave tomorrow for New York, from which he will sail for the south. He will be accompanied on the trip by s. B. Miller, principal of the Lewis High school in Southington.
 The school board has announced l that the Easter recess will also be l extended to the pupils and teachers | of the evening schools. The classes l will not meet next week as result. | Members of the school committee | profess to be satisfied with the suc- oF | report that the average attendance | since the school was inaugurated has been twenty-four. They consider this high for town of Plainville's size, | under conditions now existing The | pupils are making good progress in their work and Principal Judd reports that several who were without the least knowledge of English when the school was opened are now able to carry on a conversation in the lan- guage of this country
 Bids for Painting. Sealed bids for the painting of the town building have been received by the selectmen and the contract for the work will probably be awarded in few days. The bids have not as yet been opened and the select mon are ignorant as to the figures con- tained in the contractors estimates.
 To insure the use of first class ma terial in the work the selectmen themselves purchased the paints and oils necessary for the job and the contractors were asked to bid on the actual work only.
 Several improvements are planned at the building. It is proposed to paint both the exterior and interior. touch up the scenery on the stage in the hall and have general repairs made. '.
 Good Business at F. 0.
 Despite the general business depres- sion, hard times were not felt to any appreciable extent at the local post office during the fiscal year, which will close next Wednesday and it is expected that the annual report of Postmaster F. J. Prior will at least show that the receipts did not fall off materially during the last twelve m onths.
 Until the report is compiled it will, of course, be impossible to tell the exact amount of business handled at the office, but it is believed that the statement will show the receipts to be in the neighborhood of s11,o0o, fiiiCh was dppIOAliildIcly llS dIIlOuHl ! received during the fiscal year end- ing March 31, 1914 <;
 The bust mess depression, of course i had some effect on the mails. but the , amount of matter handled, neverthe- less. brought in about as much money as was received last year. {
 The tWo-cent postage for local mall which has been in effect since the ( city carrier system was inaugurated