New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

has a special significance to MT. Dem- ing for ten years ago last Tuesday he first became connected with the sav- ings institution. Francis Deming was born in Beck ley Quarter, February 4, 1857, and is the son of MT. and Mrs. Levi Deming. Levi Deming traced his ancestry back. to one of three brothers who came 90 America prior to the Revolution and settled in Wethersfield Later Israel Deming, great grandfather of MT. Deming, was born in Berlin and the family has been represented in the town since shortly after the Revolu- tionary war. Francis Deming attend ed the local schoolsta and was graduat- ed from the New Britain state normal school with the class Of 1877. For three years after graduation he taught school in West Hartford and Crom- well, then turned his attention to farming. He has been conducted with many business enterprises and was in- strumental in organizing the Golden Ridge Creamery company, and the Mattebessett Canning company.
 MT. Deming was married on October g. 1880, to Miss Jennie Bidwell Hill of Cromwell. The union has been blessed with four children three of whom are still living. He has always been identified with the republican party in politics and has filled the of fices of justice of the peace and grand juror. He also served as a member of the school board for many terms. In l fraternal life, MT. Deming is a mem Der of the Grange and Royal Arcan- l um. He is a lifelong member of the Berlin Congregational church, having l served as clerk twenty-seven years as deacon since 1897. He was chosen 1 clerk and treasurer of the Ecclesiasti- l cal society in 1886 and still fills that position
 Conference on New Road.
 First Selectman William H. Gibney l highway department held a confer ence this morning on the new concrete 1 road which is to be laid on Worthing- ton Ridge in the near future. Engineer 1 Campbell has drawn plans for a road
 5000 feet long, which will extend from | Woodruff's store to Jarvis Corner
 The drawing shows the thoroughfare l will be eighteen feet wide. The con-
 tract will be let in about a month The New Britain Gas Light company and the Am merican Telegraph and Tele- | phone company will Ue notified of the l fact imm ediately. Both these concerns | have underground ducts running
 through the street and the notice is
 sent with the idea of giving them am-
 pie time to make any improvements
 deemed necessary for it is planned to
 keep the road intact after it is fin
 ished. Another matter which will be
 considered is the removal of the switch
 in front of the old car barn. This
 barn has not been used much during
 the past few years and if the trolley company decides it has no further use i for it the switch will be torn up and not replaced.
 A few minor changes are cOnten-
 plated in the street in order to have a
 straight street line if possible, but this
 matter will be decided before work is i commenced. The only question agi
 tating the minds of the selectman and
 the engineer at present is the disposal i of the surface water between Hudson
 street and the Town hall. After a rain | fall water settles on this part, the
 drainage system not working satisfac-
 torily. Engineer Campbell will stud. l the question and will make d recon ] mendatiOn in the near future.
 Chosen Secretary.
 | At a meeting of the directors of the White Adding Machine company ot | New Haven Leland W. Gwatkin of
 Warrington Ridge was elected sccre- tary Of the concern. Tire news of Mir. 1 Gwatkins selection has the endorse