New Britain herald., 1916-06-27


 evening when he was reelected to serve as chief ranger for another term. The Foresters are alive to the merit of MT. Murphys accomplish ments and he was made the unani- nous choice of the court for leader
 Other officers were chosen as fol lows:
 Sub-Chief Ranger-John J. Skin ner, Jr.
 Recording Secretary-James M. Prior.
 Senior Woodward-John Pettinato
 Junior woodWard-Leon A. Blinn.
 Senior beadle-Harry Rifchin.
 Junior beadIe-Samuel Gloriant
 Lecturer-J. H. Cafferty
 The installation will probably take place at the next meeting of the or ganization.
 Ugly Fire Averted.
 What possible would have proved to be an ugly fire and consequently big loss to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy was prevented by the prompt action of Miss Steegmuller, house. keeper at the rectory, Sunday after noon.
 Some children, who were in the church about 2:30 o'clock, preparing for the session of the Sunday school, were alarmed by the unmistakable smell Of smoke throughout the audi torium and upon investigation they discovered a fire had been started in the vestry. They immediately ran to the rectory, telling the housekeeper or the conditions. Miss SteegmUller instantly rushed to the church and by the application of a few pitchers of water extinguished the blaze The started in charcoal, incense and tapers that are at times employed in the ceremonies of the church.
 The pastor, Rey. H. T. Walsh, de- clares it to be impossible to under stand how the fire started.
 Delay Accepting Map.
 After hearing during which strong protest was registered by property owners on the east end of Broad street, the selectmen last evening de- clded to delay for a time action con- corning the acceptance of the map showing the location of highway boundares on that thoroughfare They accepted for record the layout i for Bohemia and North Washington streets and Forestvile avenue, the property owners having no objection to the results of Engineer McKernan's survey.
 Taxpayers owning places on Broad 1 street took a different view Of the idea. On the east end of Broad street conditions are particularly disagree 1 able. According to the records in the | town clerks office a survey was made years ago for the street and the 1 highway boundaries should be sixty six feet wide according to the stones | located by the selectman. Old residents explain that when the survey was made there was consid- erable objection and the seloctmen waited for over a year before placing the monuments and then they com promised with the property owners by making the highway sixty feet in width.
 Selectman Johnson has taken up 1 the matter with counsel but the i towns lawyer admitted that without some study and investigation ne was unable to say whether the courts would go by the boundary stones or by the records in deciding on the lay- l out under the conditions which seem- l ingly exist.
 1 The property owners protest be- cause they would lose part of their lawns and owing to the fact that the | survey proves their trees to be f1f- teen feet in the highway They fear l that they would eventually lose them l should the map be approved. | Selectman Johnson favors the l planting of trees outside the boun- | daries that the old ones may be cut down without doing any appreciable damage to the highway when it be-
 
 | highway.
 It is prOba bIe that at their next | meeting the selectmen will decide 10 accept the street from Red Stone Hill to Park street leaving the balance over which there is so much dispute. to some future session. KeIvie-Murphy Wedding. The marriage of William E Kel- vie of this place, and Miss Marguerite Clare Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jere Murphy of Bristol, was solemnized this morning at g o'clock 1 in St. Joseph's church in that city. A nuptial high mass was celebrated 1 by Rev. Thomas J. Keena, who also | performed the wedding ceremony. William J. Murphy, a brother of the , bride was best man, her sister attend l ing as bridesmaid.
 After a honeymoon at Niagara 1 Falls and Canada, MT. and Mrs Kel- vie will live in Bristol The bride was l employed for a number of years as l stenogra pher in the city clerks office l in Bristol MT. Kelvie is now located ] with the New Departure company and 1 Is a draughtsman. Brief Items
  l to Mantle yesterday to visit his son l before the latter starts with the troops | for the Mexican border Rev. J. W. Denton will speak at