New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

orally do not appear before April The roads in and about the town are cov- cred with mud. which is spattered in all directions by the passing teams and automobiles. In East Berlin yesterday four automobiles became stuck and, according to the oldest inhabitant, this is record number for a spring day. Pussy. Willows in bloom were seen near the railroad bridge this morning and In Blue Hills it was reported that honey bees were waiting gracefully through the air. This morning a Plainville automobile truck stuck in a mud-ho1e in the rear of the Kilby House and it required two jacks four men and eighty minutes of valuable time to get it back on terra frma. Spring fever is also in the air, which man1fests itself in the desultory tone the citizens use when speaking.
 T. A. B. Fair Tonight.
 Everything is in readiness for the grand opening of St. PauTs T. A. & B. society fair, which opens tonight in Parish hall, Kensington. The hall has been prettily decorated under the di- rection of Miss Adele Murray. the booths are well supplied. The floor has been carefully waxed for wor- shippers at the shrine of Terpsichore, the committees have completed ar engagements and all that Is necessary for a successful bazaar is the appear ance of the public.
 The entertainment committee has secured the Kensington Ladies' Min strel troupe for tonight's program. The troupe has practiced faithfully during the week and will endeavor to surpass it's performance of last Friday. The jokes. which were used a wek ago have been discarded and new ones will be offered, and it Is confidently expected they will be the cause of as much, if not more applause than those last employed Miss Nora O'BrAen will be the inter- locutor and the following program will be given:
 Opening chorus Come Back to
 Dixie' ......l........... Company solo-"That's the song of Songs for Me" .......... Miss Rose Pagan solo-"You'd Never Know That Old Home Town of Mine ....
 .......... Miss Elizabeth Carbo Solo-"Lorine of Dublin" ...x
 ........... Miss Loretta Garrity Solo-"I Guess I'll Soon be Back in Dixie Land" .. Miss Anna Carbo Middle chorus-"Put Me to Sleep
 With an Old Fashioned Melody" Solo-"Outside of That, Why He's Alright ..... Miss Nellie Garrity solo-"Norway" (by special re- quest) .... Miss Elizabeth Carbo Solo-"Are You From DiXie?" =. ............... Miss Helen Trehy Closing chorus--"Birth of a Nation Tomorrow will be drum corps night and invitations have been extended to corps in New Britain, Hartford Meriden and Naugatuck. Drills will be given and martial music will be heard. After the entertainments danc- ing will be enjoyed until midnight.
 Stops Runaway.
 Constable William Ritchie is the recipient of much praise this morn ing for the manner in which he stop ped a runaway horse on Main street Kensington, yesterday afternoon al 3:45 o'clock. sign firm is dis tributing signs along the track on the lower road and yesterCa ay two of it's representatives hired a convey ance from a local livery stable tC move their tools to their place of em. ployment They .unhitched the
 horse and after removing the harness tied the equine to a tree. Tn some
 unexplainable manner, the anima ! loosened itself and headed for the ! oats. The school child,en were com ing down Main street, Whe~ one o1
 them cried, Here's B runaWay.' MT
 Ritchie, who was busy weighing UT ] sugar, heard the remark and rushed