New Britain herald., 1916-09-19

about town, which was begun vester- day. The inspection of each individual child was made as precaution against any spread of infantile paralysis Drs GriswOld this morning reported that all the children were free from the disease and that healthful conditions exist at all the schools.
 School Enumerator on the Job.
 School Enu1n orator E. w. Mildrum of East Berlin reports rapid progress on the school enume meration and that the list of children eligible to attend school will be in the hands of the school board in a short time. About 5O7 names have already been secured. MT. Mildrum this morning predicted that last years records will be broken by about fifty.
 Mrs. George Bronson.
 Word has been received by several residents of the death of Mrs. George Bronson at her home in Brooklyn, N Y. Mrs. Bronson was we'll known here her husband having been pastor of the Methodist church in East Berlin and keen regret was expressed over her death.
 Boosting President Wilson.
 That new method has been found to boost President Woodrow Wilson for reelection was evident by the in- scription "Vote for the Biggest and Best Man for the Next President of 1 the United States, Woodrow Wilson" 1 which was written in large letters 1 across the side of several freight cars i which passed through the town this | morning. Others cars had different | sayings such as Hats off to the next | President, Woodrow Wilson," and "If l You Want Continued Prosperity, Vote for Wilson,
 State, Police Not at Fair.
 Superintendent Egan of the state police asked the Herald today to .n- form the public that no state police- | men were on duty at the Berlin fair Il wish you would correct the i'm | presS1On that the state police were on l duty at the Berlin fair last week. said l MT. Egan. There were no state pc- 1 licemen present in their official capa- l city and so far as I know none were present at all. The state police have 1 been held responsible for alleged vio- lat1ons of the law that occurred at the l fair l do not say that these. violations actually did occur but we are held to book for those that are said to have l taken place. I do not wish to take is-
 
 l derstood that the state police were not l present"
 Berlin Briefs. MT. and Mrs. s. J. Roby, who have been spending the summer at their cottage here, returned to their winter residence in Meriden, yesterday. Louis Edelson has received word ] that his daughter Mrs Mary Spritz, is critically i'll at her home in Phil adelphia.
 l There are two advertised letters at the Berlin postoffice this week for Miss Mary A. Sullman and Miss Mary Me- Gillcuddy.
 1 Oscar Benson of East Berlin has | purchased the residence of John Me- l Kay of Cottage street, East Berlin. l He moved into the house this morn ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Edelson are entertaining MT. and Mrs. M. Michael son of Cleveland, Ohio. MT. and Mrs. Michaelson were recently married and are on their honeymoon. Mrs. Mich aelson was Miss Belle Rosenberg be- fore her marriage and is well known here, having spent several summers as the guest of MT. and Mrs. Edelson.
 Mrs. George Griffith is confined to her home on Pennington road with tonsilitis.
 MT. and Mrs. George DeMore of Bridgeport are visiting friends in East Berlin.