New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

phernalia of the office. The govern ment does not furnish any third or fourth class postoffice and conse- quently it must be. done by the post master. The rural carrier depart ment of the postal service allows the carrier one desk and the one used by Letter Carrier Williams is the only government property in the office.
 The Kensington office, which is third class, pays a salary of $1,60O a year
 School Board Meets.
 Evidently the pravaIance of cold and grip is having it's effect on the members of the school board as we'll as the pupils under their jurisdiction, for at the monthly meeting of that body last night w. H. Nye, s. M. CoWles and J. T. Molumphy were noted absent. The meeting was of short duration. Superintendent Dows reported that he had secured Miss Ce- cilia Wool of New Haven for an as- sistant to Miss Helen O'Brien in tho first grade of the Kensington Cram mar school.
 The following bills were ordered paid: Berlin Construction Co.,, for ma terial for the fire escape at the Hub bard school, East Berlin, $147.37: University of Chicago Press, $2; Edu- cational Publishing company $3; state board of education, $3; United Art Publishing company, 25 cents; Ad- kins Printing company, $1.5O; Con- necticut public library commission, S1.50; Consolidated School District of New Britain, for tuition, $2,324. This bill covers the tuition up to the Christmas recess. The meeting then adjourned
 ID. A., R. Chapter to Meet.
 Emma Hart Willard chapter, D. A. R., will hold it's January meeting Ut the home of Mrs. Francis Deming on Warrington Ridge, Friday afternoon of this week. Miss Jennie Loomis of Windsor, mem Der of the Loomis in stltute of that town, will read aa paper on "The Ellsworth Home, Past Present and Future.' The music for the gathering will be in charge of Mrs. w. R. Beckerley and Miss Marjorie Woodford, soloist of the Berlin Con- gregattonal church, will render selec- tions.
 Factory Rumor.
 Rumors concerning the locating in thls town Of new industries still con- tinue to abound. Many were preva-
 
 factories which are idle were men. toned. The sale of the old coffin factory on the Pennington Road is still being thought of and recent events seem to justify the opinion that the building will soon change hands. A New York concern had an option on the property which ex- pired on January 1. Nothing was done about closing the option at that time. Last Thursday a group of men was seen walking through and examining the premises One of them went to the home of William Hannon, , which is situated just east of the property, and asked his daughter the frontage of MT. Hannon's property Yesterday the same men visited the place and looked over it closely. The feeling about a new industry locat- 1 ing here is optimistic throughout the town and it is expected the deal for 1 the purchase of the plant will be ners are reticent concerning the sale Cutting Ice.
 Scared by the continual changes in | the weather, the icemen of the town l took time by the forelock this morn l ing and started bringing in the har- vest. On Sunday the ice was eight l inches in thickness but the rain of ! yesterday melted some and rather l than lose the entire crop, the dealers l started cutting with the thickness i about six inches Considera ble diffi- 1 culty was encountered in procuring ] help. Most of the members of for