New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
NEW TEACHER NAMED
 FOR EIGHTH GRADE
Miss Ellen Hubbell Selected to Succeed Miss PeaSe
 NIGHT SCHOOL GIVEN UP
School Board Has Made No Selection for Miss Medford's Grade-Re-
 bel<ahs to InstaIl-S. $. Gwillim's Father Dies Suddenly-Other News.


 1 Miss Ellen ~Hubbeu of Bristol, at l present an instructor in the Lakeville , schools, has been engaged to succeed Miss s. Eleanor Pease as teacher in the eighth grade in the Grammar school, according to an announce- 1 ment made today by Rev. R. H. Bur- ton, chairman of the school board. Miss Hubbell will come here highly recommended. She is an experienced teacher and the committee Is elated over getting her name to a contract. The new teacher will report for duty next Monday. During the cur rent week, Principal o. L. Judd will take charge of the classes in her grade. Miss Hubbelrs predecessor, Miss Pease, was @ teacher in the local schools for a number of years and had been assistant to the principal for some time. The matter of nam ing the assistant will be left to MT. Judd.
 A. l.. Rogers, chairman of the teachers committee, said this morn ing that a successor to Miss F.. Mill dred Bedford who resigned at the close of the fall term, has not as yet been named. Miss Bedford had charge of the seventh grade during the term The board expects to fill the vacancy within a week. Tn the meantime the class will be taught by Miss Dunn of Southington, who has served as substitute in the local schools on pre- vious occasions.
 All the other teachers were at their desks this morning when the winter term began. They had been spending the Christmas holidays at their re- a- turned to Plainville yesterday.
 Chairman Burton also announced today that the board had definitely decided to abandon the evening school The school was operated dur ing the fall term under an appropria- ton made at the annual town meet ing, the amount having been sufficient to cover the expenses for forty weeks. The attendance was so small, however that the board did not consider the continuance of the school warranted.
 The war and overtime in the fac tories is thought to have been re- sponsible for the failure of many non- English speaking people to enroll. Should there be a demand for re- opening of the school the board will resume classes, providing at least thirty pupils register for regular at tendance.
 Rebel<ahs to Install.
 Members of Ruth lodge of Bris- tol will be the guests of Martha Re- bekah lodge at it's regular meeting in Odd Fellows hall tonight The local organization has made elaborate plans for the session which gives promise of being one of exceptional interest Installation of the officers recently elected for the ensuing term will be an important feature of the session
 The exercises attending the seating of the new heads of the lodge will be in charge of Mrs. Louise Miller of Bristol, deputy grand master. She will be assisted by her staff and guard team.
 The visitors will be guests at tur- key supper to be served in the hall at 63O, the meeting following.
 S. s. Gwillim's Father Dead.
 Thomas I. Gwillim of Bristol, father of S. S. Gwillim of this place, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at his home in the neighboring city. He had been in his usual health until Friday. He worked in his jewelry store in the morning and at noon he suffered an attack of indigestion The attack was not tn fought to be serious and MT. Gwillim seemingly had re- covered Saturday morning when he had a fainting spell. In the afternoon he was seized with apoplexy and died an hour after the shock.
 MT. Gwillim was seventy-two years of age and was a native of New York. For forty years he lived in Bristol and for a long time he was regarded as one of the city's leading business men. He was said to be one of the most ex- pert clock repairers in the country.
 Besides his widow he leaves daughter, Mrs Harry N. Law and three sons H. Dennett Gwillim, who was in business with his father; Stan ley s. Gwillim, general superintendent Of the Trumbull Electric company's plant >here and Harold E. GW1ll1m, a resident of Kansas City
 The funeral will be held tom orrow afternoon at ? o'clock from Prospect Methodist church, with which Mr. Gwillim was prominently identified for n number of years. Rev. l.. H. Dor l chester will conduct the services. In- 1 torment will be in West cemetery Bristol's business men have decided to | close their stores during the funeral l as a mark of respect to the memory l of their late associate.
 Many Cases of Grip.
 Local physicians report an almost l unprecedented epidemic of grip in | Dlainville. The doctors are kept busy l day and night and while there are | few cases of very serious nature. | they require careful attention and the | medical men are constantly on the | jump responding to calls.
 One doctor had thirty calls in a | single day last week Many of the 1 patients have been threatened with | pneumonia but the doctors report that l practically all the cases are satisfac- l