New Britain herald., 1916-02-01

York men, who, it is reported, are to goods, refuses to down. During the past two weeks the same crowd of men has visited the factory several times the last visit having been mad yesterday. Different members of the party have been questioned as to their intentions bur beyond stating they had an option on the property, which expires today, they refused to discuss the question. The officers of the Hartford concern have been also very reticent over the proposed sale, re- fusing even to confirm the statement that an option was held on the prop erty
 Some citizens who have talked to the visitors feel optimistic over the purchase of the property and a re- ViVal of industrial activity in the building. They recall the time pre- Vious to the panic of 1907 when the plant was owned and operated by the Seward Rubber company. This con- cern employed 100 hands and did much toward the prosperity of the town.
 Pays Bond Issue
 First Selectman William H. Gibney made out the order and Town Treas urer Francis H. Shaw a check this morning amounting to $1,60O and payable to the New Britain Trust company. This sum is the interest due on the bonds sold by the town five years ago to cover school build ings and improvements which at that time were necessary. Originally s90,- GOO worth nf 1 agreement that s2,O00 be paid off every year. They are held by vari- ous corporations and are all payable at the New Britain Trust company. 1 The bonds call for interest at the rate of four per cent. and the inter- | est is due semi-annually, the first of February and August. Every August i the sum of $2,000 is paid off.
 The entire sum was spent for new school buildings and for improvements | on the old ones. Two new school houses were erected, the Kensington 1 Grammar, which is a modern build 1 ing in every particular, and the Hub- l bard school in East Berlin. The 1 town hall in Berlin was renovated and | is at present the Worthington school, | while the Kensington town hall was l made over into the present Percival 1 school. Part of the money was used i to purchase Brandegee hall, which is | the present town hall.
 Brick Season Opens
 | What promises to be the best brick l season in the history of local manu- 1 ia cturers was started this morning when the J H. Connley company be- | gan the manufa acture of its 1916 | stock. The Connley company pos l sesses a steam drier and as a result l is able to make the article all the l year round if necessary. At the local yards it is predicted that the output | this year will far exceed any other previous season, the only drawback [ appearing on the horizon at present 1 being the shortage of help. The price ! of the comm odity has been advancing steadily of late and in New York state it has reached the high price of
 S11 per thousand. It is reported that the other local manufac acturers are i making preparations to start and are 1 only waiting for the frost to leave the i ground and "Old Sol" to throw forth his warm rays to assist in the drying.
 T. A. B. Fair.
 Another large crowd attended St. Pauls T. A. B. fair last evening and from the amount of applause given to the minstrel troupe composed of twenty young men Of the Hardware
 City, it is assumed that all present enjoyed thc performance thoroughly. The company was under the direc- tion of John kiniry and rendered a