New Britain herald., 1916-01-29

at o'clock in the afternoon. At o'clock the young peoples meeting will be held The preaching service in the evening will begin at o'clock.
 Oppose New Street Lines.
 Contrary to early expectations it is now believed that some opposition to the acceptance of the new street lines as laid out by Engineer J. N Me- Herman will be made when the prop erty owners meet with the selectmen to express their views on the matter The board has not as yet issued a call for the hearing, the members pre- ferring to wait until they can be certain that the streets will not be buried under the snow. They are anxious to have the taxpayers con- cerned given full opportunity to before formally accepting them and for that reason they have delayed action on the matter.
 When the survey was first made 1t was said that even the property owners who would lose some land by it's acceptance would offer no op- position as the value of their hold | ings would be increased to such an extent by the improvement to the street that they would willingly sac- rifice the part of their property which would be taken for highway purposes.
 Of late it has been reported that some of them have changed their minds and they will object to the Iay cut when the hearing is held.
 Location of Lights Changed.
 The Connecticut company had a. force of linemen here yesterday to change the location of some of the ten alleged electric lights which it has installed on Whiting street to take the place of a, similar number of sixty candle power incandescents. of which the town is to be deprived be- cause of the trolley peoples decision to adhere strictly to the order of the court issued when it was given per- mission to extend its tracks to South ington.
 When the change was first made the lights were all placed on the east side of the highway. Some of them were moved yesterday to the opposite side in the hope that the effect would he better. The Illuminating power of the lights, however, particularly under the arrangement by which the current is obtained from the trolley wires, is so weak that a few tallow candles would probably serve as well.
 An appeal to the utilities commits sion appears to be the towns only recourse and in the minds of many 1t is doubtful if that body will secure an improvement, except perhaps that which might result from an order compelling the company to give | the entire sixteen candle power at l all times while the lights are burning That the decree of the court will be | amended by the commission is hardly | expected.
 The action of the company will | hardly be regarded as a good adver- | tisement for its generosity and l should it persist, Plainville people | are bound to show their "apprecia- tjon' should the management at some | future date seek privileges within the gift of the town.
 PlainviIle Funerals.
 The funeral of Dorothy, the three weeks old daughter of MT and Mrs Justus Roedler of East street, was held this afternoon from the home of her parents. The services were con- ducted at the house by Rev. Nimrod Epp, pdSIoI oI llle oWeulSH COnSre- gational church. Interment was in West cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Phoebe Cowles, Plainville's oldest resident who died yesterday morning, will be held onday afternoon at ? o'clock from her home on Broad street. Rev. F. L. Grant will Officiate. In torment will be in the Cowles family plot in Scott's Swamp cemetery.
 Brief Items.
 Stephen Dietzko was able to be out yesterday for the first time since he suffered from an attack of pneu- mOnia