New Britain herald., 1916-01-10

l ooio, OS IeSpOnSlDle Tor WndISHCI III crease is shown. This year the law | provides that non-residents must send l in statements or stand for @ ten per cent. addition to their assessments. number of them neglected to give this matter attention and consequently the assessors had no choice but to enforce the penalty.
 Nearly three hundred notices of in- creases will be sent out this week by the board. In most instances the raises are very small and the grand total of increases will not amount to a great deal. As a result it Is not likely that many very vigorous com plaints will be made to the board Of relief.
 The selectmen will probably recom- l mend that the present tax rate of fourteen mills to be tried out for an- other year. Any effort to increase it will be stubbornly resisted, according to leaders of a low-tax faction. In fact it is possible that they may make an attempt to bring about a reduction.
 Regarding the matter of lighting the streets the selectmen will submit the propositions which the United Electric Light and Water company has offered for a renewal of the con- tract now in force, which is to expire on January 15. The company has agreed to reduce the price from $20 to $19.50 per light or increase the candle- power in the incandescents at the rate now in force, providing a five year contract is made. The increased can dle power and a reduction in price to SIS will be given on a ten year con- tract, the town reserving the right 10 cancel it at the end of five years by ho fhn rates quoted in the two forms of agreement
 Seemingly the meeting gives prom ise of being devoid of certain exciting features which usually attend the an nual gathering of the voters. However, the officials admit the possibility of some interesting debates.
 Foresters to Install. Court General Lawton. F. of A.. at it's regular meeting tonight m Grange hall will install the officers elected at the annual meeting for the ensuing term. Deputy Chief Ranger A. J. Greener will be in charge of the exercises
 AL the meeting arrangements will also De made for the celebration of the sixteenth anniversary of the in- I. be held on January 24th Committees 1 have been at work on the n1ans for 1 several days and they will report on the progress made tonight
 Breaches to Masons.
 Members of Frederick lodge, A. F. & A. M, and a number of masons from other places in this vicinity at- tended services in the Church of Our Savior last evening and listened to an interesting sermon delivered by the rector, Dev. R. H. Burton
 MT. Burton is chaplain of Freder- .ick lodge and Is also an associate chaplain of the grand lodge of Con- necticut. It was at his invitation that the masons attended the service last night.
 Report on Convention.
 Mrs. Mary WeIles county president of the w. c. T. U., has accepted an l invitation to attend the meeting of the Plainville white r1bboners to be held Friday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. John E. Lane.
 Mrs. Welles will give @ report on her recent trip to the coast paving particular attention to the annual convention of the W. c. T. U. held at Seattle, Washington.
 Congregational Church Annual.
 The annual meeting of the Con- gregational church will be held We'd nesday evening at 7:30. Reports for the past year will be presented and the annual election of officers will take place.
 After the business session. which will probably adjourn for a week for the sale of seats, there will be a. social. Refreshments will be served.
 Celebrates 18th Birthday.
 Mrs. Caroline Edmonds celebrated her seventy-ninth birthday anniver- sary yesterday and members of her family and a number of friends from Plainville, Forestville, Hartford and New Britain, called at her home in Westwood Park to assist in observ- ing the event. It was a most eniov- able gathering. Mrs. Edmonds was presented with a purse of gold as a. reminder of the occasion.
 ohe has four sons, Joseph, Henry. Arv1d and David, one daughter, Caro- line and fourteen grandchildren.
 Brief Items.
 Arthur McNickle, who died satur- day at his home on Wooster street New Britain was we'll known here. For number of years he was prominently identified with the local l Advent Christian church, and his death will be mourned by many local ! people.
 The condition of Mrs. E A. Free | man, who is seriously i'll at her home | on West Main street. was reported l today to be considerably improved.
 Miss Alice Mccall Is ill at her | home on Meals Court with the grin |
 Mr. and Mrs. J. Roedley of East 1