New Britain herald., 1916-09-11

lie affairs of the town, having served as third selectman for number of year in a manner that is difficult to criticise.
 John A. Moore of Kensington will undoubtedly be selected to oppose Charles F. Lewis, republican nom mess, for tax collector. MT. Moore would make a good man for the of flee, in the opinion of many voters and 8 strong drive is to be made to elect him. He has held several off, ces in the town and has always proved satisfactory.
 William Nye of East Berlin, whose term on the school board expires this year, will be re-nominated should he desire to serve again.
 School Teachers Begin Duties.
 Although school does not commence until next Monday all local school ma'ams started the performance of their duties this morning, reporting at their respective schools at o'clock The teachers will be at their rooms during the entire week getting the work ready for the children to start when sessions begin again.
 Operated On At Hospital.
 Miss Alice Starr of Hudson street underwent a delicate operation on an abscess in her left ear Saturday at the New Britain General hospital. pr. T. c. Hodgson of East Berlin and Dr. J. H. Potts of New Britain performed the operation. Miss Starr, who is a well-known piano instructor having many pupils in this town, is very pop ular amorg the younger element and her many friends will be grievcd to hear of her affliction. The patient was reported to be resting comfort ably this morning.
 Struck By Auto. David F'ranzen of Beckley was pain evening when he was struck by an automobile on the Turnpike. F'ranzen was out walking with his sister when he became blinded by the headlights of an approaching automobile and stepped into the path of another on coming machine. He was knocked to the ground and received several cuts and contusions about the head. Dr. M. H. Griswold dressed his wounds The driver of the machine was ab- solved from all blame by Franzen as it was impossible to avoid the accident
 Drowned in Pond.
 Although the authorities of this town and New Britain have been striv- ing hard to find out the identity of the man who was drowned in the Pa per Goods pond carly last evening, ur to press time this afternoon their ef- forts have been unsuccessful. Circum- stances surrounding his tragic death arc not known. One report says he had been out fishing in a boat and while trying to scramble to the shore lost his O. tho bank. and fell into the water which is twenty-five feet deep at the rOint where he went in. Another yer sion is that he fell off the dam into thH water.
 The man was drowned shortly be- fore 7 o'clock ard neighhora were at [ tracted by hi& frantic cries for help ! One is said to have almost succeeded in rescuing hin but failed in the at i tempt It waS comc time later that i the body was recovered. A pullm otor ! from New Britain was called into ser ! vice and # vas used for about on hour | and a half.
 ! pr. M. IT. Griswold viewed the body a1d rcve permission to remove it tc The undertaking rooms of w. J. Dun 1 !av & Co. of New Britain, where the corpse will be held for a few days ir hopes that relatives may identify and claim 1t. The man was evidently g 1 laborer in the neighborhood of twen-