New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-29

He was compelled to give up his po-
sition because of ill health. 1t would
seem that the logical man for the
place would be Mr.. Murray because
of his past experience with law which
would give him q commanding hold
on all situations.
Installation Draws Crowd
Public installation Of the newly
elected officers of the Kensington T. A.
B. society were held in Parish hall
last evening and drew g. large crowd.
County Director William J. Sullivan Of
New Britain was present and had
charge Of the exercises. After the in
stallation the floor was cleared and
dancing was enjoyed during the re-
mainder of the evening. This is the
second social evening that the society
has given within q week and from the
attendance at these two the members
will do we'll to give several more dur
ing the course off the winter months.
Students Party.
What might rightly be termed
world party was held at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs s. M. Cowles on Wednes-
day evening Of this week. It has been
the custom Of the family for the past
several years to give a. Christmas party
at their home for the students that
are attending the Hartford Theolog1-
cal Seminary These students are
classmates Of Edward Cowles, who is
also a student at the seminary. and
come from foreign lands or distant
sections Of the United States and can
not go home for the holidays. Two
members of the party came from
Of the gathering represented this
country. During the afternoon the
party, about IL in number, attended
the organ recital at the South Con-
gregational church in New Britain.
After the recital the members went to
the Cowles home, where a Christmas
dinner was enjoyed and an evening of
games in keeping with the season
were played.
Poor Section of Track
When the warm weather starts to
have it's effect on the frost in the
ground the Connecticut company
should send a force of men to- repair
the stretch of track between the fair
grounds and the bottom Of Damon S
hill. At several different places the
tracks have gone just enough out Of
parallel to give the car a nice little
side motion when it goes over them
This swaying gives the impression OF
Long Island Sound in stormy weather
| If it were not for the efficient manner
in which the oars are handled by the
crews there would be the ever present
danger of leaving the rails and as the
tracks are alongside the bitches g. bad
wreck would be the probable result
Berlin Briefs.
The Women's Home Missionary
| society of the Kensington Methodist
church met yesterday at the home Of
| Mrs. Gilbert Johnson.
Charles Porter of East Berlin is i'll
, with the grip.
William Compton has entered the
! employ of the Paper Goods company
| Mrs. William Bracket is confined to
| her home with a bad cold
| Returns have just been received at
| the town clerks office of the mar
riage Of Miss Emma E. Swanson and
Albert B. Ward on December t. The
couple will make their home in Ken
sington.
Thomas Ensign who is ill with pneu-
| monia is slightly improved.
| Paul Wenson Of Kensington has
! moved his family to New Britain.
Mrs. Joseph Ryan of Springfield
| has returned to her home after visit
! ing relatives in East Berlin
! William Brown of East Berlin is
! viiting in Springfield.
ST. Ga briefs Christmas tree and ex-