New Britain herald., 1916-09-27

which is to locate at the old Peck, Stowe and Wilcox plant will com mence business within the next few months. At first there was consider able difficulty in placing the stock but recently a firm of New York brokers commenced underwriting the stock and from reports heard, they are meeting with success. The com- pany intends to reclaim waste rags and paper and will employ about forty hands at the start of it's opera tions.
 Woodruff Will Not Run.
 A rumor which mas been steadily gaining ground the past few days that Arthur Woodruff would run for his present place on the school board in- dependently at the election Monday was spiked this morning when MT. Woodruff absolutely refused to con- sider the proposition. It was said that a delegation of citizens had ap- preached him and asked him for per mission to use his name, but MT. Woodruff refused to confirm or deny the tale He said he was in no sense a candidate and made every effort to belittle his efforts on the board, but the remaining members of the board and many citizens still insist that he is too valuable for the board to lose The political campaign seems to be growing warmer each succeeding day. It is said that N. L. Beckley the dem ocratic nominee for selectman, made his first move last evening, when he buttonholed several voters in Ken sington. Members of both parties are still confident of victory at the polls a prominent republican saying this morning that Judge filling will poll a majority from seventy-five to 100, while the democrats say that Mr. Beckley will be the victor but are not predicting any figures on the result Town Clerk Shaw received copies of the official ballott this morning from Secretary of State Charles Burnes. There are two kinds, those. used at the elections every year, and the others l simply containing the places for the l school board, upon which matter the recently made suffragist voters will cast their ballots.
 Cemetery Association Meets. The annual meeting of the Wilcox Cemetery association was held at the home of E. w. Mildrum in East Ber- lin last evening. The report of the LIooSuI0I SllOWeu L1le llIldllC1dl COlu1- ton of the association to be excellent A report was also received from the superintendent, H. L. Honiss. The ] mem bers of the association feel that 1 the cemetery is the best kept one of | any village of it's size in the entire country, and are extremely proud of | the plishment
 Officers for the ensuing year were i elected as follows:
 President-Major Frank L. Wilcox. Vice President--E. G. Morgan. | Secretary-E. w. Mildrum. Treasurer-Frederck Hubbard. Auditor-R. 0. Clark.
 I Superintendent-H l.. Honiss. l The need of new fence was made , known and a committee was appointed l to look up the matter
 Grangers to Meet
 The Berlin Grange will meet tonight i at the new hall. The only matter for : consideration is to empower the build ing committee to continue the renova- ton of the basement.
 ! To Hold Annual Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the East : Berlin Village Improvement society
 will be held in Athletic hall, Friday
 afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. Officers
 will be elected for the ensuing year
 and reports presented for the past
 year The question of renting the hall
 to some residents, in order to pay che ] expenses will be considered.
 Woman's Aid Supper.
 The first church supper of the year