New Britain herald., 1916-03-23

crop, but I have not had any. l ex- amined my trees minutely the other day and failed to find a single bud." M. Phillips has over f 1000 trees on his farm. Similar conditions are report cd at the orchard of the Connecticut Valley company Officials of that con- corn feel Optimistic regarding the sit uation and say that with a few days of sunshine and little warm rain, the snow will be washed away and the buds will begin to sprout. The recent frOsts have created havoc with the trees and many of them have been killed.
 Patrick M. CObey.
 The funeral of Patrick M. Cobey was held from his late home in Beck ley this afternoon at o'clock. Be cause of the condition of the roads it was impossible to take the body to the Sacred Heart church, East Berlin, this morning, and a requiem mass was sung at St. PauIs Roman CathOGc church. Kensington, by Rev J. .. Brennan, the pastor. Father Bren- nan also conducted the funeral ser vice at the grave in Beckley ceme tery, where interment took place. Four sons, Frank, John, Thomas and Louis acted as pall-bearers.
 Desire Pension.
 There is much talk about town re- garding the recent action of the town meeting, when it was voted to sell one of the town horses. First Selectman William H. Gibney has tried to sell the John Spring" horse, which G1as worked for the town over twenty years. Several citizens, who recall the faith ful beast, when in their teens, feel the animal ought to be given a good home for the rest of his days and not be sold. The opinion is his faithful service should be rewarded.
 To Hold Examinations. The examinations which will be held in the local schools tomorrow, have been received from the state board of education. They simply cover the English course and are divided into five parts. From twelve to twenty minutes is allowed for each part. The examination consists of dictation, original sentences, theme work, letter writing and silent reading. They are not restricted to any grade but are for children nine, eleven and thirteen years old. Just what the state board expects to realize from examinations of this sort is unknown. Usually quiz zes are given in grades, where all the pupils have had the same opportunity to grasp the fundamentals of the sub ject In the scheme proposed, by age, a pupil in the third grade will have to answer the same questions as a pupil of the same age in the fifth grade
 IInr ctato Na,u,I
 Town Clerk Shaw received q notice from Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes this morning that the state manual will go to press in a short time and the facts of the town of Berlin are desired Every year at this time similar order is sent out. The manual contains a list of various items con- corning the towns population grand list, industries, the Monarch Stitch Tire company and the American Fiber company, will be doing business at this time. Beyond the fact the grand list has increased since last year it is probable there will be no change in the facts concerning the town.
 Roads Cause worry.
 The condition of the roads about town is still causing considerable wor- ry, not only to the town officials, but also to those citizens, whose occupa- tions call for the use of teams. The snow storm of yesterday undid all the work of the town teams in clearing pathways and conditions remain about