New Britain herald., 1916-10-10

Clines is the pianist and the minstrels will carry out a program of the latest songs. The full program for the fair will be announced later.
 Club Meeting.
 The Mattabessett Fishing club held it's annual meeting last Saturday even ing and the usual business of the club was carried out. The annual election of officers was also held. Those elected last year will be given an- other term.
 Another Chicken Thief.
 Although a man was bound over by the court yesterday morning on the charge of stealing chickens it ap- peared to have little effect on others of the same brand This morning when Tony Carson went out to visit his coop he discovered that about twenty-five of his birds had dis appeared during the night. MT. Car son keeps two dogs but nothing was heard from them during the night and from this fact it looks as if someone familiar with the place had :" been about.
 Old Peoples Day.
 On October 17 at 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon Old Peoples Day will be observed in the Kensington Methodist church. The Kensington Epworth league has charge of the affair and has issued invitations to the aged people abouttown. A large attendance is expected and an enjoy- able afternoon is assured to all. Check From the State.
 Town Clerk Shaw this morning re- Ceived a check from the state comp troller for the tuition of the local pupils in high schools The check was drawn for $2,50O and will be a, welcome addition to the school fund. The blanks for which the liquor dealers have been waiting also arrived and may be had by applying at the town clerks office.
 Democratic Caucus. On Friday evening the democrats will hold their caucus in the Town hall and from the present indications , l.. A. Wescott will receive the nomi- ration for representative. MT. WeS- colt appears to be the logical man for the place and there is very little CCubt that any one will oppose him in the caucus.
 i Dunham -Nourse. | A surprise social was held at the home of Frank Benson in East Berlin last Saturday evening and a pleasant time was enjoyed. During the course cf the evening the enga cement of Miss Ida Dunham of Boston to Fenn Nourse of Berlin was announced MT. Nourse is a graduate of New Britain High school and of Wesleyan University and is one of the towns most popular young men.
 Rural Delivery for East Berlin? No one has yet been found who i wants the postmastership of East Ber- lin and unless someone soon quali- fies that end of tEc town will go down in tho rural delivery class. The ex- amlnations for clerk are to be held l the latter part of the month and now l IS the chance to get in your name ] The examinations are to be held in | MiddletoWn on October 28 and all ap- ! plicatiOn must be in Washington by l October 21.
 Mems LyceuEn Meeting
 The Mems Lyccum of the Konsing- 1 ton Congrega church held a 1 business meeting last evening and [ elected officers for the year as follows: President, Joseph Wilson; vice presi- | dents James Ellsworth, Ori Eagerly and Harold Upson secretary and i treasurer, Harold Aspinwan The literary committee has the following members: c. W. Stevens, A. A. Mof1t and Rev. Carleton Hagen. A member 1 ship committee of five was also