New Britain herald., 1916-02-02

cast about town last night Last July Louis Confeggi purchased the Mott place near the Fair grounds Recently Confeggi decided to remodel the barn into a tenement house and for that reason has been having the building dismantled. The report was noised about town that a workman had found a small iron box con- cealed within the walls of the struc- ture and when the article was forced open sum of gold, purporting to amount to about s5,000 was found in it. Investigation showed there was a box found, but instead of containing the wherewithal mentioned, it was filled with old wornout phonograph records.
 George E. Butler.
 George E. Butler of Meriden died at his home on Monday evening after a prolonged illness of heart trouble. MT. Butler was born in Warrington, Mass, but resided for a number of years in the place now known as. the Fonda peach orchard in Blue Hills. About ten years ago he left and set tied in Meriden, where he conducted the Deacon Allen farm, the largest in that city. Although MT. Butler
 
 for many years, nevertheless his death and favorably known in Kensingttn and made many friends while a re st- dent there. He was very active in the affairs of the Kensington Congrega- tional church, of which he was a member.
 Mir Butler was graduated from the Meriden High school and later from Yale university with the class of 1895 and at the time of his death was about forty five years old. He is survived by his wife, five children, Misses Helen, Margaret, Ruth, Marion and Stuart; a brother Dr. Joel Butler of Tucson Arizona; a sister, Mrs. Walt Ir E. Cruttendon of New Haven, and IS mother, Mrs. Edwin H. Butler of Meriden. MT. Butler was a brother of Albert N. Butler, who was drowned in Garfield lake, in the Berkshir4s, last September and whose death was noted in this column.
 The funeral will be held from his late home in Meriden tomorrow after will off1ciate and interment will be in Walnut Grove cemetery, Meriden.
 Mrs. Mary P. BacheIder.
 Word was received nere yesterday of the death of Mrs. Mary Bachelder, which occurred at her home in Meri- den yesterday morning. Mrs. Bach elder formerly resided in Blue Hills, in the house now occupied by the Tanning family. Joseph Bachelder, her husband, a Civil war veteran was employed as engineer at the Meriden pumping station in Blue Hills, and until two years ago the couple keI't their residence here. She is survived by her husband. The funeral was held from her home, 69 Goodwill avenue, Meriden, this afternoon at 1 80 o'clock, Rev. H. M. Hancock, pastor of the South Meriden church, officiating. Burial took place in Wal nut Grove cemetery.
 Board of Relief Meets. The board of relief held it's first meeting yesterday afternoon in tho town clerks office and listened to re- quests from F. R. Jones and Charles Risley Mr Jones asked for a re- duction of $400 in his assessment, while MT. Risley, not specifying any amount, told the board he thought his property was assessed too high in comparison with neighboring prop erty. The board will meet again next Tuesday afternoon from ? until o'clock.
 Tabs" Fair.
 Another large crowd attended St PauPs T. A. and F. society's baEar IT, Parish hall last night. The enter tainment was furnished by the South