New Britain herald., 1917-08-21

from an official source it is rumored that the station in front of the Grange hall may be changed. This will not meet the approval of the citizens i'll the neighborhood and a stout fight will probably be Waged for it's retainm ent.
 Home Guard Activities.
 The usual meeting and drill of the Home Guard was held last evening at the town hall, after which a lengthy business session took place. The chief item of importance brought up at the business meeting was the considera' tion of an invitation to do police duty at the grounds during the Berlin Fair. No definite conclusion was arrived at although a committee was appointed to look into conditions and determine the compensation which they would receive in case such a move was made.
 It was voted to extend an invitation to the Bristol companies to participate in the battalion field day which will be held Saturday, September 1, at the Fair Grounds.
 Board of National Defense Meets.
 A meeting of the local Board of Ma tional Defense was held last evening in the town hall. Members of the board who were drilling with the HOH16 1udTO were SACuScu u dIICAANA. It was decided definitely to place a large bulletin board in the villages of Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington. On these boards literature on the con- servation of food and other national topics will be placed. These posters are furnished free by the State Council of Defense and make interesting as well as instructive reading. The dis cussion as to whether the boards should be bought or made was settled when Frank Wilcox offered to furnish the money for their purchase. His offer was gladly received.
 Join the Ranks.
 Return of blanks similar to the one on Page show that as many as three members from one family have answered the call to the colors. It is not unusual to receive blanks that tell that brothers have enlisted and are ready to fight side by side for the sake of democracy.
 A list of the names of those who have answered the calls to the colors should be kept, must be kept at any cost. This town has furnished large number of men for the navy. the army, and almost every other branch of the service. Is it any more than fair that all should know who they are and when they went?
 If you have a son or kinsman in any branch of the service fill out the blank on Page ? and return it. to the Herald office give it to the Berlin re- porter or leave it at either the Ken sington or Berlin post offices.
 Join the ranks
 Quinto Sued for s. 900.
 Louis Quinto of South Main street, New Britain, who was bound over to the September term of the Superio court in the local town court charged with criminal assault on Stella With erell, aged IA, was made the defend ant yesterday in a suit for $5,000 in connection with the above alleged as
 saut. Money in the bank and prop erty of the defendant was attached by i Constable Fred Wrinkle.
 ! To Give Demonstra tion. Mrs. J. M. Dean of Hartford will be at Athletic hall in East Berlin to- morrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock and will demonstrate methods of drying | canning and vegetables. The steam caning apparatus will be there and 1 the women are requested to take veg etables to be canned. Beans, corn or greens are suitable All are in- vited and urgently requested to be 1 present.
 | Berlin Briefs
 Henry Deming and wife returned last evening from Westerly. R. I. Ho reports very pleasant trip.