New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-01-29

request that she use only the income
unless compelled by illness or other
necessity.
a A nephew, W. A. Kelsey is given
$500 to be held in trust by Mrs. w.
N. Hazen and placed in a savings
bank until it shall amount to $1,000
when the grantee shall receive the
full amount. The will also specifies
that $1,000 be deposited in savings
bank and the income shall be used to
Keep the property in repair during
the lifetime of Georgiana and Min
ME Kelsey. At their death it will re-
vert to Mrs. Steed. Miss Kelsey willed
the use, profit and income from all
her properties to her neices, Georg-
lana and Minnie, in trust provided
they do not marry. In case either
does marry the proceeds will go to
the one unmarried for her life USE
Another paragraph in the will
states that 'it is my wish that my
neices, Georgiana A. Kelsey. shall
have the business management of the
real estate for her forty years of
faithful service to me and mine"
At the death of Georgiana and
Minnie Kelsey the real estate goes
to Gertrude X. Steed and if she dies
without heirs it will go to the nephew,
Wallace Kelsey.
Falls on Ice and Hurts Back.
julius Woodruff. acting in the ca
pacity of assistant postmaster at the
East Berlin post Office. fell on the
ice Saturday night and badly in
jured his back. He had stopped in
the Berlin post Office on his way home
and had started down the street when
he slipped on a small piece of ice and
fell heavily to the ground. So badly
was he injured that he was unable
to regain his feet and had to call for
assistance. After some of the neigh
bors had assisted him to his home
DR.. r. G.. Hodgson was called and he
found that Mr.. Woodruff had bad
~ strained back as we'll as several
body bruises. The fail will keep him
confined to his bed for a week or
more.
Mr. Woodruff is we'll known to the
residents of Berlin as he carried the
rural mail there for fourteen years.
Early last spring the government de-
cided to give up one of the rural
routes in Berlin and after the in
spectors had made the rounds 1t was
decided that the Kensington route,
conducted by Mr.. Williams. would be
the only one retained leaving Mr..
Woodruff out of q job. For the past
several months during the illness OF
the regular postmaster he has been
acting as assistant postmaster in
East Berlin.
Church News.
Berlin Congregational Church
There will be meeting OF Boy Scouts
this evening at 7 o'clock Troops s
and IA will meet at the same place
and 1T is very important that all
mem bers and recruits be present.
Through the kindness of Colonel G.
M. Jarvis the boys have been granted
permission to use the bowling alleys
at his home and their activities along
this line will NE under the supervision
of Rev. S. A. Fiske. A league COM
posed Of three teams from the dis
tricts of Berlin, East Berlin and Ken
sington will roll here once week
and at the finish a silver cup will be
given the winner. AS the boys are
making rapid strides as bow1ers some
Interesting contests may be looked
for.
On Thursday at 1880 o'clock there
Will ne a ncCC1nS OIL the SIlil cCoul
with Miss Nourse.
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at $50 o'clock viii take the form
of discussions of the development of
the Pilgrim faith.
An important r1ceting of the eX-
ecutivef committee of the Brother
hood of Berlin will be held Thursday
at $50 o'clock.