New Britain herald., 1918-06-13
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county conventions. Two delegates were appointed as representatives for each of these.
 Col Charles M. Jarvis and Tax Collector Charles F. Lewis were the choice of the meeting for represen- tatives to the state convention. For the congressional convention Claude w. Stevens and William H. Webster, chairman of the town committee, were named. The local republicans will be represented at the county convention by Francis Deming and George s. Griffith. In the event of any of the delegates named being unable to act at their respective conventions, they are empowered to appoint alternates to act for them.
 The town committee is as follovs: William H. Webster, chairman; J. M. Taylor, Claude W. Stevens, George filling, Enrico Pola, Charles Johnson, F. N. Bacon, c. J. Muller, R. o. Clark, Henry Deming, George Griffith Oscar Benson.
 Death of George Byron Victs.
 George Byron Viets, aged so years and II months, died last evening aft CT a brief illness at the home of his son, Anson Viets in Holliston, Mass. MT. Viets was born in Granby, Conn.,, and when a young man went west, having been one of the pioneer set tiers in Nebraska. He returned to Connecticut in 1882 and located in Berlin where he was a successful farmer.
 He leaves three sons, Richard B. Viets of New Britain, Anson E. II To1, Viets of Berlin. He also leaves a brother, Wilbur Viets, of Kensington. The funeral will be held at o'clock Saturday afternoon from the under taking rooms of B. C. Porter Sons and interment will be in Maple cem- etery, Berlin.
 Eight to Camp on 24th. Notifications of their certifcation to go to Camp Meade, Maryland, has l been sent to eight local draft regis 1 trants, and they are notified that they will be inducted into the service June i "A. Those who have received notif | cations to go are: James Michael i Walsh, Millertown, N. J., Pollarhini Ernesto, Waterbury; Giovanni Man 1 zone. Kensington; Charles Edward Rehnberg, Kensington; Gaetono Cher l TO, NeNhFk. \. J. AnSclO 1laIIlOSll- one, Kcnsington; William Lanza, Ken sington; John Halina, Bristol. These men will entrain at the | Plainville depot with men from the 1 other towns included in the Local Board No. ? of Hartford county. 1 They will be presented with Red Cross l kits and supplies by the local or 1 ganization.
 Heavy Rain, No Wind.
 Kensington and Berlin were not
 affected to any great extent by the 1 cyclone which caused considera ble 1 damage in New Britain yesterday l afternoon. The rain here at the time l of the heavy winds in New Britain was ! very heavy and hail stones about the l size of dimes showered down. No 1 damage of any note was caused by
 the stones although a few windows
 in some of the barns of farms in tn e 1 town were broken. No trees were 1 blown down
 Although the rain was heavier than
 has fallen for some time, the sewer | under the railroad bridge took care
 of the fall and at no time was the
 water very deep at this point. Dur
 ing recent storms it has been i'm possible to keep the entrance to the
 sewer free from mud to allow the
 water to drain.
 Concert in Church. 1 The Tuskegee Singers gave a well 1 received concert in the Berlin Con- gregational church last night In