New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
CHURCH CANVASS
 SCHEME ADOPTED
Congregationalists Approve Of
 New Plan for Financing
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
Examinations for Postal Positions to Be Held on January 26-Mad Dog Attacks Children and is Shot After Capture.

Attacks Children and is Shot After Capture
 The annual meeting of the Congre- gational church was held last even ing in the chapel of the church and was well attended. The reports read by the secretary and those in charge of the departm ments of the church and Sunday school indicated that the church has had a successful year. The report of the trustees and the treasurer was a satisfactory one and showed a balance of $173 after all the necessary expenses of the church and Sunday school were defrayed. Many subscriptions were received after the books were closed. The church has given $5S6.54 which has been used for denominational and other benevo- fences, including a gift of $6O given to the local chapter of the Red Cross society.
 The election of officers of the church for the coming year also took place and the following were elected: Church clerk and Sunday school superintendent Frederick Bullen; treasurer, William H. Wilson, trustee for three years, William Johnson; deacons for six years, Allison N. Clark and Ralph Morrell; music committee, MT. and Mrs. Bullen and Dwight Clark. All of the old board of the Sunday school officers were reelected as fol- lows: Giles Cowles, assistant super intendent; Harold Newell secretary, and Donald Benjamin, treasurer.
 After the lction of offers a bus mess meeting was held by the mem- bers of the church and congregation for the purpose of outlining certain plans that would enable the church to improve it's financial and general standing and it was voted without op- position to adopt the Every Mem Der Canvass for raising the neces- sary money to be used for the support of the church, and al seats were made free. A seating committee was ap- pointed consisting of the chairman of the board of trustees, $. P. Carpen- ter, and A. H. Dresser and Pearl Smith, ushers. It is the duty of this committee to assign sittings to all those desiring them. A finance com mittee was appointed consisting of C. H. Calor, chairman, Charles New nLand Frederick Bullen, whose duty it is to organize the canvass which $ to be made. The trustees were in- structed to install a new furnace in the parsonage and also to take out liability insurance for employees of the church. William H. Wilson was the moderator of the meeting which closed with the serving of refrsh- ments by the women of the Beneevo- lent society of the church.
 Post Office Examinations.
 The United States civil service> com mission will hold a competitive exam o+ Tai nfz fee on January 26, for the positions of clerk and carrier in the local po!:. office. All applicants must have reached their eighteenth birthday and be under 45 or 45 on the date of the examination and must also be citizens of the United States. The male ap- ,plicants must measure not less than 5 feet 4 inches in their bare feet. No male applicant who passes the examination will be eligible for ap- pointment either as clerk or carrier who does not weigh at least 125 pounds without overcoat or hat. It , will be inadvisable for any male ap- plicants whose normal weight is less than 125 pounds to enter the exam ination Female applicants are not required to be of any specific weight or height. Each applicant will be re- uuired to submit to the examiner on the day of the examination, a photo graph of him Or herself taken within two years For information regard ing the required application blanks address the local secretary at the Plainvil1e post office Or the district secretary at Boston, Mass, with whom the applications must be filed ih 1 time for him to arrange for the l examination.
 Dog Attacks Children. Excitement was prevalent in the i eastern section of the town last night when a mad dog ran wild and at ! tackled some small children who were : on the street at the time. The chi1- 1 dren's names could not be learned ] but at the time they were on their way to the store and were on the l sidewalk near the Levasseur pla1G 1 when the dog came running out and l attacked them. Several men whc were near at the time tried to cap ture the dog and he was later shot,
 Plainville Briefs
 Mrs. Harold Kalish is slightly re- | covered from her recent attack of 1 illness.
 
 | street are receiving congratulations ] on the birth of a daughter.
 District Deputy Grand Master Arta l Gilbert and suite, who were to go to Bristol tonight to install the officers of Ruth Kebekah lodge, have decid- ed to postpone the installation until 1 the first Tuesday in February.
 Bursting steam pipes last Sunday at nt1r~ T 1x1 of caused no little excitement among the