New Britain herald., 1918-03-02
fEopyright 1918 by George
 Matthew A,dams)

was in town yesterday to teach the Cadets class at. the Hillside school.
 February 26-Sunday.
 February 27-The following ushers for High school graduation are named: James North, Mort Camp, lost. Chapin. Stanley, OBrIen, Good rich, Ernie Christ, Ramage. Parsons, Tomf mffnson, ". Peck and Jim Meskiu. H. C) Noble had a pleasant trip to Cuba and returned amidst raging snowstorm. The city election will come on April 10. One of the horses on the tramway car baked at the Strickland corner yesterday and 1t was necessary for the passengers to get out and push in order to start the car again.
 February 2S-The police made 3t arrests during the past month. J. NJ Curtin and company plans to erect a new four-story block on the lot north of Horace Booths place. It is report ed here that before summer New Britain people will be able to ride on cars propelled by electricity Henry Norton and John ". Allen and family went to Washington last night to at tend the inaugural exercises when President Cleveland takes oath. The grand list of the town totals Ss,S19,- 479. The High school graduation ex- ercises will be held at the South church on Tuesday afternoon, Mar. 2S-
 March 1-Jahn H. Kirkham and Miss Carrie Peck won prizes at Miss Letty Learned's whist last night. The board of relief has added s3,071 to the assessors list, making the final figures ss,S22, $50. New Britainites are still debating whether the Soldiers memorial is to be a monument at the center or a. tower on Walnut Hill.
 March At the alI-'round cham pionship Y. M. c. A. contests last night Bert L.oonis broke his own rec ord going over the bar at 9 feet ' inches The school board will prob ably recommend a new High school at it's April meeting.
 From the above it might be noted that 25 years ago the roads in Ken sington and Berlin were in bad con- cfition for teaming of any kind Al though times have changed and this nearby town has grown, the roads ap- parently remain the same for today, or any day last summer, or-some make so bold as to predict-almost any day next summer the roads will be just about as bad comparatively, as they were a quarter of a century ago: 'In bad condition for teaming of any kind
 Hooverism or economy give no eX- cuse for grasping methods of this kind: A weI-known citizen took din ner on Tuesday at an equally we'll known Main street place. He asked the waiter for glass of water (Shut- tie Meadow water) and had the glass ref1I1ed. When he paid his bill the dinner came to 45 cents, with 10 cents extra for two glasses of water. And mine host smiled genially and rubbed his hands together graciously.
 
 Tn this time of war especial atten- ton is paid to the man in uniform or pictures of them Many are not fla miIiar with the meaning of ribbons worn by soldiers and officers, general ly on the left breast The Congress sionai Medal of Honor, the most diff cult badge in the world to obtain, and the most coveted military honor. is awarded only for especial gallantrv in action. It's ribbon is white stars on a. field of light blue silk. The pres ident may confer certificate of merit badges, consisting of red white, and blue bands separated by a thin band of white, the blue being outermost in each case. The Philippine Congress S1ondl Medal is worn by men who helped put down the instruction there after the Spanish War and has a blue