New Britain herald., 1919-03-15

Berlin during the early part of the winter on a visit. He was 74 years of age and is survived by two sons, Ernest c. and Leon E. Johnson, the latter being with him at the time of his death.
 The funeral will be held early next week and interment will be in Water ford, Vt.
 Berlin Library Report.
 At the annual meeting of the Berlin Free Library association held in the library building the following business was transacted:
 Officers elected were: President William Bulkeley; librarian and treas urer, Miss Emily Brandegee; assist ant librarian and secretary, Mrs. F. ". Stearns. MT. Bulkeley and Miss Ruth Galpin were reelected as mem- berS of the executive committee. Col lectors appointed for the year were Mrs. F. l.. Wilcox. Mrs. Garner Good win and Mrs. c. A. Dodd. The librarians report read in part as follows:
 "The library has been open 4S aft ernoons and evenings during the year, llulI USl Ol NISlLOlS TOT uIfe Netit, ~, cards issued to 312 persons, repre- senting 165 families, also to three of the schools in town. 4,175 books and magazines have been drawn, classified as follows: 1852 fiction, 274 non- 1 fiction, 1,572 juvenile and AT maga- zines. 174 new books added during the year bring the total number of ] books in library up to 4,9S3 volumes. A number of books have been re- ceived from the estate of Miss Fran 1 ces Perkins, a copy of the Life and Letters of Simeon Baldwin, by a grandson, Simeon F. Baldwin, has l been presented to the library. Three l boxes of books and one of magazines l were sent to our soldiers in camp. 1 Most of these were donated by inter- l ested friends and a few were taken l from the library.
 Tho cases for birds and speclnc ems ! have been re-arranged by F. B. i Schurr an improvement greatly ap- ] preciated by the association. ! "The following persons have help i cd in special ways or by giving books 1 or magazines: Mrs Galpin, Miss Gal ! pin, Miss Florence Brandegee, Miss Katherine Brandegee, Miss Emily 1 Brandegee, Frank Brandegee. Miss { D. ! MT. and Mrs. Frank Woods F. L. Will ! COX, Charles Warren and F. F., Hon iss"
 1 The treasurer's report follows:
 "F'unds-E. II. Woodruff, $500; Dr. F. Brandegee, $292.12; c. M. North,
 s31163; Louvie Warren $62.32; Lii
 brary association, s499.S4; Julia. Hov-
 ey, $197.93; cash on hand, $4S.60; to- 1 tai, $1,912.44.
 Disbursements-Boo plates, $1.50; l books, s19.30; assistants, $36.45; care
 of furnace, $11; repairs, $960; eX- ] press on books, $2.50: coal, SLIGO; insurance, $25.76; magazines, $24.75; i electricity, $6 state in books, $50: i total, $19S.46.
 Receipts-Brought forward fund,
 S1,S05.49: cash on hand, $41.69;
 mem bersl1ip fees, $71.30; old furnace, s1; express returned, 55c; town of Berlin, $50; r, l.. Wilcox for electric ity. $6; F. IT. Woodruff fund interest,
 s22.75; Berlin library interest, $21.73;
 pr. F. Brandegee interest s12.70:
 Louvie Warren, $2.6S; c. M. North
 fund interest $13.56; Julia Hovey
 fund interest, S7.6S; fine box, $@.77;
 state in books, $50; total, $2.110.90.' .''
 Berlin Briefs.
 ] H. l.. Hutchins has moved his fami- l 1y from Darien to Kensington and for l the present will reside at nhe home ot
 Mrs. W. Upson.
 James Thomson of Kensington Is l ill at his home on the Swamp Road ] suffering with a severe attack of inf1u-
 enza. MT. Thomson is employed as