New Britain herald., 1919-10-09
Frost Hits Here.

The heavy fall frosts have finally struck here and both yesterday and this morning the ground has been covered with a heavy hoar frost which does not vanish until the sun is high. The farmers about state that the frost is unusually late this year, the trees for the most part just turning color. The farmers have cut their corn and have it bound up in stacks which stand out in the clear moonlight nights like silent sentinels. The fields are broken by the gailN colored pumpkins which as yet have not been taken in by the farmers. Now is the time for the city people to go out into the country and see "the frost on the pumpkins and the fodder in the shock"
 Rally Day.
 Rally day will be observed Sunday at the kensngton Methodist church. Specia exercises with d roll call will be held at the usual hour. Tn the evening at seven o'clock a pageant, "Youth and the new day" will be given by the members of the church and Sunday school. A rehearsal of the pageant will be held at the church Friday evening at o'clock.
 BGyS to Entertaln.
 The Boys club of New Britain un- der che auspices of the East Berlin Improvem society will give an- other one of their moving picture en- tertainments tomorrow evening at Athletic hall The boys will have 4-reel feature showing W. s. Hart in "The Squealer," besides several other reels. They plan to have dancing aft nnOf
 Section Hand Injured.
 Michael Clark, employed as sec tion hand at the Berlin depot suffered a painful accident last Tuesday morning when one of his feet was caught in between two rolls of paper each weighing over 1,S00 pounds. Several nearby ran to his assistance when they saw MT Clarl<'s predica- ment put not until his foot had been injured. pr. R. M. Griswold was called to attend him and after ren- dering first aid to him ordered that he be removed to the New Britain where an X-Ray could be taken and the extent of his injury be known.
 Organize Brotherhood.
 The men of the Congregational church met at, the -echurch parlors last evening and organized a brother hood. There has never been an or ganizatlon of this nature in the church before and a committee has been appointed by the new body to compose bylaws and make arrange ments for imm ediate activities for the brotherhood.
 Correcting Statement.
 Through an error in last evenings Herald the statement was made that the memo orial arch in New Britain was designed by Architect w. F. Brooks. The courJ of honor was designed by George Dyson and the memorial arch by Max Unkelback, one of the city's most prominent architects.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Alice Huston who has been confined to her home several days, with a hard cold, is able to be out again.
 Bernard Carlson and family, who have been living at the Becklev farm in Beckley have moved to West Pearl street in New Britain where they have purchased a new home.
 The P. M. CObey estate in Becklev has been appraised by F. N. Bacon and the appraisal forwarded to the court of probate.
 The Grange noiehbors' night brought out a large number of arane CTS from surrounding towns, members being present from Meriden, Middle town, Plainvile, Southington and other towns. /
 Harold Medlicott of PoughHeeDsio. N Y, is in town visiting with relatives He was overseas in fc>~estry unit during the world war, having com