New Britain herald., 1919-09-12

open Monday morning at g o'clock for the coming term. There is much overcrowding in the town schools, not so much in the primary grades as there is in the fourth and fifth grades. The Ledge school will be devoted to the fourth and fifth grades and will take those children who are in that district primarily.
 A complete heating system has been installed and rooms equipped with desks for the pupils. All the primary crowds are being we'll taken care of in the KensingtOn school but this year finds the fourth and fifth much over crowded and it was found necessary 10 open the Ledge school to take care of the oVercroWded conditions. There are some who are finding fault with sending their children to the Ledge schools for various reasons. but con- ditions are such that it was absolutely necessary to open the school or else have no provision for them.
 Potatoes Are Rotting.
 The farmers about Berlin are~COm- paining constantly. of the potatoes rot ting in the ground. Those who are digging now are finding the majority rotting. This is a serious condition as some of the farmers have a large pO tato crop on which they expected the bulk of their living. Even potatoes which do not show anything wrong with them at the time they are dug. later develop into the rotten state. The present cost of living will be sent up another notch if such condition is general to the entire country.
 Town Report Completed.
 The report of the towns finances has been completed by Town Clerk Woodruff for the fiscal year just end ed The report shows total of over s83,0OO received during the year from various sources. A complete summary of the report will be published in these columns within a few days.
 Local Man In Accident.
 Henry Taylor of East Berlin fig ured in a fatal accident yesterday in Winsted when the truck of the Aetna Brick company which he was driving was struck by a trolley car. A 15 year old boy named Lyman Miller was standing in the trolley car when it struck the truck and an iron support in the car fell on the boy, killing him almost instantly.
 MT. Taylor was coming out of a sid street and did not notice or hear the car until it struck the truck. The car was going at good rate of speed, making it almost impossible to make a quick stop.
 Acorns Meet This Evening.
 The Acorns are going out for a strong football team this fall and are calling a practice this evening at Kingoes at :15. The Acorns have had a very successful year at baseball and will try to put out a football team that will rank with the best the state has. After the practice there will be an election of officers.
 New Man in Field
 According to report this morning R. o. Clark of East Berlin is in the field fdr first selectman. This makes a three -cornered fight as pr. R. M Griswold is now in the field. Accord ing to the local politicians this new move VII strengthen MT. filling in the renominatio for the office of select man as a large number will automati- cally switch over to MT. Clark, who has a large following, and MT. Clark will then withdraw, turning his fol- lowers over to MT. filling. How much of this is true remains to be seen% how ever. MT. Clark could not be reached this morning to get a statement but the report is spreading that he is now in the fight.
 East Berlin Items. William Sharpe, of West Crom we'll, was in town last evening calling upon friends. He had been confined to the Middlesex hospital since early last winter with an infected for>and his