New Britain herald., 1919-12-01

nearly a thousand names to go on the lists this year. Due to the large nunber Of service men, there will be cOnsidera lole number of exemp- lions as service men are exempt from the tax. All the information asked for by the enumerator must be given correctly. Any one refusing informa- ton will be prosecuted
 CIough Case 10 Be Tried.
 The C1ough case will be tried at the Berlin court Wednesday evening of this week before Judge George G. Griswold at the Berlin court. Clough figured in an automobile accident several weeks ago resulting in the death of John Lazar of New Britain. l-azar was riding in a motorcycle side car with his friend 3aba when the motorcycle ran into a Ford driven by Clough. The accident occurred near the kensington railroad bridge and there were no witnesses on the scene of the accident that were able to give all the facts of the case.
 C1ough was driving a car which was not properly registered, it being learned that he was using the mark CTS belonging to his employer. Assessors Have Big Job. The assessors are finding their work of reassessns the town big ger problem than they anticipated ac- cording to a statement made this morning. Nearly $2,O0O, 900 must be added to the grand list this year and ] the work falls heavily on the asses ! sors' shoulders. Property assessed 1 for $2,50O last year will be $4.O00 this 1 year and it is the big increases that 1 is giving the assessors concern. The 1 board of relief will have a big job on their hands and the remuneration 1 for their work is small One of the assessors stated this morning that no matter how just and exact their 1 assessment would be, there would be l dissatsta ction.
 Surveyors on "Pikc.'' Surveyors from the state highway departmen were looking over the turnpike Saturday making inspection of the roadbed at different points. The l road between Berlin and Hartford will l be concreted next year, the work tC be started in the spring. Four gangS will be employed on the work it was sta ted. Two of the gangs will star at the middle point between here anC Hartford, one working in each di- rectiOn.
 There will also be squad work ing from the Hartford end and on' from the Berlin end towards thu center In this way the work vii make speedy progress it was pointed out
 The East Berlin road will b. started in April it was stated Satur day. It is the plan of the EighWa depa rtment to complete both jobs b. fall so that the road can be open fo winter travel.
 East Berlin Items.
 William N. Bunce left this morn ing for Jersey City after spending tn
 past week here with his family Nh
 Bunce is superintendent of one of tn large concerns in that city
 Thomas Hazelwood of West Crom we'll was visiting relatives in tow yesterday.
 Mrs. E. V. Read visited he mother in West Cromwell yesterda. pr. anC: Mrs. Adolph Benson ( Yale University were the guests (
 pr Benson's parents, MT. and MT! Sven Benson over Sunday.
 Word was received here yesterda
 that Mrs. J. Corel of Middletowr
 mother of Mrs. James Holigan is O.
 the road to recovery. Mrs. Corel ha / had influenza. pneumonia and typhOi \ fever within the last seven weeks 7, Edward Elton of Boston is vistin
 here with his sister Mrs. George Law irence for few days
 Berlin Briefs.
 | Miss Phoebe Bea rd returned her , last eveening from Shelton where she