New Britain herald., 1920-07-14


 have cancelled future engagements for the Ford. The car was taken from the ditch and taken home. The accident was due to the failure of the lighting system, which confused Mir. Whitaker.
 Factory Outing Plans.
 Arrangements arc almost completed for the annual outing of the employees of the American Paper Goods com- pany which will be held at Savin Rock on Saturday. July 24. The com mittee in charge has arranged tor buses to convey the party to the re- sort. They will leave Kensington at 7:30 in the morning and return home about the same hour that night. A shore dinner and tickets to the amusements at the resort will be the gifts of the company to the excur- sionists.
 Doing Some Good Work.
 Engineer of the state highway de- partment were in town this morning E and news of their work will be re- ceived with joy by residents of the town. The men are making a survey of the district about the Berlin bridge. preparatory 10 changing the entire drainage system in that vicinity. Resi- dents for years have read and read of trolleys being stopped, autos un- able to proceed and various other in- conveniences when it rained and wa ter got under the bridge. Sometimes the water stood as high as a car floor. The same conditions still exist and each rain storm sees trouble started. one of the engineers stated this morn ing that no trouble will result after the change because there will he two separate drains installed One will drain the portion west of the tracks and the other that east of the tracks Both drains will meet and empty into the stream a few hundred feet south of the bridge. There is natural spring right near the bridge which causes trouble. It may he eliminated by tho new system. which should be completed soon.
 George Washington Living?
 There are a number or large cherry trees on the Isaac Dunham farm in Berlin. one of the trees is now num- bercd among the slain while the local constahles arc searching for the cul- prits who arc reported as known. A number of boys from New Britain came to town and seeing the cherries decided to eat some. But clim bin 2 the tree and wasting precious time waiting for them did not appeal to tho youths. They secured an axe. chopped the tree down and then leis- ureiy picked the cherries Neighbors are indignant and watch of trees Tn that territory Is being dutifully main tained.
 News Notes of Interest.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Johnson of East Berlin are enjoying an auto trip They will tour the Mohawk trail be- fore returning.
 Miss Mabel Barnes of East Berlin is teaching in the Baptist summer school in Meriden.
 John Hutchinson of Kensington employed at the American Paper Goods plant. is reported as improved nt tho New Britain hospital where he is a patient.
 Fred Hubbard of East Berlin is or fishing party at Lake Bubago in Maine. The local nIInrod reports q two and one-half and a three-pound bass.
 R. H. Graham of Kensington. TUT chasing agent at the American Papet Goods. company. Is enjoying his an nual vacation. He Is on a tshing trir in Maine.
 Miss Marjorie More has returned to her home in Kensington after wis iting relatives in Waterbury. Rev. Henry Medd of Waterbury is the guest of l.. A. wescott at his home In East Berlin.
 The Mfsses Aspinwall and Elton