The Press., 1920-02-05
Town Grand List S5.692,OOO.

their WOrW of revaluatiOn and the mo- tlficatlons to the tax payers whose property has teen increased were mailed the first of the week. As usual when an increase is made, there is some gruml ling, but if all are given about the same proportion of increase there should not be any complaints The following is the summary of the assessors work:
 Total grand list, $5,692 OOO; increase over 1918, $1,457,764; increase in val uation on stock of mills, $546,7S6; increase in valuation on real estate of mills including machinery, etc., $498,6O0; total increased valuation on mill property, $1,O45,3S6; 9S7 Dwelling Houses, s1,554,975; total land value including acreage and lots, $6S5,710; 493 Horses, $33,465; 964 Cattle, $37 7,570; 311 Automobiles, $164, 5S3; total goods of merchants, $145, 012; total goods of manufacturers, $1.23G,34 total of ten per cent lists, $21345.
 Geo, Stevens is at Hartford this week attending the Connecticut Hard ware dealers convention.
 Regular communication of Ionic Lodge, F. X A. M., next Tuesday evening at 7.3O. F. c. degree.
 The trading post of the Redmen and POcOhontas to te held at St. Edwards hall, February 12, 13 and 14 will l c a zig event of the season. There has cen a large sale of season tickets which are selling rapidly.
 Mrs Ida Stamm, 31 years old wife of Charles Stamm, died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Norwich, after an attack of pneumonia. The body was brought here for burial in St. Edwards cemetery Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Stamm lived here the greater part of her life. She leaves her husband, a daughter and a son; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward BOus- quet and several rothers and sisters, NlCc+ Of whom live here.
 The memt CTS of Strazza post A. l.. held a get together smoker in society hall Monday evening and they hope it will prove to e forerunner to many more similar good times. The bus ness meeting was followed by enter tairmcnts which lasted till well into the evcning. Nine eX-service men were voted in as new members. This number makes a total of 92 members of StrazZa Post to date. Arrangements are being made for a pool tournament to fe started soon with silver cup, donated by the house committee, as the goal. Handicaps will te given and 25 cents will be charged for admission. At the meeting two delegates, A. J. Needham and R: A. Murray, were cho- sen to attend the State convention in Hartford February 21. It was decided to hold a lanquet in the Springs house on Saturday evening, February 21 Every ex-servce man is invited to attend the tanquet. If possible some outside entertainment will te arrang- ed for. Sixty three members of StraZza post answered the roll call and there was a large number of ex- service men present who have not as yet become members. After all the business had Teen acted upon the amusements began. Singing, with Wilfred Sobourin and Edward Dupre accompanying on the piano and violin, started things off in true army style There were solos by William Ladish and Frank Parizeau. Arthur Cham berlain told some amusing incidents al out his life in camp, which went well and drew many rounds of laugh ter from the audience. MT. Chamber lain did much to make the evening such an enjoyable one. Besides his
  harmOnica and also entered a tOXing tout, which he won, securing the only knockout of the evening. In doing this latter, he surprised all those present. No dOuLt he even surprised himself. Very few of those present knew how we'll he could handle the gloves, hence it was without any qualms of fear that Silas BOlieau accepted his challenge to a three round tOut Silas was considered to te a good man with the gloves but he made a mistake in stacking up against MT. Chamberlain. The latter spent two rounds in sizing up his opponent. The third had just about started when terrific swing connected with Be- lieau's jaw and he sagged to the floor. He was revived but not till long after the count was over. Two other bouts were run off. One was between Don aid Chapman and Louis Madsen, the other between Joseph Elowitz and Richard Murray. Both of these bouts were declared draws, tut they proved to Ee very tame" when the lout be- tween BOlieau and Chamberlain, the l last of the evening, was finished Following the touts there was more singing, then an address ty A. J. Needham, commander of the post. He | mentioned some of the tenefits to be derived from Icing memt CTS of the | American Legion and expressed the hope that the local post will continue to increase it's number of members No dOul t, if many more such good times are to te given the membership will surely be lOOsted.