New Britain herald., 1920-01-31

mated to be so per cent. but it will fall considerably below this. Mr. Fay Tor stated.
 The board of relief will meet Mon day afternoon from to o'clock at the town clerks office to meet all tax payers who have d grievance on their aSSeSsm ent. The board will meet ev- cry Monday for the next four weeks until all the settlements have been made.
 Farmers Club to Meet.
 The Farmers club of Berlin will meet tonight with D. Brainard Hib- bard. Jr.. at his homo in East Berlin. Important matters concerning spring activities will be discussed at the meeting. This is the first session for some time as the last meeting was postponed. Every club member has been urged to attend the gathering.
 Brotherhood POstponcS Social.
 The Brotherhood of the KenSngtOn Congregational church has postponed it's meeting called for Monday eve ming at the home of MT. and Mrs Robert Graham. Announcement re- garding the next gathering will be made later in the week. The minstrel committee will meet Monday evening as announced and definite instru ctions
  out later. It is planned to hold the minstrel show within a week or ten days.
 CO1dcst Morning.
 This morning was the coldest of the winter the therm mometer falling to 10 degrees below zero. This temper ature coupled with d stiff northwest wind made the frigidity all the more unbearable. Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the mercury registered 30 degrees above making the drop in temperature 40 degrees in less than IF hours. The cold seriously affected the railroad trains which were un- able to get up d "head' of steam This prevented running on schedule tying up the service nearly as bad as if Was last week.
 Hill Is Solid Rock.
 The state highway engineers at work on the survey of the East Ser lin road have found that Caesar hill is practically q solid mass of rock with less than a foot of earth as d covering. In order to cut the grade down 1t will be necessary to blast the new roadbed out of the mass The 'thanl<-you-m u-marms" which have been the despair of every motorist will be removed by drilling or blasting When the hill has been cut down and the bumps removed the grade will be at least Is per cent less East Berlin Items
 Mrs. Dorothy Sugenhjmc has re- signed her position with the Trave- lers Insurance company and has ac- ccpted q position with the Stanley Works of New Britain. Miss Florence Clark has been vis- iting friends in town for several days. The lumber for Clifford Dodge s new house has arrived and as soon as the weather permits the carpen- tcrs will begin.
 Mrs. Frank -AspinwalI is confined 1 to her home with an attack of the 1 grip.
 The majority of residents here have 1 found that their electric light bills are less under the new system of charging than under the old. The i difference averages $1.50. There are some who argue that the company 1 will benefit by the new charge when , the summer comes as the lights are used less then.
 Grange Anniversary Berlin Grange No. 4 will have been organized 5 years tomorrow, having been organized in 1885. A banquet and entertainment was held on the 18th anniversary. but no par ticuldr celebration will be held at this time.
 CandleIna> Day Coming.
 Monday the second day of Feb ruary, by popular superstition is