New Britain herald., 1921-12-29

Damon's hill on Tuesday of next week. Plans will be made for the in- stallation of officers which will take place sometime in January. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Adams have been elect ed as delegates to attend the State Grange convention in Waterbury Jan- uary 9.
 Watch Night Services
 A clam chowder supper will be served at the Kensington Methodist ichurch on Saturday evening of this week at 630 o'clock. This will be fol- lowed by a social until II o'clock when the watch night services will begin. The services wi! last from II o'clock until after midnight and any one in town desirous of attending the exercises is extended a cordial invi- tation. This will follow the usual cus- tom of seeing the old year out, and greeting the New Year in.
 New Railroad Rates
 Beginning on Sunday which Is Jan uary 1 the new rates will go into ef- feet on all railroads lines throughout the country. The new rate is the abol- ishing of the per cent war tax by the government.
 Max Sugenhime, agent at the local depot, this morning gave out for pub lication the new figures to long dist mt points. The rate to New York will be $3.54 instead of the present s3.S2 The fare to Boston will be only s4S5 instead of the present s5.24 while the fp, 11, from s1.02 to 94 cents.
 The reduction does not affect any fare less than Az cents and is not a reduction being made by the railroad company but by the government.
 Bowling Match
 Thomason's bowling team of the American Paper Goods factory in Kensington will bowl the regular office team at the Casino alleys in New Britain this evening. A lively contest is expected and much enthusiasm has been shown over the game. II. B. Cooley will be the umpire and the match will be rolled promptly at 8 o'clock.
 Is Fined $50
 y fined $50 and costs by Judge Griswold in the town court last evening on charge of reckless driving. It was claimed he ran into a horse and wagon under the railroad bridge in Ken sington and caused the horse to run away. This happened on Christmas day. No one was injured but the wagon was badly damaged.
 Comedians With Revue
 Schitz Steiner and Schlotz Pilz bet ter known as "Schlitz and Schlotz" | will appear as the two comedians with | the International Revue when that | troupe plays in East Berlin on We'd | nesday of next week. Both are Ger man comedians and cause the audi ence to burst into an uproar of laugh ter as soon as they make their ap- pearance on the stage. The work of | the team is well known throughout | the state where it has played for sev- eral private lodge entertainments. The team is valuable asset to the Inter- national Revue and the management worked hard to secure the two to play with this show which will be given 1t Athletic Hall
 Berlin Briefs
 The Berlin Girls club had a large humber of people in attendance at the lance given at the community house ast evening.
 The prayer meeting of the Berlin church will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Following this meeting the society and the church committee will meet,
 There will be no meeting of the Berlin Farmers club this week.
 The Reliable sewing club of Ken 'ington will not meet this week
 East Berlin Items
 The library will be open as usual Friday afternoon for the exchange of books.
 There will be the regular meeting ,f the Modern Woodmen Society at he Athletic building this evening.
 The regular holiday hours will be observed at the local postoffice Mon- lay Miss Georgia Kelsey has returned