New Britain herald., 1921-10-25

Total PAY 96S
 Protestants not attending church, 121.
 Children between the ages ot and Is attending Sunday school-192.
 Children between the ages of and Is not attending Sunday school-3S.
 Eatholic families (not enrolled) 24O. {s U.S. Mail Bids open.
 Postmaster w. W. Pagan of the Kensington postoffice has received word that sealed proposals for carry ing the United States mail including parcel post mails) on mail messenger route No. 206167 between the postot- flee at Kensington and the New York, New Haven and Hartford route No. 101728, as often as required, are de- sired. ~The proposals are to be sent to the Kensington office where MT. Fla gan in return will send them to Wash ington.
 The postmaster is to report on the character of the applicant and the suitability of each bidder. If the bid der is a soldier it will be necessary for the postmaster to give the name of the regiment in which he served The ap- plicant must be over 16 years of age and must live on or contiguous to the route. If he later finds it necessary to have an assistant he may do so at his own expense. Anyone serving as the railroad carrier may resign by giv- ing 45 days notice.
 For the past few years the trans portation of the mails from the rail road station to the postoffice has been in the hands of the railroad company New orders issued from Washington, place the handling of the mails in the l hands of the post office department. Women's Missionary Society. The Womena Missionary society of the Kensington Congregational church | will meet at the home of Mrs. Clarence Baldwin on Thursday afternoon, Oc- tober 27, at o'clock. The first chap ter of the Home Missions study book will be considered.
 l Halloween Social. | At the next meeting of the Berlin I Grange which will be held Tuesday evening, November 1, a Hallowe' en | social will follow the business tran sections. All members of the Grange l are invited to be present and to bring | one guest with them. They are asked to come Tn costume as the affair vii take the form of masquerade l Those not appearing in costume vii have to pay penalty.
 l Runaway Automobile.
 A few people on Berlin street yes terday witnessed one of the most pc | culiar accidents seen here in some time. A touring car belonging to B R. Showalter was stopped short dis
 tance south of the postotfice- The oc
 cupant of the car went into the post
 office to get his mail. While the drive
 was in the postoffice, the machin I started on it's course down Berli1 l street It swerved toward the left
 went over the curbstone onto the side walk and came to an abrupt halt whe, it struck the stone wall of the Sol : dier's monument. No damage wa done to the machine.
 Assessors in Session. f The assessors of the town of Berai
 were in session for the first time to s day when they met at the Berlin Say
 ings bank in Kensington. They WI
 meet at the same place tomorrow froi 10 o'clock in the morning until 5 i the afternoon. On Thursday and F>r day they will meet at the town ha
 from 10 to 5. They will also be {
 the town hall on November i frol l10 o'clock until o'clock. On Sa
 urday of this week they will be {
 the Blue Hills school from 10 a. T
 until p. m. They will be at Athlet hall in East Berlin this Saturday fro
 10 a. m. until D. m.
 IS Two Funerals Tomorrow.
 The funeral of Edgar Melvin Cart
 will be held from his late home
 Berlin tomorrow afternoon at
 o'clock Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, past
 of the Berlin Congregational churc