New Britain herald., 1921-11-09

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 Little business was transacted at the monthly meeting of the school committee held at the Town Hall last evening at 8 o'clock. The reports of various officers and committees were read and accepted.
 It was voted at the meeting to en- gage a music teacher for the public schools. Miss Ethel Prior of Plain vile has ben secured and will fill the new position. She will travel from school to school on different days of the week.
 The superintendent was also in structed to purchase new text books including those in penmanship, his tory, arithmetic, language and geOgra- | phy. The latter two books are for the rural schools while the remainder are i for all of the schools.
 The building committee was also authorized to go ahead with altera- tions at the Blue Hills school in Ken sington. Work will begin immediately.
 Speech Week
 National Speech week is being fit- tingly observed in the Berlin schools and at the Junior High school special programs are being held in the Eng fish classes. The tag day contest has proved interesting and to date many boys and girls have been tagged for using poor grammar.
 Sclectmcn in Blue Hills.
 The selectmen of Berlin will meet the residents of Blue Hills at the Blue Hills school house tomorrow afternoon at o'clock if it Is pleas ant for the purpose of discussing the appropriation of S1,500 recently given that section of the town by the f. nance board for the repairing of the roads.
 It is thought that if the residents are willing to cooperate with the selectmen of the town money can be saved in the repairing of the roads near that section leading to Meriden.
 Mrs. Mamie Divivo.
 Mrs. Mamie Divivo, aged 21, wife of Louis Devivo of Blue Hills, Ken died at the New Britain General hospital last evening of a of ailments. She was removed to the hospital from her home about two weeks ago and un- derwent an operation. She leaves her husband and one child as well as her father and mother. She also leaves a sister and four brothers.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow at 8:3O o'clock from the home of her parents at 466 East street, New Britain, and at 9:90 inln nalr I1I, ist church. Burial will be in St | Mary's new cemetery.
 Berlin Bits.
 Mrs. Thomas Pagan of Kensington | Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph | stanton of Detroit, Mich
 Mrs. Mary MaGee won the first ladies' prize at the T. A. B. whist last evening while William MaGee won the first prize for gentlemen. The | prizes were won by Cath crime MaGee and Fred karam.
 The bridge on Christian Lane will De open to traffic Saturday.
 East Berlin Items.
 There will be the regular meeting of the Girl Scouts at the home of Miss Etta Lawrence Thursday after loon.
 Miss Georgia Kelsey has been wis ting relatives in New Britain.
 J. F. Nixon, principal of the Mid lletown Business college, was in town ,n business Tuesday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Brunette of New Britain were calling on friends n town Tuesday,
 Regular holiday hours will be ob- erved at the local post office Armis- ice Day, Friday, Nov. 11th.
 A very large crowd attended the 'pening night of the fair at the Ath- etic hall last evening. This enter ainment was furnished by Middle own parties assisted by East Berlin 'arties. Dancing was enjoyed after he entertainment. This evenings erformance will be the play Miss Jolly" with the following caste: seginald Peters, Geo. DeMore; Annie 'eters, his twin sister, Mrs. B. Der nthal Molly Peters, his niece, Mar uerite Pollard; Julian Hewitt, his