New Britain herald., 1921-01-21
Requests May Be Presented for
 Reductions on List
BURDETTE ALDERMAN DIES
School Pictures Prove Popualr-Skat- ing -At Its Best-Poultry Show at Hartford Attracts Local Men-Busy Bee Meeting-Itcms.

bec Meetfng-ItcmS.
 Notices have, been issu, by the
 board of relief to the effect that ses- Sions will be held ;.t the Town Hall tor the purpose of hearing appeals rom the rating of the assessors on me granl sit. The Ses:Ions will be held on Tuesday afternoon, February l, Saturdays February 5. 12 and 19 and Monday, February Fl. The hours Will he between 1:3O and o'clock
 Requests for reductions on valuations
 may be presented at these sessions. No appeal fro mthe assessors findings or application for reductions will he heard by the board Of eIief unless preferred at its meetirg on February 1. or at some adjourned meeting with in 20 days thereafter The board of relief consists of .Aquilla H. Condell, Joseph x. McKernan and Walter Sey- mour
 The grand list is now open to pub lie inspection at the town clerks of flee. Almost every property owner in thc town has received a notice from the assessors of an increased valua- tion in their respective properties The report of the grand list was well re- ceived by the townspeople when is- sued last night and much talk as to the growth in the list was heard about l the town today.
 Burtlcttc Alderman
 Burdette Alderman of Farningtan | d''d at his homo on Fara1ington | t% t%""uc yesterday afternoon after | short illness. He was @ years of age. | lie was born in Burlington, October lS, lS4l. He leaves a wife. who was l Miss Augusta Lewis of Farminston. h RIx T Earmington. and a daughter, Mrs. Williams A Richards of 7S East Main street, PlainNille. Two grandchildren ] a1so survive him. The funeral will he | peld from the residence tomorrow ! lfternoOn at o'clck. Rev. Quincy 1 Blakely. pastor of the Farmington 1 Congregational church. will fficiatc. l Burial will be in tho Pennington | cemetery.
 Pictures Prove Popular
 The moving pictures at the Plain- | lille Grammar school, which are 1 purely along educa tional lines. arc 1 'roSing popular aam opg the children | his is new project for the school 1 he machine having been purchased 1 ecentlE through the combined efforts ! 'f the pupils and the people of tho | own. Principal Orrin l.. Judd has iAI SC ol tue IIldCnlne and operates | [. Pictures are shown four time a l week.. usually during the last period. | This week, Principal Judd tried for he first time the showing of films to he younger children in the third l 'rade. It was receivel with so much l enthusiasm that it will be repeated. ne chlldren's interest was kent | on the screen, and when l 'Ner. they asked the principal many uestlons pertaining to the parts hown.
 IL is possible that films on health. Ssued by the Red Cross headqua rtera l tt Hartford, will be shown soon- 'hese pictures will deal principally . tlth the necessity of keeping gool l Iealth conditions and serve to edu- , ate the children along these lines
 Skating at it's Best
 With the recent cold weather, skat- ( ng is at it's best. and many direct heir steps towards tho ponds after 'orklng hours of the day. PlainvilIc l ord has surface like glass. while l iamIIn's and other are equally good 1shinG through the ice seems to be l ] taVorite sport with many. and the onds have had holes cut in them pr this purpose by several men.
 Busy Bee Meets. The Busy Bee Sewing society held meeting at tic homo of Mrs. f ugusta Hulten. of Central Souarc l n st night During the evening re- VI eshments were served. The soicety s