New Britain herald., 1921-10-31

encounter which is stopped only when Jim decides to go out with the boys and miss the party.
 The children of Berlin are warned. however, not to be too frisky just because it is Halloween.
 The biggest Halloween event of evening will be the second annual ball of the American Legion to be staged at the Town hall. The rnem- bers of the local post are expecting 8 record breaking crowd to be in at tendance.
 Tomorrow evening the Berlin Grange will hold a masquerade so- cial following the regular meeting which will take place at 8 o'clock. The members have the privilege of bringing guest but each member Is asked to bring refreshments.
 A Halloween masquerade will be staged by the Epworth League Of the Kensington Methodist church at the barn of Ora Edgarly this eve ming at 8 o'clock.
 The young people of East Berlin have also arrangd for big social to have also arranged for big social to be held at Athletic hall this evening Mems Lyceum Debate. An open meeting of the Mems Ly- ceum will be held at the Kensington church this evening at 8 o'clock The first debate of the season on "Resolved-That American shipping should be exempt from the Panama canal ton tax as stated in the repub- lican platform of 1920" will be dis cussed. c. W. Stevens and James Ellsworth represent the aff1rma atives while aArthur Moffatt and Lyman Hall will be on the negative side: / Methodist Church Notes. The regular Tuesday evening prayer meeting will be omitted this week because of the Sunday school convention being held in New Britain It which many Kensington people will be in attendance.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Cantonese.
 Mrs. Elizabeth CantonesA, aged 40 yessrs, resident of the Beach Swamp road, Kensington, died at the Hart 'ord hospital yesterday morning fol- owing operation. The body was removed to Laraia and company's un- dertaking parlors in New Britain Resides her husband she leaves one Laughter Miss Irna, aged 13 years. The funeral will be held Tuesday ,norping at s:30 o'clock from the home and at g o'clock from St. Paul's church. Rev. J. c. Brenan will of dciate and burial will be in St. Mary's new cemtery, New Britain. Teachers Reception. The Berlin Motherhood club will give a reception to the teachers of he Worthington school and the Ber- lin Junior High school at the Com munity house on Berlin street, We'd nesday evening of this week at 8 | o'clock. The parents of all pupils in | the Worthington school section and those attending the Junior High | school are also invited to be present. Basketball Discontinued. | Manager Floyd Boardman, manager of the Berlin Town team announced this morning that due to the lack of patronage at the basketball games be- | ing played at the local town hall on Saturday nights, they will be discon- l tinued. At the last game on Satur- day the local team defeated the New
 Britain Y. M. c. A. team by a 31 to 10 score.
 | Berlin Bits.
 ] Many people from the Berlin Con- | StCSdllOldi CLUTCH Will dIL0nQ the
 Sunday school convention in New | Britain this week
 Tomorrow is the last day that the
 assessors will meet and they will be in
 session from 10 o'clock in the morn
 ing until : o'clock in the evening at | the Berlin town hall
 The w. A. c. will hold basketball
 practice at the town hall tomorrow | night.
 c. H. and E. w. Irving of New Brit | ain spent the weekend with Mr. and
 Mrs. George Carter.
 l lE. L. Catlin of Litchfield and Burn
 ham Williams of Burnside, were guests
 in town over the weekend
 slight automobile accident occur.
 red at the top of Damon's hill yester day afternoon. No damage was done
 The weekly prayer meeting will be held at the Berlin Congregations