New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-07-29


ing to standard only operating an
hour earlier in the morning. Since
the change in time a few months ago
the factories have had trouble in
getting their mail at the local Office
in time to go out with the last mail
and it is expected will have much
more trouble under the new arrange
ments.
Post Office Record.
Not single complaint in the handl-
ing of special delivery letters in the
past two years is the record of the
kensington post office, according to
Miss Margaret Flynn, assistant at this
Office Even during the war when
everything was "topsy turvy'' and up
set there were very few complaints
made and none OF these were of
serious nature. Nothing is known at
this Office of the much reported ru-
NOR # placing % cent special deliv-
cry stamps on the market.
Will Attend Pageant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude w. Stevens
with their youngest son. left this
morning on an automobile trip to
Plymouth, Mass, where they will stay
for several days. While at Plymouth
the local people plan to attend the
Pilgrims Pageant Of which a great
deal has been lard Of lac.
Suffers Breakdown
Mrs. Frank Dowd of Kensington l.
suffering from nervous breakdown.
Her mother. Mrs. Fred Lock of La
onia, N. H. arrived today and will
5tay with her for some time.
ornoJs
Mrs. George Tryon and Mrs. r. A.
Williams have returned from the
Plainville camp grounds where they
have been spending the past few days.
Claude Bengston and Stanley King
will motor to Momauguin over the
weekend.
Nicholas Masselli, who has been
stationed in Texas in the U. S. army,
has received his discharge.
Rose Fitzsimmons, Mary MCGEE,
Anna and Kathryn McKeon will
spend the coming week at Silver Bay.
The Sunday school Of the Kensing-
ton Congregational church will hold
It's annual picnic tomorrow.
There will be no services at the
Methodist church Sunday as mem
bers will go to the Plainville camp
ground.
At the meeting of the Epworth lea
que to be held next Tuesday tho
sacredness of music and song will be
discussed under the leadership of
Mrs. r. A. Williams.
The picnic of the Kensington Meth
odist church Sunday school will b.
held on Saturday. August 6. Trucks
will leave the church at o'clock for
Elizabeth Park.
Mrs. Harold Epson left this morn
ing on an automobile trip to Say
brook.
| Berlin Bits.
There will be no session of the Ber-
| lin town court until next Tuesday eve
ming. .........
! The Boy Scouts of Berlin, will not
meet this week at the Congregations
| church.
| Mecca For Swimmers.
| Probably due to the fact that there
| is no longer good swimming hole ir
the city of New Britain, the you'll
of that place take every opportunit,
to use the local swimming holes. a:
they are generally called. The no
weather of the past few days ha
brought the New Britain boys to Thu
/ town IN groves WIFI i1ldHy plot'Ilt
being received from neighborin
houses to the effect that the swim
mers are not properly clothed whe1
lin the water.
The residents of the town appar
emily have no objection to the boy
swimming if they are properly cloth
cd but are opposed to their bathins
II they are not. The majority Of TIL,
places visited by the swimmers o
Berlin as we'll as New Britain arr
Mine Foot" the railroad pond
SINNERS. the PIT the Stump.
the ice pond near the Kensingto1
| Congregational church. Seibert's ant
| Harris ponds.
| GriswOld Funeral.
4 The funeral of Ward Fl. Griswol6
was held this afternoon from his late
I -horan n q: 3osnQ. Clock Raw