New Britain herald., 1922-11-28

 the committee, together with the ! wives of these men.
 1 The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Berlin Congregational 1 church is to be observed in two years. Post Office Hours. Postmaster Barrett of the Berlin post office and Postmastcr Pagan of the Kensington post office have an- nounced the hours to be observed on Thanksgiving day, The two offices will be open from 7:15 until 9:30 o'clock in the morning and from until o'clock in the afternoon only. There are to be no rural or town deliveries on that day.
 Highway Commission Meets.
 Several members of the highway commission. with First Selectman George B. Carter and States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn met yesterday morn- ing near the Worthington school ty- consider the complaints of several landowners on the west side of the
  was built the grade was raised and several landowners have complained that after a rain the water runs onto their land from the road, making the ground extremely muddy and causing much dampness, It was decided to construct a concrete curb and gutter | from Woodruff's corner to the Cream cry brook, near the home of w. H. | Webster. This will carry the water away.
 Schools Hear SOldier-POet. Through the Junior High school the schools of Berlin were treated to something out of the ordinary this morning. when Major Henry Webb Harrington of New York city and one of the best known of the soldier poets of the late war, spoke to them lbout his experiences during the World war
 During the war Major Harrington lcted as, physical director for 10000 French troops. He was not only a iofdier and an all-around athlete, but le was poet as well and some of lia poems have been published by he schools of New York city because if their value to children. This morning the children were in- ( crested by the talk of Major Far ington. his experiences with the a rmy being related and with some of lis poems being rendered. He told { tories about French heroes and eroines beginning with Joan of Arc, r rhO, he said. won the great battle f life because Of her love for the \ reat out of doors, her love for peo- n le and her love for God.
 His poems were read with a great ' cal Of dramatic expression and al- 1ough there was much humor' in a ome of his stories, there was also srious thought. His tale Of how he ad been mistaken for a postman, a Q orter, q, truant officer and subway s fficlal in New York city was anus [ ig to the children. h. b After speaking to the Junior High 'hool he spoke at the Kensingten . rammar school, Worthington school 1d the Hubbard school, where he as highly praised, both by the fac ty and the student body.
 Tax Enumeration. .. The personal tax enumeration has gently been completed in the town
 Berlin and it was fonnd that there e 1,S52 taxable males and females re.
 Committee Meeting. 4 meeting ef the committee Of the ansington fire district was held last enings tn the office Of the fire dis et. Several complaints on the cost installing the water in Kensington Ire registered. ~
 WOFthingfon School Closed. Three more sections or the boiler .. the WorthingtoH school cracked b morning. causing the superiu. 2 ldept to close the building until xt Monday, December 4. It was nt } st hoped to open the school this .eFnooh. but 1t was found to be im- sstble to nave the boiler repaired that time. aE
 Notes Gl Interest sta { spseial meeting Of tho Berlin s,, anFg Wlil l,8 hflt thht isihitIgr at |. Hatl gha t4ff& afpI SsealJ degrees 1 be conferred upon several eandi- .iIs ea dals6B f4lark nf rSnsnHaea,