New Britain herald., 1925-01-07
Burial will be in West Lane cefne tery, Kensington.
 Bitten By Muskrat

Burial will be in West Lane ceme- tery, Kensington.
 Bitten By Afuskrat
 One of the strangest occurrences in Berlin in some time happened yesterday afternoon near the Berlin Fast Berlin road, when man, name unknown, was attacked and severely bitten by a huge muskrat, which bounced on him as he was cutting through section of swamp near the highway.
 Fred s. Troup of Berlin was an eyewitness of the affair. The ami nal bounced out from the bushes and bit the man in the leg, this in individual giving a mighty kick which hurled it fully 15 feet away. It came back and again went after the Berlin resident. It was finally killed, but only after the man had received several bites and scratches.
 George F. Prentice, head Of the Prentice Mfg. Co.,, came into pos session of the animal and he passed it on to one of the men at his plant, who skinned it and will sell the pelt. Mir. Prentice said the beast was one of the finest speicmens he has ever seen. It had tusks an inch long. He further stated that it is the only case he has ever heard of where one of : these animals has attacked q man. Usually, they are extremely timid and will not bite unless trapped. There is a possibility that the muskrat had rabies.
 Banquet Is Planned The Kensington Athletic club is planning a banquet for some time in the near future. The exact date of the event is not known, but will be announced later.
 Slot Machines Removed The famous slot machines, over which there has been so much ado in New Britain, and of which Ken. sington and Berlin have had few i were taken away by the owners ysterday, it is understood. This was not due 10 any pressure from the Berlin authorities, it is reported, but | the opinion is that the owners oi these contrivances feared that, witt a decision against them in the New Britain court, they could not sur. vive in this town.
 Delegates to Big Meeting
 Claude w. Stevens, master of Der. | lin Grange, and Mrs. Stevens will at. l tend the state Grange meeting ir l Hartford on January 13, A and l; as delegates from the Berlin brancf ! of the order. It is understood tha several from Berlin will be admitted ; to the sixth degree at this session although the names are not available al the present time.
 i Highway Meeting Tonight
 It is expected that Meriden vii ! scnl representatives to kensingtoI ! tonight in order that that city's opin | ion regarding the building Of { trunk line highway from New Brit ' ain to Mcridcn may be heard at th' meeting which is scheduled for o'clock in the directors room of th' 1 Berlin Savings bank.
 1 Apparently, there will be some op position to the project, according t' talk heard today. although resident appear to be vitally interested. How ever. there is usually great deal 0 talk regarding every big project an' little Of it is ever voiced during dis cussions of the matters.
 Dog Owners Fined $1 John olson and Herbert Bell O Berlin were fined S7 and costs eacI when they appeared in the Berli court last night on charges of keep ing untagged dogs and allowing thcf to run at large,
 Dogs owned by the men were she a short time ago in George Pren tice's sheep enclosure. Althoug
 some of MT. Prentice's sheep ha been killed, it was established tn;
 these dogs did not do the killinI However. they were shot by one
 the men employed by Mir. Prentic
 Autos Have Difficulties.
 Automobiles and trucks had the
 difficulties yesterday afternoon, dr
 to the fall of snow in this sectiol
 Cars found trouble in going up Di
 mons Hiu in Berlin, as the whee
 could get no grip on the slipper
 surface of the road. One larE i truck skidded going down the hl
 and slid across the road, blockir