New Britain herald., 1925-02-03


 team will play the Torrington High school gymnasium on Friday night. Dancing will follow the game. Tor rington has one of the leading high school teams of the state.
 Carries On Where Town Fails.
 The Whigyille Association, com posed Of residents of that village in the southern part of the town of Burlington, has taken up the duty of keeping the road leading from that village to the Bristol town line open for traffic. Frank Paylik has been engaged to run scrapers and blows over the road and the ex- penses will be met by entertain ments and dances to be given by the association.
 The public works department of the city of Bristol keeps the roads open for traffic as far as the Bristol Burlington Town line.
 OH Burner Causes Fire.
 Efforts to change coal stove into an oil burning stove proved more than successful at the Modern Lunch room at 373 North Main street and would have probably meant the destruction of the large brick building in which the lunch is located had it not been for the yigi- lant eye of Police Officer James Keith. While making his rounds at 10:45 last night, Officer Keith no- ticed that the entire stove was ablaze, caused by the oil leaking.
 He turned in an alarm which was responded to by the Uncas Hose Company and Squad A. After the firemen broke down the door to effect an entrance, the fire was quickly extinguished with chem icals.
 At St. Joseph's Church.
 Masses will be celebrated at St. Joseph's church on Friday morning at o'clock and 8:30 for the first Friday in February. Holy hour will be observed on the evening of that day at 7:S0.
 The Feast of St. B1ase was ob- served at St. Joseph's church this morning with a mass at o'clock. The blessing of the throats took place following the mass and will take place at o'clock this after noon and at o'clock this evening.
 Board of RelicS Meets
 The first meeting of the board of relief was held at the council cham Der at the city hall yesterday after- noon from 1:30 to 3 o'clock when only few property owners appear ed. Most of them were satisfied with their assessment when it was explained to them.
 The assessments as made by the assessors in this years grand list seem to be satisfactory to the prop erty owners as no criticism has been heard of their work.
 Other meetings of the Board of Relief will be held as follows: Tues day, February 10, from Il o'clock in the morning until 1 o'clock in the afternoon; Wednesday, February IS, from 7:30 to 9 o'clock in the evening; and Friday, February 20 from 1 until o'clock in the after | noon.
 May Have Clerk Advisability of the appointment of clerk to assist the judges O the local court and to assist Chief 0 Police Ernest T, Belden in th' preparation of his records, is being considered by the city council, since the request for increased salarie. came in from the court officials. Tho court clerkship has been talked oi for some time and it's need has been fully demonstrated during the last few months so that the councilmer think that the court must have 8 clerk soon in order that the officials may not be swamped with detai work, which can be handled by the clerk.
 American Legion Meeting.
 4 large class of candidates vii be initiated at the regular meeting of Seicheprcy post, American Le' zion, to be held in the American Legion hall this evening at S:05 Following the initiation q lunch vii be served and social time will bt held.
 Sidewalks in TreacherOus Condition
 Seldom before in the history oi the city have walking conditions been as treacherous as they are d present. Sidewalks are covered witt several inches of ice and are yer! slippery.
 Many pedestrians are taking thu roadways with the result that dan. gerous situations have been created Many pedestrians have been nearly hit by automobiles due to the fac that it is impossible to stop auto mobiles on account of the ice.
 Name Local Quota.
 At meeting of the Bristol Neal East Relief committee with Chair man Frank B. Tibbttts presiding, i was decided 10 accept the quota 0 the care of 60 Near East orphans a! Bristol's contribution to wha America is doing for the countries of the Near East.
 From list of nearly 500 names the members of the committee divided the number, and these per sons will be approached and Givel the privilege of subscribing to Bris tols quota. Already the respons has been generous and s1.000 ha been raised. To those who woul, like to have share in the sponsor ing of relief to the little orphans 0 the Near East, arrangements hay