New Britain herald., 1926-12-22


 Three property owners appeared relative to extending the water mains on Rustic Terrace, all being i.l favor of the improvement.
 Sixteen property owners appear ed in connection with the hearing held on the proposed extensions 10 serve Jerome and Maple avenues in the Edgewood district. 12 proper ty owners representing more than 5000 feet favored the proposed ex- tension while four property owners representing less than 1000 feet voiced their opposition.
 Action on all three of the pro- posed extensions was deferred due to the absence of Commissioner Alexander Harper from the meetingI on account of the 4death of his father.
 Eagles Meeting {,
 The regular meeting of Bell City Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be held at o'clock this eve ming in Eagles hall on Meadow street.
 Schools Close
 The schools of the city closed this noon for the Christmas vacation. Sessions will be resumed on Tues day, January 4.
 I. o. o. F. Meeting
 Pequabuck lodge, l. o. O. F., will hold their regular meeting at s o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall.
 Officers Installed
 The following officers of Oliyet Chapter. o. E. &, were installed at q meeting held in Masonic hall last evening by Past Grand Matron Mrs Mary c. A. Perkins, assisted by Past Grand Matrons Elida Ryals and El- la McMasters; Worthy matron, Mrs. Louis McCieery; worthy patron, Charles Hotchkiss: associate matron. Mrs. Irene Perkins; secretary, Mrs. Emily Norton; treasurer, Mrs Flor ence Emanuelson; associate con- ductor, Mrs. Violet Beach.
 Funeral of Mrs. Lucy Ross
 The funeral of Mrs Lucy Ross. of 27 Prince street was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the Pros pect Methodist church parlors. Rev. Hubert D. Jones conducted the serv- ices and interment was in West cemetery.
 Legion Post Elects
 At meeting of Seicheprey Post, No. 2, American Legion, held last evening, Postmaster Frank s. Mer- Till was elected commander for the coming year. Other Officers elected were: Senior yice-commander, Har- old A. Hayden; junior vice-com- mander, Julian Norton; treasurer, Walter w. Clark; financial secretary, John Miller; chaplain. Rev. Ernest l.. Wismer; adjutant. Claire NJ. Pfennig; trustees for two years, Rev. F. l.. Wismer and Nalmore Pilon; executive committee for three years, Robert J. Stack and Alfred H. Breckbill.
 The commander-e elect has been ac- tive in military affairs of the state for the past twenty wears. He was appointed captain of Company D, C. N. G. in 1904. In 1916 he served for three months on the Mexican border and for 22 months in the World War in the Fifty-Eighth Pioneers and the Sixth Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion.
 Bristol Shows Largest Increase
 The recent returns of school enu- meration, from which estimates are made as to the population, show that Bristol has made the largest increase of any town in the state of the same approximate proportionate size.
 Two cities, Ansonia and Norwalk. both show a decrease in school emu meration. Stamford, somewhat larg- CT than Bristol, shows an increase of 3.1 per cent, and South Norwall1, also larger than Bristol, shows an increase of 1.5 per cent, New London and Norwich showing an increase of 1.i and 1.2 per cent respectively. while Manchester, Greenwich and West Haven, approximately the same size as Bristol, show respective in- creases of IS, IA and Is per cent The increase for Bristol for the past month was GA per cent.
 The following tabulation as fur nished by the state board of educa- ton is given below: