New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
K. of c. Meeting

council, Knights of Columbus. will be held at s o'clock this evening in the club rooms on North Main street.
 New Directories Received New directories of Montgomery, Ala, Gardner. Mass, Newark, N. l.. North Adams, Mass. Newport, R. l.. Roaknoke, Va, Oklahoma City. Okla, Westfield, Mass. and Syra- cuse, N. Y. have been added to the Reference Directory Library main- talned in the Bristol Public library.
 Annual Picnic
 The annual picnic of Magnolia Rebekah lodge, No. fl, I. o. o. F.. Will be held next Saturday after noon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Carrie Johnson of 34 Farming ton avenue.
 Elks Meeting
 Bristol Lodge Of Elks will hold Its regular meeting ats o'clock this evening in the home on South street Several applications will be acted upon and the report of the delegate to the grand lodge convention will be submitted.
 Playing in Manchester
 The New Departure baseball team Will go to Manchester this evening for a twilight game with the Sons Of Italy team of that place. This Will be the fourth engagement in which the two teams have come to- gether, the local boys winning two or the contests. the third one being deadlocked when it was called on account of darkness.
 The Manchester team will play 2 return engagement at Muzzy Field on Sunday afternoon.
 Attending Firemen's Convention
 Chief John H. Hayes, Assistant Chief William Burn. Captain Mor gan B. Farrell, Captain Henry Roberts. Orrin Porter. Hugh c. Murnane and Frank Kirchgessper left this morning for New London where they will attend the State Firemen's Convention which is be- ing held in that city today and to- morrow.
 Funeral of Thomas NJ. Johnson
 The funeral of Thomas NJ, John son of 75 Queen street, who died Tuesday night after a long illness. will be held tomorrow morning at ' o'clock from St. Joseph's church. Rev. Oliver T. Magnell will cele- prate the high mass of requiem and lnterment will be in the family pIot Tn the old St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Big Drop in Temperature
 Residents, who for the past week have been sweltering in the intense prevailing, were shivering last night and this morning with the sudden drop in temperature. At o'clock this morning. the thermome- ter at police headquarters register ed 56 degrees above.
 Statement on Pure Ice
 In view of the number of rumors preyalant about the city to the ef- feet that pure ice being sold by the Bristol Pure Ice Co. is being manu- 'actured from water taken from the Pequabuek river, Dr. B. B. Robbins Eas investigated the matter and is- sued the following statement:
 Complaints have come to my of lice that the Bristol Pure Ice Co. is using Pequabuck river water for heir pure ice; this is a deliberate ie.
 Alter careful investigation I find hey are using Bristol city water hat is filtered and purified and very effort made to remove the ron that sometimes discolors it.
 think in justice to this com- 'any this letter should be publish d."
 Notices to be Served
 Notices have been prepared by he city clerks office and will be erved within the next few days on owners on Rockwell ave- ue. Newell avenue, Marconi ave- ue, Peck Lane, Divinity street and field street informing them of an pen hearing to be held at 7:30 D. n., Tuesday, September 7th, at 'hieh time they will be asked to how cause why they should not be aken into the first taxing district nd to discuss the proposed laying f sewers in front of their proper 1t is not believed that there will e any serious objection as lack of average facilities in that section as caused one of the most un- ealthy conditions existing in the ity. Dr. B. B. Robbins, city health fficer, has advocated for some time he installation of sewer in that 'cality and it is believed that the udget appropriation will be suffi- ient to take care of the work. At le present time, particularly on ection of Divinity street, sewer -ater runs into the street.
 Democratic Caucus Attorney Joseph r. Dutton, chair Ian of the democratic town com- littee, has notified the democratic Iectors that the party caucus will e held at p. m., Monday. August in the city court room for the urpose of electing a democratic ,wn committee, to elect delegates ) the state. congressional and sena- 'rial conventions and to transact ny other business which may come efore the meeting.