New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
Tax Onice Open

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 Tax Oflice Open
 For the convenience Of factory workers, Tax Collector Frank E. Riley Is keeping his office open to- day between the hours Of i:3O and . and ' and D, m,. to receive per- sonal taxes, These taxes arc pay able during the month and those who are obliged 10 pay them should take advantage of this opportunity.
 Funeral of ". <. smith
 The funeral of Walter Scott Smith who died Wednesday afternoon at th" Hartford hospital will bo held today al 2'SO o'clock D. m. from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred A. Herold, Jro la0 Divinity street.
 Rev B, F, Wolfcndcn will off. cinte and tho remains will bo placed in tho vault at West cemetery for intcrmcnt in the spring.
 The members Of Franklin lodge. A. F. & A. NJ, Of which Mr. smith had been q member for 5n years, will attend the funeral in a body.
 Communion Breakfast
 The annual communion breakfast or Palos Council Knights of Columbus will be held tomorrow morning All the members Of the , society will meet in St. Joseph's Catholic Guild Hall and receive communion at the 7;l5 a. m. mass al St. Joseph's church.
 After the church services a break fast will be served and q social ses- sion enjoyed at the club rooms on l North Main street, Prosecuting At- torncy Joseph G. Woods of New hritatn will be the principal speak CT and musical numbers will be rendered by the members of St. MargaCct's choir of Waterbury.
 Board Of Relief
 The board Of relief is in session TOT the last time today between the hours of 1:OO and 3:0o p. m. This is the last opportunity for those who feel that they have been treated unfairly by the board Of assessors, to petition relief and 1t is expected that quite a number of taxpayers will be on hand.
 Ip to the present time nearly 200 individuals have appeared be- fore the board asking that their as- sessment be reduced.
 Monday Legal Holiday Monday. February 2end. Wash, ington's birthday, will be observed as holiday by the banks, city ot-
 ices and the post office. At the
 post office, there will be one mail delivery by city carriers in the morning. but no rural deliveries The stomp window will be open rom 6:30 a. m. to l2 noon and the
 money order window from A. m. 5 to l q. m.
 s William Wesley Wright William Wesley Wright. aged 60
 died at his home in WhigviIle thi.
 morning Of heart failure. He wa,
 born ill Bristol Jan. IS, 1857. in, , son of Dr, Filbert and saphreni, & Merrill Wright. He attended tn, , south Side school in Bristol and wo, - direct descendant of Rev. Johl
 davenport. the founder of the cir
 Of New Haven. For number 0
 years he was manager of Foeg' store on the corner of Main an, l, North Main streets and was wider 4 known as manufacturer of pean,, ., brittle which bore his name. II .o retired from business five years age
 due 10 failing health. He was mar
 ried Oct. 8, 1884. 10 Miss Nellie Fog h Of this city. who. together with tw h sons, Earl Wright Of Brooklyn an n Howard Wright Of WhIgville, sur F. vive him. MT. Wright was also k prominent Mason.
 The funeral will be held from hi ,a home in Whigville al a time not " T. decided upon. Rev. John Wikint g. rector of Trinity Episcopal churcl V will officiate.
 l. Police Court Cases m Joseph Gaiti Of Sixth avenue, Eas n- Bristol, was arrested yesterday b
 Officer Norton charged with keeI
 ing an unlicensed store and permit ol ting q dog to roam in violation ( $. the existing quarantine. He wa
 assessed SIS and costs totalng So
 A II year old boy. arrested | is Officer Norton for operating tn motor vehicle belonging 10 Ca, H. pentcr and Bernstein. wholesa he meat distributors of Laurel stree in had his case continued until Tue on day, February 23.
 a Eagles Initiation CT Bell City Aerie. Frnternal Ord
 of Eagles, will hold a special mee h. ing tomorrow afternoon at o'clot K at Eagles hall, Meadow street. tly class of approximately 35 new men in hers will he initiated at o'cloc
 Grand Acrie Conductor Matthe
 smith Of Waterbury will he preser pol The principal speaker Of the d; Ire will be John r. McDonough of W up torhury. Following the busine rt- meeting smoker and supper "
 be enjoyed.