New Britain herald., 1926-02-20
FEW FILE KICKS
 ON ASSESSMENTS
Spirit Ol Secession Beginning To
 Walk In FOreStYile
MONDAY LEGAL HOLIDAY
Mercury Drops 30 Degrees in Few Hours-Community Players to Produce The Youngest'-Dixic Five Here Tonight.

Five Here Tonight.
 In spite of the fact that much adverse criticism has been heard regarding the work of tho board of assessors on tho new lists tending 10 hring about an equalization, which were compiled some time ago, the number appearing before the board of relief represents only small portion of the taxpayers A recent meeting Of the local real estate men IL was agreed that the work had been carried out in a capable manner, although there were some cases where apparent discrepancies had crcpt in.
 Several taxpayers In forcst'illc, which comprises the second taxing district, believe that the best possi bio thing that end Of the town could do would he 10 vote to seccde from tho city of Bristol and operate In dependcntly. IL is their idea that by so doing the rate of taxation could be reduced 10 an appreciable extent and the owner Of real estate could then consider his property as an asset instead of q liability. While it is true that a number of 1 residents In that part of the city have expressed dissatisfaction with the value placed on their property 1t is not believed that the majority would be in favor Of such q radica step.
 sudden Weather Change
 Bristol people who were vending Ithci. way through the fog and ra|I iot yesterday with q temperature O 42 degrees, experienced another NeV England change when the thcr ,mometer dropped about 30 degree in the space of few hours. Tn, thermometer at police headquartcr at G:30 o'clock this morning regis tered 10 degrees above zero. ! Requiem Mass This Morning : This morning at s o'clock in St Joseph's Roman Catholic church, al anniversary requiem high mass wa celebrated by the pastor. Rev. O. T Magnell in memory of Mrs. Mar garct pons.
 Chimney Fire
 Squad X of the Central fire sta ton and Engine company No. wa called out last night at G:j8 o'cloc 10 oxtinguish q chimney fire in th home of Charles Gustavson at :: Burlington avenue. There was T ,!IniaGc.
 Ruth Rcbckahs To Collinsyillc All members of Ruth Rebcka lodge. No. 24. l. Q. Q. r.. going { IColliusville Wednesday night, wi meet at the Sandwich Shoppe col ncr at the Boulevard at 6;30 o'clocl
 To Attend Conventions |. Postmaster Frank w. Merrill an - Assistant Postmaster John r.. Rol l crts will attend the postmaster
 meeting in Hartfcrd on Monda l Feb. @@nd and Letter Carriers Wi l liam Merrill and Clarence Markha ' the carriers convention in Grcel ' wIch the same day.
 ' Birth of Son . A son was born at the Brist o hospital yesterday to NIT. and Mr
 Gustav Seller Of Main street.
 The "Youngcst'
 The Community Players Of th 5 city. who have been credited wi S q number of successes in the drar "A atic line, are getting ready for Il N presentation of "The Youngest" , the Bristol Community theater T. February 34th and from all indie
 tIons the play will 20 over bigg ' than any presented Tn the past. " The players are being ably coac :" ci by Mir. Hartwig. who has z .,S pressed himself as being great '- pleased with the progress made .rtrrrctinr the presentation. ' DiNies Here Tonight u Tonight in the local high schC U, gymnasium, the Now Departu "' basketball team will stack N' against the DiNic quintet Of Ha
 ford
 The same should prove a hu' ,- mcr in spite of tho fact that { ,I visitors record this year has I U, .brcn as impressive as in forn ,' seasons.
 ,- In the Hartford lineup will { " lr,ar Holfurth, Waterman, Torra ,I 'HolmQuisl Hurley, Friedman a
 ,GlrlatuS.
 uld TcloW> 10 Masquerade
 All is in readiness for the si , 5anuual marQu"rado hall Of Stepl sfTcrry Lodge of odd Fellows, 10 ", lholl in the Red Mems auditori 5 ion "Wednesday evening, Tcbru ~, .4th.
 ., A musical concert will bo r ... itr,a between < and 2 o'clock, -. which time tho grand march
 begin. While the grand march