New Britain herald., 1927-02-04

the slips filed into the opening. The count was made by tellers appointed by the moderator.
 When the question of the release of a portion of Miller street lying southeasterly of Beckley crossing came before the meeting 1t suffered greatly at the hands of the opposi- tion, Willard l. filling being chief among the objecting forces. The ex- judge stated that the town would be liable for damages in case of the re- lease of property blocking privately owned property. It is understood that filling owns considerable prop erty in the section under discussion. The matter was laid over for the next regular town meeting to be held in October.
 The Kensington League of Women Voters was represented in full at the meeting, as was Bolton-Kasica post of the American Legion. Both or ganizations declined to take a defi- nite stand in the matter
 Mid-Week Services
 The regular mid week services of the kensington Methodist church will be held this evening at 1880 o'clock at the parsonage. The study of the Gospel of St. Mark will be re- stunned. Considerable interest in the subject has been shown the previous addresses on this subject and to- nights meeting promises to be well attended.
 Surprise Party
 About 40 friends of Miss Lillian Ainsworth of Berlin street rendered her surprise party last evening at her home. Guests were present from out of town and this place. The guests presented Miss Ashworth with leather pocketbook and an ivory handle mirror, the young men of the gathering presenting her with a s10 gold piece.
 Miss Ashworth will leave on Feb ruary Is for Grace hospital, New Haven, where she will enter the training school for nurses.
 Home For Holidays
 James Hart of Brown university, George Pola of Rennselaer and Elliot Baldwin, son of MT. and Mrs. c. B. Baldwin, are visiting their parents in kensington during short vaca- ton after the mid-year examina- tions.
 They will return to their separate institutions in the near future.
 Play Tonight
 A true test of its mettle will be given the Kensington Boys club senior basketball team this evening at the New Britain high school when it meets the Mapping Y. M. c. A. team in a scheduled County Y league game. Mapping should lose tonight's contest. according to the dope sheets, but those acquainted with the Kensington team have learned that the local squad is very apt to do the unusual in league games.
 Rev. MT. Phillips charges have been tuned up to the last notch in an effort to show up well against the upstate team this evening. Unless an unforeseen upset comes along when the Kensingtonians don their gym shoes, another scalp should be swinging at the belt of the organiza- ton.
 It Is hoped by local fans that the coach of the aggregation will not try the same system which he used in the game against the South Con- gregational team in New Britain last week. At that time he sent in a whole new team when the first squad was reaching the basket en- couragingly. Following the shift, the locals slumped badly and were swamped throughout.
 The Winds Do Blow
 Shingles and bricks floated about town last night when bowling wind came out of the north and descended upon Berlin about midnight. Late motorists clung to their steering wheels in desperate effort to keep their cars from being whirled into a ditch as the tempest swept across the flats between Warrington ridge and East Berlin. Several roofs suf- fered from the unusual velocity of the wind. shingles being torn off at will by Boreas. None but the staunchest chimneys escaped dam-