New Britain herald., 1927-07-07
congestion in tho Kensington dis

congestion IN the kenStngton dis
trict.
The land in the Berlin district
adjoins the South school on the
Berlin turnpike and it will be used
as a playground for the children.
Due to the fact that the school is
located on the Berlin-Meriden turn
pike, there is great danger from au-
tomobiles and the school board has
decided that an ample playground
will serve to eliminate the danger by
giving the children space in which
to play.
Residents OF Berlin. 1t Is under
stood. look with favor upon this
latest move Of the school commit
tee.
County "Y" Baseball
The Benedict Phillips Recreation
field in kensinston will be the
scene Of holly contested baseball
game on Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock. when the Plainville Y. M.
C. A. team meets the squad from
the kensington Congregational
church. Both teams are among the
foremost contenders in the County
"" league and the outcome OF the
game Is being looked forward to
with interest.
Hail Visits Berlin
A severe thunder storm visited
Berlin early this morning. bringing
with 1t heavy rain and wind, not to
mention hail which fell for several
MINUTES.
50 far as can be learned, no
damage was done in town by light
ming, but farmers were somewhat
concerned when they saw the hail
begin to fall, fearing that crops
would be damaged If it kept up for
any length Of time. The stones
were about the size of peas.
Limbs were blown from trees In
some sections of the town. but a
careful inquiry elected the informa-
ton that no other damage was done.
Removing Trolley Tracks
Work has started in earnest. as
far as the new Berlin-New Britain
highway Is concerned. and groups
of workmen were busy removing
trolley tracks from Pennington av-
enue. beginning at the intersection
of that road with the Berlin turn
pike. The work of removing the
tracks is being rushed by the Con-
necticut company. since the contrac-
tors cannot begin their excavating
until the rails are out OF the way.
1t Is said that the work will start
at the Berlin end of the road and
that a 20-foot pavement will be
laid. 1t Is not known how long the
work will occupy. but 1t will be sew
eral months before it will be opened
to traffic, Meanwhile one-way traf-
f1c will be In order when excavating
starts. The state Road Closed"
signs have been put in place and
Berlin's dream is about to be in the
process OF realization.
Tire bitches Automobile
spare TIRE winch dropped OH a
car and rolled In front Of the wheels,
caused the vehicle to plunge into
ditch in East Berlin last evening.
Fortunately, the driver had the ma
chine well under control and the car
was not overturned. However. the
services of a wrecker were required
to pull 1t out of the ditch.
The automobile bore New Jersey
markers and, after being towed to
the highway. it proceeded on its
journey. none the worse for the in
cident; The occupants were shaken
up considerably. but suffered no
other bad effects. y
Mrs. Wilcox in Georgia
Mrs. Frank L. Wilcox of Worth
ington Ridge has left for Atlanta.
Ga. where she will spend some time
as the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Edgar Hunnicutt. Mrs. Hunnicutt
was formerly Miss Margaret Wilcox
Of Berlin.
Mrs. Willis H. shumway left yes
terday for visit with her sister.