New Britain herald., 1928-04-27

that her condition appears a little more hopeful. At the present time Miss Hall is organst and choir director of the Center Congregation al church in Meriden.
 Whist This Evening A large crowd is expected to at tend the card party this evening at Lloyd's hall which is being given under the auspices of the kensing- ton Athletic club. There will be ta- bles for whist, setback and bridge. Prizes will be awarded the winners in all the games. The public is cor dially invited to attend.
 DOings of Local People |, Mrs. William Sheldon of Farming ton avenue is able to be about after her recent illness.
 A meeting of the Grange Sewing circle was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. B. Adams.
 Mas May Hannon has returned to her home after visiting with MT. and
 Mrs. John Hannon of Worthington ridge.
 Mrs. George Sullivan has returned to her home i'll kensington following an operation for appendicitis at the New Britain General hospital.
 A large number of young people from KensIngton attended the min strel show given last evening by the St. Peters parish at the New Britain Tabs hall
 Baseball Practice
 Manager Moore of the kensington A. C. baseball team has called a practice of the candidates for the team for tomorrow afternoon at :" o'clock at the Percival avenue grounds. X team will be picked from those present at this practice to rep resent kensington in a game against Fort Trumbu1l at New London Sun day. Every position on the team is opened and all candidates are in vited to be present at the drill to- morrow afternoon.
 The New Britain Falcons were dropped from the Connecticut State league last evening because they re- fused to play away from their own grounds on Sundays. With the with drawal of the Falcons the interest Of the local team in the league has fallen considerably and it is thought that the board of directors of the Athletic club will decide to enter the Central Connecticut league. The Corbin Red Sox of New Britain are entered in this league. and with the natural rivalry between the two teams, the league should prove to be a drawing card In this district. Many tight games were played between the locals and the Red Sox in city series of the past few years.
 Improving Roads in Kensington
 A large gang of workers from the state highway department started work of improving Main street in this morning. A coat Of tar will be laid on the street and a heavy coat of dirt thrown on top of it. The work was started at the be- of the street at the railroad and will continue up past the American Paper Goods.
 Work on the new state highway was rushed during the last two weeks and the department has completed paving the dirt stretches that ex- tended on both sides of the new avenue bridge. One side Is open to traffic and 1t is expected that the entire highway. starting from the New Britain line up fo Boston Corners, will be completely opened to traffic starting tomorrow of Sunday for the first time since the road was closed early last year. Men are busy erecting a wooden fence on both sides of the bridge.
 East Berlin Items
 Several hundred people crowded nto Athletic hall last evening to near and see the performance staged oy the pupils of the Hubbard school. The program as rendered this year, was somewhat different from those of the past, there being variety of entertainment. The first number on the program was drill by the pupils of Miss Jacobson's grade. Ten boys and 10 girls in quaint cos tune executed a drill that was a beautiful thing to watch. The chill iren went through their steps with put hitch. A fife and drum quar- tette was another feature of the program. Kenneth Rich doing the urp at the drums. Miss Nedra Law