New Britain herald., 1929-06-12

Main street, New Britain. Rev. Dixon A. Brown of the A. M. F. Zion church officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
 Apply for Marriage License
 Application for d marriage license has been made at the town clerks office by Anthony Joseph Valentine and Miss Gabrilla Margaret Vero- nesi. Mir. Valentine resides on South Main street, New Britain, and Miss Veronesi is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Veronesi of kcnsington.
 Strawberries Threatened
 Unless there is rain in the next few days the strawberry crop in this section will be destroyed. local growers stated this morning. The market and the berries are very small for this time of the year The lack of rain has caused the berries to dry up, and indications are tha, there will be no more unless rain falls within the next few days.
 Missionary Society
 The Ladies' Missionary society oi the Kens:ngton Congregational church will hold a silver tea at the home of Miss Bauer of kensington tomorrow afternoon. All members of the society are invited to attend the affair. which will be held from 3 to 5 o'clock
 Teachers HOnOrcd
 At the teachers banquet held last night at the Hale tavern in Glaston- bury. Miss Dorothy Trehy of Ken- sington and Miss Elinor Kelly of New Britain were presented with sums of money. They will be mar ried this summer and will not teach in Berlin next year. Miss Ivy Dolby, visiting nurse who is leaving town. was also presented with sum of money.
 Entertainment was furnished by several of the teachers of the Ken sington grammar school and the Worthington school.
 EikelrOth Fined
 Paul Eikelroth of Hartford was fined $10 and costs in the Berlin town court last night for failure to obey the signals of an officer. The total levy was $a3.76. It is alleged that E.ikelroth cut out of line Sum- day afternoon near the intersection of the turnpike and the Middletown road and failed to stop at the com mand of Constable John Lewis of East Berlin. who was doing traffic duty there. Lewis chased the man. overtaking him some distance up the Hartford road.
 This was the only case in court last night. Judge c. G. Griswold presided at the session.
 Farewell Party
 A farewell party for Miss Ivy Dolby. visiting nurse. who will leave for Maine in the near future. waa given by the Kensington Sewing club Monday evening. at the home of Mrs Milton B. Emery of Kensing- ten. Miss Dolby was presented with a jade ring. Whist was played and prizes were awarded to the winners. Refreshments were served during the evening.
 Finance Board Meeting
 The finance board will meet to. night at the town hall to act on the request Of the school board that S75,o00 be appropriated for the pro. posed addition to the Kensington Grammar school. Of this sum s10,. 000 is asked for the purpose of in- stallins proper sewerage at the pres- ent building and in the new proposed building.
 The school question has been be. fore the voters of the town for the past year. since attention was call. ed to the crowded conditions of the present school in Kensington. De. feated twice at town meetings. the original proposition of the school board. calling for the expenditure ot $lSo.0o0 for a school to be built or the filling site in Kensington. has been changed to conform with the wishes of the town voters and will be presented at special town meet ing in the near future.
 Sunday School Picnic
 Definite plans for the Sunday school picnic of the Berlin Congre. rational church have not been com pleted. contrary to previous an.