New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Traffic was held up by the rain in kensington when the underpass flooded and about five feet of water settled under the bridge. Cars were blocked for about half an hour. The water disappeared as soon as the rain stopped and traffic was disentangled after a little while. Constable Cole Improved
 William Cole of East Berlin is im- proved after an accident last week in which he was badly bruised and also suffered injuries to hfs back. He was taken to the Middlesex hospital where X-ray pictures of his back were taken.
 The result of the pictures will not be learned until later in the week. Injured in Fall
 Mrs. Jason Taylor of Blue Hills
 was injured when she fell in the
 yard of her home yesterday after
 noon. She received broken wrist
 as result of the accident She IS reported as resting comfortably. Grange Whist
 A whist will be given at the Ber-
 lin Grange hall tomorrow night by the ladies of the Grange. All people are invited to attend the affair, which will start at s o'clock. Re- treatments will be served at the hall during the evening.
 Tax Collectors Report With bn% 1af tr h, ,1IIo,4 :, .J
 on the tax list of 1927, Charles F. Lewis. tax collector. states that the result is very satisfactory for that year. The remaining amount will be
 covered by liens of the town against the property.
 The taxes for the year of 1928 are l now payable. and the tax collector will be at Coles store in East Berlin Saturday, May IS from 1 :30 to 5:30 p. m.. and will be at his office over f the Berlin Savings bank Saturday May 25, from 1 to p. m.. Monday
 evenings, May 13, 20 and 27. from
 5 to ?. m., and Friday evening,
 May 3i, from to s o'clock Memorial Committee Meeting Tine general memorial committee
 will meet at. the Warrington com-
 munity house Sunday afternoon at ] ] o'clock for the purpose of completing plans for the Memorial Day program All members of the committee are
 asked to be at the meeting. The Legion will have firing squad which will participate in the
 program for the day. and plans are
 now under way for the procuring of
 rifles for the occasion.
 TriAngIcs Practice The kensington Triangle baseball
 team will hold it's first practice of
 the season Wednesday evening at
 6:30 o'clock at the grounds st 1 Perciyal avenue. kensington. All
 boys who are interested are ask I
 to be at the field on Wednesday night.
 East Berlin Items The women of Sacred Heart
 church will hold another of their l whist socials this evening at
 o'clock in the church social rooms
 Mir. and Mrs. Jack Welsh of Middle
 town will be host and hostess for the occasion.
 The Community club program for
 Wednesday evening will be for the
 benefit of the towns visiting nurse
 Food for the Family" will be the
 subject of talk by Miss Elizabeth
 Nickerson Of Hartford. Two pictures I will be showff. entitled What Makes 1 Them Crow and "Too Many i Sounds" A large attendance is ask
 cd for as the proceeds will be used
 to purchase additional materials for
 Miss Ivy Dolby's supply chest. George Denmore and Albert Law
 renee are redecorating their resi-
 dence on Main street.
 | The Fraternal society of Berlin
 held benefit dance Saturday eve
 ming at the Fraternal hall in Kens-
 ington. members and friends of the
 order attending from New Haven , Hartford. Middletown. Meriden
 Wallingford and other nearby cities The officials of the order presented
 the proceeds to Fir. and Mrs. 1g-
 r.zio Pia. members of the society Mir Pia. who for many years was
 engaged in the grocery business 1 here. has for the past several
 months been confined to his home
 and to the hospital by illness. Ro h 1 Mr. and Mrs. Pia have been very ac-
 tive in the work of the Fraternal O.