Electors to Meet at Citizens Are Reminded That CLUB SOCIAL IS The' Zero Hour for Paying Their OLD RESIDENT Personal Tax Is Next Monday
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FIFTY-FIRST YEAR—No. 45. THOMPSONVILLE, CONN., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931 Subscription $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 5c. ENFIELD RIFLE Reminders FUNERAL OF Electors To Meet At Citizens are reminded that CLUB SOCIAL IS the' zero hour for paying their OLD RESIDENT personal tax is next Monday. The collector will allow the us ENTERTAINING ual one day of grace, and there HELD TUESDAY SS*r?v after the penalty of $1.00 will be imposed on each unpaid per Property And Personal Tax Collectors Are Oc- Members of Organiza sonal tax bill. The same situa Services for Mrs. Jane Special Session Will Take Place in Auditorium tion Hold Pleasant Re tion obtains in the matter of Sullivan, Who Passed • cupied With Collecting Problem—Town Clerk unpaid property tax. Liens will to Act on Two Bills Now Before the General union and Smoker On have to be placed against all Away Sunday, Held at Works Overtime On the Tax Books—Finance property on which the taxes are Tuesday Night—Noted unpaid by next Saturday night. St. Patrick's Church Assembly—Trade School Will Meet Approval, Board Acts On Tax Rate. Both collectors will be at the Officials Present. town building day and evening Tuesday Morning. But Police Bill Sure to Provoke Discussion. from now until the period for The town building presents a busy Officials of state and national rifle- paying these taxes expires. The funeral of Mrs. Jane (Gran- electors of the town will be FORMER AGENT scene these days, as the personal tax men's associations and a large num- And another thing to remem ville) Sullivan, widow of John P. given an opportunity to approve or collection period draws to a close and ber of local rifle enthusiasts, were ber is that the Red Cross drive COLLECTS 94% the time for collection of the proper- , the guests of the Enfield Rifle Club Sullivan, one of the town's oldest disapprove of two bills concerning locally is short between three residents, who passed away Sunday the community which are now before ty tax approaches. In preparation for at its headquarters last Tuesday eve- and four hundred dollars to HERE BURIED the latter job, Town Clerk Timothy ning at its first reunion and social at her home on Franklin street after the general assembly, in a special OF TOWN TAX make the amount the local a long illness, was held on Tuesday town meeting to be held in the High J. Sullivan and his assistant, Miss of the seasoij. The exercises con- branch has hoped to get for Elizabeth Bennett, have been work- sisted of an interesting literary pro- morning at 8:30 from her late home, School Auditorium this evening, be- Funeral of Daniel Mul- this fund. Any who have not followed by a solemn requiem high j ginning at 8 o'clock. One of the ing overtime in preparing the town gram, after which luncheon was sent in their contribution to Property Tax Collector property tax book and the book for, served and the range of the club mass in St. Patrick's Church at 9 eel-I two measures to be considered, ac- lane, Who Died Mon Mrs. J. Hamilton Potter, the ebrated by the pastor, Rev. Daniel J. cording to the warning, is the act in- F. A. Burke Has Col the Thompsonville Fire and Sewer!which is located on the upper floor treasurer, should do so as soon day in Hartford, Held District. of Recreation Hall inspected. O'Connor. Rev. Thomas J. Griffin troduced in the general assembly by as possible, as it is expected was deacon and Rev. Edwin Gaffney, Representative Miss Julia H. Doyle lected Within 6% of in That City Yesterday The work of compiling these books The program was opened by Pres- that the local effort for this sub-deacon. for the establishing of a trade school could not be undertaken until the tax ident Paul St. Jean, who welcomed fund will be ended within the n Last Year's Tax Levy. rate had been * set by the finance the guests and introduced as presid- The service was very largely at- ' Enfield. This bill calls for an ap- The funeral of Daniel J.^Mullane, next ten days. tended by relatives and friends, in- propriation by the state of $75,000 board at its executive session last ing officer of the evening, Superin- or Despite the unusual economic de Saturday night. The work was com-, tendent Elliott I. Petersen of the Big- eluding members of the Enfield i * the equipment of the school. The former New Haven Road station ag Teachers' Association and a large i town, it is understood, would be call- pression of the past year, the taxpay ent at the local station and also ex pleted Tuesday, however, and the elow-Sanford Carpet plant. Mr. Pet- ec u n ers of Enfield have shown the usual books turned over to Property Tax ersen proved a graceful and. capable delegation of pupils from the North ' ? P<? to provide the building. The press and freight agent, who died FATHER GRIFFIN School. During the offertory, a solo *"11 will be explained by Miss Doyle, disposition to pay their property tax Collector Francis A. Burke. The lat-, master of ceremonies, his introduc- an( bill. According to a compilation made Monday morning at 400 Washington ter will begin his duties next Mon-; tory address and presentation of the was sung by John L. Sullivan of | l there seems little question but by Collector Francis A. Burke up to street, Hartford, was held yesterday Hartford, formerly of this place.! that it will be unanimously approved day and will be at the town building various speakers being in excellent TELLS R0TARIANS "Some Sweet Day" was sung by! ky the meeting. last evening, $437,578.91 out of a to morning from St. Augustine's church every day during the month of March taste. Col. Robert E. Gadd of Hart- Francis A. Burke and "Calvary" by' other measure on which action tal amount of $465,819.10 in taxes in that city, with a solemn requiem from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. He will ford was the first speaker and told Mrs. Daniel A. Garvey. Miss Hilda I b.e possible, is the one introduced for last year had been collected. This also be at the town building tomor-|of the National Rifle Association, of OF ST. FRANCIS Malia was the organist, in the ab- • 'n this session of the assembly by represents approximately 94% of the high mass at 9 o'clock. The burial row and Saturday to accommodate' which he is the Connecticut represen- ! total amount of the collectable taxes was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Willi- any of the taxpayers who have not tative. sence from town of the church organ- Representative J. Francis Browne, of last year. mantic. Several friends from here ist, Miss Dorilda Castonguay. Thei^?1' the creating of a police commis- paid last year's tax. | Captain Harry Schwolsky of Hart- Likens Service of Great s n n Collector Burke expects to better attended the funeral services. The tax rate as was anticipated, ford, who was captain of the Connec- bearers were five grandsons of the i .i° i the town. This bill will very these figures by considerable before Mr. Mullane was born in Sprague, deceased: Raymond Sullivan of Wor-'l'.kely occasion considerable discus- was placed at 23 mills by the finance ticut rifle team at the Fort Perry Saint and Scholar in 011 n on as the expiration of the taxpaying per Conn., a son of the late William and board last Saturday evening. The (Ohio) contests, gave an interesting cester, John Sullivan, Jr., of New'?' ' °t ly to the question of iod Saturday evening. He stated this Ellen (Sullivan) Mullane. He enter 1 York, Martin Sullivan, Jr., of Spring- • its approval, but the various provis- board found that after an examina- talk on _ the art of shooting and how 13th Century 4 to Pur ions contained in it. morning that he had "dates" with ed the employ of the New Haven tion of the books left by the board to acquire it. Captain Griffiths, who field, William Cook, Jr., of New Ro several taxpayers tomorrow and Sat Road as a youth and was connected s poses of the Rotarian chelle, N. Y., and William J. Hughes, In its present form the bill pro- of relief that this rate would raise ' the coach of the Fort Perry rifle vides for a commission of six urday who are planning to clean up with the freight department in Hart an amount sufficient to meet the bud- team, and also one of the best 100 Jr., of this place, and Lawrence Grif citi- their tax bill. He estimated that not ford when he was appointed as agent Movement of Today. fin of New York, also a relative. zens, three to be of different politi get as voted last fall at the annual shots in the country, spoke briefly of cal party affiliation, with the chair much more than three per cent of at the local station here some years town meeting, together with the in-.the manner in which the Fort Perry There were many beautiful floral the taxes would remain unpaid, and ago. Whilg he^e he took an active , Deeming it fitting that1 being the tributes • from relatives and friends. man of the board of selectman as ex- come of the town from sources other' contests are carried out. Captain P. officio chairman of the commission.