New Britain herald., 1925-12-02
MATTER MAY STOP
 SUNDAY BUSINESS
Merchants Ask Prosecutor to
 Clamp Lid Down Tight
ROBBINS HEALTH OFFICER
touncil Holds Up Dr. Wolsard's Last Bill--CrSpt to h Provided for Remains of Revolutionary PcrioL SCttlCrS.

The increasing number of stores opening on sunday and thr extra long hours that many stores remain open on sunday, together with tn. wide variety of merchandise sold. has be- come go pronounced tha, the mcr- chants of Bristol have taken notice and this morning have requested Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather 10 consider the matter with a view to correcting the growing evil.
 The matter was discussed at a meeting held at thc tIks Club last night when merchants gathered fol- lowing an invitation by the Chamber Of Commerce to meet for a study of merchandising probIrmsIt was praC- tically unanimous vote of the nor chants present that the sunday open i ing movement should be curbed al once.
 1 IL was brought out that many of the smaller merchants especially those doing business in outlying dis. tricts, were keeping open seven days of the week. with long hours on Sun day.
 These stores opening on Sunday in 10c ma jority of cases, are not sell. ing as the major portion Of thcil @alrs such items as soft drinks Sun, day newspapers and candy. but ar, doing quite q business in groceries meats and other commodities, 1t i. said. SuCh business is working { great disalvantag" 10 the merChan who considers the six business day. of the week as sufficient time il which 10 retail the necessities of life it is claimed.
 Many stores are reported to h. using as a cloak the sale of Sunday newspapers, candies and soft drink! thus covering up the real motive 0, ,d"sire on their part, the retailing 0 .o,her commodities.
 Health officer Appointment
 As was expected, the appointment Of Dr, H. B. Robbins as healtl ,oniccr was made by Mayor Wade a the meeting of tn, city council las night and was confirmed withou opposition.
 Dr. Robbins was born in Nata' south Africa, where his boyhoo was spent and his carly cducatio was received. When quite young h ,rt4mc 10 this country and his educa .tiou was continued in the schools ( Auhurudale. Mass, and later at Mon son Academy. He later returned { south Africa where he studied den tiStry with his brother, but fcelin that he was not suited to the pro fvSsion of dentistry, he came back { this country and entered the mCdiCa department of New York UnivcrSit from which he graduated in 1894. II practic"d medicine in Warrcnvill, Conn.. after his graduation and late in Ashford. Conn.,, where h" acted q hcalth officer for some months. II came 10 Bristol from Ashford an has since enjoyed q successful praC tie" here.
 The mayor and the members ( the City Council fell that Dr. Rot bins will discharge the duties Of h olt'ic" in an efficient manner and fec : that the best interest of the city wi be served through his appointmcn
 To Provide Final Resting Place
 The West Cemetery Association { whom he care of the Old Episcop; cemetery in the rear of tho Feeder; :, Hill School, has been entrusted, wi rocomrnd the building of d crypt 1 house the contents Of the graves { the early Bristol settlers. It is pos siblc that this matter will be give consideration by the City Council the near future.
 The graves of Bristol carly settler ] who died prior to the RcNolutionar war are in this cemetery, and it proposed to proNid" q crypt as
 shrine to the founders Of Bristol. 4 present it is difficult to care for tl - cemetery in spite of the fact that ! is small one and the fact that mar p of tho markings on the grave ston' ' aro hccomiug ohlitcrated mak' some sort of housing necessary.
 Roster 10 Be Issued,
 Following the addition of e ne - names to the membership list of Il | Chamber Of Commerce in it's l9. |" enrolment campaign, plans are ul