New Britain herald., 1926-12-07
Bristol News
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Authorities Lay Out Program for Winter Enjoyment MRS. MERRILL C0FFRIN DIES Prospect Street Woman Would Have Been 70 Year Old On Christmas
 Day-Council to Act On Police ! Pension Fund.
 | As a result of conference be- Iden, Superintendent of Schools Karl A. Reiche and Scout Executive Al ! fred Breckbill, arrangements have been made for supervised coasting on ten hills in the city between the hours of 3:45 and 5:3O p. m.. start ing this afternoon. The hills on which coasting has been authorized and will be supervised, are Wooding street, Oakland street from Stearns street to Queen street. Pond street. ! sherman street. George street, Grid Hey street, South street Extension to Pine street, on hill west of King street, Central street. Forestvile and 1 Beach street.
 | The streets in question will be patrolled by Boy Scouts. who will be provided with police whistles 10 regulate automobile traffic. Warn | ing signs for the information of automobiists will also be placed in the designated localities while slid { ing is supervised.
 i Circulars for tho information of school children will he posted in all of the rooms in the city schools and
 it is possible that similar data will be mailed to local car owners. The action on the part of the three officials in question is one that will no doubt be greatly appreciated by the youngsters of the city. Coasting on streets in the city proper is for hidden by a city ordinance and as q consequence considerable of joy has been taken out of the life Of school children when snow is on the ground.
 Mrs. Merrill Coffrin
 Mrs. Ida Coffrin. aged 60, wife of Merrill Coffrin of 66 Prospect street . died at her home last night at 10:55 1 o'clock after an illness of six months.
 Mrs. Coffrn was born in Worces- ter, Vermont. on December 9. 1856, the daughter of Albert and Parmelia Crane. She was married to Mir. Golf i rin in Waterbury, Vermont, on April i 30, 1872. She and her husband came 10 this city about 14 years ago and , have since resided here. Prior 10 coming to Bristol they resided in Hartford for 22 years and at dif- ferent times lived in Minnesota; Montpelier, Vermont; Alliston. w.. Va; Cincinnati, Ohio and Hunting ton. ". Va.
 1 Mrs. Coffrin was q member of Gilbert ". Thompson post, Women's i Relief corps and of the Womens Christian Temperance union. Sur i viving her, besides her husband, are one daughter, Mrs. John J. McKone of Hartford and three grandchil- dTen.
 The funeral will probably be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock 1 from her late home. Services will be conducted by Rev. 2. r. Wolfenden, pastor Of the Bristol Baptist church, and burial will be in the family lot in Cedar Hill cemetery. Hartford.
 Council Meeting Tonight The regular December meeting of the city council will be held in the city hall at 7:30 o'clock this eve ning.
 Reports for the last quarter of he fiscal year, which ended Novem- Der 30, will be submitted by the de- partments and other matters of im- portance will be discussed. The pro posed amendment to the city charter for the police pension fund will also be acted upon favorably and a request of the tiremen for an increase in pay will undoubtedly be turned over to the salary commit tee. The board of fire commissioners at their recent meeting recommend cd an increase of S3.5o for the regu- lars, including the lieutenants and captains.
 Eagles 10 Meet
 The regular meeting Of Bell City \ 'ie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be held at o'clock tomorrow evening in Eagles hall on Meadow street. Plans for the Riddles Christi mas party will be consummatcd. To Winter Ireland
 John O'Connell of Pleasant street will sail tomorrow from New York ci-v on the steamer Meunchen of the North German Lloyd line for Ire land, where he will spend the win ter with relatives
 Death of Infant Martin, four months old son of Mir. and Mrs. William A. Loughlin of High street. died last evening at the home of his parents from heart trouble. The funeral will probably be held this afternoon.
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