New Britain herald., 1926-08-02
Bristol News
POLICEMAN FIRES
 AT AUTO THIEVES
Feels Sure He Hit Car-NeW
 Departure Field Day
ARREST AUTO DRIVER

cated Behind Wheel of Car-Hit by Auto - Police Chief Back Bristol Notes.
 Saturday evening the police de- partment was notigtied by the authorities of New Britain that a Nash sedan, bearing Connecticut license plates 100, 531, had been stoI- en in that city and it was under, Istood that the car was last seen headed in the general direction of Plainyille. Officers on the various i beats were notified and shortly after. III o'clock Saturday night, Officer Albert Pare, on duty in Forestville, happened to notice the car passing through that village. He immedi- lately communicated a Ford coupe owned by Myron Parker and sue Iceeded in getting up ahead of the other car near the plant of the Bris- tol Brass company on Broad street He commanded the occupants to halt and they came to stop but as Pare was stepping from the car. they started again at a high rate of speed toward Bristol The policeman, in an effort to halt them, fired two shots from his revolver, and al ] though he feels certain that at least one bullet struck the car. the driver failed to stop. AS they approached l Pierce's bridge, they turned off their flights and instead of proceeding to- ward Bristol turned oq and took the road to Lake Compounce. Near the corner of Lake avenue and Pine streets, they passed Motorcycle Po- Iliceman Edgar Norton, who had not been informed of the fact that the ear in question had been stolen. The stolen property was found later on, abandoned in the highway.
 To Hold Field Day
 The annual field day of the New Departure Mutual Aid association will be held at Muzzy field, Saturday, September 18th. Tentative plans for the event were formulated at meet ling of the committee held recent fly
 The field day held this year will mark the sixth annual get-together of employees of the three New De- Iparture plants, located in Meriden, |Elmwood and Bristol and their fam lilies. The following list of events hNr HnT9 Ttl Parks, chairman of the entertain Iment committed: Handicap tricycle. race, open to boys from to 9 years old. one-quarter of mile; bicycle Irace, for men, three miles; circlinE bases, men; 100 yard dash, men mile run, men; 40 yard relay race girls; one-half mile delay race, four linen teams from each plant; "a yard dash, girls; 440 yard dash, men; 50 yard dash, fat men; one half mile race, men; 220 yard dash, men; three-legged race. men; ball throwing contest girls; running high lump, men; twelve pound shot-put' men: tug of war, team from each Iplant; running broad jump. men; Igreased pig contest; ball game, the contenders not yet selected.
 Intoxicated Driver Arrested
 Joseph Melanson of Center street, was arrested yesterday after moon by Motorcycle Policeman Ed gar Norton on the Memorial Boule- ward on charge of operating an automobile while under the influence Iof liquor. An effort was made by the officer to halt the man al Pierce's. but Melanson stepped on the gas in an effort to escape. After q short chase, however, he was over taken and brought to police head quarters.
 Struck by Auto
 Ben Bernstein of Al North street,
 Hartford. was struck and slightly injured on Lake avenue yesterday
 afternoon by car owned and oper-
 ated by Clarence Jordan of 15l Barker street, Hartford. Jordan
 took Bernstein to the office Of local doctor and assumed the cost ! of medical attention. No arrests 1 were made.
 Enjoying Vacations City Tax Collector Frank s.
 Riley started this morning on a weeks vacation. which will be spent
 in fishing at various lakes through
 out the state.
 Miss Louise Fischer of the city Clerks office with her sister, Miss Eva Fischer of the Sanford Hat Shoppe. left yesterday for Milford where they will enjoy a vacation oi
 two weeks at the Sea Lion Hotel. Mrs. William Morgan and grand children, Miss Vernet and Billi' , Dieter of Prospect street, left Satur,
 day for Holiday Beach, Maine
 where they will visit Mrs. Morgan''
 daughter, Mrs. Edward A. MacDon. aid, a former resident of this city.
 Fireworks Wednesday