New Britain herald., 1926-05-05
Bristol News
CURTISS ST. LINE
 FINALLY ADOPTED
Action by Council Ends Subject
 Of Long Dispute
TELLS OF DUNBAR, LOYALISI

Sewer For Forestyillc Discussed - Swedish Baptist Church's Anniyer-
 sary-ReCeption Tor Rev. W. T..
 Davis, Jr.
 A hearing was held last evening in the city council room. preceding the opening of the regular meeting. on the matter Of a building line on Curtiss street. Only about eight residents of the street We're present and inc street committee, which had given the matter serious considcra- ton, recommended 10 the city coun- cil that on the south side Of the street, a 5 foot building line he es- tablished except at the corner. where it should be made five feet for q distance ot 59 feet On the north side a building line of 10 feet to a point on the Eostwlck property and from that point 10 the end of the street five feet. was recommended. This recommendation met with the approval of 'he property owrnrs present and # was Hot,l 10 adopt the building line as recommended.
 The action of the council last eve rinG ends a long drawn out argu- Iuent. After the council voted to adopt the recommendations of the street committee, one of the proper ty owners suggested that something he done Q remedy the condition Of 'hA street itself. Very little has been done regarding the mainte- nance of the road Up to the present time and Mayor Wade assured those residing on Stewart street. who hap pened 10 ho present, that the road would soon ho put in rrorer shape.
 Men Teachers Meeting
 About 20 members of the Men Teachers association Of The Bristol 7ubhc schools held d meeting last evening a the Bristol Elks club last evening. The gathering proved to bo one of the most interesting ever hold by the organization. inc feature of the evening being an address by Judge EpaNhroditus Peck, who took for his subject. Moses Dunbar Loyalist."
 Judge Peck, in his address outlin- cd the life of Dunbar very clearly and paralleled his life with that of Nathan Hale. Dunbar was an Epis- copali1n, which during the Revolu- tionary War, was the Church Of England and hence his sympathies were with England. While Hale was q ConEregationaIist and a sympa- thizer of the Co,onialS, Both of their careers were similar, both were sons of farmers. were we'll educated and Of deep religious convictions, showing high moral spirit and great for'itUle. Both eventually were CN- ecuted. Dunbar by the Colonials and Hale hy an English courtmartial
 Moses Dunbar, the Loyalist. lived in Chippens IIjlI, this city and dur ing the revolution became an ardent Church Of England man. For his loyalist tendencies he was harassed almost to persecution by the Sons of Liberty. He went 10 Long Island where General Howe was located and after enlisting in the English army. was made a captain. He later returned to Bristol and while here engaged in enlisting men in the kings service. Among those who enlisted at that time was his broth cr-in-Iaw. He was taken into GUS tody by the Sons of Liberty and q search of his person revealed the warrant of his commission in the British army. He was tried in tho superior court at Hartford, found guilty of treason against the state of Connecticut and sentenced to die, Al the time of his execution he was 50 years of age.
 About 100 years ago, when they tore down an old house in Harwin- ton, letters written by Dunbar the night before his execution were found. Parts Of these letters were read last evening by Judge Peck in which 1t could be seen that Dunbar in spite of tho fact that he was to be executed the following morning displayed no malace or hatred, but