New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Bristol News

CAhN[uIE lkUPhl Orrin H. Potter Gets Medal for
 Deed Of HeroiSm SNOW BLANKETS CITY Gideon Bonneau Hurt in Fall at
 Factory-Raid Cases in Court
 Death of Charles r. Tirany-Po-
 lice to Seek Wage Raise.
 Orrin H. Porter, a fireman con- nected with the Central Fire station on Meadow street, received today a gold bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund. established on April 15, 1904, for recognizing valorous deeds beyond the ordinary.
 The medal on the rear around It's outer rim, bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This. That A Man Lay Down His Lify For His Friend" In the center of the medal In delicate lettering are the words:
 Awarded to
 Orrin Porter
 Who Helped 70 Save
 Edward Hadfeld
 From a Cavc-in in q well
 Bristol, Conn.
 Nov. II, 1923
 An award of $500 is to accompany the recognition of Porter's deed. this amount to be invested in some par ticular manner by the fund. Two other parties who assisted in the res cue also received honorable mention, as did Dr. B. E, Robbins. city health officer, who went into the well on several occasions to administer hy- podermics,
 Seven Inches of Snow
 Bristol awoke this morning to vi- sions of a long and bleak winter as q result of q seven inch fall of snow which blanketed the city. In many spots the snow is considerably deep CT due to drifts being formed by the 1, l., ;nl, ll the storm and which continued this morning.
 Traffic both by the New Haven road trains and by the Bristol and Plainville Electric Co. was maintain cd fairly well. Trolley service ran on a delayed schedule of about fifteen to twenty minutes, the greatest delay experienced being the result of trolley derailment last evening at the Pequablck switch. Trains during the day ran several minutes late but this morning were back almost on schedule. The greatest delay was experienced yesterday by the train due in Bristol at 7:S6 p. m. which was more than an hour late.
 A number of automobilists who ventured out without chains came to grief and many drivers simply drew tho water from their radiators and permitted their cars 10 remain park cd on the highway until this morn ing.
 Flows of the state highway de- partment as well as city blows, worked all night and this morning city teams were engaged in carrying away the snow from Main and North Main streets.
 Library Board Meeting
 November proved to be q big month for the public library insofar as circulation was concerned, 15.920 books being issued, 1,2S9 more than for March, 1926. the largest previous month in the history of the library. 9S4 more books were also issued from the children's department than in March, 1922. the largest previous month in that department
 The November circulation was classified as follows; Adults, S,504: children, 4,1S7 Forestville, 1.116; Endee. 1aS; schools, John J. Jen- nings. 425; North Side, 16o; Park Street, 576 East Bristol. 754, The gain in November, 1926 as compared with the same month last year was as follows: Adults. 1.073; children 536; Forcstvile, 25S; Jennings School, 120; Park Street school. 13: East Bristol 2lo. The North Side school showed a loss Of 129 while the Endoe Manor branch loss of 10 over November, 1925.
 on5 new volumes were added dur ing the month by purchase and min" by gift. Seventy-nine books were withdrawn because of being worn out and one was lost.
 During tho year, which ended November 30th. the library had total circulation of 155,073 volumes 1S,707 more than for last year, the largest previous year in the history of the library, according 10 Librarian c. l.. Weddings report submitted at tho meeting of the library board last Saturday evening.
 A balance of .s1.293.a5 was re- ported by MT. Wooding, agent of. the Root Library Fund. and it was de- cided 10 turn s1,250 of this amount into the city treasury.
 No SCEool This Morning
 Due 10 th" h"avy snowfall of yes t'rday and drifts in s~mo sections of the city. the schools of the city