New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
Bristol Meus BUSINESS MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN BED H. s. Peck SucCumk to Shock
 in His Sleep $500 IN LIQUOR FINES
Stanley Pcrog and Frank Scricoia Heavily Assessed, Former Gcttin. % Days in Jail-Veterans Conduct "Star Spangled Banner" Week.

Howard Seymour Peck, 54, prominent business man and mem- Der of the firm of Peck & Barnard was found dead in bed Sunday morn ing at his home at so BroadvieW Physicians gave the cause of death as shock. On Saturday afternoon Mir. Peck had played several rounds | of golf at the Chippanee Country club and had retired at an early hour Saturday night apparently in good health. Physicians Were called when the attempts of Mrs Peck 10 arouse her husband proved unsuc- cessful.
 Born in Bristol on May 17, 1874. the son of Miles Lewis and Mary Seymour Peck. MT. Peck attended the local schools and was graduated from Yale university in the class of | lS96. For number of years he was employed in the Bristol Savings Bank and was also member of the firm of M. L.. Peck X Son. realtors and insurance brokers. About 10 | NHiS oSo iiC SSNSICu HIS AollHSCllOlS with the bank to devote his entire time to the insurance and real estate business. which was reorganized un- der the firm name of Peck & Barnard,
 MT. Peck was married on Octo- Der 16, 1yv9, to Miss Edna Roe, who survives, with two children, Sey- mour Peck of Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. Edward Quinlan of this city. His father is Miles Lewis Peck, president of the Bristol Savings Bank and the Masonic Building Corp. He was d member of the Con- gregational church, the Bristol club, and the Chippanee Country club.
 Funeral arrangements had not been definitely determined this morning. In the event the son living in Charlotte. N. C. can arrive in time. the services will be held at his late home Tuesday afternoon. Rev Francis T. Cooke. pastor of the First Congregational church, will officiate and burial will be in West ceme- tery.
 Fined SlOO, Jailed for 90 Days
 In 1925 Stanley Prog was gi> CT a Jail sentence in the local cit, court for liquor violation and d, that time the sentence was suspend ed with the erstanding that h, leave the city. He then moved tt Terryville. where he was convicted ot violation of the liquor law ane was gwen the alternative of leaving that town or serving jail sentence Dislik'ng the idea of leaving this i'm. mediate vicinity. he came back te Bristol and took up his residence a, 32 Beech street. Knowing Frogs previous activities in the liquol game, Sergeant Henry Jeglinski and Officer William Thompson paid him a visit shortly before o'clock last Saturday evening and confiscated a gallon can partly filled with alcohol
 This morning. Pirog was brough, before Judge William J. Malone ir police court and fined $40o and costs and given Jail sentence of go days He pleaded guilty to charges oi keeping liquor with intent to sell and reputation.
 fine of St6o and costs was also imposed on Frank Sericola on Pros. rect street for violation of the Ii. Guor Jaw. He was also visited Sat urday evening by Sergeant Jeglinski and Officer William Thompson and a gallon can of alcohol confiscated A jail sentence of 50 days was sus- pended by the court.
 To Study Nursing
 Miss Bernice Bradshaw. daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Wallace Brad shaw of East Main street. Forest. vile. left this morning for New York city where she will enter the Roose. welt hospital for a course in nurs. ing.
 Miss Bradshaw for the past sev, eral years has been employed as private secretary to C. B. Sanford general manager of the Sessions Clock company. Forestville. She wa: presented with wrist watch or Saturday. the gift of members of ths office force.
 Star Spangled Banner Week The Bristol drive for signatures tt a petition to congress to pass the bill making the star Spangled Ban ner" the official national anthem opened this morning. Last Frida, evening cooperating committee. frol-. 16 veterans, fratcrnal organ. ;Zations and ladies auxiliaries me' in the Knights of Columbus clut rooms. where the origin and pro. ed by T. r. Cahill. d member O