New Britain herald., 1928-02-25
Bristol News
ONE MAN F0R EACH SHIFT

l Tax Office Open-Nystrom Returns
 to Florida-Lundahl Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon Other Items.
 Upon the recommendation of Chief John H. Hayes, the board of fire commissioners at their meeting last night appointed two additional reg ulars to be stationed at Welch Fire i company in Forestville. The new men are George E. McKenerney. who has served as call man for the past , two years. and Frank R. Matthews. foreman of the volunteers of the Wclch company. Matthews will as- sumo his new duties tomorrow and Mckenerney will perform his first service as g. regular next Monday night, Matthews for the past sew eral years has been mail carrier in Forcstville.
 The appointment of an additional man for each of the two shifts. ac- cording 10 Chief Hayes, will elimi- nate the necessity of the squad car from the central fire station respond ing to small fires in the Forestville section. In the past, there have been but two men on each shift at the Forestville house and where it was necessary to use ladders for chimney fires. it was found that two men could not perform the work without some delay. With the additional man. two men will be free to handle such ladders as may be required and the third will be available to manip- ulate the eXtingulshers or other re- quired implements.
 Chief Hayes also reported that re- pairs were being made on the Amer ican Lal'rance truck located in the Northside firehouse, These should be completed ill a day or two.
 Bills totaling s7966 were present. ed by Secretary John H. Roberts and approved.
 Acting Mayor Homer II. Judd pre- sided in the absence of Mayor w. Raymond Crumb, who is enjoying a vacation in Florida.
 Funeral of Miss Mary (. O'3riel,.
 The funeral of Miss Mary C. OBrien of 163 Divinity street, who died at her home on Thursday eve ring following d short illness with pneumonia, was held at 9:S0 o'clock this morning at St. Joseph's church. Rev. Edward r. Farrell of Stamford was the celebrant of the high mass of requiem, Rev. William J. Fan ring of Torrington deacon and Rev. Oliver T. Magnell. pastor of St. Jo- SC ph's, sub-deacon. Burial was m the family lot in St. Thomas ccme- tery.
 Tax Office Open.
 For the convenience of those wish ing 10 pay their personal tax. ar engagements have been made by Tax Collector Frank E. Riley to keep his office open this afternoon from l:5O to 5 and this evening from 2 to s. This tax is due and payable during the month of February. Returns to Florida. Nils E. Nystrom, who came north carly in February to attend to his duties as members of the board of relief, left this morning for Pen sacola, Fla. whero he will spend the remainder of the winter. Funeral Of Gustavc T. Lundahl. The funeral of Gustave T. Lun- dahl, superintendent of mails at the local post office. who was shot through the heart Thursday morning in the rear of the post office when a fellow employees pistol discharged after dropping to the cement pave ment, will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at his late home at 49 Wooding street. Rev. HenninS l.. Johnson, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, will conduct the services and burial will be in West cemetery.
 Franklin Lodge, A. r. and A. M., of which Mir. Lundahl was a mem- Der, will have charge of the con- initial services at the grave. Mem- | berS of the carrier force of the post office. all of whom arc members of Franklin Lodge, will serve as psll- bearers. All of the postal empoyes will attend the funeral.
 Roller Hockey Tonight. The Hartford Indians, led by the veteran Fred Jean. will furnish the attraction at the rink in the Red Mems auditorium this evening when they will line up against the Bristol roller hockey team. Two new faces will appear in the Hartford lineup, "Rube" Williams at halfhack and Jette at goal The former was a member of the local outfit when the franchise was held in Wallingford and the latter will be remembered as 3 member of the Waterbury con- tingent.
 A preliminary game Is scheduled