New Britain herald., 1928-11-05
DANIEL HEFFERNAN
Of ASSESSORS DIES
Lor';,st in This Office Than Any
Similar Official in State
FLAG Is AT HALF MAST
Library Board Mcciins-Autoist
Heavily iinetl-lsadly Beaten In
Eigit-New Voters MaLe-Otler
News Items.

| Daniel J. Heifernan. G.. dean of
! the local board OF ASSESSORS and the
oldest assessor III point of service
| in the state, died at his home, %
Maple Street, at 1U:l5 O'Clock Sun
day morning following d nine week.,
illness. He had been III poor hea.ta
for the past Two years.
Born July 26. 1866 in Litchtieli
Conn. the son of James and Mary
! (iiarty) Hefernan, he moved to
Harwiuton with his parents as i
young boy. While there he learned
the trade of blacksmith. He came
to Bristol in 1888 and opened a
blacksmith shop on North Main
street. which he conducted until
i1S9S when Re met with an accident
which necessitated the amputation
Of his right leg. A heavy wheel.
which he was removing from the
axle of wagon. slipped from his
grasp, striking him on the shin and
splntering the bone.
| Following his recovery at that
time he entered the real estate and
insurance field and for the past
thirty years was engaged in that
line of endeavor During the past
nine years. his son. James Hetfer-
nan. had been associated with him
in the firm of D. j. Helfernan and
Son. In recent years he had not
been active in the affairs of that
business due to his increased work
on the board Of assessors.
Mr. Heffernan first entered poll
tics in 1892. AS member of the
democratic party, he was elected in
that year to the board of assessors
land has held that office continuous
ly ever since with the exception OF
two years For the greater part OF
that time he had been chairman OF
the board.
He Nalso served as borough clerk
Of Bristol from 1898 to the adoption
of the city form of government in
1871. He also served one term as
Judge of probate from 1918 to 1920
and as clerk from the board Of
selectmen under the town govern
ment from 1900 to 1910.
Mr.. Heffernan was active in the
affairs of the democratic party. H.
was a member Of the town commit
tee for many years and also served
as secretary of that body.
Fraternally, Mr.. Heffernan was {
member of Palos council. Knights O.
Columbus, and a past grand knighl
of the order; a charter member Of
the Bristol lodge of Elks, a member
of the Modern Woodmen of Amer.
lea and of the Improved order Of
Neptasophs. He was veteran fire.
man and former member Of the
serving as foreman for several years
and later as secretary. He also al
one time served as secretary of the
Connecticut Tax Officers association
Surviving are his wife, who before
her marriage was Miss Agnes Nc
Closkey of this city; one son, James
K. Heffernan: one daughter, Mis-.
Helen NJ. Heffernan, a member OF
the high school faculty: two grand.
children, James E. Heffernan. Jr.
and Richard w. Heffernan: 81,
brothers. William f.. James v.
John L.. Michael r., T. Joseph. and
Frank A. Heffernan. all of this city
and one sister. Mrs. Owen J. Hurle,
Of Bridgeport.
The funeral will be held at 9:0t
o'clock Tuesday morning at his late
home and at $3.50 o'clock at st. 10
seph's church. Rev. William p. LAT
lin will celebrate the high mass o.
requiem and burial will be in st
Thomas cemetery. Friends are re-
quested to omit flowers.
Flag at Half Mast
As mark of respect to the de
ceased city official. the flag on tht
city hall was placed at half mast thi:
morning and will remain in that pc
sition until after the funeral The
services Tuesday morning at thu
home and church will be attended b!
Mayor w. Raymond Crumb. mem
, bers of the city council. Assessor
! Samuel D. Newell and Junius z
Douglas and Acting Assessor Sidne!
NJ. Barnard, and other city officials
Mayor Crumb announced Thu
morning that the city offices woult
he closed from $50 to 1913" a. IN.
tomorrow morning during the tuner
al services.
Library Board Meeting
1898 books were issued by thu
| duripO fhi
month of October. according TO thu
report OF Librarian Charles l.. Wood
ing, submitted at a meeting OF tn
hoard of library commissioners Sat
| urday evening. This represents al