New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-04

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The covps u M Nssy Pet1spea
Of % G1o@wia arest. which was
stoasu saturday at3bt fteA lgssAsw
street. who're 4 hs> bsss pafks1 b.
the twAeF's brother. HARRY l. Felsre
OF Murray reeA. ~as found aAan-
1snsA In Hartford last sight ~ the
police II that city.
L.scai asthesities Asvs aAtahced
the theory that the car was stsaen
by George d. Fisks Of - Laurel
street. this city. who wss asrttted
early sunday morning ~ 04icer
JsAn Mclaughlin bAhinA tbs whtsi
Of 4 car owned b. Atbstt niiss 81
Hartford and which had bseA stAiAn
In that city saturday niaAt. It 10
thought that Fisks may have driven
to Hartford In Mrs. PetAstoa's CIR.
abandoned 1t. and then made thu
return trip to this city 10 the 1jiss
Automobile.
Fiske. who was taken hack 10
Hartford Sunday. was arraiGned b.
fore Judge tsense In the Hartford
police court Monday and HE case
was continued until Friday. Decem,
Der I.
franklin Lodoe Elects
At a meeting Of Franklin ledge
A. +. and 4. NJ. held last evening.
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Wofshipfui
master. Leigh b. Minor: senior
warden. J. Wallace Yale: Junior
warden. Leroy F. Percivai: treasur-
err. J. Fay Douglass: secretary. c.
w. Edgerton: trustee for three
years. Julian r. Holley.
These officers, together with these
to be appointed by the worshitful
master. will be instalie dat 4 meet.
ing Of the lodge On Monday evening.
December 81.
Hadseil Camp EIocts ORicefs
Stephen Teller was elected COM
mander Of q. A. Hadssll camp.
United Spanish War vsterans, at 4
meeting held last evening. Other
officers elected we're 10 fsllewa:
Senior vice commander. William
klanke; junior vice commander.
Bruno Brown; trustes Tor three
years. George Loomia,
The following appointments were
announced by Commander Teller:
Quartermaster. Julius Clark: aAju-
tant. Leon Loemis: officer Of the
day. Charles Galpin: psAristio In
structor. Edward Ryals; officer OF
Tho ..d E,,~~~., rfrklxAt1, S..S so
master sergeant. Joseph Strip:
senior color bearer. Thomas Coyne:
junior color bearer. Israel Pelletier.
On Wednesday evening the mem.
bers OF tho setback team Of the
camp will engage In the third sit
ting OF the tournament with HAM
mond camp of New Britain In that
city.
Library Repost Tor Year
The total number Of books issued
by the Bristol public library And it,
branches during the fiscal year end
ins November 20. 1898. was l1o.3t3.
according to the report submitted by
Librarian Charles l.. wedding Ut =
meeting of the board Of library cem-
missioners last evening. This repre-
sents an increase Of 374 books over
the previous year.
! The circulation during the month
of November. the librarians report
indicated. showed q decrease Of 200
over the same month last year,
15.42s books having been Issued
Compared with 4 year ago there was
a loss at the main library ~ 50 in
the adult department nd 80 from
the childreh's room. There was also
loss of 1888 at the East Bristol
school. All other branches showed
gains as follows: Fotestviiie. ":
Endee. ls1: John ]. Jennings school.
1853; north side. .s5; Park street.
l4s. The total circulation was dis
tributed as follows: Main library.
adult department, 7.73:: chiidren's
room, 1891: F'orestviile. 1893:
Endee, 34s; school branches: ttn-
ninss. sos; north side. %1%; Park
street. SIS: East Bristol. tts.
The main library, open IS days
during the month. showed an aver.
age daily circulation Of 33l from the
adult department and ne from the
children's room; the Fortstvills
branch. II: Endee branch, open four
evenings, an average daily circula-
ton Of a.; John Jenninta its;
North Side. liz; Park street, leS;
and East Bristol, 1ss.
The total circulation was classified
rs follows: Juvenile fiction, 4Jbs;
adult fiction. 1927: general. :; phil
esophy. 1903; religion, ~; sociology,
20; sociology. 40; philolosy. s; nat.
ural science, {tG; useful arts, SOS;
fine arts. 2Js: literature. sss: Ms
tory, SO: travel. vi: biography
447; magazines, IS. Included In the
above are French. ~: German, 50;
Polish, II; Italian. Is; lithuanian,
10. ia mounted pictures and II
sterescopes we're also issued. Thirty
per cent Of the circulation va,
classed as juvenile Notion and Is
per cent as adult proee hetien. The
total Of Is per cent 10 two and two
thirds per cent more than 4 year
ago.
During the month Of November
SIS volumes were added. sc by
purchase, Z Connecticut state docu-
inc Gaylord chapter, d. 4. r.
ia volumes we're withdrawn dur
ing the month. including two lest
and paid for and III worn out,
which had. since binding. An aver
ATE circulation Of Is. The total
number q volumes IN the library
on December was b3.Stl.
Receipts during the month totafed
,S1s2.1s and bills approved fef pay
ment Amounted to t1.fl0.Ss. The
balance on hand In the library fuhd
Continued On faee 10y