New Britain herald., 1929-12-11
POLICE BOARD MAY RESUME MEETINGS
Much Work C0niTO1tS C0mIniS- Sioners-N Officers Sought
GEORGE ". MITCHELL DIES

After Brief IlaCsN-poiice Seek
 Charles Ar.ofsI>i Missing From
 Homc-H. $. ,s. West Hartford.
 Mayor W. Raymond CrUmb said this morning that a meeting of the board of police commissioners would probably be held Friday evening or early next week. Tn" board has not met for quite I time and it is thought that considerable business will be brought up for discussion.
 At the last council meeting, four applications were received for posi- tons on the special lore" of the police department T. is generally believed that one of the applications will be accepted and one of tho present supernumcries promoted tC regular beat. The new regular would probably be assigned to nigh work for the present time.
 The long list of breaks which hay, been reported recently and need oI protection along ether lines are pos sibly the reasons for the &ugmentinE of the force. A petition signed bl several local residents was recclNcC at the council meeting and was re ferrcd to the police board for con sideratiOn. IL is not known who th' new man will be,iC one is appointed as there are four applicants to b' considered.
 George Wclc!l Mitchell
 George W. Mitchell. so, the las ot the Mitchehi family, died al hi 1 home at 20 Bellevue avenue at %;% | o'clock ysterday afternoon follow 1 ing an illness of four or five day> He had been in ill health for som time but his death came as a com 1 plete surprise and shock 10 the com i munity which had harbored tn i Mitchells for generation after gen i Cration.
 Mir. Mitchell was born in Bristl on November l. lS49, and was ed ucated in the local schools and a Williston academy. He was one 0 1 the citys oldest residents and prominent business man, Widel ] known in the affairs of the city, H was the son of the late Julius l. and Druslla Mitchell
 He first entered into the bushes 1 world as an employ" at his father store on North Main street, Whic boasts of 15G years of continuou existence. It was only recently th2 the business celebrated it's 15Gt birthday anniversary. Mir. Mttchc was the manager of Wclch ClOC company of t'orcstyille for a tim and then served as secrctary-rcas urer. He entered into a partner ship with his father in the clOthin business in 1881 and worked undt the firm name of J. E. Mitchell
 Son. After his father died he cor tinued until 1918, when the ostal lshmcnt was sold out.
 He was one of the counry's lcaC
 ing poultry raisers and won mar first prizes and blue ribbons at fair and exhibitions about the Countr His pens. situated near his res dcnCc. were visited by men from a over the country. He was the pre-
 ident ofthe Bristol Poultry assoct;
 ton for many years.
 For nearly 35 years Mr. Mitchc served as d director at the Brist
 National bank and had also be-
 connected with the American Tru
 company since organization. He w
 q director at the Bristol Brass con
 pany at one time and a member the Bristol Business Mems associ ton.
 Mir. Mitchell was married October 22, 1a1&. to Eva l.. Du bar. The couple celebrated tho golden wedding anniversary in 19- Mrs. Mitchell died about thr years ago. Mr. Mitchell was q If | long member of the Bristol Bapti | church.
 Mr. Mitchell is survived by on cousins and ncccS. He was the la member of family which, help' | make Bristol history.
 i The funeral will be held fro