New Britain herald., 1929-08-27
Bristol News
WOMAN IS FITTED
 ON 92D BIRTHDAY
Mrs. E. Irene Douglass Of For.
 gtville Guest at Party
BREAULT IS TRAFFIC BOSS

BREAULT IS TRAFFIC BOSS
 Police Sergeant Assumes Duties To-
 day-Swimmers Rescued at La
 goon-Judd and Hayes For Coun- cil Offices Filed. l Mrs. E. Irene Douglass of PIP
 Stafford avenue, Forestville's oldest resident. observed her 92nd birthday yesterday. Except for a slight deaf
 ness, all of Mrs. Douglass's facul- ties are alert and although she very seldom leaves her home except for an occasional automobile ride, she keeps in close touch with current affairs. Members of her family were
 present last evening at birthday
 party and during the day many friends called to extend their fol- citations.
 Mrs. Douglass was born in
 Bristol, 1886, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Whitman Atkins. At the age of three years she moved with her parents to the old colonial homestead at the corner of Stafford and Pennington avenues in the For estville section. At the close of the Civil War she was married to J. Fayette Douglass. who served dur ing the duration of the war and who after his discharge entered the coal, wood and ice business in Forestville. He retired several years before his death six year ago. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs Douglass took up their residence in the home which MT. Douglass erected at PIP Stafford avenue and she has lived there ever since. Two sons, Junius Douglass. a member of the Bristol board of assessors and J. Fay Doug lass, manager of the local branch of the Manufacturers Employment Bureau, and one daughter, Miss Clara B. M. Douglass, all reside in Forestville. Mrs. Douglass also has one granddaughter Miss Elizabet I. Douglass, a teacher in the local schools.
 During her span of life, Mrs. Douglass has witnessed many l changes. She recalls distinctly the old stage coach days when pie turesque coaches passed by her door en route from Hartford to Bris- tol and points west. She also re- members the droves of cattle which ! III those days used to be driven from Hartford to the western part of the state, a fenced enclosure near her nome providing stopping place Or herds and drivers over night The population of Bristol, which in nose days was part of Farming on, was less than three thousand in comparison to approximately 33,OOO oday.
 Nonsupport Case
 Vincent Quistberg, charged with 1on-support, was given the alterna- i've of posting a bond of $500 to 1ay his wife $20 a week or serving TX months in the Hartford county all by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan in 'ollce court this morning.
 Quistberg has been before the ourt on a similar count on several i revious occasions. His arrest yes- erday was made on complaint of ls wife, who testified today that , ance she had started to work in a peal factory, he had failed to do- f ate anything toward either her ; upport or the support of their two i hlldren, one aged six and the other | 8. harged With Breach of the Peace , Charles Miller, alias Charles Mi |, IS, was arrested last evening on a :. harge of breach of the peace after IS Wife had made a complaint to :, office Headquarters. In police court 'day, his case was continued until y aturday Aug. 31, to permit the '' rotation officer to make an inves- U gallon into the affairs of the fam u y.
 Automobile Clock Stolen
 Dr. Frank Coroso of 159 Main D rect reported to the police this s orning that his automobile clock V as stolen last evening while the car r as parked in the rear of his resi- G 'nce. This is the second theft of q Y miiar nature reported to the police e ithin the past week. w
 Judd's Petition Filed el The petition of Councilman Hon. h
 Il. Judd for the candidacy for ta e city council was filed in the W flee of the city clerk Monday |, ternoon by William O'Brien. cl MT. O'Brien also filed the petition cf
 Councilman William H. Hayes fl, tn the city clerk today Ir
 Funeral of Louis Bachmaa il, The funeral of Louis Bachman. s, , who died yesterday at his home, re
 North street, will be held at St seph's church at o'clock Wed N sday morning. Rev. William r h, fin will celebrate the high mass ac requiem and burial will be in St, he omas' cemetery. to Mir Rachman was born in Ba- tb ria, Germany on June 25, 1864. ba son of Aloysius and Pauline de