New Britain herald., 1929-06-04

to aud the conveTUlon an1 WeQveF x the same inte -4he pesssanent eoD stock of this corporation by tha La crease Of the capitsi steck tA t1xl s amount and the tssus ef Set a14t tionai shares each of the paF value of one hundred doilafs (eIeel, aA4 $ the distribution thereof aMonG the stockholders la the proportion - 5 one new share to each tive shatao of the present outstanding caDltet stock.
 For the valid enactment ol sah increase. the resolutions adopting h must be approved by . vote Of tive thirds Of all Of the outstanding stock of the corporation. A large attend ance Of the stockholders, either in person or by proxy, is therefore es- sential.
 You may De represented at the meeting by proxy and for that pur pose printed form Of proxy is en. cioseG which should be signed by you and mailed in the enclosed en velope. if you do not plan to be pres ent at the meeting in person."
 Rank Established 43 YcaeH
 Tine Bristol Trust company was founded in 1907 by the late William E.. Sessions, father of the present president of the institution. His assistant in the work of oreanixa- tion was George 2. Beach. whe is now vice- president and the executive head. Its growth has been rapt@ and at the present time 1t has re- sources of t5.600.000.
 The proposed increase in capital will be distributed among the stock holders by the issuance Of 500 new shares of stock. which will be ap- portioned to each shareholder on the basis of one new share for each two of the present outstanding stocx held. After the payment Of the stock dividend. the bank twill have capital of $l50,OO0, a surplus ot s20o,000 and undivided profits of S125.000.
 Library Circulation Jumps
 There were l4,3l3 books issued from the Bristol public library dur ing the month of May, according to the monthly report of librarian c. l.. Wooding. which was presented to the meeting of the board of library directors last night.
 This is an increase of l.1l1 over the month of May. 1928. Compared with year ago there was . gain Of 435 from the children's room at the main library and Of %ss at the For estville branch. There was loss of 4S1 from the adult department of the main library and of :ls from the Endee branch. There was . gain at each of the school branches as fol- lows: John J. Jennings, t0l: North Side. Ill: Park street, lss: and EaA Bristol, 1:1.
 The circulation for the month was distributed\as follows: Main library. adult department, 6,s6<: children's room, 3,447: Forestvillc branch. l.- l95; Endee branch. l3t: John Jen- ninxs school, 7:3: North Side school. 3e6; Park street school. 71o. and East Bristol school, sls. ~. The total circulation for tke month was classified as follows: Juvenile fiction, 4.54b: adult hction, 6,09.: general. 1: philosophy. 100: religion. 6s; sociology. %oS: philoasgy 3: natural science. 4ls; useful arts, 296: fine arts. 176; literature. Sst; history. 557; travel, Ill: biography. ec4; magazines. 83. Included in the above are Polish. %: German. 2": | French, IS; Italian, l3, and Lith. uanian, {.
 Thirty-two per cent of the entire circulation was chased as juvenile fiction and 4:a per cent was cSease6 as adult prose fiction. The tntal fic. 4 ton per cent of 76, was three. per | cent less than last year.
 There are s6.O22 volumes in the Bristol public library at the pr~s- ent time. There were 3tl volumes added during the month Ot which 343 were added by purchase and : by rift from the following: Mrs. Burton Nichols. l: Young Peoplr'a union of the First Baptist church of New York city. 3; D. E. Marvin. |.
 There were 121 volumes retirej during the month. including lest and paid for and l1l worn out after having had an average circulation ! of 47 since binding. There were <t5 volumes sent to be rebound after an average circulation of 3l.
 The receipts at the library during May amounted to &s5.sl and the amount of bills approved was ti.- 447S6.
 To Omit Sun,mer Meetings l The board of library directors will omit the July and August nieettNss as the result of action taken by the board last evening The secretary was authorized to approve the pay ment of the June and July bills.
 Order F'or Hearing
 A hearing on the application Of the Bristol American Bank ard Trust company for . certificate of authority to do the business of . bank and trust company will be held in the office of L. E. shippee. state bank commissioner, Hartford, at p. m. on June 20.
 Funeral of Infant | The funeral of Richard, 1O.month. old son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Burneika of 152 Green street, va held at o'clock this afterneen al the funeral home of James J. Dunn on West street. Burial was in the new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Neishbosisood Prayer Msettng
 The regularly weekly neighbor. hood prayer meeting will be held ai 9:3O o'clock tomorrow morning d the home of Mrs. Frank B. Coavin of 90 Woodland street. Mrs. CaSrie a |