New Britain herald., 1929-04-09

nephew. John s. Barnes of i.s eo.:h street. The service was conduat<l by the Rev. P. F. Wol..ndea. pas. tor of the Baptist church. and burial was in West cemetery Mrs Barbour was born in stafford district of Bristol on April IT. lSlS. and would have been S4 years of axe in few days. She was the daugh- ter of John H. and Harriet Wsruer Sutliffe. She attended the Stafford school and was married on Sept. IF. l S65. to George F. Barbour. In 1899 Mir. and Mrs. Barbour moved to In- dianapolis, where Mir. Barbour died in 1913. Following his death, his widow returned to Bristol. where for two years she made her home with her niece. Mrs. Theodore Smith of Prospect street.
 Mrs. Barbour is survived by her sister. with whom she made her home at the time of her death; two nieces, Miss Louise I. Russell and Miss Julia R. Russell: and two nephews. Harry c. Russell and John s. Barnes, all of this city. Mrs. Barbour was a member of the Bap- tist church. Katherine Gaylord chapter, D. A. R., and the Gamma Reading club.
 Park Lagoon Being Drained
 As is customary each year, the swimming lagoon at Rockwell park will be drained and the bed of the lagoon scrapcd and cleaned and made ready for the summer season. The work of draining and putting the park in condition for the vari- ous summer activities was started yesterday and will probably be com pleted by Saturday of this week. According to plans Of the board of park commissioners, new lights will be installed al the lower end of the lagoon, making the entire body of water under illumination during the evenings.
 With the completion last year of the new and modern bath house at the park and with the constant added provements, the Rockwell park lagoon is rapidly becoming place of great popularity during the summer, not only 10 the residents of Bristol but 10 those of surrounding towns.
 Funeral of Accident Victim
 The body of Henry komiserak. who was the victim of an accident at the Bristol Brass plant yester- day, was shipped to his home al Manchester, N. H. yesterday after Cross cemetery of that city.
 Bristol Club Annual
 The annual meeting of the Bristol club will be held in the club rooms on North Main street tomorrow night. Officers for the coming year will be elected and other business transacted
 Bremen to Attend Funeral
 The funeral of Captain Herbert kittell of the Central Fire station will be held tomorrow morning at g o'clock at St. Joseph's church. and several members of the night shift of the fire department will attend the service in body. Members of the department will also act as pail bearers. Rev. William P. Laflin will celebrate the solemn high mass of requiem and burial will be in West cemetery.
 District School Meeting
 A special meeting of the voters of School District No. will be held in the auditorium of the South Side school on Church street tomorrow evening. The regular tax will be laid and other business transacted. War Veterans Make Merry More than 1o5 members of A. c. Hammond camp. Spanish War Vet crans. of New Britain and the aux Hilary Of that camp were the guests of G. A. Hadsell camp and the ladies at d gathering in Odd Fellows hall last evening" The meeting was the continuation of a series of card games which had been played be- tween the two camps during the winter, and a general social time, including an entertainment and a supper, was enjoyed.
 More Signs of Spring
 The open summer cars Of the Bristol Traction company appeared Cn the lines of the company yester- day, thus bringing another evidence of the arrival of spring. The cars had been painted and refurbished during the winter. The open cars. together with the action of a num- Der of hardy swimmers in seeking . l,a swimming holes seems to confirm the skeptical that spring is actually with Us.