New Britain herald., 1929-09-09
Heavy Realms

Bristol streets were flooded at @;25 ?. m. sunday by a heavy down. pour of rain which continued for about half an hour. As usual Park, school, Meadow streets and the Me morial Boulevard were covered with several inches Of water. At the corner Of Mcllcn street and River sid" avcnuc. approximately one foot Of water covered the highway md tn" trolley tracks. Except for few Sm1)l washouts, no damage resulted.
 Ms, Harriet Elizabeth Sou!c
 Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Soulc. 63 widow Of William Soule. of II Gen. tral street, Forrstvillr. died Sunday at the Bristol Hospital following a short illness
 Mrs. Soule was native Of Go shcn, coming to Forostville with her husband about twenty years ago and residing since that time in that sec ton of the city. She is survived by five daughters: Mrs Glenn I.audon of Bristol Mrs. Alice Skinner of Boston, Mrs, William Brennan of Cheshire, and Mrs. stephen Roberts and Mrs. Henry Fox of Forcstvine; three brothers, Daniel Curtisa and Frank CurtIss Of Taconic. Corn.. and Edward Curtis, of Tarrytown, <. Y.: and four sisters, Mrs. Alice Parker Mrs. Ida Sturgeon and Mrs. Nellie handon, all of FOr"Styillo and Mabel Eraman Of Torrin2ton; also uy si, srandchildrcn.
 She was a member of Sunshine Circle. Daughters Of Veterans. Man JOSS Post Womons Relief Corps and the Asbuy Methodist church.
 Funeral services were held at tn, home at o'clocl; this afternoon anG at the Aabury Methodist church ar ESQ. Rev. William r. Davis. Jr of requiem and burial was in tho ForJstville cnmet ,rv.
 Funeral of Daniel J. Collins
 Tn" funeral of Daniel J. Collins t5, who died Saturday following a long illness, was held at 9 o'clock this morning at St. Matthews church, Forostvillo. Rev. James T Mcdonald celebrated the high mass of requiem and burial Was in the old St. Josephs cemetery.
 Mir. Collins was native Of Forest VIII" and until entering hospital about two years ago had spent hIs entire life in that section of the city. For number Of years he was om- ploycd @s a gatotcndcr at Davitt'S crossing, retiring several years ago because Of failing health. He IS sur NN"d by several nicc"s and ncphcWs.
 NrhoCl Registration Increases
 x net increase Of 2lo pupils is in- dlrat"d in the preliminary rce.stra- ton mad" last week in the public schools of the city. There are sos students enrolled this year at the high school, an increase of a ovo, 'aS' year. The enrolment at th, public schools and tho increase over iaSt year is as follows: John J. Jcn- nlnEs, 59i, increase S9; North Side I. crease 62, Park street, 707. increas. (; East Bristol. 42S increase 4S, Fifth Ave- ll3. no increase; Sarah F. Reynolds and Green Hills. COL increase 4G; Stafford, 6l. increase 2, EdsoWood school, 7U. increase 10, South Chippins Hill 4. increase ,, North Chippins Hin 10. increase 5.
 There are 57S pupils enrolled al the Federal Hill school, a decrcas, of 70. This decrease Is explained by the fact that a number of pupil, residing north Of the railroad track, have been transferred 10 the Johl J. Jennings school where additiona accommodations are available thi. year. The Fall Mountain school Ina. but &6 pupils registered this year q decrease of s over last year.