The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-02

Albert Gillette, 1S, son of MT and Mrs George McBunney of Town Hill lost his life, Thursday while the Holy Trinity Lutheran church Sunday school was enjoy ing a picnic at Black Rock park on the Watertown-Thomaston road. n In company with a number of other boys attending the frolic the Gillette boy went in swimming at about 6:3O o'clock, having ended their first swim about 4 o'clock. None noticed the lad sinking in the water and it was not until after o'clock that be was missed. Rev Paul A. ,Schultze and Park Supt Harry Saunders searched the surrounding woods, thinking the | lad may have wandered off.NAt bout praised of growing fear that the boy might he in the water. Con- tinued diving about the spot where the group had been in, and drag ging of the bottom located the body in eight feet of water.
 Dr Harold Curran of Thomaston responded to call and found the lad beyond aid. Dr Edwin G. Reade Watertown medical examiner. was called. He pronounced death due either to 8 heart attack or tndi- gestion, since there was no water in his lungs.
 The-body was removed to the George F. Scott 6 Son under taking parlors in this town. The funeral was held yesterday after noon with Rev MT Schultze .offici- ating. Burial was in Hillside ceme- tery. Albert was pupil in the fourth grade at the Main street school. He is survived by his par ents. four brothers, George Chris- topher, David and Donald; and three sisters. Flora. Pearl and
 The death, a, Black Rock park was the first in four years, that 1t has been operated by the state as a park.
 Holiday to be Observed Monday, the Fourth will be ,ob- | served as a general holiday here \ with all places of business being ] closed during the entire day. The chain stores, postoffice, bank. H. I brary and factories will be closed I all day, while the Independent stores will be open for. two hours Lin the morning.
 Chief of Police Buckley has I made arrangements to have all of l the local police on duty during the night of the third and all day on the fourth. The Eagle Lock com l pany has also made arrangements | to have special detail of officers on duty about the plant over the l week end, as is their usual custom. | No special features have been arr ranged for the town with scores of I local people planning to spend the ] day either at the shore or the lakes l while many have completed arr l rangments for short motir tours.
 Legion to New Milford
 Plymouth post, American Legion | will send a large delegation of members to New Milford on Mon day morning to participate in the big parade and celebration in that town. The legionnaries will leave from in front of the town hall at 8:30 with the parade being sched- uled to start at 10 o'clock I To Enter College
 Walter Selvestrovick, who grad
 uated from the TerryvilleI high school on the 21st with the honor of valedictorian of his class has been accepted by the Mass lnsti-
 tute of Technology at Cambridge.
 He is admitted without entrance examinations. l Sale Largely Attended
 | The Merry Workers All club
 held a successful food sale yester-
 day afternoon and evening in the
 vacant store in the Burger block. H. Briefs
 John Cox, Matthew Hayes, An-
 drew w. Grannis and Cornelius I. Cardigan were visitors at the
 shore, Thursday.
 Thirty of Bristol's HOO unem-
 ployed have been put to work this
 week on the raising of the dam
 ct the Bristol reservoir No 6, which
 is located just north of TerryyiIle,
 Next week another SO will be put
 to work ct the reservoir and the 80 now working will be lald or.
 The following week the 30 will he pat back for Q period of one week with an addItiohaf 90 mon. The
 work is expected to last until late in the faIf. e nirs Hnfihew F. Hayes and | daughter. Of Main street are spend. ing a lew weeks vacation With N relatives En Boston. South M1in. Nasle and South