New Britain herald., 1915-10-28

should be taken up with the Farming ton officials as the girl was taken to the hospital almost directly from Unionville where the accident oc- cured. Out of courtesy to the hos pital authorities, however. he took up the case with the Connecticut board
 of charities and succeeded in getting the girl listed as state pauper.
 Thrown From Train. Frank Casciello of this place, had his ankle badly sprained this morn- ing. when he was thrown from the step of a dinkey train as he was about to alight on the platform at the Forestville station. He was attend cd by pr. l.. H. Frost.
 According to Cascicllo. the train had cC;1e to a stop and the passen- gers were getting off when the engine started suddenly. upsetting the people leaving the coaches. He claimed that at least six of the passengers were slightly injured by the fall.
 Casciello had the names of a num- Der of witnesses and he conferred with a lawyer. following his visit to the physician, to have the matter of collecting damages for his in- juries. taken up with the company. He declared the others proposed to take similar steps.
 Fair Opens Auspiciously.
 With members of the womanB club acting as guides, many of the townspeople made visit to the land of nursery rhyme last night their trip attending the opening of the Mother Goose fair in the Town hall The fair had a most suspicious open ing and the women in charge reaped a harvest of coins, which will be added to the fund which they are raising with the ultimate object of erecting d building suitable for use as public library and reading room.
 The fair is conducted along unique lines and its novel character made a most favorable impression on the patrons. Society, garbed appropri- ately for the impersonation of Mother Goose chara acters. was out in force Business men, manufacturers and town officials dropped their dignity to assist the club in making the fair a success and they paraded around the hall in grotesque costumes, ready to
  from their change if they failed to respond voluntarily to the pleas of the women canvassers and booth ten ders for contributions to the cause. Strong arm methods were not re- quired however. as the people .,ho l attended were very liberal and pa tronized the various departments in 1 encouraging fashion.
 The decorations of the hall were l lavish and were appropriate for the season. The gowns of the club workers, all of whom were cos tuned to represent characters ere ated for the nursery rhymes. were at tractive and the ladies made a capti- vatins appearance
 The workers and pa sns entered into the carnival spirit of the fair and from a social. as we'll as financial the opening was splendid success.
 This afternoon there was a food sale in connection with the fair and that too was well patronized. The fair will be brought to a close this evening. The club members and -heir co-workers will again imper- sonate the Mother Goose characters .onight It Is expected that there will be a large attendance at the dosing and a good profit should be realized. The cause is a deserving one and the women deserve encour- lgement in their forts.
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