New Britain herald., 1915-08-30
TRIO HURT AS AUTO
 SPINS LIKE A TOP
Jitney Coming From Bristol Skids
 Near Forestyille Early Sunday TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Pennington and New Britain Ave-
 nues and Woman Is Thrown Out Hart Is \ Candidate.
 Skidding on the wet pavement and whirling about like a spinning top, Ford jitney owned and driven by Harry J. Donahue of Plainville came to grief while returning With load of passengers from Bristol about 3:45 o'clock Sunday morning. The acci- dent happened near Forestville. The machine was badly damaged and Donahue, Richard McCafferty of this town and Raymond Messenger of Forestville, who had ridden with Donahue from Bristol, were thrown out and injured. Cafferty was the most severely injured, receiving fracture of the thigh. Donahue's left collar bone was broken and Mes | senger suffered a scalp wound, Help soon arrived and the injured were taken to the office of Dr. B. F. Donahue in Forestville. After giving first aid, Dr. Donahue called the automobile ambulance owned by T. P. OBrien in Bristol and had Caf-
  .cis hospital in Hartford. Donahue | returned to his home in the ambu- lance after receiving treatment for his injured shoulder.
 Donahue left Plainville with his jitney after midnight with passen- gers for Bristol and after discharging them was returning when he met Caf- l ferty and Messenger on their way home. He proceeded to give them lift and had reached the curve near the spring on Broad street when the accident happened.
 The damaged automobile was taken to Cooke's garage for repairs. From appearances it will be considerable of a job. The wind shield was shat tered as were the headlights. Both | mud guards were damaged, the rad iator stove in and one axle sprung. New Britain Autos Collide. Blossoms corner was the scene of a head-on collision between two New Britain autom obiles late Saturday afternoon. B. M. Saunders of Fair view street, New Britain, was headed homeWard and was turning from Farmlngton avenue into New Britain avenue just as Roger w. Egan of Court street, New Britain came along on journey to Waterbury,, Egan was travelling fast, acording to local witnesses and when he saw the Saunders car swing out of Farming ton avenue, he attempted to clear it by swinging to the left toward the opposite side from which he was driving. The Ford car struck Egans running board head on and damaged it, but the lighter Ford met more severe injury The headlights were broken and the radiator damaged. MT. Egan was bound for Waterbury with his sister, Mrs. Anna Hayes, who had only recently left a hospital. She saw the impending accident and l stood up with the result that when 1 the collision occurred, she was thrown 1 out and scratched about the fore 1 head. Dr. J. c. Tanner was called l to attend her. MT. Egan's car was i in running condition and he returned l to New Britain, abandoning the jour- 1 ney to Waterbury.
 Bridal Couple In Error. Justus Louis Reedler and Miss Es- 1 ther Clara Hultene obtained a mar riage license from Town Clerk Usher Saturday morning but made the mis- take if trying to use it in New Brit ain. They called on Rev. G. E. Pihl of New Britain Saturday night but as soon as he saw the license had been issued in Plainville, he informed them the ceremony would have to be performed in this town. How ever the Hardware City minister obligingly agreed to accompany the couple to Plainville and tie the l marital knot. Walter Rodeler, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Miss Annie Hultene, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid.
 Candidate for Selectman.
 William C. Hart, the local livery man, had definitely announced his candidacy for selectman. MT. Hart has carefully considered the situa- tion and has received words of as- surance from many friends and quite a number of voters of opposing po- litical faith that they will stand by him if he can gain the republican nomination MT. Hart has been a constable in town for many years and also served as deputy sheriff. He feels that he is in a position and has the ability to give the town good ser vice and will fight the issue to a finish
 Brief Items
 James J. Graham, who returned to his work in the Hartford post office only last Friday. is suffering from an attack of pleurisy at his home on Pierce street.
 Willie Gleason, the young son of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Gleason, is spend- ing the week with friends in Union- vile.
 Mrs Dwight c Clark of yVhiti,,o