New Britain herald., 1915-08-07
Williams Wants Driver of Beer
 Wagon Brought Into Court
VERICLES WERE IN COLLISION
Autoist Claims Lamp on Wagon Was Not Burning--Officcr Marine Finds Given Miscellaneous Shower.

Complaining that his auto was bad ly damaged in q collision on the New Britain road last evening and that the crash was due to negligence on the part of the driver of a beer delivery team. which was not equipped with lights, j. J. Williams of Bris- tol, jitney operator, asked the police today to have war rants issued for two Italians, who he anxious to get before the, court for violating laws of the highways. Off, cer Marino is making an investigation of the accident and ne will make a report to Grand Juror s. s. Gwillim.
 According to Williams he was driving four passengers towards the Hardware city when he ran into the beer wagon near White Oak. lie declared there were no lanterns on the team and he was unable to see 1t in the rain. The headlights and mud guards on his car were smashed by the impact and he considers 1t almost miracle that occupants of the machine were not in- jured.
 The Italians in charge of the wagon claimed the lantern attached to the vehicle was burning until the col- lision. They gave Williams their names nd he hastened back to Plain- vile to notify the authorities. He told Officer Marine he has four witnesses to prove the teamsters were violating the law and he wants them placed 1 under arrest. uabcock Lost His Wad. George $. Babcock, clerk of the 1 board L- selectmen, might have been pooru4' by $500 today had it not been for the honesty of Policeman Philip Marine who found Q Iol of bills be- longing to the tree warden, fire com missioner, etc., subsequently restor- ing 1t to the owner.
 Un1cer Marlno found the money on Pierce street yesterday. It was con- tained in an envelope which the po- licenan picked up on the sidewalk. The money was in bills of large de- nomination and the officer narrowly escaped an attack Of heart failure when he dist O\ cred the green and yclluW-b backs.
 1ng cn\ eIupe served as the only cleW to uenuIy tne owner. It bore the stalnp of the seleCmen's office and the policeman nastened to the town building tl seek the owner. He an- nounceu to Selectnlan Johnson and Mr. Babcock that he had found a young fortune in the street. Babcock started to slap his clothes in the vicinity of his pockets, resulting in the discovery of vacancy where he kept the envelope containing his wad. He gave Marlno a ten dollar bill as a reward for his honesty.
 Giv.m Miscellaneous Shower. Mrs George Hickok gave a niscel- i laneous shower last evening at her ! home, .l East Main street, to Miss Bertha Norton, who is soon to be- come the bride of John Greene of New Britain. -About thirty of the young lauy's friends from New Brit ain. Bristol and Plainville attended. They spent most enjoyable eve ming at games and other forms of so- cial version, after which they were entertained at a lunchen. Miss Nor ton was the recipient of a umber Of pretty and useful gifts.
 More Autoists to Appear.
 r7:-'.ce --. H. Condell expects to pre- side at a court session late this after noon, three auto drivers having been notified by Grand Juror Gwillim to annear before night for hearings of