Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-19
FUN
Mrs, Annie Wilson.

1Le funeral or AIrS. Annie Wilson, 56, who dropped dead Friday evening, a short distance from her home on the Green Hollow road, was held Tuesday. Funeral services were conducted at 10 o'clock at her home. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
 Mrs. Wilson, who was well known in this section. is survived by one son, Walter, who is conducting the But tOnWOOd farm.
 How the Accident Near Greene Hap
 Pened.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher and Charles Fletcher, local people, who were involved in the motorcycle acci- dent at OnecO, near the Greene, R. l., boundary, when DOnat COutu, IS, was instantly killed, are recovering from their injuries.
 Robert F1etcher's eye was badly in jured and it was rumOTed at first that he had lost the eye, but it will be saved. Mrs. FIetchers face was cut and she received a painful cut on her leg. Charles Fletcher escaped from the fray with a few scratches about his hands
 According to Charles F1etcher's ac- count of the accident, the Fletcher machine was travelling at a moderate rate coming into OnecO when Ford card approached with another motor cycle trailing it. The Fletcher party was unaware of the other motorcycle. When nearing the oncOming mOtOrcy- cle, the Ford car turned out to all low them more room. As the car turned out the other motorcycle driV- cn by young fellow named Perry and carrying Coutu on the tank shot out and the motorcycles crashed together.
 CCutu was hurled into the air and his neck was broken.
 Perry believed that when the Ford turned out the driver was giving him space to get by and he turned to pass the Ford He saw the Fletcher motor- cycle. but was unable to avert the col Isjon.
 Perry claims that he was going at about l5 or 20 miles an hour, while Fletcher was travelling at about l2 to 15 miles.
 The driver of the Ford automobile saw the two machines collide but did not stop. The car bore NassaChu- setts license number, according to Perry.
 Perry and young Coutu were spend ing the day at COutu's brothers here in PlainfcId, and were returning to their homes in Centerville, when the fatal uishap occurred.
 It was remarked by one person here, as Perry passed with COutu seated on the tank that it was bad place for anyone to ride on a day when so many cars would be met on the road
 Leaves for Canada. Mrs Frederick I. Racine of Rail- road avenue and Miss Mary A. Ra- cine of Dayville, left Tuesday after noon for Canada. to spend six weeks. i They will visit Quebec. Montreal, St. Anne and other noted cities. F. C5arFeau of Webster, Mass, was a caller in town yesterday. T. Johnson of RiyCrpOint, R. L, was 1 in P.ainEeld yesterday. ITrenCh's crossing, where the fatal automobile accident occurred, in which Arthur F. Park and Miss Anna Cush- ing were instanly killed, was visited soon after the aCCidentby many from Norwich and other towns. Need of Funds for British War Relief
 At a meeting of the British Aneri- can War Relief Fund, the following report of last weeks standing was iso sued:
 Amount previously acknowledged, &329.27; collection, July 15, $16.75; to- tai, $246.12.
 Another check of $35 has been sent to New York headquarters, making a total of $340 sent since the OrganiZa- tion of the local branch. The conn mittee is making an urgent appeal at this time that all English people in this locality make some contribution to the fund, as the need is great on tho western battle front. Contributions may D sent to w, E. i Oldham, Plainfeld, Conn.,, Box 321.