New Britain herald., 1917-01-09

smashed and two of his ribs broken MT. Clarity was a brakeman on the working on the railroad and comes from a family of railroad people, hav- ing brother, James, who works on the Middletown line, and another brother, Patrick, formerly employed by the road, and a third brother John, who is in the United States army.
 According to witnesses. Mir. Garrity, who is employed as a switch thrower in the Pinkville section of the Hart ford yards. had just thrown the neces- sary switches to give the 11:19 freight out of Berlin the right of way to Springfield, and was returning to his shanty when a "kicked- back" car hit him. Just how the accident hap pened, no one seems to know. but his cries soon brought help and a hurry call was sent for the ambulance.
 About twenty-five years ago when MT Clarity was breaking on the through freight between New Haven and Springfield. he fell between the cars one night and his left arm was cut off above the elbow. This acct dent occurred just above the Berlin station, and since that time he has been employed by the road as a switch h-thrower. He was conscious on the way to the hospital and did not realize that bis other arm was gone until told, as the pain seemed to 1n- dicate to him that only his shoulder was broken. He has a, wife and two children living opposite the Kensing- ton barber shop, and they were grief stricken at the news MT. Garrity, being man with a rugged constitu- ton, although flfty-f1ve years of age, may be able to recover from the shock.
 Robbers Busy Sunday Night.
 Sunday evening seemed to be the time picked by several parties to help themselves from the supplies of others, for on that night two stores in Kensington were entered and some of their contents made away with. Mott's lunch room. which is on the road leading to the depot, suffered the most, as the man. or men. made off with a ham. two dozen of eggs and two boxes ot cigars. It was about midnight when some of the brakemen on the night switcher heard the sound of breaking glass, and short time later man was seen too steal away from the rear of the lunch room and make his way across the lots towards the fair grounds. It was not until the next morning that the damage was discovered and later in the day when the authorities were notified. Besides the eatables the key to the back door was also taken.
 Some time during this same even ing the Kensington shoe shop was also entered by prying open the door and afterwards breaking the lock. So far there has been no discovery of anything of any great value being taken from the shop. Tse authorities are making careful investigation of the two robberies and expect to have results in few days time.
 Death of Former Resident. Word has just been received in town from Salt Lake City of the death of Mrs. Gertrude Washburn Norton on December 25. 1916. She was a woman of about seventy we years of age and left Berlin for the West a great many years ago. She has been living with a son in Salt Lake city and it was at his home that she died Many of the older residents of the town remember her we'll. Court Fees.
 Judge George c. Griswold of the town court has just filed his report of the fines and costs receivable from September 1, 1916, to January 1, 1917. The complete reports follows From clerk of Town court to December l ............ S316.6S