New Britain herald., 1919-12-11
MICKEY LEVIN HAS
 MARROW ESCAPE
CollideS With Truck and His
 Machine Demolished.
AUTOMOBILE TURNS TURTLE

of Winners-Other P1ainviIlc News .. Of Interest.
 Michael Levin, one of the proprie- tors of the Central Market, had a mar row escape from serious injury and possible death when the automohiI which he was driving turned turtle as a result Of a collision with a motor truck on the Southington road yester- day evening at about 6 o'clock
 ''Mickey'' was driving toward Plain vile and when he had nearly reached Oak Hill ceme etery a truck which was passing struck Levins car a glancing blow on the radiator. The force of the blow swung the car around and the rear end struck the truck, the car turning completely over. Levin sus- tained slight cuts on the hands and face when he was thrown from the car and the driver of the truck entire ly escaped injury. Levin was attended by pr. A. $. Oman. The car was all most completely demolished, the wheels, fender and top smashed and twisted
 Drawing for Prizes.
 The drawing for prizes offered at
 
 last evening. Following is the list of winners: s10 in gold, Wilmar Buys three prizes of s5 in gold H. J. Gould of Bristol, w. o. B. and Mo- 2601, marked x. The above named prizes were drawn on admission tickets. The following prizes were the articles for which the young women canvassed: One half ton of coal, William G. Knight; one half ton of coal, J. P. Camp1on. Unionville: case of peas, w. J. Smith, II Unionville avenue; turkey roaster H. 0. Warren; ham, William Calmbach; woman's shirt waist, Fred Callen: cut glass set Will liam E. Bottomley, New Britain; um- brella. George Farrar; five pound box chocolates, George Farrar: five pound box chocolates. George Barrows; cam era. Mrs. Fred Callen child's garment, Robert Tossing, Unionville; box of ci- gars, Lester Bartlett, Rockville: box cigars, A. F. Bailey, MilIdale; $5 gold piece, Ruby Miller; $5 gold piece, J. E, Asher; one-half barrel flour, R. Hull tenus: box cigars, Joseph Keefe; half barrel of flour, Sam Snetro: half bar rel of four, Michael Sullivan fire ex- T. Etlnguisher, r. Foran; 25 pounds of sugar, J. l.. Dupre. Aetna, East Hart ford; s5 worth of groceries, George Fait; bushel of turnips, James Foran: razor, John J. Goulet
 The tickets were drawn by Thomas Royce and James J. Graham.
 Increase Capital Stock.
 The stockholders of the PIainville Trust company held a special meet ing at the directors room last eve- ming and voted to increase the capital stock of the bank from s25,O0O to s5O,O0O
 The bank was organized in 1909 as the First National Bank. In 1915 it was incorporated as the Plainville Trust company. The assets of the in stitution have increased rapidly and the increase in capital stock was the result of the accumulation of it's earn ingS.
 The Chrismas club checks of the bank have been mailed to the mem bers. The checks totaled about $12,- O00
 Kenovatine Houses. The Standard Steel and Bearings Inc, has employed a force of men to remodel the houses on the recently acquired property on West Main street The buildings will be reno vated and will be used as living quar- ters for some of the foremen en- ployed by the corporation. The prop erty consists of land and buildings on West Main and Canal streets and was purchased from Charles H. Newton several weeks ago. The house for erly occupied by MT. Newton and family will be occupied by Hugh Rockwell who will remove from Bris- tol.
 Mrs. Merriman Recovering
 Mrs. J. F. Merriman who was crit ically ill with pneumonia for some time is now recovering. Dr. J. N. Bull is attending her. It was thought that Mrs. Merriman's chances for recovery were slight, according to Dr. Bull. The sevices of a nurse have \ been dis pensed with.
 Sale Held Yestcuay. The annual Christmas sale of the Ladies Benevolent society of the Congregational church was held yes- terday afternoon and evening. The members enjoyed a supper at the church parlors. The sale was suc- cessful ample funds for the soclety's needs being received from the sale. A program of entertainment, brief but interesting. was presented by the women last evening.
 To Solve Fuel Problem
 The local post of the Am merlcan Le- zion will give away by drawing at It's carnival a ton of coal and cord of wood. Books have been issued to can- vassers and they are already busy Women were at work yesterday and last evening canvassinG on cow ana a nisr The admission tickets for the