New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
Machines Owned by Morris Hart
 and D. K. Peck Collide
NO ONE BADLY INJURED
Fire Threatens Business Ccnter-Is- uaI Services in Churches Tomorrow Brief Items.

A SC1lOuS otuIomODlle dcc1QC0t OC cured on the New Britain road last ! evening in which both parties con- cerned were from this town, but for 1 tunately all escaped without serious | injury The accident occurred shortly
 after 10 o'clock and traffic was block
 ed for over half an hour when Officer Marine appeared and strengthened out 1 the tangle.
 l The machines were driven by Nor ] ris Hart of East street and D. K. Peck 1 of Broad street. According to authen- l tic reports the collision occurred aft 1 CT 10 o'clock at a point near the 1 Hitchcock residence on New Britain avenue. The road at that point is per fectly straight The car driven by young Hart was on it's way to New Britain while Peck was returning to this town. Hart and Peck have been driving cars for years and have al-
 ways been considered careful drivers.
 The occupants of the Peck car were
 MT. and Mrs. Peck and child and Miss
 and MT. Cippcl. Mrs. Peck was hurt.
 She received a deep cut over the left
 eye and was generally bruised and
 shaken up. The child was unhurt as
 was MT. Peck. Miss Cippel received
 cuts on her right arm and was oth-
 erwisc bruised and her brother re- ceived injuries to the right hip as well
 as d general shaking up. Dr. J. c. Tanner of this town was called and rendered first aid. He brought the injured people to this town where a superficial examination revealed no further injuircs.
 The Buick car has the left front wheel and axle broken, the right side
 and fender completely smashed and the windshield broken. The engine is not thought to have been damaged. The Oldsmobile ploughed through the bank on the south side of the road The windshield was broken, the left front wheel broken and the left axle and running beard smashed. Both cars were lowed to local garages for repairs.
 Constable Marine appeared on the scene shortly after the accident and secured several eye witnesses to the accident. He also viewed the wreck age and started an immediate investi- gatiOn.
 Fire Threatens Center. Quick work upon the part of the Plainvillc fire department yesterday noon saved the town from a serious blaze, which, if it occurred at night,
 might have wiped out the entire busi- ness center.
 About noon smoke was seen pouring forth from the blacksmith shop in the building in the rear of the Russell block. An alarm of fire was sounded and n the meantime tiremen rushed into the place and found it filled with smoke. The blaze had started in the partition adjoining the chimney and caused more smoke than real fire. The
 Use of several fire extinguishers was all that was necessary in it's eXtin- gushing.
 People interested in the fire depart ment were careful to notice that the truck made a record run and was at the scene of the fire and with a hose attached within three minutes after the alarm was blown.
 The building is an old one and is situated directly in the rear of the Russell block and opposite the plant of the Bristol Manufacturing company besides being close to the post office and other valuable buildings. Had the fire started in the night the building would have been a roaring mass of flames before it could be discovered and the entire business section would l have been in grave danger. The cause of yesterdays fire is unknown. The damage will not exceed $50. Mock Wedding Enjoyed. Friends of Miss Bernice Mitchell of Fast street gathered at her home on 1 Thursday evening and pleasantly sur l prised her. The occasion was the an- i niyersarv of her birth The evening was most pleasantly spent and among 1 the enjoyments was a mock marriage. l The 'groom'' was Dorothy Clark: the 1 "bride," Doris Gwillim; the "clergy- 1 man." Leona Callen; the "best man, V 1 Olive Rogers; the "bride's father' l Bcrnice Mitchell; the ':maid of hon. 1 or" Betty Leeds: pianist, Elizabeth l Pike; guests of honor," Laura Nell, 1 Iinnea Kallgrer Martha Norton, Ger l trude Barnes, and Grace Brown. Re- 1 treatments were served.
 Holiday Crowds Largest Ever. i Plainvillc saw ono of the largest l holiday crowds in it's history yester- l day. From carly morning until late l at night the crowds were in evidence. l Lake COmpOunCe was the mecca for most of them and it is estimated by l an old trolley man that fully 25,0OO ! people passed through the town by all 1 rOl1teS So great was the crowd a the
 resort that trollcys ran until 12 o'clock
 carrying them to this town 10 trans
 fer for New Britain and Hartford. The , usual stopping time for the cars from 1 the resort is II o'clock. Jitneys did 1 a big business also and many trips | were made to New Britain after the
 last cars had left for the neghboring 1 city, all of which cost the riders pret- ! ty well.
 So great was the crowd waiting for 1 the 11:3O car for New Britain that 1 the entire Central Square was filled , with people Constable Marine had to 1 keep open a, way for automobiles but ] the crowd persisted in filling the street l and nothing could be done with them. 1 Simpson-Carlson Wedding.