New Britain herald., 1919-11-26

D. m. yesterday ran into a brick truck this side of Hartford it's way towards Berlin. The express coming from New York towards Hartford came along at the same time and helped to complete the wrecking of
 the truck. The truck driver saw the approach of the up train. but thought that he could make " the crossing safely. He would have, only he did not figure that there was a down train at the same time. The chauffeur heard the noise of the approaching down train just soon enough to jump clear of he truck before it was hit. The engine carried the truck along, rip ping it up, and the up train a second later passed and took it's share of the truck. Between the two there was not much left of the auto when the trainmen started to search for it. It was a mass of kindling wood and bent iron and could not be salvaged. The down express did not reach Berlin un- til after o'clock. Very little damage was done to the engines. The chauf
 feur was not injured but he thor oughy frightened over his narrow escape from death
 Benson Robbins.
 Victor Benson, son of MT. and Mrs Sven Benson of East Berlin, and Miss
 Ruth Robbins, daughter of MT. ami
 Mrs E. G. Robbins, well known real
 estate and insurance broker were
 married this afternoon at O clock at
 the home of the bride in East Berlin
 by the Rev. Samuel A. F'iske of Der
 lin. Mr. Benson is one of the towns
 prominent young business men and is associated with his brothers in the
 East Berlin Jewel company. He is a
 brother of Prof. Adolph Benson of
 Yale University and Lieutenant
 Arthur Benson who is now in Europe.
 on 8 business trip.
 Miss Robbins has been active in
 Red Cross work during the war and is
 very prominent in social circles. MT,
 and Mrs Benson upon their return
 from their wedding trip will reside in their new home on Main street. MT. Benson recently purchased the Cody place and has had it remodelled throug ghout besides laying out the grounds and now has one of the pret- tiest residences in the town.
 Church Services Tomorrow. Church services will be held in the l Berlin and Kensington Congregational |
 the Kensin gton church will be union service of all the churches in town with Rev. E. F. Lounsbury of the Methodist church as preacher. The service will be at 10 o'clock in the morning. The service a the Berlin church will be at the same time with Rev. Fiske preaching.
 POstoffice Notes.
 The Berlin postoffice will be open from o'clock until 10 o'clock tomor-
 row m orning and from 4 until o'clock in the afternoon for the holi- day, ii was announced this morning by Postmaster Ambrose Barrett. The I kensing gton postoffice will be open from [: :15 until 9;30 in the forenoon 1 and from until in the afternoon to take care of the holiday business. Prizes Awarded.
 Announceme was made this m orning of the psize winners at the Grange Fair last Saturday evening" The money prizes awarded. were to the
 following: First prize, $5, to A. Holm quist; second prize, $5, to R. H. Dick inson; third prize, $5, to Mrs. Good- win; fourth prize $1O, to No coal" fifth prize, s25, to Nellie Nelson of Hartford. The special prizes were
 awarded as follows: Mrs. E.. R. Mich aels, barrel of apples; five dollar gold piece to Helen Chamberlain: goose to V. w. North, and a bed quilt to Esthe, Adams ..a.. Brotherhood, tn Meet Next Monday evening the Brother hood of the kensington Congresa-