New Britain herald., 1919-06-12
HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM ASPHYXIATION
Church Street Resident Found Un- conscious in House by Neighbor GUlDEN GIVEN WAR GROSS
Hero Cited by Pershing Is Now Re- ported as Having Received the b. 5. C.--Fislling Trip Success Other. News Items.

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 Other. News Items.
 A near fatality occurred in this i town yesterday and but for prompt work on the part of neighbors death ; might have resulted when Mrs. We'll man, an old resident, was found mn- conscious in her home on Church | street from gas. which was found to be esca ping from a jet in the kitchen. Medical help was summoned and the WOman's life saved.
 It is thought she was lighting the gas in the morning when she suffered a dizzy spell or shock of some sort with the result that she was unable to
 shut off the gas, That asphyxiation did not result is due to the fact that neighbor called. Receiving ro re, sponse to her knock and smelling gas she entered the house
 Mrs. Well1nan is advanced in years and has lived alone for Il long time. |; About a year ago she suffered from a
 dizzN spell while returning to her home from the store. A local sailor home on furlOugh was p1ssln% near the spot. Hearing lmOanS he inNeSti- gated and took her to her home. cited Tor ID. ,. (. Jn the Plainville news of the Herald
 last week there was an article con- Cerning d citation received by Cor poral John J. Guidel from General
 Per Shing for bravery under fire. It is now reported as authenti3 that the soldiers name was among those sent
 to this country by the commlnde
 chief of the American eNpeditionary C cd st suished service cross. A local man who has recently been speaking with Corporal Guiden states that the recommendation has been acted upon favOrably and Guidcn is now the proud possessor of this award for bravery.
 Some Fish Story. This town has many admirers of the
 tinnH tribe and the years do not roll
 hy without many and various fishing
 parties from this town. Yesterday the "old gang got together and went
 10 Bantam Lake. Among them were Daniel Collins, Myron Rogers, Willis
 Hemingway, James Woods Frank
 Thompson, Walter Lathrop, William Manchester, Charles Klarich and Jo- Seph KlapciCh. The mon went by auto to the ake early in the afternoon. AC- Cording to the true" reports given out
 by the censor this morning the trip
 was a huge success and the lake IS now short of many good fish. The party brought home the incest string
 for one catch that has been. seen in this town in years and is reported to have numbered about 50 perch. On the way home the autos tried out their speed, after resting the entire
 
 :Dan Collins occupied seats of honor in Thompson Ford, which is the best known car in town. The Ford beat the others home by 15 minutes and not even a state policeman was seen on the way
 Switch Point Fixed. The switch point in the Connecticut cOmpany's tracks in front of the post office had been giving trouble for sev- eral weeks and a few cars had split the switch al various times because l of the trouble. It was finally learned that the rails spread just a. trif1e each time the switch was automatically thrown and sometimes the width was enough to start the wheels on the
 wrong irons. A gang of men was sent here a few days ago and they dug the switch up. It has been reset and re- pdlISn dilU " Ofk on. IT was 1lQlSlGQ this morning.
 Housing Is Still Ead The past few weeks have seen no improvements in the local housing conditions and tenements are almost an unheard of thing al the present time. Rooms are as hard to get as tenements and boarding houses have been turning men away regularly. The Clarendon hotel is reported as filled permanently. The Maple hurst on West Main street. and the DWelly house are also well filled The sale of houses still continues and the attention of owners of tenements has been called to the number of peo- pie who are pleading for a rent of some kind. Only last night a local man who has lived in one house for years was searching all over the town for a rent of any kind. The house where he lives has been sold and he and another family have been ordered to vacate. A new block is expected to Lc erected in the center of the town PUBLIC NOTICE.