Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-27

.aa riding with her husband, and her sister. Miss Flora Huling, was struck by Q truck owned by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, on the state high way opposite the Deacon Pratt place, in Hampton Mrs. Coivin was thrown from the wagon and struck on her head on a stone at the side of the road, her skull being fractured in two places Her two companions were shaken up but oth- erWise; escaped injury She was rushed to the; hospital in this city and an op- eration was performed, several bones be- ing removed from Ter skull that were fearing upon the brain
 Tho acciGen. occurred on slight grade at Hampton, the truck coming down the hin and striking the team squarely, although Mir. Colvin said, it was on the proper side of the road, one wheel being in the gutted. The auto- truck Swas knocked on it's side and one Of the occupants was pinned beneath, necessitating the lifting of the truck be- fore he could be dragged out. The three men in the truck left soon afterwards, paying no, attention to the damage they had, done. Deputy Sheriff John H. Fitts Is investigating the accident
 friday morning David Roberts, one of the men in; the truck, came to the hos 2ital TOT treatment for his badly lacer- ated right cheek. He cls.imed the truck vas not speeding and the first he knew of the. accident was when he heard the woman scream. The A. T. & T. Company B engaged laying ducts for wires on the state! highway between Hampton and Brooklyn
 { Other men in the truck were Everett Cobb who was driving, and John Murphy a nemploye of the A. T. & T. Company | kaHr | car made 70 little excitement about 1 midnight Thursday when the automobile nearly forced an entrance to the New York uncs1 on Railroad street. The peo- pie in the restaurant and Stokes at the | wheel Of his car escaped without in- 1 jufy although there was some shower of glass after the car hit the window. The large plate glass window of the restau- rant was completely demolished but the
 two heavJ iron rails stretched across the
 front of the glass prevented further l damage, A settlement was reached be- | tween Stokes and Joseph Hochberg, the proprietor.
 1 Stokes story of the accident was as follows: T had just come back from Norwich after carrying a load of pas sengers and when 1 turned into Railroad street the car went bad. It wouldn't steer. She just went to the left ant fetched up against the stone pier of tht 1 footbridge Then along came two mel
 who tried to tell me that the car was all
 right. They turned the steering whee
 to the right and the car wheeled right
 up against the curbing and over the side
 walk against the lunch room window. 1 couldn't handle her because she was ou
 of order-all on account of a broker
 steering knuckle on the right side of tn | car"
 The automobile was taken to a loca
 garage Friday morning for reI'airs
 Stokes in his career as q jitney drive 1 has figured in a bunch of tough luck
 smashed up hydrants, smashed up car: , and other minor smashes being his lo
 Stokes won't tell but there must be black cat somewhere in the story. Guests at the homo of Mir. and Mrs Fred Mason and Mrs. Loomis over tn
 holiday were MT. and Mrs. J. R. Foste
 Mrs Mercis Gillette and Mrs. Phoeb Irish, of Lebanon, ex-Senator Waterma and family of Bozrahville, Mr. and MT
 5. ". Cummings and family, Leo Gun mings and Mrs. Minnie Tucker of Sout
 Manchester.
 Harry Allen of Mansfield and Mis- Charlotte Teevent of this city wei
 married Wednesday in this city by Re 9 John b. Clark Of St. Joseph's churc
 The best man was Charles Allen (
 Pornfret. brother of the groom, and u
 bridesmaid was Miss Mary Connaughto
 The bride was attired in a brown velv
 dress with hat to match. Her maid dress was of like material and she wo ? a hat to correspond. Following the cer
 mony breakfast was served at Il : home of the brides mother, Mrs Mar
 | Teeyens of No. 15 Fairview street. U : on their return from a honeymoon M and Mrs. Allen will reside in Andover Miss Erma W. Gore of the Hit School of Commerce, Worcester, Mas 7 is spending the Thanksgiving vacatit with her grandmother. Mrs. Rachel Y Gurley of Spring street.
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 with the exception of the finishing d