New Britain herald., 1921-02-07
CHILD STRUCK BY
 NEW BRITAIN AUTO EnriCO Denti Meets With Accident Yesterday Afternoon TRUMBULL FORGE LESSENED

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 vile ItemS-Briefs.
 Enrico Denti, son of MT. and Mrs. Raphael Denti of: Whiting street, was struck by an automobile driven by MT. Haneran of the B., and B. Motor Sales corporation of New Britain on whiting street, yesterday afternoon. me youngster escaped serious injury With the exception of some minor cuts and bruises on the. body. The drlVer was not held responsible for the accident, The auto was coming towards Plainvil1e, from the direction or South1ngton. MT. and Mrs. Denti
 re coming up Whiting street, while their son was walking on the oppo- site side of the street Without warn ing, he suddenly crossed the street directly in front of the oncoming car The driver was travelling at a slow rate and stopped the length of his car. Dr. Lawrence H. Frost attend ed the child.
 Ford Wrecked.
 A Ford stripped racer model, green in color, came to grief Saturday night when it tumbled over the embank-
  a young man and woman, escaped un- hurt although they received a severe shaking up. The steering apparatus was apparently out of order and with dense fog, the driver did not see the sharp turn in the road, nor apparent ly was he acquainted with that sec ton The car was not damaged but had to be lowed to the McNally ga- rage for repairs on the steering wheel. The parties refused to divulge their identity.
 Help Layed Of
 A curtailment of 12 employees of the TrumbuIl Electric company took place Saturday afternoon when the factory closed for the end of the week. This action was necessary as there was a slack in some of the de- paFtm ents, but will not last for any great length of time. Henry Trum- bull, secretary and treasurer, branded the rumor, to the effect that a force of 50 men had been laid off, as false. There was no truth in the statement. There will be no more lay offs of the present working force,, should condi- tions prevail as they now are. Some of the departments have caught up and this is one of the reasons for the
 
 operatingA on as45, hourra week sched- ule. having. adopted that. rule a few weeks ago. It will not be necessary to shorten these hours. However, should it be. found absolutely neces- Sary to do so, work will be discon- nnued on Saturdays, which will bring. the schedule to 40 hours week. There are about 400 on the payroll now.
 Holy Name Entertainment
 The entertainment under the auspices of the Holy Name society of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, will be held at the Grange hall to- night Charles Conlon has arranged the program The Hayes Brothers Quartette will appear. Concertina se- lections will be rendered by Michael Danaher. Edward Dwyer will give several vocal solos. Other features will be on the bill. The entertainme will commence at o'clock.
 Death of A. l.. Mills
 A. L. Mills of Canton Center, father of Lewis S. Mills of this town, died at his home in Canton Center yester- day morning. MT. Mills was well known locally and was a veteran of the Civil war. He was also one of the old Forty y-niners, having gone to Cal ifornia during the gold rush. He was S1 years of age. He is survived by three children, MT. Mills of this town, and Irwin and Cora Mills of Canton Center. The funeral will be held to- morrow afternoon from the home at ? o'clock. Rev. E. l.. Richarcs, pastor of the First Congregational church of that place, will officiate. Burial will be the Canton cemetery.
 Contest Ends
 The contest for record attendance among the members of the Methodist church, came to an end last night, Wesley Johnson, captain of the orange team, was the victor. Miss Esther Furrey lead the blues. The winning team led by a good margin. The losers will give the winners a supper and social time. The date for the event has not been decided, but in all proba bility will be held next Tuesday night in the church parlors.
 Auxiliary Meeting
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brock Barnes post, will hold a meeting at the headquarters tomorrow evening. The members will hear the report