New Britain herald., 1922-07-10
FATHER PUN|SHES GIRL, WHO EL0PES Packs Grip Pleading Position in
 PlainYille MEET AFTER 56 YEARS
Samuel Pratt Of Forestyillc Avenue Grccts Former Civil War Buddy After Years Of Separation-Auto Accidents Reported-Items.

spanked by h1 father. Becoming in- dignant because of being spanked, the girl eloped. the parents being notified Saturday night that she was married Friday in New Haven to Ralph Multi of Sixth avenue, East Bristol.
 According to the parents of the girl. who was Is years old last Wed nesday, they are to notify the police and ask to have the marriage an nulled by the courts as, evidently they say, Multi gave false statements when getting the marriage license be- cause the Connecticut state law makes it obligatory for minors to have permission of their parents or guardians before a marriage license can be issued. Mir. Stockman is tc take the matter up immediately, 1t being his intention to have his daugh- ter located and placed in an industrial home until she is q years old Neith- CT MT. nor Mrs. Stockman know the name of their new son-in-law and the news of the marriage was a com plete surprise to them.
 The girls father said yesterday that after he chastised his daughter last week, she announced that she had secured a good position in a Plain vile home, where she was to do light housework for a supposedly wealthy family. On this plea, the girl packed her clothes. all of them, in grip and started for Plainvile to work. That was the last seen of her by her par fe of !, til Saturday when she telephoned to her sister telling her she was mar ried. When she left home for this town, it is thought she met Multi, and together they came to this town. boarding a train here for New Ha- ven. They had to live in the Elm City for five days, under the non- resident law, before the license could be issued.
 That the girl was making false statement to her parents, in stating that she was to come here to work, is believed certain, as no family could be located in this town who had hir- ed the Bristol girl to work in their home.
 Civil War Buddies United.
 Charles HuXford, aged s4 years of Torrington, and Samuel Pratt. aged so years, of Forestvile avenue. met recently at the home of Mir. Pratt in this town for the first time in over 56 years. The men were members of the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery and enlisted for service in the North ern army on the same day, May 23, 1861. They were alocated to the same and started for war as com rades. They served together, going many enga gements, and were buddies. Throughout the war the two men saw much active SC ervice, and it was over 56 years ago that they were both honorably dis together From that time, living in the same state, the men had not seen each other in over half a century. The two elderly men enjoyed happy reunion at the Pratt homestead, talking over those boy the many bloody struggles in which they took part together, Mir. Pratt is one of PlainNi,le's most well known old soldiers and has always been an active worker as a veteran of the Civil var.
 Auto Accidents Reported.
 Several auto accidents were report ed over the weekend in this town. the most serious of which resulted in the 1eath of Antoni Sapienza, aged ~ years, of Queen street. Sapienza was n a touring car, in company with Will jam Comarri on Saturday evening and he men were crossing the trolley racks on the Southington road when struck by trolley car bound for this own. The automobile was wrecked md the two injured men rushed to he New Britain hospital where Sap enza died of his injuries.
 Another car was smashed on the southington road in an accident over Sunday The remains of the car were y the roadside this morning bearing mute testimony to the result of t..e rash The owners of the cars could l lot be learned.
 Two automobiles, one coming from Bristol and the other coming from Cast Main street, Hooked horns at i ,entral Square yesterday afternoon. md did some funny stunts for the pectators on the sidewalks. The cars rom the force of the impact were pun around the traffic post. Both rivers claimed the other at fault Both cars were damaged.
 Automobile On Fire
 ro ,,- commercial service, and owned by hartford man, caught fire on the New | Britain road yesterday shortly after | oon. The local fire department was umm moned and the chemical squad/fe- | bonded The contents of several ex- were poured on the flames which were beneath the flooring of . he car. The car was saved from great amaze, but was put out of commis- ion, and the taxi man hired a car at
 local garage to proceed to Water ury with his party.
 Foresters Will Meet.
 Court General Lawton, No. For sters of America, will hold a meet lg at their rooms at West Main treet tomorrow night at o'clock to ake a vote on d Foresters Home to e built in the United States by the ational organization. The vote of he Plainville court is supposed to be aNorable, and may make some differ nee in the final vote as all the For sters' courts in the country will vote n the same matter.
 William l.. Cafterty, treasurer of le local society, has rendered his ssignation to take effect at once