Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-14
NORWICH BULLETIN
WIlimantic Ofice sl Church Street Telephone 1Oe2

Saturday afternoon, passenger train No 1929 over the Air Line Division, due the local station at 2.2O. left the main track In the Air line yard, opposite Will flraniic cemetery. The engine turned cVc- and the engineer and fireman were Eilehtly injured A switch at this point had been left half open. evidently throuEh somebody's carelessness and as frs train crossed this point the pony K. that is the front truck of the en- t remained on the main track. but fta remainder of the train including -hr TWO coaches took to a siding. The frn r track and the siding are probably rr Or five feet apart and the engine ecri med m this sideways position for uprr a distance of a hundred yards be-
 u broke away from the pony truck and si7ncd ou ifs side The engine kept to Inc side track but the coaches were rrraued at rhe switch. Engineer Benja- lnlr Savorr and Fireman Earl AieXan- Ser were slightly injured, each receiving lace-ations. The injured men were rlaced aboard the Hartford train due at fne local -.sticn at the same time. which u-zo look on the twenty or SD passeu- re7r of inc wrecked train for the re- -ainiue distance to the station. The men were given treatment by pr. Owen UNeiu at his office. The train was go- Ing at a fair rate of speed at the time and when ft left the main track. the en- Elne pulled it to one side about IS inches Tor a distance of 100 feet. The ties on the siding were split like matchwood by Inc force or the engine as it plowed through The ground on ifs side. The sab of the engine was pulled off when Inc engine struck the ground
 Agent H A. Blanchette had Section Foreman J. n. Healy rush his men to thr wreck and the work of repairing fhe track and roadbed started shortly hfter the accident. Some of those who rama to view the damage were of the opinion that at this time of the strikes it was probable the switch was left half unen intentionally. but this seems rather Improbable to the authorities
 Conductor ?. G. Healy had charge of Che train.
 Wilumantlc's Third Dollar Day proved great success in spite of wet weather All through the day the shoppers were famnercd by showers. but .t seemed tC have little effect on the people who were on a bargain hunt. Buyers from prac- t.czIiy every town within a radius oi ten miles and a number from Norwich were present to take advantage of the great price reductions Farmers from miles around arrived with copies, ir hand CT the Dollar Day supplements distributed by the Norwich Bulletin Before tho opening of inc stores groups -f tarEn Ine~s were standing in front o tr1a of Tho d0orwavs in anticipation O. H--f choice During the afternoon pro r-ieto~= and managers caught the fevel and aI sorts of combination hts for dollar 0- a dollar of were displayed anf thc sales increased. One of the cloth Ing stores had placed two suits e r'othe7 on display for Dollar day and al That was needed Saturday morning wer, tvo men with a dollar fn their pocke md a perfect 3f waist line to take th' Fui-z away. The suits went shortly af Ter the opening of the store.
 Cars Of all descriptions were linet along the streets and it was estimated That Wiuimanticz Main street had nev pr been so crowded before. Two hun dred and thirty machines. three-fnurth nf which were from out of town wer reunited at noon between Lincoln's stor md the rozt7ffice- ThouTh times hay hren frequently reported hard and trou hies have been bewailed the old aoag 'Tou can't keep a woman out applie Saturday when 97 ue~ cent of the puT rhaee-7 were of the fair eex. whose pock r+bo0sg were quite fat and who pur rhssrd lheraii~. The third Dollar da war very beneficial to all lines of husi -e=7 iu rhiz city as about every stor i-ured I'D increased weekend sales. On r- t-ro nf The stores had to have a ma1 7- the door to keep out the crowds a times. tha rush was SD great. The dr, r0ode boot and shoe. mems furnishing and women's wear stores were crowde f1ri0e tre day and the proprietors n ,heEe stores =aid that business was be. tor than at previous Dollar day sales Most of the larger stores had extr clerks. The drug stores, cigar store and smoke shops did a big business. Tn restaurants also had a large trade Mar Ter and grocery store proprietors re 70rted their places we'll patronized. F V. St7ndish the iewele-. repeated hi ioifar package sale with great success
 The hill-rlimbing contest held sunda under The auspices of the Willimanti Motorcycle club. on Mathieu's Hill i The town 0f Columbia. on the Hartfor road. drew a big crowd. The affair wa run ir six events. for which over f7