New Britain herald., 1922-07-27
.25 AUTO ACCIDENTS
 IN TWO WEEKS HERE Garage Men Reap Harvest While Pedestrians Learn Motor Shimmy

Pedestrians Learn Motor Shlmmy
 Twenty-Five automobile accidents in New Britain in two weeks Is the re- port filed in the office of the state mo- | tor vehicle department for the period beginning July and ending July IS inclusive No fatalities are reported within this period. Curiously enough there were but two accidents July 9th, and not any the following day, while the preceding Sunday shows record of four,
 Stanley Street Seems Bad Place. On July ? there was an auto col lsion of a minor nature on North street. about ? o'clock in the after neon. An hour later in front of 1475 Stanley street two autos collided, re- sulting in a property damage of be- that night, at Hartford avenue and Stanley street. just few blocks away, an auto collision occurred, resulting in an equal amount Of damage. Eight o'clock that same evening two cars tried to pass each other on the same spot, resulting in property loss Of between s1o and s2b.
 Monday evening, July 3, in Stanley Quarter autos going in oposite direc- tions bumped together and somebody had property damage Of slightly un- der S25, A similar acident occurred. again on Stanley street, at the East foi, k,,t> nl., or an hour later, when damage close to S2oo resulted and one person was slightly injured
 Dog Knows Better Now. At IS minutes after 10 o'clock on the night of July 4th a motorist was rolling along East street al peace with the world, when, near Ste!nberg's. a dog ran out and contested the right Of way. The attacking canine used poor judgment. They buried him later.
 Probably Going Yet
 At 2:30 o'clock that afternoon a pedestrian stepped in front of an auto on the corner of Broad and Curtis streets. No damage was reported be- cause the pedestrian didn't wait to be interviewed.
 Mechanical Controversy.
 What might be caleld motor dis pute" occurred near the car barn on Chestnut street at 5:45 o'clock on the night of July (. when an automobile going east attempted to pass an auto mobile going west without going around it or vice versa. Between $10I and s25 paid for the damage. A sim far occurrence happened that night at the corner of Main and Myrtle streets, few minutes before midnight A garage man collected between s25 and sooo later on.
 Rooms the Repair Business.
 On the evening of July s. at 6.3o o'clock at the intersection of Church and Elm streets, two cars tried to rass through. over or under each ether, and another garage man col lected between s25 and s2oo.
 Serious Accident.
 At $ o'clock on the evening of July s, two cars came together head-on | along the Plainvile road near the | quarry, resulting in one ar being badly damaged. Cost of repairs was over s200
 Stepped Too Slow
 At o'clock on the same afternoon, a pedestrian crossing North street | failed to side step a motor car. An inventory of the damage disclosed a | colle ction of sprains, bruises, lacera- tions, etc. The car was undamaged.
 J,1l night, at the corner of Cherry and i Ash streets two autos collided, with ! a damage of between s1o and s2s At ! 430 p. m, on Lafayette street, the | next day, the same thing happened. but the repair mans bill went consid- eraby over s25.
 On the corner of Main and Church i streets at five minutes past one in the afternoon of July II, two autos col lided and one car was badly damaged. costing between s25 and s200 to re- pair At o'clock in the evening Of July IS. 8 similar accident occurred at Broad and Cleveland streets with a property damage of the same extent.
 Pedestrians on the Jump.
 At the corner of Chestnut and Elm street, at 10:15 o'clock in the morn ing of July 14, bicycle was demol- ished by being struck by an auto A number of pedestrians were struck during the week of July g to l. Tn all cases minor injuries were sus- tained. These accidents ocurred as follows: July 10, al 6 D. m, on High street; July 12, at l2 r. m, Chestnut and Stanley streets: July 12, at D. ni., South Stanley and Henry streets; July IA, at S,16 D. m. West Main street; July Is, at 3 D. m, North street; July II, tn the afternoon. a person alighting from q trolley car at the corner or Broad and Washing- ton streets, was struck and slightly in iIred