New Britain herald., 1922-11-15
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FATALITY AVER7ED IN HORSE RUNAWAY
 Giles CoWleS Risks His Life Hang. ing to Double Truck
 WHISTLE SCARES ANIMALS

l WHISTLE SCARES ANIMALS
 Old Members Of Episcopal Church of Our Saviour Gather At Meeting Bowling Notes of Tcmeo League II United A. c. Meeting Friday. Giles Cowles Of Unionville avenue
 risked his life this morning fin an at
 tempt to stop his team of two heavy
 truck horses as theyl made mad
 break for liberty on Whiting street
 atfer being frightened by the blow
 ing of the fire whistle on the Bristol
 Mills factory.
 MT. Cowes was thrown from the
 head of one of the horses as he
 reached the Central Garage and it
 was only a miracle that he had the | presence of mind to roll out from un- 1 der the wheels of the heavy dump
 cart as the team thundered past. The
 horses dashed on their way and reach
 ing Maple street, at the corner of ] Whiting. smashed into a telephone pole crushing one of the horses against the pole and forcing it back upon the seat of the truck. throwing
 1t completely off the ground and en- l tangled its legs in one of the front
 wheels of the cart
 l The other horse broke away from the harness and dashed into the
 town lot at the corner of Whiting and
 Maple streets where it was later
 caught.
 M MT. Cowles received a bad wrench
 of his left leg and his knee was bruised badly. He was attended by
 Dr. J. c. Tanner.
 | According to Mir. Cowles' story of
 the runaway. he was about to un-
 harness the horses from the truck as they stood In the rear of tho post of- ! ice. He intended to bring them into
 he Farrar blacksmith shop. AS he
 ad the horses half unharnessed from
 ne team, the fire whistle on the Bris- ol factory, few yards from where
 he horses stood, started to blow for fire at Hart's Corner. The horses
 ecame frightened and bolted. Mir.
 'owles. realizing the danger people
 lced who were passing the driveway
 Whiting street, grabbed the head
 the horse nearest him and hung il. The horses however plunged out he driveway and onto the street. The re whistle continued to blow which
 rightened them more.
 Tn front of the Central Garage, MT.
 ,owes was shaken off and fell close
 0 the heavy cart. He said he did
 lot know how he escaped being run
 'ver but remembered pulling his
 egs from under the wheels just as
 hey were about to pass over him. | The front wheel of the cart had to be removed before the horse could
 be extricated from the seat and its legs removed from inside the spokes.
 Episcopal Church Members
 A very interesting meeting was held
 t the Episcopal church yesterday aft | ernoon when the Parish Guild enter l tained the older members of the par ish at tea and quilting party.
 There are 12 women still living, who nave belonged to the Episcopal church l n this town for the past 40 years or nore Of these, eight were present Mrs. S. R. Castle was the star guest $ she is the proud bearer of a record l membership of 62 years. Miss Nellie | f.ewis came next with one year be, hind. Other members present werf l Mrs. Mary Royce with a record of 5' years; Mrs Lucy Lewis, 52 years; Mrs. George W. Eaton, 51 years; Mrs l M. P. Ryder and Mrs. w. Seymour, 4E ears and Mrs James Robinson of 4 l tears 1 Rev. George Hilton, the rector. il greeting the older members, said tha' he was sure it must be joy to them | to see the fruit ripening from the seed they had planted years ago. They were witnessing the fulfillment of the Scripture, he said Cast thy bread upon the waters and thou shalt find 1 it after many days. The church. he | said, was like ship, tossed and buff reted by adverse waves but it got there, and if the present younger gen l eration stuck to the ship as the older | members had done, the historic | church would continue to grow and | prosper.'' Telnco Bowling Results
 The weekly bowling match of the Trumbull Electric league was held al | the Wallace-Barnes alleys with the | result that the Office team defeated | the Machine room to the tune of two games out of three. The Assembly i room lost out to the Safety Switch | players by the same result.
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