New Britain herald., 1922-12-26
AUTO HITS TEAM ON NEW BRITAIN ROAD Driver Arrested on Charge of
 Being Under Influence Of Liquor HEARING IN COURT TONIGHT
Vito Gnazzo Drops Dead From Heart Faiiurc-Ti7ist Co. Declares Scmi- Annual Divilcnds---Wcddins Satur- day-T0 Play in FIorida-Notes.


 Patrolman E. w. Furrey arrested John Magnder of 214 Washington street, New Britain. last night on thu charge of operating an automobile while under the influence of intoxi eating liquor.
 The arrest was the result of a crash in which Ford truck, belong ing to the National Dairy Co. of 9s Grove street New Britain, driven by Magnder, crashed into lumber wagon, owned by Frank Lounsbury of forestvile and driven by MT. Bates of Bristol.
 Eye witnesses to the accident stat ed that the Ford truck came up the road on New Britain avenue at a fast rate of speed and was swinging from one side of the road to the other, while the wagon, drawn by four horses, was proceeding towards New 1 Britain. The driver of the automobile | seemed to have lost control of the machine and turning out of the road l t shot straight for the lumber wagon and crashed into it, demolishing one
 
 the automobile.
 In the car with Magnder, were John IVZor, also of New Britain, and a small boy about eight years old aid to be Magnder's son. The child vas thrown into the road by the force )f the impact but he suffered only )ruises and scratches. He was attend- d by Dr. J. c. Tanner who found hat none of his wounds was serious.
 Patrolman Furrey appeared on the cene shortly after the accident oc- cured and after questioning the oc- tupants of both the automobile and he lumber wagon he placed Magnder nder arrest. He will be given a tearing in the town court this eve ling.
 Drops Dead
 Vito Gnazzo, age AZ years, dropped lead in his home on Bank street about o'clock last evening from leart failure. He has been confined 70 his bed at his home for the past shree months being able to walk from one room to another. He has )een invalided for the past six years with heart trouble, but up to three months ago he was quite active.
 He was born in Felitto, Italy, and came to this country about "A years lgo. He first settled down in Old forge, Pa, where he worked for 16 ears in the coal mines. He came to this town about three years ago.
 pr. Waterman Lyon, medical ex- n 70 view the body and he gave the cause of death as heart failure. He i gave permission to Thomas P. O'Brien )f Bristol, undertaken, to remove the body. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed.
 Besides his wife, Mir. Gnazzo is sur lived by six sons, Christy of parts un- inown. Nicholas Duffy, Joseph, oJhn md Antonio, all of Plainvlle, and our daughters, Della, Beatrice, Clara Ind Pauline.
 Rumors Are Squashed.
 When the death of MT. Gnazzo be- anne known last evening, large ,rowd collected in the center of the own drawn there by rumor that le had been put out of the house by me of his sons, this being the prema- ure cause of his. death. Threats { gainst members of the family were ! leard and many expressed anger at he thought that q son would eject lis father who was a cripple. Members of the Gnazzo family to- ay were emphatic in denying that nything of the kind had happened, [ nd the fact that the medical exam | lcr had found the body in the house [ 'as proof enough that the man haI jed in the house, they say.
 Trust Co. Dividends.
 The PlainSille Trust Co. announces [ that it has declared dividend to the ( epositors in the savings accounts of 1. approximately s1S.500, and the usual dividend of per cent to ! le stockholders These dividends re payable as of January 1. The an- ! ua meeting of the stockholders will v e held on the second Tuesday in |, anuary. a
 Married Saturday ], Miss Ethel Mae Leavenworth and 4, ichard Mitchell Erno were married VI the Baptist parsonage Saturday aft |, noon at o'clock by Rev. J. G. n lard, pastor. a
 To Play in Florida. " Ernest Horton of Central Square q