New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
PEDESTRIANS ARE
 INJURED BY AUTO
New Britain Men Are Taken From PlainVilIe to New Britain Hospital
POLICE SEEKING MAD DOG

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 Fall-Merton Lamb Enters Employ
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 : Bronislaw Yotka of S9 Orange street and Peter Charnosky of 2Ss Broad street, both of New Britain were taken to the New Britain genera hospital late Saturday night suffering from injuries received when an auto mobile reported to be owned by a Bristol man, hit them as they were walking along the road. Medical aid was called from Plainville and sev- eral of the local officers hastened to the scene It was not known at that time to what extent the two men were injured, but it was thought best to send them to the hospital for exam ination.
 The accident was peculiar one and is described as follows: The Bris- tol automobile was travelling along | Pennington avenue at a medium rate of speed, when another car came along and made it necessary for the Bristol car to turn out. The driver at the wheel swerved into the road and hit the two men as they were walking along the side of the avenue. Both of them were knocked down and re- ceived severe bruises. Their condition was reported as comfortable at the New Britain hospital this morning.
 Mad Dog Scare
 Officer E. w. Furrey and two other brother policemen, received hurry call from the lower end of East Main street Saturday night from an excited person who claimed that a mad dog was roaming around the neighbor- hood. Fastening to the scene. the To- cal officers could find no trace of the canine. Dog Warden Schubert re- ported to the place and made an ex- tensive search for the animal but the canine was not to be found. Several people there told the officers that there had been dog in the vicinity which was acting strangely. He was said to have been foaming at the mouth and to be snapping at every thing within sight. The police kept a sharp lookout for the dog. but noth- ing was seen of him throughout the night.
 This is the first mad dog report to reach the ears of the officials this year and extra precautions will be taken during the hot spell to guard against any mad dogs. No cases of rabies have been reported from near by towns and it is thought that the dog Saturday night was not mad.
 Breaks Hip In Fall
 Benjamin Lehart, veteran employe of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Co.,, is in the New Brit ain general hospital suffering from fracture of the hip resulting from fall in front of the Neri Bros. store in the Russell building Saturday aft ernoon about 530 o'clock. Friends who have visited him at the hospital, state that Lehart said that he step ped on a peach stone in front of the store and fell He knew that his leg was broken, and when Dr. L. H. Frost arrived to give him treatment, the doctor ordered him sent to the hos pital. An X-ray picture will be taken of the injured member at the institu- ton today. to determine the nature and size of the break.
 It became known this morning that MT. Lehart Is observing his birthday in the hospital, as today he reaches the age of S7 years. He is billing clerk at the local freight station and his home is in Stamford. Unfortun- ately, Mfr. Lehart was forced to ob- serve the day in bed.
 Enters P. O. Employ
 Merton Lamb has taken the posi- ton of temporary sub-carrier and sub b-clerk at the local post office, made vacant by the resignation of William V. Baker. MT. Lamb will fill the po- sition temporarily until he takes a civil service examination when, if he passes it successfully he will be en- tered as one of the permanent staff. This week he will substitute as clerk while James J. Graham is on a weeks | vacation.
 Plainville Beats Oakeville
 The Plainville town team trimmed | the fast Oakeville baseball team be- | fore one of the slimmest crowds this | season at Rockwell field yesterday i afternoon. The visitors got to Dick | Hyland. the local twirler for four runs in the first inning, but after that Fly and settled down and had the oppos- Ing batters at his mercy for the rest | of the game. The Oakeville team | made a pnod irnpreeSiop op tho fo,,- | who witnessed the game, by snappy | ielding and good hitting. The locals however, flashing their usual brilliant | brand of ball, proved too much for | he team that has beaten some of the [ pest aggregations in the state. Mana ger Roy French is undecided whether