New Britain herald., 1923-10-22
RainmM News CHILDREN ESCAPE
 INJURY IN CRASH Three Youngsters CatlPulled Into
 Road When Sidecaf Hits Auto SMASH AT DUNHkh'S BRIDGE

sasement Announced - seieesmes'
 To Appoint Commission Members s' nreetins-pesne Team 10 fsrif's'iie II Three children. ranging from ihfss in seven years ald.. escaped pessiple Injury and death yesterday aftsfneeh about siis o'clock st hiessoihs .ets ner, when they were ealapu'tea ihso the road from motorcycle slneeaf in which they were riding, They are inc aanehters of John prnsik ef ssh Reach street. New Britain. who was driving the motorcycle when the aes
 eident occurred.
 prusik was driving along the road
 towards New Britain and Was m iihs
 of Automobiles. when. in approaching
 Blossoms Corner. the automobile In
 front of him, owned and driven by J, W. Sullivan Of isf Launshury street, | Waterbury was forced to come 10
 stop because Of traffic jam at The
 corner. For some reason or other, prusik's brakes refused 10 work and
 the driver attempted 10 turn out 10 avoid striking the automobile in front
 Of him. He failed to clear Inc rear
 tender of the car, however, and inc sldeear smashed Into it and the motor cycle was overturned.
 Pruslk's three small children were
 thrown over his head into the road and in some inexplicabie manner. they escaped injury. None Of the automo- piles in the line were going over 10 miles an hour. which prevented fur ther damage being done. The chill dren had a number Of scratches and bruises and Prusik was also shaken up, but none of the wounds were se- rious He and MT. Sullivan settled the difference between themselves and Officer Thomas Royce who happened on the scene shortly after the acci- dnt occurred, found no cause for ar rest
 Smashup at Bridge
 Officer Thomas Royce was also | called to Dunham's Bridge yesterday | afternoon to the scene of an accident | between a Hudson and Essex automo- bile. Both cars had come together in some unexplained way and both were badly damaged. Officer Royce saw that the affair was in Southington, so when Officer Thomas Murphy of the Southington department arrived, he turned all information over to him. The names of the parties concerned in the affair were not learned.
 Hunting Dog Stolen
 Charles Diggles has been more or less in the lmelight because of his success of the past week In hunting racoons and MT. Diggles has often stated that his success has in great measure, been due to the fact that he had recently purchased an airedale dog He valued the canine very high ly and stated at one time that he would refuse $500 for him. Last night, someone who had an eye on the dog, stole him, and Mr. Diggles reported the matter to the police. A number of fresh clues to the thieves have been uncovered and the police expect to capture the culprit in a few days. Several people stated that they saw suspicious persons in the vicinity of he kennels.
 Engagement Announced
 Mrs Augusta Hulten of Cedar 'treet, announces the engagement of Ter daughter, Miss Elizabeth A. Hull '. en, to Herbert E. Carlson of Plain file. Both are well known in Plain lille.
 To Appoint Commissioners
 The board of selectmen at their next F egular meeting will appoint the mem- ', CTS or the various town commissions F ccording to the custom which has cen in vogue for the past few years, ne members of the fire commission Ii nd other governing bodies will be elected and it is expected that the resent members will again be chosen. B 'ther matters of importance relating the coming fiscal year in the town. C; I'll be voted on, 1t is reported. al The police committee, consisting of n rand Jurors William J. Foran and U taniey Gwillim will meet soon, it was sl sported this morning, to follow out m ~ le instructions given them when they V ere appointed at the annual town eetlng. The instructions were for :, lem to act as a committee to take V, the matter of policing the streets p'
 Plainvil'e and other items relating ,a '
 the affairs of the local consta- = llary. lo
 Pythian Degree Team no The degrec team of ~Pythian lodge. TT or F. will go to Tariffville this eve te ng to put on the degree for the he embers of the lodge there. A large in lmber of local members arc plan hg to make the trip and all those aiming to go should meet at the Odd It; 'llows hall carly this evening. let Pythian Sisters will journey by au- mobile tomorrow night to visit yenda Temple of Unionville. All sis rs wishing to go will meet at I. o.
 Y. hall at 1880 o'clock sharp.
 Organ Concert Thursday.
 The organ concert and song recital
 be given by Robert H. Prutting and hn T. Dowd, organist and soloist
 Hartford, will be one of the most ccessful affair ever conducted in the wn of Plainyille judging from the vance sale of tickets. the commit reports. The people of Plainville anxious to hear these two we'll own artists and the organ which s been recently installed in the urch. Members of the choir are silly engaged in selling the tickets the affair and visitors from all = rounding places are expected to at Id. The concert will begin prompt - at S:15 o'clock and the doors will = open at 7.Sn n'cloct rbora -~;tt no reserved seats so it behooves