New Britain herald., 1923-01-22
LIGHTING GAS JET,
 IS BADLY BURNED
Mrs. Mary Mcconnell Of East
 Main St. Taken to Hospital
CONDITION IS FAVORABLE
Coal Situation Is Recamins Aeuie- fpwor.h League Five to Play To. morrow Sisht-Ihaw Makes Going Had in Towp-sotes ai in,ersst.

Had in To~p-sotes af intersst.
 Mrs. Mary Mcconnell Of East Main
 street is al st. Francis hospital in
 Hartford suffering from painful burns
 about the arms and breast, received
 when she went 10 light a gas jet in the house.
 Mrs, Mcconnell. who has been a semi-invaild for a number of years. lighted a match and turned the gas on in a Jet in the house. but before the gas became ignited. the match went out Leaving the jet open. she Is said to have gone for anothe, match. Upon striking the second match. the gas fared up and burned her. She was given first aid treat ment at her home. after which she was taken 10 the hospital. IL is said that her condition is not regarded as serious.
 No Coal Hcre.
 The coal situation in Plainyille is | becoming more acute every day. At the present time. there is no coal al the local yard and no information as to when coal will arrive here can be given. Many families are without fuel and a great deal of suffering and sickness is resulting from the short. | age. It is reported that the attention | of the state fuel administrator will be called to the condition in the hopes that something may be done. Many local people are planning to bring the matter to the attention of the local representatives in the state legislature so that relief may be had. It is said that in many instances Of late, coal consigned to this town has been .iverted elsewhere.
 Epworth Five To Play '
 The basketball five representing the :, .pworth league will meet the team epresenting the Young Peoples de- i. jartment of the Prospect M. FL. 'hurch of Bristol in the Boys club 1. tomorrow evening. The ocal boys are out for win and are i, n good form for tomorrow night. ontest. A large delegation of local i. ooters will accompany the team.
 Thaw Hits Town The thaw of Saturday night and n esterday made traffic in many sec C ions hazardous Cutters and catch q asins have been clogged up by the i, many recent snow storms and it re- Il uired yeoman work to get them f, pen to take the water which accu- nulated on the streets yesterday. r n many places the water was so n eep that people attempting to travc' Ii ere ading in it over their shoe ir ops The snow became so softened J fl nat it would bear no weight and utoists and trucksters were forced te ig themselves out in many places D here the wheels of their vehicles Il ad sunk. A number of sleighing rites which started out early Sat day evening came to grief when the in started.
 Ambulance Is Stalled G The New Britain police ambulance IS called to the Plainville Camr ounds this morning about g o'clock
 take John J. Clark. whose home is
 7o6 Laurel avenue, Bridgeport, tc c New Britain general hospital. MT - ark is suffering with pneumonia. ma The ambulance was in charge of Tr trolman AXel Carlson and was be be 3 driven by Patrol Driver Herber- GU ons When the road leading to tho wa mp grounds was reached. it was ab md impossible to drive the ambu ha Ice to the place where Mir. Clari 1rl s staying. He was found in a lit. shack about q half mile back in tra , woods. and the two New Britain unt icemen were forced to leave the the buance in the Southington road ari ile they walked to the place. They mil re forced to carry the patient in Q the stcher the entire distance from the ok to the waiting vehicle, through unc snow and slush, but after an wit IT'S work, they finally got him into del, ambulance and transported him froi the New Britain hospital. His con- Joh on is serious, it is reported. imT
 Epworth League Banquet | he Epworth league is preparing to gov banquet next Monday night nai
 the committee in charge is ar. of ging an excellent program. Rev witl n l.. Davis. head of the Mems cou le class of Trinity M. F.. church in und V Britain and Rev. MT. Phelps of neu