New Britain herald., 1924-10-22
AUTO BREAKS FIRE
 HYDRAN7 ON! ROAD Machine Is Badly Damaged But
 Occupants Escape Injury NO ARRESTS ARE MADE
McGuire- RonaItcr Wedding-Farm- ington Valley Association Meets Going to Rally-Elected Grand OGicer-Car Is Stolen--Bricfs.

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 An automobile said to have been driven by Waterbury parties struck a fire hydrant on the Southington road on the way to Hart's Corners last evening about 5:30 o'clock and although the water plug was broken and the automobile was badly smashed, the occupants were unin- jured. The car. of the touring | type was going in the direction of Southington when the accident oc- cured and came to a stop in the ditch between the roadbed and the trolley tracks. Plainville police in- vestigated the occurrence and after questioning the occupants of the car and eyewitnesses of the acci- dent, could find no cause for arrests. The names of the owner and driver of the car were not made known today, but it is said that they agreed to settle for any damage which their | automobile had caused. The details | or the cause of the accident are no. known, other than the driver became | confused and swayed off, the road into the fire plug.
 | Association Officers
 At the 52nd annual meeting of | the Pennington Valley association held yesterday at the Plainville Con- gregational church, Quincy Blakely | of Pennington was elected mod orator and Andrew W. Solandt of North Granby was elected registrar and treasurer for the coming year. These are the only two permanent officers to be elected at these meet ings, the other offices being com- mittees and other minor offices. | The meeting was one of the most successful in years and was attend ed by large number of members. The program carried out was one of the best that has ever been heard here and an active program for the year was mapped out.
 1 Elected Grand Officer. | Edward E. Aspinall of Plainville was elected grand outer guard by the grand lodge of Pythians which closed the state convention in New Haven yesterday. He has been one of the most active members of the Pythian lodge of Plainville and had a large backing for the office for which hc was an aspirant at the grand lodge. The local degree team eSemplified the rank of page in Music hall, New Haven, Monday night and was received with gener- ous applause throughout the night.
 Reports Stolen Auto
 Joseph Oddi of 14 Bicycle street reported to the New Britain police that his automobile had been stolen in New Britain some time Monday night. He had left the car in the street because the battery was weak Monday night and when he went to get the machine yesterday 1t wasn't there. The police started search for the missing machine.
 Loses Compensation Suit
 Frank Fiurillo of this town, cm- ployed as a section hand by the New Haven railroad, lost a verdict in the superior court over which Judge Wolfe presided yesterday in suit for s4000 against the railroad com pany. Fiurillo suffered a bad acci- dent while at work when a lifting jack struck him in the face and knocked out several teeth. He claimed that the jack had been de- fcctire. The company answered that Fiurllo had assumed a risk when he had taken the job and had been gulty of contributory negligence. Fiurllo was represented by Lawyer Frank Covello and Lawyer IT. NJ. French represented the railroad company.
 India Worker Here
 | Monday evening October 2I in the lecture room of the Plainvile Bap. list church. Mrs. J. NJ. Baker of Ongle India, will speak. Mrs. Bak- CT is home on a furlough and is a very earnest worker and good speaker. She had been in the work in India for the past e5 years and her experiences have been many and varied.
 Ladies Aid Society
 The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church will hold food sale in the church parlors Friday after noon from 2 to 5 o'clock. This is the last of series of food sales of which the proceeds will he given to the fund for inc repairs to the church and those interested hope for a good patronage.
 Erecting Building
 Stanley M Smith has started erecting a dwelling house on the Williams tract on Now Britain road.