New Britain herald., 1926-07-06

The party was headed for Yer mont when the accident occurred. 1 Caused A Disturbance
 Roy Johnson of B Corbin Place, New Britain, and Thomas Smith, also of New Britain are awaiting 1 trial in the Berlin town court to- might on ci.arEes of drunkenness. i They were arrested Saturday night at the r lin depot by Officers George Kcnupka and Frank Brown, after they Il caused considerable disturbance.
 East rcrlin Man Arrested
 Preston l.. Whitmore of East Der Hin will be in court this evening, after having been arrested Saturday | by Officer William J. Ritchie. Whit more's car is said 10 have struck another machine on the turnpike, the second car having been operated by Stephen Sutten of Brooklyn. Connecticut. Whitmore could not produce is automobile registration, it is said. The crash occurred at ! the lnl@TSttJlOl' Ol lptIIlI SLlttI anu Pennington avenue.
 Receives Gunshot Wound ! Louis MirInte of Berlin was treated yesterday by Dr. T. C. Hodg- son for a gunshot wound which in cluded 4. piece Of wadding in the right eye. He was taken to the Ne,Y Britain hospital for treatment. Fourth Is Quiet
 The Fourth was quieter this year than it has been for several years, according to Berlin residents. There was considerable noise late Sunday night and early Monday morning, hut it died down in tho course Of the day and it was said that yes terday afternoon and evening were as calm as any Sunday in town.
 The bell on the kensington Con- grcgtional church was rung at midnight Sunday ushering in the 1 150th anniversary Of the inde~ pendence of the United States. The youngsters who rang the bell sue : coeded m eluding those who at : tempted to prevent such an occur renee and they climbed to the belfry and made great noise with the bell. The ringing of the bell was the signal for an outburst of racket from all parts Of the town and the youngsters set off fire crackers by the dozens. This con timed for about an hour and from ] that time until dawn isolated eX- | plosions alone testified 10 the fact ! that the Fourth had arrived. Early 1 in the morning there was consider { able racket. also, but 1he noise was not as great as in years past.
 X large number Of Berlin resi- dents spent the day out of town, many of them seeking the shore resorts, while others motored to various parts of New England. i Traffic Exceptionally Heavy
 The heaviest run of traffic so far i this year and probably the heaviest run in several years featured ac. tivities on the turnpike Sunday and yesterday. The Berlin officers were on duty both days, continuing their work long after dark in an effort | to keep inc lines of cars moving steadily along.
 Suffers Broken Arm
 Buck" Jones. negro brick yard employe of Kensington, got into an argument at dance in town Saturday night and as q re- suit, he sustained a broken arm. He was attended by Dr. Matthew | II. Griswold.
 | Abel Foster Wedding
 Gcorge Abel of East Berlin and Miss Geraldine Foster of New Britain were married Saturday afternoon by Rev. William II. AL derson at the parsonage of the 1 Trinity Methodist church, New Britain. They were attended by Miss Evelyn Gray of New Britain and Lucius c. Bushnell of Berlin.
 After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mrs. ! Bertha Smith, q relative of the bride The gift of the bride to her attendant was q pearl necklace and l the groom presented the best man with pair of cuff links. After the reception Mir and Mrs. Abel left on an automobile trip through the White Mountains. Upon their re- turn they will make their home in East Berlin, where Mir. Abel is en- ployed by the R. o. Clark Brick