New Britain herald., 1928-04-16
TROLLEY CAR RUNS DOWN LITTLE GIRL Frances Fables Has Miraculous
 Escape From Horrible Death ARFRANGE MUSIC PROGRAM
ParcntS.Teachers To Meet In School Gym-Hit- -and-run Driver Es- cape-Einc Grange Program PIanned-Town Mccting-Briefs.

PIanned-Town Mccting-Briefs. Knocked down and run over by a one-man trolley car on the lower end of Whiting street about 5:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon, Frances Fables, 3-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Stables of Home stead avenue, miraculously escaped horrible death when she fell into front truck and wheels passed over her body without touching her. The girl, who had been sent to the store, according to reports. was crossing Whiting street and lodged , onto the track directly in front Of the car as she attempted to avoid an automobile. David Barry of Meriden. the motorman. threw on I the brakes and brought his car to a quick stop, but the distance had been too short. The fender struck the girl and knocked her fiat be- tween the rails, the front truck pass ing over her. She was found lying on tho ties about mid-w of the car and was brought out and hur- ried to the office of Dr. George F. Cook for first aid.
 The most serious injury was a broken collarbone, while the muscles of her chest were injured. her head was federated and she received nu- merous bruises. After setting the collarbone and treating the other in- iuries, Dr. Cook had Frances remov- ed to her home.
 Witnesses Of the accident com- rletely dissolved Motorman Barry from all blame.
 Parcnt-"eachcr Meeting
 The Parent Teacher association will meet Wednesday evening in the High school gymnasium instead of in the auditorium as originally plan ned. The committee in charge feels that there will be more pleasant in formality in the gym and wishes to make the meeting as informal and friendly 9. one as possible. The meeting will be given over 10 an observation of music appreciation week, and Clayton Hotchkiss, super visor of music in the Stamford pub lie schools. will speak.
 Parked Car Ramme1
 Joe kensura notified .Consta able Schubert last night that he had parked his car in Central square in front of the monument and returned to find the left rear fender had been smashed by another machine. which had failed to stop. The offending driver had headed for Bristol, by islanders said. and Schubert is at tempting to locate someone who saw the number of the car.
 Auto Turns Over
 An automobile operated by dri- yer whose name was not learned by ton avenue just before midnight Sat urday. It is believed that the driver applied the brakes too suddenly and that those on the front wheels locked. overturning the machine. The occupant was not hurt. but the road was showered with broken glass.
 Grange Meeting
 Plainville Grange will hold it's reg ular meeting in Grange hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. Members of NewingtCn Grange will furnish the program, which is said to be excep- tionally good and to contain a num- Der of local hits Refreshments will be served, MT. and Mrs. Charles Weldon being in charge.
 The program for May is now being worked up by the committee in charge. It will consist of cempe- tition between the married and single members.
 Parking Place Little Used
 The public parking space rented by the town from the railroad IS used but little. a railway employe | pointed out today, the public still preferrng to leave cars in the drive way leading from Central square to the station. The public space. along l the "canal line" tracks. is close 1 enough to the center to be conven- ent for merchants, shoppers, and