New Britain herald., 1930-01-27
PLA|NV|LLE SCENE
 0F l53 ACCIDENTS Past Year Also Witnessed Four
 Automobile Fatalities LOCAL H, S.. QUALITIES
High School Team to Play Two Gamcs-Nlcctin" of Grange AuNn- iary TOmOirOW-Ncwcll Boy Hurt in Goa sting Accident.

Plainville vas the scene Of l53 au- tomobile accidents during the past year of 1929, according to figures released today by the state depart ment of motor vehicles. Four of the accidents resulted in fatalities.
 Although this number appear" very high. it is actually low when compared with those of other towns of Plainvillc's Sizc or even smaller places. Many people arc of the opin- ion that more traffic p&s&cs through Berlin hy way of the state road than through PlainNillc. Local conStablrs, however. report that the traffic here is extremely heavy, especially since the new East street highway Was completed. and arc of the opinion that 1lainville witnesses far more traffic than Berlin and many other towns. Berlin was the scene Of 1S% accidents, which proves that Plain Nillc's figure is not extra high.
 The state motor NChicI" depart men reports that decrease in the number of accidents was mad" throughout the state during the past year. There were l@G less accidents in 1929 than in the previous year. i The total of fatal accidents ru- maincd stationary at 466.
 The local highways are carefully poiced and it is very seldom that an accident escapes being reported and investigated
 Qualify for Track Meet
 Represented by only three cn- trants, Plainville High school cup | turcd fl points at the Hartford county Y. N. (. \. indoor track meet held Saturday afternoon al the Hartford Public High school gym- 1 nasium.
 Although Plainvillc had eight boys i officially entered in the meet, onl> three were on hand when the meet | opened. The three, Charles Buell. | Fred Ycamans, and William Sncid- man, won ribbons in every individual l intermediate event and failed to gain points in the relay race only because I tIlfN llttuth cllC lIlol t tO III iNi U ' q team.
 The boys entered the event unUfli. cially and. with Bucll running &s both number two and anchor man defeated q team of SouthinSton ath. lotcs in the fast time of 49 3-5 sec, onds.
 Both Sncideman and Buell. vol their heats in the intermediate % yard dash and swept through to vii the second and third awards in tl, fin2ls. In the standing broad jump Bucll easily outClaSscd q large tielc 10 win first place with a hon of min, feet and three inches In the hlGl jump, Bucll and Ycamans of Plain vile and Dalabrctta of Lewis fIiGl of SouthinG tied for second place 1T an exciting and closely contested match.
 By placing in three events at thi, meet, Buell.. Geamans, and Sneidmar will help constitute the Hartford county Y. M. (. X. team for the state county track meet 10 be held at the Meridcn '. NJ. (. A. or Saturday, February <.
 Engagement Announced
 Mr, end Mrs Anthony DelsantN oI Southington announced the engage nent of their daughter, Julia, tt Anthony Carpenter son of Mir. ant Mrs. Ralph Carpenter of Hulteniu: street. The date for the marriage l will I,a announced later
 CoastinG Accident
 The lour-vaar old son of HaroIt Newell of y Bohemia street wa: injured Saturday afternoon abou It9:45 o'clock when he coastcd into an automobile driven by G. M. Ste tphcnson of @l7 West Main street Tho boy received q bad gash on hi; head and it was necessary 10 tak' four stitches 10 close the wound.
 Mr. Stephenson, after taking car' of the Newell boy, reported the ac | ,1N0t 1o CnnstahlC I, Jud1 W11S