Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 23, 1911, Page 6

HUNTER GIVEN HEARING AT WESTERLY Held in $500 Bonds for Assault With Dangerous Weapon —Motion for Non-Suit Granted in Usquepaugh Di- vorce Suit—Also in Mathewson Hotel Contention— Funeral of Augustus A. Law. < Benjamin Hunter, charged with an assgult with a dangerous weapon, a revdiver, upon Joseph B. Sullivan dur- ing the first hour of last Sunday morning, was tried for the offense be- jore Judge Oliver H. Willlams in the 'hird district court Friday. Hunter, colored, was defended by Attorney ¥Fred C, Olney, colored. Walter P. Dix on and Town Solicitor Harry B. Agard represented the state. Joseph Sullivan testified that on the night of the shooting he met Hunter in the lunch cart near the bridge in Paw catuck. Wilitiam Boyd, colored, was in the cart with Hunter, and there were three or four others present. Witnes kad some words with Hunter that re- sulted in an offer to fight. which was accepted by witness, and the twp men went down Coggswell street to fight. They were intercepted by Officer Casey, and warned that fighting would not be permitted in Pawcatuck, and that if they wanted to fight they must go across the bridge into Westerly, or be- vond his jurisdiction. Officer Casey started both bellizerents across the bridge, with Hunter in the lead. Sulli- van testified that when they reached ne end of the bridge Hunter took a volver from bis pocket and when about six feet distant discharged the revolve witness. He believes the revoly s pointed at him, as the flash The bullet did not w 2o indicated. strike him. He said he left the purpose of.fighting with Hunter, and probably would have done so but for the intervention of Officer Casey. Witness said he crossed the bridge to cet away from the officer and not sole- Iv for the purpose of having a fight with Hunter. He sald ne was not par- ticular about fighting, but had accented Hunter's challenge and was ready to make a try for supremacy. Just befor the shot was fired he saw Hunter tak the revolver from his hip pocket, but it was all over in a few second: ness was unarmed at the time. ifter the shot tas fired Officer Max- d in on Hunter and wrested er from him. Then Hunter v and ran down Main street. Maxwell, a police constable for 17 vears, testified that he was standing near the corner of Broad and Main streets when he saw Officer Casey driving two men over the bridge into TWesterly. Witness started towards the men and as he did so he saw Hunter discharge the revelver at Sullivan. Hunter started to run and witness zrappled with him, secured the re- volver, and then Hunter broke loose +nd ran dewn Main street. Witness as not_in uniform, but had a police sadge Fie turmed the revolver over to Officer Mitchell and ft was the same that was given in as evidence. It is of .22 cafiber, with on~ chamber empty and another with a shell. the other chambers being loaded The testimony of Officer was correborated by Daniel Whalen, whe was talking with the officer as the men came over the bridge. the lunch cart for James Maxwell Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey testified that he saw Sullivan and Hunter when they came out of the lunch cart and thev were both talking 1oudly nd he warned them to be quiet and i here was to be a_ fight it would not be in Pawcatuck. Both men and Boyd, colored, started down Coggswell streei and witness ordered them back. | m Boyd testified that he was | unch cart with Hunter when Sullivan entered and picked up a row | “ith witness and witness told him | t if he wanted any part of him he ould sail in_and help himself Benjamin Hunter, the accused, testi- ed that he had lived in Westerly three cars and neyer had police trouble un il now. He said he was in the lunch art about 20 minutes Wi Sullivan came in. Hegqthrew one man out and then had words with Boyvd and ‘“he that T was fresh and someone ight 1o kill me.” Witness said he had d the revolver to shoot rats in the d where he iz employed and forgot «. taks i€ out of his p t that night” i'e fired the shot upwerds to scare Sulllvan, as he had no intention of hooNng him. After arguments by Attornevs Olney and Agard, Judge W ms found Hunter probably guilty and ordered hat he he held in bonds of $500 to pear at November “iperior the ourt The case growing out of the marital difficulties of Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Pot ter of Usquepaugh, whose diverce case vas heard Tuesday, came in for a hearing before Judge Elmer Rathbun of the for Washington county. term jury in the superior court for ngton county at Kingston It iction brught by Mr. Potter to recover from his wife the sum of 2300 which he alleges she took from his trunk just after she brought orce proceedings and prior to the ime he removed the goods from'the ouse. Mr. Potter testified that he ut $300 in a trunk and locked the unk. Later he found the trunk brok- en pen and the money gone. he day the goods were moved from the house Thomas E. Perry and Ed- rd C. Cook testified that Mrs. Pot- & declared she broke open the trunk get her marriage certificate. Mr. Potter on the cross examination testified that he authorized no _one named Manning to make any affidavit anything concerning the e, and if such an affidavit was made it or do ca was unauthorized. ‘By reference to the napers it was found that the affidavit pon the writ was igsued was made Manni When the plainti 1se was con- luded Attorney Quinn, for defendant noved for a non-suit. first on the sround that no evidence was produced . Terrible Suffering Eczema All Over Baby’s Body. “When my baby was four months old his face broke out with ema, | and at sixteen months of age, his face, hands and arms were in a dreadful state. The eczema spread all over his | body. We had to put a mask or cloth | over his face and tie up his hands. Finally we gave him Hood's Sarsapa- rilia and in a few months he was en- tirely cured. Teday he is a healthy boy.” Mrs. Inez Lewis, Baring, Maine. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood dis- eases and builds up the system. Get it today In usual lquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. Wher: to Buj in Westerly seeseescescesesssessresssessesesarccscencseses | i KDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY Westerly Branch Gapital ..Three Million Dollars Surplus . ..Three Million Dollars Over Fifty Thousand Accounts. Liberal, ccurteous and efficient in fte jand this was 1 no way management. Mareld L. Wells, 0. D, Optometrist. Defective vision cerrected by the prop- er adjustment of lenses. Room 9, tar-Langwerthy Block. Westerly, {“l: to show that Mrs. Petter took the money, and, secondly, that the writ was invalid on the testimony of Mr. Potter, as the affidavit was not au- thorizéed by him. After arguments, Judge Rathbun granted the motion for non-suit and exceptions were noted. There was also non-suit entered in the case of Thomas G. Mathewson against The Mathewson company and others_ This case involved the posse: sion of real estate at Narragans Pier. The plaintiff claimed that in 1896, when the Mathewson hotel was built by Syvia W. Mathewson, father of the’ plaistiff, and the defendants, also, he was the owner of certain tracts of land at the Pier, on which was valuable springs of water, the source o water supply for the hotel Attorns orman, for defense, moved for non-suit on the ground that the defendants’ being in possession of the land as tenants, by sufferance or at will, no notice to quit had been given them in the form required by law, Judge Rathbun granted non-suit and exceptions noted. Mrs. Mary Purtell is an aged resi- dent of Walnut street, and after con- cluding a talk with a neighbor in her dooryard relative to the prevalence of turglars, assaults, holdups and the like, entered her home and was sur- prised to see a stranger come from the dining room into the kitchen. He asked if.the house was not No. 1 Wal- nut street, and Mrs. Purtell answered in the affirmative. “Then,” said the stranger, “where’s the party? Where's the young girls?” Mrs. Purtell declared that she was the only_girl, young or old, in the house and demanded more information from the unwelconme vis- itor, with the threat of delivering him to the police. At this the fellow brushed roughly by Mrs. Purtell and left the place, remarking “This is a hell of a house” A description of the intruder is in the possession of the police authorities. The funeral services of Augustus A. Law were held Friday afternoon ~+ his residence in West Broad street and were attended by many friends, in- cluding a delegation representing the Westerly postoffice, comrades in the Crand Army, and brethren of the Ma- sonic and Odd Fellow orders. The services were conducted by Re: J ‘W. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church. A delegation from Budlong post, G. acted as a guard of honor and there were two Masons and two Odd Fellows as bearers. was in River Bend cemetery,wh in accordance with the ritual of the 0Odd Fellows. Local Laconics. Robert Valentine of Boston will suc- ceed Rowland W. Dunham as organist of Christ Episcopal church. The lat- ter resigned to accept position wilh | St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Wash- ington, D. C. The greatest public loss by the destruction by fire of street schoolhouse. liable clock located in the tow building, which has recor faithfully, before and aft ture was abandoned for poses. Howard Clark Babcock and Jane Hadden, daughter of Mrs. Robert J. Hadden, were married Thur: v evening by Rev_Clayton A. Burdic the parsonage of the Seventh-day Bap- tist church. Mr. and Mrs. Babeock | iday from New York for Or where Mr. Babcock been appointed as teller in the ple’s National bank. Mrs. Babcock w emploved at the Westerly branch the Industrial Trust company. T MysTie Death of Henry Weirsch—John Tra- | vena Steps from Moving Car, Break- ing Collarbone—End of Small Strike at Ninigret Mills. | hool pur- Mis o Henry Weirsch, who died at his home on Holmes sireet after a long illness, was born in Germany in 1862, | and had heen a resident of this place | a number of ars. He had been at | the hospital at Brewsters Nec k for | three vears and was brought to his home in Mystic Wednesday afternoon | and died at 7.30 o'clock Friday i He was a member of He: b lodze of New London and is survive: by his wife and two sons, Harry and | Otto” Weirsch, and one dangher Annie Weirsch, all of Mystic. Stepped Off Moving Car. One accident occurred on the Mys- | tic and O14 Mystic trolley on Thursc Ai]»\‘ when John Travena sto. car near the velvet - s the car v re- turning from Old Mystic. Cravena signaled for the car to at h home just bzlow the line Whe the car stopped he did not get off but after the car had got under ncad way he stepped off and was thro the ground with great force. The was stopped and many ran back to as He was taken to his hom and Drs. Meyers and Purd. were ed, and it was found h collarbone was broken and that he was consid- erably cut. After being cared for by the decctors, he was taken to the homse of his nephew and wife, ind M Thomes Travena, on Broacway. wherc bhe will be cared for. This was the only acciient thet occurred on the cars on the opening day of the new road. the fa n to T the men running the car. No-License Address. Thie afternoon at 8 o'clock, . . Hall will ‘give a no-license lecture at Liberty Pole square. Unclaimed Letters. ¥ollowing are the unclaimed letters at the Mystic postoffic Ralph Cre- ney, F. Dennis, Frank Dennis, Rev. Mr, Lewis, Amable Boucher, Miss Gertrude Burns, Mrs. Giovanna vos, Miss H. M. Fairbanks, Edward Meyers, Capt. C. Sanborn, Jr. L e, Charles Luccardy, G. E. Briggs, Mrs A. Bowermans A. M. Carey, Mrs, Fd- ward Chapman, Miss May Loper (2), Mrs. Hattie Baker, Mis Gertrude Bogue, Miss Ethel Cummings, S. Mal- by, Vincent Wood. Going to Arizona. William Richaleau, who has been | clerk in Starr Bros.’ drug store for the past tnree vears, has resigned and in | two weeks is to leave for Globe, Ar Mr. Richaleau has been in poor healt! for some time and it is hoped that the (‘?‘Aal!lge of climats will prove benefi- cial. Celebrated First Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hermes of Pear] street celebrated the first anni- versary of their marriage Friday and entertained a few friends at a family | dinner in the evening. Mrs. Hermes was Miss Ruth Eve Kretzer before | marriage. Strike ‘Ended. The strike at the Ninigret mills is practically over. On Tuesday the men returneq to work, but on Thursda: morning more trouble was started. Superintendent Flynn finally told the men that those that wished to work could remain at their jobs and the rest were paid off and disch:irged. Visiting Grangers Entertained. Mystic grange 171, met 1n the A, R. hall, Thursday evening, when the call- | | | Cini, Louis De- | | pecials Grocery Specia DOMESTIC SARDINES 6 cans Poison FLY PAPER - = 3 envelopes Hire's Root Beer EXTRACT bottle Best LAUNDRY STARCH 5 Ibs Purz 2 oz. Vanilla Lemon Pineapple Orange MOHICAN SOUPS GOLD DUST Large package EGG As Good as Native Eggs At 4 P. M. BAKED BEANS gt and Brown Bread third and fourth degrees were work men of John I from a ten rier, Do day George wold staried tion on Thursday. Sul Carrier Erast vac: tter sh their place. Mr. and Mr Doyle @ aughter Ruth are visiting Hook, Mass., for a few we " STONINGTON. Steamer City of Brockton Ordered ning. Ordered to Fali River Line. er here Friday. Johnson was banon Friday. in ) morning for a few days v ! with her sons in New Britain. Charles L. Shailor and party North Westchester were callers i {or's touring car. Jordan of Willimantic r in town Thursd: uring car, 1d son, Thomas, 2uests of Thomas | Waterbur) | Kinney. are The sun exerts about two-thirds much force on the tides of the oe &3 the moon _ Saturday the grange making all the Griswold It is reported that the steam of Brockfon will leave here 3 to take her place on the Fall River for winter service. The Conmec- which is 1aid up here, is to have her boiler removed at an e date, and then be towed away Church Services. Rev. S. F. Dickinson will occupy the pulpit the Third Baptist church on Sunday Rev. George B. Spalding will |nr‘z|x-h‘ the Road church Sunday. Rev. Dwight C. Stone, who has been in the province of Quebec for the past week, will preach in the Second Con- eregational church as usual COLCHESTER Postmaster Kellogg has the cellar of the block on Main street, which was burned, cléared outand the foundation | ready for the masons. The lumber has arrived and work on the building will | be pushed. Samuel Eikins of Shailor Hill was |in town Friday. A. H. Conkie of Hartford was a call- Columbia . E. Baker left town this (Sat- town Thursday evening in Mr. Shail- Mrs. William E. Strong and brother, H. W. Abell, are guests of Mr. and !'Mrs. John V. Reynolds in Norwich this week. {_David Carver of Hebron was here was a i North West- nds in towa NORWICH Is 25¢ I3c ) Extracts|Lamb - | 20¢ bl - can Bc 19¢c aoz. 23 ¢|Creamery Butter » 28¢ HOME-MADE BREAD AND PASTRY | GERMAN COFFEE CAKE l 2c Delicious DOUGHNUTS with cream fillng doz. 12¢ CREAM BISCUITS or MUFFINS ‘ FRUIT PIES - - 10c each 3 for 25¢ ea. | | The grange entertained twenty mem- bers of Groton grange, twelve from Stonington ge and a few from | Ledyard grange. A chicken pie sup- | per ed after the lo work, | | by rents, with George as chairman of the committee. Personal ltems. Miss Ethel Godfrey is visiting with | th s in_Providence. returned | morning letter car- | wiio, on |s titute | nd rcus | her home with an to | isit of in of 24 town of Sprague by Theophile Douvi j of { ment -muthe, sexton of the Immacu- nception church, and Dennis Day, janitor of the public school, hav moved their families to th e pari new tenements, in the rear of the new 1 St. Mar aurch. ; Cote is spending a few Boston, Woonsocket and infant daughter of Mr. anc as ans Porierhouse Sirloin - Rounad - 1b. Lamh big Racks of - mfl Native Veal ;. foast 12 BALTIC | Decision Reserved in Douville Case— | Malicious Cutting of Clotheslines. | ainst The eivil case brought the non-pa asked nrollment of last fall, Rallroad street for by town -of mon Douville for the tax taken court reom Wednesday Justice T. F. Kelly,| the arguments, re- | Mr. personal in th befors fter gone to Woon- for weeks. 1 Dubois is dangerously il Douville is confined to ttack of Jung fever ng fiend: are at Clothesline cut n on Lower Main street. were cul Wednesday night the h of two blocks. 1 rles Dionne of High street is il | me. Fall River Line—Pulpit Interests— | Gaucher, Arthur Roy, Adel Personals. | Ravenelle and Deter Rabitaille were | {among visitors at the Brooklyn fair. M William T. , one of Nor- Frank man home from |!](3i wich Town's ol¢ residents, who has | Backus ital, much improved in been spending sev Vi e in Mys- | health. tic; made a.visit -to. the borough Fri- | ' Hunte licenses have been issued day, beinz the guest of Jay on ! B. Paul, gli, Noe. - Main street. Arthur and Lindsay Miss Ethel Bliss of Mt. Vernon. N, v S Y. is the g of Mrs. L. B. Lathrop, | Miss Catherine and Margaret Bow lligan of Pittsfield. Mass., | ler have returned from Boston, where is the t of Otho O'Sullivan. Mr. |they spent the sunimer. 2 = Nilligan is to leave here soon to en- | Pierre Hebert has moved his family ter the iextile school in Philadelphia. | fr¢ High Main street. Rev. A. C. Coats of Hartford, state | Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Girard and secrctary of the Connecticut Baptist |daughter, ) nd Mrs. Arsene Lucier, union, will preach at the First Bap- | Mr. and ifenr) Larocgue and two ¢ church Sunday morning and eve- |daughters, Marie and Do tended « nt-Charpentier wedding on ! s. Joseph Buteau, who has been ill past week, is better. s Caroline Buteau is spending a with relatives in New Bedford, SCOUT MASTERS WANTED, Extension of Boy Scout Movement in Waterbury Planned—Banquet Held. Waterbu About twenty promiment : Scout citizens interested in the Boy movement gathered at the Elton last in week, where a2 banquei was held the American dining room. H. Shaffer, assistant field secretary of the national headquarters of the Scouts in whi the fact necded in New York, made an address he laid special emphasis on outmasters were nis district. Edward T White, is the only local scout- master, and_while a large number of boys are willing to join it has been impossi e them in with only one scout “Seoutma said Mr. Shaffe that more s in are what we need.” “If ‘you get the scoutmasters. there will be no difficul- ty in organizing patrols. This boy scout movement is a purely civic work. All_have the opportunity to enroll, Patrols may be formed in public and prjvate schools and in churches, no matter what the denomination. We have rec some opposition from the socialists on account of the fact that the scouts use military unforms and they think it is to -be a military anization. It is just the reverse. . rather than military usages, Every word in regard to mil- tactics has been eliminated from out manual.” d LEAN PORK CHOPS ‘DAY OF BIG GROCERY SALE Be Sure and Take Advantage of This Sale and Save Money 5 TO 11 A. M. SATURDAY STEAK=123cfon T Rib or Loin Lamb Ghops Ib. 0 Very Choice Tripe 6 lbs. 25¢ Il Boston Rolied Roast - - I SALT SPARERIBS - - 0 CHUCK ROAST “&5r<" - LEAN CORNED BEEF - FULL leaf 8c-10¢ doz. 8¢ Williams. v one of the made up attractive cover bearing the s Mrs CREAM Potatoes ommittee, has filéd at the | new pro- | Sophia House and 2 Fresh Killed 1b. Lean Plate Beef - - - I be Ib.. c Small Fresh Shoul- ders n Stewing Lamb - : lb. lsc Lean, Sugar Cured Sl 10¢ Smofled i - Ih. 10| Shoul- H S ‘ders 1b. I} GOOD TABLE CHEESE » 15¢ Mealy Cookers Saturday Best Bread KIPPERED HERRING 2 cans FRESH COCOANUT 1 BUNGAL 12 Mohican Vanilla COMPOUND bot. MACARONI or SPAGHETTI 2 pkgs TOMATOES Solid Packed SPICES Whole--Pickling - 1b. COFFEE Royal Blend BUTTER = Tokay Grapes - 4 Ibs. 25c|White Turnips 4 qts. 10c pecials Grocery Specials{ - 69c] 27c| i4c] 32c; [3c] 10cf 22c 30c] 25¢ 1-8 bbl. bag FLOU 1b. OE TEA 1 1b. pkg. can 1b. Sweet Potatoes 8 Ibs. 25c|Celery Fresh - 3 stalks 12¢ - peck 25c|Yellow Omions - 4 qts. 15c] |2 number of local men nominate a | Jessie Winterbottom also mem- | committee to bring this about. Such of the committee, a committee was appointed at ‘he ban- ever do less than the possible | ad quet. | best, and never throw away that pos | sible best because it is not the ide .7 This quotation of words by STUDYING CONNECTICUT. | Roosevelt nted in black ink on | 5 = | the 1 i leaf, and the name of | v, Local History the Topic of Club That | . ciup fiower, goldenrod, and also | YO Takes Roosevelt Saying for Motto. | ihe names of the club colors, which T = tire national cola The Cosmo- Connecticut is the study topio this | politan club was or d in 1904, vear for the Cosmepolitan club of | The outer page of the back cover of | be tr d at its club meetings for the i meetings are provided for. n_of 1911-1812 are strikingly fit |in the ciub calendar. October 6 sees and vromise to ne of benefit. Mrs. | the beginning. chairman of the S | The Earthly Paradise. he Indiana farmers are now fat- heir hogs by feeding them o winter they wi th "There There's more of peace and order's | make the hens lay by giving them | salt pork., Indiana is an earthly par- se where everybody ean lift him- self by Plain Dealer. his bootstraps.—Cleveland Willie’s Gone. , all the jam and cake and pie Are there, I know, upon the:shel at them, and softly sigh— scem so lonesome by them - 1ves, less of noise about the place, rule: But, oh, T miss a chubby face Since W lie’s gone to scheol! Meriden.—George M. Curtis, treasu< rer of the Anti-Tuberculosis associa- tion $944.87 from J. J. Walsh, treasurer of > aviation day committee. on Tuesday received a check of B. GOTTHELF & CO. us. $5.00 Black and $5.00 Women’s and Store Open at 5 p. m. Shaffer also urged the formation of a scout council. He suggested thai Store Closed Today 69 Infants’ White Dresses - Open at 5 o’clock This Evening. SPECIAL BARGAINS WILL BE OFFERED rom Opening Time Until 10 P. M. The five hours we do business today must be busy ones with Come with the rush as these goods offered are for these 5 hours only. {$1.98 and $1.50 Women’s Waists, from 5 Colored Silk Waists $11.50 Women’sand Misses’ Fall Suits ¢ $15.00 Women’sand [isses’ Fall Suits* $12.50 Women’sand [isses’ Polo Coats* $15.95 Wom:n’s and Misse s’ Reversibie Coats 54 Misses Ready=to-Wear Hats ¢ 11 B. Gotthelf & Co., “'The Store of Good Values” 94-100 Main Street tol0P.M. only 98c ¥ 5208 4 #9065 ° “ $12.50 “ o $10.00 “ ¢ $13.95 “ % $395 39¢ Store Open