Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY, R. |.
H0PKlNTGN.
Meeting Of School 5oard--Muoh Bust
ness Transacted by Council as Pro-
bate Court.


The monthly meeting OF the school
committee was held Monday morning
at Hope Valley, at the home OF the
secretary, Miss Clara A. Olney. The
secretary and Supt. Paul NJ. Barber
we're present. A few small bills were
ordered paid and routine business
transacted.
Probate Court.
The town council as the probate
court met Monday afternoon at the
town hall. The petition of Harry B.
Agard, administrator, on the estate OF
Rowland r. RathDun. TO sell the real
estate of said deceased was referred
to April 5, with order OF notice. The
inventory of the estate of Marion H.
Howe. a minor over the age Of four
teen years. was received from her
guardian Charles C. Howe. His Pc
tition to sell the real estate belonging
to his ward was referred to April 8,
with order Of notice.
William z. Tefft was appointed
guardian of the person and estate Of
Mary Barber. person of full age. and
George y. Crandall, Henry II. Gran
dali and Henry e. Young were ap-
pointed appraisers OF the estate.
The appointment Of the guardian Of
person and estate of Arnold b. Bar
Der was continued to April 8.
Job Thorp was appointed admins
traitor on the estate located in Rhode
Island of the late Aurealia e. Thorp
Of Stonington. Conn, who was pos
sessed OF certain real estate in Hop
kinton at the time Of her decease. Mr..
Thorp presented a petition for liberty
to sell this real estate and the petit
ton was referred to April with Or
NJ. Annette Collins waS appointed
administrative of the estate OF Mary
Adeline Collins. and Edwin r. Allen,
Gardner G.. Burton and Roger4 w.
Lewis we're appointed appraisers
George y. Crandal. administrhtor
Of thu estate OF estate OF James w.
Bitgood, represented the estate in
solvent and prayed for the appoint
ment Of commissioners. The peti-
ton was referred TO April with or
der OF notice.
The first and final account OF Ed
win r. Allen, administrator on the es-
tate of Lawtoh Foster. was allowed
and ordered recorded aud distribution
Of the estate decreed.
Town Council Affairs.
The petition of Henry J. Wheeler
and others for the construction Of a
highway leading from Broad street
to Laurel street past the First Seventh
Day Baptist church of Hopkinton. in
the village of Ashaway. WAS taken
up Everett P. Mathewson. Ralph NJ.
Briggs and David J. Naylor were ap-
mittee to survey, bound and mark
out said highway and agree with the
abutting owners as to damage.
Everett p. MathewSon OF the town
street light committee was author
ICED TO see the lamps now unusued for
Illuminating purposes at private sale.
Charles W. Clarke was appointed a
committee TO sell the gasoline house
en- Laurel street, Ashaway
The annual appropriation OF the
town for the care and maiGtenance Of
its highways having beconS available
for use by the four surveyors OF high
ways OF the town March /. the fol-
lowing amounts were allotted TO the
several districts: No. 1, $500. No .,
$500: No. 3, $500: No. $70O.
Bills against the town were ordered
paid to the amount Of $3S5.35.
Various Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector barracks Of
Mystic visited at the home of Jason
P. s. Brown recently.
Illness of the public school teach
err Miss Essie I. Kenyon, caused a
break of two days in the school work
last week
Harold M. Lewis has been 81 with a
grip cold for nearly a week.
Manton r. Carpenter of Perryville,
recently called at the home Of John
z. Wells.
Stuart G. Rogers and George +. AL
len Of Hope Valley have been spend
ing several days at the home OF Hon.
Z. r. Allen.
The auction sale at the home of
Mrs. George K. Thayer was postponed
from Tuesday to Wednesday on ac-
count Of the storm.
John w Sweeney OF westerly was
in town on legal business Monday.