Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-20

There was a large attendance at the
regular session of the Third district
court. Friday in anticipation of the
| trial of the liquor case charged against
| Oliver E. Gavitt. After the reading
of the docket and the continuation OF
| several cases from one to two weeks,
| Judge Oliver H. williams ordered re-
cess for half an hour at the request
of officers representing the state.
When the case against Oliver T..
Gavitt was called, George H. Huddy,
Jr of Providence, who has been en-
! gagged to assist Town Solicitor Kings
ley in the prosecution OF the case, ask
ed for continuation of one week. He
stated that an important witness in
the case, William Archie who was
summoned to appear a week ago, when
the case was assigned for trial, and
who had not been excused. was not
present, and he did not think the state
ought TO 60 on with the case without
him.
Mr. Ledwidge said he was prepared
to proceed with the trial and objected
to continuation.
Judge Williams stated his familiar
ity with the travel of the case and
that in his opinion the request of at
torney for state asking continuation
for reason stated was reasonable, and
was therefore granted.
Assistant Attorney General Harry P.
Cross appeared for the prosecution in
the case of George w. Cross against
Charles Clayton, another liquor case,
and A. r. L. Ledwidge for the de-
PENDANT. Captain Clayton was once
known as the strong man of circus
fame, is the accused and he waived
examination, furnishing recognizancs
for his appearance at the next session
of the superior court for Washington
county.
Or. John chamPlin is soon to erect
brick building in Granite street, on
the site of the frame building re-
Gently removed. The brick to be used
will be from the new brick making
plant in Ashaway and will be trans
ported by trolley car to Westerly. 1t
is planned to run the cars to the ter
mipal of the Norwich Westerly road
in Broad street, and to unload the
brick at that point. AS 1t is short
haul from there to the Champlin lot
done in front Of the Westerly high
school building without inconvenience
Ing the public traffic
BY reason of improved transporta-
ton facilities the building of the brick
structure is made possible, as the ex-
pense of transportation in the old way
would have made it Improbable by
reason of the increased cost.
The town council has decided to
contest the claim of CORTLAND P.
Chapman, who seeks TO recover $1,750
for alleged damage to hts property by
reason of the rebuilding and improv-
ing of the Watch Hill road. The coun-
Gil has authorized Town Solicitor
Kingsley to engage Attorney Walter
II. Barney of Providence to assist in
defending the interests of the town Of
Westerly i'm the suit at law.
This case was instituted soon after
the work on the Watch Hill road was
completed.
Appeal was taken from the decree Of
the town council in accepting the re-
port Of the committee on the layout
and construction of the road, on ac-
count Of Irregularities in legal form.
The superior court sustained the ap-
peal. and the preliminary paper work
was then executed in the required le-
gal form. AS all efforts to effect a
settlement have failed, the case will
now be tried out in the courts.
As q precaution to public safety, the
Norwich trolley cars viii be required
hereafter to do all their waiting time
at points at least twenty feet above
or below the crossing at the foot OF
Union street in Broad street and not
at the edge Of the crossing as here
tofore.
Town Solicitor Kingsley has been
instructed to call the matter to the
attention of the officers OF the Nor
wieh & westerly Street Railway Co.
The air equipment of the car leaV
ing Westerly Friday morning at 11.30
for Ashaway became disarranged as
the car turned into Railroad avenue. |
The result was suspension Of business |
On the Ashaway and Westerly and the |
Norwich and Westerly roads for an |
hour and a half. The regular Nor
Wich passenger car as well as the |
freight car came to the assistance of |
the Ashaway car, but there was trou-
Die in making satisfactory coupling to |
.ow the disabled car from the main |
inc. The big freight car finally made |
and started to push the |
Ashaway car down the. tracks in Ca
lal street. After going about twenty |
-eet the big iron trailing bar broke, |
and another long delay threatened.
Albert Clark. an electrician of the |
boarded the disabled car,
made an examination and few adj |
ustments and then calmly said: /
i mere y uOlIluS TIE matter Will THIS Il
ar, now Superintendent Cousins |
ave whispered instructions, the mo-
orman and conductor took their posi-
ions, and the car went whizzing down |
@ the Broad street terminal to re- |
'ume trips on schedule time.
The change in the mails to Ashaway,
whereby they are sent from the West
,rly postoffice at Z O'clock in the morn
ng. or two hours earlier than usual,
~ the Ashaway and Westerly trolley /
Dad, is not favored by residents of
1opkinton and Clark Falls, a. under
he new arrangement no mail reaches
hem from the east until twenty hours
alter than before the change was
made.
The eastern mail arrives in West
'rly at $40 and was sent to Ashaway
IN the $50 car. and taken from there
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