Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-06
SUICIDE OF WESTERLY MAN.
Elijah Taylor Found in Bed With Throat Cut-William Fowler Badly Scalded-News from fhe Courts Cycle Clubs Banquet-D. A. R. Chapter Votes $50 Ito City Missionary.

I father, and his friends mourn his
 downfall and untimely end. He was a
 member of the Sons of St. George, and
 carried a life insurance policy for a
 small amount. He is survived by Mrs.
 Taylor, son and two daughters, who
 have the sympathy of many friends.
 William, Fowler. employed in the
 lunch cart near the bridge, had a nar-
 row escape from serious injury and
 under peculiar circumstances Thursday
 night. He had an order for ten gallons
 of coffee from local socrery that had a supper in 6 nearby hall, and intended
 to make the coffee i'll a ten gallon milk
 cans After putting the boiling water in the can, he added tho coffee placed
 the big wooden plug in the mouth of
 the, can. and then placed the can on
 the stove for the contents to boil. And boil it did, with no vent for the
 confined steam. When the can began
 to show signs of eruption, Mir. Fowler
 struck the plug to unloosen 1t. Inlme-
 diate.y the plug was forced out by the
 escaping steam, and with it came a
 torrent of boiling coffee. MT. Fowler
 was severely scalded on the left arm and forearm and in groping for the
 door, to escape from the cart, he thrust
 his left hand through a pane of glass,
 cutting his hand and two fingers se-
 Verely.
 He was attended by pr. Scanlon. MT. Fowler suffered considerable pain, but
 his injuries are not of the character that will contne him to his home.
 In the Third district court Friday,l Judge Oliver H. Williams, the contin- ued case of John Corrono. charged with an assault upon John Curio, was dis posed of and without the testimony of the complainant, who has gone to parts unknown. Corrono was foundS guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $5 and costs, which by reason of several con- trivances reached s20. This added to the sum previously said to have been paid by Corrono-to Curio in settlement of the case, as he supposed, will dimin- ish MT. Corrono's banhB account about $1OO.
 The liquor cases against Oliver p. ! Gavitt, Edward Gilroy and Charles Clayton, with all other cases on the docket, were continued for one week.
 Grand Exalted Leading Knight J. D. l Shea of Springfield, Benevolent and | erly Friday Investigating a matter of l special interest to Westerly lodge of | Elks. It is said that the investigation | is with reference to the appointment | of deputy for this distsict.
 The Westerly Cycle club enjoyed the 14th annual banquet Friday night. | There was entertainment at the club | rooms from to 10 o'clock, and then the members and their guests made | short street parade, headed by the Cy- cle band, terminating at Hibernian hall, where the banquet was served. After | the banquet the entire party, number ing over a hundred. returned to the club rooms, where the festivities were continued.
 Mrs. Kate Davy, who resides in the basement of the pr. Scaulon house, was in danger of losing her life Thurs day night, but for the timely discovery of fire in the basement by Mrs. Scan lon. MT. Davy, after attending to the l furnace fire, retired and about an hour thereafter Mrs. Scanlon detected smoke in the house and made an inVestiga- 1 tion. She found the floor near the fur mace ablaze and the fire creeping up the partition. The application of sev- erad pails of water extinguished the | flames, before serious damage resulted Mrs. Davy was found in her room asleep and nearly suffocaaed by smoke.
 In the superior court at Kingston on Friday an absolute divorce was grant ed Ida F. Burdick from Byron D. Bur dick of Westerly, on the ground of de- se1tion and non-support. Fred N. Rob- lnson was divorced from Esther Rob- inson on the ground of desertion with l positive refusal to return.
 The counsel in the case of Joseph $. 1 Srills against Joseph Guarino a suit on book account, stated that the case was In course of settlement and that there lore no trial would be necessary.
 At the regular meeting of Phebe Greene Ward chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. LaCIede WOodmansee was elected historian, to Ill the vacancy caused by the resigna- ton of Mrs. Charles l. Gates, who has moved to Boston. Mrs. Samuel H. l Davis was chosen a member of the board Of management. The sum of $50 1 was voted City Missionary Alexander 1 Smith to assist him in his work among the poor and destitute. Announcement | was made by the entertainment com- nittee that there would be whist next 1 week.
 These exercises enlivened the meet ng: Singing of the Star Spangled Ban- ner by Mrs. A. A. Robinson; reading 1 of the prize essay. by the winner. Au- prey Maddocll, Causes Leading to the l Revolution; poem, Penelope's Christi mas Dance, by Miss Genevieve Bur dick; paper on William 1T. Taft, bv Mrs. s. II. Davis, and the singing of 1 The meeting was held at the residence of Mrs. Elisha c. Burdick Tea and a social hour followed