Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-26

,9 1hani<fuf E. Sahcoc<, for years 2
 resident of Ashawaf died Wednesday at the home of her son, Marcus L. l Burdick, in East Orange. N. J. At l the time of death she was 90 years and ten months old, two days younger than 1 Edwin Babcock, who died last week in l W esterly, but there was no relation 1 ship between the two. In early wo- l manhood she married Horatio Nelson 1 Burdick, and her surviving sons are 1 Deacon Alfred B. Burdick of New Lon ! don and Marcus L. Burdick of East 1 Orange.
 Her second husband was George A. l Babccck of Ashauayy who died several ! years ago. When Mrs. Babcock be- 1 came infirm by age, she took up her residence with her son, Alfred B. Bur ] dick, in New London, and later lived with her son. Marcus Burdick- Flu
 neral services were held in the Sev- enth-day Baptist church, Ashaway. on i Friday morning, and burial was Tn Oak Grove cemetery.
 At the regular Westerly session of the Third 6is.rict court, Friday, Judge Oliver H. Williams, the, trial of the
 case against Earl Stimson. a cripple, charged with the sale of liquor in so-called Doherty place on the Pot ter Hill road, occupied the afternoon session. Constable Albert l.. Young of Watch Hill was the detective in the case. He testified that, accompanied by Chief Bransheld and Sergeant
  The witness went into a shed where a bar was located while the police off cers remained outside in the road The witness purchased a glass Of cider from Stimson, who was behind the bar. and then bought a pint of whiskey from StimSon which he took away with him and gave to Chief Bransfield- Subse- quently this bottle was marked and labeled at the police station. In the room besides Stimson were John De- herty and another man.
 Chief Bransffeld and Sergeant Brown testified to searching Constable York before he went into the Doherty place and that when he came out he had the bottle of wfiskey which was produced in court.
 Stimson was found gdilty. but sem tence was deferred for one week.
 This was followed by the trial against the liquor seized on the premises of John Tesherty., February 5. upon search warrant The searching party was Chief Bransfeld. Sergeant Brown, Policemen Mitchell and. Con- stable York. They te=tiied in detail as to the finding of the liquors Judge Williams declared the liquors to be forfeited to the state and ordered their destruction. In both cases Harry Agard appeared for the state and Clarence E. Roche for defence.
 In the AimyliGuor case, which was partially heard week ago, Attorr ey Agard offered government tax re-
 
 hy Attorney Ledwidge for defendart- Decision was reserved. The other criminal cases were continued
 Mrs. Hsrriet N. Rabcock, widow of eeriersin P. Bab-cc' formerly we'll l,ro7 rssi9e-ts of es erlv, and who n'evff t3 Califorr!a "a rfne years ago disd tfs uafy ir Trs Angeles, aged s3 year Mrs Fahecck was a sister of .T'er. .OTrin T. vFa ker Rev. Will jam c. alkar and Pev. Levi Walker, IT,, daueher of Rev. evi Walker and
 granddaughter of Rev. Peleg Bur rows.
 Mrs. ee~-ce H. Rsbcock, now of rleirfel1- N. J., has just made arotHer eft of st 100 to the Babcock scien- sidc lilr " in that city the interest f'em hich will be used for certain 'nfrfte rurrcses. Mrs Bahcock was 2 fcrYrserf rect 7s~t of '~F7av-7v- and las a s.,rss rrer horae at Wac Hill Nr Babcock was partner of Stephen n- OK in tho nanufa cture of the Ia ab- cock & Eiicox boilers. and hc4h were residents of Westerly. MT. Wilcox and i his wife fcp~ded and endowed the Me rnorial building and Westerly public library and Wilcox park in Westerly.
 Local Laeonics. v-alter s,.vaer and Frederick Lea IT ar are vizftir~ in Providence
 Tie causa cf the Qurrrv -Hill fire f-as not hesn definitely ascertained
 Tfe vi5fa of Westerly was en- !iv ? ~ hy the music of Dot ' eef'r CT ~mHr bard.
 Aris- ia Mon rose Of the Yan- Ser ccnrPa n.y. spent Wedres-