Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-03

| Wilson Blackburn; tenor solo, selected, James McTurk; quartette. Charity, Messrs. Clancy, St. Onge, McTurk and Coleman; closing exercises, Auld Lang Syne; benediction, Rev. William F. Williams.
 While there are several cases of sear- let fever in Westerly, and all of them well under quarantine, it is not be- lieved there is any danger of epidemic. There is a scare, however, that is ap- parent in the falling off of attendance in the lower grades of the public school. The health officer, with the aid of physicians, have taken every precaution to prevent @ spread of the disease.
 The local cases are all of the lightest form, barely beyond the scarletina stage.
 William Potter Stiiman, who resid- ed with his daughter, Mrs. William Holberton, on Chaces Hill on the road leading from the Hopkinton cemetery to Mantle, was found dead In a field near his home Friday morning. Mir. and since the death of his wife, two years ago, has at times shown signs of mental weakness, and during these pe- rieds Mrs. Hofbsrton kept close watch of him. Thursday he seemed to be in good spirits and left the house about
 
 the direction of his sisters house, not far distant. As he did not return at the accustomed hour, Mrs. Holberton made inquiry and learned that he had not been at his sisters home.
 Search was made for Mir. Stilln1an, the searching party with lanterns pa trolling the vicinity but without result. Friday morning Mrs. Holberton, know ing that her father occasionally visited the Old Spring. in the neighborhood, efTQ fad Nn oY.nA t,a %GoA D.. fore reaching the spring she found her father lying face downward, his face submerged in water in a small swamp hole.
 pr. J. Howard Morgan. medical ex- aminer for the town of Westerly. was notified. He made an investigation and gave permission for the removal of the body. He found that Mr. Still man was warmly dressed and was ly- ing face downwards. the front of the head as far as the ears being under water in the swamp pool. The arms were In position that denoted that MT: Stilman after lying face downward had supported his body with his arms, as If to drink from the pool.
 short distance from the body. per haps two feet, were MT. Stillman's hat, mittens and spectacles, strength ening the belief that he was in the act of drinking from the pool when death came He probably prostrated himself to drink and presumably from overex- ertion, superinduced by physical and mental weakness and age. he was un- able to rise, his head dropping into the pool of water, causing death by suffocation.
 MT. Stillman was a farmer and for years had milk route in Westerly lie was compelled to refrain from hard work about two years ago by reason of general breakdown, physically and mentally.
 Mir: Stillman is survived by four daughters besides Mrs. Holberton. Mrs E. R. Thompson of New York. Mrs John Woodmansee of Matenuck and Miss Phebe Stillman, a tea cher in south Coventry and by two brothers Horace Stillman Of Ashaway and Her pert St1llman of the Potter Hill road, and four sisters, Grace. Frances and Jennie Stillman. who reside in the StllIman homestead on Chace Hill. and Mrs. Ennis Conger of Ohio.
 The jury in the case of George E. Champlin against the Pawcatuck Val ley Street Railway company rendered a verdict that the plaintiff recover the sum or Sl5,000 damages for injuries sustained. MT. Champlin was in the employ Of Contractor Nardone as 8 teamster, driving his own team in connection with the work of improving the Wectch Hill road. last July. His 1tN1@A ne was thrown from his seat to the ground falling directly in front Of one or the wheels of the cart, which rolled against his back, breaking the pelvic oone and rendering him almost help less. He was in the Westerly hospital Tor three months before he was able to be taken to his home. He claimed that the car struck the cart before any warning was given him to get off the track, but that he was driving from the track when struck
 At the time of the accident it was claimed that Mir. Champlin had driven from the track and that his horses be- came frightened at 8 passing auto mobile and backed suddenly in front of the moving car, the collision taking place before the motorman was able to stop the car, although power had been ehut off and the brakes set
 Mir. Champlin in his suit asked dam ages of s30000 but the jury rendered verdict for half the amount claimed. Albert B. Crafts represented Mir. Chanplin and Everett A. Kingsley and Donald c. Perkins were counsel for the PaWcatuck Valley Street Railway com pany. The case was tried in the si1- perfor court at Kingston and verdict returned Friday afternoon. The jury was out for an hour and a half