Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-25
WesterIy's New Deputy Sheriff,
Frederick T. Mitchell Named Q Succeed the Late Eugene w. Coon-Funeral of James Kennedy William Bennett Held in $1OOO ronds for At tempt to Kill-Liquor Raid-ciign S.hool Baseball Champions Get Housing Welcome Home.

An interesting side play at the cham pionship baseball game in Yale field New Haven. between the Westerly and New Haven high school teams, were the presentations to Catcher Frank Foley and Pitcher Steve" Pember The gifts were $50 in gold to each of these players. whose faithful efforts aided materially in placing the Westf erly high school team as leaders oh
 the baseball field.
 The gifts were the contributions OI ten men of prominence in Westerly,
 including five physicians, each giving
 S1O as a token of appreciation of the
 great battery work of the team, the
 pennant winners of 1909, and winners
 of the Eastern division of the Inter
 scholastic baseball league in 1910 with a clean record. winning every game
 in the series and esta blishing a rec ord in the league
 The presentation was made by Principal. John Swain in the presence of the Westerly contingency and gracefully accepted in brief speeches of appreciation by Foley and Pember-
 Walter H. Summerby, who was su- perintendent of the White Rock mills for five years prior to 1896 and who in that year removed to Pontiac died Thursday at his home in Lawrence, Mass aged 51. He was agent of the Atlantic cotton mills at Lawrence and one of the best-known mill men in New England. MT. Summerby was sick only a short time. He is sur viyed by his widow and one son.
 There was large attendance at the funeral of James Kennedy, which was solemnized with a mass of re- Quiem in St. MichaePS church, Pawca- ficiting- Burial was in the new St. Michaers cemetery. The bearers were John McMahon, John Cramer, James Fitzgerald. Louis Celia and Thomas Shugrue.
 At the regular session of the Third district court, Friday, Judge Oliver n. Williams presiding. Arthur Carlson nuisance He was required to furnish a bond for his appearance for trial. next Friday. in the sum of $1,o00, which he could not do and was com mitted to the Kingston jail.
 William Bennett was arraigned on the charge of assault with attempt to- kill Ainger E. Burdick, by threatening to shoot him with a rifle at the home of the defendant at Cross Mills Bur dick testified that on the 9th of June, late at night, he and Bennett had quarrel and that Bennett took gun from behind the door, pointed 1t at witness, and threatened to blow his brains out. A brother of the plaintiff, age 10. gave testimony in corrobora- tion.
 Bennett testified that he lived with Burdick's mother and that on the night of the trouble he and Burdick when they returned home Mrs. Bur dick upbraided them for not coming direct from their work. Burdick left the house in an angry manner and upon his return, fearing danger, wit ness brought out the rifle, which was not loaded Mrs. Burdick cerroborat- ed the testimony of Bennett.
 Judge Williams found the accused hf f<,x- ;,J in the superior court in bonds of s1,e00. As the bond could not be fur- nished, Bennett was committed to the Kingston jail.
 asainst John J. I1awler, which has long been on the docket, was called. The death of the plaintiff was reported by the court, and Curtis F. Randolph en- the will of the plaintiff. The suit is to recover a<promissory note- AS the defendant had never entered any ap- pearance default was noted. The the claim proven Judgment was en- tered for the plaintiff to recover s109.- e1 debt and costs of s5-o5.
 third liquor raid was made upon the premises of John Doherty on the Chief BransfieId and assistants. The premises were searched and two bot ties of whiskey were seized AS there was doubt as to the proprietorship Of John Doherty and William Stinson with keeping the place contrary to law.
 The class of 1909, Westerly high New Watch Hill house, this (Saturday) evening.
 That severe wind, hail, rain, thun-