Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-12
MUSHROOM POISONING IN WESTERLY
Mrs. Angeline Farona u, Dead Her Son and Neigh
Dor in Serious Condition-First Anniversary Chill
dren's Department of Library-Mrs. Mary Hartley,
Honest Mother. Has Honest Son-Cape Cod Pick
ers For Local Cranberry Crop.

Through The mistake of eating toad
stools believing them mushrooms, one
roman is dead in Westerly, and her
BON and a visiting neghbor are in a.
rerious condition Last Thursday,
Mrs. Angelina Farona, age ~, resid-
ng in the rear of IS Oak street went
sut hi the meadows and gathered what
he supposed were mushrooms, but it
evident that among them were poi
sonous toadstools She cooked the
mess and she and her son. NicoIo E'a-
roma, and his wife. and a visitor Rosie
Capparone. partook thereof. Soon aft
er they became very sick and there
were unmistakeable symptoms of
toadsfool poisoning. A physician was
summoned and all the affected seemed
given. the wife OF F'arona making COM
plete recovery.
Early Monday morning the elder
Mrs Farona took a sudden turn for
the worse and died almost immediate
Is. Her son Nicola is in a critical con-
dition and there is doubt as to his re-
corery.
Rosie Capparona was removed to her
home at u Marryatt street: her i'm
provement is slow and unsatisfactory.
The juvenile department. of the Me-
mortal and Library association was
prettily decorated with seasonable
rIQWcFS DH -nOuUdl DN MISS alice NJ.
Kennedy. the librarian in charge, Mon
day being the first anniversary of the
establishment of that growing and
appreciated department. 1t has been
an even greater success than Librarian
Joseph L. Peacock or the trustees an
iicipated, and will be kept equipped to
meet every possible requirement and
made attractive 70 the young people.
The department was started in
what was known as the conference
room. but soon it became necessary
TO add the room adjoining, which was
the librarians office, and is now de-
voted to books on travel and history,
the former reception room being util-
lied as Librarian Peacocks office.
During the year 7S6 children have
registered and 1890 books have been
taken out 1t is noticea BILE that for
eign born children. as a rule. call for
historical works. while the majority
Of the native born prefer story books.
Many children spend considerable time
at the reaCing tables. and for. their
pleasure and education series OF his
torical puzzles are soon to be added
been taught lessons in cleanliness and
there is marked Improvement in that
respect during the first year.
One Of the poor but honest women of
Westerly is Mrs. Mary Hartley of
w riCn CuuTl- ana at least one OF her
boys has inherited the honesty char
screristic of his mother. While haul
ing over some rubbish in the rear of
the stores in the Dixon house. the
Hartley boy unearthed cigar box
that contained about IS in cash with
some rattle tickets. Immediately his
suggested going into Will
coy park and share the money and
hide or destroy the box and the tick
cts But the Hartley boy took the find
home and delivered it to his mother
He told her where the money was
found and she felt sure that il came
from one of the stores. She was very
much in need of money, but could not
be tempted to use that which did not
belong 10 her.
Mrs. Hartley went in search of the
owner and delivered the box contain
ing the cash and tickets to the Rhode
Island pharmacy. She absolutely re-
fused any reward The box was in
the cigar case and when the case was
being rearranged the box containing
the cash was placed among some emp
" cigar boxes. and with them thrown
out in the rear of the store.
This is not the first time that Mrs
Hartley has msnifested her honesty in