Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29

In the superior court here Tuesday, Judge Edwin B. Gager. presiding. all of the day was consumed in taking ev- 1dence in the case of the state of Con- necticut vs. the Maryland Fidelity & Deposit Co.,, Attorneys Charles E. Searls and Charles L. Torrey for the plaintiff, and Attorneys Robinson and Robinson, New Haven, for the defend ant An outline of the basis of the action is as follows:
 1hirza Woodhead died in KillingIy about four years ago. Her son, Fred Woodhead of Worcester was named as administrator of her estate.
 Later, Freds wife, Mary Louise, se- cured a divorce from him and in con- rection herewith was allowed alimony at the rate of sS d week.
 In 1908 she brought suit in Connec- ticut to recover accrued alimony to date and in tke suit garnisheed his distributive share of Thirza Wood heads estate, and got judgment for facias suit against him as admins trator of the estate to recover the money which had been garnisheed, which suit failed, because he was found to be without the money that should have been in his possession as admin trator of his mothers estate.
 The present suit. therefore, is against the fidelity and deposit company which supplied his bonds as administrator.
 The defence i'll the present suit Is along the lines that Mrs. Woodhead was cognizant of the fact that her husband was something of spend thrift and that she had been a party 10 his getting rid of some of the mon ey.
 Mir. Woodhead died about year ago
 The taking of the evidence in the case was completed Tuesday.
 Decrease in Number of School ChiI-
 dren.
 Allen Bowen has completed the en- Yrvr- -v~sa%S %S.<~, -I age, to 16 years. in the town of Putnam, Armand Lizotte having as- sisted in enumerating among the families of the town.
 While the figures are not yet com pleted for publication, it is known that the total will show a slight decrease from the enumeration figures of 1910, and in this connection it may be not ed that this has been the case for the past four years, during which a slight but steady decrease has been shown; the total loss in that time being esti- mated at about 300 The reason for this is difficult to determine.
 Commissioners Finishing Report.
 County Commissioners Barber, Hall and Corttis were in the offices of the clerk of the superior court Tuesday for meeting at which Various minor matters of county business were con siGered and disposed of. The com miSSiOnerS are about ready to give out their annual reports; it is proba- ble that these will be ready to issue next week.
 Woodstock Woman's Estate InsoIvent.
 It is announced in connection with the estate of Mary c. McGee, Wood stock, which has been represented as insolvent, that the commissioners ap- pointed, Henry K Stafford, Wood stock, and Judge Edward G. Wright, Putnam, 70 receive and determine upon claims against the estate filed with the administrator. of the estate. Henry T. Childs, are to meet in the probate court at Woodstock early in Decem- Der.
 Dramatics at Pomfret School.
 Tuesday evening at Pomfret school was marked by the presentation of a ShakeSp pearean Water Cure,a dramatic production, in which the cast was com posed of students. This was the annual dramatic night at the school, thn event of some importance among the special features of the year at the institution.
 Unclaimed Letters.
 Letters addressed as follows are un- claimed at the Putnam postoffice this week: Mrs. Deliner Croft. Mrs. Ethel Davis, Julienne Duval, Mrs. Harriet Williams, Edward Miles, Jerry Rebent, M. F. Stark.