Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-02

with hardship and loss to employ yers and employees but the new bill Of prices is for term of i've. years.
 In conseQuence of recent unsettled conditions there is not much activity in the granite industry of Westerly. and at each of the establishments the working force Is comparatively small; but tsis expected that within a month there will be employment for every granite worker in Westerly. One of the large building jobs that may come to Westerly is that of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railway station at New Haven. It is also expected that the projected new station at Westerly will be of granite, and also the new postofi1ce building. There are also sew; eral large buildings of granite to be erected in New London, and Westerly concerns hope to be among the suc- cessnul bidders for the contracts.
 Judge Darius Baker in the superior court for Washington county ordered the jury to bring in . verdict for de- fendant Wednesday morning in the suit of James NJ. Blake of Westerly against the Kinnlbal & Crombe com pany, for damages assessed at $20,00o for the loss of an eye caused by in- jury inflicted by an alleged defective lift jack while in the employ of the defendant company. The case had been on trial for six days, and when the testimony for the plaintiff had been presented, Attorney Price made g. mo- bring in verdict for the defendant This motion is opposed by Attorney Carfts and denied by Judge Baker.
 When the testimony for both sides was all in, Attorney Price renewed his motion. just before court adjourned at Kingston, Tuesday afternoon. Upon opening of court Wednesday morning Attorney Price argued in favor of the motion for ten minutes. He was fol- lowed by Attorney Crafts, who spoke for half an hour in opposition. Judge Baker announced that in. his opinion the plaintiff had failed to prove it's case, that the evidence did not show that due care was exercised in the use of the jack, and that MT. Blake did not notice that the pawl had not engaged with the raehet when he let go of the handle, nor did he notice whether parts were worn on the jack, although 1t was a part of his duty to see that the tools he used were in proper condition. Judge Baker declared that he could not give decision in sympathy, but upon the law, and the evidence. No evil dence was introduced that showed neg ligence on the part of the defendant. and he ordered the jury to render a verdict for defendant.
 Attorney Crafts noted exceptions, which were allowed by Judge Baker, and Mir. Crafts gave notice that the case would go to the supreme court on the exceptions.
 The case of Louis Dotolo against the Pawcatuck Valley Street Railway com pany is the next case on trial. MT. Dotolo, contractor, claims damages of $500 for alleged injuries to a team which was struck by car of the de- fendant company. In the Third dis trict court judgment was given for de- fendant on the ground that the acci- dent was caused by the negligence of the driver of the team, and not by the motorman of the car.
 Mrs. Susan A. Baker, who has resid- ed with her daughter, Mrs. Reuben w. Austin, in Westerly, for the past Is years. coming here from Montville, died Tuesday after a short illness of bron- chial pneumonia. She was in her 74th year. Since her residence in Westerly she was a member of the Broad Street Christian church. Her only near sur viving relatives are her daughter, Mrs Austin, and Edward Henry, nephew, who resides in Montville. Burial will ba in tha fgmiIv r,1of af ATf,pty-ilIa