Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-04
PUTNAM

Verdict for Defendant in Case of Med
bury VS.. Meace-TaIking Over Elec :
ton Results-How Local Liquor
Dealers Will Lose.
In the superior court here Tuesday,
Judge William H. Williams presid-
ing, the case of William n. Medbury
vs.. FREDERICK Meade, both of Canter-
bury. occupied all the time. The plain
tiff claimed $500 damages for DANA ge
done mis- property by a woodland fire
which got beyond control. April Is,
1910.
Attorney Donald G. Perkins of Nor
witch represented the plaintiff. Attor-
ney Harry E. Back of Danielson and
We're counsel for the defendant.
At the time stated Mr.. Meade, han
ing secured permit to burn over some
OF his land. invited Mr.. Medbury and
the latter's son. Frank E. to assist him
ip doing the work Going to the point
where the fire was to be set the match
was applied. Eventually the fire got
beyond control and swept over several
acres of Medbury's property. The
plaintiff and defendant We're directly
at variance as to which set the fire,
Meade claiming that Medbury did and
the testimony on the point as to
whether the fire was started on the
property (adjoining) of the former or
the latter
Mr.. Medbury estimated the actual
damage to him by the fire as 1856.
witnesses estimating at $500
Edward Baker, Canterbury testified
that 30 acres of Medbury's land was
burned over in the fire. Only two or
three acres of land with big trees
was included. He said that previ-
Gus fire had damaged the big trees
therefore there was little damage by
the fire in question.
Herbert Baker, Canterbury, testi-
fed that the land was rocky and that
the fire did little damage.
Marshall J. Frink, a selectman of
Canterbury, said he counted the
stumps of the trees after the fire and
that they numbered 40.
Both the plaintiff and his son de-
MED that the fire was set upon Mr..
MedburyS land.
For case of relative unimportance
it took much time and it did not get
to the jury until 4.30 o'clock After
being out more than an hour the jury
returned a verdict for the defendant.
Post Election Notes.
Returns from various Windham
county towns furnished little of spe-
stock attracted little attention by
pulling off a stunt similar to that in
Killingly, electing board of three
seIectmen that are all republicans, one
of whom, running as an independent,
beat out the democratic candidate. 1t
has been declared to be practically
impossible to elect a candidate With
lead pencil on the new form of bal
lot. as the saying goes, but at least
two Windham county towns nave dem
onstrated this theory to be a fallcy- 1t
can be done when conditions are right.
Boston Papers Story of Dead Mans
Birthday.
Some hungry space seeker put one
over on a leading Boston daily Tues
day by sending in and having printed
a lengthy account of the 10Th blrth-
day anniversary of Rev. R. S. Butler,
formerly of Woodstock. Rev. Mr. But
Ter died May -, 1910, and part OF
the story that appeared Tuesday was
taken from an obituary written at that
time.
News in General.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Barrett and
Peter ST. Onge are in Hartford. at
tending the meeting of veterans.
Attorney Thomas J. Kelley of Will
limantic was a visitor in Putnam or
Tuesday.
Rev. John H. stapleton. formerly {
curate at ST. Mary's church, were Wis
itors in town Tuesday.
Souvenir w. H. Taylor of Hart
ford in town Tuesday said that he
has Just sent in his first batch o.
pictures of legislators for cuts to ap-
pear in the legislative history
Henry A. Dyson of New Brltal1
called on friends in Putnam Tuesday
CITY Election in December.
The next political event that viii
| interest Putnam is the city election
| in December This will be the biennla
election at which a mayor and a ma
jority of the council of nine members
will be elected for a period OF tive
years.
Loss to Liquor Dealers.
| 1t is estimated by Putnam peopl'
who are undoubtedly in position t.
| know. that Killingly's voting Hcens'
| will mean a loss of $500 to $500 ;
week to local liquor dealers. Durins
| no-license periods much of the liauo
! business from Danie1son and othe
| parts of <illingly comes to this city
| Frank Cordier Putnam's representa-
| tive among the nlagnates of the new
| Interstate basketball league. Will ben'
| every effort to give this town a fas
| team and one that should be able t
successfully cope with any OF the oth
| er five teams.