Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-12
WESTERLY DRUGGIST SUED
Widow of John Doherty seeis s1o,ooo Damages in Poisoned whistsy Case Probable Agreement With strikers' Demands Granitemen May Compete for Uruguay Statues-Annuai Meeting visitin8 Nurse Association.

MiehasI Mccarthy is ths preprister
 few days ago he was in a playful
 mood with a friend when the second
 finger of his left hand struck the teeth of his friend. causing | slight wound, of which Mir. McEarthy took no spe- cial heed. In a short time the finger began to swell and become painful, and he called upon a physician for treat
 ment. The injury developed into a able that the finger will be amputated, in the hope of saving the arm. Henry s<apIins, wibs has kssn in the employ sf Cenkraeter Ieuis Deteio as a teamster since the inauguration of the present laborers' and teamsters' strike. was seriously injured early Tuesday morning while at work in the Dotplo stable. He entered the stall Of
 one of the horses and as he was about to come out the horse kicked him in the left arm, causing three -cornered cut about four inches in length on the longest side. He was knocked down and before he could get beyond the reach of the horses hOofs was kicked in the hack and side, and. it is believed received internai injureA
 bssn notified by tbp department of state of the receipt of a telegram from American Minister Morgan of Monte video, Uruguay. stating that an inyi- tation is extended to American scuip- tors to submit designs for two public be erected in Independence square, at Monteyideo. and the other in com memofation of the Independence of Uruguay. to be located at Mercedes. Appropriations have been made of 10e,00o pesos (S103, 460) for the monu-
 
 (s20,sso} for the independence monu- ment
 The designs for the latter should be submitted by July IS. 1911, and for the former by July IS. although, the Inin- ister adds. tine period for competition
 may be extended in case American sculptors who enter the competition express the desire.
 Aurse association sF Westerly was held in the assembly room of the Me-
 morial building Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Charles Perry, president, presid- utes of the meetings, Miss Helen Segar submitted her report as secretary, as follows:
 Al tEe close of the second year of it's work the records of the Visiting Nurse association show that through kt6 O11AfkE, GdNHui1ltESD, AItd 65pcclaD1 through the services of the nurse, the association has rendered assistance to 2 great number of patients. That there is in our town large field for district nurse work IS of course made evident In the demands upon the nurse, and the finding almost every day of prob lems in health conditions which can only be met by the organized effort of those who are interested in the public welfare However. this association feels certain that there have bean a great many who have needed the nurse whose cases have not been brought to the knowledge of the as- sociation. for various reasons, and so the work must continue to be, as is it's nrst year, q constructive work, and every means of development must be furthered.
 During the past year the scope of work has been broadened in several directions and so new channels of ser vice opened. With the approval of the school committee. the nurse has been ] permitted to spend an hour each day in the schools consulting with ths teachers in resard to pupils suspected of having some physical disorder. Fol- lowing up these cases. she visits the
 homes. tlks with the parents, advising them to consult a physician in most of the cases, and then returning to see if the physician's directions have been followed out
 Gaining entrance to the homes and { hence the confidence of the people, she is able to do valuable educational work, in addition to her professional
 services, instructing the family many ! times in the rules of sanitation and hySienic living. The nurse also assist-
 cd again this year at the adenoid op-
 erations upon some few school chiI- dren. thus supplementing the admirable
 work being done by the Teachers club.
 A committee of the prevention of
 tuberculous of tuberculosis has been
 formed. the members being chosen from
 the different organizations in town rep
 reaenting public interests. This com
 nittee has started effective work in
 the campaign against tuberculosis and
 hope to carr- it out along educational,