Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-27
WESTERLY WOMAN 100 YEARS OLDI
Mrs. Simeon P Slocum, Native of North Stonngton, to Celebrate Birthday Today Providence Farm Buyers in Auto Accident-Horace Vose Ships 25 Pound Turkey to President Taft-Eugene E. Phibrook's Death Follows Strange Happening.

Potter Hill, the steering geer became disarranged and the automobile rush. ed into ditch about four feet deep on the side of the road.
 Young MT. McCauley who sat in the front seat with MT. Thompson. was thrown out headforemost, his head coming in contact with a stone wall, and he was rendered unconscious for short time. He received severe bruise in the left temple and another just over the left eye and complained of pain in the back of the neck.
 The elder McCauley was in the back seat and he was also thrown out of the automobile with great force. He landed on his side and shoulder and was considerably shaken up. His in- juries were comparatively slight.
 Dr. M. H. Scanlon was summoned and rendered medical assistance He brought the injured men back to West erly in his automobile and they left on the 11.2S train for Providence. Horace Vose, in continuation of his annual custom inaugurated in 1886, of sending a turkey for the Thanksgiving dinner of the president of the United States, shipped a beautiful sample of the great American bird to President Taft, by express early Tuesday morn ing and the turkey dressed in true vose style, arrived at the White house early this Wednesday, morning. It was a handsome bird when alive and was one of the finest that MT. Vose has prepared for presentation to a president. MT. Vose said there was no better turkey anywhere. It was plump and without blemish and weighed trifie over twenty-five pounds.
 Though the parties that petition ed for a writ of certiorari to quash the action of the Westerly town coun- cil in declaring the recent vote as be- ing in favor of liquor license, stated that answer must be made on Decem. Der 2, no citation has yet been served upon the members of the town council or town clerk. They have received no official notification that such petition has been filed with the superior court, and therefore have taken no notice of the publication of the alleged petition for writ of certiorari. Next Friday is the day set for hearing applications for liquor license and unless prevented by legal procedure, licenses will be granted at that time.
 Perhaps by December 1, the cars of the Groton and Stonington trolley road will be run through to Ashaway, thus doing away with the side trips between Westerly and Ashaway. This is in keeping with the through car plans between Watch Hill and Norwich The schedules will be so arranged that | connections will be made at the rail- road station with trains on the steam road.
 Eugene E. Phibrook, a blacksmith, with shop in Vincent lane, died Tues day afternoon at his home in Welch court under peculiar circumstances. He left home MoNlay night at eleven o'clock telling his wife that he was go- ing down to lock up his shop. He did not return during the night and Mrs. Phibrick went to the shop to see If he was there. She heard groans in the Sherman Lumber yard adjoining and recognized her husbands voice. She summoned assistance and MT. Ph11brook was found buried under lurn- Der that had fallen over him. He was taken home in an unconscious | condition and attended by Dr. Savage. He had sustained a fracture of the skull and was severely cut and bruised. Just before noon he regained con-
 
 told Mrs. Philbrook that he went to the shop direct from the house. While in the shop he heard and saw someone moving about in the lumber yanrd and commenced investigation. He said he ran against stake, or something else, and the pile of lumber fell over on him. He shouted for help but none came and that was all he could re- member.
 Soon after relating the story he lost consciousness and did not rally, but | died shortly before three o'clock Tues | day afternoon,
 Two years ago the only child of MT. and Mrs. Philbrook, a girl three years old, was killed by an automobile in Main street. and since then MT. Phil nrook has been greatly changed. He is survived by his widow, three broth | CTS, William, of Brunswick, Me, Horace of California and Joseph Phil | brook of New York city, and a, sister. Mrs. Stella Jackson, of Canada, | Upon complaint of Joseph Chesebro. defeated candidate for seIectman of the town of Stoninstcn, citation was served on Selectman Henry A. Stahle to appear in the superior court before Judge Shumway at New London next Monday to show cause why he should not relinquish the of- flee to MT. Chesebro. This action is preliminary to a recount of the bal lots, based on alleged discrepancies, illegal judgment on disputed ballots. In the recent election Stahle won by six votes over Chesebro, according to I the official count
 Local Laeoniea
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