Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-07
TALKED ABOUT IN WESTERLY
Nearly Three Hundred Shrners Coming November 24th George Foy Held For Superior Court Grave Charge John A. Socum of Ashaway Meets His Wife Return ing From New York With Joseph A. Ashworth

upon commerce and offered as urgent l ly needle as any in the entire project. l Jurors have been drawn for the 1 November session Of the United States | district court for Rhode Island, which l convenes in Providence Nov. IS. The 1 grand jury has been summoned for the 1 opening day and the petit jury the 1 second day. Among the 23 grand 1 jurors summoned are Russell l.. Sio- cum and Oscar Fl. Tefft of Westerly l and the town will be represented on l the trial jury by Charles H. CrandaI 1 and David McG. Newell. Several inn portant cases will be considered at 1 this session of the court.
 l lIustrious Potentate George G.. Bell l has charoe of the plans for the meet l ing in Westerly of the Mystic Shrine 1 of Rhode Island Nov. 24th, which will
 mark a second time that this body, 1 composed wholly of members of the 1 Masonic fraternity, has ever been held i outside of the city of Providence. At l least 250 members the Shrine band of
 5 pieces and a patrol of 25. who are to be initiated, will come to Westerly 1 from Providence on special train, and the Shriners of Connecticut will be represented. The Shriners will be in full regalia and make short street pa- rade. The exercises in the evening, in- cluding the initiation, will be held in the Westerly opera house. It is said that Is Westerly Masons will walk
 ankle deep, if necessary, through hot desert sands in order to be initiated. A report of the medical inspection of schools of the state was made at meeting of the state board of educa- tlon in Providence which showed that during the last fiscal year money fur ! nished by the state had been expended to the amount of $14671.95 in nine cities and towns, representing 80 per cent. of the school children of the state. The expenditures were as follows: To 1 Westerly $27790, Central Falls $700, i East Providence $500 East Greenwich $100 Jamestown $250, Johnston $215, Newport $1,700, Pa%tucket $1,000. Providence $8.379.03, Warwick $1,000, , and Woonsocket S55G,02.
 Miss Clara E. Craig, who was sent to Italy to study the MOntersori system ] of child training, made a report, which was unanimously approved, and the system will be given a test at the state normal school during the present school year. In urging that the system he given a trial, Miss Craig declared that the method. in view of it's merits
 and evident results, could not be ig- nored She volunteered to supervise
 the experiment at the normal school,
 and the offer, with her recommenda-
 lions, was accepted. None of the
 courses will be open to normal school
 students, but the system may be in
 corpOrated into the course of study
 next year For the present it will be
 only tested on children in the kinder
 garten or lower grades.
 George T. Foy, arrested by Officer
 Donohue in the White Rock sction and
 penaiized tor intoxication by the Third district court Wednesday morning, and then released was back in the police tni1c Nxrifb pd serious charge the maximum punish ment being 20 years and the minimum seven years in the state prison. He was detected committing an abOmina- ble and detestable crime against nature in the barn Of ]. Burnside Babcock, where a mare is stabled. He was ar raigned at a Thursday night session of court and pleaded not guilty He was held for the grand jury of the superior court for Washington county
 Joseph S. Ashworth of AttIebore, l Mass, was taken from a New York 1 and Boston train upon arrival at ! Westerly by Deputy Sheriff Mitchell l upon complaint sworn out by John ] A. Siocum of Ashaway charging alien ] ation of the affections of his wife. Ash | worth was returning from a trip to 1 New York with Mrs. Slocun, where, i with the aid of detectives, he was i found in the company of Mrs. Slocum i III q hotel, by MT SloCuTn and Charles P. -Ecclestone of AshaWay. Damages i are laid at $10 900 and the writ is re- turnable to the superior court for ] Washington county Dec. H. Ashworth l is about 50 years of age and a widow CT While in the police station here ! Mrs. Slocum brought him food, gave | him all possible attention, and gave i unmistakable evidence of close friend l ship. i
 Later the suit was settled and Ash i worth released on his own recognize l ance. Mir. Slocum has commenced di- | vorce proceedings.
 Daniel David Mainafti 70. a sculptor i by occupation. ard among the bast in l
 asterIy, died Thursday afternoon at his home in Summer street alter long 1 illness. He came to Westerly from his l native Viaggio, Italy, 30 years ago. and 1 entered the employ of the New Eng | land granite work. and remained in l that employ until forced to retire by | reason of failing health. He was among the first of the Italian families | to locate in Westerly and was an ex- pert workman. He was a member of | the Societe Operate ftaIiana and RyoaI 1 Arcanum. He leaves a widow and five ! daughters, Marie Rose. Helena Jose-~i phine, Margaret Louise Charlotte Jo- anna Malnatti and Mrs, Columbus l Zebarini, Jr.
 Local Laconics.