Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-27
WESTERLY WOMAN IS IOI
Mrs Thomas S. Socum Native of North Stonington, At Home Her Bnthday-Leverett A. Briggs Elected Representative to Succeed Charles w. Clarke-Frank Warren, Hobo Proves Thief

made mistakes for we all make mis- takes, but have tried to do right and
 good, and always honest. If I ever owe anybody anything l want to pay it. I suppose some people think I'm close
 and stingy. but I am not, and I want my money to last as long as 1 live, for you know there's no telling the length of ones life. 1 used to think that 100 years was a good old age, and it is, but my life is as precious to me now as at any time during my existence. I thank God for sparing me so long be- yond the allotted time, but life Is still a pleasure to me in this happy home with my son. Still, I worked hard when l was able to work. and am en- titled to rest in my old age. You know, I fell and broke my hip a couple of years ago, so I'm not so strong afoot as I used to be. My eyes have dimmed and in order to preserve them I do not read as much as I used and love to talk when I do not tire my friends, and I believe that my long ex- perience tells me when I reach the
 limit l tell you. my son. it's nice to feel in your declining years that you have led good and useful life and you have reaped. Good day. good day. sir; good bye; come again; don't wait until my next birthday!'
 Leverett A. Briggs has been elected representative to the Rhode Island Hopkinton to fill the vacancy occasion ed by the death of his brother in law, Charles Yelling Clark MT. Briggs, re- publican, defeated Silas E. Main, dem ocrat, by vQte of 1S7 to 69. In the First district Briggs received 121 votes and Main 66, and in the Second Briggs had 53 and Main Il. AS it was a spe- cial election light vote was polled.
 MT. Briggs is about 50 years of age and prominent manufacturer of Ash away He is one of the owners of the Ashaway Woolen company, Is interest ed in the Ashaway Line and Twine company, one of the incorporators of the Yawgoo Line and Twine company, a. stockholder in the Ashaway and Westerly Railway company and di- rector in the Ashaway National bank. The late MT. Clarke was elected for two years, and as there are biennial elections and annual sessions of the legislature MT. Briggs will serve in the session of 1914, MT Clarke having served in the 1915s session
 Frank Warren, whose home is in Providence, but who has become a thorough hobo, has been permitted to put up at the Swan stable for the past month, doing a little work now and then for the feed there was in it. We'd nesday morning he disappeared and an overcoat was missing from the stable office. It was also learned that $6 had been taken from the pockets of Driver Eddie Hoyt while he slept. The nat ural inference was that Warren had taken the money and the coat In the afternoon Driver Burdick drove team to Bradford with a commercial man as passenger. He spotted Warren and reported the theft to Police Constable John Catto.
 The constable communicated by tell ephone with Chief Brown and Warren was arrested and brought to Westerly He was very much intoxicated He wore the stolen overcoat and $3 of the stolen money was found in his posses sion. He said he took the coat and money and was a blamed fool for not taking the train for Providence, in stead of hoofng it to Bradford and keeping sober enough to get beyond the reach of the police of the town of Westerly. Warren said he had a son A years of age who was much better than the old man and was member of the Providence fire department He will probably be sober enough to be in the Third district court at it's next session, which will probably be on Friday morning.