Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-03

When the superior court for Wash ington county reconvened Thursday morning. Judge Brown charged the jury in the cases of William A. Wilcox rs. Alvin Champlin and Alvin Cham plin TS. William A. Wilcox, which in volved disputed book accounts, each party claiming balance due, The jury retired at II o'clock and returned with a verdict at Loo, Tn the case of Champlin against Wilcox a verdict of S41.Sf was given for the plaintiff with costs and a verdict was given for de- fendant with costs in the case of Will cox against Champlin.
 The next case called was that of Clarence Still, of Ashaway, against Charles H. Brown of Stonington, with Attorney Roche representing plaintiff and Attorney Ledwidge defendant. The plaintiff alleges that a wagon owned by Brown and laden with railroad ties, was left hOrselesS and unprotected in the public highway at the foot of Ser ry Hill the Potter Hill road on the night of June s, 1913. Still alleges that he was riding q bicycle from Westerly to his home at about Il o'clock, accompanied' by a young man named Rodman- He ran into the pole of the Brown wagon, which extended beyond the traYeled centre of the high way, was thrown from his bicycle and seriously injured His bicycle was smashed and incidental to his injuries he lost much time, suffered great pain and was put to cOnSid era DIe expense tor medicines and medical attention. He claims damages of $1,000. Rodman was warned by Still just in time to escape injury
 The jury e4npaneIed for the case is composed of Augustus Cough and Will jam C. Gould of South Kingstown. Ar,hlsaId r. Ottley. Thomas Hoxsie, William E- Jordan and Chester King of North Kingston. Albert L. Castri- LlEs and Charles A. Morgan of Wes- terry. Maurice Sugden and John C. James Of Richmond, Frank R. Brown of CharIestoyTn- and T. Elliott Tucker Of NaZragansett MT. James was ap- pointed foreman
 The Still Brown case was not com pieted when court adjourned at 4.30 to 1o-S1 Friday morning. The ease viu go 10 the jury this morning and while the jury Is out the Pendleton- Rogers CasF will be commenced The court will adjourn without date on Friday.
 The cases of Rossica Brothers against Frank Costanzo and Louis Panaeeri against James Clancy, were settled without trial, by agreement of the parties The only other case on the docket is that of James &- Pen dieton- collector of taxes for the town ot Westerly against Francis " Rog- CTS, which is to be tried to the court All the spare jurors were discharged, that IS tEenty-four of the thirty-six, all excepting those on the Sill Brown case that will be concluded today.
 There ~iiI be radical changes made in the Rhode Island National Guard by the beginning of the new year, in conformity with the Dick bill, as the state sOsdiery must be on regular army footing in order to get the benefit of federal support in the matter of pay, transportation and equipment. The governor and staff will not be Tecog- nized as a part of the organized mil itia and can only be maintained at state expense but the state is consid- cred territorial military department with the governor as commander-in- chief 4 board of officers to provide for inc proposed changes has been ap- pointed by Charles ". Abbott, the adjutant general, and is composed as follows: Quartermaster General W. Howard Walker, Colonel Arthur W. Warfeld Colonel Nicholas ". Smith, Major Clarence H. Greene and Captain John J. Richards
 Rhode Island has three troops of