Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
One Westerly Family Accounted For
George Symons His Wife and Five Children arc All Con- fined in Rhode Island Institutions Westerly Club Srs Up Delinquent Members-Dr Sarah M. Dunn Fell from Automoble-FoH Men Voted 60 Years Ago and Still on Lists

George Symons. his wife Edith Sy- mons, and their five children. are now confined in Rhode Island institutions and a cause of annoyance to the Wes- terly police removed. at least tenn porariiy. George was recently com mitted to the Providence county jail for eleven months and to work out a fine of s25o and costs for brutally beating his wife. He is the chief wit ness in the case against Wilfred Col lins, who was found guilty by the Third district court for committing adultery with Mrs. Symons.
 Three of the children, who are over four years of age, were committed to the state home and school during their minority, soon after the father com menced his term of imprisonment
 In the Third district court Friday appeared Mrs. Edith Symons, accom- panied by her two children under four years of age. She was charged with being a lewd and wanton person and was found guilty of the charge. Judge Oliver H. Williams sent her to the state farm for a. term of one year. The two children were committed to the state home for infants.
 The Westerly club, which has had ks ups and downs in the social life of Westerly is not in f1ourishing hh- mncfal condition at the present time as some of the members have not been over prompt in the payment of dues. Now drastic measures are threatened to urge dehnquentS to come to the front and center and settle or legal steps will be taken to collect the dues. The rules of the club specify that three months in arrears bars member ship, yet those who did not settle with F. hos threatened with legal action.
 This self explanatory letter, issued by F $. Opie and A. H. Langworthy has been received by some of the al leged delinquents who court the threat ened lawsuit.
 club to the amount of S. We can not quite understand how any man could allow his dues to a club to run this length of time without making some offer of settlement. Perhaps you are not aware of the fact that the club is badly in debt and that Just you and some few other members who are delinquents are the only reason for this
 We have decided to give you one mere chance to make a settlement, but if I.e do not hear from you within a short while we have made arrange ments with an attorney to make col 1ections and shall start suit against you and as he will take it for a small percentage, we feel that maybe it would be the best way to do at pres ent. But rather than hurt your feel ings in the matter, we have decided to give you another chance to make a settlement"
 Mir Opie is president of the Wes- ferfy club and MT. Langworthy is pres 1dent of the Westerly town council, both men of excellent standing and --tS 1f 11n hTJc or76 good citizenship of Westerly.
 Among the discarded debris in front of the old town hall, Eugene B. Pen dieton found an old book which con- tained the names of the persons en- titled to vote in Westerly in 1853 The list was written by James M. Pen dleton, town clerk, and approved by Paul Babcock. president of the town years ago and as the voter must be at least 21 years of age, those who were registered at that time must be at least past S2 at the present time.
 Four of the names registered in 1853 are on the voting list of the town of Clark, Samuel P. Lawton, William Clark Rathbun and Alfred G. Vars. Two others are living just over the river in Pawcatuck, Charles B. Law ton and William D. Moss. These six are the only men living who voted in Westerly sixty years ago. The oldest of these is Stanton Clark, who is in his s5d year. erect as the traditional Indian. and as active as the average man at so, is seen on the streets al- most daily. He has 8 luxuriant growth of white flowing hair and is a reminder of the pictures seen of the Washington type and therefore decidedly >attrac- tive in appearance. He is easily the Grand Old Man of Westerly.
 Dr. Sarah M. Dunn of Boston, who Is surnmering at the Dunn homestead, HaVershan1, was injured Friday after