Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-05
Hoffman-P Peabody Wedding atWester|y
Former Physician and Diean Norwich State Hospital Married Tuesday-$1 900 Awarded Plaintiff in Barber Fire District Case-Boy Scouts Troops to be Organized Real Estate Transfers.

The case of orvi1ie c. Barber ct ax against the Watch Hi1 Fire dis trict which occupied the twelfth day of the February session of the su- Ierior court for Washington county and the first day since converting at Westerly was concluded Tuesday morning, the jury rendering decision in favor of the plaintiff for S1,O0O. This suit is the outcome of the pro posed improvements of Bay street at about two years ago.
 Tuesday morning Attorney Fred c. O1ney, counsel for plaintiff. recalled Mr Barber to the stand to prove the property, which was removed from the building when 1t was razei. the piaintif oa cross examination stating that he has never seen any of these articles which were in the building be- fore it was torn dowE- This closed the testimony and Attorney Sanae4 H. Davis then began tns argument f4r the defendant corpo -attJn- Or the cV1- ciusiop of the arguments Associste Justice Charles r. Stearns charged the jury.
 The jurors ac4 rncan;ed by Sher;fs D. R s. Wishtmal ed Fred T. Mite h. ell retired to the Westerly fire depart
 nent building acr3SS the street to consider the yer dict. They wer@ gone only about tweaty minutes when they returned with a verdict in favor of tlie plaintiffs assess nS the damages at S1.0o0, the higai3st estimate mace by a1y of the wit 1cSses-
 Edward Brewer YS. Estate of Maria E Brewer, ct al, an action at law, was brought before Judge Stearns, jury trial haz z1ng be waived by agree ment of cSi1sel. Attorney Clarence E Roche. representing the plaintiff. and Attorney Augustine A. T. l.. Led widge. the defense. The due execu- ton of the will was proyeE, and Judge Stearns found the Eamo to te the last will and testament of Maria E. Brewer, toe 5us; 2css ready for inc session was concluded and the court adjourned 10 nnee- according Co law.
 Geverner Ararn J. Pothie- and his state party, which left Providence for Washington 10 ne !n attendance at the inaug1ra -1on o. President Woodrow WflGon today. ha1 a prIvatc audience with tha new:y eleete1 pres ddent Monday afternoon at the Shore man hotel, .he Rhode Islanders betIi-s accompanied sy Rep .eSt nIaTiVe George F. D S.2aI1nes5y, who has been giving conside ,-sble of his time m hep ing to entertain the party, since -heir ecutive was unable to give tha gen tleu7en much tta2e bee luSe of preS- sure of business, bu- nevertheless he met all the membcrs of the paly and after a Ebort chat the governors party returned to their hotel
 Tuesday the governor attended the Inauguration of the president on the capitol steps and was also in attend ance at the swearing into office of Judge LeBaron B. Colt in the senate chamber
 n b expected that over a hundred youngsters will enroll as members of the Boy Scouts of America, to be or ganized at 8 meeting either Wednes- day or Thursday, over fifty boys al ready having signed applications for membership Principal Si1as T. Nye Of the Elm street school and Robert c. Thacerkay of the Westerly Light and Power company have been among those interested in the movement. Several meetings have been held that the business men of the town. might become familiar with the nature of the anxious to get not only the financial support of the townspeop1e but more especially their moral support, both of which have been secured, and now the committee is in a position to carry out its plans.
 Si1as T. Nye has been appointed scou tmester and will be assisted by c score or more of young men of the town who will act as assistants along the different lines of work that will be taken up by the troops The fin anc1ng of the organization is very slight, as the boys are expected to earn practically all the money that as needed. the high school and memo rial buildings being placed at their disposal for the meetings and the like.
 The committee in charge of organ fEing the local troops is desirous of