Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19

John Conway has sold his house and lot in Garden street to Michael Sulil- van and. with Mrs. Conway. will leave soon for his native Ireland. where he expects to spend the balance of his life. MT. Conway is TO years Of age He came to Westerly 4o years ago. His first work was in the construction Of the brick mill in Main street and he was subsequently, employed as coach man for Jesse Moss, whose residence was on the sits of the Memorial build ing. Soon after the death of Mir. Moss he returned to his work as mason tender and has been in that occupa- tion since then.
 MT. Conway never became a free man cf the United States. He was willing to swear allegiance to his adopted country. but he baked upon becoming citizen of the United States when the oath Of allegiance carried with it release of allegiance to the queen of Great Britain and Ireland, stating that the oath would not be op- jectionable to him if the word Ireland
 MT. and Mrs. Conway have a mar r:ed son and two married daughters in this country
 Idr. Conway will return to his native town of Etrsaka1ly, County Waterford, where he spent the first 25 years of his life. He was head footman and trust ed employe of George William White lock Lloyd, all English nobleman, ana tif chief duty was to escort members of the family on horseback rides. He was among the most popular young men Of the place. After an absence Of 45 years he will return a stranger in the place of his nativity, as probably but very few, if any. of his acquaint- Iances are now residents of Straskally. Not a member of the Lloyd family re- mains and portions of the big estate are now leased as pasture lands.
 MT. and Mrs. Conway leave many friends in this section who wish them . pleasant voyage and contentment and enjoyment in their declining years In tkeir native land.
 William Messinger and a party of three men and a woman, all of Provi- dence, who left Westerly Sunday morning in MT. Messinger's 36 foot power boat Gerry, met with an acci- dent shortly after the boat rounded Point Judith on the run to Providence The propeller became detached from tie shaft and was probably picked up ty McGinty at the bottom of the sea.
 Signals of distress displayed on the Gerry were seen by Capt. Amos Tefft of the Point Judith life saving station and a surfboat crew went to the rescue. the Gerry being lowed into the lee or Point Judith. The conditions were re- ported to Supt. Henry M. Knowles at Wakefield and he ordered Capt. Chaun- cey, Kenyon of the Price Neck station to take out the big lifeboat Ida Lewis and tow the Gerry to Saunderstown. Mfr. Messinger and party went from there to Providence by trolley, leaving the Gerry at Saunderstown for repairs.
 A careiessIy driven automobile was slightly damaged by contact with a rear fender of a car of the Norwich and Westerly Traction company due to arrive in Westerly from Watch Hill at f1.15 Monday morning. The auto nnpbfle was of the runabout type. with . single seat In the rear. which was occupied by Horace Woodward of Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Woodward was Ariving the car and on the front seat with her was Miss Woodward.
 AS the trolley car was turning from Main street l,tto Broad Mrs. Wood ward guided the automobile between the car and the curbing and in so do- iLg she mistudged the space in not allowing for the overhang of the rear fender of the car in making the turn. The natural result was contact be- tween the fender and the automobile. Tie mudguard on the left side of the automobile was bent and a suitcase strapped to the side was bent out of shape There was no other damage.
 Witnesses say the moterman was not at fault, as the car had nearly rounded the corner before the automo bile reached the corner. The driver of the automobile took a chance and lost. Mir. Woodward declared that the mo- torman should have stopped the car when he saw the automobile approach ing and that he expects the traction company to settle for the damage.
 There was considerable excitement eecasioned by a runaway horse in West Broad street Monday afternoon. The dash culminated in the death of the animal. The horse was owned by Joseph fSpozetti, collector of waste paper, and started from the dumping ground near Chace street, having been frightened by a passing locomotive. As the runaway was dashing along West Broad street Charles A. Loofboro was driving his two -horse team from the c. W. Campbell & company driveway and there was a collision. The Spozetti horse fell and. his right hind leg was broken, the Loofboro horses escaping injury.
 Dr. Thomas E Robinson, veterina- rian, was hastily summoned and, with the consent of-tne owner, he ended the suffering of the injured horse by firing two bullets in the head. MT. Spozetti and his young son were not in the