Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-16

ditional serpent, he did not tempt to- wards the proper way of even hunting for fox. The Harris Jordan fox hunt was on the Oscar Kenyon farm in the Woody Hill district near Bradford. Another fox was killed by Nathan Main of Laurel Glen in the Shutdown district near Pendleton Hill.
 While all this was going on Chief Thomas E. Brown took trip to the farm of John Jerry Davis, in Lower Pawcatuck. MT. Davis was anxious to rid his farm of the fox and offered Chief Brown S5 if he would kill the fox. Chief Brown and companion, with dog and gun, went on the hunt, and in a short time the chief shot and killed the fox. He would not accept the re- ward, being satisfied to have permit to hunt the farm for more foxes. The pelt was given to Chief Browns com parion as reward for his company, and he sold the pelt and received a bounty for the nose of the fox. Chief Brown, while realizing the damaging nature of the fox to the farmers is a strong believer that they can be just as effectua1ly disposed of by gun and dog as with pick and shovel. and that those who use the latter imple- ments should not be classed as fox hunters.
 Maria Rose Shirley Bent, wife of Isaac Bent, died Saturday morning after long illness at her home in Ma pie avenue, where she. had resided for over half a century. Mrs. Bent was born in the town of Hoplzinton S2 Narragansett Indians, and had been a resident of Westerly for over sixty years. She was well known in the weahhier families of Westerly, with whom she did service during her life time and all had words of commenda- f1- Jixyfy, bn was for many years a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church and re- tained her membership until death. At the morning service in the church Sat urday Pastor Burdick announced the death of Mrs. Bent, and took occasion Bent is survived by her husband and a son. William I. Bent, a carpenter and resident of New Haven.
 For fifty years or more MT. and Mrs. Bent resided in the same house with Betsey Champlin now in her 9Tth in the town of Westerly. Mir. Bent is in his Seth year. They were the only residents of the same house and the aggregate ages of the three persons is 265 years, an average of SS years and I months.
 A rescript has been filed by Judge
 
 case of Thomas G. Mathewson against the Mathewson Hotel company, cut ting the verdict awarded by the jury to the plaintiff from S2,275 to $1,725. If MT. Mathewson does not accept the verdict as rendered the defendants motion for new trial will be grant ed. The suit was brought to recover damages for water taken by the Math- ewson company at Narrangansett Pier from the plaintiffs spring.
 The defense admits that S1,375 of the amount awarded is correct, but contends that the balance of SLIPS is an excessive charge. The court is if opinion that the jury fixed this sum as the proper charge for water taken during three summer seasons, but that the evidence did not warrant charging the defendant for more than one sea- son. The court therefore deducts two thirds of SLIPS, or s75o, from the award.
 Captain Herbert M Knowles, super intendent of the third life saving dis trict, has received a telegram stating that senate bill 2.3s7. to create the coast guard by combining therein the present life saving service and the revenue cutter service passed the sen ate on Thursday. and will probably re- ceive favorable action in the house. The bill places the life savers in the same class with those in the revenue cutter service.
 The bill provides for retirement for disability after thirty years of service. the retired pay in all cases to be 75 per cent. of the active duty pay of the respective grades. It also provides for an increase of 10 per cent in pay for each five years of service, not to ex- ceed 40 per cent.