Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
WHAT IS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Thomas A. Bven, 91, Was in Mexican War of 1846-48- Death of Mrs. Daniel Trant-Peope's Mission Dedcates New Quarters-Award for Miss Mabel Moves.

Thomas A. Bliven, now in his nine ty-second year, resident of North Stonington is among the few surviv- ing veterans of the Mexican war of 1S46-4S. MT. Bliven is tall, of slight build and remarkably active, and shows no sign of enfeeblement by req son of his old age. In 1s46 he joined the Rhode Island company which served under General Winfield Scott and was co4amanded by Captain Nel- son Fia1l Of Providence. MT. Bliven fought >m the battle of Contreras, and the storming of Chapultepec and took [art in the engagement which resulted In the surrender of the City of Mex leo, and remained there on garrison duty for several months.
 Mr-Bliven said that in those stir ring times the American soldiers were inclined to do a little footing, but with out the sanction of the commissioned officers. He knew of an instance where a party of half a dozen soldiers stealthily entered 8 church at night and secured a solid gold statue about foot and a half high and buried it near a wall on the outskirts of the city He has thought many times since whether it had been removed and dis posed of by some one of the soldiers or whether the hidden treasure had ever been recovered. When the call came for troops in the Civil war, MT. Bliven did not respond. the exam ing surgeon declaring that he was in eligible by reason of physical disabil- | ity; and that was over fifty years ago. Tho United States court of appeals l for the second circuit, in the case of 1 the Merchants National bank of New Haven against the United States and | Joseph Serraro and one Pintail, ct al, | has handed down decision affirming | the judgment of the district court of the United States for the eastern dis | trict of New York, with costs This case relates to a contract at Fort Ter ny by the Eldredge Construction com | panY, in which the bank is assignee of l the Connecticut Trap Rock company. 1 furniShers of the material, and Ser raro and Pinta1 as laborers, in which judgment in $2,400 was given in favor l of the Eldredge company and Henry 1 Walton and Warren Randall, as sur 1 cites. Appeal was taken to the court of appeals. The appeal was taken on the point of notice and the court decides that the notice of three weeks is mandatory instead of directory in such cases taken to the court of ap- peals. The only relief now afforded the appellant the Merchants Bank of New Haven, is to appeal to the United
 States supreme court and which must be taken within ten days from Apri p. when this judgment was rendered
 This is the first decision ever made
 on this point under the act of 1905 This case started in the superior court
 for New London county and is ot
 special local interest, as the presiden
 of the Eldredge company Fredericl
 E1dredge, was a. resident of Westerly
 and the bondsman, Walton and Ran
 dall, are residents of Pawcatucll. anC
 that they were represented by Attor ] ney A. T. L. Ledwidge of Westerly.
 Mrs. Bridget T. McGIynn Trant
 wife of Daniel Trant. who died Sunoa, in Woonsocket, after an illness of sev
 eral months, was born in County Lang
 ford, Ireland, thirty years az land came to the United States at tn
 age of thirteen. She lived in Wester
 ly for fourteen years where she mar ried MT. Trant and they have mad their home in Woonsocket for the pas l F years Besides her husband. Mrs
 Trant leaves five children, Raymon F.. Catherine, Irene, Walter and Ed
 ward: three sisters. Catherine Me
 Glynn of Woonsocket. Mrs. John Hes lin of Scotland, and Mrs. Thoma OShaughnessy of Langford. Ireland four brothers, James of Scranton : John, Hugh and Patrick McGlynn c Scotland.