Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-30
WESTERLY QUARRYMAN INJURED
Henry Norhrps Leg Crushed Between Standing and Mov- ing Freight Cars-Mrs. Thomas Santoro Asks $1,332 Compensation in Lump Sum Defendant Granted $6s in BurdicL-Wilcox Suit

The census of Rhode Island, taken
 the present year., shows the foreign
 born residents snumber 1S6, ,341, or
 about 31.25t of the total population of
 the number Westerly contributes, 3,013,
 divided up as follows. Italy 1908,
 England 500, French Canadians 160.
 Ireland 1S4, Poland 63. Portugal 4.
 Russian 66, Sweden 25, Canadian 45,
 Scotland 33s, Turkey 13, Germany 50,
 France g. Austria 4. Greece 3, Den
 mark 1, Sweden 10. Finland F, Wales
 F, South America 1. Holland 4.
 Town of South Kingston: Total
 foreign born 713. Italy 257. England
 179. Ireland 1O1, Scotland S2.
 North Kingston: Foreign born 335.
 England 179. Ireland 79, French Cana
 dians A.. Italy 27.
 land 90, French Canadian 29,. Scotland Richnond:s Foreign born 234 Eng
 land s9. Poland 67. Ireland and French
 Canadian 15 each.
 CharIestown: Foreign born 103 Italy
 25, England IS. Ireland 15. Finland Tie Italians lead in Providence Cranston, Bristol, Warwick, Westerly, Johnston, Harrington. South Kingston and Charlestown.
 The natives of Portugal lead in East Providence, Ttverton, Portsmouth, 1 Middletown, Jamestown and South Compton.
 ] The Poles are first in West Green Wich and tho Swedes in East Green l wicf.
 l The natives of England are the most | numerous of the foreign born in Paw tucket, Cumberland, North Providence North Kingston. Hopkinton, Richmond, Exeter and Foster.
 The Canadian French are in the lead s-. ESo1I Warwick, Lincoln, Warren, Burrilville, Coventry, Smithfield, North Smith ] field, Scituate and G1ocester
 Among the several letters from the Baptist churches affiliated With the
 Storineton Union association, two are of special interest in Westerly as the late MT. Milner was former resident, and Mr Doane is a summer cottager at Watch Hill and a legal resident of the town of Westerly. From the Union P1ain1eld, at Moosup; The the estate of the late Edwin c. Mil ner has recently been placed in the treasury" From the Preston City church: "Dr. W. H. Doane, former ly resident of Preston City, made us glad with gift of $5,000 invested funds, for which we feel very grate- ful"
 The juvenile department of the Westerly Public library, in conforni- ty with the sanction of the American Library association, is observing the Safety First Juvenile Book Week, No- vember 28-December A.. The library room has beer attractively decorated and there is ar exhibit of books, rec commended to juvenile readers, con- veniently arranged. Miss. Alice E. Kennedy, librarian of the depart iSf. | ant, have given the matter careful at l tention and their efforts are appreciat- ed by the public. The exhibit will continue beyond the specified time, and l up to Christmas, giving parents op- portunity to examine these books as
 an aid in. the. selection. of reading mat ter for their children.
 Henry Northrup, employed by the Smith Granite company was severely l injured Monday morning while at work in connection with the moving of train of granfte-laden freight cars at the Smith plant. He was at a standing car ready to make coupling when the moving car struck him, and l his left leg above the knee was crush ed and the muscles injured; although | no bones were broken. He was attend ed by Dr. John L. May, who thinks | that the injuries are not of a perman- l ent nature. but Mir. Northrup will be | confined to his home for several weeks. Thomas Santaro, an enploye of the
 New England Granite works was kill | ed, by being struck by a runaway
 car on a down grade, on September | 4, 1914. Since then under the em- ployes' compensation act, his widow l has been receiving half of his average
 weekly pay or $&.64. Now the widow
 seeks. tos secure the payment of the
 balance due, $1,332,72, in a lump. sum, and this is agreed to by the insuring company. of the. New England Granite l works. There being no commissioners in Rhode Island, these cases are l brought to a judge of the superior court for approval before the agree
 ment ca nbeccme effective. John J. Dunn, counsel for Mrs. Santoro,
 brought the matter before Judge Brown, who is presiding at the ses- sion of the court in Westerly and a pointed Attorney George R. McKen- na guardian ad litem of two minor Santoro children.
 1 In the case of Mary A. Broderick 1 against William A. Wilcox who acted i in Westerly and unimproved land in Mechanic street, Pawcatuck, which has been heard by Judge George T. l Brown and a jury for three court days of the superior court for Washington Iscounty, terminated on Monday. The flplaintiff sought to recover the value E.of trees and soil removed from the E?awsatuck property, which defendant subsequently, sold and the defendant Ihas 8 set off which more than bal ianced the account and that instead of he owing to the money to the plain tiff she owed him $68 as per agree iment when he assumed charge of the Iproperty. The trees and soil were re- moved to conform to a plot that had Ebeen made of the property that was Ito be. connected into building lots l.Arguments were made by Attorney lClarence E.. Riche, of counsel fol plaintiff and by Judge Herbert W Rathbone for the defendant. Judge Brown delivered his charge to the jArymen and they retired to the jury