Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-11-13
AUTO SUIT FOR 5000
After Supposed Settlement For 500 Mrs. Frances Waller
Seeks Damages For Husbands Death Pupils Of Mystic
Oral School at Opera House Matinee DIR. Senior
Misses Train and State Board of Health Hearing.

Mrs. Frances Waller, widow of Fran
els Waller, who died from injuries
received by being struck by an auto
mobile owned by Harry Harding of
Bridgeport and Brightnlan's Pond, and
which was driven at the time of the
mishap by William KaIimus, has
brought suit for herself and her two
children against Mr.. Harding, claiming
damages Of $4,000. The documents in
the suit were filed Friday with Clerk
Haswell of the superior court for
Washington county. At meeting of
the attorneys in the case, John j.
Dunn representing Mr.. Harding and
Samuel H. Davis representing Mrs.
Waller and children, and Town So
licitor Agard safeguarding the towns
interests, and the agent representing
the insurance company in which Mr..
Harding held q policy, to care for ae-
cidents of this nature. an agreement
was reached and it was supposed the
matter was settled in the interests of
all concerned. 1t was agreed that Mrs,
Waller would receive $1,000 net and
that in addition the insurance COM
pany would pay all the expenses in
connection with the injury, death and
burial of Mr.. Waller, together with the
lawyers fees, an amount in the ag-
gregate of $500, making a total of
1900, which the representative of the
insurance company agreed to pay.
Since that meeting the insurance
company has not complied with the
terms of the agreement, and therefore
suit has been brought against Mr..
Harding, although the real defendant
is the insuring company.
Through the courtesy of Manager
Court 3. Bliven of the Bliven Opera
house, the enterprise of his assistant.
Henry Vennette, and the cooperation
of automobile owners in Westerly, the
pupils of the Mystic Oral school en-
joyed a half day of pleasure, Friday
afternoon The children were treated
to a moving picture and vaudeville en-
tertainment in the Bliven Opera house
and many of them not only saw a per-
Torrance of that kind for a first time,
but also had their first ride in auto
mobiles. The party was made up of
Is boys and girls and was accompanied
by, Principal Tobias Brill and by their
teachers. No such audience ever as
sembled before in Westerly and their
pleased expression denoted apprecia-
ton and pleasure and in a way, was
even stronger than expressed in words
alone. All were delighted with the en-
tertainment and with the automobile
ride.
Or. Percy A. Senior of Westerly, who
was summoned to appear in Provi-
dence, Thursday afternoon, before the
state board of health to answer to the
charge of unprofessional conduct, and
to show cause why his certificate to
practice in the state should not be re-
veked, telegraphed to the board that
he had missed the train and conse-
quently could not appear at the sched-
uled time In consequence the hearing
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week. It is understood that the Wes-
terly Medical society is the complain
ant in this case. DIR. Senior has prac-
ticed in Westerly for several years.
but was never a member of the local
medical society and he considers that
he is. being presented
There was no criminal business at
the regular session of the Third dis
trict court in Westerly, Friday, but
judgment was given in several minor
civil dases involving book accounts
and other civil cases of like nature
were continued to the next regular
session. In the Islander case of Mary
Archangel against Mary Rossie, which
was tried out two weeks ago, Judge
Oliver H. Williams rendered decision
for the plaintiff in the sum of 500
and costs. This suit was the outcome
of trouble of long standing between
the parties and a counter suit would
have probably resulted in a fifty fifty
decision, judging from layman's view
of the testimony. A. T. L. Ledwidge
was counsel for plaintiff and Judge
Herbert w. Rathbun for defendant.
The Westerly branch will be repre-.
scented at the annual meeting, next
Wednesday, of the Rhode Island Anti
tuberculosis association. to be held in
Providence. The program includes
r1I6n ~,
the State Board of Health, by Gard
ner T. Swarts, secretary; Problems
of Rural Nurse, by Miss Emma Vo-
gel, district nurse of the Warwick
Health league; Tuberculosis Dispen-
saries. by DR.. L. D. Richardson, SUI
perintendent of Providence City hos
pital: The Sanatorium and Local As
sociations, by DR.. Harry L. Barnes, SUI
perintendent of the state sanatorium
at Wallum Lake; Rural Health Officers
and tuberculosis. by DR.. C. H. Bry-
ant, health officer of Tiverton.
Thomas w. BiekneII, president of
the Rhode Island Citizens Historical
association, at a meeting held Thurs
day in Providence. suggested the for
nation of a new organization to be
known as the New England Society
of Original Historical Research. This
society, according to the plan Of Mr..
Bicknell, is to encourage historical
work through original material and
to publish from time to time such mat
ter as may seem to be of public in
terest. Judge Lewis A. Cook gave an
address at the meeting on the Mop
muck Indians, a little-known tribe
which battled with the Narragansetts
and Wampanoags in the early days of
Rhode Island settlement.
The tax list of Jonas C. Main, of
North Stonington, which comprises $50
lines of rhyme, printed in pamphlet
form in 1850, the demand being so
great that second edition was print
ed in a smaller form with increased
number of pages. is now going the
rounds of the press of New England,
after rest of about 65 years. In the
Westerly public library there is copy
of the first edition of The Tax List,
and also copy Of the second edition,
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