Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27

The case of Abel P. Randall VS.. Mary
P. Burdick, in which considerable evil
dence was presented and numerous
witnesses called, was heard in the
Third district court Friday before
| Judge Oliver H. Williams The suit
| was brought for the recovery of bill
alleged due plaintiff for work done on
| the property of the defendant. At the
conclusion of the hearing a verdict
| was rendered for the plaintiff.
Mrs. Mary S. Burdick of New York
| engaged William A. Wilcox of the West
| Side to manage her property, which is
| located at IS Elm street. She told Mr..
Wilcox that the rent of the house
should be raised. Mr.. Wilcox knew
that to do this certain repairs would
have to be made.
Mr.. Wilcox told the court that he
supposed he had been given complete
| charge of the property, so ordered the
necessary repairs. When the bills were
sent to the owner an objection was i'm
mediately raised by her. She put the
matter in the hands of her lawyer and
discharged Mr.. Wilcox from further
responsibility for her affairs.
Thursday Irving Bearse Of Provt-
dence was given power by the court in
that city to recover his bill for paper
ing. The action brought by Mr.. Ran
dali was a similar one, claiming that
$341.30 was due him. The chief point
which the plaintiff tried to prove was
that Mr.. Wilcox was Mrs. Burdick' S
truly authorized agent.
Mr. Randall was called to the stand
by Judge Herbert Rathbun, for the
plaintiff. He submitted records from
his books to verify that the work had
been done as ordered.
Mr.. Wilcox testified that Mrs. Bur-
dick had engaged him as her agent and
had given him power to act as though
TIE property were his own. He saw,
he said, that to make the property
deSiTa HE in i'm O nj G
were necessary, which he ordered. He
testified that he, after the bills had
been submitted, received a letter from
Mrs. Burdick's lawyer saying that his
services were no longer required.
Several other witnesses were called,
among them Miss Maud Rickard, the
present occupant of the house, Mrs.
E. L. Moulton and Eugene B. Pendle-
ton. The substance of their testimony
was to the effect that Mr.. Wilcox had
been made Mrs. Burdick's agent.
Attorney Stephen J. Casey of Provi-
dence, for the defense, called Mrs. Bur-
dick to the stand. She stated that she
had made an arrangement with Mr..
Wilcox to rent or sell the house, and
said that she had authorized him to
have the house painted on the outside,
but she had given no instructions about
improving the interior.
Another witness called by the de-
tense was Mrs. L. Nathan Burdick.
SIl0 Sdlu IIdI she was present Wnen
the conversation about the property
took place and that Mr.. Wilcox had
said nothing about plumbing the house.
Judge Williams rendered a decision
for the plaintiff for the sum of s341. 80:
The case of Joseph A. Guarino VS..
William A. Wilcox was then brought
| up. Plaintiff sought to recover 500
which he claimed was due him for
services rendered Mr.. Wilcox. Mr..
Guarino claimed that Mr.. Wilcox had
promised him $50 if he would sell for
him farm on the Post road known as
the Brown farm. He said he finally
disposed of the property for $4,000 and
that he also sold a house on Downer
street or Mr.. Wilcox for $3.50.
Mr.. Wilcox said that he agreed to
/ give Mr.. Guarino $50 if he sold the
| Brown farm for $4,000 and that he
would give him $25 if he could sell the
Downer street propert. He was to pay
the latter amount, he claimed, as soon
as $500 had been Paid on the sale. He
said that at the present time only $3.50
| had been paid.
A decision of $50 and costs was given
| the plaintiff by Judge Williams
Cases on the civil docket were dis
posed of as follows: Peter Lane VS..
| Annie Broadfoot, continued one week {:
Vincenzo Natolo VS.. Antonio Lorello,
decision entered for the defendant and
appeal taken; Henry P Walton VS..
Mariella Rose. settled by agreement;
w. H. Burdick VS.. Elizabeth Hurst
decision for the plaintiff for $81.67 and
costs.
A. fire on the roof Of barn in the
rear of the residence of Joseph w
Ghesbro, $50 West Broad street, Paw
catuck. occurred Friday afternoon
shortly after o'clock. 1t is thought
that the blaze originated from a spark
blown from a nearby bonfire. Little
damage resulted.
AS soon as those in the neighborhood
| saw the burning roof they secured
buckets of water which they continued
! to pour on the flames that on account
| of a strong wind were making rapid
Roadway. In the meantime the fire
| alarm had been sounded and the P. S
Barber Hose company quickly respond
ed. In a short time the blaze had beer
completely extinguished.
The funeral service of Mrs. MARY
Congdon Stanton. wife of Lewis Stan
ton, who died at her home in Wequete
quock was held IN st. NichaeTs churcI
at $50 o'clock Friday morning, Fathe
Fitzgerald singing the requiem higl
mass. Martin Spellman sang Jesus
Lover of My Soul. Richard Congdon
Joseph, Philip and Thomas Hurlber
We're bearers. Burial was in ST. Mi
cheel new cemetery.
| During her life Mrs. Stanton ha
been an earnest worker in ST. Mi
chael'S parish, being a, member of tn
Ladies' Aid society. She was So year
|