Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-27
STONINGTON
Five Ostman Sisters Sue Their Broth
er-Mrs. Periso's Will Probated-
DR.. John r. BuckIyn President of
School Board.

The five Ostman sisters, daughters
| of the late Captain Frederick Ostman
who are now residents of Westerly
and conduct a fisheries business in the
| borough, have through their attorney
| Clarence E. Roche, brought suit in
damages of $1,000 against their broth
| er, Frederick, a Stonington fishern an.
It is said this suit is an outcome of the
| unsatisfactory settlement of the Ost-
man estate. The brother is charged
with the use ia house without paying
rent therefor, with taking an ice box,
plank, with the use of land of COM
plainants for storage of fishing seines
and for several weeks board for him
self and one employe and with taking
a fishing pound valued at $500. The
defendant has retained Judge Herbert
W. Rathbun as his counsel. He claims
that instead of being indebted to his
sisters, that they owe him for fish
furnished. The case is returnable in
the court of common pleas in Nor
witch, the first Tuesday in June.
Perigo Will Probated.
The Stonington probate court, Judge
Elias B. Hinckley, has admitted the
will of Mary Ann Perigo to probate
| and Anna Shattuck Bliven of Edge
wood, r. l., was confirmed as eXecu-
trix. Mrs. Perigo died at the age of
| So in Pawcatuck and was buried in
| Westerly. She was born in Pawcatuck
daughter of the late Elverton 'Burdick
sister of the late Harriet E. Bliven
wife of Captain Stanton and also sis
| ter of the late Captain Benjamin F
Burdick of New York and Captain
| James H. Burdick of New Orleans
She was aunt to Albert Burdick OF
| Quonocontaug. The estate is not large
Jack Haley Chairman
John W. Haley, manager of the
champion Stonington High School
| baseball team, is chairman of the COM
i mittee to arrange for the banquet al
The Rhode Island, in Westerly, in
honor of the members of the football
baseball and basketball teams. Each
member of the teams will be priVileg-
ed to invite one friend to the banquet
which will be held next month.
DR.. BuckIyn Chosen.
| The school committee of the town OF
| StoningtOn held a regular session in
the borough schoolhouse Tuesday ev-
| ening, with all members in attend
ance. DIR. Owen J. Denehey, who has
been acting as temporary secretary
since the resignation of DR.. Weeks
was elected permanent secretary OF
| the committe. There has been a va
cancy in the committee for several
months by reason of the resignation OF
Rev. Arthur H. Withee, caused by
removal from town. DR.. John R
Bucklyn of Mystic, was unanimously
| elected to fill This vacancy. This is
| the first public office the doctor has
| consented to accept
Stonington Pointers.
The junior prom of the Westerly
| High school will be held netx month
| at the WeQuetequock casino.
Mrs. Theodore w. Hyde attended the
W. c. T. U. convention in Pawca-
| tuck Wednesday. She will spend the
weekend with Mrs. Lucy Palmer in
| Groton.
The steamer Watch Hill, Captain
J. Irving Maxson, has arrived at her
| berth in Stonington from winter
| quarters at Westerly. The steamer
will commence regular trips to Watch
Hill on Saturday, a little earlier than
| usual, on account of contracts with
| the express company.