Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-16

Harry Crosby. Mrs. Graf, Miss Mary
| Martin and Mrs. Charles Arhman. OF
the time Of the fatality. The auto
mobile was bound for Watch Hill and
was going at the rate Of twenty miles
an hour as il neared the station, when
suddenly the little girl ran from behind
the big jitney bus that came from
Providence, Saturday, to do business
between Westerly and Watch Hill.
Not realizing that the child was
dead, Mr.. Crosby lifted her into the
automobile and with Walter Clark as
sisting. he drove at top speed to West
erly, and to the office of DR.. Samuel
c. Webster, who pronounced the child
dead. Mr.. Crosby then conveyed the
body to her late home in Cross street.
DR.. NJ H Scanlon, medical examiner
was notified of the death and he went
at once TO the Vaslet home. He found
that the little girls neck was broken
and her skull severely fractured In
response to queries from the medical
examiner. Mrs. Vaslet said that she
with her son Charles age 9, Iona age
5, and Alice age 2. started for Watch
Hill. leaving westerly on a Pleasant
View car and getting on at the sta
ton opposite the residence of Her
man Dock. and planned to take the
next car for Watch Hill. While wait
along and the driver called out Watch
Hil". She and her three children
crossed the street to get into the jit-
ney, but there was no room for them
They started back for the station
platform. Iona in the lead, and in an
instant she was struck and knocked
down by the automobile.
Harry Crosby, the chauffeur, told the
medical examiner that he was driving
along at rate not in excess of twenty
miles. when the little girl ran out
from behind the jitney bus, and she
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knocked down. He applied the emery
ency brake and the car came to a
sudden standstill. He said his first
thought was to get the service of a
doctor and this he did with all posi-
BILE haste, bringing the child to the
Office of DR.. Webster. The facts were
reported by the medical examiner to
Coroner Everett Kingsley, who ordered
that Crosby be held pending inquest
which will be held on Monday morn
ing.
Quite recently a lady summer resi-
dent at Weekapaug, whose permanent
residence is in Massachusetts was
| taken sick with diphtheria and as soon
as that disease was diagnozed the pa
| ton of the village of Westerly, and
placed in the lower tenement of the
house at Park and Newton avenues,
| owned by DR.. John Chamlin. This
i tenement was unoccupied and has
been fitted up for the convenience of
the patient 1t is understood that the
| occupants Of the upper tenement are
residing elsewhere at present. Just
| as soon as the case was reported to
| Lewis Stanton, health officer, the ten
| ement was placed under the custom
| airy quarantine and the house placard-
| ed, "Diphtheria," which is all the
health officer can do under the cir
| cumstances.
While the residents of that section
have sympathy for the lady in her
sickness. there is strong protest
| against the bringing of the disease to
| is cause for burning sensation in
the ears of the party responsible for
| the transfer of the patient.
Redmond p. Connolly, who has been
Conducting iitney service between
| Providence and River Point, and whose
| plan is to extend the service all over
Rhode Island, arrived IN Westerly with
/ a ,jitney bus adopted for fifteen pas
| sengers with ease, on Saturday morn
ing. and in the early afternoon he
made his initial run for hire. He says
he will establish routes between West
erly and Watch Hill and Westerly and
| Pleasant View, making half hourly
trips, with two jitney buses and
more If the patronage warrants. While
| the terminals will be the same as the
/ trolley road, the route will be removed
| from the trolley lines as much as pos
sible. the run to Watch Hill and Pleas
| ant View being by way Of Granite
street and East avenue.
Beverly Bayne, Lillian Drew and
other members OF the Essanay COM
Pany, who are participating in the pro-
duction of photoplays under the d.
4 r0Cti0n nf Prodnnor Tnffov,
I street performances in Westerly Sat
urday. meaningless in themselves but
when arranged in place and repro
duced on the moving picture screen
public pleased. One street scene was
the driving of an automobile in front
of the library and two ladies alight-
ing therefrom and entering the build
| ing. That was all. Another scene.
The automobile with the two ladies re-
turns to the library, a gentleman en-
tiers the automobile to the evident dis
pleasure of the younger lady, who is
evidently accompanied by her mother.
Another scene. A man, apparently
one Of the evi1-minded type, comes
from the basement Of the high school
liam Drew, heavily yelled, stands on
the curbing in Granite street, talking
to the fellow that came from the base
ment- Along comes, an automobile,
| the play and they look at Lillian and
the other fellow. The old lady seems
surprised, almost Mortified, while Bev-
| erly showed marked sign Of pleasure.
| These are fair samples OF street scenes
that are witnessed by many Westerly
/ people frequently.
Charles Rigler, for seventy years a
| resident of Suffleld, Conn, died Friday
In Richmond, Va. in his ninety second
year. Since the death Of his wife
eight years ago, he has resided with
his SON, Rev. DR.. George W. Rigier,