Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-04

ana pr6S1Q6nt Ice company. Born at 1 Watch Hill Age 73.
 A substantial citizen of character | and good reputation. Independent and | vigorous. Personally popular with all | classes. Not an office seeker or a poli- | tician Could be depended upon to put | the states welfare above personal or party interest. Should be elected. 1 Recommended.
 Albert H. Langworthy. Republican. | Retired grocer. Lives 3S Elm street. Age s4. Educated Westerly schools and Bryant & Stratton's, Providence. Representative since 1908. Chairman of house corporation committed. Signed league platform. .s-
 Has had legislative experience Plays it .'safe" both at state house and in
 town affairs. Consistently voted to
 smother important matters in com
 mittee. His legislative record war rants the belief that his presence in
 the senate would mean only another
 and would not work for needed re-
 forms. "
 Representatives: First district
 Frederick B. Cottrell. Democrat. In
 meat business. Born in Westerly. Age
 57 Westerly public schools. Never
 held public office.
 A man of good reputation and stand
 ing in the community. Lacking in
 force and legislative experience.
 Francis G. Hasweli. Republican.
 Retired grocer. Lives 36 Oak street.
 Born in Westerly. Age 45 Educated
 in Westerly public schools and Golf,
 Rice & Smith, Providence On town
 council. Representative since January,
 1915.
 Legislative record simply that of follower. Voted with the machine not
 to take important matters from com
 mittee. No initiative in legislature.
 Capable of a much better record.
 Second district
 Samuel H. Davis. Independent.
 Lives Grant street. Lawyer Has
 West Virginia. Age 4s. Educated Alfred college, New York, Yale uni-
 versity and Boston University Law school.
 Both MT. Davis and his opponent
 ran in caucus for republican nomlna-
 tion. Because of the refusal of the caucus officials to certify, nomination of either man, both are now running on independent tickets. MT, Davis is
 an able, aggressive man of good char
 acter and reputation. Can express his views with clearress and force An excellent candidate
 Maurice w Flynn Independent with democratic Endorsement. Propri- etor of monument business Born in Waterford, Conn. Age 46. Educated years. President of town council now. Never held any other office. @
 Another man of good ability, char able service on the town council. Has
 shown commendable independence.
 Should make an excellent legislator. James N. Smith, state agent for the Rhode Island Society for the Proven
 complainant in the case against An tonic F,erraro, brought before Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third dis
 trict court Friday. Ferraro, age r,
 was accused of shooting a cow owned by Charles Dortch, inf1icting three
 wounds which were so serious that the COW was killed to relieve suffering. John J. Dunn, attorney for accused, waived the reading of the complaint and entered a plea of nolo, which was against iis own best judgment, as he | did not consider the boy guilty as charged, but that nolo was entered at the earnest request of the boys mother 1 as the best and quickest way out of | the trouble and best for the peace of mind to all concerned. MT. Dunn said the boy was shooting sparrows on his fathers land on the morning that the COW was shot, but at that actual time he was not in the vicinity, and that the COW was evidently shot by some other boy. But even if some of the | shots fired by F'erraro at .sparrows had Accidentally hit the COW. he. could not | be charged with cruelty to animals, with cruelty to that cow..s MT. Dunn 1 said the boy bore a good reputation, was not of a vicious disposition, and 1 he believed that justice would be served were the boy placed on proba- | ton.
 Agent Smith stated that, acccmpa- nied by Police Chief Brown, he had visited the site of the shooting, and he took no stock in the boys statement ra11J6 ha tpI nnvr The animal was shot in three places and therefore the shooting was not ac- cidental, and it was case of wanton and malicious shooting.
 Judge Williams reviewed the case at some length and said that no man or
 boy should stand before a court and plead nolo unless there was reasonable ground for argument that accused was not guilty, as it tended to give a
 wrong impression of the. conduct of boy had guilty knowledge of what he
 did. The boys previous good charac- ter was considered, and a fine of S100 and costs was imposed and paid. At the annual meeting of the Wash ington County Agricultural society held Friday at the fair grounds at Kingston officers for the ensuing year yere elected as follows: President, Rowland G.. Hazard of Peacedale;. vice presidents, George l.. Salesbury, Jr., John Babcock, South Kingston; Will liam F. Saunders, Westerly; Albert B. Babcock, Hoplinton; Charles B. Ken yon, Richmond; George c. s Cross, Charlestown; Philip A. Money. Exc ter; Charles J. Tucker, Narragansett; secretary and treasurer, John A. Allen, South Kingston; auditor, Frank w Robinson, South Kingston; executive committee, Thomas w D. Rathbun, South Kingston, John G. Clarke. South Kingston, George. L. Stillman. Wester- ly, H. B. Lewis, Hopkinton. Thomas H. Barber, Richmond, Asa T.. Hoxie, Charlestown, Wi1let H. Arnold, Exeter, Stephen B. Gardner, Narragansett. The receipts for the year were s12,- 665.35, and the expenses $12.383.05. a
 balance in the treasury of S2s2 30 The total debt of the society is $c,300.