Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-15
Westerly Hears Of Mariners Death
Gives Dr. Senior Another Chance-Funeral of Charles


by Rev. William r. Williams. rector Of
Christ Episcopal church, and burial
was at River Point. The body was
borne by four porters. The honorary
bearers were William Segar, George
N. Burdick Edward NJ. Dodge and
John T. Edmond.
Amos S. Rurdick, the Oldest menu
Der OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, in Westerly. observed his ninetieth
birthday at his home, No. 154 Main
street, and received the congratula-
tions of numerous friends. Up to a
year ago he was remarkably active.
but his sight has gradually failed ana
he is now almost blind. He served
in the Civil war as sergeant Of Com
pany B. Ninth regiment Rhode Island
Volunteers. Mr.. Burdick is a car
penter by occupation and at the age
OF 5,tllrned handspring on the floor
of a new house he had just completed.
He has be&n SSArried five times. and
his wife assisted in the birthday OBJ
servance.
William .. Cross, 81, cigar manufae-
turer( died Friday afternoon at his
home in Carolina, his native place and
where he always resided. For a. num-
Der of years he was treasurer of the
town of -Charlestown, represented the
town as representative and senator in
the general assembly and was a form
er commissioner of Indian schools for
the Narragansett tribe. He was a
member of Friendship lodge of Odd
Fellows.
Mrs, Bridget Brown 70, q native of
Ireland, and for sixty years q resident
of Westerly, died Thursday morning
after two weeks illness at the home
of Ter daughter, Mrs. Nicholas j.
Dooley. Besides Mrs. Dooley, she Is
survived by another daughter, Mrs.
Esther Marley of Pawtucket. and q
SON, William ]. Brown Of Westerly. :
Wilson w. Leonard of Providenee
filed a suit in the superior court Friday
against John Nd. Barber of Hopkinton,
seeking to recover damages of $4,000
for alleged malicious prosecution. The
plaintiff alleges that Mr.. Barber caused
to be issued from the Third district
court, Judge Oliver H. Williams, of
| Westerly, on Dec. g. 1915, a writ of
| arrest against Wilbur w. Leonard in
an action of assumpsit, basing the suit
| on a book account claim. Barber made
an affidavit to the effect that the plain
| tiff, Wilson w. Leonard, was about to
leave the state without leaving prop
erty upon which an execution might
| be levied. Mr.. Leonard says, and de-
| clared to the officer charged with the
service of the writ that the plaintiff
| in the present case was Wilbur w.
Leonard.
Wilson W. Leonard declares that he
was arrested and lodged in Kingston
| jail for IA days, and that in order to
regain his liberty he paid over to JaileI
| Charles A. Bennett, agent of John M
| Barber, the sum of 1852 under protest
and was discharged from custody. The
writ was not entered in court, Mr..
Leonard says.
| The plaintiff declares that he is not
and never was indebted to John M
| Barber as Barber claimed, and that he
never has been known as Wilbur w
Leonard. He further alleges that Mr.
Barber well knew that Wilbur w
| Leonard died Jan. 16, 1914, and that
Barber was guided by 'wanton malice
/ in causing the arrest of the plaintiff.
The annual meeting of the Rhode
island Veterinary Medical association
was held in Providence and the fol-
lowing officers elected: President, DR.
E. J. Sullivan, Georgiaville; first vice
president, DR.. George L. Salisbury, Jr-
Lafayette; second vice president, DR.
| c.. Horseman, Newport; secretary, DR.
Hugh S. Richards; treasurer, DR.
| Thomas e. Robinson, Westerly.