Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-18

Monday morning at his home IN
George street, after several months
illness from a complication of dis
eases. He had just passed his twenty
fourth, year. He was born in Nor
wich March 10, 1892, and when four
years of age with his parents he
moved to Pawcatuck and resided in
Westerly proper three years. He was
for a time employed IN grocery stores,
but for the past three years he has
been receiving teller at the Washing
ton Trust company, where his asso-
ciates feel keenly his untimely death.
One of the officials of the bank said:
"a clean-cut promising young man;
Bobby Smith was one of the very
best boys l ever knew" He was a
member of Franklin lodge and Palmer
Chapter of Masons.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter B. Smith, a brother,
John, and two sisters, Jessie and Jen-
ME Smith.
John A. Lehman, local manager of
an importing company, has been APP
pointed district superintendent, and
will assume his new duties May L. He
will have charge of the stores in
Westerly, Mystic, New London, Nor
witch, Willimantic and Putnam. Mr..
| Lenihan viii continue to reside in his
native Westerly. He was offered
! an assistant state superintendency of
d western state, Dul WhSu he Ip1u
| Mrs. Lenihan of the tempting offer
| she did not want to move from West
erly. Neither did Mr.. Lenihan and the
present promotion is a satisfying me-
dunn.
Elisha C. StiIIman, of Ashaway, in
terested in the collection of ancient
documents of local interest, has Sc
cured a copy of a tax rate book, pre-
pared by the assessors, which showed
| the taxable property of the town of
| HOpkinton, in 1907, to have been
ing the reports were written and
bound in small book form, with nee
die and thread, and evidently distrib-
Uted to a small number of tax payers
Probably so distributed that all tax
payers would have opportunity to
learn the amount of assessment before
1.-the taxes became due.
The large map of Westerly, used
during the Baby Week campaign, and
showing the section of births anG
baby mortality, based on official re-
ports, gold stars representing the ba-
bies born and living and red stars
showing baby mortality, has beer
presented the Westerly Memorial ant
Library association. The map wa:
drawn and painted by Frank AhearI
| and the stars were placed thereon b.
Mrs William A HilIard. The maj
has been given a temporary position
in the circulating department of tn
library.
Judge Stearns presided at the open
ing session of the superior court 70
5 Washington county at Kingston Mon
l day, and Frederick Otis, the newly ap
l pointed third assistant attorney gen
= eral, made his first appearance for tn
I | state in this county. There were n
n cases for the grand jury, and the pet
jurors were excused until next Mon
| day, when the court will convene g
= Westerly. Cases were considered a
= follows:
e Frank W. Coy Realty compan
0 against James NJ. PendIeton, treasure
| of the town of Westerly, an action i
connection with the construction of tn
e state highway on the Post road wa
e transferred to Providence county fc
| trial
- John NJ. Greenwood against John /
Allen, one week to file declaration
passed owing to the illness of Attorne
| Olney
George B. Utter of Westerly agains
J. Irving Maxson of the Isle of Pine
and StOningtOn, an action to recOVe
on a note, continued.
Albert G. Shippee against the Rhod
Island company, motion for surety
costs ordered filed in ten days. passe,
Gillette E Franklin against Ellwy
H. Ennis, no appearance.
The cases of Warren DaWley again!
George n. Marshall and Charles /
, Fuller against John E. Marsh wei
discontinued on payment of costs.
In the case of Jonathan G. Foster
uX., against Nathan Fowler, Jr, ct a
| there was no answer
! The motion calendar was disposed
as follows:
Gardner B. Kenyon, appelIar
against Louis F. Hart, ct al, bill