Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-12
CURRENT TOPICS IN WESTERLY
Continuance In Dr. Seniors Case-Aged Hope Valley Man Nearly Robbed-Recent Property SaIes-Annual Meet ing Washington Trust Company.

The appeal of Dr. Percy A. Senior, of Westerly, from the judgment of the state board of health. in withdrawing his certificate to practice medicine and surgery in Rhode Island. by req son of alleged unprofessional conduct, was down for hearing in the su- peIfor court, Monday. But as the court was otherwise occupied. the hearing was continued until next Mon- day.
 There is a case pending against Dr. Senior in the Third District court, in which hesis charged with being a com mon drunkard, judgment in that case was withheld until next Fridays ses- sion of the court in. order to give the doctor an opportunity to attend the su- preme court session when his apeal was considered. It is therefore prob able that when his case is called on Friday in the Third District court, there will be another continuance ot at least one week.
 William w. Leonard, an old resident of Hope Valley was robbed of $20 when in Providence, Tuesday morning. MT. Leonard. accompanied by his wife, arrived iE Providence on an early morning train, with the body of their son who died two years ago, was dis Inferred, and en route to Ohio for burial. Mrs. Leonard goping forward
 
 the train. MT. Leonard proceeded on his way to the law office of Edward M. Sullivan. He carried two over coats on his arm one being a heavy fur coat. He was stopped in the street by a snooth-faced chap, between 25 and 2S years Of age. who asked him to subscribe to a monthly farmers book, at cost of thirty-two cents a year. The young fellow. who said his name was Robinson, walked with MT. Leon ard to the building where MT. Sulli- vans office is located.
 When in the hallway Mir. Leonard took a $20 bill from his pocket book and placed 1t between the leaves of a small memorandum book. which he put in his vest pocket. MT. Leonard believes that when he stopped to pick up the overcoats from the floor, that Robinson hlched the memorandum book and the $20 bill, as he bade him hurried farewell. The loss was not discovered until some time later and a report was made to the police.
 If has been decided that the tempor- ary fence that extends to the curb of the sidewalk in front of the site of the new bank building for the Industrial Trust company cannot be used for ad- vertising purposes, as is the usual custom, such fences being used as bill boards, as there Is an ordinance pro- hibiting the use of bill boards in the public highways. Hardly had the last nail been driven into the fence when an enterprising merchant, whose store adjoins one end of the temporary fence had an advertisement of his business placed thereon With in twenty-four hours thereafter the other end of the fence was utilized as bill board by another business con. cern. This was done without objec- tion on the part of the contractor who owns the temporary fence. Then the president of the town council inter- posed and the merchants were mo- tif1ed that their advertisements would be removed and they wyre removed.
 The town authorities were moved to this action on the ground that the manager of the local play house had asked permission to use this fence when completed for advertising pur- poses and the permit was refused. Sc business adjoined the fence, placed advertising thereon, the removal was ordered to give the action of the coun- cil semblance of consistency.
 Unless the spoutIng Rock Beael, as- sociation, which controls Bailey'e beach, Newport pays the corporation tax of $151 a year for three years with interest suit will be brought by the state of Rhode Island against the as- sociation. Another corporation against which suit will be brought is the Block Island Trolley company which owes the state $26.5O. This com pany operates horse car which runs from one harbor to the other during the summer months. The settlement of the ..Sprouting Rock association case Is awaited with interest, as 1t will probably affect other clubs of like character in the state
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