Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19

4NO I, wee law for military duty, failed*to appear. and it is probable that tusti-. fable cause will be given. The seven teen who did report left for Saunders Adams in charge of the secretary of the board, George A. Loomis Those who reported are: Cedric DelInar Blanchard. Peace. Gale; Edward c. Thornley. Arcadia; bert C.. Leonard. Wakefield; Edward Grant Kettelle. East Greenwich; Rich ard Toombs. Alton; Gideon Louis Al len. Goulds; George Douglass Havens, Westerly; Robin E. Dawley, Wood vile; Joseph F. Lynch, Westerly; Ar thur E. Clarke, Wakefield. John Ed, ward Casey. Peacedale; John A. Rdse, Siocum; Edward NJ. Brennan, Peace dale: J: Albert Burton, Burton. East Gresn- l ton; John II. Farnsworth, Leon G. Asher of Westerly.
 Those who did not report are Thom as Francis McCirath. Manhattan state hospital Wards Island, New York; Joseph H. Main,z Plattsburg barracks, New York; Colby H. Crandall, Strat- ford shoal iightshjp, address Bridge port; Richard J. Butler Jr., Westerly.
 MT. Butler is clerk in the Wester Iy postoffice and is not permitted un = der the recent ruling to leave that department until Jan- 15- Messrs.- Mc- Grath and ,Crandall are out of the
 
 their notices in time to report, as or dered. NIT. Main has filed certificate for commission, is now at Plattsburg. barracks, is exempt and the division has been given due credit
 Just prior to the departure of the seventeen men for Fort Adams the East Greenwich auxiliary of the Amer ican Red Cross presented each with pair of flannel pajamas, Mrs. Maurice K. Washburn acting for the organiZS- tion. Mrs. William Hadyman pre- sented to each man a New Testament
 HadIa Dahood,s dissatisfied with the finding of the. jury in. the superior court at Westerly in reudering a yer dict against her appeal from the de- cree of the Westerly probate, court in the appointment of Job Thorpe as her daughter, Mary ,Dahood, has. peti- toned to Judge Barrows, who presided at the trial. for new trial, on the sro1lnd that the verdict was against the law and evidence. Hearing - on the motion will be heard by Judge BarroWs in Providence at. an early date.
 Miss Dahood was placed by her mother in the Rock Nook home, Nor wich. when she was years of. age. and. it is alleged was practically aban- foned: AtSthet age of r12 she was given over; to MT. and Mrs. Job Thorpe, with.
 
 of the, family for. seven years. Mary Nas graduated from stl1e We esterly Hitan school, class of 1916.. and is- now teaching school in TonaqUag Valley. about eight miles from Westerly. Gn- der the Rhode Island law .--i,Iy has the right to petition to the probate court for appointment of a qua rdian Of her person and estate and nominate such guardian. This Mary did, She :lomina ted Job Thorpe and the probate court, confirmed the nomination. The only question before the superior court was whether MT. Thorpe is, a suitable person to serve as such guardian The jilry were of opinion that he, is and so rendered verdict for. defendant. ', tE
 There is criminal case pending in the superior court against Mrs. pa- assaulting Mary while she was teach ing in the Tomaquag school and with breaking up the school session.
 There" was regular session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday after noon, Judge Edward M Burke. In the estate of Amelia A. Hall, petition was received from Samual M. Cathcart, executor under the will, setting festh that there were six shares of the New s1,000 a. share and legacy of $100 for Hilda Belle Iowes, daughter of Frederick. HoWes. and asked that there be transferred and used for the edu
 
 beneficiary. who is minor. In the same estate the executor filed petition setting forth that $100 twas due Ruth Prentis, a minor, and asked that the ment of the, Washington Trust com pany in he- name, and subject to her order when she reaches the age of 21 years. These petitions were continued to the next court session. the first Wednesday in January.
 The inventory of the estate of Alice Conant was received and ordered re- corded. te.. Judge Burke announced that com munication had been received from Zeres w. Bliss, chairman of the state board of tax. commissioners calling at tention to the fact that under the in heritance tax law no final accounts of executors, administrators or trustees will be allowed by probate courts without the production of a certificate showing that the inheritance tax and other taxes have been paid, or that there' are no taxes. to pay While the probate court was in sus- pension of business on the part of the legal advisory committed engaged in a assisting registrants to fill out .the. new cuestionnaires with Attorneys Led w'idge and Agard in attendance, as the session was held in the town. council chamber. which is also the probate coiirt room. ss<.+- F. AS soon as the probate court ad- journed Mr. Agard. retired and Judge Burke. took his place, in, company with Mir. Ledwidge, The first case was that Of young man who declared he was an alien. and claimed exemption and filled out the 'questionnaire accord ingly. He said his next in kin was a married sister who lives in Westerly. He knew she married a fellow named Jim about a year ago, but he did not know the, rest of the name. Mir. Led widge poredq over the statistical rec crds in; the town clerks office and finally the registrant, selected the name of his. married sister from: the list More than an hour was consumed ir filling out that t.questionnaire. An other registrant had not read over the questionnaire as is expected before applying to the legal advisory board for Assistance. both these cases the services of an Italian interpreter was required. v Local Iacof,ies: <; .se