Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-11

Monday for the tria; of the case of Wilbur G. Cheever against the A. L. Castritius company. This action was brought to recover on a running ac- | count for wages due. covering a pe- riod of five years and also to recover
 a loan of $125. The amount claimed was $54s.s1, with interest of ssS.41, a total of $e2es sz. The jurors selected were: Richard J. Edwards of South Kingstown Orrin A. Northrup, Roder- ick L. Smith, of North Kingstcwn; i; Cotaldo Santoro. F. Stewart Greene of Westerly: Joseph H. Ennis. Henry A. ton: George l.. Eawicy, of Richmond; :; Edwin Fisher Of Cha-sestcwn; Rob- ert r. Sherman Of Exetes and Jacob Finkiestei1 of Narra:gaHsett Pier. MT. Cheever, the plaintiff was called to the stand and gave & detailed ac- count of the financial transactions, be- tween himself and his employer the A. L. Castritius company. His testi- nony was straightforward and given without hesitanc. both in the direct and cross-exaIniilation- He was the only witness for plaintiff. and his tes- timony wss not eontradicted. There was no witness for the defendant At the conclusion Of Mr. Cheever's s testimony, Attorney Harry B. Agard, counsel for defendant. asked for re- cess to give opportunity to consult with MT. C.rstritius, which was grant ed. Finally Attorney Clarence E.
 Roche and his client. MT Cheever. were called into confeTerc< A short time afterward, Judge Barrows an nounced that, by agreement. verdict
 be given in favor of the plaintiff for
 s575 and costs, or s54.s2 less than the total claim. and s31.49 above the actual amount claimed. not including interest
 The court then adjourned to 1o.30 rTv,, Tl.@ -:<rv,- ed for trial is TIilda Dahood, an ap- peal from the Westerly probate court in appointing Job Thorpe as guardian
 of the person and estate of Mary Da- hood.
 William A. Bradford. formerly of Westerly. has been re elected mem Der of the court of common council of the citv of Quincy, Mass. The Pa triot of that city says: MT. Bradford is a we'll known business man and he has the satisfaction of having receiv- ed tlpe highest vote of any of the coun : ciimen elected. He is proprietor of
 the William A. Bradford Plumbing
 en himself to be a competent council
 man and has made a careful study of
 municipal matters.
 "Mr. Bradford was born in West
 erly, R. l., forty-four years ago and
 began his fife business by entering the
 plumbing and heating business. Later
 he took up the technical part of his
 business at New York trade school
 school He was for fifteen years en-
 ployed as chief instructor in plumb
 ing a the Massachusetts Charitable
 Mechanics Association Trade School
 setts State Association of Master
 Plumbers. and vice president of the
 National Association of Master Plumb
 CTS. He is affiliated with several Ma
 sonic bodies.
 tric company. owner of the Westerly Light anj Power company, hoVered
 around it's lowest level last week for
 a first time in about twenty years. and
 yet it is in the best business position,
 with the best equipment, in it's history
 Next month it will have it's new tur-
 bine in use for generation of addition
 al electric power. No other similar concern in New England is as v.ell equipped for spare power and future requirements will have to expand ab- normally and enormously, to tax the capacity of the plant, after the new
 turbine is in service.
 This turbine, ordered two years ago. when materials and labor were much lower, could not be replaced at less than double the cost, and even then only after wait of two or three years for it's construction and delivery.
 Harold E. Mcclellan who was urad- uated from the Naval Academy last June, has already been promoted to be lieutenant junior grade in the United States navy, which is of equal rank with a first lieutenant in the army, with ten per cent. more pay by req. son of sea service. Lieutenant Mac Lellan is the son of MT. and Mrs AL exander .. MacLellan and is home on leave of absence for eight day. He is assigned to duty on board United States ship Virginia.
 TaIeott Williams, dean of Journal isn1. at Columbia college opened the ir the drive for $2sOO in aid of Armenian and Syrian sufferers, with a spirited and forcefu1 address in the town hall. Monday night: The speaker is a brother of Rev. William F. Williams. rector of Christ Episco- pal church. The local committee will begin active work Gt,d + is expected that this mark specified. will be reached when the week ends.
 The Women's College club will have charge of the campaign, and, Mrs. i c. Perry has been selected as chairman. The executive committee .s composed of Mrs, Perry. Mrs. Harry B. Agard. Mrs. Charles F. He namond ard Miss Phebe Perry. The teams are as follows: Tear3 Capt. Elizabeth F'ranken- stein. Miss Jennie B. Stanton, Miss Ill sErS. EdEa- P. Maxson and Miss. Ma -ior Earns.
 Teer.: a-cert. Mrs. Hugh. A. Dun .:sl2. Miss Kate Nestor, Mrs. D.. D. | ssG-e-::-:-a, s'-s.. Henry Burke and Mrs. " alter EIis.ox. A . Tear a---1capt Mrs Frank Sullivan srs- Addison A-cI:ie. N-.- .-.+a,,is Stan on. Mra. Harold n. I-ivingstl 10 and | Miss Anna PandletOr
 Team 4-Capt. Mrs. Asvtss,z~ 4Trctnan, Miss Eleanor Moore, tMc--s. &,,..eert H.. Spicer, Jr.. Mrs. Hen-y I1l,uscn and | Miss; Marjorie Buffurn.
 Team 5-Capt. Mrs. Waltz 2 Price, Miss Ethel Foster. Miss Iist.,er Dodge. Miss Laura McIntyre, Miss Louise Thomas.
 Counsel For Miss Alice Sargent, of 3rookline and Watch Hiil, found gull v of manslauqhter in the superior ,ourt for Washington county. has filed notion for a new trial on the ground hat the verdict was not sustained by he evidence. The arguments on the notion for a new trial will be made by dumford, Huddy and Emerson of and Davis of Westerly