Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-29
NORWICH, CONN

ley, Michael, Co. G, sth Ct. Vols; Mur-
 phy, Patrick, Battery H, 1st R. l. L. A.
 pr. Percy A. Senior, who came to
 Westerly about nine years ago and
 was employed as physician or sev- eral fraternal societies, and styled a
 contract doctor is now at the Nor wich state farm of inebriates at Brew
 sters Neck, sentenced there for eight
 months rom the Stonington town mon drunkard. pr. Senior is hishly educated. was officer in the Eng fish army, but his bright career was prevented by the intervention of John Barleycorn. Many times the doctor has been haled into the Third dis trict court at Westerly for intoxica- tfon, and once on the more serious charge of murder and abortion. HIS conduct was so uRbeconning a member of the medical profession that at the request of the state association of phy sicians he was prohibited to practice medicine in Rhode Island. After bc ing released from custody by the state, Dr. Senior went to Waterbury, leaving his family in Westerly. There the doctor violated the law in re- gard to narcotics and served a jail sentence. In due time he returned to Westerly and a few months iater, with his family, moved to Stonington borough.
 He was arraigned in tho town court
 
 short period, and was charged with being a common drunkard. He was adjudged guilty and the sentence to the inebriate farm resulted.
 Five men from Pawcatuck were ar raigned in the Stonington town court. Andrew Shea, Herbert Guthrie. Ter ence Gallagher, William A. Harty and Oliver Brown, charged with failude to pay their personal tax. Brown was discharged and the others were ad- judged guilty. Sentence was sus- pended until July :, to give the ac take the legal consequences. Tn addi ton to the $2 tax they will be re- Quired to pay the costs of the court in their cases.
 Two mere residents of Paweatuck. Thomas SuGrue and William Smith were before the court. charged with non support of their families. Both were adjudged guilty and Judse Hinckley ordered them to pay s4 a week to their wives, or take a sen tence Of thirty days in jail each Su- Erue was required to furnish a bond of $150, and Smith a bond of $2o0. Surety was supplied and both were released.
 For driving an automobile past a trolley car which was at a standstill to discharge passengers: William Gla- sier. of Mystic paid fine and costs to $12.G5.
 "The spark from passing loco motive" was not responsible for the brush fire in Charlestown, in the was evidently caused by design or from the innocent lighted cigarette dropped on the roadside. The blaze started near Rawson hill. on the Brad ford road, and burned over to tho Post road as far as the Henry Hoxfe place On the Klondike road. A barn be- longing to John Sands. of Brooklyn, was burned with its contents. which included a large quantity of hay and several carriages Seventy five cords l of cut f1rewood. ready for delivery. 1 and owned by Stephen Peckham and l Palmer Pendleton, was destroyed. l Men: women, boys and girls. turned l put in forre and fought the fire as best 1 they could, but the force was all too | small to cope with the big fire, suc- | cessfully.
 John FaIcone, a track walker, was | press train, instantly killed and horri- l hly mutilated. Sunday night MT Falcone had been employed iu a sec ton gang of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad for nearly 1 ten years He was a steady and in | dustrious man. and in recognition of | his work, he was promoted to be track | walker between Westerly and Stoning- | ton, in the night service. and was in his line of duty when killed The fatality occurred near Burdick lane. 1 and soon after it occurred Medical Ex- l anniner Little. of Stonington, came to Pawcatuck After making fnvestiga- ion and viewing the remains permit | vas issued for removal of the remains. It is believed that MT. F'alcone stepped rom the rear of a west bound freight | rain directly in front of the Colonial express. He took his first trip as
 ~~a1Ir~ II-~ SGx. zilled just soon after he started in ,n the second trip.
 The deceased resided at 1so Tower street, Westerly. and leaves a widow n Italy. twenty seven years ago, the 'on of Nicholis and Philonena Falcone md came to Westerly direct from taly. The funeral service was held n the Church of the Immaculate Con option, Monday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Henry Bruno. In erment was in St. Sebastian cemetery.
 Westerly is prepared for Registration lay and the boards of reaistration ap- Maurice W. Flynn. president of the ; own council: Everett E. WhippIe. own clerk: Harry B. Aeard. legal ad- isor. First district-John J. Dunn, 1 ' Iaswell. Everett A. Kingsley, Thomas ,. Robinson. Howard E. Thorp, Mi hael J. Turano assistants: Peter J. 'omi. interpreter. Second district . ,ewis Stanton; registrar; Everett Walter c, Hiscox. Daniel L. Iarkin, Arthur l.. Perry, Clarence F. Roche. ,ussel1 l.. Slocun. assistants; Charles Iuisi, interpreter.
 The Westerly Camp Fire Girls, in { ommon with like organizations throughout the .coutry. will observe the