Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-08

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 The case of David Syre against Archibald. McNeiI and wife of Bridge port, in which an award of $4,730.77 was given by jury in the superior court for Washington county at West erly Thursday, Judge Herbert VI. Rathbun making the argument for the plaintiff, was an. action to recover for labor and material in connection, with the construction, of bungalow for Senator and Mrs. McNeil at Musicolo- n.y.. near Westerly. The original con tract was for $4,500, and up to the present time the building has cost the McNeils SIP 900, which with; the added verdict and other legal costs will bring the expenditure up to at east s1s,OO0. -.-.-+
 Rhode Island courts for two years and during that time there have been sev- eral hearings. First before Judge Chester w, Barrows in February, 1916. when a motion for non-suit was granted. A second suit was brought before Judge George F. Stearns and jury. After the case. was partially beard. it was decided to make. George W. Connor, contractor. a partner of David Syme, party to the suit, and the. case was passed. The case was next called before Judge John w. Sweeney and a jury. Owing to change in the attorneys for the defense, .Hnstice and Wilcox, there was. no appearance. The case was defaulted and judgment given for plaintiff.
 Before Judge George T. Brown, in the superior court at Providence, on motion of Senator and Mrs McNeiI, through their new attorneys, Whitman and Fallon, the court was asked to have the default removed. The heafs ing was continued to Kingston and the default was removed and the case ceopened upon the defendant paying all costs and $50 counsel fees.
 After four days trial this week at Westerly before Judge Barrows and a jury, verdict was rendered that the plaintiff receive full amount of claim. with interest at Der cent, a total of $4,730.77. The defendants relied on a written contract that the bungalow would be erected for $4,500, plus 10 per cent, not including the cost of the building lot, but due to changes and extras the cost was $12.0O0. The de- fendants also relied on a release given claimed was secured through fraud. Evidently the jury concurred with the claim. From start to finish Junge Herbert W Rathbun and Attorney John J. Dunn. both of Westerly, were counsel for plaintiff.
 Miss Mary E: vose has presented the Westerly Memorial and Library as-oeszs.oa asr elegant ai padnf1ngs of Lemue1 Vose and his wife. The sub jects are also the grandparents of John F. Vose. The portraits are almost life been placed in the art department They are remarkably well preserved, the gilded frames alone indicating their antiquity. Mir Vose was West cessors being Joshua Babcock. Roscoe Babcock 1st, Pauf Rhodes, Amos Cross, George GavItt and Jesse Max son, Jr. He was succeeded by Jesse L. Moss.
 -Lemuel IL. Vose erected the. brick building in Main street now owned by Edward F'enelon, which has been r1odernized and rebuilt. In this build ing Mr. Vose kept a general store in company with Joseph Lewis, and it vas here that MT. Vose died, Sept. 2s. 1858. at the age of ST. He acci-- dentally slipped from a barrel on. which he was seated and fell through: a hatcbway into the cellar and his .neek marks his burial place in Rivers Bend bears this quotation from I Samuel, 4th chapter, 18th verse: He fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate: and his neck brake, and he died"
 A day book kept by Lemuel vose in 1928 was found. in the FeneIon build ing when reInodeling was being made and is now in the. possession of the Westerly Memorial and Library asso- ciation- M
 John. E. McGann. Civil war. veter- New York park department for. more than 25 years, has been pensioneds and returned to his old home in. Pawca.tuck to reside. MT. McGann, was mem Der of Company B: Third regiment. c, N. G., and was promoted to be regf- mental commissary sergeant when CoI William H. Tuhbs was in commard of the old Third regiment He also served