Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-16

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 II Maple avenue, Tuesday, and re- ceived the congratulations of many
 friends. When five years of age Isaac Bent was bound out until he reach
 lived on Pork Hill on the east side of 1 Tomaauag valley. and was allowed
 one pair of boots or shoes for winter,
 which were for church as well as work, and a suit of Kentucky jeans for sum mer and heavier suit for winter. ] When he was 21 he left Witter's and
 went to work for Hoxie Moves on the
 old Moves farm at Moves neck. and
 burgh, Pa. He worked there three months for $15 a month, and when | refused a raise of s1 a month he went to the Elias Saunders farm for a year. started for Westerly to ship in some | vessel on a deep water voyage. He
 was stopped route by Albert Lang worthy, father of Albert Langworthy, sometimes called Little Bert" who lives on the Shore road. near the turn
 10 what is now known as Weelka-
 paug
 1 After leaving MT. Langworthy's ern- 1 pIoy. Isaac secured work with Clark l Nichols who lived on the old stage i line between Norwich and New Lon don. He peddled milk in New Lon | don and was required to make the i last delivery before seven in the morn i ing He worked there for a year and l his principal diet was pork. johnny ] l Next he engaged with B. F. Lang
 worthy. on the Wamphassett farm, across the harbor' at Stonington. While there he was married by Mr- peace. to Maria R. Shirley. July 5, 1856. Soon after they went to Alfred i Centre to New York Next they b. cated in Westerly.
 MT. Bent entered the employ of Dea- con Nathan Lansworthy who lived in 1 High street in the house now occupied by Senator Louis ". Arnold. and re- sided in the basement of the Peleg street and now owned by the R A. Sherman's Sons company. \ After this Mir Bent worked for Welcome still man, who at that time occupied the house now owned by Walter Price in Main street, and the Bents lived in the upper tenement. Tr. Sti!lman subse- quently built the house in Elm street now owned by Miss Hattie CottreI, lot in Maple avenue from Daniel Spi- cer and built the house he now oc- cupies n1r stiiIrnan t'wanted his man handy so he could call him from the front door" is the way MT. Bent puts it. At that period MT. Stillman operated the Bethel mill and manu- factured goods for the government. MT Bent was with the Stil.man fam fly fifteen years until the death of MT. Stillman. and three years later, with Mrs. StiIlrnan.
 Mfr Bent then engaged in general jobbing. and for q short time was enn- ployed by James NJ. Pendleton at Cross and Elm streets Then for John Ho- bart Cross. who lived in Elm treet in the house now owned by Charles P. Cottren. He remained in the employ of MT. Gross until death and for sev- era1 years later with the SMnnily While i in MT Cross employ he helped to build Hobart street. John street from Hobart to Granite. and George street. n al fnT IT from the grist mill in lower Main street
 MT. Bent next entered the employ of Albert L. Chester and worked
 around his home in Dixon street and his property in Canal, West Broad and Cross streets and on Railroad and
 Newton avenues He also assisted in building York avenue.
 Since Mr. Chester's death Mir. Bent
 has done iobbing until the fall of 1916
 when his health would not permit more
 work. NIT and Mrs. Bent celebrated
 their golden wedding July 5, 19os. Mrs.
 two children. Harriet who died two
 years. and William Isaac Bent, who is
 now in the Maple avenue home, car
 ing for his aged father.
 Isaac T. Hopkins, who occasionally acts as assistant clerk of the superior court when in session in Westerly,
 was renominated for town sergeant at
 @ caucus of the republicans of South
 Kingstown, Monday night. His oppo- kfns winning by a vote of 62 to 5s.
 The other nominations are: Frank G.
 Ferry, moderator; Howard B. Perry,
 clerk; Charles Dean Kimba1l, Chris
 topher Browning. James S. Leonard.
 Joshua B. Curtis. Joseph J. Northrup,
 councilmen; Arthur N. Peckham. tax assessor: William T. steadman, treas
 urer; Edmund Walker, Samuel A.
 Robinson. school committee; Elisha R. Ferry moderator: Howard B. Perry.
 Merchant moderator: Arthur Brown, clerk, Third voting district.
 Rowland Hazard, treasurer of the
 Peace Dale Manufacturing company, petitioned the council of South Kings bles to guard the Peace Dale dam, which Is considered valuable asset to the town. The petition states that
 if the water should be let out, it towns largest enterprise. to close and would also cause a great deal of dam age to property along Main street in Wakefield. A resolution was adopted and it was suggested that the ex- pense be borne equally by the state, 1 town and company.
 Judge Edward M. Burke held reou- lar session of the Westerly probate court Tuesday afternoon. The Wash ington Trust company, administrator of the estate of Rev. James T. Dock l ing, presented first a final account l which was approved for record, show ing a valuation of personal property 1 to the amount of s12,595.19. Mir. Deck | ing left a document purporting to be | his last will and testament, but he | was unable to af1x his signature and | made his cross. The witnesses were | not available and the alleged will was declared void. However, the son and | daughter, knowing the intent of their i father, made over their rights to their l mother, and she became the residuary 1 beneficiary
 The inventory of the estate of l Charles N. Simms, showing valuation |