Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-13
Court Confirms Westerly Guardian
Verdict Wednesday Approving Job Thorpe, in Charge of Miss Mary Dahood Formerly of Norwich Miss kath- erine G. Price Sings Before Home Aueenee-Death of Andrew Farrell, Democratic Leader. =t .~ |


 ,~ s-"-. that the. young man tells the truth in any phase of the testimony, his 'tesG- mony may be considered. He asked the jurors. to read these iettefs,t ifs they i.oould not recall the contents tas tread in court and to take in consideration the young mans. appearance and atsi- tude while on the witness stand. Judge 64rrows reminded the jurors that they were not to consider a mat ter of lave but of facts, and were to decide that it was for the best inter ests of Mary DalIood to approve the action of the probate court. in the ap- pointment of Job Thorpe as the guard ian of her person and estate. The jury retired and returned with a verdict in 9 minutes approving the appoint ment of Mir. Thorpe. The court then adjourned sine die. " :f Walter Hammond'5 Barney, senior member of the Providence law firm of Barney. Lee & McCanna, and who prior to the appointment of Harry E, Agard as town solicitor of Westerly conducted several court cases for the town of Westerly, died Tuesday night stroke of apopIexy sustained three weeks ago. He was 62 years of age and has been in poor health for more than a year. He was born in Provi- dence Sept. 9. 1855: His primary ed ucation was received in the schools O.. Rhode Island and Nevada While
 living in Nevada in 1'ss6, Mark. Twain was working fr stamp mill at, Silver from a sea voyage and was induced to lecture on his experience. MT. Bar rey, then Il years old. was engaged as the bell ringer and, advertising. news throughout the town, Mr. Bar ney,1 afterwards declared that he was Mark Twain's first advance agent.
 At IT MT. Barney entered Brown
 university. graduating with the class i of 1s76s with the. degree of A. P. He ! made the Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year and was graduated as valedictorian- Of his class. In 1s79~ he
 was granted the degree of A.. M: In January, 1879, he was admitted to the bar of the supreme, court of Rhode Island and in March, 1880. was admit ted to the bar of the United States circuit court. Besides his wife. he is survived by a son, Waiter Heyward Barney, of Providence.
 Frederick Comin,. who comes from Babylon, |. l., tkas been engaged as county agent by the Southern Rhode
 Island farm bureau at salary of SI8O0 year and traNeling expenses
 The appointment was made at a, meet
 ing of the board held Tuesday after
 noon in the office at East Greenwich.
 The territory over which MT Cornin
 will have charge in agricultural works
 includes-, Washington and Kent coun- ties. .
 Hayward E. Reebe of Waterfordl ind
 Pref Daniel J: Lambert of Apponaug are the judges at the sixth annual. ex- hibition of the South Kingston and .Narragansett Poultry association in
 Wakefield, and Theodore F. Palmer is judge in the4 juvenile sdepar tment.
 Wednesday evening there, were lee f,rr< r Island State college. This evening the speakers vii, be Prof Daniel J. Lambert and Dr. Philip Hadley4 of=tf,f United States Experimental statioH.'
 Recent real, estate .transfer. deeds recorded in. the office Of the town clerk of Westerly are. as. follows: Rradford 1Shirf1le:, to, Jaraes M. Pendleton,T un- divided one half interest ' in lotcrat Watch Hill; Mary S. s.DaTnarel to the company, seven lots in Oak street1 Charles F. Ecclestone to the Westerly Industrial and IInpror eTnent company, three lots, Narrags nsett avenue and Spruce streets, also lots as mill sites and house lots: Franklin D:- Lawson to Harry A Atwood, two lots, at MnA sicolony: Herbert C. :Babce :k to. Nor ris NarVa, house and lot west side of Canal street; Angela M Guarino to 1 Liugi Cinia1ore- ct ux., two lots Oak l street center: Herbert P..5 GlarkS to l Louis Solomon, lot north side Atlantic ] avenue at Pleasant. View; Luigi Brog- 1 no. to Rosie Brogno. i've lots in Wash ]! ington. park: Arthur G. Wheeler to Fernando Wheeler, undivided one-half | interest in house and lot north side of l Pleasa pt. street; Francis G. IasWeIl to | Elizabeth Hasweil. lots in Canal | street: Elizabeth HasweII to Westerly Industrial and Improvement company,J lots in Canal street. $E : During the same period mortgage deeds anonnnfjr1o O n S7A 7nna o.j corded. >-7et -.i i Peter -Lupinazxe, grocer. of sWester- y, has filed a voluntary petition inj bankruptcy, with liabilities of Sf oe5 and assets. s7co. The largest creditors] are -Muzzilano Brothers; Boston, ss5; & com pany. $93; Joseph C-1 Worth. Norwich, SIS; Pellet x Ribeck- ", New York. $720: BidweIl, Bishop & company. sNorwich,, all unsecured. Affidavit of poverty filed. s.f'+" z ! Miss Katherine G. Price gave her first public recital in her native West erly in high school, hall under the au- second entertainment in the course for, the present winter. Miss Price was in excellent voice and convinced her. Lownspeople that she is among the soIoists. She was assisted by Miss Martha Baird; pianist, and Miss 'Mahel.f Stark. accompa mist. The program. in 1icates. the high grade selections and F the equivalent sof talent: <. . .s>raf Q Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me, < e5 Y .7,e-- 'S-7:r -1-:ss -' Handel | aFha pfeso ala sua. ragna, Paradies Ave Maria, '+ Schubert.I Efark, Hark.. the Lark, Schubert < ria; Cora Nome. from Rigoletto;S
 Miss Price. <-+:' fv E Spanish Dance,s9 s.' t .s1s AIbefio F Etude, Herofque, Eeschetfzky | Romance, s,.-.- Debussy r ,5- .s.t Debussy F Chere Mutt, et ..s a5 - Bachsiet |. Lovely Night, f"ssg = -. Ronald