Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-30

county reconvened in Westerly Mon day, Judge Doran presiding. A jury for the case of John Cassate against Antonio Lorello was inpanelled, as i follows: William H. Kennedy of South Kingstown, foreman; Henry j. Cas- sidy, Herbert W. Card. of South
 Kingstown; Squire Spink, Sylvester F. Hines. of North Kingstown: Orville
 M. Meserve, John s. Knowles, of Richmond; Joseph M. Hoxie, of CharlestoWn: Frank E. Crumb of I Hopl1inton; John F. Knowles, of Mar
 -agansett; William B. Champlin, John H. Gardiner, of Exeter.
 l Cassate and Lorello are residents of | Pawcatuck in the state of Connecti- l cut but the plaintiff elected to bring action in Rhode Island which is with in his rights. It is alleged by plain tiff, that Aug. 15, 1917. while riding his bicycle from his home in Stillman l avenue with the George c. Moore mill in Westerly as his destinati ton. dog ran out of the yard Of defendant and at the bicycle of plaintiff. causing Il Cassate to be thrown from the bicycle | to the ground with great force. Both
 legs and one hand were injured and
 he was unable to work for two weeks
 by reason of the injury. He was de- | prlved of his earnings, approximately $5 day. and besides he suffered great pain, and claims damages of
 $500
 Much of the testimony was taken through the interpretation of Peter
 Rose. and, in consequence the trial
 progressed slowly. The jury rendered
 Dunn for plaintiff, Agard for defend-
 attn.
 Lewis w Waterman for defendant
 and Assistant Attorney General Otis
 for plaintiff in the case of the state
 Of Rhode Island against the Frank w. Coy Real Estate Agency, and Mrs.
 Catherine Welch, were in court in
 connection with the case. Mir. Water
 man urged early trial and settlement
 of the case which had been pending for long period. Judge Dcran made
 assignment for hearing at Provi-
 dence one week from next Saturday,
 This case is an outgroWth of the im-
 provement of the Shore road, onwhich land of the defendants were taken by
 agreement with the town of Wester-
 ", that the town would be specified
 wall building and grading in recom-
 pense for the land taken from defend-
 ants. This agreement was ignored
 and the case went to court. resulting
 n a verdict against the now defend ants on the ground that tho commit tee appointed by the Westerly town
 council did not have authority to do the service for which the committee was appointed The Coy company and Mrs. Welch naturally looked to the town authorities for the ful1llment of the agreement, but were practically ] told that the state highway depart-
 ment were responsible and the Shore
 road was state highway. The rep resentatiVeS of the state agreed to
 make good the original agreement.
 but subsequently, practically ignored
 the agreement
 Then the defendants in the present
 case placed an obstruction across the part of the highway that had been
 constructed through their land. and placed sign forbidding trespassing, and most vehicles used the section of the original highway that was to have
 been abandoned.
 Then the state interposed and the obstructions were ordered removed by the court and the order was re- spected. Next the case went to the supreme court as to the constitution l allty of section of the law. relating to the construction of highways. This court decided that the question at is
 sue was not one of constitutionality
 ef law. but the settlement of mat ter of agreement, and was turned back II 1O tiiS obPS4 IOl CObl IOI The next case assigned for trial at Westerly is that of pr. John NJ. O. Connell against Elisha C. Carpenter. . book account for service rendered to daughter of defendant.
 That governmental departments are
 alert in regard to their special line of
 business has been given local dem onstration. The executor of an estate recently made a report in the West erly probate court, the report includ- ing sum of about s600 due to a res ident of Germany. It was an indebt- I edness that would have been paid by the debtor long before his death were 1t possible to send the money, or it's I equivalent to Germany. The benefi- ciaries of the estate were also anxious that the debt be paid and decided to \ leave the amount with the executor.
 The Washington Trust company, to be paid over when it could be done le-
 gally. Already the government off, cials charged with locating all Ger
 man owned property in this country
 have located this money due to a res :. lident of Germany, and has stopped payment. It is not known whether
 the money will be confiseated, or be
 permitted to remain on deposit to the t credit of the party to whom it is due. - The Groton Lumber company. re- gently incorporated under the laws of = Connecticut. with an authorized capi- s tai of $75,G00, s40.0O0 of which has been paid. has organized and elected :. these officers: Charles P. Blackstone ; of Westerly, president and treasurer; y Lewis A. Joslin. of Westerly, vice president and general manager: liar s " B. Agard of Westerly. secretary These, with Joseph L. Lenihan, man ; ager of the Westerly Lumber con- ; pany, will constitute the board of di- rectors. This corporation will be af- p 1liated with the Westerly Lumber f com nar-- onS To---:- TasIin of the ,. Joslin-Lena company. will be gener
 manager and m u.iar.e of the business
 at Groton. after May 1.
 The new organization plans addi-
 tions and improvements to the Mar $ quardt Brothers property in Groton.
 Westerly town and district has qon,
 over the top and is still going some s in the Third Liberty loan campaign = as late reports will show the increased = excess. The quota for the district i. d $375.000 and the sum of $407, 700 has = already been subscribed, as follows: 5, Westerly, $326,150; Hopllinton $41. 900 T Richmond, $26000; CharlestoYn, $14,
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