Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-25
WEST E ERLY

Murray and not directed to ConneII. 1
 pr. Charles c. Crandall testified that purfey visited him once. It was at l his office on Sept 6. Durfey had a l gash en his chin. the doctor took a stitch nj it, and dressed the wound.
 Arthur J. Cornell, the defendant, wiln is much smaller in stature than DuTfey. testified that he was acting as general supervisor of the moving of cars He had gotten aboard the car just before the occurrence in question. When the car stopped he called for some passengers to go out by the forward door. He was stand ing on the platform and as ladies were passing out, he heard Durfey say: Lets get on the car and ride with the scabs.' Witness asked him who he meant, and received the reply: T
 mean yeu." adding more to the answer in an lndertone Witness was off the car at .he time. Durfey repeated the remark and Cenneli said he struck nur eey on the chin: He then got on the ear his duties calling hlm to the railroad station. Shorty afterward dlonneil was riding baeh to the bridge on q Watch Hill ear. He saw George Durfey and his brother William. The wifness said he got off the car and told George that if he repeated what hs had Said in the bridge, the witness would drag him to the square and deliver him up to Policeman Curtin, NIT. Connell said that William Durfey was a protector for his brother, urged him to "shut upa when on the bridge and ta "eerne along when in High street. Mir. Connell said he was not especially angered because Duffey called him a seab, but he was arr gered by the intimation that the lady passengers who had ridden in the car were stabs. Connell said he struck Durfef with his bare fist. Ht consid- cred his act was for lhe protet tion of the passengers from in sulr.
 The jury returned a verdict for the plaintIf without damages. Judge De-
 ran said he could not accent such a verdict. The jury then retired and returned verdict for plaintiff and
 damages of sz.
 Every automobile owner in Rhode ! Island, and there are more than 10000 , of them. is due to receive a letter by mail on Thanksgiving day, or the day after. The state automobile depart ment will send notice that all autome- bile registrations expire with the year. Applications for registration must be filed early to assure owners that they | can legally use their ears on New Years day.
 Walter Nj. Wood, 64, of Wickford l Junction. was killed by the Gilt Edge l express train from the west. due te pass the Wickford station at 9.30. Sat
 urday night It is presumed that he fell from the station platform and the II hnn of 6ax. ,AI |, sr,a
 Just how the fatality happened Is not definitely known, as there were no wit nesses, and the train crew had nc
 knowledge of the mishan until in.
 formed when the train reached Provi- dence. MT Woods home is within S0t
 feet of the location of the fatality.
 He was in the employ of the Gallau- det Aircraft corporation in Eas ] Greenwich up to a few months ago when by accident he lost three of hi: ] fingers. Since then he has been oE
 half pay. He leaves widow and son I Joseph Plunkett ef White Rock wa 1 the first person to be arrested for in toxication in Westerly for nearly twt
 months and for this offense he pleaded guilty when brought before Judge ,Oli
 yer H. Williams in the Third distric teourt. Plunkett told the court that h, came from England with his rarent F years ago. that he was 45. Fal
 River his home, and that he had beer
 at work in the mill at White Rock tei
 weeks. He said he had s72 in hi
 neeket when he started for Westerl- |, Saturday, intending to purchase sui
 of clothes. His money was gone, ex {. cept 65 cents, and he has no ney
 clothes. He declared that he had take
 a sWig of liquor out of hottie and va lost to the world until he awoke in prison cell. He was fined $g and cost
 of s4.s0. The penalty was paid b money he had left with his boardin mistress for safe keeping.
 Mrs. Harriet Witser Austin, wife Q
 Iohn.S. Austin, who died at her hom in Pawcatuck, was the daughter of Al bert and Eliza Moves Witter. She wa educated at Ashaway academy an East Greenwich seminary and upo
 graduation commenced teaching i , l Westerly and Pawcatuels. She wa married, in 1874 and Is survived by he , husband and daughter, Mrs. John " | Thomas. She was a member of tn iHopk'nton Seventh Day Baptis l church.
 Local Laconics.
 I At the farewell supper to Rev. an , Mrs. Frederick A, c. Iones. who go {
 Palmer, Mass. Dec, !. the conerega ton of the Calvary Baptist church prt
 sented the pastor a substantial pur, as a token of appreciation for faitflf 2 service.
 = Alleeed native turkeys, Spring bird are selling at "a cents neund ar : vearlings at s5 cents. Western tu
 keys are offered at 50 cents pound. T Henry V. Brown, who has heen
 the Hartford hospital for a month, LII Il dergoing two operations. is now at u It home of his. mother in Granite stree
 A large stock barn is to be built f q Arthur M Cottrell of Westerly on u e nlaee recently purchased from A15n e P. Kenyon in Hope Valley.
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