Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28

the bastardy case Of Elisha. B. Carr soverseer of the poor for the town of Charlestown, against Ralph s. Sherman was on trial. After the. complaining witness had completed her testimony, Judge Brown suggested to Attorneys Ledwidge and Casey, counsel for plaintiff and defendant respectively that they get together and come to g. settlement At the opening of court Tuesday, Judge Brown excused the jury stating that no more testimony would be heard, and the case was passed on the docket for ad- justment The settlement was reached by the defendant paying to the plaintiff 3 Shamrock girl; the sum of $500 and costs. The case of John Adino and Raymond Howard, who were in the automobile re- pairing business under the firm name of Adino and Howard in Cogswell street, Pawcatuek, until the building in which they did business was destroyed by fire, against Angelo Truro, was called for trial. The jury selected is composed as ] follows: Simon P. Nichols of Westerly, James s. Browning (foreman) William II. Geer, Clarence Tarbox of North Kingstown Frederick A, Hall of South Kingsto~f; ; Ethan A. Crandall, Gilbert T. Ennis of Charlestown, Charles H. | E.. l George M. Fish of Hopikinton, Winfield 8. Holland, George N. Tucker of Narra- gansett.
 This is a case where the plaintiff i seeks to recover balance alleged to be due for repairs to an automobile the sum of $S1.T0 which includes storage and interest. It was claimed that when Truro brought the car for repairs, there was a thorough overhauling, and the l plaintiff suggested the installation of a l needed carburetor while the car was l down. Truro decided otherwise and the l rarburetor Nas not installed. 1 The car was started with difficulty and | 1t was Drought back to the repair shoT three weeks laters and the carburetoi was installed at an expense of $34 Bills were presented for the two jobs | The latter was paid but, the first bill
 has never been paid and this action is tt receive the balance alleged to be due 1 The defendant claimed he was not in | debted to the plaintiffs, that they had been fully paid. Attorney Roche repre- sents plaintiffs and Attorney RathbuI 1 he defendant. The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff and court ad | isurned to Wednesday morning.
 During the court session John J. Dunn attorney for the Old Colony Trust com pany, of Boston. brought up, before 1 fudge Brown the motion of. the ltrus company, for leave to intervene in tn, case of Frank Hill of Ashaway and others. against the Shore Line Electric Railway eompany. The intervening peti tiofer represented that the trust com pany was trustee for bondholder.
 amounting to s2,975,0 900, and that tn, electric railway company had failed tt pay interest oii tha bonds.
 Judge Brown granted the petition fo lteaye to intervene and the trust compan. 1t is undersood, will proceed to foreclos,
 the mortgage. on the preptrty in Rhod
 Island belonging to the Shore Line Elec
 stic company.
 Matty McGrath continues at work, al though, there is general strike of. la horers in the town and work in whicl there were formerly engaged is at ; tandstif1. No, Matty is not a scab. H fhas been engaged as 9 street sweepe
 for years, 50 long that he has feachet the limit where the union rules do no bind By reason of his age he is hi
 own free agent and is permitted to ac cept working conditions that are agree able to himself and without union in 1 reference. He is on his job iii all Kind of weather and is heidi up as a model Q industry and faithful service. If there i one workman more than another tha ,ls entitled to a high wage in the tow of weather and is held up as a model o
 lSrath and not taxpayer in the tow,
 would object. There are men of prom
 inence- in the town who declare tha
 Matty is deserving of retirement on ful
 pay.
 Tie Iaborers have been on strike fo
 two weeks and no genuine move has bee
 made to effect q settlement. The dc Imand is for 75 cents an hour for an eigh
 hour day, half holiday Saturday, doubl time for Sundays and holidays and tim
 and ohe-half for overtime. The preser rate is 5e cents and the employers hay offered an increase to 60 cents an hou
 There is no change in the vacation sitHs
 tion of the stone cutters, who have bee
 idle four weeks, on demand for $1 a
 hour. The employers offer se.60 for a
 eight hour day to September 1, an
 would then comply with the demand fc
 s1 per hour.
 Electrician .ThomaA E. Shea was 8 verely burned while at work at the plal 1 of the C. B. Cottrell & Sons compan MT. Shea while at work stood on be and taped the pliers he was using whi doing wiring. By some dlsarrangefnel at the switchboard a high voltage ", : sent through the wire MT. Shea WE !. handling, but did not enter his body I
 reason of the precaution taken Instes there was 8 flare at the end of the wi i, and MT. Shea's right arm was severe ! burned. He was taken to his home
 an automobile and was attended by D
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