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Numich-WesterIy Trolley Privileges Town.Council Votes-to- Grant Permission for Turnout in Railroad Square and Siding Down (Canal Strret—Charter for Thames River Corporation, Headed by Arthur H. Gul- liver—Frederick W. Wood Found Drowned. = - * The desire of the town of Westerly, | these petit jurors: John T. Mauran, as officially expressed in town council | Louis ~Solomon, Arthur Greenman nd financial town meeting, that the | Charles M. Kebbe, Edwin L. Hood, aw be so changed as to permit the | Sanylon Mardone, James Jolly, Bi of town meetings in the eve- | M..Stott and Gurdon B. Hiscox, tead o in the marning, has | cen dgfeated by the action of the ywer branch of the general assembly. he proposition was opposed in the nouse by Representative Albert H. Langworthy, who is also president of | The Peace Dale team has been add- ed to the Manufacturers’ Baseball as- | sociation and it s now a leagte of cight teams. The teams comprising the leagte are the Stonington, Potter | the Westerly town council and a re- | Hill, Bradford, Shannock, Peace Dale | publican. The matter was referred |and the Cottrell, the Granite Works, | 1o the judiclary committes and it was | the Thread mili, of Westerly. The schedule is not completed as vet, but the committee reports that the season will open Saturday, May 16, and the anned to have it killed in that com- | ittee by the pigeon-holing process. | resentative Joseph T. Murphy, also | @ republican, succeeded In having the | games will be playedgon Saturdays Tatter recaed from the further con- |and holidays. The schedule of the sideration of the committee and it went | South k gstown High school team to_the caiendar. includes When the proposed amendment was April Westerly High at Wake- taken from the calendar for action Mr. | fleld: May 15, Westerly High at Wes- angworthy spoke in opposition to its | terly: June 3, Stonington High at Stonington. joption and moved for indefinite post- ponement, but the motion prevailed by ote of to 28. This indicates t Mr. Langworthy has some pull in the lower house of the general assem- y of the state of Rhods Island. Dr. Menry E. Utter, son of the late Congressman and Governor George H. The postmasters of the fourth class | offices in Rhode lsland, who receive | recompense of not less than $135 a year and not over $1,000, took examinations on Saturday as required by new reg- vlations apd for the purpose of put- ting these offices under the protection Utter, is booked for appointment of |of. the ofvil service. The examinations redical tor of the schools of [in Westerly were bheld in the high and will be formally | schooi building by Bryant, lo- f the school |cal secreta Those board Tuesd ng as three of the |taking the examination were: J. F. five members have invited Dr, Utter | Palmer, Rockville:. Wilfred Barber, o acc Dr. Utter says andall, Ashaw: he has consid f thor- James M enly and wilk accept. The siate au- Joseph E. Lanphear, rizes the appointment of med; J.A. Greenhalgh, Alton. imspectors and most of the Rhode I e S " ths: B ut no_suc Frederick W, Wood, an employe of office has be eated in North Provi- |the Bradford Dyeing association at 3 annual financial town | Bradford, who left his work on the + mon school com- f morning of December 4, last, and mys- | powered to selact a med- | teriously disappeared, causing much | for the sch anxiety to his wife and twelve year | Saturdas hter, nd drowned in | A Clerk o aywecatuck river, unday after- | a4 Omer J. Pa- |noon. No cause can # assigned for fee. expressed [ his disappearance and it is mot Known + had decided to | whether death was due to accident or | They stated | inte was 40 vears of age and he was vest | of ious nature. ed by spectal | The body was seen In the river west fiey wouid like to {of the big mill &t a point krow the town. they { Rawlings Hole, by Mr. and Mrs, Sam- e was in-[uel Cooper of Bradford, who were eking that Dr. Utier | walking along the river bank. The | man for the ta n Westerly. {body was secured and Chief of Police | He | Brown was notified and he in turn | gave notice to Dr. M. H. Scanlon, med- has made a specialt laren s d'seases and recan ical examiner. After inquiry and es ract Providence. He w amination, Dr. Scanlon gave opinion ated from Amherst college |that death was due to accidental and from the Coliegs of Physic wning. - The body was taken to Jo- | Surgeons L T Murphy’s undertaking estab- | hment, the Rhode Jsland hospit — Floating T The Westerly town council met in | pital an special session Saturday evening. The | to the franchise of the Jcal societ; Norw Westerly Traction com- — vany agreed vpon by the coun- With Judge John T. Doran on the believed, will be a trolley company ted for Pe; ench the superior court for Wash- 1 a turnout in gton county wil | | i { i > ! 1 | | | g at Kingstor avenue In front of the rail- aw are enter: ama way station and for a siding down | asainst the W n County Canal street to a point under the rail- “oe-Mort road_orid The fr e provides 1 for the removal of all tracks in Dixon iare except on the main line. Cozneil C. Clarence Maxson was | -d a committee to make agree- 1 the courthouse commission | | | ment 1 executo » the care and heating of the | The Narragansett P e which was built in co 5 € Bocan i Da the town hall and also oril 20 1 to be paid fo the state st Raymond the first ju of basement of the police st: | ey ncllman. Charles lomas was | g horized to supervise the change in | the | tacation of the Tockup at Wateh Hill. ~ | and attampted | Counciln H. Langworthy Westarly. | said It was about time to take action 4" from | resard to ih hase of o Robert M. Anderson, and public 00 i hways and that lions would be required. t would be six cents a gallon for In Town and Out of Town Customers In Qur Photographic Department We Carry the Largest and Best Stock of EASTMAN KODAKS AND CAMERAS Films, Plates, Film Packs and Supplies for Amateurs and Pro- fessionals to be found in this part of New England. Our Developing, Printing and Enlarging has long been Ac- knowledged by all to be the Best and at the Lowest Cost Con- sistent with the Quality. 3 To make it to your decided advantage to buy now we place on sale a lot of fine New Cameras at the following prices: I One 5 x7 Premo, Regular $27.50, at 22.50 One 4 x 5 Pony Premo, regular $12.60, at $10.00 One 3 x 574 Film Premo, regular $11.25, at $9.00 One 374 x 4}4 Film Premo, regular $9.00, at $7.25 One 274 x 474 Premoette, reg you cannot get by. This is your golden opportunity to own a Camera for a very | little price. 1 As it is our purpose to be of as much service as possible to our customers we have arranged with a professionai to be in at- tendance every afternoon and evening from April 20th to 25th to answer all your questions and furnish dependable informa- tion. Bring in your troubles. | Our lines of CORRESPONDENCE PAPER is made up of ‘ popular styles at popular prices. During this week we are selling a line of POUND PAPER the 25c¢ grade for 19c, ENVELOPES 8c. A new and fine line of INITIAL STATIONERY at 25¢ the ‘x‘ % box.. An extra fine line at 50c. . Rl . Cranston & Co. 158 MAIN STREET, NORWICH, CONN. ‘ | Guara. lar $9.00, at $7.25 |’ These are all new and in perfect condition and are Bargains |1, or half a cent less than paid last year. | No action was taken, - %t was voied to grant the demand of the highway laborers for 25 cents an hour and to increase the pay for dou- ble teams from $4.50 to §5 for a nine hour day. Local Laconics. John F. Paimer, of Roc visited relatives in Westerly, day. E. H. Kohler, of East Hampton, N. Y., has been secured as superintendent of the Westerly Elastic Webbing com- Dpany, The East Greenwich fire department and the Hydraulic company of Bris- tol, were guests of Alert Hook and Ladder company, Saturday evening. Principal Alfred Joseph Maryott, of | the Westerly High school, has been elected to the executive committee of | Brown University Teachers' associa- tion, Mrs. Annie J. Pascoe Young, wife of | George E, Young, died Saturday at her | home in Cross street. Besides her hus- | band she leaves an infant daughter | and a sister, Mrs, Percy Pine. T David Brvant, a lifelong resident of Westerly, who has been in ill health several years, died Sunday at his home in Union street. He is survived by his aged mother, and brother, Henry Bryant, clerk in the Westerly post of- fice. A resolution has been adopted in | the general assembly appropriating | $600 for the reconstruction of the rifle range new Burdins pond for the use | of the Fifth company, Westerly, Coast artillery corps, Rhode Island National ile, Conn.; Satur- The Westerly Autogenous Welding company, of has lo- | cated a Shop In Cross street, .Westerly. | Christy McConnell is at the head of the | new rn. He is son of Re D. McConnell, a wealthy Watch Hill sum- mer cottager Burke, Mrs George Thomas H. Peabody, s, Osc iss Amelia Pat- ten left Saturday for Washington. They | will represent Phebe Green Ward | chapter, D_A. R., at the national D. A. R. congress this tveek. Miss Alice Mahoney, daughter of Mr. | Jolm Mahorey, returned Sun- New Rochelle college, after Zaster vacation at home, nied by her guest cCoy of New York he Academy of Art and 1ed Saturday Rhode Island | on, to do h manufac- s a capital te in S and is to I e incorporators are Arthur | H. Gull Wilfred K. Dodsworth and | Henry W. Stiness | is attended the funer *. Stanton at her re Eim street, Saturday aftel , the service being conducted I Rev, S uel H. Davis. Burial Bend and the bear were Gallup and Clark Gallup of and_Thomas McKenzie and George W. Woodward of Westerly, Crowd Attends Odd Fellows’ Fair— Outing for Scouts—Union Temper- ance Meeting—Visiting Nurse Re- signs. The fair being held in Mystic haill under the direction of Stonington lodge, No. 26, I 0. O. F. on Saturday eve- ning drew the largest attendance of ny evening. It was set aside for tonington lodge and the members ned out in large numbers. The fol- lowing pr ried out: Cor- net solo. John violin solo, Miss Isabel Grinnell; v solo, Al Orville Lewis: male quartette, Halsey Packer. Willard W, ieigwin, H. Tomas Mitcheil and Orville Lewis. Dancing was kept up until midnight, Scouts on a Hike. i iting the Horse will offering f the mee Wo- he young people churches united in the parish house. Visiting Nurse Resigns. Miss Margaret Peacock, nurse for N association since organization here over two- yea has_resigned fo i up_similar otk At Warwick, B, I bout May L Miss Peacock has many friends in the village who regret her lepartire. | | Fractured Hip Results in Death. She will leave News has been received in the vi lage of the death of Mrs. Willingham, 2 summer resident of Mystic, at the home of her daughie Henry Tift in Atlanta, ¢ on last h wae reported, to a fractired hip. She was 85 years old nd was loved by all who knew her. Local Small Not Mr_and Mn o8 M. Gray and son Enox M. Grav. Jr. of, Ledvard and am F. MacKenzie of Pitts- | ;5 Mass., have.been guests of Mrs. Isabella MacKenzie Mr.and Mre, George Scott and son David Gal arrived in t Ellery Scott of New York have | wn for the summer. Iyn has returned from a Williams is visi hire, Ira I Noyes of New Haven spent Sunday in town Fish and two children guests of ner Newbursy o at the me Congregational cht STCNINGTON ! tion Expenses—New Business Block for Water Strect. At nton lot Stonington | High 1 baseball aefeated the Wheeler High school of North Stoning- ton, 19 o 6. On the local team A Young plaved second b Miller piteher, Gallp e first base, Lennihan shortstop, Kele- her third base, and O'Neil Tight field, Vine nd Metwir center fleld, and O'Connors and Burdick left W. Gallagher of Westerly um- Contributions for Celebration. mount to de- ceived: Tro town $1.060. cash and Al $2,930: balance re- au New Business Block. | Mrs. George Heydecker of Union street has given A. W. Perry the con- tract to build a iwo and a haif story business block on Water street. The building now occupied by Dinese's fruit store and the shoe shob adjoining | will be torn dow: nd the new building | on thelr = Lo 1 Closing Night of Fair. ’ CAR-NAION The car for th Nation More than a cycle car—Four Cylinder—water cooled motor—Selective type transmission—disc clutch. Can be seen at J. FRED BARBER & SON, Vincent Lane, Westerly, R. L. fair. the firemen to the hall of the most successful fairs the com- | pany has ever had. Borough Briefs. John H. Ryan has bought the Chese- bro house on Main stireet, ing lot on Gold street. Capt. W ernment scout, Scouts at their rooms on Friday night. Twe large flocks of wild ed over Stonington Saturday afternoon, fiying nort .h Mr. and Mrs. John Mer: ford, R. I, and Miss Nancy Main of Canonchef, R. I, were guests of Dr.|he had ask Main turday. { fore, L e T. Gager has returned to his studies at Yale. 1 A number of Bro W. O. Turner of Wiilimantic | Daniel. went home Saturday after a week's | neral of M visit here. merly Miss PLAINFIELD 4 Passenger, $520.00 The fife and drum corps escorted | F. Coleman, a veteran g0 entertained 1 This is one seen followi mer years asol a build- | Flat Rock ( the B Main street | geese pass- suckers dur always said ris of Brad- | alwass sai —_— been_comm More Witnesses Summoned Before | tral Villaz Court of Inquiry—Water Stops Bridge Repairs. The arch bridge in front of Burpee's shop has been opened up for repairs but the work has been zh water. Old Time Fishermen Gone. Suckers are beginning They are said to be unusually plen- stopped by to appear. C A Runabout, $495.00 tiful this spring. The ranks of Plain- field fishermen whose torches could be | Congdon_ brothers ( their old friend Jeremian G without one or brook during t all passed away. ermen enjoved th miah and carry th bor was sure G6f 2 Attended Funeral. people were in fu- Summoned to Central Village, Another batch of Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S ! ng the local brooks in for- | are growing thi The | m and J who seldom missed a week more trips down_the ime ps and no boy Jere- h_Uncle Every n ing the season and parent: ves when Uncle Jeremiah bovs to go with him ed their fathers vears b local to attend ank Winkl, a O'Neil of the an, f Plainf B sinfleld men has nded to appear at Cen- | oday (Monday) to tell the v what they know about | er selling liquor 1llegally. druggists in tow white, CRES STORIA FISK TIRES First Quality 1914 Manufacture| 30x4 30x 3, 33x4 34x4 36x4 36 x 4Y, 37 x 4Y Reg. 37x5 36 x4 Town Thread ..... 36 x 41, Town Thread . . 37 x 4, THE A. C. 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