Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-12
BAND CONCERT AT WESTERLY
Enjoyed by Crowd at Wilcox Park-Arres for Violation of Liquor Laws-Loose Dynamite Cartridges Cause Excitement-Masonic urial for Alonzo Harmon

Although no appropriation mas been.
 made by the town for concerts for three years, and as a result no band has played in the park in that period,
 there will be weekly concerts in the park for the balance of the season, by ' the Westerly band. This $ made pos ] sible by the offer of tha trustees of | Wilcox park, who offered to give dol
 lar for dollar for what was contribut-
 ed by the public, and also to feel the
 public pulse zs to whether there was
 desire for "a return of the band con- certs during the summer season.
 The sum required for the balance
 of the season was s200 and there
 fore the people were asked to make
 contributions of one dollar, and this hinety citizens did, while one busi-
 ness concern gave ten dollars. a dol
 lar for every letter in the firms name.
 The first concert was given in the park Wednesday evening by the West Crly band and was enjoyed by an i'm
 mcnse audience. The following pro- sramme was rendered under the di-
 rection of Leader Charles O. Gavitt:
 Hail. Solumbia, Boys of the Militia, Sunshine and Shower, Heart Murmurs, Polka Cappricioso, cornet solo by MT
 Gavitt, medley of popular airs, My Pony Boy. The Three Twins. After Sunset America, Ye Ancienta and Star Spangled Banner.
 Several weeks ago five residents of Pierce street and Vicinity were before the Third district court and tried up- on complaints for violating the liquor laws. and the cases are now pending in the superior court Subsequently, Deputy International Revenue Collec tor Kenyon visited their premises and aScertained that they had no govern
 ment license to sell liquor at retail. They were notified to visit the office of the collector of internal revenue in Providence and pay the license fee. and costs, which they all did, except Charles Gabrielle, who says he was of opinion that his case had been settled by his attorney with the rest
 Wednesday, Deputy United States Marshal Richmond F. Stone came to Westerly and with the assistance of Chief Bransield arrested Gabrielle on the charge of selling liquor at retail and without government license. The accused was arraigned before United State Commissioner William P-Cross in Providence, Wednesday afternoon, and bonds for appearance for trial in the United States district court were fixed at $500. The bond was furnished and Gabrielle was released from cus- tody.
 At recent exhibition of little oil sketches at the Salmagundi club, New fork, there was one painted by Wal tel Douglass, a former resident of Stonington, and entitled Mixed Crowd, in which a flock of hens feed ing at a trough is reproduced. The painting is owned by w. S. Eaton Another picture of interest was Noank Dock, painted by Guy s. Wiggins and owned by Frank S. Turnbull These are two of the seventeen pictures se- lected as typical examples of the Thumb Box Sketches. from an exhibit of over 800.
 They are sketches made with a small box of colors held on the thumb and arranged, when open. to serve as palette and easel, and designat- ed as thumb box sketches" The largest pictures in the exhibit were not more than six by nine inches, and were made attractive by the breadth and dash, and boldness in use of color.
 Tony Petronoso, employed in the klondike quarry, was severly injured while at his work Wednesday morn ing. He was handling a heavy iron bar, assisting in moving a big block of granite, when the bar point slipped and the end of the bar struck the man full in the face. The front upper teeth were broken. the upper lip lac erated and the jawbone injured The superior maxillar bone was broken and the lower lip was opened the length 1 of the mouth. Five stitches were re- Quired to close this wound.
 The bar. which weighs over a hun dred pounds, also struck Tony in the breast and may have caused inter- nal injury. He wag attended by Dr. Scanfon.
 The dust nuisance in Dixon square and vicinity is becoming ..-.oearabIe, but the highway committee has an nounced that dust laying oil will soon be received and that then there will be abatement of the nuisance. The committee is also of opinion that this oil can also be applied to the paved portions of High Canal and Main streets.
 There is a rumor that there is. deal on for the purchase of the water ing cart from, William Book, who was forced from the business by the use of oil on most of the streets of his route, thereby decreasing his receipts to "a non paying basis. There are a few who assert that there is a dark hued political individual in this spe- cfal woodpile. who can see no econ omy in the town taking over a non paying business from an individual