Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-10
WESTERLY STORE BURCLARIzED
Revovers, Watches Cigars and Cigarettys Taken-Bro-
en- Axle Causes Freight Week.-Mrs.. Arthur L.
Perry's Death-Democrats to Nominate Town Ticket
Dedication of New St. Patrick's Church, Mystic
Sheedy's Picture Show Closed.

Some time Friday night, the store
end workshop of Samuel Girven, deal
or in sporting goods and bicycles, at
SO Main street, Westerly, was entered
through a side window. The burglar
or burglars first tried to pry the win
dow open with a chisel, as such a
tool was found outside and near the
window. This tool was taken from
the plants on Quarry hill where all
the tools have designating marks.
Failing to pry the window open half
of the sash and two large panes of
glass were smashed and entry to the
store was made In this way.
Mr.. Girven could not tell exactly
how much Of his stock had been taken,
but all that he missed Saturday was
fifteen revolvers, six IngersOn watches,
two boxes of cigars and about dozen
boxes of cigarettes. 1t rs evident that
the intruders were not looking for
cash. for the money drawer contain
ing about So was not disturbed. Mr..
Girven places his loss at about SIS.
The burglary was reported to the
police early Saturday morning and
the only clues was the chisel and a
single collar, fifteen and q half inch in
size. and fresh from a local laundry.
1t was learned that a skiff was taken
from the waterfront rear to the rear
adrift down the PaWcatuck river on
Saturday morning.
The supposition IS that the burglary
was committed by local thieves, who,
after committing the crime, departed
in the boat to the Connecticut shore,
IN order to avoid detection by the po-
nceman on duty In the vicinity.
There was a freight wreck shortly
1frIR1k SATURDAY. y,nar1irC
near Quiambaug. about midway be-
tween Mystic and Stonington. The &C
cident was caused by the breaking of
one of the axles OF a car in a west
bound freight train and resulted in the
wrecking Of five cars and blocking
both the eastbound and westbound
tracks The mishap occurred after the
passage of the early morning express
train, and the only delays were to the
accommodation trains, causing about
an hours delay to each train between
Westerly and New London.
The Wrecking train from Providence
and New London were hurried TO the
spot and by o'clock the east bound
track was cleared and by 10 o'clock
the west bound track was open to
traffic. Four of the cars were over
turned and were thrown to either side
of the track, while one pair of trucks
The derailed cars were all empty.
The handsome ST. Patrick's church
edifice in Mystic, the cornerstone of
which was laid August 6, 1903, by the
late Rt. Rev. Michael Tierney, was for
mally dedicated to the service of God
Sunday morning by Ri. Rev. Mons.
John ]. Synnott, vicar general of the
diocese of Hartford. the ceremony be-
ing attended by fully five hundred
people.
After the dedication, the first relig-
ious service was held in the church,
a solemn high mass, with Rev. Dennis
P. Hurley Of East Hartford celebrant,
Rev. John r. Doherty Of Hartford. a
former pastor at Mystic, deacon, and
Rev. John g. Murray, chancellor of
the diocese, sub deacon. Rev. Charles
A. Leddy, pastor of the church, was
master Of ceremonies.
The dedicatory sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Walter ]. Stanley, DID, Of
Danbury, who took as his text the sec
Ond chapter Prophecy of Daniel, fourth
verse. His sermon was a resume of
the history of the Roman Catholic
church, Of its trials and successes and
its never dying principles.
Father Stanley congratulated Father
Leddy and the people of Mystic and
characterized the construction of the
church edifice as q noble work and
sublime act of faith. He stated that
the chief feature of a church was the
altar, the repository Of the real pres