Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
WESTERLY AND VICINITY
White Rock Mill Affected by New 56 Hour Law-De-.h h of Mrs. Luther DockOfficers of Temperance Society Instaled-Seizsd Liquors Forfeited and Ordered De- stroyed-$3 GOO Taxes Unpaid.

All the textile manufacturing estab- lishments in Rhode Island will enter upon the new schedule of fifty six working hours week, under the new law. next Monday. The 20,000 opera lives affected by it's provisions will lose 10000 working hours a week, a total of 2,0S0,000 hours year, and the pay therefor. The schedule adopted by B. B. 6 B. Knight for their dozen mills in the state which includes the White Rock mill in Westerly, repre- sents about the schedule to be follow ed by other establishments engaged in similar production
 The Knight mills will begin opera tIons Monday at a. m- and run until begin at 12.50 noon and continue until 6 o'clock, five days in the week. On Saturday the running time will be from o'clock in the morning until 12.1O noon, when the mills will be closed for the remainder of the day.
 While the new law was passed to affect none but women and minors un- der Is years of age, it's operation also affects men and minors over 16 now employed. Mill men say it is impossi- ble to separate the departments so as to permit men to work longer than women and minors, hence all the op- eratives come within the new schedule of fifty-six hours work a week, a re- duction of two hours work and two hours pay. There are at least 5000 operatives in the employ of B. B. & B. Knight in the state.
 The Charlestown Fish and Game club has become corporate body for the purpose of protecting the native species of fish and game that(inhabit the waters and shores of Narragansett bay and prevent them from becoming extinct. The incorporators are George w. Greene, Levi Gadrow, Robert Whitford and Edward Fisher of West erly where the club will be located
 Mrs. Susan V., widow of Luther day morning at the residence of her son. Herman Dock, in High street, Westerly. Mrs. Dock, who was 83 years old, made her home in Westerly. The be Iy will be taken to Poughkeepsie for burial
 Maurice p. Fitzgerald of New Lon- don, county director of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of Connecticut. accompanied by James A. Mcdonald, also of New London and an ex-state officer, installed these officers of St. AIichael's Total Abstinence society in Pawcatuck:' Rev. J. W. Cunningham. chaplin: James A Kane, president Louis Shackoner, vice president: Tim othy Connors, treasurer; Daniel Kele- her. financial secretary; John Shea, re- cording secretary; Joseph Murphy, sergeant at arms.
 Friday was intoxicating liquor day in the Third district court in Westerly with Judge Oliver H. Williams on the bench. The session opened in the town hall and in the same room where the town taxes were being collected, and it was the last. or rush, day at that. So, after a while, court adjourned to the office of the Third district court.
 The cases against the liquors and vessels seized upon premises of James and Ralph Lawton and upon premises of Charles D. Haven were called and no claimant appeared. The officers en- gagged in the seizure gave their testi- mony, specifying the quantity and na- ture of the goods and where found. Judge Williams declared the liquors and vessels forfeited to the state and that warrant be issued for the de- struction of the liquors and for the destruction or sale of the vessels.
 After the disposition of these two eases. which involved a very large quantity of liquors, the case against liquors and vessels seized at the City pharmacy, Willis Amy manager, was called. Mir. A1my put in an appear