Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-11
WESTERLY ministerial ASSOCIATION
Regular Monthly Meeting Held-Liquor Dealers Disap-
pontment of Short Duration-Revival Meetings
Largely Attended-White Rock Mill Starts Full
Time.

Hill with the reputation of being the
best tutor of young pitchers in the
south. He is said to have an extra
ordinary ability to select young play
ers and is a past master of teaching
the fine points of the game. He
knows how to get ginger into his
squad and is a good manager of men.
He demands in his men as first re-
quirement spirit, and his watchword,
according to an acquaintance who was
enthusiastic at the success of Carolina
in securing his services, is Victory.
The Eucharistic Congress OF 1919
was the subject of a paper read by
Rev. "A. CA Clifton, pastor of the Grace
Methodist thurchat the monthly meet,
ly meeting of the Westerly Ministerial
association. held in the Memorial build
ing Monday morning. His hearers
were all ministers who We're in full
sympathy with the sentiments eX-
pressed in his carefully prepared ana
well delivered paper. The paper Great
ed no adverse discussion and the gem
eral remarks that followed the reading
of the paper were decidedly congratu-
latory in tenor, and in opposition Of
the transubstantiation staugat by
the Roman Catholic church. and which
was fully explained in the minister's
paper from his standpoint.
The feeling of disappointment of APP
plicants for liquor licenses for places
located in Liberty street near West
Broad when announcement was made
that the aforesaid places We're within
200 feet of the congregational church
property, and We're therefore barred
from license by state statute. was of
short duration, as d subsequent meas
urement proved that the places were
just one foot outside the legally pre-
scribed limit.
After the measurement taken Sat
urday night it was given out that the
building for which license is applied
that stands nearest to the church was
several feet within the limit and that
the other buildings We're also within
the limit line TO q lesser degree.
Disipterested parties took measure
ment Monday noon in direct line
from the church property through the
front yard OF the Gavitt property to
the building on the opposite corner OF
Liberty and West Broad streets, and
found the distance to be just Pei feet,
or just one foot outside the legal INIT
This shows that the building. and the
others In the vicinity. cannot be bar
red from liquor license by being To-
Gated within 200 feet of church prop
eTty.
When the liquor license obtained in
Pawcatuck five years ago the county
would be granted for saloons on the
west, or most Travelled. side of West
Broad street. and. it is said, that was
q reason for not issuing license to the
building q the corner of West Broad
and Liberty streets, which has en-
trance on the former street. To meet
this objection. it is understood. that
the applicant for license cOntemplates
changing the entrance to the other
street, where other saloons were To-
Gated during license time and where
now application has been made for Ii
cense at these old stands.
All told IN the village OF PavcatucIl
about fourteen applications have been
made for liquor license. and it is hint
ed that the county commissioners. in
compliance with the majority of the
voters of Pawcatuck, have declared for
license that the number of saloons
permitted by law. one for every 500
people win be given license to locate
and do business in the town of Ston-
ington.
Should the commissioners again de-
termine that there shall be no licensed
saloon in the west side OF West Broad
street the probability is that there
will be but two saloons on the east
side of the street between the bridges.
as but two applications have been
made for license there, John Mahoney
and Bernard Halpin. During fhe Ii
cense year, five years ago. there was
but one saloon within that space. with
John Mahoney as proprietor. The
Workngmen's club is also located on
the east side of the street, in the rear
of the building that was occupied by
Mr.. Mahoney, and there is talk of the
club making application for license.