Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-25
Two Voting Districts In Westerly
According to Plan of Redstricng Commission and
Town VIII Have Two Representatves-Another Sus-
pected Case of Wood Alcohol osoning-Fifth Com
pany Returns from Tour of Cuty-Raseball Results.

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According to the plan of redistrictine
| the state. as adopted by the redistrict-
| ing commission. Westerly will be di-
vlded into two voting districts and un-
| der the representation according to
population iGea will be entitled to two
| representatives in the general assem-
! ply instead of one as at present in
addition to the senator allowed from
each town. There win be a special
SesS1on of the general assembly next
| month to act upon the redistricting
constitutional changes which is made
possible at that time by the census
department completing the returns
from Rhode Island before any other
state for that purpose.
According to the new plan, the house
Will be composed of not more than one
hundred members and no city~or town
will be permitted over one-quarter of
that Lurnber, therefore the city of
Providence will have twenty five rep
resentatives, although entitled to more
according to actual population. Up to
hve years ago Westerly had two repre-
sentatives. but one of these was legis-
lated away and in favor of Cranston.
for by counting the inmates of the
state institution at that place the pop
ulation plan won from Westerly. But
under the old laws there was but one
voting district and the representatives
could have been chosen from the same
Rouse in the same street without go
ing outside of the election law. But
distinct districts in the town and each
will have a representative, along lines
similar to ward representation in city
government.
change the present mode of running
the election machinery on election day
and require twice the number of cleo
ton officials as at the present time,
and be SO amended that the actual
presence of the town clerk at the poll
ing place will not be required as at
present from the opening and until the
last vote is counted as he could not
well be at both polling places at the
same time.
Michael Donovan of Westerly, the
we'll known baseball player, for three
seasons with the Brocktons of the New
England league, and who opened the
present season with the New Haven
team of the Connecticut league, is sick
with typhoid fever at Fayetteville, n
G He was doing great work on the
Fayetteville team, of which Charles
Clancy of Westerly is manager, but
he was taken sick July 4th, and the
sickness has developed into typhoid
fever. Mr.. Clancy notified the parents
of Mr. Donovan Saturday stating in
the letter that he was not considered
dangerously sick and was receiving the
best possible treatment. Mrs. Donovan
end son Frank started for Fayette-
VILE taking the Colonial express from
Westerly, just before noon on Satur-
day.
There is another suspected case of
wood alcohol poisoning in Westerly
which will probably not result fatally
but may cause total and permanent
blindness to the victim. Vincent Still
man, who formerly conducted a ma
chine shop and once was one of the
most prominent citizens but who OF
late years has been more or less in
retirement. is the one afflicted Al
though it is not positively decided, the
attending physician is of opinion that
the blindness was caused nv