Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-17

Just at present the granite indus. tries Ht> almost nt Htnndsfili tho weather being unfayorablc for the auarryinE uf granite and not specially favorable Tor stone cutting. The gran lie euu bs cut more asiVnntngcOuHly in warmer weather aH the frost makes th@ stone brittle and the liability of fpoiliuE R cutting Job ia Increased. lt iH impossible Co work Co advantage in Inc quRr-ies when the granite ia cov- cred with ice and snow. and when the stone is liable Co split in any direction hv reason of the frost.
 There ia sufficient stone quarrled in most of the plants tO keep the present force of cutters busy. the force being materially reduced during the winter months. but there is enforced idleness at the plant of the New England Gran fie works for reasons other than stone conditions.
 some years ago the use of water from the quarry hole in the boilers was discontinued ag that water was injurious Co tho pipes and boilers and water was taken from the Westerly water works system. uipos being run from Che water main tg the boilers lu a sort of subway. with msnholea at convenient distances. Wednesday ight the water in some of these pipes vaa frozen and Inc boiler supply cut or leaving the plant without power C. drtto the pneumatic tools, now used almost exclusively in granite cutting. Therefore there vas moo work for the granite cutters on Thursday or Fri cay. Sut it was believed the plant would be back in working order this t-aturdsvI morning.
 tu order Co be prepared to meet just such sn emergency. the New England Granite works is having installed a powerful compressor. which iH Co be operated by electricity. This will be used nB an auxiliary to the steam power and its installation will be com plsted within two weeks.
 Hancock Wonan's Relief corps, de- psrtnent of Connecticut, elected these unicers in annual scsHiOu. Nancy C.. Barber. president. Lillian r. Bromley. senior vice president. Amanda Chap yciI. junior vice president. Hattie J.. Coon. treasuror. Ruth v. Nash. chap ialn. Mary f Moves. conductor. Tit- Han 4. Slocum. guard. lsadorc Moon, sssistant conductor. Mary E. Collins, assistant guard.
 At the district meeting Of the Wo- rnsrfs Christian Temperance union, held in Providence. it was given as reason why Westerly voted for liquor license that the police authorities were inactive In raidinr places where IT, guor was being sold, would not en- force the law. and therefore no-liccnse wEF farce.
 At home. in Westerly. the vote in favor Of license ss ascribed to the ac- tivify and psrsistency of the police in raidinE places where liquor was being sold. and drawing public attention to the magnitude of the illegal traffic Tho police kept up this raiding all through the political campaign and right down to election day. It was these raids that made votes for l- csnse for they not only converted the liquor law violstors and their imme- diate friends. who have heretofore vo- ted no-license. but others who were of opinion that liquor would be sold in the town and that therefore the sellers should pay for the privilege.
 The members of Alert hook and lad der and Rhode Island engine compa- nics will unite this (SaturdayJ eve ming and give joint reception to a