Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-25

! Complaints nave been so numerous | of the inadequate ana unsanitary ser vice given the public by the Pawca- tuck Valley street railway, that runs dirty and antiquated bob-cars hourly | trips on the poorly constructed tracks between the villages of Westerly and | Watch Hill, and without result from the controlling company, that appeal for relief has finally been made to the Westerly Board of Trade. The committee on traffic ksand mu- nicipa1 improvement has taken the matter under consideration and will make endeavor to have betterment of existing conditions. The commit tee has already outlined a plan of ac- tion which will permit the company to give decent service without serious in convenience, but if this is not done the Board of Trade committee will take the matter up with the town council and demand that the franchise require ments be strictly enforced, or that the company be ordered to remove their tracks from the highway, power which, it is said, the town council re- served when the franchise was grant ed.
 Rev. Peter McOscar, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception,
 with the village of Niantic as one of
 the submissions, is having a church edifice of wood constructed in that
 place which will soon be in readiness
 for dedication. The pastor has re- ceived the hearty cooperation of the
 Catholics of Mantle, whose pride in
 the new church building increases as
 it hears completion. The new church will have. a seating capacity of two hundred and fifty.
 Pawcatuck people who consider the big billboard in Liberty street a public nuisance have filed protest with the
 selectmen of the town of Stonington that will probably result in the abate- ment of the nuisance and the removal of the billboard Complaint is made that the paper when loosened from the billboard filters the walk and streets and tends to scare horses and give the section careless neglected appear ance, and is reflection against civic pride and town government The bill board is erected on the sidewalk line and serves as a fence for an open lot owned by the estate of George Gavitt.
 Thomas Gavitt of Providence has charge of the property and Selectman Stah1e is in communication with him concerning the leased rights of the owner of the big billboard prior to taking decided action towards the abatement of the nuisance.
 Arthur Clark, who delivers the mail for Uncle Samuel on rural route No. 1 from the Westerly postoffice, and who has never taken vacation or miss ed a trip since he comm enced the work several years ago, came near spelling the record on his return trip to the pOSlOIIICe w eQneSOay afternoon. When near Oak street his horse fell with sudden and severe attack of collie. In order to get to the postoffice on =sched- ule time with his return mail4le board ed trolley car and mac customary report leaving his trusty steed to the care of others. When he returned the horse was dead.
 The act amending the charter of the Westerly Automatic Telephone com pany, to authorize the increase of cap- ital stock from S1OO,00O to S2O0, 900, was on the house calendar for action Thursday. On motion of Representa- tive Langworthy the matter was taken from the calendar and returned to the committee on corporations for correc- ton in minor details and for further consideration, the company desiring to make changes in the general construc- tion of. the special act to be proposed for action.
 Miss Alice Mahoney, daughter of MT and Mrs. John Mahoney, of Westerly, and Miss Rose Reilly. daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Thomas L.. Reilly. of Meriden, students at Mt. St. Joseph seminary, Hartford, have received high honors in competitive examinations for a scholarship. The averag were so close that superiority could not be de- termined and both young ladies were alike honered. They were awarded