Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-30


 and found the broken window. He mo-
 tified the police and official investi-
 gation was made of the premises.
 It is believed that the burglar was
 quite familiar with the premises.
 The funeral services of Austin S.
 Heckschler of Philadelphia, summer
 resident of Watch Hill. who died Sat
 urday afternoon in the Westerly hos
 pital following an operation for ap-
 pendicitis, were held in Christ Episco-
 pal church Monday morning. Rev. Will I1iam F. Williams officiating. The bear
 Woodwork, Eugene R. Pendleton and
 William H. Browning. The body will
 be taken to Philadelphia today (Tues
 day) on the Colonial express
 The roof is bei0a placed the big
 cement water tower on Quarry hill,
 and the entire work will soon be com-
 pleted- The tower was given a water
 tory In a few days this water will
 be drawn off and the interior staging
 removed and the tower thoroughly
 sleansed. The new tower has ca
 pacity of 660.00O gallons and will be
 used by the Westerly water works sys-
 tenn in connection with the present
 iron tower, which will give a total
 storage for 100000 gallons of water
 with dome roof and is a prominent ob
 ject on the sky line of Westerly. Arrangements are completed for the
 annual conventions of the Ancient Or der Hibernians and the ladies aux
 Hilary of Rhode Island. which are to
 be held in Westerly today (Tuesday). The Hibernian convention will be held
 in Hibernian hall and President James T. Matthews of Providence, formerly
 of Westerly. will preside Rev. Peter | McOscar. of the Church of the Inn maculate Conception. will give the ad- dress of welcome The Westerly di- vision will ask the convention to elect a Westerly man to the presidency on the ground that no man from this town was ever elected to that office. although Michael J. Burke, who was vice president, acted as president to fill vacancy.
 The ladies' auxiliary convention will be held in Elks' hall President FL len Ryan Jolly of Woonsocket will
 preside. There is a general desire for the reelection of Mrs. Jolly to the presidency, but there is a report that | she will not accept reelection. The local auxiliary is unanimously in fla vor of Mrs. Jolly, but should she per
 sist in decIination, Miss Mary J. Sul- livan of Westerly, state vice president
 probably will be Advanced to the of flee.
 The delegates will arrive shortly
 after nine o'clock. It is expected they l will number about three hundred. The conventions will be called to order at | ten o'clock. The delegates will have l dinner at Watch Hill.
 Chief Bransfield and Sergeant Brown took an automobile ride to Watch Hill | late Monday afternoon in Deputy Sheriff George H. Barber's automobile. with Deput~ Sheriff James Wightman l occupying the fourth seat. They went | direct to the barber shop of Thomas l Fonti in Beach street and served a | search warrant. The officers found and seized gallon jug partially filled | with whiskey, quart decanter one | third full of whskey. three quart bot | ties of wine, one quart bottle partially l filled with wine, and S6 bottles of lager. While three of the officers were | searching the upper part of the build 1 ing and one officer in the rear of the l barber shop guarding the liquors seiz- l ed, a jug of whiskey in a box was about to be delivered by the trolley 1 road express. MT. Fonti ordered the | box to be returned to the trolley car l and it was The conductor declined to 1 let the officers examine the box. Chief 1 Bransfeld immediately got in com
 munication with Manager Cousins and l orders were issued to deliver the box | to Fonti, the party to whom it was 1 addressed. When this was done the | Whiskey was immediately received by 1 Policeman Ellery Barber This is the i first liquor raid that has been made at 1 Watch Hill in many years.
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