Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-31

a menace to health and endangered
food and she'll fish. A restraining or
der was entered by Judge Stearns and,
after certain alterations and improve
ments had been made in and about the
cesspools, the case came before Judge
Baker on the petition to vacate the in
junction. At that time Judge Baker
said that if the cesspools were made
water apd air tight the respondent
might come again and seek a moditica-
ton of the injunction. In consequence
the respondent subsequently asked for.
the vacating of the injunction, or at
least it's modification.
Assistant Attorney General Harry p.
Cross appeared in behalf of the state
to protect the interests of the board
of health and Professor Gorham of
Brown university was the chief wit
ness regarding the effect of sewage
upon fisheries. Samuel H. Davis of
Westerly appeared for Peckham and
others, and Judge John w. Sweeney of
Westerly and Lester S. Murphy for
Mrs. Eldredge. The court denied the
motion to vacate the order, but allow
ed a modification SO that the cess
pools may be used.
Westerly by winning in Thinning
game with Mystic by score of 8 to z,
and Pawcatuck winning from Stoning-
ton, 10 to 9, places Westerly in a tie
for first place with Stonington in the
league. In the Westerly Mystic game
it was well backed pitchers game.
while in the Pawcatuck- Stonington il
was a hit and run exhibition. The two
extremes in baseball, but in this in
stance the best played and most inter
esting of the season in the four-club
league 81 two states. In the league
standing Westerly and Stonington are
tied for first place with eight games
won and six lost. percentage of 81.
Thu Pawcatucks and MysIcs are tied
for second place with six games won
and eight lost, percentage of .42S.
The race for the pennant is therefore
closer than was anticipated earlier in
the season, with Westerly well in the
wake of the leader Now conditions
have changed and the Westerly boys
are buckling down to business, deter
mined to retrieve and retain the pen
nant championship, which the club has
held every season since the formation
OF the league save one, and that by a
fuke Now that the team has struck
a winning streak and is doing its bes.
at the game, the anagement is hoping
that their efforts will be appreciated
and that the games will draw better
attendance
There will be an important meeting
OF the Watch Hill fire district one
week from Monday, Aug. z, to act upon
the report of A. Lowe Dickinson Dam
lei L. Lyons and Horace E. Burdick,
special committee appointed at the an
nual meeting to prepare a budget for
the next fiscal year. The committee
will report that the taxes of last year
wera insufficient to meet the expenses
after deducting rent and interest re-
ceived by nearly $4,000. No provision
has been made for the liquidation of
the debt incurred by the purchase and
improvement of the Bay street proper
ty, which amounts to $40 500
The committee will recommend tax
levy of five mills or twice the rate
voted at the recent annual meeting
with view of creating an income suf-
ficien to care for the current expenses
and contribute something towards the
creation of a sinking fund to eventually
wipe out the heavy Indebtedness of the
district.
Sunday was the anniversary of the
Burnside mine explosion in front of
Petersburg, Al years ago. in which the
Fourth Rhode Island infantry played
a part. So Saturday was selected as
the date of the annual reunion of the
survivors of that command in Provi-
denee. Thomas A. Barber was the ONLY
resident of Westerly who attended the
session. having. enlisted with other
students from the Hopkinton academy.
b. Carpenter of Ashaway lost his right
arm.
Local Laconics.
Prof. Neil Annas of Alfred univec-