Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-08

| The Westerly Weaving company, an other concern in which Westerly money is invested, controlled the pat ents of the Steere looms, and was to | manufacture the looms and sell them to the Westerly Narrow Fabric com pany, or to any other concern tfat de- sired to use these looms.
 At the annual meeting of Narragan- sett council, Knights of Columbus, held | in their rooms in the Murphy building, officers were elected as follows: Pat rick H. Mullaney, grand knight; pr. M- H. Scanlon. deputy grand knight; Rev Peter McOscar, chaplain; John J. D1Qn, chancellor; James Kane. war Gen; Peter McGinn, inside guard; Pat rick Shea, outside guard; Judge John w. Sweeney, advocate: John Allen, tr easuTer: Cornelius Murphy, Thomas Cowley, Martin H. Spellman, trustees; Martin M Spellman and J. H. Mulla- ney, delegates to state convention; Dr. Jc1n M. O'ConnelI and Joseph T. Muf- ply. alternates.
 Thomas Cowley, treasurer for the ps st If years. was unanimously re- elected, but declined to serve.
 Attorney A. T. L. Ledwidse, counsel for Bienin Cravagreer, who was con victed of the murder of Joseph Brig ham and sentenced to life imprison- ment at the recent session of the su- rerior court in Washington counyt, has filed motion for new trial on the
 
 against the evidence, that the verdict was contrary to law
 At the special meeting of the West erIy town council Thursday evening among the many present were Town Solicitor Agard, and Attorneys McKen- Ila, Davis, Ledwidge. Sweeney and Roche. President William L. Clarke presided and the councilmen in attend ance were Albert H. Langworthy, Mau- rice w Flynn, William Culley, John T. Edmond, Wayland A. Saunders.
 The only applications for liquor li- ment of Clerk Everett E.Whipple, were those of Charles D. Haven and Clues seppe LamoH, and he supposed the meeting was called for the considera- a. silence for five minutes, which was broken by Attorney Samuel H. Davis, who said he was not interested in~the two licenses before the board, but if the licenses asked for places in Main street were to be considered he had something to say.
 Louis Dato1o asked permission to move a building at Watch Hill, and the permit was granted.
 Then there was more silence, and the clerk announced that if no action was 10 be taken on the applications in hand he had received three new applications. one from Charles c. Taft anu the other two from Joseph Reichia.
 Attorney Sweeney spoke in favor of granting license to MT Ravens and Attorney Roche favored the issuance to Mir. 1amoli- Attorney Ledwidge asked that the Rechia applications be published and Attorney McKenna made like request for the Taft application. Attorney Davis opposed the Rechfa ap- plicationS on the ground that the ap- pllcations had been previously refused In compliance with remonstrance. At torney Ledwidge knew of no law that prevented a reappHcation. President 0 d I1+ license applications before the coun- ell. the Ravens and LamoIi, and that ether matters were not in order.
 On motion of Councilman Flynn, the council went into executive session for the consideration of the issuance of the remaining license It was no voted and the council went into executive session and all the attorneys and those direct ly interested in the license matter and the spectators filed out. The council had been in session just p minutes and the lawyers talked briefly, but aid all the alking.
 The committee of the creditors of Henry c. Schwaner, owner of the SchWaner City markets in New Lon don and Westerly, were unable 10 close the deal for the purchase of the prop erty in New London by the Mohican company prospective purcha ser, and therefore decided that it would be best TOT all concerned for MT. Schwaner to % lnto Ddnkruptcy. This Of course af- fected the Westerly store, which of it self was q paying proposition but could not be separated from the rest of the Schwaner property.
 Attorney Frank l.. Mcclure, of coun- sel for MT. Schwaner, and Arthur Keefe 2 nd E. w. Eldredge, of the creditors committee, came to Westerly Thursdav eveping and arranged for the closing of theF store by inviting attachment from a Rhode Island creditor. Mir. Schwaner V i'll file petition in bankruptcy Fri day and all his property. real and per