Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-02

l cellence of the oysters it produces as well as a resort where Rhode Island | clambakes are served, and which aids ! In making Westerly famous, is to be ! further improved for the culture of oysters if resolution presented in the general assembly Wednesday by i Representative Albert H. Longworthy, of Westerly, prevails. It calls for an and deepening the beachway of the pond through which flows in and out water of the Atlantic ocean. giving | the bivalves change of water twice | in every twenty-four hours. Three years ago the state made appropria- l tions for widening the beachway, and since then there has been more or less filling in, and the present resolution asking for appropriation is to make the l improvement of a more permanent 1 character.
 There is more than one man with 1 g gun in Westerly who would like to l have at least one of the recommenda- tions of the commissioners of birds re- ceive legislative approval in the opinion of the legislature though, in their report to the legislature, through the governor, 1t is g somewhat com l pIicated problem as to what should be done with the deer in Rhode Island. i The board declares there should be an open season of five days for the | killing of deer, allowing only one deer l to hunter. The deer have become menace to crops in some sections of | the state, and 8 short open season would materially decrease the num- l Der in the state.
 l Licenses were granted last year to | 640S persons, of whom 6,319 were
 residents of the state and there were i 23 arrests for infractions of the bird | laws, and IT convictions. The total expenses of the board for the year were $3,5S4.S7.
 The board recommends the appeal of ! the law privilege for a bounty on wild
 hawks, owls and crows, as it serious ! ly interferes with the work of the con- ! missioner in the protection of game. Hunting parties invariably claim dur ! in the close season that they are hunt 1 ing this class of birds.
 Mitchell Kelly was before Judge l Nathan 8. Lewis, in the Second Dis trict court, Tuesday, charged with
 non support of his wife, a former Miss | Chappell of Wakefield, the home of | the accused. Kelly is twenty-two years of age. and it was agreed by i counsel that upon payment of $2 each week toward the support of his wife | be released on bail for two months. l There were heated arguments on the | question of bail, and Attorney A. B. | Crafts, who acted for the defense, | stated to the court that it was his wish to try the case, but as his client l expressed desired to act otherwise he
 had no alternative.
 | MT. Crafts said the proceedings had 1 been extraordinary, as young Kelly 1 had been brought from Connecticut without due process of law. and that
 as attorney for Kelly he had seriously 1 thought of asking Governor Baldwin to
 insist upon the rights of the state be | represented. He further contended ! that the marriage should never have | been performed owing to the mental I and physical condition of the defend 1 ant, and heavy bail over such a young man could not be expected. Counsel for plaintiff stated that the couple were legally married and it was the 1 duty of the husband to support his | wife.
 Judge Lewis maintained that while
 the case was a peculiar one it did not affect the legal aspect and that he could not consider discussion as to the
 merits of the case before making al l lowance.
 MT. Crafts said that Kelly had spent the greater part of the past time two years in asylums and sanitariums and l was wholly unfit to support himself. Counsel for state asked that bail be fixed at $500 and the court so ruled. Surety on the bond was secured by | Kelly's mother.
 l Since the young mans arrest last ] Wednesday he has been at the home
 of his wife's parents under bonds, and 1 the mother and other relatives and letters from his counsel are said to have been rejected. After being re-
 leased Kelly went to the Kelly home and soon after his arrival there AIPs Chappell called in an automobile for him, but he refused to accompany her.
 John R. Wilcox of Kingston, re-
 elected sheriff of Washington county at the present session of the Rhode | Island General assembly, has an- nounced the appointment of deputy 1 sheriffs as follows: Frederick T. i Mitchell of Westerly, George H. Bar | Der of Hope Valley and James R. S. 1 Wightnlan of Wickford. Ralph H.
 Larkin is named as keeper of the | Washington county jail. All are reap pointments. Deputy Sheriff Mitchell
 was first appointed to fill the vacan- ! acy caused by the death of Eugene | Coon. He is d member of the Wester- l ly police force and an efficient officer. ! Negotiations are pending for the Purchase of the lonq established plan | lng and wood turning plant of Max son & company in West Broad street l by the R. A. Shermen Sons company. engaged in a like line of business in Main street. The Maxson company, ] composed of J. Irving Maxson and c. Edwin Cove, practically suspended operations about two months ago. and since then MT. Cove has left the firm. MT. Maxson becoming the sole owner It is expected that the sale will soon l be conSumma ted.
 The property of the State of Rhodo Island in the custody of the clerk of inc Third District court, was formally transferred Wednesday afternoon by Edward c. Cundan, the retiring clerk to Clarence E. Roche who succeeds to GAsz11ur.s.,,f 5k92