Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
WHAT IS INTERESTING WESTERLY
William Francis Placed on Probation in Third District Court-Georae w. Greene Appeals from Jail Sem tence and Fine-Burial of Francis York, of Filing ton--William Lanaworthy's Funeral-John Flynn Going to Ha11ville Mill.

There was a regular session of the Third district court in Westerly Fri day, Judge Oliver H. Williams pre- siding. Several cases of minor inn portance on the civil docket were dis posed of and the other cases con-
 tinued to the next session.
 On the criminal side the case against William Francis, arrested week ago charged with assaulting some small boys, was called. When first arraigned in the district court he pleaded not guilty and was held for this session of court in bonds of $500 and in de- fault had been confined in the Wash. ington county jail at Kingston. At, torney Samuel H. Davis was counsel for Francis and upon his advise Fran cis asked for permission to change his plea to guilty, which was granted.
 Mir. Davis stated to the court that the present time was the first that Fran cis had been charged with crime be- fore the district court and asked that. Francis be placed on probation and pay the costs. Town Solicitor Agard said he would not oppose the request of attorney for defendant After pri- vate consultation between the judge. and attorneys in, the case, and talk to the accused by Judge Williams, Francis was placed on probation after the exacting conditions were clearly explained by Judge Williams.
 The next case called was that of Walter A. Perkins against George w. Greene. of Shamrock. in which he was charged with maintaining a liquor Hui- sance and with keeping liquor with intent to sell The accused was rep resented by Lester Murphy. solicitor of the town of Greenwich, and Assist ant Attorney Harry P. Cross appeared for the state. Greene waived exam. ination on the nuisance charge and was found guilty on the charge of keeping liquor with intent to sell for which he was sentenced to ten days l in the Washington county jail and to pay a fine of $20 and costs and from this decision took appeal. Bonds of S1 900 were furnished for the appear I anee of Greene in the superior court Feb. 20.
 In the case against the liquors and vessels of George w. Greene, seized under search warrant served by Dep uty Sheriff Mitchell, the liquors were l declared forfeited to the estate and | order for their destruction issued. The
 court then adjourned. Actina under protest of the Westerly Ministerial association and after a hearing, the members of the Westerly ! town council declined to grant Man
 ager Bliven of the Bliven Opera house, license to produce the Johnson Jeffries | fight pictures on Saturday afternoon | and evening.
 | In order to test the public sentiment on the matter, Manager Bliven circu- lated a petition to the town councilmen for signatures setting forth that the signers were not opposed to fight pie lures or for the granting of license for their production in the opera house. In a few hours over seven hundred
 signatures were secured. Friday after noon 8 private exhibition of the pie lures was given in the opera house, to which the members of the town council and the directors of the opera
 house company were invited.
 Although the state college at King
 ston has an up-to- date electric plant, l wires are being placed over the main street of the village for the first time. Soon electric lights will replace the
 ancient street lights of kerosene. Kingston is probably the last commit nity of it's size in Rhode Island to adopt the modern methods of lighting
 from the candle and oil lamp After failing to obtain the electric current | from the Seaview railway and the es- tablishing of transmission line. Elec- | trician E. E. Pierce of Wakefield de-
 cided upon the installation of gaso- | line- electric generator which will be located upon property of Miss Mary l.. M. Potter. While only the residences | of Miss Potter, Mrs. Mullen and Jeff | frey Davis are the only ones that are | to be lighted by electricity at the start the plant is of sufficient capacity to | furnish light for few more houses and also to light the main street
 should the improvement society so de- | sire.
 In the presence of large gathering in St. BarthoIomew's church in New York Thursday afternoon, Miss Hor- \ Inwy1ond nf aoI1ig MI Rowland was united in marriage to Courtlandt P. Dixon, 2d, son of Will liam F. Dixon, and first cousin of Wal ter P Dixon of Westerly. The mar riage ceremony was performed by Bishop David B. Greer, assisted by Rev. pr. Leighton Parks.
 The bride wore gown of white sat- in trimmed with old point lace anc a veil of the same lace and carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies o1 the valley. Her only ornament was
 a diamond necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended by hel sisters, Mrs Frederick Kernochan and
 Miss Natalie Rowland, and her cousins l Misses Virginia and Mary Elizabetf Alexander and Miss Priscilla Stanton William H. Dixon, brother of the
 bridegroom, was best man.
 Rev Benjamin Q. Hahn, D. D., o'
 Springfield, formerly pastor of Calvary
 Baptist church, Westerly, who married Miss Pendleton of this place, was one of the speakers at the alumni dinner of the Rochester Theological seminary of which Dr. Strong was president held in Copeley Square hotel, Boston Dr. Hahn said there had been grea1 change in the educational system. Stu. dents went to Germany and told il our educational system. Now we art
 told our system is adapted to Amer ican life.
 When I was in Rochester" said pr Hahn, Eve were taught something def. nite. Now we cover the whole field O thought pr. Strong's theology is { marvellous compilation of all the ranges of theological discussion. It was { great work to condense that theolog, and present 1t in one work where on, could find it all. The Christian re lligior cannot be defended on the basil iof explanations it offers, but on -it' historical reality"
 The recognition ssrvies of Rev
 George w. Rigier. D. D., who recent,
 resigned the pastor at of the Firs
 Baptist church in Westerly to becom pastor of the First Baptist church
 Lonsdale, was conducted in the fol