Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
Local Laconics.

Miss Charlotte Clark and Miss Flor ence Benzie of Westerly were visit ors in Norwich Monday Policeman Frederick T. Mitchell is off duty and confined to his home with an attack of tonsilitis.
 The ladies' aid society has contrib uted S100 toward the fund for current expenses of the First Baptist church.
 Many from Westerly attended the inaugural ceremony of the governor of Rhode Island in Providence Tues day.
 Stoclzholders in the Ashaway and Westerly trolley company received semf-annual dividend checks on Tues day.
 Michael T. Keleher started for St. Augustine, Fla, Tuesday, to assume his duties as head porter at Ponce de Leon hotel
 The announcement made at the town council meeting, Monday, that Coun- cilrnan Burdick had left for Florida. was not correct.
 w. H. and w. s. Nudge of Vest erly were awarded two first prizes and game hen and bullet at the Madi- sen Square Garden poultry show.
 Although several applications have been received for appointment as po- licemen, the Westerly town council men do not consider an increase in the police force necessary.
 The new Memorial high school building, gift to the town of South hlngstown, was opened Tuesday with out formal ceremony. Dedication ex- ercises are to be held later.
 Charles Taft. proprietor of the New Park hotel. has made renewed appli- cation for liquor license, changing the  second floor of the building
 The legitimate ice cream and con fectionery stores in Westerly that were closed last Sunday by order of the police committee, will be opened as heretofore, commencing next Sunday.
 Senator Louis w. Arnold and Rep- resentatiVes Albert H. Langworthv and Joseph T. Murphy left Westerly Tuesday morning for the state capi- tol. to assume their duties as law makers.
 The members of the Westerly po Ice force are to be given one day off m each month. This comes to the off1cers as a surprise. as no request haG been made for the twenty-four hours rest month
 Owing to delay in the arrival of me motor, and the attendant prepara tons for its installation, the new com pressed air plant .~ the New England Granite works will probably not be in operation before February.
 The monthly meeting of the West erly board of trade was called to or der by Albert G. Martin Tuesday eve ming. Owing to the absence of the president, who was out of town. and the Illness of the secretary, it.was vo- ted to adjourn to next Tuesday eve ming.
 The Christian Endeavor society of me First Baptist church has elected these officers for the ensuing year: Ethel D. StiIlman, president;' Sadie Phillips, vice president; Helen E. Ia Der, recording secretary; Daisy H. Peabody, corresponding secretary: Frank Collins, treasurer
 The increased cost of uuarrvins Westerly granite, caused by the depth or the quarries and the working stone being in pockets and surrounded by worthless stock, makes it difficult to secure contracts in open market with competitors whose quarries are on side hills, unless Westerly granite is specified.
 Maurice Sullivan. Jr, of Westerly student at Pratt institute, Brooklyn. has been honored with q scholarship by the faculty. for excellence in the archltscturaI department. where he has been student for two years He is son Of Maurice Sullivan of Stillman avenue, who is an expert in the line or granite work and is a brother of Dr. Frank Sullivan of Bridgeport.