Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-04

4 local manufacturer is in favor of giving his large force of operatives a half holiday on the day of the laying of tho cornerstone of the new town building and courthouse, but does not desire to act independently in the mat ter, or to take the lead, as 1t might not meet with favor of some other employ CTS. He faverS a general half holiday in the town and that all be given op- portunity to participate.
 When the proposition of recommend &tion for a. half holiday was suggested to James M. Pendleton, chairman of the commission, he said he would pre- sent the subject to the members, add ing that 1t was the intention to have a big celebration on the date of the dedication of the building. If a half holiday was desired on the date of the cornerstone laying, he thought it proper that the recommendation should come from the town council, the official body Of the town.
 Cyrus Randall, coIored, who was ar rested by Policeman James c. Sullivan in New London last Sunday upon de- scription furnished several weeks pre- Vious by Deputy Sheriff Casey of Paw cAtuck, was before Judge Nathan B. Lewis in the Sixth district court Tues day. He was charged with the larceny of iron pipe, provisions and clothing to the value of $15 from the cottage of s. 6. Smith at Matunuch Beach on the night of Jan. 80. Randall waived ex- animation. He was adJudged probably guilty and held in bonds of $500 to answer that charge in the superior court for Washington county at the AeXt session to be held at Kingston.
 
 Aa rsauits of the severe thunder, lightning and rainstorm of Tuesday night, many sections of the town of Westerly were flooded, a house was struck by lightning and destroyed, a bull and COW killed, trolley pole spltntered and car disabled.
 A cottage located off the Boom Bridge road. near Boom Bridge, and owned by Mrs. Abel Palmer, was completely burned with all it's con tents. The house was unoccupied, but furnished ss Mrs. Palmer, since the death of her husband, lived near by in another house she owns, with her sis ter, Miss Latham There is a cluster of buildings in the vicinity and they were saved from destruction by the downpour of rain and the vigorous work of & volunteer bucket brigade. The roof of the barn owned by John Susanna took fire several times from burning brands that were carried by the wind from the Palmer house, but the work of the water bucket handlers was equal to the emergency.
 Wednesday morning a bull and cow were found desd in the barn of Court land P. Chapman at Avondale. It was found that lightning had struck the barn, cutting a hole about a foot square in the roof tore off shingles for a distance Of 15 feet and splintered the conductor 10 the ground, and with violence sufficient to kill the two anil male. The barn did not take fire and nothing was known of lightning's vis- itation until the barn was opened in the morning.
 AS the s.15 car from Watch Hill neared the residence of Tristan D. Babcock the lightning struck & trolley pole and ended it's usefulness andalso disabled the controller on the head end sf the car, without injury to the motor man. After the mishap the car pro- eeeded slowIv- to the carbarn, manipu- lated from the controller on the rear end of the car
 The electric light service was crip- pied in some sections of the town. The storm in all its fury continued for over an hour and was the most severe of the recent unusually severe storms.
 Abel F. 5abcoeE, senior vice com mander of Hancock post, No. 1s, de-