Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
INTERESTS OF WESTERLY
Wlte Rock Mill Operatives to Decline Proered Wage Ad- vAnce-Telephone Wires to be Run Underground Amos Burdick Kicked by Horse-Masonic Burial For Murray Gray,

ap-esentatives of the Westerly ..l''c Workers union attended a
 .i.c council held in PawtucEet on
 av evening, at which John Gold president of the United Textile
 s' Association of the United
 E. presided. all the unions of the .u., being represented. Preliminary .u his council was Mir. Golden's recent n Co Westerly. and with special ref nrrnS' as to conditions at the White Rock nall 1t was decided to decline re per cent. advance offered by some of the cotton mills of the state, and to insist upon an increase of at least 15 per cent. At the White Rock mill notice has been posted of pro- posed increase but the amount is not specified. so if a per cent increase g advocated it will not be accepted by the operatives.
 John Golden and Frank Hilbert will have charge of the campaign Of or ganizatiCn in Rhode Island and will commence their canvass Of the state early next week.
 t is the policy of the Westerly Au- tomatic Telephone company to have all ifs wires underground, and in keep ing with this policy plans are arrang cd to have the wires from the junction Ct Canal and High streets to the pow er house placed in conduTtS when the change in grade is made in Canal street. in connection with the railroad improvements which are rapidly pro- guessing. Representatives Of the en- Eineers' department Of the Southern New England Telephone company in New Haven were here Wednesday ar ranging to dO the work
 
 A full slzs portrait of David Knox LiVinostone, son of Deborah Knox Ldv- tugsrone. president ot the Woman's Christian Temperance union of Rhode Island, is given on the front page Ot The Outlook. the official organ of the union The boy is in his 9th year and his attendance at temperance conven- tions is remarkable When six months old he attended the New England h. Stitute at Jamestown and was there presented with his father Rev. B. T. Livingstone to the convention. The bow of white ribbon Was fastened up on the baby's frock and he was chosen a member Of the institute. A year later he attended the state convention fu Providence in the church of which His father is pastor. The following year Dc was at the Worlds Christian Temperance union in Glasgow, Scot land. and was the recipient of a son. venir medal With his mother he at tended the Delaware County cOnven- 'ton and the Worlds Baptist Alliance held in Philadelphia
 Be was in Maine during the amend ment campaign. and marched with the children in parade. He was at the Quebec provincial convention, and was presented with 8 Canadian silk flag. Mrs, Knox presided at the re- cent state convention held in Wester- b. and is well known here, having spoken in several of the churches. She formerly taught in Mystic.
 Amos Burdick, in the employ of a ioca! horse dealer, received severe in .Iries Wednesday that will result in his permanent disfigurement. He was kicked iu the face by one of the horses. Three of his upper teetbs were knocked out his right jaw bone broken and his face lacerated. Although weak from t1e loss of blood and suffering from shock he retained consciousness. He vas gwen medical attention as quick as possible and will gradually recOv- af from lhe painful effect of the injur- jca
 During the recent heavy rain storms ths mouth of the drain that emptes into the Pawcatuci( river, near the J P Davis property, has become Clogged and resulted in flooding that section 1f Main street This drain, or natural brook has been diverted from a nat ural brook as a receptacle for the sur face water of abutting properties and as a result the volume of water is al times greater than the capacity of the HvC1E or drain hence INr overflow along the line
 Naturally this large fowage of wa ter carries with it considerable sand and earth. which gradually forms a oar at the mouth of the brook in the river. a sort of pocket, that causes the -er to back up and overflow into in street.
 has been suggested that the prop CT remedy is to put an end to the use Q. the brook as a drainage for private property and to dredge the river al the mouth of the brook occasionally. Il is up 10 the general government to or der this dredging done at the public expense. but those who are in position 10 have definite knowledge of the mat Ter, declare that it is clearly within the jurisdiction of the town of West crly to cause the dredging at thi, point at the expense of the town. The general government nor no iudividua Hau be expected to care for materia hat is carried into the river and whicl forms a barrier of earth and mud that make dredging an absolute necessity to prevent overflow of town and pIi- vate property
 Major William A. Mercer, U. s. A. retired. former captain of Company