Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-18
Westerly Man Ends Life With Poison
Financial Embarrassments and Trouble With Wife Over power Jacob Wok-Poice Arrest Another Automobile Speeder-Ashaway Savings Bank Soon to be Absorbed by Washington Trust Company.

The Ashaway Savings bank of Ash away. organized in 1871, will probably soon become an adjunct of the Wash inEiou Trust company of Westerly, as neRotlations are pending with pros peets of consummation at an early date On June 30. 1911, the amount Of deposits in the Ashaway bank were S35.5S9.50. with 234 depositors, and the largest amount due to any one de- positOr was s3,976.3S., Since the h- troduction of the troSey system be- tween Westerly and Ashaway there has been no increase in business in the Aslfhway Savings bank. the peo- pie evidently preferring to do business with the Westerly banking institu tions. Should the transfer be made 1t is probable that a branch will be maintained for a time in Ashaway un- tfi such time as the merging is thor oughly complete. It Is plainly under Htoott that the change would be to the mutlA advantage of all concerned.
 Tht Washington bank, predecessor sn direct line of the Washington Trust company, was organized in 1900, about Eix months after the death of George Washington. for whom the bank was nRmed, and was also the first bank A ha located in Washington county, aud the third in the state. The first dividend was paid on Washingtons Mrthday. in 1891. and ever since Feb Fuary % has been one of the semi annual divivsnd dates.
 In 1885 the Washington bank sur rondered it's state charter and became ne Washington National bank. The business of the National Phoenix bank, chartered in ISIS. was taken over in ia0i. The Westerly Savings bank, es- abolished in 1854 and located with the Washington National bank. were com- blned inffs04. The charter of the na- tonal bank WIS then surrendered and the institution became once more a state bank and known as the Wash Ggton Trust company. The Washing ton bank, as a state, a national and as a trust company has, with absolute Etability. successfully passed through every financial crisis since the foun- dalton one hundred and twelve years ago. Therefore. the proposed change h agreeable to the derositors and sthers who now do business with the AshaWay Savings bank.
 President William Clark of Wester- D, presided at a special meeting of 1he reorganized Westerly Light and Power company that recently passed into the possession of Bodell and com pany of Providence, MT. Clark was reelected president and the other ex- erutive officers chosen are: Philip B. Simonds of Providence, vice. -presi- dent: Frederick B. Wilcox of Provi- dence, secretary and treasurer; Robert e. Thackeray of Westerly, assistant treasurer. The directors are Lyman B. GoT of Pawtucket. Frederick s. Peck of Burlington, William Clark of Wes- I01e Bodell and Philip B. Simonds of Prov idence, and George K Webster of North Attleboro.
 It is the plan of the present organi- mntton tb reduce the office expenses of ths company by the consolidation of the Westerly and Providence offices and it was voted that a transfer of Ice only be maintained at Providence and the main office in Westerly.
 William E. Arnold and Timothy J. Mckenna, both New Workers, have twice eluded arrest by Rhode Island police authorities. A year ago last February they were indicted in con- nection with the operation of gam bling club at NaTragansett Pier, but they escaped arrest and arraignment and the warrants were pigeonholed in the attorney generals office. Arnold and McKenna made their appearance st the pier again about two weeks ago. They were later recognized as the mep who were indicted as common Eambiets and were arrested by the Btate. The fact was communicated to the governor and the attorney gen. eral, and orders were issued to Sher- fn John F. Wilcox of Washington county to arrest both men. The ol der was received by Sheriff Wilcox Tuesday morning and he proceeded at once 10 Narragansett Pier, arriving ehere about two hours after Arnold and AicKenna had boarded an express train for New York.
 Deputy Sheriff Frederick T. Mitch al, by the authority of judgment of
 he third district court, sold in front cf the town hall Wednesday noon, four parcels of land belonging to Thomas Frank Saunders, to satisfy a claim of Charles H. Garrett for a debt of s41s.s0 Two parcels of the prop erty are located in Margin street, one fn Franklin street and one in the town of Charlestown. The whole property was bid in by Judge John w. Sweeney LEATHER AF