Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-17
FORMER WESTERLY MAN FOR BISHOP
Rev. Samuel C. Babcock Favored For Sufragan of Massa
 chusetts Diocese-Tack Walker Struck by Freight and Instantly KiledLMss Ellen Maine Dead at Laurel
 Glen-Funeral of Mrs. George H. Stevens.

Senator vviGbour of Little Compton
 s reported for the committee on in-
 operations Of the Rhode Island legis-
 Lure, with recommendation of it's
 dssage. the act which provides for notice of pendency Of the petition. for cTafter of the Norwich and Westerly Tl:aciion company. The report went to tbe calendar and the favorable ac- tion will probably be taken during tha pres1 Tt week, as there Is no opposition This charter will simply transfer to the Norwich and Westerly company the identical public priviieses that were granted the Pawcatuck Valley and the Connecticut and Westerly companies, which have been purchased by the Norwich and Westerly com panY. At a recent meetinr the pro- posed charter was thoroughly explain ed by President Robert w. Perkins Of Norwich and received the unanimous arIrovaI of that body.
 Incidentally. MT. Perkins remarked that at an early date it was proposed to improve the trolley service in Westerly by making the general ter 111inal at the new railway station, and he said he was of the opinion that the proposed changes would be for the mutual benefit of the travelling publics the town and the trolley companies. The plan would relieve the congestion in DIxon square, especially in the sum- xner season. MT. Perkins said the an- nouncement was perhaps premature, as the plans were not completed. Judging from the hints thrown out by some of the councilmen, the plan will have some opposition. but with very little merit when the general progress s,f the town is considered. The Nor urich and Westerly Traction company, which controls all other lines operating in Westerly. had arranged with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company for terminal facili tias. but subsequently, it was ascer- AL. L~L the terminal in part had been taken over by the town of Westerly. The town had entered into a deal with the railroad company whereby a strip of tho company in exchange for a. strip ten feet wide in Railroad avenue to permit the widening of that thorough fare.
 Some of the members say that they are opposed to having trolley sidings in front of the new station for aesthe-- ie reasons. Others say that the trolley cars should be compelled to run down the station platform and then back Gp to the main line for through traf- nc, regardless of the attendant delays and public inconvenience. and others object to widening Railroad avenue so As to have a driveway on each side of the present trolley tracks. and then have the trolley tracks occupy a part Gf this addition
 "Ged have mercy on us if Wse have te submit e thst,s declared Attorney Albert B. Crafts, formerly of 7Wester 1y, before the superior court, over which Judge John w. Sweeney of Westerly was presiding, last week. NJ. Crafts made the statement in h:s asNAy dramatic style at point in nsg4sgcDCe suit when opposing coun- sci had moved for g. direction of verdict and had claimed that pictures of the location of the accident should los conesJered as evidence.
 MT. Crafts was contending that pie tures could not accurately depict the scene. az the lights and shadows shown in the photographs might have been greatly different than the Hghss and shadows that were cast at the time of the accident @'Do counsel for the ofheP side want your honor to show 0snnipotence by deciding how those lights and shadows faIl?" shout ed MT. Crafts with characteristic elo- quenca.
 The case was brought by Eugene Henry against the Providence Gas Burner company. The plaintiff claim ed that he was injured as a. result of