Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-20
WESTERLY COURTHOUSE UTILIZED
Session of Third District Court Held Friday in New Structure Gold Medal at Kingston Fair Won By Miss Gladys Cushman, of Providence in w C. T. U Contest-Fitch- vile Man Acts Strangely in OlneyvilIe.

Through Senator Louis W. Arnold Of the state commission on the new Westerly court house, a session of the Third district court was held in the new structure for the first time Fri day morning. The building and equip ment is completed, but the deed of the site has not been formally accept ed by the state as the details which include strip of land from the Wes- terly fire district, Is not yet complete, but probably will be before the month ends. The court session was one of the briefeSt on record There was no criminal docket and the only civil case was that of Lem Yong, of New London, against Eng Lee Kong, a Westerly Iaundryman, to recover an alleged loan of S10o- One new case was entered, that of J. NJ Barber and company of Hopkinton, against Edward $. Brown, of North StoningtOn, a book account in which the sum of S40.48 is involved.
 The court was opened in due form by Deputy Sheriff Frederick T. Nit chell with Judge Oliver H. Williams on the bench and Clerk Clarence E. Roche at his desk The cases were continued to next Friday morning. The other persons present were Ex-Sheriff Ed ward G, Cu0dau and for several years @e@r& of the court, Thomas Mckenzie, clerk Of the building co1nmi ssion. Town Clerk Everett F. Whipple, Attorney Everett A. Kingsley, Michael Papalia, Charles $. Taylor who has been en- gagged in getting the building ready for occupancy and acting on janitor and a couple of newspaper reporters.
 The first floor of the new building is devoted to the Third district court and. in addition to the spacious court room, there is a room for the judge, the clerk, the sheriff and a vault room to be used jointly by the superior and district court All the rooms are ad- n1irabIy arranged and richly furnished zr7G fx court in the state.
 M<. and Mrs. Jesse L. Moss, former ly of Westerly, TOW residents of Chi- GaGo, ape guests of MT Moss brother William in Westerly The Moss home stead was located on the site of the Memorial and Public Library building and the Moss house was moved to Newton avenue at the head of Wick lunS axenne- MT Moss was agent of the Moss anufacfuring company with mill for the manufacture of cotton dress goods. in Mechanic street, on the premises now occupied by the LOT ra1ne Manufacturing company He was also treasurer of the Westerly Gas IAglht company and was interested in the old Paweatnck library, the pTede- ceEso- Of the present public library
 Mir Moss went to Chicago from Westerly in 1887. and is now secretary and financial agent of the New1berry nh<zKy, the leading reference library of that city
 The rain storm of Friday interfered materially with the anticipated Iaroe at6s16assce at the Kingston fair, the closing day of this big annual event; the regularly arranged program was adhered to in detail, as the exercises were not held in the open. There were nine participants in the prize speak ing gold medal contest under the aus pfces of the Wouan's Christian Tenn perance union and only those who had previously won silver medals were eli gf6ie- The gold medal was won by Miss Gladys Cushn1an, of Providence, her selection being, The Brides Wine Cup Miss Bertha CongdOn, of Wake field who won last year in the prize speaking contest, won in the singing contest, the title of the song being The Place Of Pity
 The other contestants were Miss Martha Crandalls Miss Susie Saunders Miss Margaret Saunders, Robert Fletcher and Harry Morris of Westerly and Miss Margaret Whaley and Rich ard Edwards of Wakefield
 The committee of arrangements for the observance of Columbus day by the Knights of Columbus of Rhode Island, to be held in Providence has unani- r1o1siy chosen Judge John W. Sweeney of Westerly as toastmaster for the banquet in the evening. Several speak CTS prominent in the affairs of the state have been secured A commit lee composed of the state deputy and district deputies, which includes Dr. John M O'ConneI of Westerly, is to visit the various councils in the state to arouse interest in the events of Co., lQmbus day and to secure participation of members in the parade and the ban qne4-
 Pets Clemens of Westerly, center fielder of the Lowell tearn, champions of the New England league, did his