Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
WESTERLY VETERAN COMING
Joseph H. Jewett Will Attend Reunion of 26t Regiment In Norwich Today-Third Attempt To Blow Up Saloon Automobile Accident t-Burglary Mechanic Sueet- Mrs. Michael Higgins Injured


 Senator Louis w Arnold of Vest erly, chairman of tho senate finance committee and a member of the Rhode Island commission on the Perry cen tennial celebration at Putin Bay, will arrange for a meeting of the two fn9nce committees at an early date. in order that the personnel of the Rhode Island party may be definitely deter mined The party will probably con- slst of the governor and staff, the state officers, members of the general assembly and judges of the supreme and superior courts, together with the First Light infantry, the members of which will pay their own expenses. It is expected that 500 persons will make the trip.
 Senator John P. Sanborn of New port, chairman of the commission, an nounces that the details of the trip have been completed, and all that re :. mained was the selection of the mem- bers of the party by the finance com mittees. The party will leave Provi- dence Sunday evening, Sept. z, ana will proceed to Buffalo, where the steamer Rochester will be in waiting. This steamer has been chartered for five days, and by reason of lack of hotel accommodations will be used by the Rhode Islanders during the ce!e- bration The steamer will leave Buff falo on the evening of SSpt. for Erie, Pa, where the following day will be spent On the 9th the Rhode Island CTS will attend the dedication Of Q monument to Captain Gridley, a na- tive of Erie, second in command to Admial Dewey in the battle of Manila bay, where he displayed conspicuous bravery. The Rhode Island parity will be guests of the city of Erie during the day. On the evening of Sept. 9th the party will proceed direct to Putin oYY-ix- nc a 10th. The centennial exercises will be- gin at 11.45 in the moln ming, just 100 years from the time the first shot was fired by Captain Cllampiin of the Scorpion, one of the smaller vessels of Commodore Perry's fleet. There will ex-President Taft, Dr. J. A. McDon- aid of Toronto, Rev. A. J. Carey of Chicago Senator Penrose, and Lieut.. Gov. Roswell B. Bur-hard of Rhode Island.
 Tn the evening the Interstate com mission will entertain President Will son and his cabinet, .he foreign am bassadors and governors of participat- ing states at banquet. Arrangements have been made for 1,l00 covers. The banquet will be held at Cedar Point, 25 miles from Putin Bay. On the. morning of Sept. IL the party will re- turn to Putin Bay and assist in the f3DQr1a1 or the SIX OIllcEIS WHO ietl i'll the battle of l ake Erie, in the crypt of the Perry memorial. The following day the Rhode Island party will spend in. Detroit. and the city has opprO priated $5,000 for their entertainment. The party will sail direct to Buffalo, ar irving in Providence Sunday morning, the 14th. Right Rev Bishop James DeWolf Perry of Rhode Island will of ficiate at the religious portions of the centennial.
 John T Parker of Westerly was elected worthy grand messenger of the grand lodge. Order os Sons of St. George, at the annual session held in. Newport. The other officers are Sam grand president; Titus Gibson of Providence, vice president; Herbert Rroadheard of Providence, secretary; George Snales of Pawtucket. treas urer; Arthur Norris of Providence, as sistant messenger; Hubert Standerer f Providence. assistant secretary: Jo .eph H. MaIlies of P3wtucket, grand chaplain: Henry Hall of Woontocket, inside sentinel; William Miles of Paw tucket, out side sentinel.
 Deputy Supreme President John Car- roll of Lowell installed the officers He also made the presentation speech when the retiring president. A. B. Bur-  lis work as Junior past worthy grand president.
 The saloon of Albion Tattersall in Mechanic street was surreptitiously entered during the earlier hours of Wednesday by the breaking out of pane of glass. turning the catch and raising the lower section of the win dow. The cash register was rifled and s25 in coin taken. This money was re- moved from a slot music machine just after the closing hour and placed in the cash drawer. This was an excep- tion to the custom. for as rule-on1y a small sum of money is left in the cash drawer over night. The theft was not discovered until the saloon was open for business Wednesday morning. Nothing else of consequence was dis turbed in the saloon.
 There is reason to believe that the theft was committed by some one fla miliar with the surroundings, and who was cognizant of the. fact that the money from the music machine had been placed in the cash drawer.
 
 The little wooden building on rail- road property in Canal street, in which the Benvenuti saloon is located, seems to withstand attempts at destruction. For a third time an attempt was made to blow up the building Tuesday night. There was a loud explosion in the open space underneath the building, and smoke and the smell of powder pervaded the saloon. About thirty patrons were in the saloon at the time and there was a rush to the street in wild excitement. A search was made of the vicinity, but no suspect could be found. This time q quantity of powder was placed under the building, but no serious damage resulted, Twice before when an attempt was made to destroy the building dynamite sticks were used, but with no resultant dam age.
 The police believe that these at- tempts at destruction are prompted by Jealousy, as Benvenuti seems to be do- ing a profitable business in his little place, while more pretentious saloons are hardly able to@meet expenses.