Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-25

There are two distinct factions In the Italian population of Westerly and there Is trouble brewing between them While there are many conservative Italians affiliated with neither faction, the great majority ara enlisted on the one side or the other. On the one side is the regular Italian Beneficial soci- ety, and the other Is a sort of social labor society, said to have anarchistio tendencies. Sunday before last the Italian Benefit society gave a picnic, the proceeds to beAdevoted to the Westerly Playground association. On the same date the other faction gave a picnic and, 1t is said, for the benefit of the strikers in Paterson. The former net ted so and the latter $S2. The social tst-labor men claim that the benefit society gave the picnic in order to lessen the success Of the other picnic and the result is a bitter feeling be- tween some members of both factions
 There has been some very lively tongue flashing between members of the opposing factions, and the bitter ness has been increased by the lssu- ance of a circular, printed in Italian and signed by the leader of the labor society, in which certain members of the benefit society are severely att tackled The circular Is of a scurril- ous nature and attacks by direct names some members of the benefit society: The signer of the circular, by way of emphaSis declares that he Is person. ally responsible for all the circular contains. Whether the contents be true or false, the circular as a whole im of a LfbeloIs character. and there is 1 talk of arrests and prosecutions.
 While there is no definite trace of the | Indian motorcycle stolen from Mur- ! phey>s in Main street, last Saturday, l 1t Is known that the thieves with the | machine did not go away in a. motor | at c11r1rp@sn6 hF1f l ed across the river in a 5kiff, landing | near the thread mill and leaving the 1 skin there for a man with a motor | cycle, and believed to be the one stol- en from Murphey's, was seen early | Sunday morning in the vicinity of | Hinckiey Hn Dilasent search is being | made for the stolen motorcycle, and | MT MHphey has authorized a reward of $25.
 When Arthur Barber was arraigned in the Third district court Thursday | he was not charged with the several thefts he has committed within the | rast year but simply with the theft of a pocket faShl1ght valued at Sl-bo from Miss Mattte K. Williams, | boarder in the house of Mrs, Elizabeth Inghana, in Main street. Barber plead cd guilty to the charge. and Town So- i lfcitor Agerd suggested substantial penalty. Judge Williams sentenced i Barber to a term of sixty days In Hle Washington county jail
 Mics Irene O'NeiII, employed in the Clark thread mill, was seriously 1ntur- i cd while at work Thursday morning 1 The fingers of her Left hand were | caught in machinery and severely rnangied. She was hurried in an au- tomobfle to the office of pr. John L. | May and was given immediate atten- ton. It was necessary to amputate | the second finger at the first joint. | Mss O'NeiN was then conveyed to her home in Moss street
 Ae a special meeting of the Westerly | probate court Thursday afternoon | Judge Edward M Burke Issued a de- 1 cree grenting the petition of John H. | Ryan, administrator of the estate of Thomas H. Brown, of Stouington, to | seii at public auction or private sale real estate of deceased located in | Westerly. Bond was fixed at $2, 00O.
 Affidavit of publication was received from the administrator declaring the estate of Eugene E. Philbrick to be in- solvent
 While the sky was clear and the sun shining brightly Thursday morning a local market man remarked: There's sure to be a rain storm today, for the flies have come to the market in full |