Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-30

! is placed on low ground and. while it can readily be seen from the side walk, it Is not within vision from the
 middle of the street. On the granite scription: The First Bell Rung in Westerly to Call People to the Wor- ship of God"
 The annual lawn fets of the Church of the immaculate Conception was formally opened Wednesday evening, with a street parade followed by speeches. Upon the arrival of the TIT train from Providence the members of the Catholic club and the Westerly band were at the railway station to receive State Senator B. Livingstone Beeckman of Newport and Judge Ham mill of Bristol, Senator Louis w. Ar hold and Representatives Albert H. Langworshy and Joseph T. Murphy acting with the reception committee. speeches at the fete by the visitors and the affair was declared formally opened
 Senator Beeclman is a prospective republican candidate for governor. A few years ago the Church of the Im-
 the stons mill building and Governor Pothier made the opening address.
 Local Laconics.
 Postmaster Chapman of Central Falls was in Westerly Wednesday.
 The Ashaway Seventh day Sabbath school picnicked at Atlantic beach Wednesday.
 Rush F. Chapman and son. Of Hart
 ford. are guests of Mrs, Dudley Pea body in Spruce street.
 Mrs. Alexander Bissett died sudden
 ly Tuesday at her home In Barre. Vt. She was the mother Of Mrs. w. Clyde Burdick of Dixon street. Miss Betsey l.. Kenyon, of Toma- quagh Valley. was in Westerly We'd nesday. Miss Kenyon is teacher of elocution in a Georgia college. Mrs. Iris A. Main of Moss street and her sister. Mrs Hannah Miller. of Norwich, have returned from three weeks visit to relatives in Augusta, Maine.
 Simon Shortman, an apprentice at the Newport Training station, is home on twelve days liberty. Upon his re- l1urn he is to be assigned to the bat tleship Utah or Florida.
 Charles Arnold, who is connected with the First National bank in Put nam. and his daughter, are guests of
 MT and Mrs. John T. Edmond in High street. MT. Arnold is a brother of Mrs. Edmond.
 MT. and Mrs. William Simpson of Hartford are guests of Walter Sny der of Lincoln avenue. who was best
 man at their wedding several weeks ago. Before returning to Hartford MT. and Mrs. Simpson will visit relatives
 in this section.
 E. Stanley Clark and family, former
 summer cottagers at Watch Hill, but who have been at Ocean Beach, New London, for the past two easons, mo- tored to Westerly Wednesday, MT.
  ances and then proceeded to Watch Hill to spend the day.
 The new law regulating the pay of carriers of the rural delivery service becomes effective August 1, and the two carriers from the Westerly post office will be among the beneficiaries. Arthur Clark will receive the maxi
 mum pay of s1,2oo and Byron Cham pin will receive s1,134 a year.
 A remarkable case of presence of mind is reported in Westerly A resi-
 dent thought his house was being bur-
 glarized and he summoned the police
 by telephone. He then took his watch which, he says, was exactly three min Htes and two seconds He was more interested in police activity than in the supposed presence of a burglar in the house.
 Samuel Thompson, age five, who is at the PHmpton house. Watch Hill
 with his parents. was knocked down by an automobile owned by William C. Robinson of Pittsburgh, Wednes- day noon. The boy stepped from be- hind an automobile that was at a standstill. directly in front of the nov ing machine. and the accident was no fault of theeRobinson chauffeur. The boy was taken into the Bannon drug store and medical aid summoned. Aside from a genuine scare, the only injuries were 8 few minor cuts and bruises.
 The highway committee of the Wes- terly town council has asked the off, cials of the Norwich and Westerly Traction company to remove the sid- ing rails in Dixon square, now that the siding in Railroad avenue is com pleted. It is probable that the tracks will be removed by August 1. Those doing business in Dixon square are opposed to the change and claim it will prove public inconvenience. The change is entirely due to the action of the Westerly town council, as the trolley company was satisfied with ex- isting conditions.