Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-04

Two young girls from Norwich were stranded in Westerly. Wednesday night. wero given comfortable shelter in the Peoples a1ission end forwarded to their homo city by trolley ee.rly Thnxaday morning. They accepted an invitation ro an automobile ride with two strangers and were brought to WesieIS. Here they weTe urged to continue and ride to Providence, but they made vigorous protest, SO vigorous tha; the two strangers were glaG 10 release the girls and make good getaway. Even tho registry or the machine Was no: ebtalnsu The iaSs car had gone to Norwich when the g!riR reported the conditions 10 Petrolinal Shelby Nichoias, who es- corted them 10 the mission.
 The girls snid they wcre on their way to their homo in Norwich when the automobile was driven alongside t,e walk and they were soon In con- yerSation with rho occupants, finally sC-c pL.EA ...eir 3nrItaIion 70 sake ride to thair homes. Once in the car they consented to q joy ride for ha!f an hour, but the time was extended. When Westerly was reached the girls declared tf.ey would rido no farther. Tho strangers Insisted, but the girls persisted and finally called loudly for help. Then they were permitted to set out of the automobile, which was 0I1NED OlA e1L lOP 6PCCd anu OOASAS A~S l identity could be discorned
 Policeman Donald Ferguson recent I1 arrested 8 fellow who gave his name as Snow, who stole horse and carriage from under shed at King ston, the property of John R. Fell, summer resident of Narragansett Pier. Policeman Ferguson not only captured the thief but secured the stolen outfit, the man and property
 1TSr rwTNr, NA<a- quest to Sheriff John B. Wilcox. snow was arraigned Before Judge Nathan B. Lewis in the Second District court, pleaded guilty to the larceny or horse and was sentenced to six months in the Providence t1CuEtg jaiI and to pay all costs. The arrestlng of ficer was not summoned as a witness to the hearing In this connection, Chapter 345, Section II, General Laws of Rhode Island, ought to interest Po- liceman Ferguson. It reads thusly:
 Every person who shall steal or attempt to seal any horse or other domestic animal shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, one-half of said five to inure to the use of the complainant. and, at the discretion of the court, be imprisoned for not less than one nor more than five years'
 Akin to the foregoing is Section 65 of the same chapter, which reads: ~Every person who shall wilfully, mis- cflievously and without right, take or use any boat, carriage, wagon or vehicle of any kind, or take, drive, ride or use any horse or ov, or milk any COW, the property of another, without the consent of the owner, o- the person having the lawful care or custody of the same, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding three years"
 Phebe Greene Ward chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution held it's first meeting under the new Iy elected administration in the Mem orial building, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. William D. Critcherson, the new regent, stated that she would defer the announcement of the appointive officers until the next meeting. A paper was to have been read at this session by MlB. Allan Thompson. but she was not present by reason of the death of her brother, Harold Still man.
 It was voted to send a bouquet of Mrs. Mary Perrigo. a charter member, who is seriously ill.
 Mrs. Eugene F. Stillman, chairman of the committee of the Belgian Re- lief fund, reported the receipt of $91.45 and numerous articles of ap- parel that are being prepared for shipment.
 Before George A. Clark started for a hunt in the Maine woods, he told some of his assembled friends to pre- pare for a vension feast, and Russell Cook chlmed in and a pig roast, too, to be served at the same tables. MT. Clark returned with the vension, and true to his word the friends were in-
 
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