Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-30

The train service in this section was disturbed for a few hours, Tuesday morning by an accident to a freight train near Bradford, which blocked SIS accommodation train from ProYi- dence The first through passenger train, the Federal express, from Phila1- delphia to Boston, due to arrive in Westerly at TAO, was omitted from Inc schedule so far as Westerly and other places between New London and Providence were concerned, which meant a wait of two hours and q half for patrons between there points. The Federal express arrived In New Lon don at 7.13, but instead of proceed ing by way of Westerly the train was don by way of Norwich and Plainfield to Providence. The passengers from New London on this train bound to Mystic, Stonington and Westerly alighted when it was announced that the first stops would be Providence, and made the trip by trolley car
 Tho accident occurred about three o'clock Tuesday morning. A freight train, west bound. Conductor Blake and Engineer Prince, hauled onto James Gardiners siding, called, and in backing off to the main line, the brazebeam of one of the freight cars dropped, and four cars were piled up on both east and WeSt-bOund tracks, causing abandonment of train service between New London and Providence. Wrecking crews came from Midway and Central Falls and succeeded in getting three of the cars back on the rails The fourth was tumbled down an embankment to be removed later
 The first train to get by the wreck Hns an east bound passenger train at SIS. After that normal conditions prevailed and during the day the reg ular trains were practically on scheduled time
 The 610 a. m. accommodation train from New London, was held up east of Midway by reason of a locomotive being deraiIed and was nearly two hours late in arriving at Westerly.
 The Charles B. CottreII- and Sons Company, incorporated, manufacturers of printing presses, with plant in Paw catuck. has changed from a New Jer- sev corporation with a capital stock of $500, ,000 to an Illinois corporation with a capital stock of s1,600,000. The change in residence and increase in capital stock, did not carry with it any change in officers or general manage ment, the past and present officers being: Edgar H. CottrelI, president: Charles P. Cottrell treasurer; Arthur NJ COttrell, secretary. No change in mana cement, size or location of the plant is contemplated, nor is there to be any change on any way m connec- tion with the corporation conduct In the act of incorporation at Springfield, Illinois, Monday, 346 Dearborn street, that city, is named as the principal place of business, and the attorney of record is Earl C. Greenman, for merly of Westerly, for many years in the employ of the c. B. Cottrdi cnd Sons comp-ny.
 Preventative Aibcer2 E. Lcn~1 ,.fcrttc, o5 W-1terIy, wzo dShJ . E-km5 F e thc c-earins coaratt 1a cn i--e part Of thu house, ct Q cGucuJ of the rcE lber1-cL>ct of --tIlc nC~t. i7nod Lslcnd general assembly,, helI ct tn Cta @ c>N1e0l. The other memEcrc of the committee arc FrCn-1 H. Hcmmil1 Cs ristol, Arthur Sumner h Il<viTeace, Richard w. Jennings O. Cran-icn, Frederick S. Peck of Err ! hzt-n, Joseph w. Catcs O. Centr1l Fa-.s, David J. White of E@S11 Grocn- wich, William R. Fortin of Taw- tucI1-t. Walter E. Knight of Glouc,-st- CT, JuG-e Frank H. HammilI of -ristol were unanimously ch0scn to f,e speaker of tho house and Senator ton, was chosen for president pro tenn of the senat Charles H. Howard ? of Providence, was nominated for record irS clerk, and Raymond G. Mowrey of Providence, for reading clerk
 The senate steering committee is composed of Oscar A. Bennett oi Woonsocket, Philip H WiTbour ot Little Crompton, George T. Gaston of Fawtueket. Clark Birdick of New port, Arthur L. Smith of Barrington Ezra Dixon of Bristol and Alton Head of Jamestown. James B. Dooley oi Providencs was selected for reading clerk in the senate.