Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-08

pTeN@n6eus continuance or tA1E public cd snience In it's present location rasduree There eFua1Blit to he sufficient public spirit at Watch ElIlI to care for this important matter No definite action was taken bys the council
 Angelo Cappuceic spoke at length in regard ko the nuisance in the Pierce street. section in relation to the hlling in of the nafura ksbr0nlE and suggested the construction Of catch basins. He also notified the council that a, prop erty owner about to build house contemplated changing the course of to the highway committee.
 The voting list to Be used in the annual financial town meeting was ed and three taken from the list of real estate voters Twelve names were added to the personal property voting list. George r. Clark was granted permit to close the sidewalk in front of his property on Grove ave- nue, during the construction of a granolithic sidewalk. Samuel Mar dine was granted like privilege for the walk in front of the Woman's Ex- change in High street.
 Druggists, liquor licenses were Sf4ttAStA Afa A@eF| aAstS lQt5 GIlt~s H1UQQE Island Pharmacy, to Thomas J. Bren- nan, 26-28 Main street and to August Larsen for the Westerly Drug com pany. Victual1ers license was grant, ed Alexander Paterson in Main street and tavern licenses to John F. Champ lin for the Ocean house, and Freder- ick Schultz for the New Park hotel It was voted to establish a grade for School street, between Chester avenue and Granite street. Milk license was granted to Eugene F. Knight.
 John Frank Hall, s1, many years en- gagged in the coastHise trade, and mas ter of sail and steam vessels, died on Saturday at his home in the AvondaIe section. He leaves his widow and two brothers David c. of Ayondale and Ly- man B. Hall of Springfield Mass.
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 The state board of public roads opened the bids Friday afternoon ir 1 Providence for nine separate road con- struction propositions. The bids in- cluded: A section of state highway upon the Post road in Westerly one company, $7.883.60; Ahern Construc- ton company, s12,s19.
 n the suit of Hattie Daley and 1 Nellie Toilette, owners of canal boat Elmer D. Mailing, against tugboai l Westerly, further arguments were heard before Judge Arthur |. Browr In the United States court Saturday ir Providence.
 Bdr. Park. of Park & afatteson, oi New York, representing the towing company, asked that the court appoini a competents engineer to go over the ground with members of both partie: present, but this was not done. Botf sides will submit briefs next Satur- day.
 Vaudeville De Mariany Hall, a pro. meter of 108 West 144th street, New York, formerly of Watch Hill, who fIel a petition in bankruptcy on May 1, witt l liabilities of $41, ,160 and actual asset. of $1, with the object of obtaining 2 | discharge from the Ludlow street jai l on a judgment for $1O,119 obtained b, l Florence c. Finch for conversion O. I stocks, will not be released under writ of habeas corpus, according to z ! decision returned Saturday by Judg, l Mayer of New York in the fedora scourt Judge Mayer dismissed thu I writ and rennanded Hall to the custods of Sheriff Grifenhagen, on the grouni that the United States courts are no fempowered to discharge from civil i'm k kpTiSonment a. debtor who had been pl in jail prior to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy.
 Hall, who says he is related to tn, Marquis de Marigny family and als to the Duc Vallombrosa, was entan gled in his present troubles on Sept. 21 1913. He was accused by Miss Finch the daughter of the head of the Fincl Manufacturing company of Scranton Pa, with having turned over only $50 I Of the $10s619 which he received for tn sale of stocks owned by Miss Finch. j I verdict was found against Hall on Oci ls27, 1915. and a judgment was enterel on Oct. 30 of the same year, and he be came subject to arrest on body exc cUtion.
 I Four months later he voluntaril, Isurrendered to the sherin and askel to be imprisoned under the body exc lcution, so that he could commence tn six months Imprisonment provided ii the New York code as soon as possible Feb. 14 of this year Hall, through hi attorney, LemueI Ely Quigg. aske Justice Cohalan to vacate the orde for his arrest. Hall at the time wa out on $s.0O0 bail Saturdays decisio, disposed of the motion to vacate.
 Hall is now 29 years old and eve since he was graduated from Yale i 1904 has had a tumultuous career
 Local Laeonics.
 i Cleanup week starts today.
 MT. and Mrs. Donald Mel. Ferguso returned Saturday from their weddin