Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-18
LIQUOR RAID IN WESTERLY
Police Surprise John Street Resident of Harold M Rust-Train Runs 20 Feet Along Ties at Wakefield d- Deaths Mrs. John w. Nye, John C. Barber--Snowplow Horse Falls, Breaking Neck

By reason of the, severe snowstorm, the locomotive of an afternoon train which arrived at Wakeneld rom Kingston rode the rails and tore up section of the platform at the Wake field station, and but for huge snow bank near the end of the platform two young women would probably have been killed. Miss Sherley Pelkey ana Miss Marguerite Sweet. both Of Wake field, were on the section or platform wrecked by the locomotive or tne Narragansett Pier locomotive, and they were both thrown into the snowbank with a lot of debris. They were se- verely shaken up, cut and bruised, put no bones were broken
 Engineer George Gardner applied enc emergency brakes just as soon as ne felt the locomotive Jumping over the ties and on to the platform. The train ran for @ distance of 20 feet ana then came to a sudden stop, shaking up thS passengers of the three coaches. none of which left the rails. The accident delayed the later trains for Narragan- eett Pier, the 5l17, 6.55 and $50 rum
 ming as far as Wakefield from King ston, burt were unable to proceed, as the derailed locomotive blocked both tracks. The tracks were not cleared until midnight and through passengers and mails were conveyed to destina- ton in automobiles.
 The Westerly llquor dealers were fully represented at the annual meet ina held in Providence of the Rhode Isiand Retail Liquor Dealers associa- non. Onicers were elected as follows: John E. Good of Providence. presi- dent; Eugene Colvin of Scituate, vice president; Martin Burke of Providence, treaSurer: Henry W. OBrfen of Woon- socket secretary. President Good and George M. Miller were elected dele
 A. Mvaft ffp a held in Washington. D. C., next Febru- ary, and Harry W. O'Brien. Owen Deadly and John Dillon, alternates. The members of the executive committee arc Michael Mccarthy of Westerly Philip Pagan of Burrillviile. Martin Falls, John c. Briggs of Charlestown. Frank Whitford of Coventry, John Perry of Cranston. John Dillon of Cumberland, Luke Connolly of East Greenwich, John Moffitt of Johnston. Thomas H. Coughlin of Lincoln, John J. Joyce of Narragansett, Clarence Brodey of North Providence, William F. Maines of Providence, Robert Ken dan of Pawtucket, Owen Deadly of Richmond, Eugene Colvin of Scituate, Napoleon Asselin of Warren, Michael Carroll of Warwick, Charles A. Me- Guire of West Warwick, Harry W. OrBrien of woonsocket.
 It was the largest meeting ever held by the association and addresses were made by Neal Bonner of Philadelphia, president of the national association: Spencer 1T. Over, general manager of me Hanley brewery, William F Mafnes, George W. Miller and others.
 Major Arthur N. Nash of Westerly, wyS,o has been M for the past three WsesSu, is gradually improving and is now able to be, at his place of business for 0 short time daily During his nibsence the Fourth battalion of the Coast Artillery corps Rhode Island National guard, has been in command of Cyril L. D. Wells, senior captain of the battalion, which is composed of the Fourth, Fourteenth and Seventeenth companiess Next Tuesday evening view and inspection in the state ar fnory at Providence following band concert. Captain Wells is we'll known In Westerly, where he supervised the construction of the new town hall and court house. annual banquet Of the Rhode Island Bankers association to be held next Thursday evening in the Narragansett hotel, Providence. Dr. Willard Scott of ofBrool<line, Mass, will deliver an ad- l dress. and Frederick Palmer, the war 0pANC0krOh40h4Ly WhO AO~ChbAy ACLoAACO from Europe, will relate his experience As an e-witness of the battles of the somne and verdun.
 Tho Rhode Island horticultural so- ciety, with Westerly members present, will hold it's December meeting in the Providence public library Thursday evening. After the business session, 1 Mrs. Levi B. Edwards, who recently returned from South America, will l speak on 0hmpses of South American Vegetation
 Rev. William F. Williams, rector of Christ Episcopal church, officiated at the funeral of Harold M. Rust, who | was killed by electrocution while at i work on a high pole in Newport. | Burial was at River Bend and the bearers were Arthur O'Neil, William l Carney, Arthur Fraser, Joseph Sulli- | van and Charles Clarke of Westerly, l and John w. Cooley of Newport 1 Among those present, representing the l organizations with which Mr. Rust was affiliated, were John J. Murphy, presi- | dent of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railroad Zgm- 1 ployes of Am rica, Thomas W. Bain, l foreman of the Newport Bay Stat6 i company, and Davis Busby, secretary of the Electric association.