Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-18

gone to garage to sumnaone aid for seemed, to be flat The car stood there from II in the morning until even ing and then notification was sent to the police, and the car was taken of Police Sergeant West Up to Mon day afternoon no claimant for the car had appeared and the police are in clined to the belief that the car was forward tire was completely ground through and the car had been driven on the rim for a considerable dis tance, judging from the condition of the wheel rim. The car is of 1917 model end bears Massachusetts regis .try number 333S2.
 The annual financial meeting of the town of Stonington.was called to or der in the borough Monday evening. In difference to the desire of residents of Pawcatucf<. and the selectmen and other town officers to participate in the demonstration in Westerly in. hon. or of the men drafted under the se- Iective service law. the meeting was adjourned for one week. There was a general request for this change in advance of the time scheduled for the meeting, not only from Pawcatuck. but all sections of the town as well.
 While Mir. and Mrs. A. Clifford
 
 in their roadster, Saturday night. they were struck by a large touring car driven by George I. Green, of Wa terbury. It was a head-on collision not far from Quiambaug. The impact | sma shed the glass in the windshield and Mrs. Holdsworth was partially thrown through the frame that held tained severe cuts in the head -aNd face, was severely bruised, but escap ed serious injury. The Holdsworth roadster was badly wrecked and forward wheel in, the Waterbury. car was smashed
 MT. Holdsworth observed that the oncoming car was being unsteadily operated and was bearing to the left, ger, drove his car some two feet to the right of the cement road, and was in that location when the collision oc- cured. Mir. Holdsworth declares that MT. Green was wholly to blame for the mishap. In this he is sustained bN J. Fred Barber who happened to be driving his car behind the Holds worth car. and. brought MT. and Mrsa Holdsworth to Westerly.
 Frederick L. Avery. . freight con and Hartford railroad, and for many years resident of Stonington, was struck in reaching the bridge that crosses above the railroad tracks near the Mt. Bowdoin station. in Dorches- ter, Mass, Saturday afternoon, His body arrived in Stonington. Sunday noon. MT. Avery, leaves a widow and two children. He was a member of Stonington Lodge. No. 50, Ancient Or der United Workmen.
 In the superior court at Kingston, Monday, Judge John w. Sweeney an nounced that the criminal calendar would start Wednesday and that no civil cases would be reached until the completion of criminal cases. The civil cases assigned for trial in West erly are: Guarantee Food company vs James w. Burke: Wilbur G. Cheever vs Albert L. Castutuin; Joseph Ga brielle vs Joseph Cimaboro: Jeremiah Washington Trust company vs Mary Dotolo: John Golluccio vs' Louis Gen tile: Mary Antonia Aquinoboro vs Jo- seph Gabrielle; Dwight R. Stillman ct al, vs Eli Monti ct al. Arthur Fra quelli vs George c. Moore: T. B. Segar & Co.,, vs. Elmer S. Burdick; David Syme vs Archibald McNeil, ct al: John Galluccio vs Louis Gentle; Rose A. Burdick. ct al. vs New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany, and motion for surety in this case was granted for two weeks.
 Congressman Kennedy, of Rhode is- land, has introduced resolution pro- viding for the erection on public ground in: Washington of a monument in memory of Sisters of Charity who served as nurses in hospitals and on battlefelds during the Civil war The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Or der Hibernians has long sought 10 have such 9 memorial erected in Arl- ington cemetery. It is believed less difficulty will be encountered if some other site is suggested. MT. Kennedy believes the resolution will prevail.
 The Westerly Catholic club has purchased a regulation United States Service flag, which will be foated from the staff at the club rooms for a short while and then be given per anent place in the rooms. The flag is of red bunting with white centre, or field: and in this field is placed blue star for every member of the club who has. entered the military ser vice of the state. In the centre is a l large star representing Leo Gaffney who enlisted in the Fifth company 1 Westerly c. A. G. and who was the i first member of the club to volunteer | for foreign service 1
 Local Laconies.
 Louis J. Jordan, of C company, !