Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-06

held Monday hut the same mermber- ship will be reelected today Tor term of two years under the new sys- tenn. The election will be held today and the polls will open at and close at 5. As thers is no opposing ticket in the field, naturally light vote will be boiled to formally elect the repub- liean nominees Aeeord,ng .ios to custG,n nf tha town council at 730 to receive and verify the returns from the First and Second representative districts. There i. no law for this procedure, but It is the only way of reaching the official result by reason of the existence of two voting districts and with no pro- vision for the enc to report to the ether, for joint and final announce n,ent of the result of the election.
 There was but little business trans acted at the council meeting. aside from the payment of such bills that were within the appropriations. In some instances specific appropriations are exhausted and bills will remain unpaid until the opening of the new year due to unforeseen increase in expenses in some departments.
 Mrs. Sawyer appeared before the council and made complaint of the overflow of surface water upon her premises. Town Solicitor Agard stated that he had told Mrs. Sawyer that she should enter her complaint to the highway commissioner. This she said
 
 President Flynn assured Mrs. Sawyer that he would personally interview the commissioner on this matter.
 The petition of Thomas J. Bannon for transfer of druggist liquor license from Watch Hill to Canal street was granted
 Thomas E. Brown, chief of police, reported ten arrests during October, seven for intox:cation and one each fer. vagrancy, insanity and non-sup- rcrf of children
 The appointment of a member of the council to the local tuberculosis committee was deferred until the first meeting of the new council. :
 Rev. 4. B. cchoe, D. D., of Provi- dence will be the speaker. at the an rual church rally of the First Baptist church Wednesday evening It will be special program rendered by the cl.oir, and after Dr. Cohoe's address q, social hour ir the vestry devoid of forrnality, where opportunity will be Refreshments will be served by the Ladies' society of the church.
 Major, Franklin A. Edeeeomb, for
 nerIy of the Rhode Island Coast Ar tiliery corps, now at Fort Adams, is gathering the evidence to be intro. duced at a court martial at the fort Eext week in the. cases of John T. Dunn Adolph Yanger of Providence and Theodore Hitler of 'Pawcatuck. T hey are conscientious .objectors and refused to register for military ser vice. Captain Robert G. Thackeray, fc crmerly of the Fifth company, West erIy, now of the quarterrnaster' de- partp1ent- at Fort Adams. will be member of the court. Another mem known in Westerly. The charge against the men is assertion, and they are now held es prisoners at Fort Creole. Major Edgecomb will be the jr dge advocate. v
 Miss Ethel D: Parks, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George w. Parks, of Providence and Watch Hill, will spend the winter in; New York at the Ma tional Arts club, Grammercy park, un- ter the tutelage of Mrs. Manuel D. Weisse (Mary Churchill Ripley), art ccnnoisseur. l. in connection with these studies there will be war relief de- partment. Miss Parks is one of br Governor Beeckman last winter to visit. the state home and school and Exeter school and has also been on the board and member of the finance committee of t.fe Young Women's Christian associa ton. Miss Parks is ia vorably known in Westerly's,- smart set.
 John Hoxie ard wife have instituted a suit against c. w. BIa<eslee & Son, contractors, of New Haven. to recover damages of s1,000 for injuries done to their residence near Fraser's bridge in Westerly by flying rocks from a blast V whiIe the Biakeslee company was do- ing work for the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad com po ny. It is alleged that windows were smashed, the roof and side of the house damaged. Service was made by Deputy Sheriff, Frederick T. Mitchell Monday He attached a large derrick, engine and three boxes of tools now on railroad property in Westerly. The writ is returnable Nov. 30 to the superior court for Washing ton county.
 Mrs. C. Byron cot&reII, chairman of the Westerly ce nan1ittee of the war council of the Young Women's' Chris tian association, having selected the ca aptains of the teams and the cap drive is now on for raising s1 900 for the national fund. The captains of the teams and members are as follows
 No. Mrs. Frank, Sherman, cap ta in: Mrs. W. F. Williams, Mrs. Charles Sherman. Mrs. William Hoxie ! Mrs. Charles Butler and Miss Margaret CottreH.
 No. 2-Mrs.. Thomas Perry, captain; Mrs. John Moore. Mrs. C. Pn1mer Chapman. Mrs. Harvey Perry. Miss Esther Dodge and Miss Katherine
 No. Mrs. John M. o'connen cap: