Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-01
WESTERLY DROWNING NOT SUICIDE
Medical Examiner Miss Golens Death Accidental-Tuesday's Heat Compels Closing of Fac tories-Sherf Mitchell, Looking for Henry Doremus Arrests His Man in Bed-North Stonngton Motorman Injured-More Fines for Violating Motor Laws.

, ragansett commandery, of Westerly, l Shrine, Providence. and the consistory . of New York city. In the profusion 1 of floral tributes were set pieces from | these organizations. Interment was in accordance with the Knights Tenn pIar ritual and conducted under the | direction of Emnainent Commander Harray Bolles.
 ] The funeral services were held in
 the First Baptist church and were conducted by the pastor. There was a | large assemblage of relatives and | friends. The pastor referred to the many virtues of the deceased, and to the Jealous work he did for the church ! while a resident of Westerly. Burial
 was in the family plot at River Bend and the bearers were Knights Tenn plars.
 The work of rebuilding the plant of the Clifford w. Campbell company, just over the line in Pawcatuck is progressing rapidly, to replace the The new plant will be more than twice the capacity of the original, will be more modern in detail, with railroad shipping and receiving facilities greatly improved. The building will be parallel with the railroad tracks and cars can be run on sidings from the full length. instead of being run on trestle alongside the buildings as formerly.
 In order to secure property for fu- ture development the company has purchased a strip of land twenty feet in width, half from the railroad com pany and half from George L. Still man, parallel with Coggswen street, and running from the boundary of the present company's land to the abut ment of the old railroad bridge at the bank of the Pawcatuck river. This new purchase contemplates the re- moval of two buildings to the street line, which will mean the occupancy of the frontage of the west side of COggSwell street.
 Miss Carolina GoIen was drowned while bathing near the dam a White Rock, Monday afternoon. She went to the bathing place with two Polish men and three Polish women and they were all in the water together This was shortly after two o'clock. Miss Golen left the rest of the party, wad- ing quite a distance away from them, and into deep water. She disappeared suddenly and without any outcry to attract her companions. The place was searched for two hours or more and the body was finally recovered by John Govin and Officer John Green way. Dr. Michael H. Scanlon, medical examiner was notified and viewed the body, and gave permission for removal to the Murphy morgue.
 The deceased was twenty-one years of age and came to White Rock from Warren, R. l.. about three months ago. She was unmarried but her condition was such that the medical examiner was of the opinion that it might pos sibly have been a case of suicde. She has relatives in Warren and they were given the information concerning the death and it is expected that the body will be claimed and taken to War ;'en.
 Medical Examiner Scanlon made a post mortem calsarean operation on Tuesday, which was witnessed by Drs. John l.. May of Westerly, and Joseph A. Higgins, of Manchester, Conn., Dr. Scanlon rendered a verdict that death was due to accidental drowning.
 At the annual election of the bor- ough of Stonington, held Monday aft ernoon, Warden Cornelius B. Crandau who has been warden for so many years that many of the old residents of the borough can remember of no other warden was reelected. A citizen said soon after the election that Neil Crandall had been warden ever since the creation of the borough That of course. is not strictly true, as the borough is the oldest in the state and was incorporated in 1901. just a few years before Warden Crandall was born. MT. Crandan democrat was elected over William E. Broughton, re- publican. by vote of 99 to 61. The democratic majority on the rest of
 
 The members of the board of bur gesses elected are William P. BindIoss Henry A. Muller, Thomas w. Garity, Charles B. McCort, James H. Stivers and Hiram Harvey They are all re- elections, excepting MT. Harvey, who was nominated to succeed Frank Matthews who has responded to the call to the colors.
 Charles B. States was reelected clerk and treasurer, and Christopher Ledwidge, bailiff. The total number of votes cast was 162, and the polls were open from to o'clock
 Thomas McGowan, of North Ston- ington, a motornan on the Ashaway and Westerly branch of the Shore Line Electric Railway company, fell from the running board of his car while on the return trip to Westerly, at about 5.15 Monday afternoon. He was taken to the office of Dr. John L. May and subsequently, to his home. He receiv- ed a severe cut in the head and several minor cuts and bruises
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