Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-22
SUDDEN DEATH NEAR WESTERLY
Frederick J. Burdic Taken Seriously III in the Night E
 pires Thursday Morning Charles Murray Violates Pro banon-Funeral of John F. CrandalI-Big Fund for Red Cross -Marriages-Beneht Ball Game Saturday

The board of managers of the Sew enth Day Baptist Missionary society,
 through it's secretary, Edwin Shaw, of westerly, announces that realizing in a way it stands as the exponent and representative of the evangelistic spir- 1 1.-the gospel of grace and righteous i ness-for Seventh Day Baptists in | thelr united organized capacity, wish 1 eS to send out the following message
 to all these churches and the people 1 connected with them:
 Tn view of the world war, which has now includfd our nation we feel that we, as a people. are in the pres en-e Of changing conditions which open 1 up before us on every hand new and 1 appealing opportunities, and at the same time great and imperative re- responsibilities, and first of all as a peo- pie we have call to prayer fervent sincere and continued
 It is a call to renewed interest in
 the study of the sacred Scriptures TO
 a larger view, wider vision of the
 worlds Leeds, and the power of the
 gospel to meet those needs; to a new 1 enthusiasm to do great things for Gcd
 and for humanity: to a more ha;Iowed
 oxaltation of the Sabbath; for action.
 to support and prosecute ou; existing
 denomina tionaI interests without fear
 or falterins; to be true to our coun-
 try; to enter into efforts to safeguard
 the moral physical and spiritual vel
 fare Of our army and navy.
 About four years ago Charles Mur-
 ray, skilled carpenter, then a young
 man of good habits and exemplary
 character while at work in the con
 struction of the Central theatre. fell a distance of fifty feet into a pile of rubbish. His head was severely in jured, but he gradually made appar- ent recovery and it is since believed that his mind at times is unbalanced. Later he was struck by a trolley car when in Waterbury. which tended to increase his mental unbalance He took to drink and has been taken into custody for intoXica ton several times by the local police and usually placed on probation. He was arrested about a week ago charged with being a common drunkard, was kept at the po- lice station several days and, knowing 1 the pitiful surroundings of the case | and with the desire to give the young i man another chance to reform. Judge | Williams suspended sentence and pIac- 1 ed Murray on probation.
 He had not been released twenty 1 four hours when he began to drink | Thursday afternoon, Murray was act ing queerly, somewhat under the in- | 7uence of drink. There was a wagon | standing in High street with small | boy as occupant Murray got into the wagon and used the boy as a pill | low. Policeman Brown reluctantly ar rested the young man. He will be ar raigned in the Third District court to- day.
 There Is reason to believe that Mur- ray is not responsible for his actions. there is no farm for inebriates in the State of Rhode Is land like that connected with the Norwich State Hospital
 Frederick J. Burdick, 47. died sud- denly early Thursday morning at his home, No. g Williams street, Pawca- tuck. He left work at the plant of 2. B. Cottrell & Sons company, Tues day noon, saying that he did not feel well and would take a few days off He was able to be about the house on Wednesday and retired in an appar- sntly improved condition During the night he complained of being cold and while Mrs. Burdick was giving him attention, and preparing a hot drink, 1e died.
 MT. Burdick had been in the employ ( If the Cottreu company for quarter ,f a century, first learning his trade { Is a machinist and engaging in that I work up to ten years ago, when he /