Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-25
WESTERLY

mercnant ana well known singer, a member of Park church choir, Nor wich. MT. Seamon is charged with the alienation of the affection of Dr. Smiths wife. The suit is brought by Attorney Benjamin F. Hewitt.
 Westerly Caledonian society at the annual meeting elected officers as follows: John Florence, chief: John McShane, first chiefta1n; William An kenzie, Jr.. third chieftain William Davidson, fourth chieftatn: James Walker, standard bearer; George Booth, flag bearer; John Florence, Andrew Law, George Smith, James Steward. James Benzie. directors.
 4 suit was brought against the No ank plant of the Groton Iron Works by Judge Herbert ". Ratbbun. In the interest of Charles N. Richardson representing the Combination Ladder company, to recover for material fur ,ished. The damage is sst at sS500. The papers were served by Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey. who &C., companied by Judge Rathbun, went to the office Saturday, and attached and secured $1100 m cash n lny enVel- opes, attached ,he safe. filing cabinets, desks and orac-icAly al ihe Uffice contained. Byron J. Peckham wae placed as keeper until the claim ia satisfied, or. bond. given. Tho cash vas brought to Westerly by the sher- if and placed in safety deposit vault. The writ Is returnable 70, the superior court at New London on. the first Tuesday in January. 1919.
 It is understood that the employees at the plant were paid 0f before the arrival of the sheriff. and thnt the pay envelopes and contents attached, was 1 intended for other employees who did not happen to he at tho plant when 1 the ghost walked It was expected | that a bond to the value Of the prop erty attached would be given and the l attachment released, but instea1 the i claim was settled Monday afternoon. l Governor Beeckman will nlaks fifty 1 two appointments during January at l the incoming session of the Rhode Ts- | land general assembly. Following custom, 1t is probaA;e the present in cumbents will be their own success sors. Among those whose terms ex- l pire, resident In the section are: 1 Thomas RodmaE of South Kingstown and James F. Freeman, members of the penal board; Dr. A. B. Briggs of l Ashaway, member of state board of l health. and Dr. Patrick J. Manning O. 1
 Six small boys visited the premises i Of Horace Stillman. on the Brown ] Bridge road and under cover of the darkness cut down and carried away four valuable trees, one of which was 1 grown by MT. Stillman from a potted plant for which he paid s in New l York, eight years ago. The trees are | all rare for this section. A neighboI l driving homeward from Westerly saw ! the boys with the trees and recognized them as those that were Of the Still man place. Mir. Stillman accompanied | by John Lynch started in an auto. mobile, overlook the boys with the | trees, and invieed the into ride tc Westerly. The boys and trees were taken aboard. and were driven direc, to the police station. After consulta ton with the parents of the boys, tht 0oys were released temporarily, anC the trees were held as evidence.
 MT. Stillman valus the trees at S10t apiece and estimates his total loss, fl. rancially, at s400, but he says he would
 not have sold these rare ornamenta
 trees at any price. Besides the foul
 trees taken from the Stillnan plac,
 the boys had a small pine tree tha
 had been cut elsewhere. The parents
 are endeavoring to effect settlemen
 with MT. Stillman.
 At the annual council fire of Mis- quamient Tribe, Improved Order O
 Red Men, these officers were elected
 Arthur r. Babcock, sachem; James A Leahy, senior sagamore: George R
 Healey, junior sagan1ore; Rouse L Clark collector of wamnum; William
 Minehen, keeper of wampum; Harr! w. Gavitt, William Minchen. Chrale R Hpin-ra rison, J. s. Chappen and Rouse L
 Clark, alternates, to the great council The motor fire truck of Pawcatuek out in a practice run. was in collision with trolley and in Pawcatuck ave
 nue. The truck came out of Trumbul
 street and was hit by the car, tn
 front wheels being smashed. The fire
 men say the trolley car gong was no
 sounded and the trolleymen say tn truck siren was silent There is n
 doubt as to the location of the trolle. car, as it was on the rails in the mai
 highway and the truck came out of
 side street., The truck is damaged t l the extent of about $500 and will b repaired as speedily as possible. A auto truck is substituting for the dam l aged machine.
 9 Patrolman Wheeler, of Pawcatucy
 is endeavoring to locate the chan = who 1eloniously entered the Mine = grocery and Gordon market. betwee
 the hours of closing Saturday nigf s and opening Monday morning. It l evident that the intruders were afte h cash that they could not find. Whf] n 1 the stores were more UT less ransack n ed nothing of much value was takel s Elisha E. Carpenter, auctioneer an = extensive farmer, was not encoura ge = in his patriotic endeavor to swell if
 fund of Westerly Chapter, Red Cros g He offered a 35-pound bronze turke,
 of his own raising. az public auctio fl and the bird worth at present mark q price about S20, brought a tctal of s1 . after being resold three times.
 thoroughbred Berkshire pig from tl " Plant farm. which was exhibited ; ; the show of the South County Pou . try and Pet Stock asscN,iatioA req
 iZed only s11, less than half it's re
 value. The $24 went to the Rcd Cros With dry times in the twin villaa, of Westerly and Pawcatuck it is ju = a bit mysterious where the rounder
 especially of the latter village g - their booze, unless it be that they il
 dulge in splits" just as they did
 the days before sale Of liquor was k
 2alized, and had rend-Syous on fl
 canal bank. These rounders are n
 club members. nor would they 1
 given service were kitchen bar room
 in existence. but they sure do get tlE
 which intoxicate now and then.
 One who knows says that a qua
 tette who were somewhat under u
 influence in Es2wcatuck Monday, we
 furnished drink by friend who can
 from New London wf%n supply. r
 added that special trips are made
 New London and to Norwich, too, f