Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03

Nhipple reported a balance ot $9a.sS, and allowed. for the payment of the 1 salaries of Miss Mabel Saunders and 1 Miss Mabel Howard. and fee5 of Town 1 Sergeant Herbert F. Clark. After these were raid there would De bal ;snce of sss.S;s. It was vote l3 to pay $50 on account for c6gistruclifig and l uainting Westerly s Roll of Honor, the l work being done without profit. There has been increase in salaries of about $500, which accounts 8 for a t!ehssit of S19o. A year ago there was a balance of $700. and no increase was made in | the regular appEppria ions. The e,ffi- l cials who inast wait e n 9lth, 4,,rs fle.r l salaries are Clerk Everett E. Whipple, l Solicitor Harry s. Asaryl,e Probate 1 Judge Edward M. Bsi..isis and Superin-s Itendent of. Heallll Samuel CsS Web ster The latter Eatf liD contagious diseases to report fo;s the month. Councilman charlss G. Craig pre- sented a .,il1 of sf1s.g5 flor uniforms for members of the Westerly Sanitary 1 Corps. He stated Shit ,T1rillg the siD- dered such efficient ;tlh1 praiseworthy service, it l,scs::Iic esse:ffs:si ? jncralse 1 the corps by tWe1ca members and the 1 bill is for the uniform for these nleh. Al fter discussion .7aH. favorable and conn plimentaYy by gt.uncilTnan Craiy, i Fowler ana Hasw elt: there was unai1i- nlity. in favor of paving the bill.
 Russell L. sloeun1 ws3 appointed epumerator of births and deaths. Frank Bianci made application for li- qense. for two pool ia blese ju3 the store was referred to- Chief of; Police Brown, Ito Investigate and. report sto the next regular meeting of the council l.. Samuel 6. Cottreit, the oldest fire man in point of service on tllexactiva list Of the Westeri fire departlnes1t. and chief for more than twenty years, has been confined to his home by sick l ness for several weeks, His condition prevents his continuance Is head of the fire department and lie has de- cided not sto accept fenor1ination at the annual meeting of the fire district lnext Wednesday evening. Harry Coyle,
 by reason of seniority has, been ac- live chief, and is sL candidate for the position of chief engineer to succeed
 Chief Cottrell, Geersses Egger. the Junior assistant. is also a. 3.andidate 2 ard Is making special effort to attain
 lis ambition. Both are experienced
 firernen of long standing. There m Y
 be other candidates before the meet
 iEg that are mot yet among ''those uteutioned.'i -
 1 The position of chief engineer i:
 more honorary. thansard dnous, and car
 ries with it the supertntenlency. and care of the fire alarm system and a
 salary of $60D. ss
 Rev. c, Chauve, a French Catholic
 priest, is. tie guest of Key. L. J. Tlel-
 ledy, pastor of the Church of the Inn rnacutate. Conception. Father Chauvc, was serving in the Portland diocese when he was called to service in his native France and became private
 iii the army and went direct into ac-
 ton in the first. battle of the Marne.
 He later served as stre.cher bearer and acted as chaplain at atrCantigny and ! Other points at the front. 1Ie was made corporal and was the first Frenchnlan appointed interpreter for
 the American forces Father Chauve was in action in the St. Gihlel section,
 then he was ordered to the United
 States with the foreign legion to as sist in the Fourth Liberty Loan cam
 paign.
 At the Catholic club Saturday even ing he told a large audience of things that transpired on the battlefield and spoke. Interestingly fo' nearly two hours on war matters generally. He isf here on leave for fifteen days and twill speak in. Providence during. the IMeek f1
 Sunday card playing for cash in the west bound station of the N. I. \. II. ard H.sR E. has become a public nui-
 sance as we'll as direct violation of law and several complaints have come to the police. Policeman Michael Curtin l surprised the gang, SJinday, alld ar
 rested Gennero AIorino, PasGuale Gen
 gerella and Pasquale .Serra and Ar thur Lopriole. They, were arraigned
 tefoFe Judge Oliver Fl. Williams in The. Third district coIfff, charged with Ipiaying cards on. 5 Sunday. Tney-
 I:leRded guilty atldf each Wer0 fined s5
 ulth costs dfi s3.a0 added:
 -.3. Local Eatonics.
 | < Thermo moneterwise. Monday morning was the coldest, Of the season-f4 above 1 Howard Taylor has secured clerk
 ship in the Westerly branch 0. the
 Industrial Trust company.
 Quincy granite workers are on a
 strike, their. demand for an increase from $4.S9 to S6 Tor an eight hour day
 Icing denied. There is no sign of a
 strike in Westerly. ,i,s.
 Professor William Fl. Holmes Of Mt.
 Vernon, \. .Y.. former supervisor of
 Westerly schools, has gone to France
 to serve as regional director with the American Expeditionary Forces.
 E. Howard Clark has been elected treasurer of the Seventh Day Baptist
 church, succeeding Edgar P. Maxon
 who is editor of the '. M. C.. A. paper
 at Camp Deyens. H1
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