Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

lieve he did any wrong as he wantedi Y it for dresses for his children. He was fined s3 and costs.
 Natale Capalbo pleaded guilty to-, the theft of fancy sateen valued at $2.45. He said he was tempted by the nice appearance of the goods anafy regretted his mistake in 50 doing. Al fine of S2 and costs was imposed. F
 Joseph Terranova was charged win stealing seven and one-quarter yards of sateen to the value of s2.50. He said he did wrong and was sorry for. it. He was penalized $2 ana costs.
 John Abose, with a show of re- pentance pleaded guilty to the charge of the larceny of eight and one-quar- ter yards of fancy. sateens and a pen atty of $2 and costs sWa s. lhnp9sed.
 The accused each IElid the fine and l costs and were discharged. 1t devel- ! oped at the hearing that thes weekly wages of these men arranged from l $20 to s27 for a week of sixty hours, that all were married except Falcone, that two had wife and family in Italy and contributed to their support. two had families in Bradford and Fal- cones father. mother and brother re- sided in the town of Westerlys. A rep resentatives of the Bradfefa< Company said it was not a custom stsfAe plant to examine and searehS thes -eHnployes as they were about to leave for their | homes, but that there was justification for a search when it was positively known that manufactured goods had been taken, and by employees of the mill, as instanced on the morning of June when. the night force were leaving for their yhpmes.s E
 Judge. John w. Sweeney has issued | a raSfRoin OrHaP 7nainE& ChaPfa~ U l Greene, treasurer of the town Of Rich- mond, in response to a bill of com plaint in regard to paying increased l salaries to the members of the town council pending hearing in Providence
 on Monday, The complainants are George H. Clarke. William H. Adams and John c. James. iwho.Eontend that
 the motion to increase the pay of the town councilmen4 in excess of g a passed is illegal. The9 citation was served by Sheriff John R. Wilcox. It is claimed that the council voted to pay John ". Saunders S44, Benja-
 min R. Cornell so and .s4fredaJ. Rich ards ScS.50 which amounts include,
 it is alleged theS voted. Increase in their own salaries. Tire lcomnlainants maintain ttat the retroactive feature
 is illegal. Charles s. Weaver. one of lls6 ETt1Q5eNfelO ECCOlN6 back pay. claiming that the increase
 in pay was to begin when the vote
 was rassed and not ee#ers any back
 period. >-ssls v Ia >-st
 At the annual town -Eneeting tn March. general raise was made in
 salaries of town officers the increase
 for the counci.men being from s2 to S3.50 a day. but it is contended that there was no intention that the raise
 should be retroactive. @T
 Local Eseopies.s
 Lieutenant Henry.l... Johnson, of
 Westerly, now fps the navt, i has been Inrdered to the Rockefeller, Institute
 New York. for 2 course inqwar surg
 cry. --.......-..z-- The midnight mai seryies so term ! ed. has been iiscontinasdE aRd in con : sequence mails will close at 9.15 D. m. in the Westerly post office and al 6.s0 on Sundays. ~ ouartermastera Howard O.. Whitney, recruiting officer. in charge of the :, Westerly stations left Saturday with |. come Westerly young men. on a three , dat-s recruiting trip in his attractive , automobile. fista 5.
 ezahc :ae.,icrs of the ": W. c. c,-t of the Hist :. est church all s,r-. other friends were GHests of Pea:l Newton. at Ter home in Mechlr (
 street: in Observance of her eleventh ,, birthday Saturday. @a
 z George C. Anderson. of North Q Stoughtcn, Mass, q teacher of scienc, and mathematics in the Westerl, ! High school has entered upon z is-eurse of military tratnirlg at Went. 2 worth Institute, Poston
 Miss Alic Vickers Boardman. siste, -e.. the tate Tf1rmas Fogrdman, fo:
 nerly of Westerly, randg Edward Jas
 Cooper Of Hamilton zontario, Can a Peters church, swinton. Manchestes = England.