Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-05

A careless woman, with a lighted torch of kerosene oil soaked raga wound to a stick, was the indireot,l cause for calling put the fire depart ment at 40 Friday morning. The alarm was sent in from Box II and the fire was in the dwelling owned by Pet CT LiipinnaZzo in Canal street, Stll- manville. The woman with the torch was engaged insthawihg out frozen wa ter pipes when the torch set fire to| the wooden material on the inside Of a partition. Soon the house was fli- ed with smoke and a cracking sound in the partitions indicated a fire. but it could not be seen. The f1remen To- cated the fire in short order A sec tion of the clustering and lathing was torn away and we'll directed stream from the chemical tank did the rest. The fire damage will not exceed $5O.
 Representative Francis G.. HasWei' introduced an act in the house, to pro- vide for the holding ct alternate ses- sfons of the supreme court for Wash inston eoi,Hty, in South Kingstowr nd Westerly. This measure was be- fore the lasS session of the general as- sembly and was defeated. At present all sessions of the court convene at South Kingetowh and adjournment is taken to Westerly to accommodate To- cal cases. At South Kingstonw there is absolute lack of court conveniences. that are fully supplied in Westerly. and. it is believed all the facts will be more fully explained than at the last session. The matter was refer red to the judiciary committee. N
 
 Governor Beeeknnan sent to the sen ate the appointment of Dr. Michael H Scanlon 70 be medical eXanfi3fer for the town of Westerly, to relieve Dr John IL. May, resigned. Dr. Scan- lon was the former medical examiner and resigned to enter the military ser vice and was commissioned first lieu tenant in the officers medical corps After several months training he was placed on the inactive list, by reason of physical disability caused by an in- jured knee which was wrenched sev- eral years ago while he was playing baseball at the picnic of the Westerly Physicians association. Though stil in the military service, pr. Scanlon has returned to Westerly and resumed hit practice and may not be called int active service. pr. May does not wan the office and took the appointment only temporarily, while Dr. Scanlof was in the service of the United States Under the rules the appointment O the governor was tabled.
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 At the annual meeting oF the Aler Hook and Ladder Company, officer' were elected as follows: George Nc Kenzie. foFan1fn. Art;iur Sheldon, frs assistant: Edward s. Wilcox, secon' assistant: George Fl. Williams, secre tary: Herbert W. Hoadley. treasurer Edward S. Farrell, steward; J. Henr. Potter. delegate for two years to tn Rhode Island State Firemen's league Howard Shortfnan alternate! T. H Potter John Healey, Howard Short man, auditors William Wilcox, Her ry Nc Carroll, Arthur Saunders, fl nance committee; Clement Sharon color bearer.
 In the arrest of Hans seel,. tex tile draftsman of the Alton Lac works. who visited Westerly frequent ly. additional evidence was discov cred that long after the entry of tn United States in the world war ther was safe channel of communicable between this country and points i Germany. Hans Seel is being detaine by the federal authorities as an allie enemy, and registered in Westerly a an alien. He says that his brothe Paul, had written to their mother an had a reply late in the summer [ 1917. The letter from Paul to hi mother, and the reply. were sef through Sweden. Paul is interned 2 Birmingham, Alabama, as a dangerou alien enemy. The letters found in tl possession of Hans Seel are to | interpreted by the department of jus tice.
 Westerly Grange, in annual sneetir elected these officers: c. Palmer Char man. master; Roger r. Durham, ovel seer; Miss Alice Brennan, lecturer William H. Burdick, steward; J. Ht bard Babcock, assistant; Mrs. Geors F. Barber, chaplain; George F. Barbe treasurer; Mrs. C. Palmer Chapma keeper; Mrs. Albertas R. Maxso Cerrs; Mrs. William H. Burdiek, P, mona: Miss Ethel f. James, Flor; Mrs. Roger F. Dinham, lady assistaI stuard. The officers were installed Worthy State Master Sayles B. Steer of sChepachet, assisted by Mrs. Eths Gavitt, of Westerly grange.
 John Wilcox, alias Charles Babcoc Charles Wilcox and John Wheeler w taken in out of the cold Friday al lodged in the warm cell room of t Westerly police station. He W arrested by Police Chief Brown on warrant charging him with larceny
 lace curtains from the Eagle Was and Metal company, and there may
 additional counts charged when he
 brought into the Third District cou today. The Waste and Metal compal bought from the Westerly Textile c a lot of remnants, that included la curtains. Wilcox worked for t metal company and the stolen curtai were identified at the home of Wilct while Chief Brown was in quest
 other material that had been stole including more than a hundred poun of copper. Besides the curtains, SC erai tools and other articles were fou within the wilcox home.
 When the copper was stolen, e trance was effected by rear windt