Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
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Death of Rowland C. Hazard Promoter of County Asil
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 Rowland G. Hazard, head of the! Peace Dale Manufacturing company, and the Narragansett Pier Railroad company, and prominently identified with many other industries and enter prises in Rhode Island, and elsewhere. died suddenly of heart disease We'd nesday in Santa Barbara, California, where he had gone to spend the win ter, accompanied by Mrs. Hazard. He was in apparently good health when he left for California several weeks ago and observed his sixty third birthday before he died. Rowland G. Hazard like his father and grandfather, vns intensely desirous in advancing the public welfare of the county and state. The Hazard family was mainly re- sponsible for the construction and op- eration of the Narragansett Pier Rail- road company and the Washington County Agricultural association Row land c. Hazard succeeded his father as president of the association. and his annual address at the fair held at Kingston was always an intere$fng feature.
 Mir. Hazard was born in Philadelphia January 27, 1855, was graduated from Brown in 1876. and then became sec retary to his grandfather, Rowland Gibson Hazard. for whom he had been named. After year of this work he was sent to Missouri to manage lead mine. Next he entered the office of the Peace Dale Manufacturing com pany, and remained with the corpor- ation ever since, and as president since 1878.
 : He married Mss Mary Pierrepont Bushnell of BeIoit. Missouri, in 1880. ! They had five children: Rowland, EIiz- abeth, wife of Rush Stlrges, of Prov ! idence, Margaret, wife of R. H. I. i Goddard, of Providence, Mary, wife of ! Wallace Campbell. of Syracuse. and Thomas Pierrepont Hazard. He is al '. so survived by three sisters, Miss Car , oline Hazard, former president of ' Wellesley college, Mrs. Nathaniel T Bacon. of Peace Dale, and Mrs. Mar garet Fisher. wife of Professor Irving : Fisher. of Yale university. George H. Holmes, fuel adninistra 7 tor for Rhode Island, has design ated every night except Saturday as Light 2 less Nights. The orders issued are as follows:
 ! -Orders and recommendations for : curtai1ing the use of fuel, issued by the st1te fuel administrator for Rhode Island, to take effect Monday, January : 2s. 1918.
 The coal situation in Rhode Island ! is such as to demand rigig economy ir the use of fuel on the part of every one, and all must contribute by sacri- | hce or inconvenience to secure relief The state fuel administration, under . standing these conditions, and being charged with the duty of distribution and conservation of fuel within tho state, hereby, and. with the advice o1 the state fuel committee announce: the following regulations for the cur. tailment of business hours throughout the state.
 Tt is understood that the fedora fuel administration order of Januar, IT. takes precedence over these order on the various Mondays specified il said order.
 "Office, banking and similar bushes, buildings shall not be heated on Sun days or holidays or on Saturday afteI p. m. or on other days after 5.30 D in.. except sufficient to prevent iron freezing.
 NO elevator service shall be givel Sundays, holidays or between D, m and a. m. on other days.
 Wholesale, retail and other business houses, not otherwise excepted, ma, be heated. lighted and open to the pub He between the hours of a. m. ant 5.20 D. m only.
 The exceptions are as follows: Dr, goods, department, clothing and va riety stores whose regular practice ha been to remain open after D. m. on or more evenings week may remaiI open until 10 p. m. on Wednesdays an, Saturdays.
 "Other retail business, whose regula practice has been to remain open ev erkngs after D. m. shall close not lat CT than 10 D. m.
 Pharmacists may open at S.30 a. IT and remain open until after II D. m but shall not use electric lights ex ceeding 100 watts after II D. m.
 Markets and grocery stores ma oDen at a. m. and remain orhen urti 10 p. m on Saturdays and until ' m. on other days.
 Moving picture houses and theatre shall open not earlier than 12 3n p n and close neot later than 1915 p. r.
 Restaurants may open at a. r and remain open until Il D. n.
 "Ciga- and candy stores ray one at s.30 a. m. and close at ii D. m.
 Retail liquor deala-s my open a 2 a. m and close at II r. m.
 ''Rowling aIlevs billiard hate nr:1 lie and private dance halls and sinila places Of amusement shall close g 1915 D. m.
 ''Barhers may open at a. m an close at ?. m, except Saturdays, 8 10 n. m.
 Pharmacists CT restaurants whic are open nractjcallv 24 hours may con LA@ iocati of such pha arrnacists or restau rants must be filed with the chair man of the local fuel committee.
 Lunch carts are permitted to pur sue their usual custom.
 HSavines, co-operati,-e. Morris a'7 other night banks may keep open the usual evening hours.
 Any store that has an accour with a newspaper company or a new distributing agency may keep open fc the sale of papers as usual
 Every night except Saturday sna he a Liehtless Night to comply wit the administrations order of Decen Der l5, which order in brief, state that business organizations are foi bidden to use interior and window e. aC tric lights after closing and all ouf side electric lights except when net essary for public safety or required F law. It also forbids so-called whit way. cluster lights or other decoratiy street lighting
 These orders shall not apply public utilities CT concerns on gol ernment work, or concerns engage in receiving or distributing fuel.
 Tt is recommended that:
 Many public institutions desirab under ordinary conditions should closed and others curtailedL Whel schools can be put on a one sessic basis 1t should be done.
 Night schools, clubs. churches ar
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