Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-14
WESTERLY

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 of Pawcatuck. and brother of Charlie
 A. Bedford, of that place, in Trinit Episcopal church in Pawtucket, next
 Sunday. Rev. Mir. Appleton, the rec
 tor, oft1ciated. Mrs Charles Bedford | of Pawtucket, mother of the late Lieu
 tenant Bedford, received a letter Sat | urday from Brigadier General Charles | $. Long. United States Marine corps
 which reads as follows:
 Dear Mrs. Redford:-It gives me great pleasure to be able to write you that your son, the late Lieutenant David A. Bedford, was recommended
 by the regimental commander, Sixth
 regiment, American Expeditionary | Forces, for suitable reward for distin- | guished service in the face of the enc
 my, because of the following conspic-
 uous act of gallantry set after his name:
 Second Lieutenant David Bedford
 and Private Oscar McCann, Seventy
 fifth company. advancing 10 a point
 within fifty yards of line of the
 enemy machine gun placements in the
 Boise de Bellau in June 10, spotted the fire of our Stokes mortars By their
 utter fearleshness they were enabled
 to send back information that ended
 with the capture of the enemy's strong position.
 The conduct of Lieutenant Bedford
 was at all times exemplary, and he held true to all the best instincts of
 the corps in his entire tour of duty with the eXpeditionary forces show
 ing at all times an utter indifference
 to danger and determination to sue
 ceed in all events.
 T know that you will be proud to
 learn that his manner of performance
 of duty has been such at all times aa
 to have called forth this high com
 mendation."
 Five days after the performance of the heroic act that called forth this official commendation Lieutenant Red
 ford was killed while being carried on
 a stretcher wounded from the front the front line to a field hospital. It so happened that a schoolday chum of the lieutenant in Pawcatuck, Dr. Richard O'Brien Shea, assistant sur geon in the marine corps, was with s Lieutenant Bedford, soon after the ia tality, witnessed his burial and mark ed his grave. Surgeon Shea sent the particulars of the death Of Charles A. Bedford, in Pawcatuck, which was the first information his relatives re- oeived of the death of the brave young lieutenant, Dr. Shea has been award ed a distinguished service medal State Senator Joseph J. Taylor, of E Hopkinton, and his brother. William T. Tay.or. of Hope Valley. when ar raiGned in the United States district court. Friday afternoon, in Providence, pleaded not guilty to a charge of forging and publishing bills of Iadins
 for goods in interstate shipments A
 secret indictment in two counts were returned against them by the federal grand jury at a recent session. They
 reserved the right to change the plea
 within one week. and were held in
 bail of $2O0O each, wi-h Malcolm 6
 Chace of Providence surety.
 It is alleged in the indictment tha;
 three bills of lading dated March
 and 13 and April l. were drawn by
 the defendants. It is said that these
 bills purported to bear the signature
 of Agent Wilson, of the New Haver k purported to cover shipments of cot
 ton piece goods. said to aggregate il value between 5000 and S60Uh, con- \ signed to the New Bedford and Aga \ Wam Finishing companV East Ware E ham, Mass. Upon investigation it i: \ alleged, the signature of Agent Wilson
 was found to be a forgery and tha
 no such goods as specified in the hil
 had been shipped. The Taylor broth 3 CTS are engaged in the mill business Z ill Hope Valley under the name of J
 J. Taylor and Company. Senator Fay
 Tor was recently renOminated as th' > republican candidate. He served q! J. private in Company A, First rcs.i l. ment. Rhode Island Volunteers, in tht l. Spanish American war.
 y. The two soldiers from Camp Deven! le Alex Popopsd and Emmet c. Cap is toge, L company. Forty second infan l. try-who have been hell at police le headquarters since last Tuesday night ! dn1iuarpd hN Cbjnf i- urday morning, to Corporal Paul N 1t. Clantier, who was detaiied to conn ? after the two men and return then
 to Camp Devens. Corporal Ciaute " says three charges have been prefer V. red against Captoge and Popopski, an; u as this is their second offence they ar 7. liable to receive a deserved measur = of punishment. Both men are knowl as gamblers and they seemed to hay m found easy victims in camp, as the, ,gg possessed a large amount of none. ,5 ,d won at cards, Captoge and Popopsk TT playing the games together q "a! ,i their unsuspecting victims.
 ie Charles J. Adams, operator of tn r0 automobile that brought the soldier If as far as Westerly, although free H from the charge of bootlegging by th lo United States district court in Provi IL dence while his companion. ODon
 nell was fined $15 and costs, is liabl m to be penalized for reckless drivin
 and operating an automobile while in m toxicated Road Commi ssione
 Browning, in charge of the state high C. way between Westerly and Wickfort -'s came to Westerly and received fror n- Chief Brown the name of the operate
 of the car. and also verifcation of tn al Massachusetts registry number. M ro Browning will ask for the prosecutio :. of Adams. It appears that on las vi Tuesday afternoon, Adams drove hi
 automobile, that contained O'DOnne
 and the two soldiers, against a plan oy that was placed across the highwa ils as an indication for a detour. Th b. plank was thrown aside by the in
 pact and struck and injured one ( as the highway workmen. The aut on sped away at top speed, until it wa s compelled to come to a stop in West ys erly for repairs when in Granite stree ire It was then when Police Sergear on, Ferguson took the two civilians an rs the two soldiers into custody.
 K Rev. Thomas c. O'Brien of IT. Marys church, Providence, died of 1T
 f1uenza- pneumonia, Friday night, i O. the City hospital, Providence, whel ed his sister, Miss Annie O'Brien, is ma
 tron. Father O'Brien was born in Vel = sailles, Conn.,, and came to Weste1
 iy when quite young with his parent MT. and Mrs. Michael O'Brien, no
 residents of Spruce street. At the az
 of 16 he concluded his studies in u
 schools of Westerly, and commence
 his preparatory study for the pries
 hood in St. Charles college, Bait
 more. He spent his seminarian peric