Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-18

| s7 s England States Veteran F'ireme1s as- sociation to be, held at Wickford Aug. i16. The hand d-engine Aberdeen will be entered in the squirting contest. A committee has been appointed to ar range for transportation and other necessary details. A Knights of Columbus council will be instituted at Wakefield Sunday af-a ternoon. The state officers will be present and every council in the state bers of Narra gansett council will par ticipate, making the trip in automo biles- The Narragansett degree team will take active part in the ceremonial
 Local Laeonics.
 Maurice w Flynn. .tsuperintendent of vehicles, has issued four additional taxicab licenses since the trolley strike began. Among the licensees are two for motorbus operation: . The fare to Watch Hill has been in- creased from 10 to Ia cents on the notorious that has been operated on
 Some Watch Hillites are incon- venienced by the late arrival of the caddies at the goffzground: The tardf- ness is due to lack of trolley service. A purse is being raised to provide transportation for the boys to and from the golf ground,
 Pleasant View, is more affected by, the trolley strike than is Watch Hill. as practically alle those staying at the latter, resort are owners of automo- bDes.s
 There is no bus route to Pleasant View, Atlantic Beach and Weeka- paug.
 The taxicab men report that there is no apprecia ble difference in the vol ume of their business by reason of the trolley strike. s .s7,
 The strikers are to receive strike pay at the rate of a dollar a day. When a striker engages in other em- ployn1ent this special pay is discon- tinued.
 In a former trolley strike we Walk" tags were sold at a premium in West erly.
 Just before. noon. of Thursday auto mobiles were closely parked on both sides of High street from Broad to Canal streets. Beside there was con siderable traffic between the lane of automobiles, with no trolley car to cause congestion. In this particular
 There is at least one criminal case on the Third district court docket as signed for hearing at Westerly today F'riday).
 The bus running on the Watch Hill route made several trips Thursday with less. than hal ia dozen passen- gers. It is said that the actual cost of running the bus is 10 cents a mile. That does not include the pay of the driver or any charges aside from op eration.
 The trolley strikers held their daily get-together session Thursday morn ing.
 The local strikers called at the cap tain's office in Pawcatuck Thursday afternoon and received the pay due them from the Shore Line Electric Railway company.
 The Fourth company members were instructed in rife practice at he state armory in Westerly Thursday even ing.
 Many from Westerly attended the Fowler Bindloss wedding in Stoning- ton Wednesday evening.
 The No Parking Here signs on the bridge do not seem to be clearly un- derstood by all automobilists.
 RepreSentativ of the state board of public roads were at the town hall Thursday for the registration of auto mobiles and the issuance of operators licenses.
 The storekeepers realize that tro1- ley strike is on by the loss of suburba Il patronage.
 The nomination of Thomas F. Lenf- han to be postmaster at Westerly was sent. to the senate Thursday. He has ! been acting postmaser since the death of Postma ster John A. Farrell. He is promoted from assistant postmaster. Miss Katherine G. Price, who has been. engaged in Y. NJ. C. A. entertain ment work since Oct. 15 last returned | evening. She arrived from Brest in New York Sunday on the steamship Cap Finistere.
 Corporal Nicholas Vrountas, 166th corps has been honor ably discharged .and returned to his nome in, Westerly Wednesday.