Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-01

inson, Corporal Cash Miller, Private
Tarold D. Livingstone, Private John L
Ferguson Jr, Musician Charles Fl.
Nudge and First Glass Private William
Smith.
Miss Ellen Murphy died Monday aft
ernoon at her home in FaWcatuck after
an illness of two weeks with heart
trouble. She is survived by broth
er, Dennis Murphy anil four sisters |
Miss Catherine Murphy, Mrs. T. H. |
Lynch Of Philadelphia. Mrs. NJ. J. |
Hernon of New London.
John Donovan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Michael Donovan, for several years |
in the employ of the Pawcatuck Wool
en- Mill company, at Potter Hill, died
Monday of nophritis after two weeks
sickness at his home i'll High street,
Westerly. i3esides his parents he is
survived by two brothers, DIR. Michael
j. Donovan, Chicago, and Rev. Francis
Donovan, OF Wisconsin diocese, and
four sisters, who reside III WeSter-
ly
During the year just ended the po-
lice of Westerly have made lO6 ar
rests, for all causes. as follows: In
toXication AZ, theft 10, assault 6, in
sane 6. idle persons 4, violent assault
NIOldllOIl VI dulOulODll0 law f., COM
mon drunkard T. Sunday card playing
4, evading draft l. fugitive from JUS
| tee ,. study beggar l, bootlegging ,,
| lewd and wanton person i, defacing
| private property 8. revealing and fight
| ing l. non-s support 2, bastardy 1, as
| sault with dangerous weapon 2, lott
ering l, breaking and entering 1. To-
| tai los. Chief of Police Thomas z.
| Brown states that from a police stand
point WESTERLY has been pretty we'll
! behaved during the year, and that no
crime of particular seriousness has oc-
CURED, and" he added. "of course this
is due to the vigilance of the police
| force"
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall died from
| pneumonia at &Seir home on Commerce
! street, Tuesday morning, leaving two
| small children. both i'll with infIuen-
"a. Mrs. Hull died at . o'clock and
| her husband died seven hours later
| Mr.. Hull was a laOoTer and worked
, last with the Andrews Coal company.
! Some time after the death of Mrs.
Hull neighborS reported at the police
| station that Mr.. Hull had gone insane
| and was liable to do harm to himself
and others. and urged police action.
When the police called the man was
dead in a room adjoining the one
where the dead body of his wife was
Il lying. Naturally, under the distress
ing circumstances, the house was not
in the best of sanitary condition, and
the two sick children added to the
condition of desolation.
| Chief of Police Brown notified Dr.
Samuel G. Webster superintendent OF
| health, and urged him TO make an off
| cial investigation. which was done
The family had been attended by Dr.
NJ. II. Scanlon, and the two children
are receiving medical treatment from
, him. These cases, with others. have
; been reported officially, but no special
precautions have been taken to che k
the spread of thu disease. The tw
orphans are being cared for temuGs.
arily under the direction of the over
seer Of the poor.
The voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy Of Albert Baker of Westerly,
anto and carriage repair, shows lin 70
= hllitics Of &S126 md assets of $3.50.
The largest creditors are; Philip H.
epic. Westerly. $1,000 secured by real
f.. tate mortgage; George j.. StiIlman,
Westerly, $1,000. secured by second
rcai estate mortgage; Eliza A Baker
Westerly, $1,000. secured by chattel
mortgage: Z. c. Church company, of
; Providence, Sass: COngdon & Carpen-
ter, Providence, $217: Charles II. Ca
Wit, Westerly. 500: r. \. Snermans
sons company, Westerly S1U2: Butts
& Ordway company. Boston. $102.
! The latest real estate transfers re
: corded with Town Clerk Whipple are:
; John SpeZZauo to Maria F. : from
beta, one-halt interest i'm house and
lot in Pierce street. Arson r. SIrBcr
to Charlotte II. Ahearn. house and lot
t in Rocket street; Industrial Trust Co,
trustee, to Stanton :. Thompson, half
interest in hous. and lot on Watch
Hill road: Mary N. Clark to Horace
+. BurdiCk, house and Let on Watch
, Hill road: Thomas Fisher to Horace
y. BurdiCk, lot on AyOndale road:
Horace f. Burdick to Thomas Fisher
lot on AVundala road During the
same period there have been recorded
, SIX mortgages aggr, eating $S4Jc. one
discharge of mortgage, three transfers
of mortgage, one partial release OF
mortgage, one lease and three attach
ments.
Local Lacon.cs.
: There are more than 700 cases o.
r influenza in Westerly.
: Watch night was observed in some
of the Weterly club rooms.
. The schools have been ordered clos.
ed for the week by the schecl commit,
, tee.
The first meeting of the creditors o
Albert Baker of Westerly, was helt
Tuesday.
A turkey supper was served at thu
watch night meeting Of Westerly
= lodge of ElkS.
[ Miss Fanny Gallery of Oak Lawn
$ r. l., is visiting Miss Ruth Shippee il
= lower Pawcatuck
e Miss Mary Sullivan, 20, died Tues
4 day afternoon at her home in Libert,
] street. Fawcatuck.
S c. Leo Higgins, seriously i'll 'vi%
a pneumonia, was reported as slight,
Q improved, Tuesday.
n There was q big sale Of war say
l | ings and thrift stamps at the West
$ | erly post office Tuesday.
d The unsual watch nlgn- service wa.
Q held in Grace Methodist church.
G DIR. Michael J. Scanlor. of Chicago
I has come east because of the Hines
e of his brother, John, who died OF
e Monday
: Charities p. Fowler, of Westerly, an,
d Miss Harriet r. Drude, of Chicago
were married Tuesday afternoon il
e that city.
e Chief Engineer Samuel G. Cottrer
y of the fire department who has bee
It i'll at his home for several weeks, ha
d not improved.
= First Sergeant Geoffray Moore, is a
= the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs
t George C. Moore, on a ten days fur
= Tough from Kelley Field San Antonio
= Texas.
= The SWEETEST society event in man.