Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

 sion act was passed on the final day ed to qualify within the thirty days limit. Governor Beeckman has again appointed MT. McGarry for the term ending June 31. 1922, and it is pre- Dwones who was appointed on the commission has not qualified and it is said he will not. Aside from the members ex-officio, the commission has but one member at present
 George Carder Hazard, brother of Matt Hazard of Hinckley Hill. Pawca- tuck, who died suddenly Saturday of acute indigestion. was buried Tuesday afternoon at River Bend. Prayer ser vice was held in his home in Brook lyn, N. Y. Monday evening. MT. Haz- ard was a resident of Providence be- fore moving to Brooklyn three years ago. He was for many years con- ductor on the Consolidated road be- services at the cemetery were con- ducted by Rev. Joseph L. Peacock.
 The House of Correction at Che shire, Conn.,. was visited Wednesday by members of the Rhode Island pen al and charitable commission of Rhode Island. and that institution was inspected with a view of obtaining some modern ideas to incorporate in improvements in the state prison. The commission will make trips in the near future to other modern prisons to study the methods of management and the results.
 The post office department an- nounces that there will be an exanai- nation held September 24, at Newport, to obtain a list of ehgibles from Fort Creole post office. The salary is $500 year or more than s400 year less than is demanded by striking trolleymen. at the rate of sixty cents an hour for an eight hour day every day in the year. Overtime not in cluded, as the postmaster receives no overtime pay.
 There was a chicken stealing prac- tice in Westerly several months ago. that was checked by Police Chief Brown and his men arrested the penalized as the law directs. Now chicken stealing has broken out afresh and the police sleuths are at work, in the hope of preventing this form of thieves becoming prevalent. Tuesday night the hencoop of Mrs. Edward Tallion. in Greenman avenue, was visited and twenty-tw of a flock of twenty five were taken. This is a serious loss to the owner, as she is a widow with three children and is re- quired to work hard to maintain her self and children.
 Local Laconics.
 
 water till the we'll runs dry, is reflected in the absence of the trolley cars
 An overabundance of rain and the absence of trolley cars made Monday damp bad day in Westerly
 Even the skies darkened and the rain fell when the trolley strike struck on.
 An increase of 25 per cent. in wages has been awarded employees of the local shirt factory. and thereby a strike was aVerted.
 There was no congestion of traffic in the streets of Westerly Wednesday,
 The present is the second time in Westerly when the people walked by reason of a trolley strike. On the first occasion they didn't have to walk but they did. in sympathy with the strikers.
 The Norwich Bulletins arrived in Westerly by automobile early Wednes- day morning.
 Ira B. CrandaH of Westerly is a member of the executive committee of the Seventh Day Baptist conference 1924. Band concert in Wilcox park this evening. Local trolleymen are to hold daily meetings.
 William J. is to tour Rhode Island in the interest of enforcement of the prohibition law. Westerly is included in the itinerary. The August run of Holsters is enor- nous and the lowest local price is IS cents pound
 The Richmond town council has abolished the office of chief of police, and declined to pay the bill of Chief Charles A. Fuller of $10 for services in the month of June. The council generously increased the pay of the traffic officer to $2.50 day.
 The committee to make a survey with the view to esta ablish a branch of the Y. M. c. A. in Westerly is com posed of Thomas Perry. Thomas Mo K erzie Lewis Stanton Dnrald C