Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-30
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William B. Austin, 7s. died Sunday
 evening at his home in Chestnut
 street MT. Champlin was born in the
 adjoining town of Chariestown but be- came a resident of Westerly when .i qulte young In early life he became i q deep water sailor. then learned the l 10 the office force and became secre- i tary and treasurer of the New Eng | land Granite works. a position he held
 TOT many years and from which he re- l tired less than ten years ago
 ! MT = ustin took an active part in ! town al1aIrs, and served several terms | on the town council He was senior 1 deacon and president of the board of
 trustees of the Broad Street Chris i tan church. and was a Mason and l Odd Fellow. He was chaplain of
 Franklin Lodge of Masons and a i member of Narragansett Lodge of Odd Fellows forty-fve years. MT. Austin was assistant treasurer and a member of the loan committee of the l westerly Savings Fund and Loan as 1 sociation.
 l Mir Austin never lost interest in /, sailing vessels, enjoyed pleasure sail | ing and was sailing master of a fast ] boat in the Watch Hill races for many seasons. lie was also interested 1 in the ownership of several coaSting vessels, and was close reader of ma rine matters
 f1e married Tn 1SoS Hannah M. DaW l ley of Griswold. Conn.
 He is survived by Mrs. Austin, and his next nearest relatives are nieces and nephews. MT. Austin had been confined to his home for only two weeks.
 MT. Austin was one of the seamen of an American ship who received a medal from Queen Isabella. of Spain. for rescuing nine men from a wrecked Spanish brig off the Scilly Islands. Poker playing in the woods, off
 Pond street and the orgies that ac- to be filed with Chief of Police Brown and he decided to put an end to this Sunday nuisance. Accompanied by | Officers Mitchell and Champlin, the chief raided gam bling party in the woods They surprised an even dozen at play, captured five, seven making a good getaway. The fleeing gamb- lers left some coin behind not much, and this the police gathered in. The men arrested were Arthur Behrens, James Gencerelli- David Fitzgerald, Pasquale Generelli and George Beh- rens.
 They were arraigned on the charge of card playing Sunday before Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third district court. Monday morning. All pleaded guilty and paid fines of s5 and costs of s3.S0, each.
 George Davis pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxica tion. and paid a fine of g and costs of S2.So-
 The eighty fourth annual session of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Christian Conference. will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Broad Street Christian church. West erly. The programme follows:
 Tuesday Afternoon-1.30. devotional, Rev. F. J. Bodman. North Fall River; 10.20. business. appointment of com mittees: reading of minutes; 1o.4o, the president. address. Rev. Frank H. treasurer. Warren H. Sanford 11,So. sermon. Rev Henry Arnold, Fall Riv- CT.
 Tuesdya Afternoon-130 devotional, Rev. $. G. Palmer, Dighton: 1.45. ad dress. Rev A H. Morrill, DD. New ton. N. H.: 23o. report of Christian Endeavor secretary and the Buffalo convention. John Loftus. Pottersville; BIO. address, Rev. H. M. Hainer New Bedford: 3.45. annual sermon, Rev P. S. Saier Westerly; 4.3o. open discus sion, Rev. Ernest B. Gilbert. Fall River: ,, business and adjournment Rev Arthur A. Richards, Swansea; 7.ao, The Inter Church Movement, Rev. Film A. F. Palmquist, Boston S.15. The Forward Movement, Rev. F.. K. McCord. DID.
 Wednesday Morning-9, devotional. Rev. William Brown. South Westport; 9.15, business. report of committees; 10, report of the Sunday school sec tary. Mrs. Lillian Borden, South Portsmouth: 10.3o address; II, re- W. c. Sargent, D.D. Providence; 11.45, report of conference field secretary Rev D. p Hurlbut. Assonet; 12.15. adjournment.
 Wednesday Afternoon-1so. devo- tional. Rev. A. M. Lockwood. West Dighton: 1.45. election of officers: ,, report of secretary of missions. Miss Bessie Alden Providence: 2.2o. ad- dress: 2. pa ageant of missions; 1. bus mess: 43o communion. Rev W. c. Sargent, D. D.. and Rev. Donald P. Hurlbut.
 Wednesday, Evenins-7-3o praise service: s. address, Rev. F. K. Nc Cord DID.
 The four fellows arrested by Sheriff ! John R. Wilcox Saturday after they | had abandoned an automobile that had 1 crashed through a stone wall on the | Shore road. were former employees of | the Fore River shipyard at Quincy ! Mass. The quartette were arraigned | before Judge Oliver H. Williams in | the Third district court. charged | to the state. They entered pleas of | not guilty and are now in the Kings ton jail pending hearing next Friday The owner of the automobile John l Kataja is employed at the shipyard 1 and he states the four men >.de out of the yard in his automobile last Fri day afternoon. The damaged ma chine is being repaired in a local gar age.
 The superior court session, ad- | journed from Kingston, will come in at Westerly today (Tuesday) Judge signed for trial is Chief of Police Thomas F.. Brown against Christopher Ferraro, charged with abettins and aiding Riley and Houghton in the as-