Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-01

Two Bridgeport buses that have been doing business in New London during the trolley strike. with route from State street to Ocean Beach, the only route in the city for, the public accommodation. came to Westerly on Thursday for the purpose Of operating from here to Watch Hill. The opera tors state there are more than thirty similar buses operating in New Lon don and with the indications that the trolley cars were to resume running, there was likelihood of cut into the notorious travel in that city The men say there is surfeit of buses in Bridge port and that therefore they were distributed wherever business looked attractive. The owners of the buses had reaped quite a harvest in New London, where the city license is nonl7 inal. As the cars are registered in Connecticut, therefore the cost was practically nothing to tra nsfer from Bridgeport to New London. where the picking was good
 were up against different proposition before they could operate in Wester- ly, or any other part of the state Of Rhode Island. In order to do business on the Watch Hill route these buses must first pay to the town of West eriy a license fee of $2 for operation, s1 for drivers license and SPA for pas senSer privilege, that is a charge of s2
  charge is made for the passengers carried above that number. This is concession to this class of vehicles, as a fee is exacted of g for the passage capacity of the ordinary service car, exclusive of thesdriver, i. e., a five pas senger car pays sS and seven pas senger car SIP.
 The operators of each of these buses are therefore required to pay to the town of Westerly s27 to operate for one year or less. In addition they must pay to the state the cost of reg istration and the government tax or S20. So before they commence bus mess the 'busmen who came from New London are required to tear off a $50 from the roll they collected in their last field of clover.
 buses between Ston4ngton and Vest erly, with terminal at the state line, remaining within 4. Connecticut. and thus escape paying over their money paid. To this one. of the Bridgeport CTS replied: -."Nothing doing; we are after the coin. for our own benefit and not for the accommodation of the public The trolleys never made new dollar between. those. places, and that's hint enough for us there Is no good money on that run Right here let me tell you that we are not paying out our coin to relieve the 1nconven- fence of the public. If the people be- tween Westerly and Stoninston want our service, perhaps they can Setlit by coming across with, sufficient amount of counta ble' cash.
 The 'busmen had an interview with Maurice W. Flynn. superintendent of vehicles and asked for special license for August at a rate pro rata With yea ~1y license When informed that no Iicerses could be issued for short terms. but only on the yearly license plan, the interview ended. Half an hour later the buses started on the re- turn trip to New London
 Arnold Clark. 57, employed in the Milo Clark market, died suddenly on Wednesday night at the home of his son Everett on Lincoln avenue from paralytic shock. More than a year ago he suffered a shock but made gradual recovery and appeared to be in good health just before death came He leaves a widow, a second wife. marry ing within comparatively short time. and three sons- William A. and Everett Clark of Westerly and Robert F. Clark of Mystic.
 William Henry Wills, 67, died Wed nesday at the home of his son Harold in Norristown. Pa.s after long ill., ness with tuberculosis. He was born in Penryn, Cornwall. England, and. coming to America, located in New York for two years, and then came to Westerly. For more than thirty years he was employed as stonecutter by the Smith Granite company, and for near ly twenty years previous worked at the trade. He is survived by his widow, a second wife. son, Harold of Norristown, and daughter. Mrs. Eliz- abeth H. Robertson of New Bedford also by two sisters. Mrs. Ellen W. Blake and Mrs. Elizabeth ". Cook of Westerly.
 Local Laconies.
 The Rhode Island Dental society, including Westerly members. had an nual outing at Newport Wednesday. The members visited the training sta tion and witnessed drill and review to Admiral Sims.
 Members of Hancock Womans Re ief~corps had an outing at Quonocon- taug Beach Thursday.
 Members of the Fourth Rhode Isl-- and regiment, Civil war veterans. met in annual reunion at Crescent Park Wednesday, the 5Sth anniversary of the crater explosion at Petersburgh.
 Republican Congressman Ambrose the new law firm of Greene, Kennedy & Greene. The other members are George W. Greene. former democratic national committeeman, and his son, Capt. James T. Greene, recently re- turned from overseas service.
 The directors of the Swansea and Seekonk street railway have decided to combine the positions of treasurer and bookkeeper. The twenty employees of the company threaten to strike if the change is made and the present bookkeeper, Mrs. Mary Bliss. is dis charged.
 Providence plumbers have demanded a wage of $1 an hour and rejected the offer of employers of s7 for an eight hour day
 What kind of apples are these 9" queried a customer to a local fruit dealer. Rcd apples!" was the laconic reply.
 The Providence Veteran iFremen's association has voted to enter the hand engine Nonantum in the squirt ing contest at the 29th annual muster of the New England States Veteran Firemens league to be held in Wick ford Saturday Aug. Is.
 In addition to those prosecuted dur ing the week seven other automobilists charged with driving at a speed in ex- cess of 25 miles an hour have been summoned to appear at Fridays ses- sion of the Third district court
 The police are of the opinion that the valuable jewelrv purIoined at Nor