Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-09

The weekly session of the Third dis trict court. Judge Oliver H. Williams, erating automobile in excess of twen- ty-five miles hour. William Inness, of Watch Hill. and Arthur H. Coy. of Westerly, pleaded guilty. and each
 paid fines of SIS and costs of $3.so.
 Like case were continued for one
 week against Elias R.,rgeliesin of
 New York. Horace Lear of Easton.
 Pa, Fred J. Jelke of New York,
 thur P. Hawes of Philadelphia.
 Joseph Davis was before the court
 charged with violently assauIting
 William Duqud. He pleaded guilty
 and the case was continued to next
 Friday for trial. It is alleged that
 Davis kicked the plaintiff. causing se-
 were bruises, and attempted to as-
 sauit him with ice tongs, but was
 prevented when Duquid closed in and
 held him. The trouble arose over the
 weight of piece of ice delivered by
 Davis to the home of Duquid.
 The contract has been awarded to
 Amos D. Bridges Sons. Inc. of Haz-
 ardville, Conn.,. the bid being consid- cred the lowest responsible one Of the ten offered. for reconstructing the Boston Post road between Westerly and Charlestown. The bid is SEA- 416-50. Half the expense will be paid Z the government under the federal aid law. This stretch of five miles of road will be resurfaced with bitunain- ous concrete. When completed this will make continuous highway of bituminous concrete to Aatanuck. and the road beyond has already been put in good condition.
 Amos S. Burdick reported to the police that his automobile Henry was stolen iron, in front of his abode in Canal street. early Friday morning. The Henry is painted black and bore Rhode Island registry number 72oS.l
 Q ic
 Joseph Moran, recently returned from army service. employed by Ed. L. Gavitt. zee warden. was injured while at wofk in Pleasant street on Friday. He was in an elm shade tree, when a dead limb on which he stood broke off ano fell, young Moran falling with it. He struck on picket fence. Aside from few cuts and bruises the only external injury was to his left elbow, which was believed to be fractured. He was taken to the Me morial Swrence hospital for an K ray examination. to be made by Dr. Daniel Sullivan.
 Senator Gerry has introduced bill to permanently transfer the United States Coast Guard from the treas- ury to the navy department. The lat ter wants the war transfer to become permanent, while the treasury depart ment prefers to have the coast guard to its Jurisdiction. Represer- tatlNS SiabcSS udsS l5IHSt1tcG A pi4i to fix the status of the coast guard fol- lowing the war.
 The reduction of train service, pas sepger and fre-at. which includes ex- press and postal business. has hit Westerly just hard as other places of importance along the line of the caused by the strike of rail- road Shopmcn that went into effect on Thursday Workmen here and here abouts knew nothing of the with drawal of trains that took them to 1 and from their places of employment l until they reached the railway sta tion- Some returned to their homes l while others waited hour or to l and boarded trains that had doubled Ip to run on one schedule in substitu- ton for the trains that had been | taken off. These men lost the whole ! or a part of the day, and lost the pay hat would help them meet the de- 1 nands of high cost of living. The ab- l sence of the trolley service is hard l ship sufficient to the people. but the l ack of steam road service is the straw | hat breaks. The conditions here in- |