Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-04

, C. Prown of North Kinston. and they lived many years in Abingdon Be-
 sIueS hls wife he is survived by
 brother, William, night yardmaster at ] Indian Point. Mir. Sheldon was a | member of the National Building and
 Bridge association. The funeral will | be held Saturday afternoon at the | Queens River Baptist church, Usque- | paugh. Interment will be in that viii | lage l The public utilities commission has issued an order of investigation of the | complaint of the Warren town council | against the Bristol County Gas and Electric company. subsidiary to the Narragansett Electric Light company. as Is the Westerly Light and Power company. Originally Westerly was be- l fore the commission in like compla int relative to the rates in effect here. but 1 became satisfied with the rates offered subsequently and withdrew compla int. Warren in the complaint declares that the rates are arbitrary, unjust and 1 unreasonable, that the rates give the respondent corporation unwarranted, unnecessary and unreasonable rights to the detriment of it's customers The notice of investigation will be served and ten days thereafter the notice of hearing upon date fixed will be served
 Internal revenue men have been busy in Rhode Island for the past two weeks. They have visited more than $500 automobile owners and collected the penalty for non compliance with , provision of the revenue act of 19ls In due time the federal men will visit Westerly.
 The act provides that every person running an automobile for hire or for the carriage of passengers shall pay tax of $l0 a year for car seating seven or less and $20 for a car seating more than seven. The requirement was
 made retroactive to Jan. 1 and pay ment of e-half of the stipulated tax was made payable before May S1 But very few in the state subject to the i'm post met it during the specified period. complete lists of all those liable to the tax are in the possession of the de- partment To the required tax a 25 per cent. penalty is added and the total the year ending May 31. 1920, will be required to be paid during this month.
 At the annual meeting of the Pleas ant View Improvement association Mrs. M. B. Milan was elected presi- dent; Edwin Hawke. secretary. and Mrs. Bonnet Chappen, treasurer. Chairmen of committees. with author ity to select associates, were appoint ed as follows: Ernest Gully. recrea- tion; Mrs. Walter Krebs. entertain erick F. Fowler. improvement commit tee. The matter of the disposal of garbage was discussed and it was voted to assess each cottage having the service g for the season.
 Roger Joseph BInn of Providence and Miss Margaret Hessler Riley, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Riley of Westerly, were married on Thursday morning in the Church of the Immaculate Conception by Rev. Henry Bruno. They were attended by Miss Mary Riley and Lafayette Ahern. After a breakfast at the home of the brides parents. Mir. and Mrs. Blinn left on the noon train for short wedding trip.
 Local Laconics.
 Carl v. Brucker of Westerly has purchased from George H. Robinson and B. F.. Helme, executors of the es- tate of Hannah W. Robinson lot No. | [, College road, Kingston.
 Thursday was Westerly's warmest 1 day of the season-90 in the shade at noon.
 Fisher, according to custom. made 1