Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-05

I Bi >lford. Four milk licenses were 1 issued.
 Simeon shertnan, second, manager | of the Wester- Baseball club, made I application to nave Huncay baseball games in Riverside Park. as provided for under the laws of the state of Rhode Island. The application was required. The council will hold a public hearing .on the application on Wednesday evening. Aug. IS.
 John F. Murphy, formerly of West erly, where he learned the printers trade, now of Providence, is one of the leaders of> organized laDor in Rhode Island, and is well known in Connecti- cut having been employed at his trade in Norwich. New London and Water bury. At the annual meeting of dele gates to the Providence Central Fed erated union Sunday night MT. Mur- phy was re- e-elected president without opposition He was also chosen to be chief marshal of the Labor day parade. The delegates representing the sev- eral local unions made reports, special reports of interest being from the gas workers, the tailors. the barbers and janitors and the carmen'S union.
 Delegate Coleman. business agent of the carmen. reported that no cars were running and .as things looked today" he didn't think they would start in hurry. He said that except in New port and Westerly the carmen were standing out for the demand of 50 cents an hour and an eight-ho day.
 The two big motor buses that came from New London to operate between Westerly and Watch hin began their work Saturday morning and quit Sun day noon, returning to New London to continue business. The operators soon learned that the local traffic was not paying proposition and soon be- came satisfied that the trolley cars did not depend on residents of Westerly and Watch Hill for paying patronage. It was the business along the line from Norwich, with the Groton-Stoningto and Ashaway lines as feeders, that furnished the passenger business for that particular route
 Before commencing operations the Maurice W. Flynn, superintendent Of vehicles, the sum of $io in license money. One paid $40 and the other s3o, the difference being in extra op- era tors licenses.
 There was a big rush of business on the beach line in New London Sunday, both the trolley cars and buses carry ing passengers to capacity As the large as before the strike, the public could not be accommodated. therefore the bus men continued to reap har-s vest. Striking trolleymen acted as conductors on some of the buses and collected double the amount for a ride ,othe beach that they collected when in the trolley car service
 The two buses from Westerly were back in New London in time to en- gage in business and collected more coin in two hours than they took in on the Westerly Watch Hill route Satur- day afternoon and evening and Sun day morning. These buses have the right to opera te in Westerly for the balance of the month, and they may come back before the month ends.
 IocaI laconics
 Tn order 10 accommodate John P. Cluett of Madison Conn, Judge Will Hams held special session of court Sunday night MT. Cluett pleaded a speed in excess of 25 miles. He paid a fine of s15 and costs of $3.s0.
 Westerly has awarded to $. N. Bond & Co. loan of s9000o. dated Aug. l. and maturing Nov. 5, 1919. at 4.90 per cent. discount
 Not one of the 2s arrests in Westerly last month was for intoxication.
 Today will be Mechanics bank day in Westerly, and a call will be started for the 10 per cent. dividend by the more than 300 depositors or their , represen tatives.
 Rev. John M. Groton of Jenkinstown, Pa, here on a vacation at the home of his grandmother. Mrs. Horace Bab- cock, preached Sunday in Salem, Mass. His brother. Rev Nathan Groton. is also guest at the Babcock home. l nelT IaIneF was d former pastor or Christ Episcopal church, Westerly.
 Mrs. Annie H. Broadfoot has re- ceived official notice of the awarding of a distinguished service cross to her son, Josiah Broadfoot who was killed in action Sept. g. 1918. Mrs. Michael Bray. 3S, died sudden ly Monday at her home in Moves ave nue. Besides her husband she leaves three sons and daughter also her father. Louis Celia. and several broth CTS and sisters.
 These officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Watch Hill Chapel society: John O. H. Pitney, president; Ashbel Greene, secretary: Lewis H. English, treasurer: Truman Newberrv. Ridley Watts. John o. H Pitnev, trustees