Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-12
WESTERLY


 pointed administrator of his wifes I estate and after the payment of debts the balance of the personal estate goes 1 to him. Papers in the case have been | filed with Clerk Haswel1. citation fs- ! sue dto respondent and a hearing will l be held in the superior court for | Washington county at the September l term, in Kingston. Mir. Knapp now re-
 sides in Westerly. s.A lz
 A dashing White Rock girl, resenn : bling Annette Kellerman in form and initiating that noted swimmer in one
 piece bathing suit. has shocked so- ciety by her amphibious antics at the Watch Hill bathing beach. So been filed with Policeman L2nphear and he decided to arrest her on the ] first opportunity and have her prose l cuted for indecent exposure or some ] other charge. The opportunity came | Thursday afternoon when a report | came to the officer that the water | nymph was at the bathing beach. He | hied to his home. discarded his uni | form and was soon transformed into a plain clothes Sleuth. .-a+ sgsye1 l. He watched patiently for the girl to tire of disporting herself in the water and on shore. and finally mustered up courage sufficient to order the girl to the bath house and to don her street arrest. In due time the girl emerged from the bath house in ordinary cos tune, and was escorted by the gal lant police officer to Bay street. It would hardly do for the sedate policeman to escort the girl. to the ian garb. He determined to don his policeman uniform. and left the girl in the custody of Chief Engineer Nasn of the Watch Hill fire department, while he went home to make the change in costume
 
 a trolley car approached bound tc Wes terly. The girl made dash for the car. boarded :1 while in motion, and sped on to Weste-ly When Ho- girl had flown, and there was sorrow in the features of the jealous police officer. What did he say to Chief Nash? Ask the chief. If he will not divufge, ask the policeman. A few hours later this self-sam girl rode by in an an automobile, shook a day day to the good natured cop; and he ejaculated: By gosh. there goes that darn girl now"
 The wartime prohibition has al- ready affected the labor situation at the Rhode Island institutions and it is probable that it will be necessary to go into the open market for labor, if the shortage of commitments con tinue as it has from July 1. There have been but very few men commit
 
 the shortage of help a the power sta tion and storehouse i- already acute. The operations at the institutions can not be eurtailed as the state aims house and state hospital must be pro- vided for. ~--i a1@
 Delegates from Westerly fire com panies attended the quarterly meet ing of the Rhode Island State Fire mems League in Auburn. President George H. Merrill presided and forty three delegates feom twenty-seven organizations were present. The South Kingston Veteran Ffrernen's sassocia- tion was admitted to membership. The question of admitting the Vigilant Fire company of Aponaug to the league was discussed, but no action in required form.
 The Narragansett company of Wick ford was granted the use. of the iron pipe belonging to the league for the New England muster. to be held at Wickford Aug. Is.
 Secretary Mclaughlin reported that the commission of the State Firemen's Relief Fund had voted to increase the while on duty to 8 day. The next meeting will be held in October, the first Wednesday. with the Fire King company of Pawtuxet.
 John w. Brephy has purchased from John H. Murphy the business which has been conducted twenty seven | years by MT. Murphy. and located in 1 the Murphy block, Canal street. Mr. | Brophy has been in the employ of Mir l Murphy and is familiar with all the details of the business. He served | overseas in M company, 18th Infantry, | First division, U. S. A.. and was | and gassed in action. Mr ] Brophy returned home about a month 1 ago, was given back his former en- | ployment, and MT. Murphy gave him | opportunity to take over the business |
 The meeting of the Washingtcn n | County Medical society was held at | The Oaks, on the Shore road. pr. | William c. Posey. of Philadelphia read ] ln interesting paper on The Common | Diseases of the Eye. The discussion | was opened by pr. J. W. Leech. eye | specialist, of Providence. Dr.. John | NJ. Peters, president of the Rhode Is and Medical society. made his official | visit. There was discussion of the l need of an hopital in Westerly, and | Ors. Payne, Johnson and May were | appointed a committee to investigate md report to the next meeting.
 Local Laconies.
 Thus far twenty-six women have registered in Westerly with the inten- ion of voting for president of the | United States.
 Coroner r. H. Browns verdict that he accident was unavoidably may put he quietus on the proposed suits on [ lama geS against MT. CoSter. the own