Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-25
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 Delberta; four sisters. Mrs. Roger Lewis of Hopkinton. Mrs. Alvin Ken yon and Mrs. Henry Very of Wester- ly. and Mrs. Blanche Gibson of Wells vi1le, Ohio; two brothers. Donald A. Crandall of Hopkinton and Victor Crandall, of Slaterville. Mrs. Wftter was member of the First Hopkinton Seventh Day Baptist church. . The old Fifth company. Westsriy, is not included in the reorganization of the Rhode Island National Guard with one thousand men as the limit. There will be two troops of cavalry one battalion of field artillery. one ambu- lance company and six companies of made up of the First Second Third. Fourth and Seventh of Providence, and Eighth of Pawtucket. and cap- tained by Arthur l.. Bartlett. Ezra Fl. Kent. Jr. John J. Collins. Thomas H. Hammond, Archer F. Williams and Burton K. Harris. respectively. The coast artillery battalion will be commanded by Major Cyril L. D. from among qualified members of the command. As Connecticut has de- clined to reorganize the national guard of that state. by. order of Gov ent state guard. authority may be se- cured for two more companies of coast artillery in Rhode Island, in that event the former Fifth of Westerly and the Sixth of WoonsOcket would probably be selected.
 John Cassidy, of Quincy. fined SIS and costs in the Sixth district court, Saturday, charged with having a hy- podermic syringe and needle in his possession, is held at the. request of and entering the Young drug store at Wickford- Cassidy has been drug addict since he was twelve years old. He is now thirty-six-
 Samuel Mun,ford Knowles, a5, presi- dent of the East Greenwich Savings bank forty years, former state senator and republican leader. died Saturday morning from heart trouble MT. ters, Mrs A. K Tillinghast and Mrs. J. s. Martin of East Greenwich.
 Judge Herbert w. Rathhun, attor- ney for the Shore Line Electric Rail- way company. was in consultation on Saturday with Maurice W. Flynn, the cil, and Fred Bouiter. selectman of the town of Stonington, in an effort to have adequate police protection of the propery and employees of the com pany. It was stated at the meeting that in addition to the damage done on the Watch Hill and Pleasant View lines, the company building in Cogges- we'll street had been stoned, employees d g, insulting and threatening crowd, that employees had been assaulted, that crowds whose aim was intimidation were permitted to congregate, without police interference. It is the intention of the officials of Sonington and Wes- terly to preserve order and respect of the laws.
 Local Laeonfes.
 Eamonn de Valera. president of the Irish republic will speak in Provi- dence, next Sunday. A number of Westerly men are planning to hear him.
 The senate his confirmed the nom ination of George F. O'Shannessy to be collected of the new Rhode Is- land internal revenue district.
 Everett Chapman, arrested by Con- stable Michael Brown, charged with carrying a concealed weapon, was given a hearing. before Judge Will jams in the Third District court. ent of costs of $2.so and the accus-1 ed was placed on probat ton.
 The Fourth Company, Westerly, and the two other companies of the First battalion, Rhode Island State Guard. spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday in camp al the Kingston fair grounds.
 Mrs. Frederick and two children of 21 Newton avenue are to be guests of Mir. and Mrs. William Pollock at Town Hill for the next six weeks
 Travel on the electric cars increases and Sunday there was a general rush to Watch Hill. Pleasant View and WeeKapaug.
 With expert sleuths on the job, there are no clues to the general robberies at Watch Hill.
 The price of coal has been jumped fifty cents ton. and now the general charge per ton of egg. stove and chestnut coal is SIS. and pea coal $l1
 Major Everett E. Whipple of, West erly was in command of the battalion of state troops encamped at Kingston fair grounds Saturday and Sunday
 The Pawcatuck policeman says he knew there was trouble brewing when he saw crowd assemble near the bridge, but he did not go down Coggs- well street, and therefore did not see stones thrown at the trolley road building.
 While an electric car was passing under the Cottrell bridge in Mechanic l street. Saturday evening. a, trolley pole struck the bridge. pierced the roof of the car. and struck Mrs. Lewis Greene inf1icting a scalp wound.
 Preliminary action was taken Sat urday evening for the formation of a board of the American Legion The l new organization was named Merrill Post No Is. in honor of LieutenantI Harold Merrill. The temporary ofh- cers are: Bourbon A. Babcock, chair | man; Carl V. Brucker. treasurer; FL liott R. Thorpe, secretary.
 Mary H.. seven years old daughter | of Mary Hogan, and the late Michael Sugrue, died from diphtheria at; the l City hospital in Providence last week.
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