Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-06
WESTERLY

As a result of the effort to elinni- nate the deficit of s2000 a month un- der the government control, and un- der that of the Rhode Island com pany, former lessee of the road, the board of directors of the Nsrragan- sett Pier railroad, has authorized several radical changes. Samuel k. Gould, the new superintendent, has reduced the train service from six to four trains day in each direction. The members of the regular train crew. Michael Brennan, conductor, Charles Holland, baegd gcman, Ed ward Mccarthy, brakeman, Fred Whittemore, engineman. and Louis Matthews, firemen, have been dis charged except Mccarthy. The new train crew will be made up of Harry Gardiner conductor, Edward McCar- thy brakeman, John Reilley, baggage man, John Cook, engineman, and Ar l thur L. Miller fireman.
 Andrew Redmond, a brakeman on l train No 2 is transferred as baggage man at Wakefield station, succeeding Elwin Sweet, who goes to Peace Dale. The superintendent's office will be in | Wakefield, with Joseph Monahan as l chief clerk, and Thomas Cough as- sistant. Clifford E. Potter is retained as freight agent at Wakefield. | Archie Briggs has been appointed assistant agent and train despatcher i at Peace Dale. c. Leroy Smith re- | mains as agent at the Pier, station,
 with B. Frank Locke as clerk. Pat
 rick Quinn will be in charge of the roadbed gang.
 | Without any money in the treas | ury and many improvements needed,
 the rosd was passed back to the stockholders. and it is said, the cut I fr, sary The towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown will be requested to | exempt the railroad from taxation. l The new schedule: From Nara
 gansett Pier to Kingston, 6.17 a. m. Providence SpeciaD; TAO a. m., .1045 ! q. m., 40 p. m. Leave Kingston for
 Narragansett Pier, s15 a. m., 11.54 a.
 m.. 5.t5 p. rn., 5.5S p. m. Providence
 speciaD.
 In imitation of the Connecticut l plan an act has been introduced in ! the Rhode Island general assembly,
 authorizing the panel and charity 1 commission to manufacture motor
 vehicle registration number plates at
 state institutions. Under the bill the
 board of public roads would make
 reuuisition on or before September 1 for number of plates in such series
 nrd forms as desired. and the penal
 board would be required to keep an
 accurate account of cost of manufac-
 ture. which would come out of the
 moneys received for registration and license fees. The bill would author
 ize the penal board to secure the nec-
 cssary equipment and make regula =
 tions governing the employment of
 prisoners for this purpose.
 Meetings were held Thursday ir
 Providence in the interest of the In
 ter Church World Movement. plan
 of organization in Rhode Island dis
 cussed for concerted action by Prot
 estant denominations. Dr. Daniel A
 Polling, associate general secretary ot
 the world movement and associaett president of the World Christian En-
 deavor Union. told of the training
 program. which will enter 5000 coun-
 ties of the United States and into ev. !, cry community that has two ol ! more churches for community confer . ence. According to announcement Rhode Island has been divided intt the following districts:
 Greater Providence, including . PawtIclSet to Ashton. All of Provi , dence county south of Chepachet
 East Providence. including Riverside : Hebronville, Mass, and Adamsdale Mass.
 East eenwich-Pawtuxet Valle,
 to Greene Riverpoint and Wickford
 Newport Newport, including . Block Island and Jamestown. 2 Woonsocket-Woo to Albiol and Providence county east ant north of Albion.
 / Westery-Na shington county ex . clfsive of Wickford district. . Warren-Bristol county from Bar t rington, including Bristol and War