Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-05

Sss-.Ss -iSseS WculicnuAy dA6 fLfpft. sentative Samuel H. Davis introduced | him to Governor Beeckman and to | members of the bonus board. There | are several candidates for the place | and the beard does not expect to make | the appointment for a week or two. Corporal D0wer Is an expert book l keeper and has been trained in ac- counting. He can now use his left | hand in writing.
 A bill before the judiciary conn | naittee would permit the trust ccna- | panies of Rhode Island to purchase | the bonds or other obligations of the l government of Great Britain. France, Canada or any of it's provinces, Italy, l Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark l and Switzerland, or the joint bonds of the government of Great Britain and France. The bill provides that securities purchased must have a definite and fixed date of maturity that they must be the direc obligations of the gov ernment and that in the aggregate a sum not to exceed two per Ncaat. of the savings deposits of any one com pany may be invested. The Washing ton Trust company and a branch of the Industrial Trust company are To- cated in Westerly. l Sheriff Jehn R. Wilcox, witi, tfe sheriffs of the other counties Of Rhode Island, held a meeting and en- dorsed prospective legislation heavily increasing fees for serving civil pros cesses. It is said there has been no increase. in fees for fifty or more years. The bill will be introduced in the general assembly within few days.
 At the caucus of- republican mem. hAFQ of fhA | sentative William R. Fortin, of Paw | tucket. was the unanimous choice. for | speaker of the house to succeed Ar thur, F. Sumner, who goes to the su-5 1. .perior court bench. He was nomin- 1 ated by Representative J. B. s. Bra zeau. of PaWtucket. The nomination was seconded by Representative Sam candidate for speaker, but who with drew just before the caucus convcn- 1 cd.
 Two bills of local interest were in. l troduced in the state senate Wednes- day. One. provides for. an eight hour l day fo mechanics, general woriSmen l and laherers employed by the state. and cities and towns which may ac- cept the provisions of the act The f other is known as the weavers par ticulars bill. The former provides
 
 vatling rate paid in the locality where the labor Is performed and that pre- l ference shail.b be given to citizens un- der state contract. The penalty is a fine of $50.
 The weavers particulars bill, so- called. enables persons employed as weavers in textile factories to know exactly the amount they shah be paid | while work progresses. Both bills were sent to the judiciary committee.
 When, the seventy second annual session of the Grand Encampment of Rhode Island. Patriarchal branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was held in Providence, officers were 1 elected as follows: Ernest L. Man. chester. Little Crompton. grand patri- arch; T. Augustus Auliff, Providence, grand high priest; Malcolm D. Mo- Cum, Providence, grand senior war lden; Kirkland Fl. Wilson. Warren. grand scribe; Thomas Nj. Holden. of l Providence (formeriy' of Westerly, grand treasurer; Robert c. Willard, Providence, grand junior warden; Walter Sylvia, Little Crompton. grand marshal; Warren M. Greene Anthony, grand sentinel; Charles c. Buffum. of Woonsocket, deputy grand sentinel. l These district deputies were sr- nounced: Roger Tattersoll, first dis trict; William B, Newton. second, dis trict; Edward W. Mersey. third dis trict: Eben Raynor, fourth district: J. Edwin Gardner. fifth district
 Thomas J. Jones. sixth district; Fred
 D. Thompson, seYenth' district; James
 A: Wright, eighth district.
 ,s Senator Maurice w. Flynn intro duced a resolution, providing for use 1 9t the state armory at Westerly by Sarragansett council, Knights of
 Columbusf for a public entertainment The resolution was referred to the l eommitte on militia. Senator Hoh- l Ter submitted an act authorizing the l town of Charlestown to open and maintain brechway or channel be-
 tween Charfestown pond and the
 ocean to protect the sheIr fisheries. | A feature of the musical programme
 at the conference oe the Rhode Island chapter, Daughters of the American
 Revolution, was the singing of Dear Old Rhode Island by a quartet inciud- ; ing Miss Marjorie L. Cuiverwell. so- prano, who was born in Westerly and who resided here up to eight years ago. Recent real estate transfers recorded } n the office of Town Clerk Everett E
 Hhipple include: Amelia Potter, Hen
 ry L. Burdick ct al. and William. P i-angworthy ct al. to Mendel Block, Il he large three-story brick building in 1igh street known as the Potter
 Langworthy building. Two mortgages
 Ire also recorded. one of $15,3oo and | he other of $40.0oo, of Mendei Block
 the Washington Trust company
 lther transfer deeds recorded are:
 Hare B. Winship to Courtlaud B
 'liven. land at Pleasant View; Fran
 'esco Mama to Antonio Spino ct ux. 9ts III, Prospect park; Saverio Di Cos:
 anzo ct ux. to Elmer Y. Brown. house
 nd lot on Post road; Michael n fancy, by heirs, to Alex Sleczkiew;cs
 t ux. house and lot in Granite street Bertha Ward to Eva Sykes Lake II rouse and lot at Watch Hill; same tc
 ame lot at Watch Hill.
 In the same period there were re.
 'orded three powers of attorney. on,
 ,sslgnment of wages and three re.
 eases of mortgages.
 Il Local Laeonies.
 several deer have been shot and k;Il. d in the Watch Hill section, in viola. i ion of. law.
 Peginning next week the plant O
 The Ninigret company will be oper.
 lted twenty-three hours day. ! The flag at the Westerly Hiv, ( school was at hah-mast, sWednesdsy V
 respect to tke mother of Miss I,a,;.
 a Mcintyre, priacipal of the school Mrs. William Morgan, who died i,
 New London. Taescay, was the widow r f Thomas Curtin and mother of Pc. ! iceman Thomas Curtin of Westerly < Major William P. Dodge is on hrie