Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-05-18

A quartette of Westerly lads, all under
ii, are on the verge of being sent to the
school for, boys in Meriden, dependent
upon the action of the police authorities
Of the town of Stonington.s Saturday af-
ternoon last the Maxson hardware store
was entered through a window in the
cellar, and from thence to the store
proper, where the boys helped themselves
to a dozen jackknives and a box of scis-
sors. The break and robbery was discoy-
cred Sunday morning when the store was
opened for business. Report was made to
Patrolman Wheeler of the Pawcatuck po-
lice, who invoked the aid of the Westerly
police. Patrolnan Mitchell was assigned
to the case, and he soon hit the trail that
corralled the boys and to the information
that two of them did the stealing and
gave or sold some of the loot to the other
boys. By advice of Patrolman Mitchell,
the two self-confessed guilty boys were
given over to Patrolman Wheeler, who
filed the information with Prosecutor
Hewitt of the Stonington town court. The
| Juveniles were not locked up, their par
ents promising to deliver them when re-
quired. es
These boys are said to be the same
who entered the store of George O. Muir
phey Saturday and distracted $3.50 from
the cash register. They are also of the
same group who did some wire cutting
at the movie house in Pawcatuck and
caused the disarrangement of the clock
| in front of the Office of William A. Will
cox in West Broad street This clock Is
connected with the Western Union system
and when it failed to work correctly the
| fact was indicated on the master clock.
/ Linemen investigated and found that a
\ wire in the rear of the Wilcox Office and
near the gallery exit of the movie house
had been cut. This exit leads across 2
| roof and down the stairway from the
Wilcox, office. The boys evidently sup
posed the wire furnished the light to the
electric lamp over. the door of the exit
| and the plan was to put this light out Of
| business SC that the boys could sreak
Einto the, movie house unobseryed. This is
the third time this wire has been cut and
now the linemen have placed the wire
beyond the reach of boys. The lure o.
the moving pictures is what prompted the
lads to their wrong-doing.
At the annual meeting of the Brother
hood of St Andrew of Rhode Island, heli
| in Providence, officers were elected a,
follows: Charles Hewitt Smith of Chris
church chapter, Westerly president
Thomas H. Maylnon, East .iProvidence
vice president; Henry f. Harbach
providence, secretary and Representative,
ITO the national assembly.
Harley Thomas Proctor, who died a
shis residence in New York city Saturday
was born in Cincinnati where he ant
his brother William A. Proctor, were tn,
lpioneer soap manufacturers on a larg
scale in America, and in a few year
they amassed fortune. William A
owned the mansion at Watch Hill KNOW
as the Sunshine cottage, now the propert,
of Richard B. Mellon. Associated wit
William P. Anderson and others, an
heading the syndicate of Proctor & An
derson, a large section of Watch Hill wa
purchased and sold at a big profit Har
ley T. Proctor and his nephew, Wiliiar
c. Proctor, one of the presidential cam
paign managers for General Wood, wer
frequent visitors at Watch Hill, and a
are we'll known to the older residents {
Westerly.
After his marriage with Miss Mary /
= Sanford of Cincinnati. Harley Proctc
moved to New York and had a fine res
dence there. His interest, however 500
oentered in the Berkshire Hills. f
( built a handsome summer villa in Leno
Y 1 in 1908 and made that his home. INT
two years ago he hardly ever used
motor car. relying on the stable of
: / driving horses which he maintained :
s Lenox. Surviving him are Mrs. Procto
! two sons, William and Rodney, and