Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-17


 placing them in the auto truck brought them to the Chapman farm. Raymond Barber when recalled tes- tified that he saw where the deer had been buried in the snow, saw tracks of sled leading to and along the railroad track and followed the trail to the road. There were indications that the dead deer were taken away in an automobile.
 Deputy Game Wardens Wallace and Booth testified as to the Statement made to them by Champlin and of se- curing his signature to written Judge Williams round Chapman guilty on the two counts and imposed a fine of s100 and costs in each. No tice was given that an appeal would be taken to the superior court. This case. has created more than ordinary | interest in this section, as c. Palmer l Chapman the accused, is an officer in ] the state and local grange and one l of the most prominent farmers in the state.
 l The non support case against Walter J. Reid was continued to Friday next. # the house coneurs with the sen- ate, action, the salary of M. Walter Flynn, the recently elected clerk of l the Third district court will be in- creased from $500 to $1190 and like l increase will be made in salaries of clerks of all the district courts, except the Sixth or Providence district court, where the salary is now $4,000. The act was introduced by Senator Sangey of Warren by unanimous consent. He explained the act was drawn to re- place several acts raising salaries of certain district court clerks, and that lit had been decided to raise the pay of all the clerks, except in the sixth district. He asked for immediate com sideration and it was granted and the act was passed under Suspension oi the rules. It means to some clerks pay at the rate of more than S25 an 1 hour for actual service rendered. ! Senator Maurice W. Flynn intro- duced an act authorizing the town o1 Westerly to see land dedicated to pub use. and to acquire other land subject to the same public use. This Was passed in the senate and transferred i to the house under rules. suspension
 In the house, Representative Davii
 asked for immediate 4consideration There was no objection and the ac
 was passed in concurrence. This vii give the town authority to sell River
 side park, the public playground, ant puECIldSE 7Ot4CI idlLQ L0 bS ACYOiCS to like opposes. That is, the tewl could sell the park and purchase tn, !, Hannah Crandal1 property for play , ground purposes.
 The act was passed increasing tn salary of the jaintor of Washington county court house from $500 to $S0f Westerly was not represented at tn gathering of democrats in Providence Thursday, at a meeting of the stat central committee. Plans for tn state convention to be held May wer completed. It was decided to send a least three delegates and three other as alternates to the national conven
 tion in San Francisco in June. Mem 1 bers of the committee insisted tha . women be given the opportunity t ? take part in the deliberations of tn state and national conventions. : The New Haven road engine nous ,, in Hope Valley and the iocomotiv that was therein over night and whic is used on the Wood River branch wa Z 1 totally destroyed by fire from an un ! known cause early Friday nornins A locomotive from Midway arrive : in time to run the first train frol ! Hope Valley to the main line at Woo , River Junction.
 2 Local Laconics
 q Members of the laborers' uniol now on strike, are doing picket dut,