Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-22

not approved by the employers. The laborerS have been on strike a week, and thus far there has been no actual vio- lence on the. part of the strikers.
 Narragansett Commandery, of West. serly, and twenty-five other command cries of Knight Templar, have ac- cepted. the invitation to participate in the field day of the grand conmandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to be held in Providence, May 27 and 2S. Mrs. Jerome Fitz, corresponding sec retary of the Rhode Island Equal Suf- | frage league, has been selected Rhode l Islands representative in the Flying | Squadron that is to tour Connecticut urging a special session of the legisla- | ture for ratification of the federal amendment.
 l The petition for. divorce of Marion l.. Rouse from pr. Herbert E.. Rouse was granted in the superior court at King I ston by Judge George T. Brown. Will l liam I. Bent was granted a divorce from Nellie Bronson Bent, on grounds of de- 1 sertion, for five years. May Collins Thomas from Charles B.. Thomas, ne-
 glect to- provide and custody of two minor children to petitioner. The case | of Mabel P. Gorton against John R. Gorton was withdrawn. Frank, Pierce
 was granted final decree of divorce on
 ground of living apart ten years. Final decree was entered in the case of Elm ma Curtis against Lincoln Curtis. The case of Gideon Holland, Jr., against | Catherine Holland, and cross petition of Catherine Holland against Gideon Hol- l land, Jr., were heard. Both petitions I were refused. The only case to be tried before jury at Kingston at this term, is that of Owen P, Lee, against Everett B. | Jones and others An action of false arrest and malicious prosecution with
 damages of $5o,o00 claimed. The case
 will be concluded today tThursday). Ad- i journment will be taken to Westerly
 Harry R. Miner of Westerly. is fore man of the jury.
 Local Laconics
 | Westerly High school baseball team made a good start in defeating the
 nine of Bulkeley school, New London to 1.
 Ernest Wilmot has been elected man.
 ager of the North ingstown baseball team, at meeting of the athletic as- sociation.
 1 A resolution was passed in the house Wednesday, eorc-----e' "a ~anate action
 to pay Sheriff John R. Wilcox, the s1 1 of $25 for servlces s.s t.lsoarsIng officer for Washington county.
 One more day of work will complete
 the spur track to the new silk mill. Miss Agnes Brodie is substituting fol
 Miss Marie Zangrandi at the Westerly library.
 Even men who are regularly employed in town departments, regardless O
 weather conditions, have joined thu strikers, but they say they really dit
 not want to strike.
 l9f-The superior court for Washington county convenes in Westerly Friday. II Attorney James A. Shields, 39, diet
 suddenly Tuesday afternoon at hi
 home in Providence. He was a pas grand monarch of the Mystic Mobiles o
 Grenada, past grand knoght of Cranstol
 council, Knights of Columbus and dis trict deputy of that organization. H ], was the first president of the Order o Owls in New England, was a membe of Providence Lodge of Elks, the Moderl Woodmen of America. and a. trustee o 7 St. Matthews church, Auburn. William A. Wilson, 79, for thirty-nin years grand secretary of Grand Lodge ! Knights of Pythias of Rhode Island died Tuesday afternoon at his home i Providence. MT. Wilson made frequen
 official visits to Bowen Lodge, Knight 5 of Pythias, Westerly.