Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
WESTERLY

There was an unusual case for these dry days before Judge Oliver H. Williams, at a special session of the Third district court. Monday. Charles J. Boulanger, weaver from Carolina was charged with intoxica- ton and pleaded guilty, but declared he did not become intoxicated by drinking whiskey, brandy, gin or beer, or even hard cider, but by drinking Jamaica ginger and coffee. He told the court he had cramps and purchased a four-ounce bottle of gin- ger. He then went to a restaurant and mixed the ginger with his coffee. He remembered leaving the restau- rant, then lost consciousness, he said, until he awoke in a prison cell. His purpose in coming to Westerly was not to get drunk, but to do some shopping for his boarding mistress, chiefly the purchase of sugar. He declared his good intentions would not have shattered but-for his stofn-7 ach ailment and the drinking of gin- ger and coffee as a curative. After listening sato his personal history, Judge Williams deferred sentence up- on the payment of costs, $2.80. x The seudiers' bonus board will or ganize today Tuesday, when Cap tain Edgar R. Barker of Providence will be chosen chairman, and John F. Murphy of Riverpoint. secretary. The board will then begin it's duties preparatory to the distribution of s100 bonus to Rhode Island service men and nurses, payments to May l, next, and, end July 1, 1921. The board will prepare a form of appli- cation similar to questionnaire, which all beneficiaries under the act will be required to i'll out and file l with the board.
 Persons entitled to the bonus are | commissioned officers, enlisted men, 1 field clerks, warrant officers, army 1 and navy nurses, duly recognized as 1 such by the war or navy department l who enlisted, were enrolled in, or were mustered into the army, navy marine corps, coast guard or national naval volunteers on or after April 6, 1 1917 and prior to November II, 1918, or to their dependents or heirs-at- ! law. The applicant must have been a resident of Rhode Island for not less than six months immediately prior to entering the service.
 Those barred from the bonus are: ] Persons who have received dishonor- i able discharge from the service who have deserted who have received a
 soldiers bonus or payment from any 1 other state. who by reason of con-
 seientious' objections served as non- cembatants and those who, in the Judgment of the board, were guilty of fraud or wilful violation or eva
 sion of the draft law. No woman other than an army or navy nurse 1 is entitled to benefit under the act, excepting as the dependent or heir at-laW of deceased person, who of alive, would benefit under the act. Many friends attended the funeral i services of Councilman Charles G. | Craig at his home in Cross street. Mir. Craig was member of Calvary Baptist church but as there are no
 First Day Baptist pastors in West
 erly at present the service was con- pastor of Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church. The beautiful floral tributes included set pieces from
 members of the town council, the po- lice department, from David Newall, l a former employer, from associate
 workmen at the Joseph Coduri
 Granite Works. from the Granite Cutters union and from Joseph Co.,
 duri. The body was placed in the
 den of Providence, and John J. Ken .nedy, R. J. Davey, John Murray, Will J liam Craig and Alexander G. Thomp-
 son were the bearers.
 William E. Bowen, formerly of ! Westerly, died Sunday night at his
 home in New London after two days
 illness with pneumonia. He is sur vived by g daughter, Addie, wife of Letter Carrier Joseph Collins, also by : two sons, Walter and Frank Brown The funeral will be held from the res lidence of Mrs. Collins in MontauF
 Waterbury, a former resident ot
 avenue, New London.
 Ellsworth Durham Goldsmith oi Westerly and Miss Marie Barthing o1
 Salomonia, Indiana, were married ir
 St. James Lutheran church in Sal amonia, February 15. MT. Goldsmith :. when in Westerly was connected witt the Smith Granite company office He served in. the world war as . lieutenant of engineers in the Ninety. first division. The bride served as an army nurse overseas.
 Local Laconies
 The superior court for Washington : county convenes at Westerly this ? (Tuesday) morning.
 :. The banks the schools and the 3 post office were closed in observance 9 of Washington's birthday.
 In invitation of the work now go-
 ing on in some of the big cities, the people of Westerly are assisting the
 highway department in clearing the
 gutters of snow and ice.
 Edward Butler teacher of English
 and history in the Swampscott Higt
 school, spent the week end and hoIi-
 day at his home in Westerly.
 The national colors were displayed
 Monday at the post office, town hall
 memorial building and high school