Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-15
WESTERLY

cents an hour substituted.
The Soldiers Bonus board has not
yet considered the matter of the yeo-
menette bonus. voted on the last day of
the session Of the general assembly,
which gives to each the sum of S109,
the same as given in the original bill to
soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses. It
is claimed the board is busy at present
getting their system into swing to care
for the bonus first voted. The board has
until December 81, 1921, in which to
pay the bonus to the yeomanettes, and
with the comparatively small number,
approximately 200 a plan will be ar
ranged to register all applicants within
a certain period, which will facilitate this
special work.
mill operatives at Potter Hill, were be-
fore Judge Williams in the Third Dis
trict court Friday charged with cruel
ty TO animals. Both pleaded guilty
and were fined $40 and. costs each, which
they paid. A complaint came to Chief
Brown that a horse owned by the Tan
ners died recently of starvation, and that
for many days before death relieved the
horse from suffering, the animal was
heard paving in the in the barn and
pleading for food as best he could. More
| recently it was reported that a COW was
| in the barn unable to stand and that
| the pitiful moaning was almost contin-
| uous and that she was dying for the
want of proper food Humane Agent
| Smith was notified He made investi-
cation and the arrest and prosecution of
| the Tanners was the result.
The accused claimed that the horse
and the COW were fed but perhaps not SO
] often as horses and COWS owned by
others. They were given grain. but not
much hay. The accused claimed they
| did not know anything about the care or
stock. nor that it was necessary for the
| COW to have hay. and did not understand
! the necessity for COW to chew and cud.
or anything like that. They asserted
! that the horse. and the COW. too, were
| in fine condition up to a short time ago,
and then began to show rapid de-
| cline they did not know the cause then,
but now realize that the animals were
not receiving the proper quantity Of
! food Agen Smith testified that the ami
mails were probably not properly treated
since they were owned by the Tanners
| Judge Williams made plain to the accus-
| ed the true nature Of the offence and
warned them to be more humane in the
future.
DIR. Michael II. Scanlon has been ap-
| pointed medical examiner for the United
( States Health department. Tor the dlStrlc1
| of Westerly, and under the direction Of
the Boston Office. 1t will be his duty
! to give treatment to all former service
men and to determine disability and the
seriousness thereof in connection with
claims for compensation from the gov
| eminent. DIR. Scanlon served in the army
medical corps and is a member of Mer
rill post, American Legion, and IS STATE
medical examiner for the town of West
crly.
l. The Westerly Historical society, at III
annual meeting. elected officers as fol
lows: Everett L. Whipple, president
! Rev Samuel NJ. Cathcart. Albert r.
Stillman. vice presidents Rev. William
+. Williams. secretary; Miss Lillian
Thomas. corresponding secretary; Mis-
Gertrude Foster treasurer; Mrs. ]. Q
Babcocl. Albert F. Barber. executive
committee. with the other officers; F
Stewart Greene. Mrs. Charles II. Rich
mond Mrs. Everett r. Whipple., Mrs. +
b. Foster. Milton A. Crandall, member
ship committee; Mrs. Elisha Burdick
Basil Boies Wood, Elliott r. Thorpe, pro
gramme committee Miss Marie ZorGrar
d, Mrs. Henry Greene. Byron ]. Peck
ham, resolutions committee.
Local Laconics.
Arbor Day was observed IN Westerly