Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

the town of Westerly, which includes the villages of Westerly. gradfSrd and Watch Hiil and also White Rock. Weeka- paug,, Havershanl and Pleasant View / the police are required to frequently hire au- torrsobiles for thefr transpertatiop in re- sponse to calls AS result bills are or dered paid for quite an amount by the town council each month. Two years ago the town appronI ted $1.20o for the pur- chase Of an autoI Sbiie for the police de- partznent. but it was decided by the de- partnaent to defer the purchase, and that atpzopriation was not e1pended This action was due. to tnssttied condEicn ana the high cost of nnaintspancs. I 1t is now proposed to renew and in- Eorease the former spnrepri4tton, and to ! that end the town council will probahiy ! include in the next, tudgst recornn1endas ! tion Of a substantial amount for :slae pur- chase os sss automobile for the ues of the police depart trsertt This will De introduced tor actiofA at the hnnaeial town meeting to be held next month. The reeorarnenda da- ton will be adequate to tncluds upkeep of the machine. ' 1 The police do not want raotoY-driven patrol wagon such as is used in city police departments, put 8 standard five eler seven passenger machine, which is better suited for local purposes It is planned to lave the machine in a conveniently located garage, always ready for ca z and when q call is made by an officer lfoh is not 9 licensed operator a competent operator from the garage will drive the machine. Police Chief Brown believes that a town owned police automobile would prove a profitable investment. as it would end spending money for automobile hire. alse 1 increase the efficiency Of the aepartnaent ! and give to the public increased police protection. When the police arc needed at points far removed from the village of Westerly, in any part of the town. quick CT response can be made than under the l present plan, when there is often a vexa- tioiis delay in locating a jitney or public service car:
 Judge Barrows and jury were occu- tpEets NednAsdAy in hearing testimony in tho two cases of Baptiste BAttonelli against the Westerly Automatic Tele- pheae coiapany in the superior court in eession at Westerly Mrs. Bottonalli and daughter were iniure1 by contact with 3 wire of the defendant company three
 years ago. the wire having parted. com iusSfn oontae5 with an electric wire and charged with eisctricit5& The wire fell to the ground and the injuries resulted when Mrs. BetteI1efi and daughter came in contact with the faIisn wire and sustaiaed tl part by the electric wire and pole
 Mrs. Eottoheiii brought action for dam ages for injuries and recovered from inc
 company more than a year ago. Of the
 two; suits now iii trial Mr. Bottoneiii
 brings action for his daughter, -a minor
 and also for himself for the loss of ser
 vices of Mrs. BettcI-elli by reason of the
 injuries she sustained. Ferguson for
 plaintiff. Davis for defendant. It was be.
 lieved on Wednesday that tlse cases wuUGd
 reach the jury by loon of Thursday.
 Rev. Frederick Allan Macdonald, pas.
 tor of Pawcatuclz Congregational church l has received calls to. become pastor ir ether places during the past two nlonths texteading from Georgia to Maine, ificlu
 siFe. The latest is froza the Pine stree
 Congregational church, the crureh ant
 paFish at q meeting Monday evening in vitins Rev. MT. Mcdonald to Lewiston Me, to fill q vacancy which has eXiSteS since last June. He preached iii sRs cfiufcl 2. week ago last Sunday He wa
 questioned regarding the conditions upo, : which he would accept tine pastorate, an, T as the Monday meeting the church afl, parish voted with enthusiasm to meet t'i eouaitions.s 5 '
 Rev. MT. Macdonald has heen pa.tor Q the Paw'eatuclE church five years, ,bu
 more than year was spent in '! A. C 4. work in France. He was graduate
 
 s Rer. cIayton \. Bardick. the preaiden a i presided at a@enecia fraeeting of tlIe boar Y Of managers of.'the Seventh Day Baptis s Missionary society held ha the PaEcatuc t church, and Frank Hill of AshaEay Na i. chosen recording secretary pro ttl = President Burdfck snnotheed as the con :. naittee to consider tie future needs as I 2 workers in foreign and home fields, Re ~ ~ D. Burdett Coon. Dr. Edwin Wii;tford ST as a Dr. Ana,e L. Waite < letter from F. E !; gene Davis informed A the board that ! <, would devote his whole tiE7e to the mi sion ia- China. Rev. c. H.. F. Randoii : announeed seeepatnoe of the! cali to |
 Middle Island field in West Virginia, : 4s begin labor Jan. 1, 1921. e- st Communications were read from Re F J. .. Crofoot, Rev. J. T. Davis. Rev. : ,n c. Branch, Rev. (. 5. Loofbeurrosss, Re 4s N. G. StiliEaan, c. C. Van Hesn, Rev. fs .. Tickhef, Rev. William L.. Rupdie FS Rev. E. J. Severance and Robert 3. { t- Clair. 5s fasss : o It WAS voted to refer the matter of i e crease Of the salaries of workers in; t v China, field to the eenlnaittee on work @ @a China. report to be made st the ne aT meeting. a<. g.ss Applications for place iR: missions Y york were received from 4. T DottoF ss of Athens, Ga.,D. Paul Riegier of La .. renceburg. Ind. Ala vas asked for lS " Pefa 5ia his work in aCeyloas ss Following talk on the spa1gslist!c vc " of the seeiety, it was voted that
 exangeiistip committee bs Feouested on reaert at the next meeting ofsha boa ITS as to the aavisability of the board fly peiRting aa svangelistio secretary
 on on "carrytrF csal to New castie,. T lar likened unto carrying granite to We si. ersy,ebut the latter Has bscornes1z rss he ty. A local granite .yaaHrfactursnss llu taolishnent has 2 big contract vh sJ. specifies Barre granite instead of the iaJ cal. and superior product Therefore
 stock used en that job comes From
 1 Vermont sduarsy. Due to lack of frsss, - ing facilities this granite Is fresfaen 2 delayed in transit and, in consednAi, '@ rfisals Y granite cutters are Eitneuf VI
 teinparariiy. That is the condition j
 at tliisa time. <t S +z ss 9se;ss The Wssterly Beard as Trade h
 made 3 move towards the estsAIishna os an hospital in Westssiy.- At a
 nloatht,y meeting a motion. by Irvine
 Chester prevailed, whsch provided 3
 the ap9o:a taens Of B conanittee to $Hou
 u.atsfas plan ofa ,astioa@ and Ito rsp
 to the nsxt nee ting. The whole m
 ter was referred to the executive e
 nittee. 4 resolution was ssiop3ed
 ebjection to enstruetipas In fhR Ras
 t';ck- river, and the; sscratary xsss
 \ strpctsd to urge the Rhode island a
 Conn ecticHt detsgstions In e1aspsus
 asd in the suppreesion of theae oNs3r
 tions. Steps were also taken to put