Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-17
WESTERLY

OI- the udy ilSHIi saving Dlll, on Wnlcn a public hearing will be given today by the house judiciary committee. Strong opposition is expected from the rural sections. Thirty .ght members of the Providence Chamber of Commerce have been appointed a committee to appear in support of the measure.
 In opposition there will be repre- sentatives of the Rhode Island State Grange and the farmers in general, who have declared unalterably op- posed to daylight saving.
 Another important measure before the house judiciary committee is the bill abolishing night work for women and minors, and establishing a 4S- hour working week in all manufac- turing and mercantile establish ments.
 The annual meeting of the Nara gansett company, of which the Wes- terly Light and Power company is subsidiary, is to be held today (Tues- day). The company has earned its eight per cent. dividend. and also carried $41,429.811 to surplus account for the calendar year 1919. This com pares with a deficit of $32,415.66 for the 1918 year. This is very satis- factory considering the fact that 1919 was far from a normal year to pub lie utilities corpora tions. The cor poration has at present 3S,216 GUS toners, gain during the year of S34S, the largest ever in any single year.
 The total number of stockholders IS SSO0, a gain of about 1000. or thirty per cent. during 1919, and ninety per cent. of the company's securities are neld in Rhode Island. The number or shares purchased by the company m June 1919, and offered in small iots to customers not already stock holders, was 1920: The demand ex- ceeded the supply, but S30 new stock holders were added by this sale.
 Additions to property and plsnt durlng the past year have amounted 10 $l,111,4 which sum includes S254,O0O for building and 6S,0o0-volt overhead transmiss on line for tbe east shore and connections. About one-ha the convertible seven per cent. note issue, which natures on october l. 1921. was converted into capital stock last November. The re- Illalhder can be exchanged at any in- 'eTest per!od upon maturity.
 Tn the Providence district, which llctqdes Westerly, twenty three re- crults were gained for the army Ia s4 week in the peace time drive fhaf is peIng conducted to fill up the ranks Of the army. The drive began Jan uary l and will continue to March 31 ne recruits are permitted to choose ther branch of service. Last waal-'e recruits were practically all employ- ed men. and shows that the yoca tlonal and educational training now, o"er ln the army appeals to the r@ut.Iinen who want to learn trades i'Cr hS March the Thirteenth In Iantry and Thirty sixth Infantry tr pa los rom Camp Devens, will be in the strict for ten-day periods and effort will be made to have tba bards | make visit to Westerly.
 Orders just issued from the ad- Jutant generals office specify that in. spectlons of the several orgar. zations or the Rhode Island State G. vii De made by the adjutant general. as. sisted by the commanding officer. ac- cofdIng to the following itinerary:
 Fourth Company, Westerly, April l; Thirteenth Company, Bristol April ,: Fifth Battalion, Providence April {; Cranston Street Armory: Stlfth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth .Companiesl Fourth Battalion, Provi. dence, April F, Infantry Hall (Band Eighth, Ninth. Tenth and Eleventh
 U- tucket, April 13; Sixteenth Companv East Greenwich. April Is; First Com. pany Woonsocket, April 19; Third Company, Newport, April 20; Second company, Wakefield. AprI P; Head quarters and Supply Company, Ma chine Gun Detachment and Sanitar1 Detachment, Providence. April 27, tnteenth Company, East Providence April 2s.
 Sanitary detachments attached tc organizations not in Providence or Pawtucket will be inspected witt their respective organizations. Al organiZat- -ons will appear in heavy marching order. Bayonets will not bt carried.
 All organizations will be on tht floor of their armor' 'es promptly nj Sl9 o'clock upon the evenings tc winch Inspections are assigned.
 Organization commanders are en. joined to do their best to create ar interest in the inspection on the par ot members whose names are stiIi or the rolls VI In response to a still alarm, the cyclone chemical hose auto truck Was sent out Sunday night for fir, III the sub- station power house of th, Shore Line Electric Railway. q one. ! story brick structure. off the Narcl | lilH road at point where the Pleas ant View branch of the trolley roaC leaves the Watch Hill highway. Tn, truck made good time considering in, rough road conditions, and the fir, wh-ch was in the roof was extin. 1 guIshed with chemicals before rnuci damage was done.
 The only difficulty encountered were on the return trip when in machine was being driven up Cooke : hII 10 the fire station, and that wa
 III getting the wheels out of the dao, | ruts in the ice and snow. This va i finally accomplished.
 It was the first call on the fire da 1 partment since the severe storms Iaf 1 the highways in the worst condit;o1 1 ever, according to the oldest of Yves 1 terly's inhabitants.
 At the recent meeting of the execu tive board of the Seventh Day Ban
 tlst Missionary society, held in Wes ] terIy, Albert $. Babcoclz, who ba i been recording secretary twenty-on 1 years, missed a meeting of the hoar l for the first time. He was kent awa. | by a severe attack of rheumatism an l Mrs. Charles w. Clarke acted as sec
 retary pro tenn. Rev. Clayton A. Err : dick. the president of the board va i confined 10 h;s home by a severe col 1 and Ira B. Crandall presided. m treasurer. Samuel H. Davis. was a 1 the meeting just long enough to suh i init his sreport. Duties conrectef 1 with his position as a Fspre-~ tatiy
 from Westerly in the Rhode Islam | general assembly. required his pres
 ence at the state capitol.
 A committee composed of Sanue
 II. Davis, Albert s. Babcock, Ira I ! Crandau ana Edwin Shan unc