Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28
WESTERLY

1 said Deputy Sullivan referred to the | praise given the Elks at the Atlantic i City convention by General Booth for the aid given the Salvation Army. | This army was about to withdraw l from war work by reason of lack of money to continue. Just at the | opportune time the ElNs made a sin | gle donation of 60,000, and the 1 work went on until the war ended, | and was aided by the El1s all through and brought comfort and joy to many a soldier boy, said Deputy Sullivan. In closing, Deputy Sullivan paid | tribute to Westerly Lodge for it's eX cellent standing. large membership and general efficiency. stating that the lodge was a substantial prop to Elkdom in Rhode Island.
 The soldiers bonus board has l adopted a form of application which | all benef1ciaries under the act must l fill out and file with the board. It l will probably be two weeks before 1 the application forms can be printed 1 and prepared for distribution. The board. therefore will not be prepared | to receive applications before March 20.
 l The Westerly Textile company, a | leading industry of Westerly. found- ed by Frederick E. Fowler who died this week. according to a certificate filed with the secretary of state on Friday, has increased it's capital stock from $400,000 to $500 000.- This plant 1 has doubled it's capacity in the past two years. The management of this 1 company is allied with The Ninigret company, that is to make extensive enlargement to its plant in Wester- ly.
 Friday was pay day for Rhode Isl- and legislators Thursday being the l thirtieth day of the session, or just half the period for which the mem bers will be recompensed at the rate of s5 per diem and daily mileage. There was large attendance of members, both in the senate and the house.
 An anendatory act has been passed changing the time for the annual meeting of the town of Narragansett from the first Monday in June, to the
 first Monday in May; and the fnan- cial town meeting from the second
 Monday in June to the second Mon
 day in May.
 The pay of jurors, grand and petit.
 will be increased from s to S per Il day. if the act presented by Repre- sentatives James H. Kiernan, of Providence, becomes Jaw. The mat
 ter was referred to the judiciary
 committee. An other act, sent to the same committee increases the fees of
 court stenographers for transcript
 from ten to fifteen cents per 100
 words.
 Rev. John J. Fitzgerald was cele-
 brant of the requiem high mass at
 the funeral of Miss Mary Sullivan, in
 St. MichaePs church. Friday. with a
 large number of friends of the fam fly in attendance. The bearers were Robert Shackley, John Sullivan. Ste
 phen Shea, Patrick Sullivan, Andrew Shea and Charles Connors Miss
 Sullivan was a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan of Stillman l, avenue. and is survived by her par ents. three sisters Catherine Jo- ,. sephine and Teresa, and by three
 brothers, William. James and Joseph Sullivan.
 Miss Sullivan died from pneumonia
 Wednesday. Her sister Catherine is
 seriously ill with the same disease
 and has no knowledge of the death
 of her sister Mary.
 Mrs. Annie Rrcadfoot is in Toronto, summoned there by the serious eondi-
 ton of her son John, a patient in St. Andrews military hospital. On ac- 1 count of not having recovered from
 wounds received in action. he has not 1 been discharged from the Canadian
 army. He enlisted in the early part , of tie world war. His brother Josiah
 ~ho served in the American tnak ser , vice, was killed in action
 Local Laconics. 5 There are 12 bodies in the vault ir
 St. MichaeIs cemetery and many more ? at liver Bend. Burial conditions were
 never so unfavorable as at the present
 time in this section.
 The body of Daniel Courtland
 Palmer. who died in New York, ar \ lived here Friday afternoon and was
 conveyed to the vault al River Bend
 Representative John Ferguson, Jr is to organize a Leonard Wood Reput- lican club in Westerly.
 The majority of the stores in West erly will close at 9 o'clock tonight and
 on all Saturday nights in the future.
 The body of Frederick E. Fowler 5 wEo died Monday at Battle Creek
 Mich.. has arrived in Westerly. The funeral is to be held Sunday afternoon The summer home of former United ! StaCes Senator LiDpftt at Cumberland , was totally destroyed by fire Friday
 The loss is estimated at s100. 000
 Al cases were continued at Friday:
 session of the Third district court. Beginning with Monday next, West f eriy barbers will charge 20 cents for 2
 shave, 40 cents for haircut, 8 cent: for massage, 5 cents for shampoo an6
 5 cents for hair singe. No extra ? charge for neck shave.
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