Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-25
WESTERLY

The Westerly town council failed to pass g daylight saving ordinance at It's special meeting Saturday afternoon, but the town clock on the Westerly Industrial school building on Union street and the clock on the Washington Trust company building, the two public time pieces, were set ahead Sunday morning to conform with daylight saving, which went into ef- feet in practically every city and town in Rhode Island The schedules of the New Haven railroad and the Shore Line Electric railway were changed in the morning and seven of the big manufac- turing plants of Westerly and Pawca- tuck including the c, B. Cottrell & Sons company, the William Clark thread mill, the Westerly Textile company, the , George c. Moore company. the Lorraine Manufacturing company, the Pawcatuck Woolen company and the White Rock mills will commence operation under day. ! light saving time this (Monday) morn- ing. The churches of Westerly held ser vices Sunday morning under daylight
 saving time and the public schools of Westerly, with the exception of the
 Dunn's corner school, will be opened on daylight saving time.
 Among the business houses In town which have announced that they will op- crate under daylight saving are the F.
 H. Opie company the Utter company, Charles H. Gavitt's furniture store, c. W. | Willard company. William Segar com pany, Wylie's bazaar. I. B. Crandall company, F. ". Woolworth company,
 LaClede Woodmansee, Westerly Furni-
 ture company, Fisher Brothers. Sher-
 mans, Max Lahn, Rogers Brothers and tho Whitall Electric company.
 The timeplece at the Westerly post of 1 flee was set ahead to conform with day. light saving time
 As yet the consignment of firearms with which all postal employees of the
 country are being equipped, have not
 reached the Westerly post office, but Postmaster Thomas Lenihan has been
 notified that the weappns will soon ar- rive. All clerks and carriers here that have occasion to handle valuable mall matter will be armed for defense against
 bandits in the future.
 A writ of ejeetment was entered by
 Mrs. Elizabeth R. Chester against Theo- dore D. Picard for possession of build
 ing or Railroad avenue at the Third d;s-
 trict court Friday.
 Following the adoption of . pne-man car on the Old Mystic line several weeks dEO, 0up6ttHttuuSIll W. AoSlcE VI DIlcH Ot
 the Shore Line Street Railway company
 announced Sunday that one-man cars
 will be put in. operation on tho Ashaway
 and Watch Hill lines Tuesday. He said that it was first intended to use the new
 style car exclusively on the Ashaway line, but owing to present conditions it ii
 found necessary to operate the car on the Watch HTl line two trips day. The car to be used will be modelled after thai 5sI on the Old Mystic line, and Is system that has been adopted by many trolley lines throughout the country with satis' . factory results.
 7 the fifth annual fair of the Westerly Vet , eran Firemens association in the towr hall Saturday evening. Dancing and other a l fair attractions were featured as usual t and music during the evening was fur 3 nished by Mullansy's orchestra. The guests of the evening included delegations from the R. I. Ones, Cyclone Engine com . pany, P. s. Barber Hose company, Gran
 ston volunteers, and the Order of Red
 Men and Daughters of Pocahontas. Pre- ceding the opening of the festivities in thu
 hall, the hosts and their guests partici
 pated in a street parade, headed by thi
 Stonington Fife and Drum corps. The , flair will be continued for the next three ! Saturday nights
 The first public whist to be conducted B by Narragansett circle, Daughters of Isa a bella, was held Friday evening at tn
 Church of the Immaculate Conception . Musical selections were played ons thu : piano during the evening by Mrs. JohI
 Nasle and Miss Margaret Cunningham . Refreshments were served, The priz C winners were as follows; First prizes, E
 Luseomh and Miss Mary Collins; secon, 0 prizes. Rev Henry Bruno and Mrs. Jo
 lseph Frechette; consolation prizes, Byrol 6 Maine and Miss Marie Malnati
 F The members of Ns<Fagansett ledge
 No. ', I. o. O. F., attended the Methods
 Episcopal church Sunday morning in s body, the sermon being preached by tn q pastor, Rev. George Stanley. The 1o2l n anniversary of odd Fellowship in Amerie; r will be celebrated by the local lodg
 April z6th.