Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-01

Ninety-two arrests are recorded Il Westerly for 1920, or an average of one arrest every four days. This account does not really show the high efaeAAey of the police force for there are multi Jude of diversified duties that must be attendAd to in conjunction with theif usual duties. The summary of arrests Tor 1920 follows:
 Intoxication, 2e; exceeding speed lin1- 1t. Is; breaking and entering, g break Ing and entering freight cars, insane s; reckless driving 4 abandonment of family. 8; being nuisances, theft, vio- lent assault, quarreiing and lighting, ear- rying concealed weaRens, rpaaways fraEn Connecticut institutions, idle peEsons, each; larceny, transporting wenap from Connecticut for immoral purposes, assault with intent to kill eERoznre of ReEsen, assault, lewd person, common drunkard parking automobile on crosgWak, drlv- ing past a standing trolley. manslaugh- ter, murder, cruelty to animals, each.
 All eases on the civil docket were cone tinued at sthe session of the Third dis trict court held Friday morning before Judge Oliver H Williams.
 In the case of Frank Ridlon Co. vs. the Arcadia Print works 3 decision by agreement of counsel was given the plain tiff in the sum of $3e5.2e and costs. Atz lOT0eY D. the plaintiff, and Edwards and Angen of Providence for the defendant.
 Four new writs were entered: RcbeH H Famham vs. Peter M. Rose; Burk and Johnson vs. Eliza, M. Fay; Mary Sawyer vs. Clyde Hail; and the Belve- dere Farm vs. Isaac Dernan
 The sum of s1bss.5a was turned in Rx the teams Thursday evening when they met to report on the result of the Hoo yer drive being conducted in Westerly. This brought the total up to Sze11.Ss. Chairman James M. Pendleton annonRced at the meeting that today (Saturday) would be tag day, when the peQple of Westerly who have not been solicited by team workers would be given the priyi- lsge to donate to the Hoover fund. Tag day will be under the supervision ef Mrs Russell Hemphil1 of West Bread street and the tags will be sold for 31 each
 The occupants of the sos trolley eut oh Ashaway received a. scare Friday morning when the car stopped iR ths Sweeney cut, to allow a hunter to get of the track When the car stopped sud denly, the passengers locked cut of tn. windows and saw to their horror, foul armed men standing on either side of tht rocks in the cut. TAe exploits of Jess James seemed about to be surpassed, but the group of feared aeaFeradoes turnel out to be a suntins party. The car sooT proceeded on it's way, while every pas. senger bEeathed a sigh of relief.
 Edward Greenmap of PawcAtack val arrested Thursday evening by Oficel Fred Wheeler for being in an intoxicated condition. He was presented before Judge F. H. Hinckley in the StoningteT town court Friday morning by Assistant PFosecu. ing Attorney William A. Wilcol and was fined s2 and costs, amounting il all to s15.6s.
 Everett Clark vas elected eauneiler a the annual meeting of Hope council, Ne s, Jr. o. U. A. M. held Wednesaay eye ming. Other officers for 1921 were eheseI as follows: Edwin Potter, vice councillor w s. Eaton, rcording secretary; Clar ence Carr, assistant recording secretary Henry W. Sutclffe, financial secretary. Daniel s. Harrington, treasurer; Alexan der Freig conductor; William Greene warden; Homer Clark, inside sentinel; T Edward Peabody, outside sentinel; Er nest Wills. chaplain Everett e Lawtor trustee for IS months.
 "Tbe Holy Child" q sacred caatat, by Thomas Adams, is to be ipresented b the choir of Christ Episcopal church Sun day evening, Jan ?. The prduction vii be directed by the organist and choi leader. Mrs, Florence s. Larltin, lxh viii be assisted in the concert by Mrs Jessie C. Davison, soprano; Harry H Coleman, tenor; William S Martin, bass John H. Sutcliffe, violin; Charles E. Red fortt cello.
 The decisien by the superior eeurt [ Rhode Island given Thursday htat mai ried men in the state may vote upon prt perty held in their wives names may a ter the results of the Hopkinten eIectiel