Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-20
WESTERLY GRAND ARMY POSTS
Complete Plans for Memorial DaySister of Episcopal
Rector Missionary in Asia Minor Lighting Strikes
Saunderstown DEMONSTRATING Affair at Peace Dale
-Assaiant Held in So, 200 Bonds.

Assisted by the Woman's Relief
corps Budlong and Hancock posts,
Grand Army Of the Republic, and
Brucker camp of Spanish War Veter-
ans, are preparing for the observance
| of Memorial day. The procession Will
be practically the same as that of last
year, headed by the Westerly band and
| escorted by the Fifth company coast
artillery corps. After the march to
St Michael's cemetery. the paraders
will proceed to River Bend cemetery,
where the regular Grand Army serV-
ices will be held.
II Bliven Opera house can be secur-
ed. the memorial services will be held
there. State Treasurer Walter Read
of Providence was invited to deliver
the principal address, but he was I'M
able to accept. Rev. d. B. Hahn of
Springfield Mass, a former pastor of
Calvary Baptist church. was then in
vited and has accepted.
The regular Grand Army exercises
will. by order of the commander in
chief be observed this year on Mon
day, May 81, i'll order that the observ-
ance may be made holiday, May 80,
coming on Sunday.
On Memorial Sunday, May 80, the
members of the two Grand Army
posts and Woman's Relief corps will
attend the evening service at the Con-
gregational church, where Rev. S. M.
Cathcart will deliver a special SER
mon.
1t has been the custom for the
Pawcatuck Valley road to run special
cars from Dixon square to River Bend
cemetery for the accommodation of the
veterans and their friends, and at a
reduction of twenty-five per cent. from
the regular rates. 1t is understood that
under the new management no reduc-
tion in fare will be made.
Luke Hilard of Boston is the guest
of his brother, Paul II. Hilard. in
West Broad street. Before returning
to Boston he will visit Norwich and
look up his old acquaintance of half
a century ago when he was located
in that city. He was clerk for w. L.
Nichols, in the hat. cap and fur" bus
mess, and subsequently engaged in the
same business in store opposite the
Wauregan on the site of the Shannon
building.
But for the quick work of the train
hands there would be quite an expense
to the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co., by reason of an
accident Monday morning on the spur
track that extends on a high trestle
grist mill. A carload of grain was
being backed down to the warehouse
when the car struck the bumper,
breaking it off short, and the car was
on the verge Of topping over to the
ground, distance of twenty-tiv feet.
when quick response was made to the
go-ahead signal and the car hauled
back onto the trestle.
The bumper had rotted away and fur
nished no resistance to the car. Be
rails, considerable of the timber in
the top work of the trestle, which had
also rotted, was smashed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Hoxie and
daughter, Miss Isabel Hoxie, are at
their summer mansion in Elm street
sooner than usual this season, for the
purpose of entertaining Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Knight and Master Charles
Knight Of London, England. Mr.
Hoxie is vice president of the Bah
cock & Wilcox Boiler Co, and re-
Gently made an automobile tour
through Europe, accompanied by Mrs.
Hoxie and daughter.
While in London the Hoxies were
royalty entertained by the Knights
Mr. Knight being connected with the
London branch Of the Babcock & VIII
cox Co., and now the Hoxies are re-
turning the compliment Mrs. Knight
was formerly a New York resident, but
this is her first visit to America since
her marriage over fifteen years ago.
Monday the party made an automobile
trip to Newport.