Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-31

\ coast artillery, R. I. N. G., having been | elected by the field officers at meet
 ing in Providence Friday night The
 | election was unanimous, as was also
 | the vote promoting Lieut.-Col Charles
 F. Tillinghast to the colenelcy to fill
 the vacancy occassioned by the resig
 nation of Col George A. Forsyth.
 | There was a contest among five cap
 | tains for major to succeed Major Led
 l ward, and Capt. Archibald c. Matte
 i son was elected on the first ballot. The | trio of officers are all United Spanish | War veterans and military men of | considerable experience.
 Major Ledward has been in the mill | itary service Of the state continuously
 for 2S years, excepting when leave of l absence was granted him to serve in | the Spanish American war, when he | explained F company, First Rhode Is- | land infantry. He enlisted as a pri- | Vate and gained gradual promotion | from grade to grade. When Com l panies E and F. Westerly, were con- | solidated, fourteen years ago, he was ' made the commanding officer He held | the commission of captain prior to that time and in all was captain for ten years. He has been major for nearly | twelve years and bis promotion was | deserved and is a recognition of long and faithful service.
 l The arrangements for the local ob- servance of Memorial day are com | rleted. The official programme fol- l lows:
 | Following our custom, the Grand Ar | my will decorate each grave with a Eotted plant. Any flowers contributed V ill be placed on the soldiers and sail OTIS lot ill River Bend cemetery un- | less otherwise specified
 It is desired that business be sus- tended during the afternoon and eve
 ming and that the spirit of the day
 may not be transgressed by frivolous amusements which detract from its | solemn observance.
 All who have flags are requested to place them at masthead during the | Gay and to make such other display as aecords with the occasion.
 At o'clock p. m. comrades will | participate in exercises on the bridge l conducted by Budlong and Hancock Womans Relief corps in memory of those who fell in our navies.
 At 1.30 o'clock p. m. the line will form on Broad street, right resting
 near Elm, countermarch through
 Broad, West Broad and Liberty streets to St. MichaePs cemetery. After
 decorating the graves of our comrades l ir St. MichaeFs cemetery, the line will
 
 Broad, Broad and Elm streets, to junc- l tion of Beach street and take cars for River Bend cemetery. Budlong and | Hancock w. R. c. and disabled vet erans will take the car at Dixon square.
 The order of procession will be as follows: Platoon of police. Marshal, Col. Charles H. Ledward. Aids, Col. Everett E. Whipple and Capt. Arthur N Nash WlCtprlxr hand Charles O Gavitt, leader. Fifth Co., c. A. C., R. 1. N. G., Capt. Bourbon A. Babcock; Budlong post, No. IS, G. A. R., Com | mander Lorenzo D. Richmond; Han cock post, No. S1, G. A. R.. Commander | Walter Price; Robert Brucker camp, | No. 6. L. S. w. ", Commander Walter l D. Slyne. Orator, clergy, and invited | guests in carriages.
 The exercises in River Bend ceme- | tery: Music, Lead. Kindly Light, Westerly band; G. A. R. Memorial Gay service, Budlong post; music, Ameriea, Westerly band: benediction,
 Rev. John G. Dutton; Taps, bugles. Memorial services at o'clock p. m. l in Bliven Opera house, Post Comman- | der L. D. Richmond presiding: As- sembly, bugle, William D. Cameron; music, Praise Ye the Father, Elem 1 ming, chorus; Scripture reading. Rev. Clayton A. Burdick; music, Cast Thy Burden, Mendelssohn, chorus; prayer, Rev. F. c. A. Jones; obituaries of com | rades, Adjt. Paul H. Hillard; music, o Rest in the Lord, Mendelssohnfi cho-
 rus; oration, Rev. B. D. Hahn. DID,, of | Springfield, Mass; music, Our Coun-
 try, Klein, chorus; recitation, Lincoln's l Address at Gettysburg, Robert Mitch | ell music, America (audience request ed to join in singing; Taps, bugle, Will | lam D. Cameron; benediction, Rev. George w. Rigler, DID.
 Musical director Prof. R. A. H. | Clark: accompanist, Silas E. Nye;
 chorus, pupils of Elm street school. The civil war veterans and relief corps attended divine services in a | body Sunday evening in the Congrega- | tional church, Pawcatuck. There was
 special singing and Rev Samuel H. Cathcart delivered a patriotic sermon. The PaWcatuck street railway com | pany has filed with the town clerk ac- | ceptance of the additional franchise | granted by the town council, in grant,
 ing the petition to extend the tracks l from the corner of Main and Broad streets to the center line of the Paw | Catuck river bridge. The conditions l imposed are therefore acceptable to l the petitioning company The work of l extension will be commenced with the least possible delay. The time limit 1 for finishing the extension if Septem- Der 1. but it is believed the work will be done before that tima.
 This means connection with the rails | of the Groton & Stonington street 1 railway company and the trackage use will be to the mutual benefit of the two companies and be beneficial to the public in general. No definite plans
 lave been completed between the com | panies, but it is probable that there will be liberal interchange of privi- l leges.
 pr. ], Howard Morgan, medical ex- aminer for Westerly, has made thor ough post-mortem examination of the dead body of the female white baby | found behind a shed, near Shady lane,
 Friday. The medical examiner is sat- 1 isfied that the child was alive for sev- eral hours after birth and that death was caused by neglect and exposure. | The lungs were tested in water, whole and pulverized and remained buoyant. | The child was apparently sound and healthy. Effort is being made by the | police to unravel the mystery con-
 nected with the affair.
 Attorney Walter H. Barney of Prov | idence was in Westerly, Saturday, and | took an automobile trip over the | Watch Hill road with Town Solicitor
 Kingsley. Mir. Barney is to defend the | interests of the town of Westerly in | the sui. brought by Courtland P. :,hap
 man to recover for damages alleged | to be due him by reason of injury to | his property in connection with the | Watch Hill road improvements MT