Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-26

Many friends of Cyrus Henry Brown, who resides with his sister, the wife Of ex-Governor George H. Utter, in High street, called Wednesday to tender congratulations on his S0th birthday. A reception was held and refreshments in the evening. MT. Brown is dea- son of Calvary Baptist church and many of the members called upon him in the evening. The surprise came when Rev. F. c. A. Jones, pastor of Calvary church, in behalf of the church and Sunday school, presented MT Brown an ebony gold-headed cane suitably inscribed
 The disposal of James Buffers East View farm trotting horses was fea- ture of the Old Glory sale of horses at Madison Square Garden, New York. on Wednesday. William S. Aldrich of Westerly purchased Direct Finish, son of Direct-Rosa Ludwig, for $45O. Flying Feet, a year old, with trial time of 2.10, was sold to J. J. Ryan of Chester, Pa, for $1,575, while Axle Oil, said to be the best bred son of Axworthy-A Alma Vista, by Direct, went to J. E. Whitsell of Corsicana, Tex, for $775.
 Calvin 6. Thurber, who after the death of his wife, about two months ago. moved to Warren to reside with his sister, died there Tuesday. MT Thurber came to Westerly forty-five years ago and engaged in the photo graph business and also made fine paintings, some of which have place in the Memorial building. He worked at carpentering for a while, but his last employment vas in the office of the Smith Granite company. The body will be brought to Westerly for burial
 Gideon Thorinqton Collins died Tues day morning at his home near Moves Beach in his S3d year. He served in the town council, part of the time as president, for twenty-three consecu- tive years. All the town officers who served with him In 1869 are dead ex- cept James w. Stiilman, now of Provi- dence, who was town moderator, and Horace Vose, who was a constable. MT Collins was a member of the coun- cil when, in conjunction with the se- lectmen of Stonington, the Broad street bridge was built across the Paw catuck river in 1885. William B. Aus tin and Albert H. Spicer are the only surviving members of that council and George D. Stanton is the only select man now living who was a member of the board of 1885, Mir. Collins was ac-
 
 many years an officer of the Washing ton County Agricultural society. He was a deacon of the Seventh day Bap- tist church and for many years member of the board of managers of the Seventh-day Baptist Missionary society.
 MT. Collins was born in Hopkinton and he is survived by Mrs. Collins and a brother Alfred, who resides in Charlestown R. I.
 There is probably no section of any town where overhanoing signs pre- dominate than in the business part of Westerly. and this fact was perhaps no more fully realized. with the at tendant dangers. than during the se- we're northeast storm of Wednesday and the somewhat subsided storm of Thursday, and the result may be the passage of an ordinance that will make these signs illegal and their conse- quent removal. While these signs of the swinging sort were sent violently back and forth tugging at their fast enings only one happened to fall and came within foot of striking a young woman, and an accident, perhaps a fatality. was narrowly averted These signs have been abolished in other towns without injury to the business