Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-11
WESTERLY'S PECULIAR VOTE
Ballot for License Exceeded that for Congressman-L-
cense Fee Fixed at S700-Footban Player, Pushed by
Companion, Breaks Arm-Special Service for Masons
Increased Police Force Talked Of

Rev. A. IL. Cristy, superintendent Of
the Rhode Island nti-Saioon league,
says the vote of Westerly aroused his
furicsity- Never in his experience, he
said had he known of the license vote
70 exceed rtaI for the general and
town Officers He admitted that the
issue was very live one. but he init
MATED that IL was BY no means as
lively IS the vote indicated.
IL seems unusual, he asserted. that
the voie for license should exceed the
vote cast for Mr.. Utter for congress,
VINO he said is Westerly s-favorite SON
And II Is remarkable how far ahead of
me sotafs for general and town officers
the license total ran. He said he could
reoan no similar instance.
The vote for Mr.. Utter was $50, and
for his democratic opponent 900, while
the yvchibition candidate received 49,
the Total vote for congressman being
1855. The total vote counted on the
nceres question was LILO, or IS more
than the vote for CONGRESSMAN. With
the a. blank and defective ballots add
cd tf,e total license ballots cast would
3ncreeee the total 10 1.15I. as against
the Loss congressional vote, making a
total OF % more votes on the license
question than were cast for congress
man. assuming that there were no de-
fUsseve votes for congressman.
Miss Caroline Hazard, former presi
sent of Wellesley college, has invited
Miss Ellen +. Pendleton of Westerly
the dear and acting president the
professors and associate professors OF
thet college. 20 meet the prominent
Island educator socially next Monday
afternoon nj her home in Peace Dale.
Among those who have been invited
are tire professors and associate pro-
fe@~ors or Brown university and the
Rhode Island State college, and the
~ 7fes OF the public schol system. It
- expected that one hundred and fifty
persons win accept the invitation.
At the STR annual meeting of the
Washington County Agricultural scoi-
ETY.. held Thursday at the South COun-
~ fair grounds at West Kingston, II
WAS announced that the society is now,
for the first time. free from debt, act
usliy free from debt, and has a ball
ance 81 more than 5000 in the treas
ury- The meeting was largely attend
ed
Vice President John Raboocll presid-
81 IN tire absence OF President Row
hand G.. Hazard Treasurer Jesse ".
r, Watson presented his annual report,
which showed n balance of s2..77S.S1,
receipts o. st1.22L.4 leaving a bal
pnre ~ S2t69.99. The total amount
expert -or premiums was S36S5.90.
So fy john A. Allen read the re-
1IGrf executive committee. This
IL VIC I1Sl TAR 10 nHNe Decn Nilt
most strci essfui in tbs history OF the
society. Tho attendance each day was
larger tirSn any day in 1908, which up
~ then Lad been a record, and Gov
s-rnors day the attendance surpassed
ell records IL was pointed out that
many improvements had been made,
in-.iud.nz rebuilding 500 feet Of fence.
Elmer A Smith OF Wyoming and s.
Z. Davis OF Wakefield were elected Iife
ueaSbRv- Lossp A Allen and John G.
Clarke were elected delegates to at
seud The New England corn exhibit at
Worcester. Secretary Allen made a
report rehfi--e to the purchase az addi-
ti0rai sxd for an extension OF the fair
grounrs. W. r. Saunders felt there
WIS need OF m6fe land TO provide
SPACE for AUTOMOBILES TIE matter,
with power 20 purchase IL deemed ad-
viss BILE. vas referred 10 the executive
co0nietcsL
The election Of officers resulted as
foIlowss President. Rowland q. Haz-
ard; secretary. John A. Allen; treas
urer Jesse v. b. Watson; auditor
Frank W. Robinson: vice presidents,
James ". Brsyman, North kingstown;