Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-02

pany, Westerly, and all other organ : izations of -he Rhode Island National guard to parade, armed and equipped, wearing full dress uniforms. Sun day, May 29, and Monday, May 30, for the purpose of taking part in the gen. eral exercises incident to the ooserv ance of those days, both of which will
 be observed in some cities of the state. ! The Fifth company will parade with
 Budlong and Hancock posts, depart
 ments of Rhode Island and Connecti- cut, respectively, and in larger num-
 berS than d year ago.
 Memorial day will be observed in
 Westerly in the customary way, with a parade in the afternoon. visitation to St Nichael's cemetery and River Bend,
 including the placing of flowers on the
 graves of the heroic dead, with spe-
 cial ceremonies at River Bend. In the
 evening there will be exercises appro-
 house, with address by Roswell D..
 Burchard, speaker of the Rhode Island
 house of repres sentatives.
 The adiutsnt general has issued or- ders announcing the regulations for
 rifle practice at the state range for the coming season. In the main the regu- lations are similar to those of former years, but change is made in the qualifications. All practice is cut out at the 300 yard distance in all classes. A change is made in the qualification necessary for an expert, as all who qualified as an expert last year need to shoot only at the 500 and 1000 yard ranges this year
 The allowance of state ammunition during the season for each officer and soldier actually appearing on the range TOT practice will be so rounds, to per init obtaining the fnarksmen's qualifi- cation. To tiIOse who in this allowance score So points, an additional 40 rounds to complete the sharpshooterS' Qualif- cation And to those who shall in this 120 rounds obtain the expert scores at 200. 800, 500 and 500 yard ranges an additional allowance of 40 rounds to complete the experts qualification will be allowed. To those officers and men taking the expert test only will be al- lowed 100 rounds for qualification; an extra 20 rounds will be allowed for practice at 200 yards.
 At the annual meeting of the West eriy fire district the board of engineers was authorized to purchase one thou sand feet of new hose, but that body has delayed making the purchase for perhaps good and sufficient reason, and now the fire district will have to pay the freight if purchase is made. With in the past fortnight the price upon all grades of fire hose has advanced about twenty cents a foot, but this in crease of say s200 will not occa sion hose which will be absolutely neces- sary if the annexed district is to have adequate fire protection.
 At the special meeting of the fire district last Wednesday evening committee of taxpayers of the district was appointed to consider all matters that tended to the betterment of the fire department, but that does not in clude the purchase of hose. as that particular matter was left with the board of engineers. who are not tax payers, by the action of the annual meeting.
 There is also need for larger ladders for the hook and ladder company but this is not feasible unless there be change in the construction of the fire house and widening of the street, so as to permit a safe turn in leaving the house to respond to fire alarms. The committee will take all matters per taining to the department under con- sider2tion and will make report and suggestions to the adjourned fire dis tTict meeting to be held May II.
 The home Of Herbert w. Thompson in Pleasant street was invaded Satur- day evening by Chief BransfieId, Ser geant Brown and Patrolman Mitchell They were armed with search warrant and were after Intoxicating liquors. The doors back and front of the house were locked, but were opened when the chief made demand. Half a. dozen men and the searching party en- tered.
 They found a number of glasses on a table which had contained ale, also 9 keg of ale freshly tapped and two full kegs of ale The liquors were seized and taken to the police station make claim for the beer in the Third district court.
 Thomas GreenhaIgh, who resides in i