Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-13

make beautiful Westerly's city of the l dead.
 MT. Wheeler is making effort to 1 gradually have reference made to the sacred burial place as Riverbend, | with the word cemetery eliminated. | This is done in the larger cities and he believes should be accepted in i Westerly It has been the custom to have certain cars on the Pawcatuck l Valley street railroad placarded ITO l the Cemetery Only" in the future the
 designation will be To Riverbend | Only"
 ! The company was incorporated in l October 1S49, under the name of the ! Westerly Cemetery company, and four 1 years later changed to the Riverbend | Cemetery company. The original char ter authorized the company to hold i thirty acres of land, but now the linn 1 it is placed at one hundred acres. Three men who risked their lives for the preservation of the union in the civil war are now dead in West erly, awaiting the final funeral rites; an extraordinary condition, and in dlcatiVe of the passing of the Grand Army of the Republic. They are John w. Fisk. Charles H. Eldred and Henry A. Pendleton
 MT. Fisk was in his 18th year. He enlisted in Plainheld, and served in the Twenty first Connecticut volunteers, from August 9, 1862 until his dis charge in June 10 1865. MT. Fisk was d nenDer or trace AetuOUISl CHuICH, Westerly, and of Kilborn post, Grand Army of the Republic, in Moosup. Conn.,, and g charter member of the Moosup lodge of Masons. He is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs James Tyler and Mrs. Samuel Girven of Westerly.
 Charles IT. Eldred was in his 18th year. He enlisted at Westerly in the Ninth Rhode Island volunteers, May 26, 1862, and was mustered out Sep .
 Mrs. E1dred one daughter and five sons. Mrs. James L. Nash of Watch Hill. and pr. Charles B. Eldred of Norwich Alpheus E. of Westerly, Err nest G. of Providence. Frederick A. of~ New York and Dr. Vincent F. ID. Efdred of Norwich
 MT. Eldred in his younger days was a clerk in the Westerly postoff1ce. Af- terward he taught school for a time, and was then employed in the factory of which his father-in-law, J. P. by CT, was superintendent. He was a members of Christ Episcopal church, also member of the choir and was sexton for over thirty years. MT. FL dred was among the best known Of Westerly's citizens and had the re- Spect of all
 Henry A. Pendleton, aged 79, enlist ed at Madison July 31, 1862, and was wounded Sept. r, 1862, at the battle of Antietam and discharged by reason of disability Jan. 30, 1863.
 r. | Hope Valley and has been in poor health for long time. He has been blind for the past two years and con fined to his bed for the past six ters, Ms. Wilfred c. Barber and Mrs. J. G. Noble. both of Westerly.
 Mrs. Charles p. Chapman, who is nearly 80 years of age, was severely burned at her home in High street 5aI icrJ7 nd hut a T1f relief of members of the family more serious injury would have resulted Mrs Chapman was heating some alco- ho1 in a tin cup by gas jet which hoI blazed,i burning Mrs. Chapman's fingers and she dropped the cup, the burning contents striking her head and flowing down the right side of her face and shoulder arm and hand burning and blistering the flesh. Mrs Chap mans cries brought prompt assistance and the flames were smOthered- The rugs and carpets also took fire, but were quickly extinguished.
 pr. Lewis was summoned and dress ed the burns and Mrs. Chapman was made as comfortable as possible
 In the senate Wednesday Senator Louis w. Arnold of Westerly was ap- committee on finance in recognition of his fitness for the position, as demon strated at the last session of the gen. eral assembly and his long experience as a member of the senate.
 The senate judiciary committee or ganized and reelected Judge John w. Sweeney of Westerly as clerk. a posi- tion which has been acceptably filled by Judge Sweeney for several years.
 Local Laconics.
 Relatives in Westerly will attend the funeral of Michael Redden in New London.
 The sum of $s18.37 was received stamps in Westerly.
 electrical sign was illuminated for the first time Wednesday night.
 James E. Lord of Lords Hill, Ston- ington, was awarded all first prizes and special premiums for turkeys at the Boston poultry show.
 The pew rental system has been abolished in the Church of the Inn maculate Conception and the voluntary contribution plan substituted
 Edward Avis. the 'fbird mimic" en- tertained the pupils of the Westerly an hour each Wednesday morning.
 A young couple from an adjoining state and familiar with the new law filed application for marriage license and will call for the legal document aI the expiration Of the five days limit.
 By order of the Third district court the liquors seized at the Lawton and Ravens bottling establishments were destroyed under the supervision of Chief of Police Bransfield. The Houors were poured into the Pawcatuck river
 That Shamrock affair of several years ago, when sixty-one of a party of s1Xty-seven were arrested at a cock hght and presented in the Third dis trict court in Westerly, has put the quietus on that special sport in this section.
 The committee of the Westerly Board of Trade has formally requested tenants and property owners along the banks of the Pawcatuck to cease throwing material of any description into the river. There is general com pliance with the request.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS