Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-08
H0PKlNTON
Taxation Question Postponed at Spe-
 ciai Town Meetins-AnnuaI Meeting

of Baptist Church-Other interests. The special town meeting of the tax paying electors ofk Hopkinton held on Thursday afternoon, December 30. was attended by only about 25 persons. The question set forth in the petition calling for the meeting was Will the town of Hopkinton. R. l., exempt from taxation for a period of ten years the amount which may be invested by any person or corporation of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars over and above the present tax valuation of the property on which they may To- cate, providing such plant or industry does not conflict or come in competi- ton with any other plant or industry now established in said town of Hop kinton2 The petition was referred to the next financial town meeting for such action as may be deemed best and proper.
 This disposition of the question seemed advisable. as the cold and the condition of the roads prevented suf- ffcient number of taxpayers gathering g as a representative body to take def- nite- action upon the premise at this meeting will be held in the afternoon of May 2 next.
 Seventh Day Baptist Church.
 The annual meeting of the Second Seventh day Baptist church of Hop kfnton was held in their house of worship Sunday. After brief prelim- mary exercises at the morning ses- ice of song was led by Deacon Elwin A. Kenyon This was followed by a service of prayer opened by Rev. E. P Mathewson of the First-da Bap- list church; he was followed in prayer by the four deacons of the church. A paper was read by Miss Rotha w. Lewis on the subject. Our Young Peo- pie and the Church. During this ses- =SaF daTa al e-sarr 1n. Rac Friend Is Jesus. Miss Essie I. Ken yon sang the soprano and Miss Della Wilcox the alto. A basket lunch was served in the church at the noon hour and the business session opened n+ Q CLOCK p m-
 Quarterly Meeting of School Commit
 tee.
 The quarterly meeting of the school committee was held in the town hall Monday morning with the chairman and superintendent present The Su- perintendent read his quarterly report. Daniel E.. Blake was appointed to take the census of school children in Hop kinton in January. One bill of $7.60 was ordered paid.
 Daniel Blake Appointed Health Officer
 The town council met in the after noon Monday with all the members present. Daniel E. Blake was appoint ed health officer and also to take cen sus of births and deaths for the year 1909. Frank W. Crandan was appoint ed inspector and Benjamin Kenyon was appointed appraiser of personal property on town farm.
 Bills were ordered paid to the amount of S413.65.
 Probate Court Session.
 At the session of the probate court Monday afternoon the account of Vii ola M. Burdick, guardian of her mi nor son, George L. Burdick, was all lowed and ordered recorded.
 The inventory of the unadminister- ed estate of the late George H. Mich ols was received and ordered recorded.
 Took Bowditch Prize at Harvard.
 Russell Adams Wells, son of pr. A. L. Wells of Boston, whose grandfa- ther was Augustus L. Wells, late of this town deceased, took recently the Bowditch prize for academic distinc- tion in Harvard university.
 Rev. E. P. Mathewson and family were in Westerly Tuesday