Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-23

The funeral of Col. Joseph Alonzo |, Baibcock. Civil war veteran, Mason of h1gh degree, member of the school board, town moderator judge of pro-
 bate, town councilman, representative in the legislature, deacon of the First
 Baptist, church over forty years and one of the most prominent citizens of
 Westerly, was held at the First Bap- tlstb church Tuesday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. George W. Rigler, D. D., and the must cal portion was by the church choir.
 There was a large attendance, in
 cludlng comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic and Masonic brethren.
 The rltualistic committal service of these organizations were omitted in response to the desire that the funeral
 be as unostentatious as possible The hearers were Deacons Stephen A. Congdon. George B. Taylor, William H. Greene, Ethan Wilcox, Thomas H. Pea body and Albert G. Martin. Burial was in he family plot at River Bend.
 Westerly will be prominent at the winter meeting of the Rhode Island Library association to be held next Hngton, IS the opening addresses of the morning and afternoon sessions will be by Westerly men. The order of exercises will be as follows:
 Morning Session-Busines ess; address, Book Buying in New York. Ethan Wilcox, librarian emeritus, Westerly public library; address, From Coast to Coast, Miss Jane E. Gardner, formerly of Seattle public library.
 Afternoon Session-Address, The Stranger Within the Gates, Joseph l.. Peacock, librarian Westerly public h- brary: address, Libraries from the. Outsiders Point of View, Rev. G. C.. Atkins, D. D., Central Congregational church, Providence.
 Rev. Frederick c. Baker a former pastor of Grace Methodist church, Westerly, will close his: pastorate of the Center Methodist church in Fair haven. Mass, next Sunday, having de- chned- to accept a return. His. pastor ate there has been very successful and his departure occasions much regret
 Rev. MT. Baker is secretary of the conference board of stewards of the New England southern conference, sec retary of the Willimantic Camp Meet ing association and publisher and man ager Of the conference year book.
 There is, or was, one young woman in PaWcatucl who can prepare for a trip ito Europe in as quick time as others can to go to the theater. This was demonstrated by Miss Ellen Hall been employed in New Bedford for some time and on Tuesday morning he visited his daughter at her work in the Clark thread mill. He told her he was going on a pleasure trip to visit relatives in England and invited her to go with him. She accepted and they left Westerly on the noon train for ! New York
 MT. Hall and Miss HaIi will sail to- | day Wednesday, on the steam pship l Mauretania and will remain in England | about three months. / There was meeting of the senior l class of the Westerly High school l afternoon. vote class honors' for graduation were i as follows: Harry J. l Nichols, orator: Thomas Spargo 1 speaker; Maud Briggs. musician; liar | rfet E. Wye, class poet: Sally E. Coy | class prophet; Gertrude Austin his | torfan- The scholarship honors will | be awarded after completion of exam l nations The contest is close for vale dictorian and salutatorian.
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