Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-25
Presidential Turkey at Westerly
Horace vose Has Six Big Birds from Which to Select
White House Gobbler for 43rd Year-Decision for
Barber in Shampoo Case ircumstantal Evidence
in Cravaareer Trial-Ndinisters to Preach Peace.

+, ton in this annual and leading event
in Turkey dom.
| Mr.. Vose has large barn in Rail-
road avenue, and here are dressed tur-
| keys of high breed for special GUS
| toners and at the owners price, which
| he is free to name, as the demand far
| exceeds the supply. In this barn on
Friday morning were six large tur-
KEYS of handsome plumage, of the
wild and bronze strain, short legged
and plump, not of the tall and scrawny
! kind, all doomed to death. Their
weights alive varied from twenty eight
to thirty-ei2ht pounds, and they were
! said to be the best sextette of turkeys
! in the world They were yearlings and
raieed with special care in the vicin-
itys of Westerly.
These birds were killed and picked
in expert style Friday afternoon. Aft
er minute examination the best dressed
bird of the lot will be carefully wrap
ped in white linen and forwarded by
express to President Taft for his
Thank sgiving dinner. the compliments
of Horace Vcse of Westerly. marking
the fortythird annual presentation
Judge Oliver n. Williams in the
Third district court, Friday morning,
in the case of Edwin l.. Mari against
Michael Papalia, which was tried last
week. rendered verdict for the defend
ant. Papalia is a barber and Mari
alleged that by the use of some ingre-
dent in a shampoo mixture, when be-
ing treated in the Papalia shop, his
head was severely burned, causing the
hair to fall out, and occasioned him
ment- He brought suit to recover dam
ages for alleged injuries. Judge Will
Jams, after having the matter under
advisement for week, decided against
the PLAINTIFF and that defendant re-
cover costs.
The time was when Westerly was
classed among the leading shipping
places of turkeys in New England at
Thanh sgfving and Christmas time, with
Horace Vose as the principal shipper,
his shipments alive being from five to
six tons of native birds. This bust
ness has gradually dwinGled, by rea-
son of scarcity of turkeys, and at this
Thanksgiving time Mr.. Voses ship
nent will not exceed one thousand
pounds. The farmers here and here
abouts do not engage in turkey rails
ing on such a scale as formerly, and
instead of the Turkey king employing
large force to aid in preparing the
turkeys for shipment. he now employs
but one man in his shipping depart
ment. Mr. Vose's greatest shipment
was during the civil war when the ar
my was treated to Thanksgiving tur-
key dinner. In addition to his usual
shipment he furnished the Rhode Is
land turkeys for the Rhode Island SOL
diers.
The case of BIinin cravagreer
charged with the murder of Joseph
Brigham, was resumed before Judge
Tanner and a jury in the superior
court for Washington county at West
Kingston. Friday morning. Thus far
in the case the evidence is purely cir
cumstantjal, the trend of the testi-
mony for the prosecution is to show
the bad feeling that existed between
era va and EripT1aT,1 fh., mn
tive for the murder. There was also
testimony that Cravagreer was seen
examining the gun that is supposed to
have been the one used, in the old
wilcox. This was about a week be-
fore the murder. The keeper of the
house where CravagreeT boarded tes-
tilted that he came home on the night
OF the murder with man named La
cy. She said she knew he came into
the house, that she did not know
he went to bed in some other
room, but she was positive he did not
occupy the bed in his own ROOM She
testified that Cravagreer appeared to
be excited, as if something was troub-
ing him.
In the opinion. of the attorneys the
case will not be ready for the jury be- |
lore next Wednesday.
Major Arthur NJ. Nash Of Westerly. |
first battalion, First artillery district, |
vas one OF the speakers at the al 1ia1 |
timer of the First company, Provi- |
ience. Thursday evening He dis
;ussed The results of last summers /
our of duty at the Nara gansett bay /
crts and of the encouraging military
prospects for next year The other
peakers were Col. Charles F. TilIing-
last, Adjutant Walter Sweet and |
chaplain John A. Lowe
The Rhode Island National guard |
will soon call for volunteers to under
o vaccination to secure in1munization
sainst typhoid fever, and it is ex-
ected that the response will be gener-
l. 1t is the belief of those who are
dvocating the precaution that such
rejection will be invaluable to the
uardsmen when they go on annual
our of duty. and will avert the posi-
ility of any extensive outbreak of the
isease in any state encampment. The
everal organizations will listen to the
xplanation of the process of irnmun-
sation before the call for volunteers
issued.
Harry F. Cook, graduate of Brown,
nd who served as police officer at /
Watch Mill for two summers to aid !;
i'm through college. will be the ]
peal<er at the first public service of l.
lie Men and Religion Forward move ]
lent. Sunday evening, in Broad Street |
hristian church Mr.. Cook has since
is graduation been engaged in settle
tent work in New York city, and his
q bject Sunday evening will be FIX
eriences in Settlement Life in the
owery- Mr. Cook is a native of
Festerly and is at his home here in
lie hope of regaining his health.
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