Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-15

The business of the Westerly post office has nearly doubled during the past twelve years, and the fiscal year ending March 31 showed the largest receipts since the office was instituted and were $1,415.17 over the previous year. The receipts by months during the fiscal year April 1. 1910, to March 31 1911. were as follows: April $2,311.- 40, May $2,173.43, June s2,455-7s, July 3,3e9.1e, August $3,S5o.45, September s2745.7o, October s2,3S4.4s, November s1s544s, December ss,o47.o4. January $227e.3s, February s2,e16.34, March
 The receipts by quarters were: From April to June 3o 1910, s7,e27.le; July l, to Sept. 30, $s,ss5.27; Oct. to Dec. 31, s7,4e0.25; Jan. 1 to March 31, 1911, $665S.26 Total receipts for the year, s3o, 77Os4 The total receipts for the year 1889 were S15.4s66s. showing an increase in the twelve years of $25,- 2s4.2S.
 Postmaster Charles J. Butler has been notified that Westerly has been selected as a postal savings bank de- positary, operation to commence May l. making the second in Rhode Island, the one at Bristol having been in sue cessfuI opefatien for several months. , The equipment and instructions have been received and. the banking busi- ness will add materially to the post office work and perhaps necessitate an additional clerk, should the business warrant.
 Miss Evelyn s. Hall, daughter of the late Horace R. and Amy Hall, and who was born in the Hall hom estead in Lower Pawcatuck Dec. 13, 1855, died Friday morning at the home of her sister Mrs. Samuel H. Cathcart, in Maple avenue, after an illness Of sev- eral months duration Miss Hall at h. %,--J,- and was graduated from the Westerly High school in 1874, member of the first class to graduate from that insti- tuition. She entered Wellesley college, received the degree of bachelor of arts and was in the first class that gradu- ated from Welleslay-in 1879. Miss Hall then taught in a private school in Chicago for four years.
 In the fall of 1883 she was appoint l ed principal of Northfield seminary. l Northfield Mass, and for nearly 2s years she held that position, which death terminates. Miss Hall was widely known in educational and re- 1 hgjous circles.
 She is survived by three sisters. Miss ! Mary Hall, who resides in the home l stead. Mrs. $. H. Cathcart of Westerly and Miss Amelia A. Hall. teacher in 1 Walnut Hill school, Naticl1, Mass. 1 The annual session of the Rhode ] Island branch of the Womans Aneri- can Baptist Home Mission society was held Wednesday in Providence Expla- nation was made of the work that was addresses delivered referred especially to the efforts being made among the 1 colored people and Indians.
 l Mrs. A. r. Morse spoke for the l Warren and Mrs. F. E. Earnshaw for 1 the Narragansett associations. Mrs. 1 Joseph l.. Peacock of Westerly. assist 1 ant junior superintendent. told of the work for missions in the Young Peo- pies section, and Mrs George W. ! Rigler of Lensdale. formerly of West | eriy and vice president of the state or ganization. made the final report. l These officers were elected for the
 ensuing year: Mrs. NJ. H. Hinds, hon. ] orary president; Mrs. Frank o. Dra- per, president: Mrs. T. E. Bartlett, ! Mrs. George w. Rigler Mrs. W H. | presidents; Mrs. Harriet E. Read, re- Icording secretary Mrs Charles R. Stark. Jr.. cores bonding secretary; 1 Miss Elizabeth H. Snow. treasurer.
 Mrs. Bishop. New England secretary, in her message suggested the education Of the colored race. the problems of the Indians, the need of churches in the west and the opportunities for re- ligious work in Alaska and among the
 foreigR-born coming to the United States.
 Sheriff John R. Wilcox. who has been
 seeking for Michele Marafeano for | three years. received his man from the
 Providence police Thursday and es-
 coited him to the Kingston jail. Mara
 feano is charged with shooting An
 tonic De Basso and dauellter Fanny ! at Peace Dale Jan. 19, 1908.
 
 >I
 the Washington County Medical so
 ciety was held in the Dixon house
 Thursday. Dr. J. H. Ladd, superinten- dent of the Rhode Island school fol
 feeble minded, spoke interestingly O
 the method and work of that institu ticn. There was general discussion O the subject. in which William H ] Holmes superintendent of Westerl.
 schools. who was guest of the society
 took active part.
 These physicians were in attend
 ance: Drs. Russell E. Smith. John H Champlin. William A. Hillard F. (
 Pagan J. Howard Morgan and A. E
 Briggs and J. N. Lewis of Ashaway, F
 F. Kenyon of Usquepaugh and J. Il
 Ladd of Slocum.
 Mrs. Anna EIdors Pike. widow 0
 morning at her home in Narra ganset
 avenue was born in Sterling. Conn Juy 24. 1sb2. the only child Of the lat Jered F.. and A bDy 4. Wilbur. Mrs
 Pike leaves two sons, William A. Pix : ef Westerly, proprietor of the Nianti
 Dyeing works, and Edward Pike. wh
 lis in the same line of business al Ster
 !:rg. the family being possessors of tn I famous Pike black dye formula : lsaAAIrs. Wilbur. mother of Mrs. Fik' ? who resided. in Westerly with he
 ldaltehtar. died Jan. a4. 1919. and 6
 k-a-as 1 af thA szma year James k. Pix