Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-26

loved famous Rhode Island clambake
such as is served in no other place in
Rhode Island as at Brightmans pond-
The outing was a pleasurable success
and preparations are already made toc
another a year hence. each agreeing L
set apart ten cents of his wages each
week to meet the expenses, as was
done for the outing this year.
There was a brisk trade in the tim
ware business in Westerly during the
past week., much to the pleasure and
surprise of the dealers. who were at a
loss to account for the unusual de-
mand. 1t is now made plain, for there
are several couple in Westerly who
were married on June 26, just ten
years ago today, and some are to OBJ
serve their tin weddings. Among the
number are Major and Mrs Arthur y
Nash Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stanton,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank Greenman and
MIR. and Mrs. John Phillips.
At Watch Hill religious services were
held Sunday in the Union chapel for
the first time with large congrega-
ton in attendance. The services Will
be conducted regularly by the Protest.
ant denominations, preceded by mass
by clergymen from the Church of the
Immaculate Conception of Westerly.
The music for the Protestant services
will be conducted by Organist William
u. hammond al New L DIX. the quar-
tette being composed of Mrs William
G. Hammond. contralto, Charles F.
Hammond, baritone, John R. Briefly,
tenor, and Miss Marcella Spencer, So
prano.
Among the clergyman who viii
preach during the summer are Rev.
d. Parker Morgan, Church of the
Heavenly Father. New York; Rev. DR..
w. III. p. Faunce. president of Brown
university; Rev. L. Clarke Seelye, ex-
president of Smith college: Rev. Rock
well Harmon Potter. First Congrega-
tional church. Hartford; Rev. Henri
Everston Cobb, West End Collegiate
church. Hartford; Rev. DIR. S. D. Nc
Connell, All Souls church. New York.
and Rev. William Frederick Williams,
Christ church, Westerly.
At the annual meeting of the West
erly fire district, held several months
ago. owing to the additional duties re-
quired by the care of the newly in
stalled modern fire alarm system, the
salary of the chief engineer, Samuel
g. Cottre1l, was advanced from 800 =
$3.50 year, and after the chief was re-
elected for full term of one year. AT
the same meeting a committee was ap-
pointed on the general betterment of
the fire department, and the committee
was instructed to also take into con-
sideratiQn the feasibility of securing a
chief engineer who would be required
to be on continuous duty at the central
firehouse, with instructions to report at
the next annual meeting.
The committee is ready to report on
the matter of chief engineer at the
present time and Will make report TO
a special meeting called for that pur-
pose next "Wednesday evening. Accord
ing to the call the meeting is for the
purpose of hearing the report of the
committee appointed at the annual
meeting to consider the hiring of some
one as chief engineer whose headquar-
tiers should be a t the engine house, and
TO take such action on this report as
the district may deem advisa ble.''
1t is said that the committe plans
to ntIne a successor to Chief Cottrell,
who has been at the head of the de-
partrnent Tor many years, and has been
mainly instrumental in bringing it up
to its present standard of recognized
efficiency. In order to better perform
the duties of the office in cases of
emergency. rare in Westerly. he has
moved since the annual meeting from
his residence on Quarry i'll to a place
more convenient to the firehouse and
TO the business section of the town
He is a fireman of long experience
and his continuous aim has been the
betterment of the department. But
some men of more or less influence are
of opinion thtt the chief engineer is
not the man for the place, that he is
not as active as when he first took
charge of the department yet none
can with truth declare that he is il.
any way deficient in the duties of d
fireman of the volunteer type. Fires
are not very frequent in Westerly, still
some men. not members of the depart
ment have openly urged the engaging
of some fireman from the Providence
department to come to Westerly and
take charge of the department here.
Members of the committee decline 10
discuss their plan before it's presenta-
tion to the special meeting.
Westerly was represented at the big