Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-21

Charles Arnold of Putnam. who five
 years ago 'clerked it" with Deacon
 Ethan Wilcox of Westerly. and Rev.
 Benjamin A. Greene, DID,. of Chicago,
 and who, after the days work was
 done, in the White Rock mill store,
 held conference as to prospective fu-
 ture in the rear of tae store, and were
 then known as the Shoe-bQN club, calls
 attention to an omission 1n The Bull
 letin's recent reference to Wester!y's s
 representatives in Brown university,
 late Deacon Alvin Greene, a former superintendent of the White Rock mill, who subsequently purchased and resided on what was known as the Granite farm in Tower street. Four of his five sons were students at Brown university, three were graduated, and all should have been credited to West erly. Besides these sons, three grand sons have been graduated from Brown and 6 fourth is a member of the freshman class.
 Benjamin A. Greene was graduated in 1872. He is a Baptist minister, a doctor of divinity, and a lecturer in the divinity ccrrse at the Chicago uni versity
 stephen A. Greene. deceased, was graduated in 1878. He was mill engineer, and was known all over the country as prominent in educational. religious and business affairs.
 Albert R; ; Greene; 9sss deceased; ,roI,i was hent Baptist minister.
 Ray w. Greene was graduated in 1883, and is a practicing physician in Worcester, Mass.
 Alvin Greene, the fifth son, was the only that did not enter Brown university
 A number of appointments within eraI assembly, or both, will expire January 21, and already the politicians are planning for some of the places. The term of office of Frank Hill of Hopkinton on the state board of edu- cation and Charles W. Willard of Westerly as g commissioner of inland fisheries, expire, and they will un- doubtediy be reappointed.
 The terms of Judge Oliver H. Will jams and Clerk Clarence E. Roche of the Third district court, of c. Clarence Maxson on the state returning board, of Dr. Thomas E. Robertson on the state board of veterinarians, and of Dr. J. Howard Morgan, as medical ex- aminer, all of Westerly, do not expire the ensuing year.
 The fair of the Fifth company, coast artillery corps, closed Monday eve ming. One of the features was the prize drill for the John M. Cross medal for the best drilled soldier in the man. ua1 of arms. There were a majority 1 of the company in direct competition and the drill demonstrated the gener- al efficiency of the company The N selected by the company; Capt. Wal ter Slyne, selected by the off, cerB of the company, and First Lieu tenant Glassburn, coast artillery corps, ! U. S. A. selected by Major Nash and Capt. Slyne. The prize was awarded | Private George Smith.
 The John M. Cross gold medal is competed for annually and formal | presentation is made of the medal at 1 the time of contest, which carries with i it the title of best drilled man in the | company. It was formerly the custom l to allow the winner to have actual | possession of the medal for one year, ] as it is a perpetual prize. Of late years there has been a change in this | method. While the original badge is | in possession of the company, and | gold badge, suitably inscribed, is given i the winner and becomes his personal l property srly, an uncle of Rev. Edward Bab- l cock and son-in- law of Cornelius Van- 1 aerbilt. After the death of his wife | he returned to Westerly and resided l here until 1886. when he moved to | Providence and died there a few years later. Mir. Cross was a man of leisure and became interested in the local ! militia company, was made an honor afy member, and in appreciation of the honor and upon suggestion of Col Eugene B. Pendleton, donated the per petual prize in 1882 for the best drilled of the company. to be com psted for annually. Several years ago the company had difficulty in >secur- inG the medal and it was finally To- 1 c@tod in . pawnshop. Since then the gsveE outright a suitably inscribed medal as a substitute
 There is probability that a part of