Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18

In respect to the memory of Chief of
Police Cornelius Bransfield, there was
a general suspension of business, on
Saturday morning, even the banks
closing their doors. The services were
held in the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Rev. Peter McOscar cele-
brating the requiem high mass, the re-
sponses being sung by quintette
choir. The church was nearly filled
with friends of the dead chief, among
those who attended being the con-
gresham from this district, members
of the state Legislature, the town ceun-
Gil, soldier comrades from other cit
les, judges and lawyers, the police
force. business men and people repre-
senting the whole population of West
erly. At the final absolution, Martin
II. Spellman rendered effectively the
tenor solo by Marsden, My God and
Father While | Stray, and the choir
sang Nearer My God to Thee as the
body was borne from the church.
D.. The military escort Incruded Rob-
crt Brucker camp United Spanish War
Veterans, and firing squad from the
Fifth company, Coast artillery corps,
Rhode Island National guard, the cas-
ket being draped with the flag of the
United States, Burial was in st.
Michaers cemetery with military hon
ors, the firing squad gr*Ins the GUS
tomary volleys and the trumpeter
sounding taps. The bearers were Col
Charles Fl. Ledward. Major Arthur N.
Nash, Lieut.. l. Frank Gavitt, DR.. Mi
chael Fl. Scanlon. Councilman Maur-
ice w. Flynn and Martin H. Spell
man.
Mrs. Deborah X. Livingstone, presi-
dert of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Rhode Island, has
issued a call for the thirty -seventh
annual convention, which is to be held
in the First Baptist church, Westerly,
for the first time in nineteen years.
The convention will be held october
As, and local committees have been
appointed TO arrange for the comfort
and entertainment of the visiting del
egates. The order of exercises will be
as follows
Wednesday morning-Prayer serv-
fee; call to order. by the president;
responsive reading of Crusade Psalm;
prayer: singing; address of welcome
For Westerly union, Mrs. Anna e.
Nash: response, Mrs. George F. Roche;
roll call of ex-officio members; APP
pointment of committee on credentials,
courtesies, resolutions, kilograms,
mem 5ership, the national and state
papers and pages; reports of CORE
spending secretary, treasurer, our
state paper, young folks branch, sci
entifc temperance instruction, Sunday
school work, temperance literature,
foreigners, evangelistic department;
noontide prayer.
Wednesday afternoon - Devotional
and memorial service, conducted by
Mrs. ]. X. Barney; reports on work
among the soldiers and sailors, Spe
cial meetings. medical temperance,
health and hereditary and physical
education, by DR.. Anne l.. Waite re-
ports on relations with the press, CO.
operation and missionary societies,
OH ,i+ hi 4,N,.x- yaY-I-
Christian citizenship; unfinished bus
fness
Wednesday evening Devotional ex-
ercises led by Rev. Joseph l.. Peacock
address of welcome for the churches,
Rev. ]. w. Ford; singing: department
demonstration; singing; annual adj
dress, Mrs. Deborah K. Livingstone,
president: collection for state work;
singing: benediction.
Thursday notwithstanding of ex-
ecutive committee; prayer. Mrs. T. L.
Hadley: reports on social purity and
flower mission; medal contests; sys-
tematic giving and free will offerings
report of committee en- credentials;
election of officers; report of official
board.
vice, led by Mrs. Myra Bennett: re-
ports on peace, legislation, franchise,
decoration, and on the outlook by the
presidents of the local unions; unfn-
ished business; adjournment.
The superior court for Washington
county, September term, Judge Elmer
j. Rathbun, presiding, will open at
West Kingston Monday. The motion
docket contains many cases with mo-
tons for assignment for trial, and in
consequence there will be a large call
endsr Since the April session TWEEN
ty-nine new cases have been filed, in
Guiding three damage suits, resulting
from the destructive forest fire which
occurred in the spring and burned
over hundreds of acres of woodland.
These cases are all against William A.
Palmer and are brought by Benjamin
Locke ct al, Mary j.. Clarke and Har-
riet 2. Clarke Inc total amount of
damages claimed is $4,000. There are
nine new complaints, nine new di-
Norce suits, four equity suits and mis-
cellaneous petitions
The grand jury will convene on
Monday and the days session will be
devoted to hearing motions and cases
in which there is no trial by jury.
Tuesday will be devoted to hearing
divorces. and the petit jurors will re-
port for duty on Wednesday.