Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-27
WESTERLY NEWS IND VIEWS
pzves<ack vaey Stteet Railway Would Increase Bond Mus- Odd Fellows Attend Funeral of James S Ken- yon-Death of Capt Edward Wilcox-Rhode Island
 -connectcut Baseball League Elects Officers pr. F. I. Payne's Sight Affected by Snow Blindness.

struction of the. fishing steamer f, George w. Hunt and took command i Thereafter and until 1895 he command ed the newest and largest of the steam l fishing vesselA with headquarters in l NaEraennsett bay end cruising from l Maine to Virginia. He commanded the I fast 1firam Dixon, the Gypsy Girl, the Artzona and the Geo. w. Adams The Adams was built at Noank under the ] supervision of Captain Wilcox and was I launehed in 1890. the largest fishing steamer ever built. | In 1895 the government created out 1 of the New London and Boston dis tricts tho Rhode Island inspection dis | trict, s.nd Captain Wilcox was appoint ed inspector June 30, 1895, and he held the office to the time of death. He was prominent in Masonic and Grand Army affHirs and noted for his generosity and charity. He is survived by Mrs Elmer Amy Wilcox, Q graduate of Brown university 1891. and since 1929 has been professor of law in the State University of 1owa, and Harold A. Will COX, @. junior at Brown university He also leaves two brothers, Frederick and John Wilcox of Tiverton.
 More than one hundred women teach CTS In Rhode Island met in Providence. Saturday, for the purpose of forming an organization for the professional and social betterment of the members. The session was held in the State Normal school and the executive committee to arrange the detaffB of organization is composed of eleven members, Wasll- inseon county being represented on the co1nmitte1 by Miss Jennie Stanton and Miss Pauline Stahle of Westerly. The executive committee will meet next Saturday to elect officers and complete
  organization fs something of the nature of the BarDard club, the men teach- CTS state organization.
 X The movement is not an Aggressive ofre 3s1 any sense, and such matters as agitafto@ of an increase in the salaries of teachers will in mo way enter into the discussions of the organization.
 For the formation of the organiza- ton, it was deemed expedient to have only teachers who are principals, su- pervisors, special or normal school teachers, or those who are in execu-
 i've position. By limiting the num- Der in this work it was considered that the muitifarfous duties attendant upon organizing could be discharged with greater despatch It is the purpose to give the women teachers of the state opportunity to keep abreast of the best thought in the educational world, as the Barnard club does for the men teachers. It is intended to make the scope of tho organization large enough to include every woman teacher in the day schools of the state. from college to kindergarten and public and private schools.
 Representatives of the Westerly, Stonington, Mystic, White Rock, Caro- lima and Wakefield baseball teams at- tended the annual meeting of the Rhode Island-Connecticut Baseball league. in the office of pr. John M. O'Connell, president, Sunday After a general discussion without action as to the rules to govern tho organization the coming season, officers were elect ed as follows: Dr. John M- O'Conne1l, presbdent;' Charles Cornell, vice pres fdent; John c. Tucker. treasurer; John Chamberlain, secretary. lUpon motion of Manager Fairbrother of Stonington, it was voted to award the champion ship pennant presented by Fisher Brothers, to the Westerly team as champions of the season of 1910. The managers of the six teams were ap- pointed the schedule committee, report to be made at subsequent meeting
 Local Laconcs.
 Two drunks were disciplined in the Third district court, Sunday morning.
 John DoHEherty of Oak street, a stone cutter, left Sunday for Califor- nia, where he will work at his trade.
 Members of the Cyclone steam fire engine company were the guests of the firemen of Auburn Saturday night
 Miss Margaret Higgins left Sunday for Providence, where she has an en- agreement as stensgrapher and. type writer.
 The ministers of Westerly have been invited to the annual meeting of the Rhode Island Anti Saloon league in Providence next month
 There were an unusually large num- Der of persons under the influence of liquor on the streets early Sunday morning. Sort of a leftover gang.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry segar of West eriy. now in Los Angeles, will sail for Japan March 8, and visit China and the Philippines before returning home next May.
 Congressman Capron has presented to congress the petition of Thomas A, Barber of Westerly, favoring Lincoln memorial road from Washington to Gettysburg.
 Rev. and Mrs. Walter c. Thomas of Hope Valley sailed Saturday from New York on the steamship Laurentia for a three months visit to their for mer home in Wales. The sixteenth annual meeting of the Rhode Island Association Of Overseers of the Poor will be held in Providence Monday. The Westerly members are Ethan Wilcox, John B. Brown and Ellery Barber.
 The unusual attractions resulted in large attendance at the Elks' fair, Saturday evening. and the patrons were treated to something entirely new in the fair novelty line. Among the at- tendants were several visiting Ellzs
 In the case of James M. Blake of Westerly against Kirnball & Cornbe Granite Co, in which $2o, 900 is claimed for the loss of an eye claimed to have been due to a defective lifting jack the testimony for the plaintiff was concluded Friday afternoon in the su- perfor court for Washington county. I The defendants motion to, direct a l verdict will be denied. The trial will 1 be resumed today (Monday).
 Dr. Frank T. Payne Is confined to a l dark room for treatment for his eyes. | He became almost blind last Friday 1 and went to see a Norwich ooulist for advice. At the suggestion of the Nor | wieh doctor a visit was made to an eye specialist in Providence. It was feared that Dr. Payne would be per Ill., L