Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-05


ment- 0verseer Barber. accompanied
by Charles Coon, took the children to,
Providence.
A pleasing feature of the visitation
of Columbian conmandery, Knights
Templar, of Norwich. to Narragansett
commandery Westerly Wednesday
evening, was the presentation made
by the visiting sir knights In an
admirable speech, Eminent Comman-
lum bians, presented solid silver Ii
baton set to the Narragansetts, and
acceptance was made by Eminent
Commander Broughton.
John p. crandaIi, who had the dis
from Westerly who went into the serv-
ice as a drafted man, the others hav-
ing furnished substitutes, died at the
state soldiers home. Thursday. Mr..
Crandali was not of the kind who
waited to be drafted before shoulder
ing musket for defense of country,
but circumstances placed him among
the drafted recruits. He served first
in Company 3, Ninth Rhode Island
infantry, and was honorably mustered
out by reason of expiration of term
of service. Mr.. Crandall subsequently
re-enNsted in Providence, not know
ing that he had been drafted from
Westerly three hours previously. and
therefore returned to the front as a
drafted man and was assigned to the
Second Rhode Island infantry.
The handsome cottage residence of
Mrs. Azel Clark, on the Watch Hill
road, near Avonaale, and the shop
buildings on the premises were totally
destroyed by fire just before noon Of
Thursday. As Mrs Clark and the
ether members of the family were
away from home much that was val
liable was lest The fire was first
discovered by H. Clinton Lzmphere,
who lives short distance from the
Clark place, and at that time the shop
was efre, but the blaze had not reach
ed the residence. He used the teIe-
phone to summon assistance from sur
rounding farms and from the life saw
ing station at Watcl. fill, but when
assistance arrived the blaze had
reached the roof of the dwelling En-
trance was forced into the house and
effort made to save articles from the
attic and second floor, but with very
little effect, but every article on the
FIRST floor was taken to a place of
safety.
There, il no fire apparatus in the
vicinity and no facilities to cope with
the blaze after Roadway had been
gained, SO the fire burned itself COM
pietely out. The buildings are total
loss, partially covered By insurance.
1t is believed the fire started from
rubbish fire. got beyond the control
OF the man who was cleaning up the
premises, reached the shop building
and then the residence.
Scholarship honers Of tho Westerly
high school have been announced by
! Principal Swain for the graduating
class of 1871. Miss Julia c. Gala
han of Carolina. Is named as vaIedic-
tofiap. and Miss Anna D. Peckharn of
Mantle, salutatorian. The following
have been elected as class officers:
mes Y. Roche, musician; Thomas E.
Dougherty, class poet; Henry Broad
foot, orator: katherine w. Foster,
prophet; LAWRENCE NJ Babcecz,
speaker.
~ An automobile owned by j. Frank
Champiin of tho Ocean house, Watch
Hill, and driven by Frank MeGrath,
struck and seriously injured Russell
| Collins. age T. when in Beach street
late Thursday afternoon. The auto
mobile, containing the chauffeur Mr..
Champlin. Samuel Fl. Davis and Chas.
P. Eeclestone, was coming towards
young Collins, who was playing with
other children, suddenly ran from the
sidewalk and directly In front of the
automobile. He was struck by one
OIL lne forward springs ana thrown
under the machine. which passed over,
but the boy was under the body of the
car and escaped contact with the
wheels
The automobile was brought to a
standstill, the boy taken to his home
nearby and DIR. John Champlin sum
moned. The bov received a severe cut
in the back of the heck, close TO the
base of the skull and several minor
cuts about the head and face There
| was another deep cut in the calf of
the left leg that required several
stitches to close, and there was also
a severe cut above the right knee.
The exact nature of the wound in the
head could not be determined