Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-30

publication the exclusive rights this year. When asked if he had read of the Waterbury man who was raising turkey for President Taft's dinner which he claimed would be superior to any rhTt had been shipped from Westerly, Mir. Vose said:
 "Neighbors that fellow. in Water bury evidently does not know any more about turkey than you do, for what he says of turkey raising, and the way he is preparing one for the presiden tial feast, is all fol de rol. I'm going to send sPresident Taft as good tur- key as I have sent to any president, since the days of Grant. It will not be a gaunt. bony bird, selected for weight, and without regard to age, but a plump and carefully raised medty bird and will be selected from a group of five of the finest turkeys in the world which l have chosen from Sev- eral fiocks These birds are all year lings, have had all the chestnuts they could eat. are now being fed on year before last corn and are roaming in cornfields. These birds, when dressed, will weigh from thirty-two to thirty six pounds, and the one that dresses best will be sent to President Taft and will be served at the presidents S Thanksgiving dinner and don't you forget it. Within the next fortnight, will take personal possession of these
 
 one of the lot will go to the president"
 Local Laconics.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward J. F'enelon spent Sunday in Willimantic.
 Mrs. Louis Hahn and son of New London are visiting relatives in West erly.
 The wife of Rev. A. 7. McGilton, pastor of Grace Methodist church. is -,1r- .sx.T-
 Rev. E. J. Klock of Bucksport, Me-, formerly of North Stonington, was a visitor Saturday in Westerly.
 Members of the Alert hook and lad der company visited the Wakefield fire department, Saturday evening.
 In the absence of the pastor, Rev. John M. Collins preached in Grace Methodist church, Sunday morning.
 There was a. union service in the SeVenth-day Baptist church. Sunday evening in the interests of no license. Capt. Herbert o. Dunn of Westerly. has been detached from the command of the Idaho, and will come home to await orders.
 Congressman George H. Utter of Westerly will be one of the speakers at the republican rally in East Prov idence next Wednesday evening.
 
 house at 50 Wells street, formerly be- longing to the estate of Abby A. White, to Samuel B. Meggs for s2,000.
 A special train from New York to Boston, in charge of Conductor Will jam Marconey, and bearing the mem bers of the Smart Set company, color ed, passed through Westerly 1t 1.30 Sunday afternoon.
 Will Platts, a former resident of Westerly, was killed recently by an ;nterurban car at Long Beach, Cal, where he resided. He was a son of Rev l.. A. Platts, former pastor of the Seventh day Baptist church.
 Special papers have been secured which have permitted the removal. of Blennin Cravgreer from the Washing ton county jail at Kingston, at the instance of Sheriff John R. Wilcox, 10 the state institution at Granston. Cravagreer is held for the murder of Joseph Brigham at Wakefield, October IS, and will be given trial at the next term of the superior court for Wash ington county. The jail at Kingston nas not the requisite facilities for hold ing a prisoner accused of such d seri- OuS crime