Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-27

The general conference of the Seventh-day Baptist denomination will be held with the Westerly church the latter part of August. Delegates wiaI attend from all sections of the United States. It is 20 years since a confer ence was held in Westerly. but during the period conference has been held twice in Ashaway with the old First Hopkinton church. Rev. Samuel H. Davis of Westerly is president of the conference and has the order of exer- cises nearly completed. The exercises will be held in Bliven opera house and the church will be utilized for commit tee purposes
 The Westerly church has appointed an executive committee to have charge of the entertainment of the delegates. This committee is composed of Alberti R Stillman, Ira B. Crandall Charles H Stanton. Charles P. Cottrell, Walter S. Price and George E. Utter. There are several sub-committees all in har- u,ony and working systema tically 70 make the conference successful. The commissary committee has secured the big brick mill in Main street for a dining hall which will easily accom- modate 500 at sitting.
 Fifty members of the Junior Holy Name society of St. Michael's parish left Westerly at S.15 Wednesday morn ing by Norwich Westerly line to North Stonington. and from there hiked it in easy stages to Lake Wyassup where they established Camp St. Michael for an outing of three days. The boys are the guests of Rev. pr. John Neale, rector of St. Michaers. The outing was promised them, dependent upon good behavior, last winter. and the boys won the outing. A regular routine has been established for the camp which will be adhered to with the strictest of military regulation
 Over 100 quarry workers from Brad ford came to Westerly Wednesday morning 10 attend the funeral of Mi- chele Dissandis. who was drowned while bathing in the John Thompson abandoned quarry at Bradford last Sunday. The friends ass embled at the Murphy undertaking rooms and escort ed the body to the Church of the Im- maculate Conception. where requiem mass was celebrated Burial was in St Michaei's eem stery. The deceased had been employed at the Crumb Quarry in Bradford for three years and was popular with his associates.
 Prof. Charles H. J. Douglass and family of New York have arrived for the season at their summer home in Greenman avenue.
 MT. Douglass automobile was run into and wrecked season before last. near Thompson's corners. by an auto mobile owned by Theodora Bodenwein of New London,s who acknowledged that he was in the wrong and would pay all damage on presentation of the bill
 Mir Douglass had his automobile re- paired and the bill was presented to Mir Bodenwein and payment refused Several attempts have been made to collect. but without success. It is said that now Mir. Douglass is to bring a suit to recover for damages
 A committee of the Westerly post ofYice employees is making arrangements for joint outing and clambake st Brightman's pond Aug. 20. The vest masters. assistants. clerks. carriers and all employees of the postoffices in Nor wich, New London, Mystic Stoningtor and Westerly are interested in the out ing. and it is expected that all except those on duty will attend. All the ar engagements will be made by the local committeeman and effort is being made to have the event the best ever
 bicycle ridden by John Mckenna and a surrey driven by Connie Farrell were in collision at the junction of Broad and Elm streets. McKenna was riding towards Dixon square and the surrey was going in the opposite di- <ection- Both claim that the other fell low was at fault. is the rule in such eases The bicycle was smashed The 4tckenna boy escaped with cuts and bruises The horse and surrey ard MT. Farrell escaped injury. Shortly before this incident horse slipped and fell on the .manhole cover near the same place and the driver was thrown out. but was uninjured.
 Local Laconics
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