Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-03

Paweatuck, respectively, as the recep- c1oh committee, inviting the members o1 the town council to review the pa rade of ffremen from the balcony of The Rhode Island on the occasion of the annual muster of the Rhode Island state Fifemens league on Perry day, Sept. 10. The invitation was accepted.
 The council adjourned to meet at The Rhode Island Sept 1e'
 A vegetable in the form of ripe red tomatoes and in imitation of the hu- man Amenese product that startled the scientific world years ago attracted some attention in Westerly Tuesday, The tomatoes were joined closely by he same stem and were more evenly developed than were the once famous Eng and Chang. The twin tomatoes were picked by Horace F. Dodge in his ga4 den in Pawcatuck.
 While showing the vegetable freak 10 some friends Horaces brother, Ed ward M. Dodge, exhibited relic he secured on Block Island last. week. It was a section of one of the ribs of the old-time Block Island boats, peculiar by reason of being of same proportion bow and stern, deep open boats with high washboards and remarkably staunch and seaworthy. Some were supplied with one and some with two masts that could be unshipped with ease. There were hundreds of these boats, a class in themselves, and were used in trading with the lsiand and the mainland. Not one of them is now afioat, and the last of the feet or rather what is left of it. is high and dry at the island-a neglected wreck. MT Dodge selected his relic from the last of the Block Island boats. It is a piece of well preserved oak and contains two hand made copper nails, clinched on the inside.
 
 Early Tuesday morning the resi- dence of J. p. c. won Carlsberg, in Laurel Glen, with it's contents, was to- tally destroyed by fire. MT. von Carls- berg and the occupants escaped in scant dress. The fire started on the outside of the house and is believed to be of incendiary origin. The loss is estimated at $60O0, partially covered with insurance. The house was a part of the Little Brothers Community Craft shop, a philanthroplc organlza- tion, of which MT. von Carlsberg is president.
 Mrs. Katherine Grace casweII was fatally injured by falling down stairs at her home in Narragansett Pier Tuesday morning: She sustained fracture of the skull and also a gash four inches long on the side of the head where she struck against the side of the stairway. The accident occur red at 6.30. Rev. Father McCue, pastor of the Catholic church at Wakefield, administered the last rites of the church and Mrs. Caswell died shortly afterwards. She was the wife of Chief of Police James D. Caswell, who was on duty at the time of the fatal fall She had been in the garden picking flowers and apparently had gone into the house to prepare for the return of her husband. He arrived at 6.45, and failing to get response to his calls for Mrs. CasWel, started an investigation. He found his wife at the root of the stairs with her head in a pool of blood. Dr. Clarence E. Gardner was sum- injuries to be fatal. Then the priest was called.
 Mrs. Caswen was 49 years of age Besides her husband she leaves two stepsons. James T. Caswell, postmaster at Narrag gansett Pier. and Frank L. Casweu, manager of the Sea View rail- road, three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody of Westerly, Mrs. Annie Hammond of Taunton and Mrs. Mary Robinson of Providence; also a sister, Miss Cora Grace, of New York city
 Earl D. CrandalI of Westerly was the star in the handicap medal play golf event at the Pawcatuck club on Monday afternoon, turning in the best gross with 76. For his fine work Mir Crandall was presented a silver deposit wine bottle. Myron Curtis won a sil- yer deposit water pitcher for the best net turning 65 F. Bodeu captured cut glass loving cup for the second best net, turning ST.
 President Charles w. Willard Of Westerly presided at a special meeting of the commission on inland fisheries, and arrangements were made for session to be held at the statehOuSe Thursday morning to arrange for a fish exhibit this month at the Washington county fair to be held at Kingston. The is planning to make this years exhibit the finest ever held and it is probable that large numbers of fresh water fish will be used in the collection
 The members of the commission have been invited to attend the 43d annual meeting of the American Fish cries association to be held in Boston Sept S-11. MT. Willard is the treas