Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-25

The fire department of Westerly
 easily one of the best equipped anc
 most efficient of volunteer organiza-
 tions in the state, is also a leader ir
 frequency of street parades, usually
 having half 8 dozen a year including
 the annual parade and inspection
 These parades, excepting the annual
 and official, are held at night and as a
 rule mark the opening of the annua
 fair Of some local company or the one
 in Pawcatuck. Headed by the West
 eriiy band, all the fire companies of the
 town, together with the Veteran Fire
 mems association, paraded with the
 P. S. Barber company Friday evening
 for the opening of the silver jubilee
 bazaar of the Barber company which
 was held in Hibernian hall The vol
 unteer f1remen were greeted with ap-
 plause and red fire along the line of
 march.
 This evening f1remen from Wi1li-
 mantle will be the guests of the Bar a feast upon arrival, then the parade, followed by another feast, and general social session.
 The present officers of the company are Alexander G. Aitken, foreman; Alexander R. Gavitt, first assistant; Pierre Morrison, second assistant; Charles J. Norris, secretary; William H. Crandall, treasurer. There are 40 members in all.
 All the members of the present board of engineers of the Pawcatuck fire dis tr1ct have served an apprenticeship in the ranks of the hose company Chief Stahle having acted as foreman for several years, as did also First Assist ant P. J. Shea Sd As ssinRatyoenl ant P. J. Shea. Second Assistant Key holds and Third Assistant Morrison have also good records.
 a farmer in North Stoninston, about mile from Ashaway, who left there about two years ago to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. Courtland 95th year. With the exception of brother, Daniel c. Chester. who re- hides in Westerly and is in feeble health, he was the last of a large fam Hopt1nton Seventh-day Baptist church for many years, having joined when youth He leaves several sons and daughters.
 Speaker Davis of the Rhode Island house of representatives, named the standing committees at Fridays ses- sion and in making his selections did not forget that Westerly though a border town was still a part of Rhode Island. Representative Albert H. IargwortEy was appointed chairman of the committee on corporations and of fhe con1mittee on real estate and the committee chairma1ship on charities and cOErREf1On went 10 hSpreSeHZalIFe ] Joseph T. Murphy Charles " Clark | of Hopz<inton was appointed to the 1 committee George C. Scranton. of i North Kingston. Is chairman of the [ committee on education and also to | on the committee on corp orationa- Joseph T. Murphy, of West erfy, is also member of the education committee as was also Stephen B. 1 Wells, Of Richmond Grafton L Ken ] ycn, of South Kfngstown. goes to the <4ea<n <rTa<a
 The usual plan is for the speaker to a name six republicans on ali com rnfttees having nine members and four or five on committees of seven mem bers Speaker Davis made one notable exception the committee on agricui- ture when he appointed five democrats an dtTo republicans to that committee, which is composed as follows: z Her bert Gardner. of Exeter Stephen B. Wells, of Richmond; Frederick B. Few, of Warwick Alamo Arte1Io, of Provi- dences Cyrus D. Harp. of CEans6on: Grafton L Kenyon, of South Kings -owns Charles C. Willard, of Cranss- ton-