Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-07

The action Of the committee of the Rhede Island State Firemen's league in selecting Westerly as the place for day, September 1e the date. was formally approved 8. meeting of the league held in Providence Tuesday night A formal invitation signed by the officers of the Rhode Island Ones, the Cyclones. Ne. 3. and the Alert Hook and Ladder company. and the Veteran Ffremen's association, Of Westerly and Peleg $. Barber hose company of Paweatuck, was sp t. ted by the committee and unanim Y tsy accepted. Bach of these ergaA,s A- tions was represented by delegates at the meeting and assurance was given that an effort was being made to have tha coming muster the most success : ful ever held in the state.
 The league voted a permit to F. s. Barber Hose company to enter a team in the hose reel contest, special action being required as this company Connecticut, but i- he arrangements for the muster + ac.!s.~ as an im- portant part of t-.s ty sterly Fire de- partment. Entriee for this contest will close Saturday night, Sept. 6 at 8 o'clock, and the drawings for place are announced.
 The annual muster of the New Eng land Firemen's league will be held in Lowell. August 2s.>
 Plans have been made flo secure a site approximation for the construction of a building to be devoted to the Rhode Island State college on the grounds of the Washington County Fair association at Kingston. For more than twenty years the exhibits made by the college have been an at- 4~, rf F<t h17f frNz want of space an adequate exhibit could not be made. If the general as sembly does not receive the project with favor, the matter will probably be given favorable consideration by the Agricultural society. Such a building might not only furnish space for housing exhibits, but also for lec- ture and demonstration work.
 President Edwards has appointed as a committee to arrange an exhibit for the fair next month. Drs. Hartwell and Had1ey and Profs. Stene, Damon, Lambert. The exhibit will include the results of the rotation experiment, the yields of corn as affected by vary ing amounts of phosphOric acid and potash experiments in potatoes, alfala, and upon the cultivation of twenty or more kinds of corn from thirty diff ferent states. These varieties were II show in South Carolina last fall and many of them have never before been grown in Rhode Island.
 The organizer of the international Maohinists' union who has been at work in Westerly for the past month endeavoring to form a local branch, will probably succeed. He has been persistent and insisted upon inform ing the men whom he believes should be interested of the advantages of or ganiZation.
 About forty machinists attended a meeting Wednesday night, and, after an explanation by the organizer. a charter list was started with fifteen signatures, a number sufficient to form a local branch of the union. The charter will remain open for sigma lures for a specified time.
 Major Arthur N. Nash's wardrobe is Iessened just one pair of trousers not by wear, tear or theft, but through the absent mindedness of one of his brothers, be 1t known they had no part in the transaction. The major had & mess of Holsters at his home Wednesday and, as q precautton of cleanliness, MT. Nash suggested that the major take the shells and throw luS1A1 4AIO lAAez dWSabeSh AtR ny were wrapped in a bundle, placed in the automobile, and the major start ed for his store but in crossing the Broad Street bridge he forgot to throw the shells into the river. F Soon after the lobster shells came to mind and the major sent the clerk to take the shells from the automo- bile and throw them into the river The clerk started on the mission and soon thereafter reported that the desired disposition had been made o1 the red shells. When the major cranked his auto and was about to make a run to Watch Hill, he detect ed the unmistakable aroma of lobster shells. He investigated and found thaat the shells were still in the auto mobile. Instead of the bundle of shells the clerk had thrown the trousers overheard.