Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-25

Eorace Vose the Turkey King, will send a Thanksgiving turkey to Pres ident Wilson, just as he has to all the other presidents of the United States, beginning with President Grant, and he has been assured that the Rhode Island bird Yill be served at the Pres idential Thanksgiving dinner As usual MT. Vose has selected four care fully fed turkeys, with weight average of twenty eight pounds, and the one of the Quartette that dresses best will be expressed addressed to President Woodrow Wilson, White House, Wash ington, D. C.
 Presidents have usually received 8 number of turkeys at Thanksgiving time and it is not unlikely that Presi- dent Wilson will fare fully as well as his predecessors in this respect He has already received from SCdth Trim ble, of Kentucky, clerk of the house of representatives, fine Kentucky turkey weighing alive thirty pounds. This bird Will-be permitted to live until after the Vose turkey is eaten by President Wilson and family MT. Vose has autograph letters-from Pres idents Grant, Hayes, Garfield Arthur, Cleveland CD, Harrison, Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft, in which thanks are extended for the Thanksgiving dinner turkey and he expects to add a like letter from President Wilson to his highly -prized collection.
 Mrs. Irving Chase, of Waterbury, summer cottager at Narragansett Pier has purchased about one hundred and fifty acres of the James E.. Anthony farm at Point Judith. This place was bought several years ago, by the late Francis 5. Kinney and subsequently, owned by MT. Kinneys heirs. The tract sold to Mrs. Chase takes in all the land west of the old Point Judith road and extends to Salt Pond on the west, with all the buildings which in sludes the large bungalow erected by Ir. Kinney. The farm is within short distance of the Point Judith Country and Polo clubs. Improve ments in the property are being plan ned by Mrs. Chase
 Colonel Edwin p. PendIeton, Infan- try, United States army will be retired on his own application, after more than thirty eight. years service on January 30, 1914. He has been ordered to proceed to his home. and he has been granted leave to the date of his retirement. Colonel Pendleton was born in Westerly July 20 1857. and is . brother of Miss Helen Fitz Pendle- ton, president of Wellesley college. He iS graduate of the United States Mill itary academy, West Point, class of 1879, when he was promoted second lieutenant and assigned to the Twenty Third infantry. He was an officer of the Twenty Third until promoted ma 1or Twenty Ninth infantry, August 26, 1908 He was promoted lieutenant colonel of Twenty Third infantry, on March s 1911.
 His first service after graduation was on the frontier. at Cantonement North Folk of Canadian river from Sept 80, 1879 to February, 1880, and then at Bluff Creek, Kansas, Fort Reno, Indian Territory and Fort Union, New Mexico. He served with the Twenty Third regiment continuous ly in Mexico from May, 1890, to April IT, 1898, and subsequent service in cluded mastering duty at San Francis co from May to October, 1898. He served three tours in the Philippines. He was promoted colonel from Feb. 13, 1913, under the provisions of the act of congress approved March 3( 1911.
 Colonel Pendleton applied for re- tirement by reason of the failing health of Mrs Pendleton and his inability to be with her on account of frequent and long distance transfers. Colonel Pendleton retains his residence in Westerly and is a legal voter in the town.