Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12
INTERESTS OF WESTERLY
Chief CorePs Brother Dies at Cranston-Ocers of South County Poultry Assocaton-CarroH Jaeger III in Vir- ginia-Fne State College

Thomas Vail CottrelI. who was born in Westerly nearly 64 years ago, and who resided here continuously up to within six months. when he removed to Cranston. died there Tuesday. He had been in failing health for the past two years, and his death occ&sioned no surprise. Mir. Cottrell had a varied business career and of late years he was in the upholstering business as we'll as being a public auctioneer. He was a son of Mir. and Mrs. Russell CottrelI. and was named for Rev Thomas Vail, a former rector of Christ Episcopal church. Westerly, subse- quentIy bishop of Kansas. The de ceased was a brother of Samuel G. Cottrell. chief engineer of the Wester- ly fire department, and of Mrs. Edwin 4. Lewis.
 The Pasxcstuck river is now free of lee, fer navigable purposes, except at a point between Barn Island and Os- brook grove, where the ice extends across the channel. but through which 8 passage could be made by steamer Westerly which is now ready for com mission. ready to go down the river and tow up two coal laden barges, just as soon as their arrival is reported off Stonington. The steamer Westerly went Into winter quarters January l, not by reason of ice in the river, but because there was an end to river tow
 
 ders of coal dealers and those in other lines of business that came to Vest erly by water route having been deliv- cred for the balance of the winter sea- son.
 Captain Frank IT. Robinson has made more trips up and down the Pawcatuck river than any man living. He is in. command of the new steamer West eriy, and was fin charge of the old steamer of the same name. Every coal AI@1 PawcatUolz river was lowed by the steamer Westerly, and with Captain Robinson as the guiding power in the pilot house. While many cargoes Of 500 tons of coal have been carried in the barges, the largest cargo ever tow ed to Westerly was TOO tons. No man living has q knowledge of the PaWca- tuck river navigation equal to that of Captain RobSinSon.
 Senator Louis w. Arnold of Wes- teriy, chairman of the senate finance committee and a member of the Board of Control and Supply. says the Prov fdence Tribune. is one of the most Gank-spoken men in the senate. That is saying a good deal. especially when fin order to be the champion stickler for cold. hard facts and for telling things which don't sound any too pleasantly at times, he has to compete with Senator -AfcKenna of Cumberland and Senator Munroe of Providence. However, Senator Arnold when he has anything on his chest or is ruf- fled in debate, will arise, and in a voice that anyone can hear will say what he has to say and say it in a way that all may understand and then i sit down. Sometimes he will make l two or three speeches and the faster l his opponents come at him the more l he likes it. He is a, lfkable sort of man and a good man for the position he has on the finance committee. He is a re- publican and has been all his life, l but at the same time there are things 1 that the democrats believe in that he l also believes in and he is apt to vote l with them even against his own party l at times. In that way he votes as he 1 thinks.